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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
SCOBEY SCHOOLS WILL
OPEN SEPTEMBER 1O

Scobey, Aug. 31.-Scobey schools
will open Sept. 10 and rural schools
will open a week later.
During the summer improvements
have been made in both rural and city
school buildings. Fire escapes of new
tubular type have been built onto the
Scobey school.
The teaching staff of the city school
will include Supt. w. A. MacDougall,
Miss Carol Eglana of Chenille, MINI.
Rolla Alfred of Croydon, Ia; Miss
Virginia Brown of Livingston; Miss
Marietta Hunter of Los Angeles; Ross
Armstrong of Brooklyn, Ia; Miss
Elizabeth Fowler and Miss Myrtle
Jevnager of Scobey; Miss Beth. Stof-
fel of Orr, N. D.; Miss Elna Worth.
ing of Minneapolis; Miss Hazel Spaul
ding of Minot; Miss Anna Johnson Of
Dishman, Wash; Miss Helen Clark o.
Glenburn, N. D. and Miss Hazel Nc
Cullough of Reelsville, Ind.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
$4,2OO,OOO OM-GAS co.
TO OPEN STATE OFFICE

Misunderstanding of State J. w.
Mountjoy this week admitted to bust
ness in Montana the Snowden and
insolvency Co., of Delaware, $4,-
100000 corporation, authorized to deal
in oil and gas properties. This is
one of the largest foreign corpora
tions admitted to the state for a num-
Der of years. 1t will open an office
in the Ford building in Great Falls
with LaRue Smith as its elgal repre-
sentative. 1t has invested 100000
in Montana and last year did ST.
821 sos business. The company was
incorporated November 4, 1918.
Articles were also filed for the j.
N. McCracken company of Conrad, a
Montana chain store. The new con-
Germ is capitalized at $4,000 and has
as directors, J. N. McCracken, Kate
N. McCracken and Cresap McCrack-
en-, all of Livingston.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
BROCKTON TO HAVE. a
NEW BUSINESS PLACES

Poplar.-Brockton is enjoying quite
an extensive building boom at this
time. Three buildings are now being
constructed and at least one more is
to be built soon.
Buildings now about completed are
two fine garages, both facing the
highway. The one to the west is own
ed by Herman Storm and the other is
the property of Fred Rice.
A new postoffice which will provide
ample floor space and room for equip
ment, located in about the center of
main street, on the west side, is now
well under way.
Martin Paulson of Poplar, who is
now finishing work on the Storm ga
rage, announces that he has contract
ed to build a new barber shop also
and will begin work on this in the
immediate future.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
3 CENT GAS TAX FOR
20 DAYS $226,OOO.OO

Helena.-With several smaller con-
Germs to be heard from the Scent gas
cline tax for the first 20 days of this
month reached $226,000, it was an
nounced in the offices of the state
board of equalization this week. Pay
ment of the tax is due on the 10Th of
each month, but many of the smaller
companies fail to submit their reports
until the latter part of the month.
Monday of last week the mail carried
checks totalling $4,000 which repre-
sents the collections from three COM
panies.
Collections this month exceed those
of July by $32,864 when the tax net
ted the state $193,136. June collec-
lions were the largest with $685., 281
while May brought in $176,035. The
total collected from the Scent tax vi
| the first of last week reached 81 ,4O3,
4S0.
All revenue from this source il
placed in the state highway fund 70.
construction and maintenance of tn,
highways of the state. Although tn
peak of the tourist travel in the stat
is over, September, October and No
vember will see several hundre
: thousand dollars more added to tn
/ fund which should reach the $4,000
900 mark by the first of next year.
, From the total collection must b
deducted administration cost of tn
! state highway commission and re
t funds to those using gasoline in ma
: chinery for other purposes than trans
!. portation upon the public highway
e This will cut into the total to a col
siderable extent, leaving perhaps 81
100000 for highway work.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
MEDICINE LAKE MAN is
BADLY BURNED BY GAS

Medicine Lake, Sept. flames
Miller of Medicine Lake was taken to
the Wolf Point hospital in a serious
condition from burns which he receiv-
ed when gasoline which he was trans
ferring from a barrel to tractor, be-
came ignited, presumably from a Gig
aret. His clothing was burned COM
pletely off his body and he was badly
burned all over, with the exception
of his face and feet. Miller was
working on the farm of Tom Moore
near Medicine Lake.
Trouble with the outlet of the gas
barrel caused the fluid to leak onto
the ground and on Miller's clothing.
Moore's truck caught fire and it was
while Moore was driving it away froI
the leaking gasoline barrel that Mi.
ler's clothing caught fire as he was
working with the barrel
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
Interest Grows AS
Nominations Close

ed by the voter so that the judges
may verify the legitimacy OF the cOu-
pom. :,
A. All voted coupons must be mail
ed or delivered to the Princess OF
Sheridan County Manager, Plenty
wood, or placed in the ballot box
which will be in charge of the Judges
in the window of Millers Pharmacy,
PlentywOOd, Montana, on or before
ben o'clock D. M, Thursday, Septem-
Der 10th, in order to be counted In
this contest.
3. The votes will be counted each
Thursday noon and the results pub
Iished i'm the Producers News the fol-
lowing day.
6. Three votes will be given for
each cent. or three hundred votes for
each dollar collected on new subscrIp-
tioms to the Producers News.
Z. Two votes will be given for
each cent, or two hundred votes for
each dollar collected on renewal sub
scription to the Producers News.
s. Five sample copies of the Pro.
; ducers News will be furnished to each
of the candidates each week.
9. Special subscription and cOllec
ton receipts in triplicate have beer
prepared which will be used exclu
siveIy by the candidates. the book
7 will be furnished and receipted fO
. and accounted for at the Producer
! I News office, PlentywOOd, Montana
l The candidate shall give the Origina
Z receipt to the subscriber from whOT
the money is collected; the duplicat
she shall mail at least every Othe
= day to The Producers News. TIL
&c tripIicate she shall leave in the bOOl
u which she shall turn in along with til
Is money collected to the Producer
& News, who will issue her a receipt fl
& same, and the votes for which she
10 entitled. The candidate will turn
p this money at least once each week
- 10. This paper upon the receipt !
?. the money collected will forward
~ the party another receipt showing Il
~ proper credit for the money paid.
IN IL. Three impartial judges ha
a. been chosen to count the votes al
superintend the ballot box. The nam
of these judges are printed elsewhe
in this issue of the Producers News
IL. Twenty per cent will be p;
90 ON all money collected for new su
he scriptiOns, to all candidates. Ten 7
IT. cent will be paid on all other mon
err collected for renewals expiring
me 1928 and 20 per cent On all subscr
for tons expiring prior to December
1927.
I'VE 49,. Carl Bull, President of
ers Farmers & Merchants State Bank
ex- PlentywOod, Montana, is the "Pr
no cess of Sheridan County Contest MI
my ager." He will supervise the cOu
ing Of the ballots in conjunction W
gn- the judges.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
SECTION HAND FALLS
DEAD NEAR FROID

Froid.-Paul Sakireka, a Russian,
who has been working on the Great
Northern section between Froid and
McCabe, dropped dead Wednesday as
he was working on the track. He as
taken to Bainville where an inquest
was held by the coroner, the verdict
of the jury being that he came to his
death from either hemorrhage of the
lungs or heart failure. He was appar.
emily a man of about as years of age
On his person were found several let
tiers written in Russian. Nothing
could be learned of any relatives liv
ing in this country. Burial was mad,
at Bainville.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
OHIO McCABE OPENS
VULCANIZING SHOP

Froid.-OthO McCabe, local repre-
sentative of the Continental Oil Co.,
who is in charge of the new filling
station just opened to the public at
the west corner of Main street, in
forms his patrons that he will soon
open a vulcaniling shop in the front
part of the building and will be pre-
pared to handle all work in this line.
Considerable new equipment is being
added to his already very complete
outfit which will enable him to turn
out work on short notice at a price
that will mean a saving to the public
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07

(Contlnued from PasS O"St
of which will soon be ready for those
desiring same at the County Agents
office.
A special feature Of the Fair will
be the Livestock Demonstration train
which no one in Sheridan county Will
want to miss, whether grower OF
livestock or not. The train will ar
rive in Plentywood on the afternoon
of October 18th.
Those who have not already pre-
pared exhibits are asked to cooperate
with their best products and help
make this fair a winner along with
the other exhibitors. If any one II
Sheridan county has anything whicf
they consider good in the agriculture
products, bring it in and perhaps VIII
a blue ribbon winner.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
HASSELL AND CRAMER STILL
AT THE MOUNT EVANS RAST


New York, Sept. 3.-The New York
Times will say Tuesday that Bert
Hassell and Parker Cramer, pilots of
the airplane Greater Rockford, which
was forced down in Greenland, Aug.
10, and who were rescued Sunday by
members of the University of Michi-
gan Greenland expedition, were still
at Mount Evans, southern Greenland,
headquarters of the expedition, Mon
day.
Wireless communication with this
remote spot on the edge of the arctic
circle was extremely difficult Monday
night and subject to constant inter-
ruption due to atmospheric conditions.
Hassell, however, was able to send
brief messages through the wireless
station of the New York Times to his
personal friends and hackers of his
flight in Rockford, ILL.,, in which he
said:
"0ur ship is located about 100 miles
from the base on inland ice. The
ship was unchanged when we left but
heavy winds followed in the evening
after landing and it is doubtful whe.
ther the ship is o. X. yet"
Hassell has expressed doubt as Ia
whether he should stay in Greenland
and make an effort to bring the shir
back or leave it there to be salvagec
by Prof William H. Hobbs, head Of
the University of Michigan expedi
ton The aviator referred the prob
lem to the committee of his hackers
In Rockford for their advice anC
thanked them for the efforts they haC
made in behalf of him and Cramer
His early return to the United State
wa sindicated in an inquiry about tn,
boat connections.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
War Department Plans Hear
ing on Wolf Point Bridge

Helena.-Announcement that <the
war department will hold a meeting
at Kansas City, September 5, to con-
slider authorization of the construc-
ton of a bridge across the Missouri
river near Wolf Point, was made to-
day by Ralph d. RAIDER, chief engineer
for the state highway commission,
who expects to attend the Kansas
City meeting.
Permission to erect the bridge must
be secured from the war department
because federal statutes require such
action in cases where bridges cross
navigable streams. The commission
expects that the authorization is
forthcoming as it has set September
rs for letting the contract.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
OFFICIALS ASSERT CAUSE
OF CRASH REMAINS, MYSTERY

Salt Lake City, Sept. AFTER a
investigation, officials of
the National Parks Always said
they were unable to account for the
crash Of their south bound plane
Tuesday at Pocatello in which seven
persons persisted.
A statement issued at the offices of
the company said:
"Ihe cause of the accident is en-
tirely incomprehensible to the Off
Gals of the company, and it is most
deeply regretted. The equipment was
the best possible and Pilot Paul
Wheatley was very experienced"
1t was understood that the COM
pany thus far had only meager in
formation concerning the crash due ia
lack of eye witnesses.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
$4,000 JOINTS CLOSE
IN PHILADELPHIA
Closing of Places in Philadelphia is
Ordered by MayOr-FOrty-five Po-
lice Inspectors and Captains In
formed That Every Resort Must be
Shut Down Within "a Hours.

Philadelphia, Sept. 3.-Orders were
issued Monday by Mayor Mackey to
the police department to "close up"
Philadelphia within "a hours. livery
speakeasy, and tn emayor once said
there were about $4,000 of them, ev-
cry gambling house and every resort
operated by racketeers and vice rings
came within the scope of the mayors
order.
Forty-five police inspectors and
captains, called before the mayor aft
er he had held conference with IL
rector of Public Safety Harry A. Da-
Wis and Supt of Police William b.
Mills, heard the mayors order.
81 direct you to go back to your
districts" the mayor said, "and make
the most thorough investigation. This
must be real and not perfunctory.
ain "a hours, if any places given
over to lawlessness now exist, L want
this city closed and sealed against
such places. This means everything
with no exceptions. / know you can
do it."
The present situation in Philadel-
phia. from the viewpoint of police,
the mayor said, as it has developed
from the grand jury's amazing revela-
tions of a gigantic rum ring and the
district attorneys statements that po-
lice and public officials had been
bribed by big bootleggers, rests on
two points: Need for cooperation
with the district attorney and connec'
ton between police and crime.
Books Of an accounting firm selzet
in connection with the grand jury''
investigation have revealed, the dis
trict attorney declared, that sums
ranging downward from thousands O
dollars have been paid for police pro
lection. Names and dates will be re
vealed at the proper time, he said.
The grand jury, which was sum
moned two weeks ago after two ganj
murders, will resume its sessions o.
Tuesday into gang shootings, bootleg
ging, hijacking and other activltle
of so-called racketeers.
The jurors, in preliminary repoi
last week, said the investigation thu
far had disclosed conditions whic
they described as almost unbelievable
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
Whitehall Tea Room Closes

Whitetail.-The Trail Tea Room
which has become widely known thru
out the county for its delicious lunch
es and dinners, is closing its 1928 sea-
son according to an announcement by
Mrs. Leola Fallo, proprietress.
The tea room, which opened about
three years ago is a western version
of the popular novelty dining room.
1t is housed in a derailed freight car
covered with green vines, but hardly
belying its attractive interior.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07


traction. At the State Fair each day
she will parade to the special box In
the great grandstand.
What young lady would not like to
be Princess? What girl would ever
forget the experience? What person
in this county but knows some neigh
Dor girl whom they would like to help
win the It'll eof Princess? There are
none.
Save the Coupons
Every reader of the Producers
News will carefully clip and save the
coupon good for one hundred votes
which appears in every copy of The
Producers News, during the contest,
for his candidate. Do not forget one
of them. The candidates will call up
on you for them and you Will want
them for her. So don't forget!
The Contest
The Producers News along with the
Montana State Fair Board will con
duct the contest. Ed. Koser, Jerry
Powell and Mrs. Henry Barner have
been appointed judges and they will
count the ballots and decide the win
ner. The contest is absolutely fai
in every way.
Qualifications
To be nominated for Princess tn
lady must be between the ages of L
and &c years and be resident o
Sheridan County-which are all o
the qualifications necessary, with tn
most of the votes, to win this wonder
full trip.
The fortunate young lady who win
this honor will never forget the tim
she will have as Princess of Sherida
1T will be an experience that come
to but few young ladies. 1t is an e.
perience worth working for and worl
ing hard for. The young lady WI
wins the honor must work. She mu
, organize her campaign and line up h,
friends to clip the coupons and ca
their votes for her. The one wi
does this the most successfully will
elected Princess. Everyone will wa
to help one of these candidates W
the coveted honor-so don't forget
' clip the coupons.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
GLASGOW CLOSED BANK
PAYS FOURTH DIVIDEND

Glasgow-Receiver H. A. Streeter
of the Glasgow National bank is now
paying to depositors the fourth divi-
dend to be declared since the closing
of the bank. The dividend now being
paid is ten per cent, bringing the to-
tai payment to so per cent paid to
the creditors of this trust.
Checks are now ready for delivery
and payment will be made at the Of
flee of the receiver in the First Ma
tional bank building
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
PRINCESS CONTEST RULES
CARL BULL. MGR.

1. Each coupon printed in the Pro-
ducers News when clipped and the
candidates name for which it is vot-
ed written in and signed by the per-
son casting the vote. is good for one
hundred votes for the candidate for
which il is voted.
2. No extra copies over and above
the regular run of the Producers
News will be printed and of these ex-
ira copies as long as they last, no
more than five will be sold to any
one person.
8. All voted coupons must be sign
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
STOCK FOUNTAIN IS
MOVED ACROSS STREET

The stock fountain located on the
corner south of the Orpheum Theatre
has been moved across the street near
the tracks. This location is much
more convenient to those having stock
to water as well as to the motoring
public as it gives more parking space
when the city is crowded, a regular
occurrence these days.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
Frost Damages Grain and
Gardens in Valley County

Glasgow.-The first frost of the
season struck Valley county Wednes.
day night, August 22nd, doing consid-
cradle damage to late grain fields
and gardens throughout the county.
Elmer Hall, local weather observer,
reports that the temperature dropped
to % during the early hours of Thurs
day morning here.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07

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plane was not damaged when they
were forced down by lack of fuel,
somewhat off their course, it was ne
cessary to choose an ice arm off PIT.
Sukkertoppen on which to land. That
was on Aug. 10, not many hours aft
er they had broadcast their last radio
signal from off Cape Chidley, Cam
The filters had begun a trek toward
their base and had covered many
miles of arctic ice before the party
answered their smoke signals.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
HERE FROM HAvRE

Mr.. and Mrs. George Gebhardt ar
rived in Plentywood Thursday eve
ming from Havre to spend a short
time with his daughter, Mrs. A. J.
Moore and family. They were accom-
panied from Froid by the Ben Luebke
family.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07

A number of the independent candi
dates met Sunday to arrange for tha
coming campaign. Among them were
Robert Larson, Nels Sunstad. George
Bell, Charles Lundeen, Walter rive.
A. c. Erickson, Rodney Salisbury and
Hans Rasmussen.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
SEVEN KILLED

Continued from page one)
Lean and the boy died before they
could be taken to the hospital.
All the bodies of the other occu-
pants were badly crushed, indicating
that death occurred almost instantly.
The plane did not catch fire after
it fell and the mail cargo was not
greatly damaged.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07

Robert Rookie has struck an foot
vein of coal at 113 feet in his new
mine north Of the old electric light
plant. He is now preparing entries
and will have coal to sell in the near
future.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07

Lucille Klause of Scobey returned
to her home today after having I'M
dergone successful operation for an
pendicitis at the Sheridan Memorial
hospital recently.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07

Bitter Root valley has 2400 acres
of sugar beets this year, for Missoula
sugar factory.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
DANIELS COUNTY TAX
LEVY is 26.5 MILLS
SCOBEY WILL PAY 48

Scobey, Aug. 22.-The 1923 Dan
iels county tax levy totals 26.5, it was
estimated at the last meeting of the
county board Of commissioners when
they established the annual levy and
budget for the fiscal year.
The county levy for the year con-
sists of IS mill tax for the general
frLd. | mill for the poor furd, 2
rails for the bridge fund, 4.5 nils
for the bond crest fund, a mills for
the sinking fund and / mill for the
agricultural extension fund.
Taxpayers Of Scobey will pay a to-
tai levy of 48 mills for 1928 in com
parison with the az mill tax In 1928
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07

The State Highway Board opened
bids on Aug. II for 16 miles of road
and 10 bridges.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
BIG PREPARATIONS BE-
ING MADE FOR
SHERIDAN COUNTY FAIR

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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
FRIENDS AWAIT

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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-07
PROMINENT HARLEM
FARMER PRAISESPFA

NOTE:-the following article was
taken from the United Farmer wnlcn
was delayed because of not issuing
that paper until recently. Inc artlcle
will be of interest to the farmers o1
Sheridan county who are strong 1or
the Progressive Farmers Oh Amer
ica.-Editor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-06-21

Pa, and Helen Virginia Lawlis, 81
stenographer, Salem, West Va.
Frank Sagn, 27, miner, Wendell, w
Va, and Elva Beulah Shafferet, 49,
Montrose, West Va.
Edwin Lee Valentine, 20, railroad
conductor, Grafton, W. Va, and Ruby
May Murphy, 10, Arden, w. Va.
Richard Haywood elise, %, auto
mechanic, and Violet Louise Sturn
21, school teacher, both of Enterprise
West Va.
Burl Baughman, &c, miner, and
Olive Hickman, 20, both of Clarks
burg, West Va.
Andrew William Edwards, %, min.
er, and Susie Loretta Kuhar, IS, both
of Clarksburg, West Va.
James Jerry Hebb, laborer, anc
Daisy Susie Keyser, 16, (parent's con.
sent), both of near Gormania, w. Va
Robert Ray Tibbs, "a, mechanic
and Ruby Irene Robey, IS, student
both of Morgantown, West Va.
Russell Hebb, 81, miner, Pierce, W
Va, and Ora Marie Nazelrod, 20
Parsons, West Va.
Harold Nelson Shipley, %, laborer
and Genevieve Ruby Watson, 10, bott
of Connellsville, Pa.
Leroy Sherman Robinson, 81, trucl
driver, Uniontown, Pa, and PAULINE
Sines, IS, Friendsville, Md.
George Wellington Conley, %
trainman, and Mildred Pearl Beall, %
both of Cumberland, Md.
John Thomas Price, %, clerk, an,
Beulah Aline Clerenger, 20, clerk
both of Carolina, West Va.
Robert Clinton Martin, %, motor
man. and Valla Mae Nestor, "a, schoo
teacher, both of Kempton, Md.