The producers news., 1927-04-08

lueSuay Reading Club was organi,
ed and still exists. The Degree I,
Honor has a large enrolment NJ M "
Az the Eastern Star. These fo,,r "'u
ganizations bear to each Other ala', v'
the same relationship rs did the gD' inS
vidual members of the old time M M''
tual Admiration Society.
While we are under the suhdi,a
sion of organizations we might ber.
include the Plentywood Baseball Chi rie
Plentywood always has been nro,,5 ,ao
oil maintaining and SUSTAINING
baseball team. With few exceni io.a
these teams have always held fras
place in Northeastern Montana nro
vldlng one does not reckon too e..
from the northeast corner p,,.
without doubt the greatest and rnoa,
appreciated baseball nine clain,ina
"Flentywood's Team" as it's name
was the Champion Team of Vallov
County in 1910. Valley county -
that time was part of Sheridan conn
ty. This team was made up entirelg
OF young men from Plentywood viii
Mir. George Bolster as manager Va
desire especially to call this to ibo
attention of some of our so-collod
modern baseball fans who seem r.
think that there can be no baseball
team worth having without the eun
port OF outsiders under salary. This
1910 team to my recollection plaved
Tor the sport of playing merely
They conquered and were victorions
over the best teams in this section Of
the state, including the northwestern
part OF North Dakota. Mr. Lee Nun.
son, now a resident of Dooley WAS
the captain and pitcher.
In order that this team may never
be forgotten we will take the libertv
to insert a photograph of them ID
they appeared in 1910. They are
lett to right standing: l.. G.. Zed.
Ter, 2nd baseman: Geo. T.. Bolster
manager; Lee Munson, pitcher and
captain. Sitting on the log. left II
right are VIM. Best, catcher: -
Ferguson, fielder; Buck Munson
lst baseman; Marvin Saiff. fielder.
Clarence Sachow, fielder. Sitting on
the ground. left to right. are Charlie
Robinson, 3rd baseman and Charles
Smith, shortstop.
The Plentywoood Public School
District also, like the town had
very humble beginning. especially
with the writer hereof as the first
teacher. The photograph herewith
presented was taken on the last
school day in the spring of 1910. The
school room where this picture was
taken is the present court house
court room. Most of these bows and
girls are now men and women-some
OF them much brighter and "sman-
er' than their old school master The
writer is proud of every one of them
because none of them ever became
lawyers.
There are four kinds of bells
known to the people of Plentywood-
school bells, church bells. fire alarm
bell and wedding bells. OF these
Tour the school bell and the church
oell nave become commonplace. be.
cause every one usually knows when
they will ring and what they are
ringing for The fire bell is the
most dreaded, while the wedding
bells are the most excitabe. The
wedding bells are usually followed by
an old fashioned tin can decorated
automobile ride through the main
streets OF the town accompanied with
shower rice and old shoes This
public exhibition Of the new bride
and groom is sometimes designated
by the euphonious name of charava.
n. Following the charavam some
kind Of honeymoon trip is induged
IN. After that the actual business Of
living until death do them part is
assumed in most cases. OF course
there are always q few who insist
That everyday should be one contin-
uous moment Of Joy and bliss and
that married life is like sitting in
glass OF honey and forever meditat-
ing ON the kindness Of fate. But the
most Of the newlyweds of Plenty
wood realize at once that life is
mixture of Joy and gloom with the
JOY predominating only if one makes
it SO.
When the writer Of this was first
interviewed with a view Of writing
the history Of Plentywood he hesi-
tated, feeling that he was not capable
to do so. After reading the manu-
script he is convinced that his first
impressions were correct But he did
the best he could and it is now sub.
mltted to the public for what it IS
worth.
J. j. GUNTHER