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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20

The following teachers reported perfect
attendance for their schools during the
past month. Helen Miller, Alcott; Laura
E. Anderson, Haven; Wynona Wankel,
Reed.
Antelope school recently installed a
new slide and volley ball court for grade
children.
The patrons Of King school gave their
teacher, Miss Elma Peterson. a surprise
party on her birthday, Friday April Is,
from $3.50 to 500 p. m, a jolly good time
was enjoyed by all present. We are glad
to hear that the people of district rs have
shown such a concrete example of the
| appreciation OF Miss Peterson's work in
their community.
Mr.. X. j. Marshall, a graduate Of the
Billings normal, has been employed to
finish the term of school in the Collins
school in district Il. The vacancy was
caused by the resignation of Lyle Nelson.
The Westby high school gave a declam-
atory contest to a packed house last week
Friday evening. Much credit is due the
C Contestants and the coach, Miss Alice
Grover, for the excellent manner in which
the various selections were given. Those
who won first place in the local contest
are. Oratorical. Marvel Morgan; Humor-
GUS, Albert Jepscn: Dramatic, Frederick
Zinck. Miss Vera Hoist was eliminated
from the local contest because of her par
ticipation last year. Since she received
the highest number of points in this con-
test, she will represent Westby in a con-
test at Ambrose, N. D. The judges were
Supt. M. 0. Glorvick, ard Dep. County
Supt. Linda E. Hall of Plentywood. Med
ais vera presented by C. N. Rostad,
chairman of the board.
Miss Ciaca Onstad of P%lentywood at
tended the declamatory contest at West
by Friday night.
Many of our teachers and pupils have
shown considerable interest in the county
meet which will be held in P~lentywocd
May IL. We hope the weather will per
nit all schools to be represented in al
least ont event.
The Ante ope high school held its de
clamatory contest Friday evening, Aprl
Is in connection with the regular meeting
of the P. +. A. Fonr contestants tool
part. Kenneth Olson Who won first place
will represent Antelope high school at the
st ate contest in Missoula in May. AT thu
close of the contest Mrs, Crockett gave al
interesting health talk. Mrs. Blackmort
then entertained the audience by reading
the attest edition of the local P. I. A
paper. At the close of the business ses'
sion an excellent lunch was served. Mrs
Lillian Paske, Rev. Clifford and the Miss
es Arna Njaa, Minnie Dyste and Ethe
Singleton of Plentywood were in atten
dance.
Ethel E.. Singleton,
Supt. Of Schools
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20
Black Hills Towns Vote
Natural Gas Franchises

Elections were held in the five principal
Back Hills WI on Thursday. April 5th,
at which an almost unanimous vote was
cast for natural gas franchises, and only
"a votes against.
The proposals to bring natural gas to
the Black Hills by the Montana Dakota
Power company we're first presented about
the first of February tqis year. After be-
ing considered by the city commissioners
in the several towns. special elections
were called for April 9Th to receive the
sanction of the voters to the granting of
the franchises. The fact that so few votes
were cast in opposition to the passage OF
the franchises is a unique situation, in
that it is seldom that any proposition re-
ceives approximately SO per cent of the
votes cast favorably.
The actual construction on the main
line. which will start from the point in
the vicinity of Baker. Montana, will be-
gin about May list. The construction will
be handlep BY the Hope Engineering &
Supply company. and it is expected that
the work on the main line will progress
at the rate of about two miles per day.
The Dakota Power company ex-
poets to have the entire project com
pleted by November | of this year. The
project represents an investment of APP
proximately three million dollars.
The Montana-Da Dakota Power company
is now serving the towns of Glendive.
Terry and Miles City. Montana, and Mar
marth. North Dakota from the same field
thatswill supply the Black Hills towns.
An election will be held in Rapid City
the largest city in the Black Hills. on
April Oath and if this vote is favorable
Rapid City will also be included in the
construction program for this year.
The line into the Black Hills will con
sist os approximately ITS miles of main
line and about $50 miles of distributing
line in the various towns.
The Muntana-Dakota Power company
in addition to its natural gas properties
also serves rs towns in eastern Montana
and western Nerth Dakota with electric
light and power service. 1t is an associ-
ate company of the Minnesota Northern
Power company with headquarters in
Minneapolis.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20
Accommodating

"Sayw yelled a man who had had
his feet run owe for the third time
while he was working under his car.
I'm getting tired of this! If you do 1t
again I'll get up and kick your flivver
to piecest"
81 can't help It'll" responded the
small town girl who was learning to
drive and not succeeding very we'll.
81 don't know how to drive yet, and
my car seems determined to run over
something. +"
Jaw, that's all right said the COM
palmer, crawling forth. 81 didn't see
who you were. If you'll wait a minute
ri lie down in the street and let you
run over me all you please. kansas
City Times.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20
Odd Wedding Customs
Prevailing in India

There are certain tribes, In India
the male members of which sometimes
contract marriage with a tree. When
a man loses two wives by death and
wants to marry a third, the fear turks
that she, too. may die. So before the
marriage the man is married to a
banana tree or ZONE other plant. All
the ceremonies pertaining to an ac-
tual marriage are gone through, and
at the end the tree is cut down and
mourned over. Now the way is clear
for the mans real marriage. the new
wife being considered immune from
evil influences.
From Bombay m news of an
extraordinary wedding ceremony at
Bardoli. hear ~Ahmedabad, the prin-
cipals being a Brahmin cir. and a
pipal tree, the sacred fg Of India.
The girl became blind through
smallpox at the age of six, and her
father, knowing that nc n would
accept her in marriage, expressed the
desire, before he died last year, that
she should wed a pipal tree. He adj
ylsed her to stay at home all her life,
ledicating her spare moments TO the
contemplation Of Divine Providence.
A caste dinner was held in honor
of the marriage, which was celebrat-
ed with the prescribed Hindu rites.
Sometimes when q suitable husband
for a girl cannot be obtained, she is
married to a sword, a bow and arrow,
a grlnding-stone, or other inanimate
object. She IS thus freed from the
r%eproaches which would otherwise be
showered on her by her caste people.
for in India marriage Is regarded as
q sacred duty which must be entered
into by every man and woman.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20

The world will face a serious short
age of timber within a few decades,
says Christian Storjohann, a leading
industrial and forestry expert of
Sweden. Sweden's effort to safeguard
and maintain a future supply of tim
Der is in contrast, he says, to the in
discriminate telling of trees in many
countries. Russia still has large for
est reserves, but only a small part Of
them can be utilized because of lack
of transportation facilities Among
the northern countries only Sweden
now keeps the cutting of trees On a
level with reforestation. Steps to
convert waste and swamp lands into
forest areas by draining are now also
being taken.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20
The Strawberry Tree

The strawberry tree as distin-
guished from the strawberry plant is
not a native Of England, although II
is to be seen occasionally in the parks
and gardens Of that country, but in
ireland 1t is frequently found grow
Ing wild especially in the nelghbor-
hood of Killarney. 1t usually bears
flowers about the end of September
or beginning of October, and along
with the flowers are found the fruits
of the previous year.
The fruit is a large orange-red Der
ry. closely resembling the strawberry
hence the name Of the tree.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20

Not content with spring house clean
ing, presidential campaigns, senate in
v~estigations and nine s~axophones, the
Fatcs have thrust upon us another saxo-
phone, making ten. We just received
this bad news from the Conn Music
Center, Elkhart, Indiana.
That will increase the suffering OF the
public ten per cent, according to the
reports Of the country's best statisticians.
The latest preparation is a s%axophone
in "E." We don't know what that
means lut it is reported TO mean "Saxo-
phone il Finale" Ii it is true that this
is the last saxophonc, we're humbly
thankful. Providing no more saxo-
phones are made, we guess we can stand
just one more. Hospital records will
tcll.
According 10 the latest United States
census, the saxophone family, from
smallest 10 largest, consists OF the fol-
lowing: F. fat soprano, c soprano, b fiat
soprano curved, B fiat soprano straight,
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20
LEGAL NOTICES
n zee of Application for Tax Deed

Pursuant to a resolution passed by the board Oh
County Commissioners. Sheridan County. Mon
tana. March 9th. 1928. notice is hereby gwen
that the undersigned will on the 22nd day oil NAV
1928. apply 20 the County Treasurer OF Sheridan
Couaty. Montana. for Tax Deeds to the following
described property. to-rit:
ElsNE4 Of section l. Twp SO. Ree. ST and Lots
and being the WKNw14 Of Section 6. TWP. 80
Ree 81
Niels Madsen.
County Clerk in and for
Sheridan County. Montana
Applicant.
First Publication April IS. 1928
Second Publication April 20. 1928.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20

Count EN-, gentlemen. Count EN- and
weep. Ten of EN-, now.
What makes it worse is that the new
mezzo-soprano in F is to be a lead
instrument. You know what that means.
Remember when you used to sing in the
choir? Everybody wanted to sing the
solo parts. 1t wasn't SO bad when most
of the choir was set to work singing
alto, baritone or bass, but when they
broke forth into the lead it was terrible.
With the resourcefulness of the Spaa-
ish Inquisition, the makers of this in
strument have doped out a new design
which is different from all the rest. It
looks the same but it sounds different.
We're not interested. 1t can't sound
any worse. Ho hum.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20
Reading

The vast number of books we have
impresses on us the necessity of a wise
selection of what we read. One book
may determine what a man shall be to
all eternity. Benjamin Franklin said
that a single reading of Cotton Mnth.
,er's Essay to Do Good shaped his
entire life. One page of a good book
may saw a soul. One paragraph Of a
bad book may ruin a soul. John An
CELL James, n of the best men Eng
land has produced, stood in his pulpit
in his old age and said that he had
never overcome the evil effect of hay
ing for fifteen minutes once read a bad
book.-Exchange.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR TAX DEED

Pursuant to a resolution passed
by the Board of County Commission
ers, Sheridan County, Montana,
March 9th, 1928, notice is hereby given
that the undersigned will on the LIST
day Of June, 1928, apply to the County
T%reasurerof Sheridan County, Mon
tana, for Tax Deeds to the following
described property, to-wit;
SWA, Section 30 Twp. 81 Rye. 81.
SWA, WhSEA, NEASEA of sec
ton 81, Twp. 81 Rye. 81.
ShSWA Section Is, ShNEA,
NWA of Section %, Twp. 81, Rye. 81
NhSWA, SWASWA, Section 8,
SEASEA, NAS1A of Section A, Twp.
81, Rye. 81.
NhNWA, WhNEA, SEA NWA,
NEASWA, NhSEA of Section II
Twp. 81 Rye. 81.
NhSEA of Section Sc, Twp. 81
Rye. 81.
ShN14, NASWA, WhSEA Of
Section IS, Twp. 81 Rye 81.
Lots 1874, NWASEA, NEASWA
ERNWA, SWANEA of Section Is
Twp. 81 Rye. 81.
S1aSEA, of Section 20, SWASWA
of Section 81, EhNEA, SWANEA
SEANWA, NEASWA Of Section 2!
Twp. 81 Rye. 81.
So of Section % Twp. 81 Rye. 81
WhSWA, Sec. %, NWANWA, Sc
26, EkNWA, WANEA, NEANEH
Sec. 27 Twp. 81 Rye. 81.
SEA, EkSWA, NWASWA, SWA
NWA of Section 81 Twp. 81 Rye. 81
N1a of Section 2S Twp. 81 Rye. 81
EhSWA, WhSEA, of Section
"a Twp. 81 Rye. 81.
NWA, WhNEA of Section "a Twr
81 Rye. 81.
SEANWA, EhSEA, ShNEA
NEANEA, SEASEA Of Section 81
NWASWA of Section 33 Twp. 3
Rye. 81.
NWA, ShNEA, NEA SEA 0
Section 80 Twp. 81 Rye. 81.
WhNEA, NEANWA of Sectio
4 Twp. 81 Rye. 81.
ShSEA Of Section 8, EhEH
NWANEA, NEANWA of Sectio
IL Twp. 81 Rye. 81.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20
Sinclair DefensH Commenced

Washington, April Is, For the
first time since congress evlnced
interest in the Teapot dome oil lease,
Harry +. Sinclair Monday will be-
Gin to unfold his side of the deal
when his attorneys lay before the
jury trying him for conspiracy, tes-
timony he hopes will show he COM
mitted no unlawful act in securing
the naval reserve.
The government charged that
Sinclair was given the lease by
former secretary of the Interior Al
bert b. Fall in exchange for $233,
900 in Liberty Bonds. The indict-
ment alleges that Sinclair aud Fall
"and other persons unknown to the
grand jury" ~conspired to defraud
the government.
The defense plans to open its case
by calling its Rear Admiral John X.
Robinson, retired, who previously
had testified that he had approved
a plan of leasing similar to that
which Fall adopted in awarding the
reserve to Sinclair.
The plan is TO 60 into the fears of
navy officials over drainage of Tea
pot as exclusively as Justice Jen-
nines Bailey. who is presiding, will
permit. Sinclair's counsel hope to
show qy this that officials believed
unless the lease could be let. wells
outside the reserve would dram the
government oil from the land.
The defense plans to introduce
testimony to show that Sinclair &C.
cepted the lease against the advice
of his experts who urged him to
have nothing to do with it.; that at
one point in the negotiations the oil
man, mlffed because Fall wanted
large royalties, tossed the d0chment
to the cabinent officer declaring:
Here is your lease Mr.. Secre-
tary. | am done with it,"
Before the defense can get under
way, however. Justice Bailey must
rule on two questions submitted by
the prosecution as it closed its case
Friday. These are whether the
government will be permitted to in.
troduce brief testimony regarding q
payment of $4,000 in Liberty
bonds to Fall, after the date the in.
dictment says the conspiracy was
concluded and whether it can intro
duce testimony regarding Falls re-
ceipt of 100000 from Edward l.
Doheny, Jr., who transported thu
money from his father to Fall. lI
order that he could testify, a brib
cry indictment growing out of tn,
deal was nolle pressed.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20
Term Applied to Soaking

Sunny" In gunny sack is of Hindu
origin. In Hindu a sack Is called
"goni." The same term is also ap-
piled to a sacking material made
from the fiber Of two plants which
grow In India. Hence any sack made
of similar coarse material is called a
gunny sack in English, "gunny" being
a corruption of 'goni."
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20
7th and 9Th Grade Exams

The state 7,h and 9th grade ex-
aminations will be held Monday ano
Tuesday, April % and "a, at Plen-
tywood and Daemar.
First Day
900 Ciyics l:3O Grammar
1O.15 Recess 800 Recess
1890 History 3:l5 Reading
1900 Intermission Ais Close
Second Day
800 Arithmetic 1:30 Physiology
HOO Recess Agriculture
Ills Spelling 2:30 Geography
1900 IntermissiOn 400 Close
FtEel E. Singleton,
County Superintendent.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20

When a young fellow appears
with a rosy complexion it does not
necessarily follow that he has
adopted the gentle art of beautiti-
cation. He NAV have attended a
cheek to cheek dance.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20

Expert power boatmen say a power
boat will make better speed on salt
water than on fresh water. This Is
explained by the fact that q boat dis
places less water In salt water, thus
reducing the skin" friction and conse
Quently increasing the speed.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20

Chicago tombers should consult
man. Snow the othe. day ruined
a perfectly good explosion by extin-
gushing the fuse designed to set
off an internal machine.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20

Now they're talking about finger
printing applicants for auto llcen-'
ces. Why not take photographs of
the marks made by tenders on the
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20

The Prince of Wales is improving
He was unseated by his mount in
an officers race, got aboard again
and copied The winners end of the
purse.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20

gymnasium has been added to
the equipment of a franscontinen
tai train. Before that the exercise
was supplied by attempts TO put up
windows.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20

New hazard of the restaurant
business: Women has sued a Par
isian cafe owner because the light
ing of the place made her look old
er than her age.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20
SHERIDAN COUNTY
SCHOOL NOTES

Mrs. Henrietta Crockett. state field
nurse, will spend the next two weeks in
our county in the public health work.
Saturday, April 81, she will hold a clinic
in Plentywood for pre-school children. All
mothers, both rural and village, are
urged to take advantage of this opportun-
ity 10 have their children examined
gratis. Mrs. Crockett expects to hold a
pre-school clinic in each VILLAGE she ex-
amins school children.
AS nearly as we "a tell at present, the
following is the schedule for Mrs. Crock
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20
Arch Marked Period

The chief characteristic Of early
English architecture Is the pointed
arch.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20
Heaven Help U.s.! Another
SaxOphone Has Been Born!

F m-ezzo-soprano, E fiat alto, c melody,
b fiat tenor, E fiat baritone and B fat
bass.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-20
Notice of Administrators Sale OF
Peal Estate az Private Sale.

an THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
oP THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SHERI
DAN.
Milford chronicle., 1928-07-06
GOOD BUSINESS PROSPECTS

Washington, D. C.-The country
seems to have survived the conven-
tions without any serious business
disturbance, and the experts who
have been making surveys the coun-
try over have reached the conclus-
ion that there need be no worry,
but it will be business as usual dur
ing this campaign.
A big builder who has large un-
dertakings in various cities was
asked the day after the Houston
convention if he was planning on
any curtailment of his DEVELOPMENTS.
He replied promptly that having
listened to the democratic national
convention he was really expanding
his line. THAT was all l needed" he
said. Il figured they were going to
have harmony at Houston even if
they had to fight for it, but when l
read their platform, which in it's
serious parts was only an imitation
of what the republicans had said, 1
made up my mind that the people
of the country would appreciate that
as between the real thing and the
of an imitation, that
there would be no doubt as to their
choice. The country is prosperous,
he continued, "but not so prosper
Ous that it can afford the luxury of
4 democratic administration, and
hat is why the republicans will
win"
Milford chronicle., 1928-07-06
A SOUR KEYNOTE

Washington, d. C.-Now that the
Houston tumult and shouting has
died down there are some sober
minded democrats who are inclined
to center their attention on the outs
of that famous gathering of the un-
terrified. 1t is generally agreed that
Editor Bowers keynote speech was
not the wisest and happiest event.
Bowers is an Indiana boy and years
ago wrote a book on Irish Oratory.
1t is feared that some of old chap
ters of that document must have got
into his brain when he was on the
democratic rostrum. The working
democrats take particular issue with
his attempt to make republican cor
ruptiOn the keynote of the election.
The democrats tried that in 1924
and it was sad failure, and Bow
ers' work in trying to slather Presi-
dent Coolidge did not help.
Governor Smith, whose entry on
the field was made known through
this keynote effort was very much
upset by the lines of talk and was
at pains to make a public state
ment at the earliest possible mo-
ment that he was going to talk the
virtues of the democratic party, and
not republican corruption. There is
no doubt of his wisdom but when a
great party is about to start on it's
real great march, it is not a happy
omen to have to begin on a detour
from its keynoter before it is really
under way.
Milford chronicle., 1928-07-06
FIRES HURT ALL BUSINESSES

! "In the present economic scheme
of things" says the Modern Fire
Chief, 1--WE live in "a very slocely-knit
and interrelated world. Cooperation
is the basis of our economic order,
whic his affected and regulated by a
very intricate system of exchange.
Each of us can enjoy success in the
long run, only as long as the whole
system of things prospers. Because
of this cooperative interdependence
any waste of labor or capital affects
each of us.
Knowing this to be true, why do
we Americans so complacently re-
gard our annual fire loss as a matter
o fcOurse-something that only af-
fects those who suffer a fire? What
a fallacy it is to believe that the eff
fects of fire are limEe6 to the fac
tory or the building or the home that
is destroyed!
What happens when an industrial
plant burns? Production ceases, and
when work stops, men naturally are
thrown out of work. When work
ceases, salaries and wages cease.
Perhaps it soon becomes necessary
to draw out of saving accounts and
the like. Only the absolute necessi-
ties of life are purchased. The buy
ing power of the people is lessened."
The public should realize that our
tremendous annual direct fire loss of
nearly $6O0,OOO,O0O is but a small
part of an inestimable total. The in
direct loss in wages, business, time
and employment is a great additional
burden that must be borne by all of
us, and which is not insured"
Milford chronicle., 1928-07-06
OIL INDUSTRY ENTERING NEW
ERA

The oil industry is making a de-
termined cooperative effort to find
solution for its problems as an in
dustry. 1t is entering into a new
era.
The old hit-and-miss days are for
ever in the past. Recent years have
seen unprecedented progress made
in the science and method of produc-
ing oil and its many by-products. In
conjunction with this has come a
progressive business attitude on the
part of the heads of the industry
that places oil on a sound economic
plane.
Seventy years ago the oil industry
consisted of 69-foot well that cost
$4,000. Since then 100000 wells have
been drilled, and the investment is
estimated at about $11,000,O0O, 900.
Last year 24,143 wells were drilled.
This tremendous growth naturally
resulted in certain amount of
waste confusion, duplication of op-
Grafton and excessive competition.
Yet the public has always had an I'M
failing oil service at a low price, cue
to executive competence.
AS the cooperative movement
takes form, this great industry, Sec
Ond only to agriculture and the rail-
roads in investment, gains still more
in stability, waste is eliminated, and
the publ els served economically
and efficiently.