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The producers news., 1927-04-15
ANTELOPE
Too Late for | .ast Weekl

(Too Late for Last Week.
Adam. YearlaclSie, of the Coalridge
community, was in town Tuesday of
last week and he tells that they have
fine roads for sleighs out his way.
Gill Johnson, of Williston, was a
business caller here last Thursday.
BORN-To Mr.. ana Mrs. w. y.
Anderson, a seven pound girl. The
parties directly concerned are doing
nicely.
Mrs .Truax weft for her home at
Noonan, N. d., last week after spend
ing the past ten days with her two
daughters, Lena and Goldie, who are
teachers in our schools.
?. A. Foster left for Missoula last
Friday to look after some business
matters which he got a hurry-up call
on.
Arch Bruce, of Glasgow, was a
business caller here Friday and Sat
urday.
Mesdames Lee, McChaulin, and
Myers were Plentywood shoppers Fri
day.
A. G. Thompson, of Havre, came
mere Jhe last OF the week looking for
farm which he could rent as he
said he was getting sick Of being
dried out every year and would like
to locate in Sheridan county. / am
sure we all welcome good farmers
like Mr.. Thompson. The writer has
known him 70 rseveral years.
j. J. Courtney we believe was the
first farmer out in the field around
Antelope. He was dragging Wednes-
day and Thursday but the snow storm
made him stay inside Friday. Sat-
urday he was hard at it again.
Ed. lverson, +. d. Morck and M. 2.
Ostby, of Plentywood, attended the
farmers meeting at Bainville last
week. They made the trip in Mr..
Iverson's car.
lver Brekke resigned as clerk with
the Strom Hardware Co. last week
to go on the farm where he expects
to help his father to put in large
crop this year. Knut Hendrickson
has taken his place. Knut is an old
timer at the business.
One of Richard Grayson's young
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THE POETS CORNER
A ROMANCE DISASTROUS
John Arthur Stahlberg
d9rned fool fboro ..,,

A ROMANCE DISASTROUS
John Arthur Stahlberg
"A darned fool there was, and he
bought coupe;
After that, all the flappers kept look
ing his way
But the means of a spender
Grow presently slender,
And the fool had to part with his
little coupe.
A sweetheart he had, and she loved
his coupe.
And after he'd sold it-now mark
what | say
IL seemed something allied her
For her eyesight failed her:
She couldn't see him without his
coupe,
His nice, little, shiny coupe.
10 the newspaper office, just over
the way,
This darned fool repaired, and re-
marked: "Oh, l say!"
Tho | amt no pote,
| have sat down and wrote
A queer little ballad about a coupe-
A songlet about a coupe"
THE SONGLET
IL you want to have barrels and bar-
rels of fun,
Buy a coupe! Oh. buv couneI
If you wish to be welcomed bv everv-
one,
Buy! Oh, buy a coupel
Tnlrn fbo s-I. A
Meet naught but friends, wherever
you go;
be popular and all that, you know:
On, Man! Go buy a coupe!
IL you're anxious to make a big hit
with HER,
Buy coupe! Oh, buy a coupel
Then allow her brother to plav chauf-
feur,
And loan to him your coupe.
She'll park both her arms around
your neckl
ohe II slobber and smack till your
face is a wreckl
her headlights will glow till thew
bind you, by heckl-
AS long as she sees your coupe.
II you long to be rated a paragon
(Buy coupe! Oh, buy a coupeD
sans equal from Cape Cod to Oregon.
Buy! Oh, buy a coupe!
II you want all to smile at YOU
Christians or Turks;
II you'd fain be the object of hypo-
critics smirks;
II you want to go broke and lose the
whole works;
For the love of mud, bu va council
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WOLF CREEK

ST Ulrich, who has the road drag
for the summer, is getting our end
of the Redstone road in shape.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Lawrence and
family were Wednesday evening Wis
ieors at the French home.
Mr.. and Mrs, Walt Cromwell, Neal
Pake and Jasper Phelps visited with
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Cromwell Wednes-
day evening.
Several of the neighbors got to-
gether Thursday morning to repair a
bad spot in the road between French's
and PAGES.
The ladies club met at the home Of
Mrs. Cowan Wednesday as a surprise
on Mrs. Charnot who leaves shortly
Tor San Francisco. From there she
will take the boat for the Panama Ca
nal Zone where her husband is sta
toned. Besides Mrs. Charnot Mrs.
French Mrs. Wilberg, Mrs. Pake, Mrs.
Campbell, Mrs. Machines, Mrs. VIM.
Cromwell, Mrs. Marsh ana Mrs. Ak
sendahl The club presented Mrs.
Charnot with a beautiful piece of
table silverware and wished her much
success in her new home.
Jasper Phelps was in Redstone on
Thursday.
VIM. Cromwell was transacting
business in Redstone Friday.
81 Ulrich went to Plentywood Fri
day to get Mrs. Ulrieh and Mrs. Mac
Callister who have been in the county
seat for some time.
The heavy rain Friday night made
a slippery mess of the roads.
The home talent play at the hall
Saturday night was a very successful
one and a large crowd was out to
enjoy it. All the participants car
rled their parts creditably and for
the success attained feel well repaid
for the effort put forth. 1t is to
be hoped thatwe will have many more
such good entertainments at the hal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Grant and
family visited with Mr.. and Mrs. d.
M. Machines Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cowan and
children visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Nels Oksendahl Sunday.
Eddie Bembenek, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
M. Burke, |. E. Metzler, d. M. Mac
lnnes and Mr.. and Mrs. James Cowan
were transacting business in Red
stone Monday.
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COUNTY AGENT NOTES
NORTHERN MONTANA FAIR
Committee Meets saturday

Committee Meets Saturday
The northern Montana fair will be
held In Sheridan county next fall.
Ihls fair Is rotated among the north
eastern counties of the state and the
fair this coming fall has been award
ed to Sheridan county. This is one of
the best corn and seed shows held
any place in the country and it is a
big honor to have it awarded to this
county, especially when the original
plan was to only hold it in the coun-
ties on the main line. But the ex-
cellent showing in number of prizes
won by this county the last two
years influenced the county directors
to give us the fair next fall. We
hope to live up to our reputation and
make it the biggest northern Mon
tana fair ever had; with the Coop
Grafton of everyone in the county
tins can be done without a question.
Indications are that this will be done.
Last year Sheridan county was the
leading county in number of pure
seed growers and this year the num-
Der planting pure seed has increased
several hundred per cent Next Sat
urday, April 16, at four o'clock in
Che afternoon the local fair board will
meet and decide upon some of the
details Rules and regulations will
be sent out shortly so that we can
begin to prepare early and make the
fair a big success.
Jack Rabbit Skins
One hundred and forty dollars
worth of jack rabbit skins were ship
ped from the County Agents office
last week. These hides were sent in
from all parts of the county. The
prices went up from forty cents per
pound to one dollar per pound for
number ones this year. 1t is expect
ed that next year thousands Of hides
will be handled in this way.
Hog Litter Contest
One carload of hogs raised bv All
Club members will be sold at the
Northern Montana Fair. BUYERS
from the east have promised to at
tend the fair ana bid on the carload.
The highest bidder will get the hogs.
1t IS expected that the club members
Will get good price for their hogs
In this way. Any boy or girl inter
ested can join by informing the Coun-
ty Agents office that they wish to
do so. Each member will have to
raise four pigs. The pigs will be
Judged and prizes offered for the
best.
Facts About Sweet Clover
Sweet Glover is undoubtedly one of
Che best crops we can raise in this
county for several reasons.
l. 1t is hardy and will grow easily.
2. A high yield of feed is produced
per acre.
3. There is an even supply of pas
ture during the summer season.
a. Sweet Glover is a protein feed
and will balance a feeding ration ana
take the place of lot Of grain.
sweet clover should be planted in
firm seed bed not too deep. Use
clean seed of either variety. Cut
nigh for hay before blossom buds an
pear, especially the white. It is CON
sldered that wheat planted on sweet
clover ground will contain a higher
percentage of protein. Plant more
sweet clover.
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CHARITIES

The subject of Charities in Sheri-
dan county is a simple one, for the
reason that except in the few in
stances of public calamity, there has
been little occasion, and but slight
call for organized assistance.
The opportunity, ever present here,
for the earnings of a comfortable and
adequate sustenance, together with
the self reliant, independent charac-
ter Of our inhabitants, have been
potent factors in the Encouragement
of Organized Charity as such; for
this reason the subject might better
be treated under the head of Coop
erative Public Improvement.
When the writer first came to
what is now Sheridan County, in the
late ranching or early sod busting
era, there was not, so far as | know,
a single case of public charity. The
population was comparatively sparse
and scattered; practically every per-
son was Independent, and while none
were wealthy, dire poverty was also
unknown. In cases of sudden and
unforeseen misfortune in any neigh
borhood, there would be prompt and
practically spontaneous action by the
community to relieve any suffering
or want that might have been occa-
stoned thereby, whatever it's nature
may have been. This was not orga-
nized, or under any methodical di-
reaction, but was simply the whole
hearted friendship of the West, man.
ifesting itself in a practical way.
CHURCH SOCIETIES
There were, of course, the differ
ent Church Societies, Aids, Guilds,
ETC., which were ever alert to render
aid if needed and in this also the con-
dition varied greatly from the older,
better settled communities, for the
aid of these different societies was
extended generally by any society, to
any needy individual, without dis
tinctiOn as to faith or creed.
CIVIC LEAGUE
The first on-denominational inn
provement and aid society was The
Civic League, organized, if | remem-
ber correctly, in 1914, at Plentywood
It's membership was large and en-
thusiastic. 1t was devoted to i'm
at Plentywood, and it's
membership comprised nearly all of
the Plentywood ladies. Much was
done in the way of relieving distress,
assisting in times of sickness and
death, relieving the occasional case
of poverty, and also much progress
was made in improving the appear
ance of the town, helping it over the
transition fro ma frontier village to
a spic and span town. Streets were
vacant property and alleys
up, owners urged to paint
and beautify their premises, public
water fountains for man and beast
bought and installed, etc. After
about two years of this work the Civ
ic League realized the need of school
and began agitating to
build, on the school grounds, a play
room where the pupils could have
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WARDEN and rowe
ROAD COMMRS.

Helena.-O. S. Warden, genera
manager Of the Great Falls Tribune
and James H. Rowe, well-mown
Butte businessman, yesterday wel'
appointed members Of the State hiBn
way commission. Mr.. Warden Is :
member of the commission at PIss
ent, appointed in 1924. Mr.. now hm
succeeds Henry A. Good, Of Kallspsn'
present chairman. Both are DENY
Gratis. The third member is W.
Mulvaney, Of Billings, republican II
The appointments are made a.
April 1. The commissions next ni0''
ing is April 16 ,.,o8
Mr.. Rowe recently was appoint
a member of the state board OF ~ "a
cation, from which he is expecIe0 y
resign though there is no bar -.
holding both positions, should nc ~
sire.
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YanktOn Indians Formally Adopt
P.H. MOIIer as he Leaves Poplar

Poplar.-A program in the nature
Of a farewell to Supt. P. H. Moller
Of the Fort Peck Indian reservation.
and a welcome to his successor, Chas.
Eggers, was given by the Charging
Crow farm bureau at the Indian
dance hall, west of Poplar, Wednes-
day afternoon and evening.
The speakers of the afternoon,
County Agent A. W. Warden, Sam
Savior, the Rev. Mic Hale, Judge
Duck, Lucy A. Curran of Poplar.
County Attorney Hugh Marion Of
Wolf Point, +. A. Starch of the ex-
tension service at Bozeman, Judge
Gordon of Wolf Point and Harry Hol-
low, spoke in glowing terms of the
vast amount of good accomplished
by the five-year industrial program
lnaugurated here by Superintendent
Moller and expressed the hope that
the work would be continued by the
new officers of the reservation.
Mr.. La Point, reservation farmer
at wolf Point; Alvin Warrior. reser-
walton farmer at Poplar, and Henry
Archdale of Wolf Point were inter
prefers for the white speakers.
Santee Iron Ring was chairman at
the evening meeting, at which a fare
well address was given by Mr. Moller
who, in tribal ceremonies conducted
by Iron Ring, Judge Muslrat and Red
Elk, was formally adopted by the
Yankton Indians of the eastern end
Of the reservation, and rechristened
Eagle Boy ~ Wambidi Okshena--a
name given him at a former adon-
tion by the Assiniboines of the west
end Of the reservation. He was pre-
sented with fine peace pipe and
war bonnet, and as only braves are
granted the privilege of wearing
eagle feathers, this is the highest
honor which could be paid him.
A talk by Charles Eggers, the new
superintendent, in which he expressed
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County High School Is Issue
AT Election in Daniels May 4

Scobey.-On May 4, at a special
election, voters of Daniels county will
decide a proposal to establish a com-
ty high school, and also whether a
county agent shall be continued.
Whitehall has registered 81 new vot-
ers, raising its registration list to
226, second highest in the county.
There are 1,749 registered voters in
Daniels county, more than half of
them in Whitehall, Flaxville and the
two Scobey precincts.
The producers news., 1927-04-15

south of here is closed. One family
in that community has recovered
from the malady. The Pete Holtz
family is sick with it and Miss Ter
essa Swensrude, a teacher who boards
at the Holtz home. The Albert Ma
hew family north of McElroy is re-
ported to be quarantined with the
disease.
John White from Minot visited F.
G. Welsh between trains Thursday.
Mr.. White is superintendent of the
Northland Elevator Co. and is an old
friend of Mr.. Welch.
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SHERIDAN COUNTY RED CROSS AND CHARTTIE
Written for the Sodbusters Edition By T. w. Greer

games and exercise during the win
ter; the idea progressed and as it was
discussed the project became ever
larger and more pretentious until it
was determined to form an independ-
ent association, procure suitable
grounds, and build thereon a Com
munity Hall, adequate to the needs
not only of the school, but of the
whole community. Thus the Com
munity Hall Association" was form
ed; it bought the half block on Main
Street, being the West Half of Block
Three, admirably located, easily ac-
cessible to all, and just on the divid-
ing line between business properties
and residence district, and proceeded
to build thereon, putting in the base
ment and erecting the shell of what
is now the hospital, finishing it up
sufficiently for school athletics, and
also completing it so as to be service
able for community dances, public
meetings, plays and musical enter
tainments, and similar purposes.
equipping it with a spacious and we'll
planned stage, adequate stage scene
ry, and a piano. This remained the
Community Center and the heart of
Community Entertainments and
school athletics for a number of
years.
RED CROSS
When the war broke out the Red
Cross became active and there was no
more energetic or successful branch
OF this grand organization anywhere,
than that which comprised Sheridan
County Every Community in the
County had it's local Chapter, where
the members met and worked and do
mated, and did their uttermost for
the Boys at the front, and the folks
at home. One Of the Divisional of
ficers from Division headquarters at
Minneapolis stated, THAT the Sheri-
dan County Branch was the most ac.
tive, compared to its population, of
any branch in the division" The
funds raised and contributed, the
dressings, bandages, pneumonia iac-
kets, ETC., made and shipped, the sup
plies of various kinds procured and
distributed, were simply enormous.
This activity continued from the
very commencement Of the war un-
til after the Armistice, and even then
the Red Cross was kept active for a
considerable time, in the work which
is known as Civilian Relief and in
assisting the boys who had returned
to get satisfactorily located and read
justed to civilian conditions. assist
ing those who had been injured or
i'll, not only with local assistance. but
in calling their condition to the at
tention of, and procuring adequate
relief from the different rehabilita-
tion boards Of the Government. Dur
ing the War and in this period inn
mediately afterwards, there were oc-
casional calls for Civilian Relief, each
of which was promptly investigated,
and acted upon. Immediately after
the close of the war came the Span
ish Influenza, which struck with ex-
ceptional severity in this section, and
which due to the severe winter
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les, also for lodge or fraterDol
and is operated on that broad NJ -ro;,s use
basis of Community service ond r,tiiiOett
fare, which makes it a real .~ nv wei
the community, by board wbo ~ I
tribute their time, and effort u '9a
management and operation "
MEDICINE LAKE COMMIn-1r,
HALL.
The social impulse is very hi,
developed throughout the whole cenl eru'
ty, and there is a distinct effoy+ 1'I' -
ing made in practically every comm oe
nifty, not only to meet and have INV
ter social times, but also to ir,n,a' DsS
the mental and physical condit;one0
and to take full advantage of al i'oS o
portunities for improvement No,F W
ly every community in the Co,nt ,
has IN one form or another its soo;3
center and community hall AT MoS Goia
cine Lake the public co-operated u5e ot'
the school board and contributed ru a.
fund to build as an integral mart 'as u
the school building, a commnrit =
hall, which is used by the public e.
CIVIC purposes, and by the school "
an Assembly Room, and gymnasin~ .
1t is equipped with radio niana rai
stage, and also for basket ball nrao
tice, and serves in this multi-capnooG; nov
ty most admirably. pow
DAGMAR COMMUNITY CTIn
The people of the Dagnar Comm
nifty formed Cooperative Club f.,
both social and material advanca ~
ment, and have built themselves .
complete modern hall. fullv eouin,oS
and used for both social and bushes,
purposes. 1t is around this hall tbat
the social activities of this mo5J i'i
1arm community revolve.
WOLF CREEK COMMUNITY
HALL
In the Wolf Creek neiqhborbood
there has just been completed a firet
class community hall where socid
gatherings can be had, dances oivon
during the long winter evenings and
entertainments of various kinds can
be staged. ~
LIBRARY CLUB
AT Comertown, on the 500 limo
the ladies of the town have orOan,
lzed and are now incorporating n
legal form, a Library Club. which
covers much the same field as tbp
Civic League was originally organ.
lied for at Plentywood. They have
their local circulating library. hold
regular meetings for discussion Of
questions of local public interest
have done much to improve the con.
dltlons not only of the town itself
put OF the community, and are now
Incorporating so as to legally acquire
and hold title to the real estate upon
which their library and meeting
place is located.
In fact practically any neighbor
hood which one may enter in this
County will be found to have its own
locally organized, managed and main
tanned social center, where in the peo
pie of the community gather at fire.
quent intervals for social enjoyment
discussion of public questions, and
the exchange of ideas relative to To-
cal questions of current interest.
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nounced it one Of the best they ever
attended.
School election here last Saturday
was very quiet Emanuel States was
elected trustee and the levy carried
by an overwhelming majority.
Miss Elliott was q Plentvtyood ,,;.
itor last Friday.
Ed. Bucklin drove to Plentywood
today with truck where he got
load Of coal for the blacksmith shon
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Notes Of the Stage and Its People.

William Anthony Mcclure and
George Grossmith will stage for Flor
eng Ziegfeid the operetta based on
The Three Musketeers."
play called ''Hiva Sue" Of which
the authors are Paul stevens and Paul
Rtszuto. is scheduled for presentation
by the Webster Stage Productions.
The American Laboratory Theater
Of New York has secured the American
rights to Arthur Schnitzer's THE
Veil OF Pierrette." 1t will produe the
play this Winter.
The musical version OF "A Kiss in
the Taxi" will be presented by Hassar I'd
Short as Sweet Daddy" Frank Nc.
lHtyre. Lynn Overman. Jeanette Nc.
Donald, Billy Il. Van and Carl Randall
have been engaged for 1t.
1.-THE Spot on the Sun" had it's pre.
miere In Baltimore last Monday night
with Constance Collier In the leading
role.
The latest addition to the company
Gilbert Miller In assembling to piay All.
fred Neuman's play, 1.-THE Patriot" is
Lynn Harding. who last week finished
playing with Don Marquis 'Out at
Sea" Harding will have the role Of
Tsar Paul the First. for which part,
ever since II became known that Nil.
Ter would produce the play. rumor has
been busy from here 10 the coast an.
signing more than one very promi.
nent player.
Jane Gowl Will wind up her long run
In New York in The Road 10 Rome"
january Z. just two weeks short OF
rounding out fun year. William A .
Brady's production of Willard Macks
dramntIzaiion Of Adela Rogers 81.
Johns novel. "A Free Soul" with Kay
Johnson In the leading part. will re.
place 1.-THE Road to Rome" at the
Playhouse.
The musical comedy "Aint Love
GrhndT" In Ia have its name changed
10 "Lovey Dewey" Edna I.eedom and
Guy Robertson Will have the leading
paris This show Is due 10 reach New
York December 20.
Jose Yovin, long n stage ma mayer for
David Belasco. will join the stan Of
Arthur Edison In n similar capneity
Tor the production Of Molly Magda.
l"ne. hE Crane Wilbur Casting for
The play Will start this week.
Phyllis Harding. an English actress
VIII make her first American appenr.
hnce In Mongolia" which will be prt.,
scented ~ the Greenwich Village Tho.
alter tomorrow night.
Hamilton MacFadden has post poned
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Christmas Parties.

TIE day after Christmas. Monday,
IN all The Stanley Crandali Thep
ters, Including The Metropolitan, down.
town, viii lac held the annual Christ
mas parties for children of the neigh,
h"rh"ods, for children II asylums aud
"'nha nses. ana special party for the
newsies of all Washington naws,
ia pers
Five tons of candy and IL. 900 har,
monichs are 10 he given u tho young.
STEERS. gifts af the Htaniey.crandall
Theaiers. by Harry NJ, Crandali, vice,
president, nv the official Santa Claus,
Every year Mr., Grandali has given
The Christmas parties IN his theaters
here,
Mrs, Harriet iiswiey l.ocher the
hiraclaf IT The public service aud edu
nHlionai department IT The STANLEY
90 ~ America, Is making the az,
engagements for Thesis parties,
heiAhhorhnud Christmas parties, she
has ann"nneed, viii be held lnmnrrnw
beginning ~ 10 n'elook Ia the Amhas,
sador, Apollo. Avenue Grand, Chavs
chase, Colony. Home. Tiyali and
Yak Theatsrs,
Christmas parties for the orphan,
hsss viii he held In he Newfoundland
Ihehter every mornnk al 10 o'clock