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Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-19
AFRIL I9. 1915

On the calendar today is Just April 49, In Ameri-
can history 1t marks the 153rd anniversary of the first
battles of the Revolutionary War at Lexington and at
Concord.
Although from military standpoint these battles
were insignificant, viewed from the political aspect
they were indeed momentous, perhaps best described
by Emerson as THE shot heard round the World
They marked the death knell of British rule the
American colonies, and the birth Of nation
None can question the truly heroic bravery Of the
little handful of New England farmers who assembled
the green Lexington and their bretheren in arms
who defended Concord bridge. Humble. God-fearng
men, they were ready to lay down their lives for their
dearest Observation-Disclosures several of them did
die on the village green that bright April morning
Although the march of progress has touched Lex
ngton and Concord it has the rest of the country to
which they gave birth, there is much of the quaint
atmosphere of the Revolution at both places. One can
not trod Lexington green, the bridge at Concord
without experiencing rebrth of a love of country.
:, Reading Parker's stirring words on the Minute
Mems monument, at Lexington, almost visual
jze those sturdy farmers standing patiently but def
anty not wishing but ready to start it right there
if they fired upon Strolling down the turnpike
toward Concord it is easy to picture behind the stone
walls the trees and the bushes, the now thoroughly
maddened farmers pouring shot into the ranks of the
British, causing them to break and run, until, reach
ing Boston, their tongues hung out like hounds at
the chase"
Concord bridge is such a peaceful spot. The
rude arch has long since gone replaced by modern
concrete structure 1t is hard to think of Staying
each other in such peaceful place. The Concord
river, merely stream, flows TRANQUILITY along the
it did on April 19, 1775. One wonders at its
murmur Is it joyful strain for the nation
which born there, requiem for the two British
youths who sleep in nearby graves buried where they
died for their King.
We Of the West, more familiar with the early his
tory of this section often forget the lessons learned in
school about Captain John Parker Paul Revere, Han
cock, Adams and the other patriots who figured
prominently in the birth of nation. To Lexng-
ton, Concord, Bunker Hill merely names Some
of us nave to do little thinking before can recall
what they
Quite often modern Americanism has little
place for the Amercanism of those farmers 1t would
not do to say that unless is American such
they there is something but be said
in all truth that unless have full appreciation of
the ideals which they cherished and of the heroic
age they displayed Americansm is lacking most
necessary fundamental.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-19

Kings county growers last year
more than $1,000 worth Of
strawberries
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-19
? Penney Company
Sales For March
Show Large Gain

Gross sales of the j. e. Penney
CO. for March, I92S were SI&,1&4,-
17s.S9, as compared with gross sales
Of &9.9Gs. .057.44 for the correspond
iuL month Of last year, showing Il
gain in sales Of So, LOO, l21.45, or an
increase Of @L76 per cent. The to-
tai number of stores reporting for
March was 930 rs compared with
SO for the same period Of last
vear. according to report rcrelv-
ed by \. V. Cazcnavc, local man
agr.
Comparative sales for Marcel, l92N
with 79l stores reporting for March
OF this year and the same period
las wear Were S11,702,22o.I3 for
1925. rs compared with $500 ,26&.+9
for 1927. The comparative gain was
2.u09 9956.G4, or an increase Of
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-19
Women Invited
To Ross Meeting

All clubwomen in FL Centre are
urged to attend the rally meeting 10
be held at the Barbara Worth Hotel
Saturday night to act as a commit
tee to greet Nellie Tayloe Ross, for
mer Governor of Wyoming.
The committee in charge is inter
viewing as many clubwomcn as pos
sible relative to the meeting Satur-
day night but in view of the fact
that the time is short, they ask that
all consider themselves invited to
take part in the reception, though
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-19
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
April 10, 1918

Mrs. James paddrn OF Los Ang-
,lys las teyu visiting her son,
Jmocs. wha Is in charg" Of the re
pair department of thc Stenlcy De
Blois garage. From her, She will go
to the CudaLy ranch .or Il visit,
chen returning te los Angeles where
she intends TO sell hel property,
returning to the valley to locate
permanently.
The Ed Eoy,r company announced
chat in the last year mat concern
had moved loo pianos, % buildings
and increased lis stocl. from four
to II horses ana one machine.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-19
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND SLOW
SAMMIE

The. Lady Mouse Teacher, who
had crcpt out of the room when
Uncle Wiggily took charge Of the
class. now came in again iuSt rs the
boy and girl animals were clapping
their paws or beating their wings
and making a great noiSs.
Dear me-, Uncle Wiggily,' .
squcaked the Lady Mouse, -
thought YOU were coming to our
school t. make the pupils behave
and bc quicker i'm their lessons. But
YOU have only made them more dis
orderly, Dear me-.
4" Oh. not at all, Lady Mouse. -
exclaimed the rabbit gentleman with
a twinkle Of his pink nose. "The
noise you hear is made by the pu-
pills who are praising Susie Little
tail for being so quick.
"'What was she quick about 80
asked the Lady Mouse Teacher
"She was quick to guess the puz-
zlc,' and Uncle Wiggily pointed
to the one he had drawn ON the
board. 1t was in last night story
You know.
"Let me hear what Quick susi.
said, - begged Miss Mouse. And the
little rabbit girl again gave her an
>wers TO the puzzle picture.
A fish or frog live, in the
pond Of water, bird lives in the
nest in the tree, and a dog lives in
the little kennel house aAd Il horse
lives in the other home, or barn -
THAT is right, Susie said Miss
Mouse. ~ wish all my pupils We're
as quick as you.
u think they VIII be from now
on. =" said Uncle Wiggily. And hr
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-19

were perfect in quacking, Though
when their brother Jimmie stood up
ro do hi, wing Tapping lesson, Ire
much.
Jachi, and Poetic Bow Wow
showed huW quickly they could
4uaw bone, and bark and grovI,
though of course they were only IN
tuu when they did this last, which
wa, part IF their lesson. In short
all tl. pupils seemed to be doing
nurii better work since Uncle Wig
4iIv had come 10 school. And then,
all II sudden, Mis-, Mouse looked
te where Sammir Littl"tail. the
brother OF Susie sat and Miss Mouse
asked.
"Whr are vol SD ,l1v, Sanmir!'
lis sammy Slow !'' asked Uncle
W.Lai.y from the platform.
He ha,u t his number work lalf
done. spoke Miss Mousse. IF his
sist,t j., Quick Susie shall have
10 call Lin SLOW Sammic, ] fear. -
That would De too bad cz-
claimed Mr.. LouLear-, hopping down
+. Samnic', desk, and what hr -aH
cau,rd the rabbit gentleman to say:
No wonder Sammio is SLOW! Look
Ec.e IS an old, SLOW snail crawling
#ua. and Saumic is initiating the
-4aN. ! guess: Ia, Ha.'
II was true enough \ biz snail
v.+h III, She'll house on hi, back was
crashing s.oWly-oh! 20 sIowly-a-
cross fhe floor. and Sammic must
lay' thought Dr. was 4 snail, too,
from fine way he mo.td. But Iaa
Lady Mouse Thought Of little trick
ta Dlav to wake Sammic up. She
Hrut 10 her desk and cur sheet
ot paper into number Of pieces
e.. Vow. Sammic,' She said TO tae.
rabbit boy, Just show that ~naI
uow quick you can be- whcn you
want 10. Paste those pieces Of pa
p.r back together again in the
light way and see whose picture
ycu have.
ON, II do that quickly cnough.' -
cricd Sammir, no longcI looking at
the snail. And here you have the
puzzlo picture the Lady Mouse garc
thc rabbit boy to do. sec if you
can make q picture by fitting to-
gathcr The cut up pieces.
II vou do. you may read tho Story
TOMORROW night which sill. bc a0,Jl
/ Uncle Wiggiy and Mrs Fox that
+, If the rancoat viii bring from
the candy store some rubbcrs sp the
lags Of the rocking chair won I
slip when they 90 to the dance.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-19

If every auto
owner who is
guilty Of abus-
ing his battery
was arrested,
h ere would
be few cars on
the $ strcet t s
and roads.
Speed O. d a Y
wants to tell
you how to
care for your
battery. His
battery wis
dom is worth
listening to.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-19

tvinkIed his pink nose upside down,
which made the children laugh.
"Perhaps they'll be quick and
study their lessons well if YOU stay
here squeakcd Lady Mouse 50
Uncle Wiggilv sat on the platform
with the Teacher while she heard
the boy and girl animals say their
lessons
Fog time all went well. Curly
and Fl"ppy Twistytail, the piggie
boys, rcrited their grunting and
squraling lessons Just fine Lulu
and Mice WibblcwobbIe, the ducks
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-19
TEN YEARS AGO
April 10, 1918

j. Edward Morgan, whisked out
Of the valley last night by band
e El C,ntro vIgiiantcs, ncforc he
had chance to speak at the Tulane
thcatcr in behalf of Thomas Moon
oy, spent the night with Troop {,
Eleventh Cavalry AT ii, umha.
William Thompson left ON Il bus
incss trip to San Diego.
MIS-. Charles Wright, Who has
been visiting friends H. the Holt
vile district, lett foe the coast
where she maDcs her hamo II san
IA BMhnra.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-19

it may not be possible to see each
one personally.
Mrs. Ross viii give an address at
the gathering, the meeting being
Lcld for the purpose Of boosting
the candidacy Of Al Smith, governor
Of New York State, for the Demo
cratic nomination for president
\ dinner will be served at : o.
clock and il is expected that the
first of several addresses will be
gin at 5 O'Clock.
Tickets for the dinner have been
placed on sale and all planning TO
attend are urged to make reserYa-
tions as soon as possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-19
new BOOKS AT
LOCAL LIBRARY

"Gilman Of Rcdford, - William
Stearns Davis. \ historical novel
during the War Of Independence
aud after.
The Sowcr of the Wind, - Rich
ard Dchau. \ love story laid in
Western Australia.
The Portrait Invisiblr,' = Joseph
Gcllamb. \ good mystery story.
The Bright Threshold' Janet
Ramsay. y story about the daugh-
ter OF an American prima donna
singing ii the Cpera-C Comjquc.
Her Closed Hands, Putnam
Wcalc The story of the romance
Of two members Of the English
speaking colony in Pcking, set off
against Il vivid background of eli
ncse customs and supcrstitions.
"toufljcts' Stefan Iwcig 4
book of three stories.
Non-Fiction
"'Thc Public Mind, g" Norman IN.
gc!l; ''Morc Contemporary Ameri.
caus, - Percy II. Boynton; = Eugeu-
les and Other Evils,' G. X. Ches.
torton; Tho New Patriotism, -
Thomas {. Clark; Gregg Short
and Phrase Book. - John II. Gregg.
'Gudauce Of Childhood and
Youth" child Study Associatiau;
''Tso Hundred Best and Second
Ecsf Poems, Lewis Hind; Tho
Rabbit Warren, e. +. NJ. load
" Principals Of Effective Letter
Writing, Lawrence {. Lockley.
"Sclcctcd Poems of Angela Nor
gan.' d" Etiquette, 1925 Edition, -
Emily Post. "' Rebuilding the child
Frank II, Richardson. "Thc Game
Of Love and Death, Romain Rol.
land. "China and the Nations, -
Wong Ching Wal. Selected Poems
of Lilcttc ". Reese. One of the
Family,' Kenneth Webb.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-19

29.7l percent.
Cumulative gross saes for the
first three months Of the year are
s29,774.. t5.e2. compared with cuma.
latiya srosS sales for thr same pc
Rod ~ last year of s25,7N9,a52.14,
am increase of -5.9>h99L7S or 25.I6
percent
Comparative ~alys for the same
period with 79l stores reporting for
March i'm 1928 and i'm 1927 show
sales Tor this wear Of S2G.5o4 4.22G.51,
as compared with sales Of S23,o39
&7o.20 for last year. gain Of So
4i4.5s6.@7. or l5.04 percent.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-19
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEAR" AGO
April 10, 19CG

The Imperial Standard today for
wardcd to the Brawlcy News a mic
kcl-platcd can opener, which viii
enable it to get inside Of 4 joke and
study it's 'cAanism. Its density of
ideas makes tla, paper incapable of
con prchcud,nL Il w.tcis" IN any
other way, tua STANDARD editor
writes.
Walter X. "ow,cr Of the Calf
oruia Nj, ,Xico Land and Cattle com
rany is in town today. lie says he
Jocs not look for Il big summer
flood.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-19
BELIEVED CAR VICTIM
ny United Press Lcnscd Wire

S.NN FRANCISCO, April 10.
Apparently knocked down hy an
or street car. sam Spicg
oman, a, Of Los Angeles, was
found unconscious carl today at
sixth and Market streets At lIarbor
Emergency hos"ital i, Was sud hc
had suffered : uses arl a posi-
bic skull fracture.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-19

1t is about time for spraying elm
trees in tine San Joaquin valley to
protect them from the elm-leaf beet
l4
Evening star., 1928-04-22


Perhaps MIR Fneone with
delivers
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14
STATE ROYALTY OIL
BIDS ARE REJECTED

Helena, Nov. 30.-Proposals of five
refinery and purchasing companies
to contract for the royalty oil accru-
ing to the state from leased lands
were rejected Friday by the state
board of land commissioners because,
Register /. M. Brandjord said, of the
varying stipulations accompanying the
bids. He said new bids which will
permit separate proposals for the
production of each individual oil field,
instead of the production of all fields,
will be advertised and considered Dec.
IL.
The AFRO Refining Co., the Maple
Leaf Refining Co., the Texas Produc-
ers Co., the Rainbow Refinery and
the Shelby Pipe Line and Refining
Co. made bids variously affecting
production of either or both of the
| Kelvin Sunburst and Pondera fields.
The board also authorized leases on
1S tracts of state land, totaling 1855
acre with an annual rental of $3,648
The leases provide for a royalty OF
not less than 121a96 of the gas and
oil production.
Records of the board show that the
states royalty oil for the year ending
Nov. l amounted to 5000 barrels
which sold for $140,900.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14
COOLIDGE TELLS
THE WORLD WE'RE
GOOD And RICH

Washington - (FP) - President
Coolidge finds us rich and good, in his
first annual message to congress.
Probably no chief executives of this
nation ever approached the degree of
Dious smugness reflected in the open
ing paragraphs.
mo congress of the United States
ever assembled" he begins, "on sur
veying the state of the union, has met
with a more pleasing prospect than
that which appears at the present
time. In the domestic field there is
tranquility and contentment, harmoni-
Gus relations between management
and wage Garner. freedom from indus.
trial strife, and the highest record OF
years of prosperity. In the foreign
field there is peace, the goodwill which
comes from mutual understanding
and the knowledge that the problem,
which short time ago appeared 81
ominous are yielding to the touch O.
manifest friendship"
Prosperity and contentment do no
exactly describe the textile situation
In Massachusetts and Rhode Island
nor the coal situation in a dozel
states. Good will based on under
standing was not conspicuous on arm
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Friday, December "a. lo,.

I hia day, when Coolidge Go
oig navy as the oSI nj uensnded,
J J;str;b- America. AS for the % a@dst
distribution of wealth" ' ne "wides
american Anne labor, the fact 6 created 3
country country has the most una Is tnat TIL I'll,
earth except Great Britain nation On
how our international HI
played Santa Claus to GtSSn pan hsy.
IN Inc world is limited in the ne tsis rest q
lIGge pays to the America, 0ute Coo,
when Sn IN, means the ruling % nro people
says says: Their candor in de group. ae
foreign governments has ue aag with
respect and confidence. Ye etO9tImandei
m mar powers would bs eE these ts,
errea IN vain without the cona Deen es
operation % rat and careful "a ad rT;nstant Co
OF the federal government @ndtiin,inlstrator
However-"I wish 70 ~
Tor the benefit of the tim ngpeat agai
plclous that this country u and sus
m fnd5ist nor imperiaiistiiSc nethe
i II NY Our faith in man nan ~, An
is the justification for nan ~ and Co
our continuing success, the belief i
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RESERVE
Crowded out last weekly

Crowded out last week)
Pete Lund is spending holiday at
Bowbells, N. D., his former home.
Harry Lohse spent the week end at
the Geo. Lund home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shelton of Bowbells,
N. D., spent Thanksgiving at the
Geo. Lund home.
Carl Casper and Bernhard Nelson
are doing a plumbing job on the
Hans Larsen home. Hans is putting
in an automatic water system.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Agaard were
Thanksgiving Day guests at the MARI
rs Madsen home.
Miss Marion Murk attending High
School in Medicine Lake, spent the
holiday at her home here.
Carl Hole, Lars Angvick and Nels
Sundsted are having holiday in Chi
cago.
A new radio has been installed in
the Lund home. The Eidsness store
the office of the Farmers Elevator
and the office of the Service Station
are also equipped with new radios
lately.
/ Vail A4d40Clh 1CII Adob WCOh 1OI
holiday in his old home in Denmark
The Carl Casper family will occupy
the Charlesworth ranch, having NOV
ed there recently.
The Wayne Aasved family have
moved into the Paul Paulson home
lately vacated by Carl Casper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chef Jacobsen, nov
located at Butte, announce the ar
rival of baby daughter, born Nov
9th.
Our teachers, Martha and Carl ia
cobsen, spent the holiday in Plenty
wood with their parnets.
A sudden change in weather condi
lions leave us with six inches of snow
and temperature of twenty-five be
low.
4 The well at the service station i
down fifty feet and still going down
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14
QUTTMEYER
(Too Late for Last Week.

(Too Late for Last Week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman G. Petersen
spent Wednesday evening at the home
of A. w. Sorensen.
Dolores and Ella Peterson, living
Is miles east of Medicine Lake mot
ored to Plentywood Saturday. They
reported very slippery roads.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Sorensen ac-
cidentally tipped over with their Ford
on their way home from Medicine
Lake.
Herman G. Peterson had another
bad attack of blood poison in his hand
but is improving rapidly.
Some of the young people of the
Quitmeyer community attended the
dance in the Richwine school.
Marcel and Morris Muller spent
Saturday evening at the home of Al
bert Hendrickson and family.
Ella Peterson and Franklin Soren-
son are now taking violin lessons
from their teacher, Ed Rasmussen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Hoff motored tc
Medicine Lake Monday. They report
ed bad roads.
Sophus Christensen has been ON the
sick list the last two days.
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DOOLEY
Crowded out last week)

Crowded out last week)
L. j. Sorbey, Roy Mitchell and Hen
ry Wolfe motored to Radville, We'd
nesday to attend to business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Parsley arriv-
ed Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving
at the J. B. Chandler home.
The dance here Wednesday evening
given by the Melodious Blondes was
well attended and all reported fine
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Colbfleish and
children and Dale Stenseth drove up
from Minot Wednesday to spend
Thanksgiving at the Stenseth home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. ]. Schons and chill
dren went to .Bowbells, N. D., to spend
Thanksgiving at the home of Mrs.
Schons' parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Scott spent
Thanksgiving at the Bob Brockley
home in Plentywood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Condit and
children of Westhope, N. D., were
Thanksgiving guests at the H. N
Stenseth home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Munson and fam
lily spent Thanksgiving with relatives
in Plentywood.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Leibach anC
family were guests at the w. d. Burke
farm Thanksgiving day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vic Harden enter
tanned the Klakken family and Lestet
Schultz at Thanksgiving dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hector Schumake
and Ray Mitchell were dinner guest
at the Peter Schumacher home Thanks
giving day.,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. K. Markuson an,
daughter Lucille and George Ehrhard
} were Thanksgiving guests at the vii
lard Markuson home.
Several from here attended tn
Thanksgiving dance at Plentywoo
| Thursday evening.
Wynona Wankel spent the week en-
: at the M. w. Markuson home.
Mrs. |. L. Shippe of Plentywoo
was week end guest at the home .
= her sister, Mrs. w. D. Dooley. Sh
: returned home Monday morning.
: Mr.. and Mrs. F. ]. Shilling of Con
ertown were dinner guests at the \
y w. Markuson home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hector Schumak,
e spent Sunday visiting friends at Con
t ertown.
Clifford Dooley and George Eli
It hardt motored to Plentywood Frids
a afternoon.
l. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hunter and 81
J. Donald, Mrs. Glen Bartlett and CHI
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FROM AROUND THE COUNTY

per treatment soon relieved the little
fellow and he was able to return to
his home the same day.
The Bert Guenther family called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Janus Jorgensen Tues
day evening.
Mrs. Ben Davis is suffering from a
severe attack of bronchitis this week
at the Samuel Torgerson home.
Mrs. Walter Stephen and sister
Pearl were seen in Antelope Friday.
Approximately four inches of snow
fell in this section Saturday night.
Bernice Moorhead served dinner
Thanksgiving day to Mrs. Laura
Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albrt Ator and son
were Thursday overnight folks at the
parental home, near Plentywood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gleason are
assisting at the Harry Grier home
during the absence of Mrs. Grier.
Marvin Torgerson and Bert Guenth-
er were in PlentywoOd Saturday on
| business.
Albert Ator and Bert Guenthel
called at the Axel Nelson home Fri
day on important business.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14
DAKOTA PAYING
HAIL INSURANCE
Heavy Losses Report Shows; 10000
Checks Worth $780,, 1858 Being De-
Iiyered.

Bismarck, N. D.-Work of writing
more than 10000 checks for $3,867,-
263.O3 rapidly is being completed by
the state hail insurance department.
The money will be paid to persons
who accepted hail insurance last
spring as protection for their crops.
Actually. of course, the warrants
are being written by the state audi
tors office, but the major part of the
work, that of ascertaining the amount
due each person insured and certify
ing it to the auditor, is being done by
a corps of workers under the direc-
ton of Martin S. Hagen, hail depart
ment manager. Hagen says the
checks will be in the hands of per-
sons insured we'll before Christmas
and large number already have been
sent out.
The heavy loss experience of this
year proves the wisdom of amending
the state hail insurance law to pro-
vide for the creation of hail insur-
ance and for raising the limit of the
indemnity tax. Had the old law beer
effective, Hagen said, it would have
been necessary to prorate the indem'
mites as was done once in the past.
In counties comprising the fourth
district, in which hail tax is the
Heaviest, the indemnity tax is some
thing of burden, Hagen said, bu
he asserted that the Correct valu,
of the department to farmers ma.
certainly be ascertained by studying
the 10-year record instead of usin,
figures for one year only"
Information obtained from insur