The producers news., 1927-04-08
AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF PLENTYWOO]
Written Tor the Sodbuster's Edition by J. J. Gunther

aside and unity ana action is predOm-
inant. This does not mean, however,
that its people are super-human. In
deed they are very human.
AS is usually the case in all com
munities, the people of Plentywood
are composed of both the good and
the bad. As to what is to be consider
ed a good person and who bad, de-
pends largely upon individual taste
and training. And, as usual, the good
ness of the good is better appreciat-
ed by contrast with the badness of
the bad and visa versa. Between the
two extremes, however. is the vast
majority of just common everyday
folks. These are, as a rule. kindly
disposed and generous. No matter
how prosperous they may be. they al
ways have kindly feeling for the
less fortunate poor, and no matter
how poor one may be he need not
worry about the next meal if he is
willing to be only half rightly dispos-
ed.
Also, Plentywood's people are com
posed mostly of men and women.
These are subdivided again into the
elderly, the middle aged. the young
and just children. The men folks
are largely just common everyday
men possessed with a high degree of
ordinary common sense intelligence
VI course, there are always few
sOapboiler heads. The hides of the
soapboiler heads. The ladies' of tbe
town are the finest i'm the world. ex-
cept our mothers and sisters. This
IS especially true of the married lad
DIES. They are as a rule good house
Keepers with a healthy social dispo-
sltlon. Some are even wonderful
helpmates IN assisting their hus-
hands IN driving the wolf away from
the door. The single ladies some
times get to be quite elderly but
never old maids. AS a rule they are
IN great demand for future house
Keepers. If perchance one is over
looked IN the great universal st,uo
gle OF choice and selection she beoiraa
70 the open country in search of 4
lonely homesteader who is willing to
snare the blessings of doubleneas
with her. The so-called stranded
aunt variety is not known in Plen-
tyWood. The children of Plentvwood
are OF the healthy and robust kind
some OF them are quite successful in
peddling handbils and copies Of the
PRODUCERS News. Some have a very
UNIQUE way of distributing handbilis
by depositing an a1mful or two in nm
old rubbish can or back allev and
thus securing the assistance of tbe
WIND IN their further distribution
inns remarkable aptitude of doing
thlngs quickly, presages genius. Mo
one objects to the method. except tbe
owner OF the handbiIls and he is uau-
ally an old something who insists on
old methods of doing things.
Politically speaking the people Of
Plentywood seem to incline TO the
Republican party. Especially is this
SO IN national and state affairs. This
is probably due to the Influence If Il
&. tishbeck and George M Pierce
In town affairs there is not much
choice. Usually a branch is chopped
from one OF the two old parties and
The candidates are obliged TO run ON
a s0-called Good Government T.eao,c
OF Law Enforcement Ieaoue ~.
some other party designation of sim.
llai' import. In 1917 the Good Gov
League was successful This
was q branch of the Democratic nnr-
ty. The Plentywood Herald became
the official town printing paper and
mas been holding onto the lob lite
C,llnglng IVY ever since The Pro
ducers News does not make anv bid
tor 1t realizing that &C. 81 Is Too
much for Mr.. Taylor.
Bellgiously all denominations arc
respected. At church socials and
benefit suppers all creeds interminole
and lend helping hands ON to th 9th
er. -Four church organizations are
permanently established with comod-
lous worship houses at their dispos-
al. They are the Catholics Luther
ans, Congregationalists and the Ger
man Evangelicals The pastors of
these churches have been as a rule
high class servants of God. and Plen-
tywood has been greatly benefited bv
their presence in the community.
In the field of fraternaism tbe
Free Masons and Knights Of CoIum.
bus seem to lead. The Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias, The Modern
Woodman and the Woodman Of the
World, each has played an important
role in the upbuilding of Plentywood.
In women's organizations. the Yes
Dera Club was the parent. It fune-
TONED until about 1918. In 1915 the