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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-16
(By Our Helena Correspondent

(By Our Helena Correspondent
BY registered mail. there arrived ut
the state historical library. the first
pair OF automobile license plates ever
manufactured In Montana, the product
OF the plant Installed by the state aS
the penitentiary and made by prison
labor.
David Hilger. librarian, has placed the
plates among the relics of historical con-
sequence and In after years they will
probably be viewed with considerable
interest. when factories Of all lind are
common.
All the process Of manufacture was per-
formed at the prison plant which takes
a sheet OF steel, cuts 1t to the required
size for plates, shapes 1T In a die which
does the lettering, after which 1t Is nam
eled n baked ready to attach to the
automobile. This years plates are fin
ished in orange with black lettering and
bears in addition to Montana, 1928" the
license number desired. The die Is cap
able OF producing up to 900 900. 1t is
estimated that 125, 900 plates will be re-
quired to supply the state this year.
School district No. O.. Valley county.
including the towns Of Opheim and Glen
tana last summer issued bonds In the
total amour of e63 900 for the erection
Of school buildings in the two places. OF
that amount s45 900 was allotted to OPP
helm and $4,000 to Glentana. Owing
to the development In that part of the
state and to the influx of settlers. the
school board has found 1t necessary to
make provision for enlarging h school
building to be erected at Opheim n
has authorized the issuance of building
bonds in h additional amount Of &c.
0OO.
Both the new issue and the original
issue were purchased by the state board
OF land commissioners. The state has
also become the purchaser Of bonds to
be issued by the town Of Stanford in
the amount OF 100000 for construction
of o municipal water system n for in
stalling q sewer system. These improve
ments will not be commenced until early
spring.
Difficulties surrounding the leasing
and anticipated acquisition of 200 acres
adjoining the farm of the vocational
school for girls, have brought about o
stale mate between the state and the
Hover Realty company. according to rec
ords OF the state boards of examiners.
For some years this, same 200 acres
which has been leased blythe state schoo
for pasture a for. the dairy herd at
1850 annually, has been a source of con-
tention among members OF the board.
The state lease expired October /. The
board of examiners has decided that the
land will not be used again until a sat-
isfactoEy agreement has been reached
with the Hover Realty company, of which
F. S. jacobson is agent.
License taxes collected by the state
board on equalization during the month
OF November amounted to $647, 755 81.
OF this mount &24l ,610.80 is credited to
the state general fund @2o9,87O.56 to
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-16

For the first time since 1920 Montana
has more than 500 real estate brokers and
statesmen. The number OF real estate
brokers is generally regarded as an ex-
celent barometer OF business conditions
and an increase OF over 100 brokers with
in the ear indicates an increasing move
ment in land. Last year the directory
OF real estate dealers contained 400
m The directory as Issued In June
OF this year lists ass brokers and sales
men and within the past few days A. D.
Thomas. deputy state real estate COM
missioner. has prepared a supplement to
this years directory adding so new names
representing 81 towns and bringing the
total number of dealers up to sos, the
largest number sipcc 1870.
Sales OF state owned land have more
than kept pace with other land move
ments. This month In is counties along
the Northern Pacific railway, sales Of
land Melted the state @404 ,544.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-16

Total deaths in Montana reported to the
bureau OF vital statistics for the first 10
months OF 1927 reached 1891, while dur
Ing the same period in 1926 there were
4,473 deaths. according to figures COM
piled by Lucian Benepe director Of the
bureau. The decrease is attributed
largely to the influenza epidemic which
struck Montana last year and which &C.
counted for only 1874 deaths up to No
vember l this year.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-16
IRST.LICENSE
PLATES SAVED
AUTO TAGS MADE AT THE STATE
PENITENTIARY ARE PLACED IN
STATE MUSEUM

State Land Board Buys School Bonds OF
Opheim and Glentana and Contracts
Water Plant Bonds From City of STAN
ford; School Ground I'm Controversy
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-16

the state highway fund and s196, 274. rs
TO the various school funds.
Collections from the three cent gaso-
line tax of s209. e70.56 which are turned
directly into the state highway fund
for construction and maintenance Of
state highways brings the total coilec-
lions from this source for the year to
81. 400.871 .08.
1882, 1855 during November: oil produce
ton. sl0.38l .e3: corporation licenses,
Sl0.990.36: car lines. s26, 1851; coal pro-
ducers M dealers. s5. sos SO. and cement.
5000.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-16
Plane Service for Pa.ks

Daily airplane service between Yellow
stone national, and Glacier national park.
Is planned for the coming summer by
the National Park Scenic Airway of BIZ
lings, according to v. r. Lucas.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
CHAPTER MI.
A New Job.

At lunch that day. Tony asked
Jill if she We're leaving Simpson *
Hammond for another position.
She shook her head. and his eye
brows went up inquiringly.
You mean YOU have no plans ?"
"No."
Would you like to come into my
office ."
Jill pretended to consider this. but
she was inwardly elated. The more
he talked the better she liked him.
How different he was from old MIR
Simpson. and how thrilling to work
"Why. yes. She returned. after a
moment
Tony was already regretting his
rashness. The girl had presence. but
was she competent? IT occurred to
him to wonder why she was leaving
Simpson & Hammond. There must
be some reason.
Miss Marsh. She had been with him
she didn't have presence.
Then an easy way out of his diff
Guilty occurred to him. lie could tenn
porize. Instead of making her his
secretary at once. he could make
room for her in the outer office until
he discovered the quality of her
work. If she proved to be good. he
could make a change later.
Understand" he said suavely, you
won't be working as my own secre-
tary. but / can make room for YOU as
Il general stenographer and typist."
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Every homemakcr appreciates the
value Of having the house in summer
order. This is something quite differ
ent from having it in Winter array
In the latter scheme. decoration is the
matter of supreme Importance. he
house will be lived in thoroughly ana
i9teneiyelN. 1t should he made most
attractive with those things that are
ac the disposal of the housewife. Dur
ing the Summer time there is q subtle
difference that is more or less appar-
ent. according To the homemaker'S ap-
preciation of the ,seaSonableneSS of
decoration and the work involved in
the care Of the home. The house
should be delightfully."- attractive: but
simplicity should he apparent as the
Keynote Of the decoration.
II is n good thing to have Summer
and Winter draperies. those for the
Summer Of simple wash fabrics rather
than Of rich texture. Delicacy Of tone
and daintiness of design can be
stressed. In window treatment there
is a decided vogue toward use of the
sheer curtaining and away from the
hangings. Until this season just the
reverse was the fashion. The sheer
muslins and nets We're taken down
and the hangings only were left up.
and these preferably of light cretonne
or linens. The windows. it must he
confessed. did appear rather bare, but
this was liked.
New Schemes for Windows.
In trimming the windows according
10 the latest idea, the sheer curtaining
when it hangs straight should he
pushed well back to each side, allow
ing the circulation of air to be good.
Or the curtains should be looped back
at SO high an angle that the top of the
window only is covered with the dainty
material.
This leaves the entire lower sash
without any obstruction. The air can
circulate freely. Curtain pulls and tie
backs, now so much in evidence, are
great helps both practically and deco
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Jill didn't finch, although her heart
sank. Her self-confidence was sud-
denly shaken. She had thought lie
liked her more than a little. She
had loked upon him already as an
other conquest.
She forced a smile, however aud
asked evenly. AT what salary
Thirty five
Again she considered.
She was making $40 now. Would
it lie worth her while to take posi-
tion that paid less? OF course. she
liked this man very much. 1t would
he interesting TO see what she could
do with him. She hated the idea Of
being In the outer room with several
other girls. but still.
She had been eating her entree with
her head bent. Now she looked mp at
him That dimple at the side of her
mouth sprang into evidence.
Thank you very much" she said
swcetly. "I'll try to please you
Having won his point. Tony was
suddenly loquacious. She was unusual.
a very interesting type.
Tony never went very far with his
flirtatious. Like Jill. he was always
seeking. seeking for something new.
something more divertiug in a woman
than he had discovered in the last
one who had happened to appeal to
him for q time. s.ets.
Some day. of course. he knew thai
he would marry. but for the present
his life was entirely satisfactory. lie
intended to be very deliberate when
he came to the important decision Of
choosing a wife. He wanted a girl
With position and money. some one
who could entertain his friends. But
in the meantime it was pleasant to
frivel, Just now Jill puzzled him
slightly lie dida't quite understand
her
Yes. it would be nice to have her
working in the outer office And if
she proved to be good in her work.
he would make her his own secretary.
These thoughts drifted through his
mind as he talked TO her. In q sense
each of them was planning a cam
paign against the other. but il Jill but
knew il she had never met any one
like Tony before
Continued in Mondays starr
ttOpvrt@ht 1877
Evening star., 1927-05-21
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Sunday. Nav 22.

Friendly stars have power tomorrow.
according to astroIogy. which reads
good luck in the stars.
It is a rule under which mind ard
spirit should benefit. Expansion Of
ideas is supposed to be encouraged by
the sway.
The clergy should profit greatly by
the trend of events foreshadowed for
the remainder of the year,
Again men and women will turn
toward religion and philosophy, it is
foretoId. and new leaders of thought
will gain foIlowings.
This should be an auspicious day for
writing letters or for setting one 5
financial records in order.
There is a good sign for authors,
who will command respectful hearing
and will produce real literature in the
current year.
Tomorrow is read as a lucky day for
social contacts. 1t is promising for
visits to relatives. Duty calls should
be fortunate-
While this confjGuratiou prevails,
good news may be expected, ana there
is likely 10 he ability tn see the
bright side Of what is. i'm measure.
disappointing.
Financial matters should be en-
couraging, which presages large
profits for bankers and for capitalists.
Mergers Of large business enter
prises are foretold and it is probable
that railroad corporations will benefit.
The evening should be a propitiOus
time 10 associate with persons whose
favor it is desirable to assure.
Persons whose birth date it is. have
the prospect of travel within the year
and there may he good news regarding
property long tied up.
children horn on that day are likely
to be exceedingly keen and intelligent
They should succeed i'm managing
financial matters.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
DIARY OF A
NEW FATHER
BY BOB DICKSON.

Last night | wanted to make the
prune the national flower on account
of Joan winning the $50 prize, but to-
night ] hope they pass a law against
the darn vegetable. on account Of Joan
buys things according to who broad
casts radio programs, and SO now she
is buying prunes as if she thinks the
company deserves TO have its $50 back
We had prunes for breakfast and
prunes for dinner. and there are more
cooked and more soaking, and lots
more in the pantry waiting to give
me my iron today and every other dog
gone day.
After we got through eating meat
and potatoes and things at dinner Joan
took the dishes out and brought in
some cake. and l said, swell. What
Evening star., 1927-05-21

In spite Of his curiosity-and never
in all his life had he been more Curl
ous--Peter Rabbit couldn't help but
feel uneasy as he and Danny Meadow
Mouse were led about by Circus Mouse
in the animal tent on the Green
Meadows. It was all SO very strange,
and he had seen such great aud curl
Gus animal folk that ii made his heart
beat very fast. But nothing happened
to give him o real fright until pres
emily they came TO a cage Il little
apart from the others. At the first
glimpse Of the one in that cage Peter
turned and started across the tent,
lipperty1 y1ipperty-lip. OF course, Danny
Meadow Mouse and his cousin, Circus
Mouse, thought Peter must have dis
covered some danger they didn't see
and they raced after him.
Peter didn't stop until he was on
the other side of the tent What is
it?" squeaked Danny as lie came up,
painting. quite out of breath
Eyes" squeaked Circus Mouse.
what is it? What has frightened you
SO, Peter Rabbit"
II saw one of those tWolegged
creatures called men, ana J never
trust one OF them excepting Farmer
Browns Boy" said Peter.
"Where?" squeaked Danny and Cir
Gus Mouse together.
over there" replied Peter. point
ing to cage that stood by itself.
Circus Mouse began 10 chuckle. He
chuckIed and chuckled i'll that funny,
squeaky way of his. i made Peter
quite angry. What are you laugh.
ing att" Peter demanded.
There isn't any twolegged creature
4
Mouse.
81 guess / know what / saw" re
torted Peter.
Come back with me and show me-"
said Circus Mouse, starting straight
back.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Salient Points OF the Play.
Sour Cream Biscuits.

Sift together two cupfuls CT pastry
-four, Il teaspoOnful Of salt and three
level teaspoonfuls OF baking powder.
With the tips of the fingers work one
or two tablespoonfuls of shortening
into the flour mixture. then stir the
whole 10 d dough with a generous
cupful OF sour cream. into which one.
fourth teaspoonful of soda has been
stirred. Turn onto a hoarG lightly
/ dredg6d with flour, knead gently, then
pat and roll into "a sheet, cut into
rounds, and bake for about 20 min
utes. This dough is good Cor fruit
shortcakcs. meat pi"9. ana similar
dishes. -
Evening star., 1927-05-21

have you got TO go with it," She said,
Something good for YOU and /
said, Ice cream?" and she said. mo"
and she brought in two sauce dishes
and put them down and they had
prunes i'll them,
said 'Pruneso" and Joan said
Clever boy. PruneS is correct" and
l said, That's a wonderful dessert.
Prunes are for breakfast. if ever. If
you had won Il soup company's prize
suppose ] would get bouillon for
breakfast" and Joan said, "A crab
like you ought to be glad to get cup
of coffee
SO | ate some cake and Joans darn
prunes. to keep from starving. and /
said, There's q swell lot of thrill in
eating prunes. You know just what
each dog gone one is going to taste like
before you put it in yo!r mouth. and
after you get through you have pile
of pits to remind you Of how many
you have eaten"
Joan said, 'Stewed prunes isn't the
only variety. There is a lovely prune
corn starch pudding. and prune pie
and pl'une whip and prune souftie, and
tarts and a filling for AXE, and even
prune ice cream"
] said, you've got me all excited
over the possibilities. Isn't there any.
thing more"' and Joan said, eyes.
there are jellied prunes and stuffed
spiced prunes and what are called jiffy
prune patties."
I said. did you ever hear of prune
nuts?' and she said. NO; what are
they" and / said. II married one"
She said, Don't be funny Prunes
are economical on account of being so
sweet they do not require sugar and
they are good for you" and I said, 81
have had enough already to make a
new man out Of me. DO you notice
any difference" and Joan said, 'They
certainly haven't improved your sweet
disposition any. must admit. think
/ | ought TO invent a new dish for your
caSe-prune arsenic" and / said,
Save your darhed old pruncs and just
give me the arsenic"
Evening star., 1927-05-21
RLHHEIML SENDHLS BY THORNTON
DAD IL AVAL ~ Il OANALO ". BURGESS

Danny Meadow Mouse hestitatcd a
moment, then followed his cousin
Peter was ashamed to be left behind
He was ashamed to admit that he
didn't dare DO what these two little
folk did. SO, after a few moments.
Peter slowly hoped after them
When they were near enough to seY
clearly in that cage Peter gasped
There lie is. What did / tell you
IF that isn't one of those two.leggei
creatures called men, what IS it,
Once more Circus Mouse began a
Evening star., 1927-05-21
SPRINCTIME
ny u. c. PEATTiE
Pinks.

One cannot offer q good reason for
a faVorite flower. Nor could I, loving
them as / do, choose a faVorite wild
flower. But from the more conven-
tional beauties of the garden kin /
would take the pink for my own
every time. Not the carnation, for it
is Il creature of sophistication. bred
TO a SNOWY steIility. / mean the old,
fashioned Glove pink. and the daintier
maiden pink and all their elan.
There is Il spicy fragrance about
the pinks that in itself is rich in as
sociationG of old gardens. There is a
delicaCy Of shading. now quite out of
style. / know, but not less eudearinG
for that. Even the frinGed petals
and the airy lightness Of the in
tlorescence are ojd-fashioned. Still. the
pink for understanding, candid
and lovely.
Botanically. too. there is strange
fascination about this family. for
while most Of the families Of plants
can be fitted III somewhere in the
family tree, the pinks, plainly highly
evolved, seem To have no close kim
Many relationships have been sug.
gested-amaranths, primroses, loose
strifes and what not. yet none of
these guesses are very convincing.
Whence came the beautiful pink fam,
lily? That is one Of the unanswered
riddles Of botany.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

ratively, therefore, in window treat
ment for this Summer.
Slip Covers.
Ship covers have become the rule
and not the exception in fitting up
rooms for summer time. The plain
linen furniture coverings still hold
their own, but there are endless other
STYLES Of coverings that are smart.
Linen is especially good. because it is
cool to the feel Stripes are favored.
and figured fabrics with the design
in the weave or printed on the goods
have their place also.
Slip Cover Patterns.
While patterns for slip covers are
not available because Of the variety Of
shapes and sizes in furniture, the MAX
ing of ones own patterns is not at all
difficult. Fit paper over back. seat
and arms and cut each portion to fit.
Allow for seams. Make them French
seams on the right side. or bind with
tape when putting the fabric pieces to-
gether. These slip covers may be fas-
tened on the furniture with ends of
tape tied. after the Slip covers have
been adjusted. Snaps may supplement
these ties where they work better
Rugs.
Costly rugs should be cleaned and
stored either in your own storeroom
Or in some storage rooms. This pre-
vents damage by moths and leaves
the floors ready for linen. mating
grass or fiber summer rugs that are
easy to clean and cool looking
Flowers as Decorations.
1t is we'll to put away all but few
ornaments. With windows wide open.
these will require much dustiug If left
out. thereby increasing work. 1t is
far more attractive to have vases of
flowers about than many ornaments.
The blossoms bring a cool glimpse of
the out-of-doors into rooms, and their
bright colors supply notes of color in
the most delightful way
Evening star., 1927-05-21
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PARE.

/ Me and Puds Simkins and Sam
Cross was Wawking along jest WaWk~
/ ing along. and Puds sed, G. wizzi-
lerS look at the doctor coming out
of Persev Viewers house.
wonder whose sick. there's his
mother up at the window so it cant
be her. | sed
saw his father going out this
morning. 50 ii cant be him, Sam
Cross sed, and Pubs Simbins sed,
Then holey smokes it must be Per-
sey, {; wiz | wonder watts mat
ter with him
wonder ii he's very sick. he dident
look sick yestidday, Sam sed, and |
sed You cant tell enythiug by yes
liddaE germs act quick, bleeye me.
Gosh. l hope he aint dying or eny-
thing. took his bike away from bim
and rode it about n half hour yes
tidday holcv smokes Ia feel fearse
if he went and dyed before I had a
chance to ipologize. Puds sed.
q. rnee too, | called him whole
buntch Of funny names jest to see if
he would get mad the other day, and
now holey smokes sippoSe he goes
and dyes without knowing | waSent
serious, Sam sed, and ! sed, Aud G
wiz. he hasent spoke to me siuts |
pushed him off our frunt steps. if he
went and dyed without ever speek
ing to me agen imagine way III feel,
gosh.
And us stood there feeling sad
and solIem. and all of a suddin who
came out but Persey, me saying, Hay,
you don't look sick.
Who said was> Persey sed. ana
Puds sed well then waits ideer of
fooling us by having with his little
ing out the house with his little
black bag?
Yes. what's a ideer? sam sed. aud
PerSey sed That Wasent eny doctor.
that was a piano tuner.
Making lis SO mad we started to
push him all around keeping on ask
ing him wat was ideer till he ran
back in the house.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Final Bid ........... Played by

ton honor, but otherwise strong No
Trump support, with no well defined
suit bid and therefore allows his part
ner's No Trump bid TO stand. South's
Heart bid. clearly directive, stops
West from continuing with No
Trump. East is too strong to per
NIT the adverse Heart bid to stand.
Therefore to evidence this fact TO
partner he offers q Spade bio, know
ing that his partner will not interpret
il as we'll defined take-Ont, because
not made on the first round. West.
reading correctly East's beiated
Spade bid, now bids two No Trumps
North has a second three-lie3rt assist
for his partner. Last completes the
information as TO the semi-tWo-suted
character of his hand by now bidding
four Clubs South and North are
content to have the hand played At a
Minor suit. both Of them realizlng
that game at Hearts is not probable,
while West is convinced that East has
arrived at the best bid for their com.
bincd hands.
Salient Points Of The Play.
Trick 4. Declarer cannot cake The
chance Of making Small slam by
tmeSsing the Diamond. because an
unsuccessful f1nesse might we'll he fol-
lowed by q ruff ana a sure game lost
by the play.
tCopvrsht. 1877
Evening star., 1927-05-21
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

Here is cottage which shows true
Cape Cod influence in every detail
yet ii is adapted to modern needs.
Cape Cod cottages are all built low
to the ground a fact to which they
owe muclt of their coZy charm. They
are simple, because they are the
homes of a simple, seafaring people.
They have almost no caves because
every beam of sunshine is welcome in
that somber coast country.
Charactnristically almost every Cape
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Creole Hash.

Chop fine small onion and a green
or red pepper from which the seeds
have been removed. In q frying pan
melt Two tablespoonfuls Of butter
Add the onion and pepper and let
cook, stirring constantly until the
vegetables are yelloWed and softened
then add two cupfuls OF cooked meat
freed from all unedible portions and
cut into tiny cubes and one cupful
of cold boiled potatoes cut in the same
way. Mix thoroughly. then add a
cupful Of broth and half coupful Of
tomato sauce. Mix again and let
cock III The oven until hot
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Constance anderson. better kH0lrh
as jill. comes To Netc York as q
pirate secretary IN order to satisfy
her an bitiOnS Her aim is 10 do
more 1Cith her lie than her mother
and sister haze. She trdnts to make
men her Sldres. and her first rictim
from q standpoint Of importance is
Edgar Simpson. the sou Of her en-
pl0ger. She discovers. HOtceUer, that
he isn't the man. Old Dir. Simpson
learns about ii and discharges her
That same morning she meets q ar
anthony MCCturc. lrhO asks her out
to Tuuch