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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10
Is OIL REFINERIES NOW
OPERATING IN STATE

Helena.-With the increase in num-
Der and capacity of Montana refiner-
les, Montana made gasoline is replac-
ing fuel of foreign manufacture in
the gas tanks of cars, trucks and
tractors of the state, says the state
publicity division. There are now IS
refineries in Montana with a COM
bined daily capacity of $3.50 barrels.
Fourteen Of these plants are operat-
ing az the present time and tour sre
idle, according to the 1928 list made
up by the department of commerce
bureau of mines. Refineries are To-
Gated in Thirteen different cities of the
state.
The list of operating refineries with
locality and daily production capacity
is as follows:
AFRO Oil and Refining Co., Lewis
town, daily capacity 1900 barrels;
Big West Oil Co., Kelvin, 500 barrels;
Blue Bird Oil and Refining Co..
Butte, $50 barrels; Hart Refineries
Hedgesville, 100 barrels; Hart Rein
cries, Missoula, 800 barrels; Interna-
tional Refining Company, Sunburst
10000 barrels; Lewistown Oil and Re.
filming Co., Lewistown, 2,100 barrels
Reliance Refining Co., Kalispell, 1000
barrels; Shelby Pipe Line and Rein
ing Co., Shelby, $50 barrels; Silver
Bow Refining Co., Butte, 300 barrels
Snow Cap Oil Co., Sunburst, 700 bar
rels; Sunburst Refining O., Grea
Falls, 5000 barrels; Toole oCunty
Refining Co., Kelvin, 200 barrels; Yal,
Oil Corporation, Miles City, 800 bar
rels.
Plants not in operation at the tim
the list was made are: Milk Rive
Refineries, Inc, Havre, 500 barrels
North American Oil Refining Trust
Kalispell, 400 barrels; Rainbow Oh
CO., Great Falls, 500 barrels and tn
Roundup Refining Co., Roundup, 81
barrels. All the Montana plants ar
classified as Swimming plants.
Practically all of the commercial
crude produced in Montana today i
fairly high gravity oil and is used i
making gasoline, kerosene, and fue
oil. No lubricating oil is manufactur
ed from Montana crude. The indie
pendent refineries in the state ar
either Swimming or topping plant,
The simple method used is to run of
the. gasoline and then the kerosen
and use the remainder for fuel.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10
ASKS ASSISTANCE IN
KEEPING ROADS OPEN

At the regular meeting of the board
of county commissioners held in Plen-
tywood the first of the week a reso-
luton was passed asking the land
owners and tenants to cooperate with
the board in keeping down the weeds
and tall grass along the roads in
Sheridan county by moving down the
same.
In going over the matter it was
brought out that much of the trouble
with roads drifting full of snow in
winter was caused by high weeds,
sweet clover, etc, acting as a wind
break, causing the snow to drift on to
the open road and if these were cut
down the snow would blow off the
highway and make travel possible.
The commissioners also offered the
suggestion that such a beneficial act
would take but a short time if all the
landowners and tenants would COOP
crate.
Following is the resolution:
After having discussed the problem
of keeping the roads of the county
free from snow and open for travel
the coming winter the following reso.
luton was introduced and adopted, all
members of the board concurring:
Whereas, the Road Fund of the
county has been exhausted and there
are no available funds to hire suffi.
clent help to cut the weeds and grass
along the highways and roads of the
county, and it is necessary that such
weeds and grass be cut in order Il
keep the highways and roads clear o.
snow this coming winter,
Be 1t Resolved, that all the lane
owners and tenants in the county b,
asked to cooperate with thi sboard il
keeping sluch highways clear of snow
by cutting all weeds and grass grow
ing on the sides of the roads adioin
ing their premises,
And Be 1t Further Resolved. tina
the newspapers of the county be ask
ed to give their cooperation in tn,
matter by publishing this resolution
and give the matter such further nub
hcity as they may see fit.
Adopted this Sth day of Angus
Edward Iverson, Chairmai
Frank j. French, and
A. N. Wankel
Niels Madsen, Clerk.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10
Hail Storm Loss
Widespread
Strikes at ScObey, Jumps Into North
Dakota, Cuts Down Crops; Breaks
Windows at WatfOrd City.

Sidney, Aug. 2.-Hail clouds rolled
up in the heat Of the late afternoon
Tuesday, reaching their peak, accord
ing to information, over the Scobey
territory where they broke and ter
rifle hail storm ensued, which jump
ed from there to the Bainville terri
tory, over into Williams county in
North Dakota and terminated at it's
height in Mckenzie county in the
Watford City territory.
A swath several miles wide was cut
in the previously unbroken expanse
of the most wonderful crops the sec
ton has ever boasted at this pre-
harvest time in the several localities
the hail storm struck. The writer
with his family, driving back to Sid
ney from North Dakota, was in the
fringe of it at Spring Brook, N. D.,
taking shelter under the awning of a
filling station there. The roar and
rumble of the storm was appalling at
that point. A hard rain storm fol-
lowed but leaving Spring Brook a
few miles toward Williston the high
way was perfectly dry. The next day
driving from Williston to Sidney we
IOuHu IudC IL HduH even Tdlneu III
Richland county and the territory this
side of the rivers had been spared by
the hail storm.
At Watford City the windows on
the windward side of nearly all the
buildings were broken out by the hail
stones and all the windows on one
side Of the passenger coach used on
the G. N. branch from Fairview to
WGtfOrd. The writer saw the coach
as it was being pulled to Williston
the next Gay to be re-glassed. 1t was
Il sight and we can imagine resemble
a coaCn Oh a Mexican railway after
a bOmDar6ment by rebels.
How great the crop damage was
over the entire territory in the path
of the storm is not known here at
this time. The telegraph service was
partially out of commission for sew
eral hours and washouts on the main
lines impeded mail service. Nor
them Pacific passenger trains were
detoured at Bismarck over the 500
Line to Minot and from there over
the G. N. through Sidney t. Glendive
going west, and the east bound trains
detoured reversely over the same
route, last night and today.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10
New Plentywood Auto Co.
Garage Nearing Completion

The large garage and office build
ing of the Plentywood Auto Co., a
cross the street from the Ingwalson
Company store is being wired this
week preparatory to being succeed
Work is progressing rapidly and
the new building when finished will
add much to the appearance of the
business district of this city.
Other building programs are being
talked of in the business district as
the crops begin to mature which pres.
sages a bumper yield over the county
with the exception of the district dev.
astated by hail last week.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10
COALRIDCE FARMER is
HELD; MAY BE INSANE

Last Saturday Adam Yaroloski a
farmer of Coalridge hired Jake We'll
er of Westby to bring him to Plen-
tywood saying something is going
to happen He also thought his
wife was keeping secret from him
and that a gold mine was lying under
the surface of the Pete Lurek farm.
A warrant was sworn out by Mrs.
Yaroloski and he is being held at the
county Jail pending an investigation
by physicians.
The unfortunate mans condition is
said to have been brought about by
financial worries.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10
STATE ORGANIZATION DEPART.
MENT

A big drive for membership in the
adjoining counties-Roosevelt, Dan
iels and valley counties-will start
within a few days. Organizers will
Renres :, of the organiza.
finn mode ! survey to ascertain tha
Sentiment ,u Of the farmers throughout
nortbas+err and northern Montana
and tbev report that never before IN
the history Of this state has, the time
been 81 ripe for organization work
Tn working farmer realizes the ne
cessity Of organization as never be-
fore.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
CONTINUED from page seven)

Peterson Exchange, Billings,
cleaning and repairing. 1850
The following claims were disal-
lowed in full:
]. l.. Sorem Co., groceries. 1925
Mrs. Peter Munk, house rent. 1900
j. j. Gunther, house rent........ 500
The following claims were laid over
to later meeting:
Elizabeth Wilson, widows pen
sion ---.-..-..-.---.---.---.-------. Z5.OO
Mary Myronick, widows pen
sion Z5.UO
Eva Engler, widows pension. 5000
Continental Oil Co., oil & gas 492.12
SHERIFF GRANTED LEAVE
OF ABSENCE
On motion the sheriff was granted
leave Of absence from the state for
period of 10 days, beginning June
q, 1928.
REPORTS APPROVED
On motion the monthly reports for
the month of June of Sheriff, Clerk
of Court and Clerk and Recorder
were approved.
On motion the following appoint
ments and designations were approx
ed:
Resignation of Robert Rookie, un.
dersheriff.
Resignation of Beryl Pierce, clerk
!, in assessors office.
Resignation of Lillian Paske, clerl
in assessors office.
, Appointment of f. Zimmerman
clerk in clerk and recorders office
Appointment of Gordon Petersen
| clerk in clerk and recorders office
: ASSESSMENT LIST ORDERED
: PRINTED
On motion, the Board decided Il
have the assessment list printed ant
have copy of same mailed to eacl
name on the assessment rolls.
D TRACTS AT WESLEY AND MED
E ICINE LAKE SURVEYED
: On motion, the county surveyo
S was instructed to survey tracts a
E Medicine Lake and Westby.
. TAXES CANCELLED
s On motion, the delinquent take
S against the town lots on which tn
:. county held tax deeds at this time
!. were ordered cancelled.
: The minutes of the two previou
Y meetings were read and on motion
! approved as read.
E Each commissioner made report a
; to the road and bridge inspectio,
made during the previous month, an
: the different projects were discussed
f A petition for a railroad crossin
Y over the 500 Line tracks on sectio
n line between sections thirty-five an
=. thirty-siX in township thirty-sever
Il range fifty-six, ives presented to tn
d board and the clerk instructed to nc
h tify the 500 Railway company tina
: such petition was granted and cross
ing ordered established.
: On motion, the board signed a cor
v tract with DR.. H. B. Cloud of MED
n icine Lake, as county health office
= for one year, beginning July 1st, Is
e %.
Y On motion, at 500 o'clock D. n
Y the board adjourned.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10
BUSINESS In STATE
ON THE INCREASE
CONTINUED from page One)

/ (CCndnued from page One)
year 1922, when receipts from this
source reached their lowest ebb.
Generally speaking, profits of
amusement companies, banks, build
ing contractors, including makers of
cement, concrete, brick and tile, farm
ing and livestock producers who are
incorporated and operate on a large
sclle. flour millers, general merchan-
disc stores, packers, butchers and
real estate and insurance agencies
show a larger profit.
Of the thirteen types of business
showing smaller returns, creamery
and dairy products manufacturers
garages, light, water and power COM
panies, mining, milling and smelling
companies and the transportation
companies are included"
The lowest corporation profit tax
of any type of business is paid BY
the mining and smelling industry anC
% concerns made returns this veal
co nrared to ten for the previous veal
the smallest return of five boot anC
shoe sales establishments.
REAL ESTATE
Reflecting heavy land sales thu
largest increase in number of corpor
ations paying the profit tax was thu
real estate, insurance, rental agencies
etc. there being "a more of these cor
porations paying a tax than last year
Thirty-five corporations of this typ,
on net profits above above 81, 500 Viii Wife up q
paid taxes this year to the amount O
| $3,564.39.
Building Concerns
The large amount of building goin,
on in the state is shown by the vari
Gus building and furnishing corpora
tons. Thus cement, brick, concrete
tile, plumbing and heating, contract
ing, teaming and lumber industries al
show very substantial gain, both i
numbers reporting and the volume o
business transacted. These industrie
! show that the state is growing bot
in wealth and population, becaus
from 1920 to 1927 these types O
business paid very little tax, the larg
est Increase being shown in the pas
two years.
Flour Mills, Etc.
Flour mills increased their profit
considerably this year. Last year
mills reported paying a profit tax O
$1,799.84 while this year seven mill
reported paying a tax of $6,795. z:
This evidently was due to the larg
increase in grain production. Baker
and confectioners, which are more @
less dependent upon the milling In
, dustry, show good gain, II this yea
{ reporting and paying a profit tax q
J $l,548.93 as compared with 9 report
ing for 1927 and paying a tax q
, $1,01394.
Garages
! Surprising in view of the state
expanding tourist traffic and the II
creased use Of automobiles and trat
tors is the fact that profits made b
garages actually show a decline thi
year. This is attributed to strict cor
petition in this line of business an
TO difficulty in properly caring "a
! the used car problem. In anv ever
while last year So of these corpor;
o lions reported to the board. having
J profit tax of $3,568.53 this wear onI
40 reported, paying taxes of 81 $50
! Other types of corporation busine,
snowing an increase in net profits al
I hotels and restaurants, stationers an
: publishers, cigar stores and-anoth,
surprise ndertakers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10

department anticipates that as soon
as the busy season is over that both
the economic program and the educa-
tional program will have been work
ed out and the membership is looking
forward with much enthusiasm to the
success of the organization this fall
and winter.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Olson and son
and Mrs. Newton returned the first
of the week from a two weeks visit
in the western part Of the state.
They took in the sights in Yellow
stone park.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10
NelDs from the
Progressive Farmers Councils


The next two weeks will see the fl
nal drive for membership in the
southern part of the county. Many
new members will be added to the or
ganization in this final drive. After
the drive for membership has been
completed In Sheridan county the
economic program will take on def
mite form. This will require at least
three months as the busy season is
now on and the farmers will NOT be
able to give as much time to their
meetings during the harvest season,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10
! EDUCATIONAL PRoGRAM

An educational supervisor has been
arranged for and the educational pro-
gram will be taken up by every coun-
Gil in this county. The organization
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10
SOCIAL PROGRAM

The social life of the organization
Is not being overlooked and great
plan sfor the social entertainment of
the members all over the county are
being arranged for.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10

Wilfred Parent of Medicine Lake
was a shopper in Plentywood Wed
nesday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10

The Montana division of the Mil
waukee railroad expects an eight
million bushel wheat crop.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10

Great Falls-Deaconess hospita
VIII begin $350,000 project this fall
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10

Libby-Midas mill now saves all
but 30 cents ton of all mineral val
ues.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10

Ronan-Lake county daring in
creases 100 per cent since 1923.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-10

NOTE-This festival is I
the benefit of the vOlunt'
Fire Department of Plsnt
wood. Fire Chief Louis Hid
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-31
AT THE MOVIES
ELTINGE THEATRE

Fun and excitement are the chief
characteristics Of the screen feature
at the Eltinge for today and Tuesday,
What Night" which brings Bebe
Daniels as girl reporter who gets
the biggest scoop since the Panama
Canal. In the supporting cast are
Neil Hamilton as leading man and
william Austin who is good for many
laughs on his own account.
For Wednesday and Thursday en-
entertainment, the Eltinge features
Colleen Moore in her new comedy
Offering, Synthetic Sim" She will
be seen as an innocent little South
ern girl. who goes in search OF EEK
perience" in the underworld to obtain
q dramatic background that will en-
able her to become great actress.
Her hilarious and melodramatic ad-
ventures are interviewer with an UNI
usual romance that provides an ex-
ceptdonally amusing plot. Antonio
Moreno plays opposite Miss Moore In
this picture. others in the cast being
Montasu Love. Gertrude Astor,
Edytte Chapman. and Kathryn Nc
0uire.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-31
G0M HOOVER m &C.
~ Latin Americdez56

ieration with the Hoover administra-
ton.
He looks forward to aid from Hoo
yer in obtaining an American loan
for construction of a railroad to the
Atlantic coast terminating at Monkey
Point and tying up that undeveloped
coastal sector as we'll as the primi-
tive interior with the lake region and
the important cities Of Managua,
Leon, Granada and Corinto.
Plans New Schools
This railroad and establishment of
many new schools Moncada hopes
will distinguish his administration. He
also plans n new presidential palace
and the reconstruction of Chinandega,
which was partially destroyed in the
last revolution during a battle in
which American aviators participated,
The government will contribute half
of an estimated cost of $500, 900. An
! American construction company will
get the job.
Moncadas railroad project is SYM
/, tomato OF Central Americas desire
for bigger and better transportation
and communication systems of all
types. Its completion would be bound
to stimulate trade with the United
States as we'll as the development of
Nicaragua, though already 70 per cent
Of the country's foreign trade is
with us.
Although she is comparatively UNI
developed, Nicaraguas economic resil-
iency was demonstrated when Presi-
dent Coolidge called off the last war.
Mines and timber had been damaged,
many cattle lost and the labor supply
reduced, but conditions promptly be-
gan to improve with peace restored.
Expansion Of trade with the United
States depends more on internal de-
velOpmcnt in Nicaragua than any
neighboring republic because Mic
aragua has SO much to be developed.
Many of her provinces are populated
almost entirely by illiterate Indians:
in others, such as Leon, nearly every
one can read and write Her wide area
is sparscly populated and except for
a small proprietary class r.ost of her
people live humbly on plantations.
The cOast-tO-coast railroad has long
been badly needed, but capitalists
have previously felt that the returns
would not justify its reconstruction.
When it comes. however, it will help
tap valuable timber and mineral re-
sources.
Nicaraguan leaders favor construc-
ton Of the Nicaraguan canal also on
the theory that it would do more than
anything else to spread prosperity.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-31

Editors Note: This Is the
eighth OF = series OF stories by
Rodney butcher. Washington cor
respondent for The Tribune and
NEA Service. who Is accompany
ing President Hoover's party
in Latin America.
COrinto. Nicaragua tBy MaiD Mic
,ragua appears to be in for a new
ieal.
Already American business men in
he country claim to have noted a
- per cent increase in national cf-
iciency within the last few months
md they look to the future with
'anglline hopes.
Perhaps the nearest approach to
political harmony in Nicaraguan his
,ory has been attained. A liberal
forward looking president, peacefully
elected, is now taking office with an
important program OF internal inn
provenents. The new government
mere and TIE government Of the
United States are we'll satisfied with
each other. General SANDING has not
been heard from for long time.
Even many conservatives admit
hat President Jose Moncada prob
ably will have a fine administration.
a great popular hero ever since he
led the Sacasa army on its great and
almost impossible march from the
Caribbean coast. Moncada appears to
rule the roost today. Adolfo DiaZ, the
retiring president. Is uninfluential.
Emillano Chamorro. the arch-plot-
ter and leader of the Conservatives,
is biting his nails in the senate.
He still thirsts for power. but any
future Chamorro victories must be
achieved by peaceful means.
Election Peaceful
There is apparently some chance
that the passionate politics local po-
litical leaders, of the opposition will
turn their energies into patriotic
paths. In the past Conservatives and
Liberals have refused even to belong
to the same clubs, carrying this di-
vision to extreme ends. The last
was peaceful. but much more
bitter than ours in the United States.
The religious issue was hot. The
bishop Of Granada tied up with the
Conservatives on personal platform
demanding abolition of divorce, civil
marriage and freedom of the press.
@Moncada, Son Of the Devil" read
some of the campaign posters, and
printed pictures of Mon
,ada dehorned. Moncada told this
writer that he hoped for close Coop
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-31
SUMMONS

state OF North Dakota. County OF
Burleigh.
In District Court. Fourth Judicial
District.
George NJ. Register. Plaintiff. VS.. All
persons unknown claiming any
estate or interest in. or lien or in
cumbrance upon the property de-
scribed in the complaint, Defend
ants.
The State OF North Dakota to the
above Defendants:
You and each one OF you are hereby
summoned to answer the complaint In
this action. which is filed in the office
OF the Clerk Of the District Court of
EurIcigh County, North Dakota, and
Ia serve Il copy Of your answer upon
The subscribers at their office in the
city of bismarck, in Burleigh County.
North Dakota. within thirty days
after tho service of this summons
upon you, exclusive Of the day Of
such service, and in case of your
failure to appear or answer, judgment
will he taken against you by default
for the relief demanded in the COM
plant.
Dated at Bismarck. North Dakota
this 18th day of November. A. u. 1928.
+. II. REGISTER and
GEORGE S. REGISTER.
Attorneys for said Plaintiff
office and postoffice address,
Webb Block,
Bismarck, North Dakota.