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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14
Huge Bank Building at Great
Falls Destroyed by Red Demon
Blaze Starts in Elevator Shaft and in
Few Minutes Is Beyond All Possible
Control Efforts.

Great Falls, Dec. 10.-Losses esti-
mated at upwards of half million
dollars were caused by fires in Great
Falls Sunday, probably the heaviest
toll in a single day in the history of
the city. Most of this damage result
ed from blaze that totally destroyed
the Stanton bank building at Central
avenue and Second street north.
Heavy damage also was caused to
nearby buildings in the 100 block on
Central avenue and on Second street.
No less than six minor residence fires
sprang up from embers cast over the
city by a strong southwest wind.
These blazes were quickly extinguish-
ed by volunteer firemen, stationed in
the path of the flying embers. The
bank fire started at about $3.50 a. m.
Although several persons were on
the top floor of the Stanton bank
building when the fire started and
falling debris imperiled the lives of
firemen, no one was seriously injured.
Cause of the fire was not fully de-
termined Sunday. 1t was known to
have started in the elevator shaft and
to have spread rapidly throughout the
five floors. The building, constructed
of stone, brick and wood in 1890,
burned like finder.
1t was pointed out that while the
losses probably would reach the $780,
600 mark, all of this would not be
charged to building and equipment. A
large portion of the loss resulted
from burning of attorneys, doctors
and engineers records. Some of these
papers along with art objects, cannot
be replaced.
The bank building, built at a cost
of $4,000, brought 100000 several
years ago. 1t was insured for $780,
600, Stephen Doyle, manager, said
Sunday.
When the fife department reached
the scene shortly after $3.50 a. M, it
was apparent there was little to do
except to prevent the spread of the
flames to nearby structures.
As the flames roared skyward to
be whipped to the northeast, six roofs
were ignited Prompt work by the A.
G. M. firemen and volunteers held this
loss to a minimum.
Late in the afternoon firemen be-
gan pulling down parts of the walls
with a tractor. Destruction of the
front wall was delayed while workers
removed safes from the basement in
to which the strong boxes crashed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14
CANADIAN WHEAT POOL
REVIEWS SWEAR PACTS

Montreal-(FP) = The gross turn
over of the Canadian Wheat Pool for
the crop year, Sept. 1, 1927 to Aug.
81, 1928 was $323,847,282. The pool
went into the present crop year with
out a carryover, the annual report of
the directors says. To the central
selling agency the three western pools
Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba,
delivered 209,871, 1878 bushels and the
carryover from the previous year was
7,418,971 bushels. The total sales for
the year were 2,9O8, 594 bushels.
Gross sales prcie for wheat, basis
No. northern, FIT. William, for the
crop year was $1.45 per bushel. StOr-
age, interest and bank charges a.
mounted to 2% censt per bushel; with
gross cost of selling office nc per
bushel; making net price to provincial
pools SLAP.
The pool continued acquiring eleva-
tors and increased its landings thru
its own mediums from 76,900,000 to
112,095,000 bushels.
Noting that the close of the seasons
pool marked the termination of the
five year delivery contract entered in
to by members, the directors express
qualification that, without waiting for
details of the seasons business, the
growers in the three provinces renew
ed their contracts.
A review of the four years of op-
Grafton of the central selling agency
the report concludes, '1eaves your di-
rectors with the feeling that while gil
ant steps have been made in develop
ing marketing organization. the
frlnges of the entire agricultural
problem have only been touched"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14
WORTH $40 BOTTLE
STATES &C. PIERCE
His Friends Are Now Taking SargOn,
Too, Since Seeing His Wonderful
Recovery, Says Minneapolis Man.


"Sargon made such a clean-sweep
of my troubles" and l think it would
be cheap at $40 bottle, said C. E.
Pierce, 729 East Fourteenth ST., Min
neapolis.
For the past eight years / had no
end of trouble from stomach disor-
ders. About ten o'clock every morn
ing | would begin to suffer from Sc
we're heartburn and a miserable feel
ing in the pit of my stomach. 1t
seemed like / had swallowed a red
hot coal of fire.
Il couldn't sleep at night on ac-
count of my kidneys, and l would
get up mornings feeling more tired
than l did on going to bed. After
the days work / would feel so plaved
out that | never felt like going out.
Il tried all kinds of medicines and
treatments, but nothing seemed to
reach my troubles, and | had lust
about given up hope of ever being NV
old-time self again.
when | got Sargon several of the
men at the plant said "Well, Pierce,
If that medicine helps you it is a
wonder and we will get it too" and
that is exactly what happened. for
three bottles of Sargon put me back
IN such fine health that a number of
the fellows are now taking the medi-
cine too.
But, NO one was more surprised
than | was at the way Sargon just
lifted me up on my feet. NY diges-
ton is perfect-just like a smooth
running machine, the kidney trouble
is gone, | sleep all night long, and am
SO much tronger that never seem to
tire out"
Sargon may be obtained in Plenty
wood at Miller's Pharmacy. adv.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14
MONTANA WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

Butte-New $4,000 airport dedicat-
ed recently.
Butte-New dial telephone system
beng installed here by Bell Telephone
Company.
Great Falls-Mountaineer Airplanes
Inc, will erect factory here.
Butte-Anaconda Copper Company
preparing to resume production at
Steward mine.
Billings Vance Air Service will in
asugurate new passenger line between
here and Great Falls on January list.
Helena-Bids opened recently By
State Highway Commission for gray
cling 29.68 miles. ~
Wolf Creek-New steel bridge will
be erected on highway between here
and Augusta.
Stevensville -Federal-aid road will
be constructed along lines of ola
Northern Pacific roadbed west of riv-
er. 0SS u -
Butte-Plans under way to beautify
campus at School of Mines.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14
WOLF POINT HERALD
AWARDED CONTRACT

Wolf Point.-The contract for the
county printing was again awarded To
the Wolf Point Herald, making it the
official county paper for another two
years, at meeting of the board of
county commissioners at Wolf Point
tuesday this week. Two bids. one bv
the Wolf Point Herald and one bv the
Poplar Standard, were submitted The
price quotesd were on about the same
level, the Herald bid being SLIGHTLY
lower than that of the Standard on
the larger part of the items.
Harlem-Basement completed in
new United Brethren church.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14

leading farmers. Messrs. Conradsen
Lars Larsen and E. r. Denzer secured
very fine animals from the bunch.
For some reason or other our civic
lighting system seems badly out of
time. One evening we will have street
lights from two p. m. to about three
a: M, and the next night it is from
about eleven o'clock to noon the newt
day. We hope, however, to have
better service when we arrange for
lights for the coming year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14
Bainville Attorney Opens
Office AT Wolf Point

Wolf Point.-Attorney Ernest L.
Walton who has practiced law in this
county for 10 years or more and was
formerly located at Bainville, is now
a member of the local bar. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walton took up their residence
at the Sherman hotel several weeks
ago. Mr.. Walton has secured tenn
porary offices in the Flynn building
and will later move into permanent
quarters in the same building. Last
summer the Waltons returned from
motor tour of nearly 10000 miles
around the border of the United
States.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14
STEPHENSON TO TRY
FOR RELEASE AGAIN

Michigan City, Ind, Dec. 10.-A
new move to free D. C. Stephenson.
former Indiana khan dragon, from the
state penitentiary here was begun
Wednesday when Felix Blankenbaker.
Ierre Haute attorney, conferred with
the prisoner on plans to file motion
for new trial of the murder charges.
Blankenbaker spent most of the dav
with his client. He carried with him
petition ne intended to have Steph-
enson sign. The motion would be fiji
ed IN court at Noblesville, where
Stephenson was convicted and sent
enced to life Imprisonment for the
murder of Madge Oberholtzer.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14
SCHOOLS CLOSE IN
ROOSEVELT COUNTY

Wolf Point, Dec. 1.-THE influen-
"a epidemic has assumed such pro-
portions that Wolf Point schools
were closed Monday. They will not
reopen until after the holidays.
More than 100 pupils and about 10
teachers were absent Monday morn
ing because of the disease. AL
though it is impossible to make an
accurate check of the number of
cases, since many are so mild as TO
get unrepOrted, health authorities
estimate 300 have influenza.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14
Phone Subscribers Strike;
Receives Lifted From Hook

Laredo, Tex, Dec. 11.-Three humid
red telephones in Nuevo Laredo,
across the Rio Grande from here,
were idle Wednesday night, receivers
dangling from hooks, as the result of
a fight by subscribers of the Mexican
city against the new scent toll charge
instituted by the Southwestern Bell
Telephone company.
Citizens of Laredo, Tex, and Nuevo
Laredo, Mexico, protested to officials
In Mexico City against the rule re-
curing an extra nickel to converse
across the Rio Grande.
Nuevo Laredo subscribers banded
together and when the order was put
in effect they lifted their respective
receivers from the hooks, blocking
service. They have refused to "hane
up"
Havre-Hill county farmers nIan r.
start cooperative creamery with head
quarters here.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14
ANTELOPE

Rudolph Berg has bought the old
bank in Antelope, where the Citizens
State Bank used to be. Mr.. Berg in
tends to make it into a dwelling
house.
Art Anderson, Pete Floren, Jack
Ronning, Chris Kleis and Pete Yves
terlund called on the county commits
sioners last Monday.
Roy Dahl was hauling wheat for
Fred Lila last Friday.
Violet Anderson was on the sick
list last week.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14
SENATOR DU POINT
RESIGNS HIS SEAT:
ILLNESS is CAUSE

Wilmington, Del, Dec. 1O.-United
States Senator T. Coleman Du Point,
who has been i'll for long time, has
resigned his seat in the senate.
The resignation was made public
Wednesday by Governor Robinson of
Delaware, who said he had received
a copy of the senator's letter to Vice
President Dawes.
Governor Robinson gave no indica-
ton as to whom he would name as
Senator Du Points successor.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-14

MISUNDERSTANDING of new water
mains progressing rapidly in this city.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-10-10
SIX BANDITS SHOOT
AND ROB FARM HAND

Two men were robbed Of $3.50 and
imprisoned in refrigerator car by a
gang of six men who boarded Great
Northern freight near Marshall, on
which the two were riding. The rob-
berry and shooting was not discovered
until the freight reached Pipestone
and the men in the car attracted the
attention of trainmen- who released
them. The freight left Marshall late
Saturday afternoon and it was at
this point that the two harvest hands
boarded the train.
The injured man gave his name as
Hoyt Turner, 35, and stated he was a
resident of Oklahoma. At Pipestone
he was taken to the hospital where
the bullet was removed and where he
is still receiving attention. The shoot
ing of Turner was described as having
been a cruel and wanton act commit
ted by one of the bandits. The two
men were robbed of all their money
each having had upwards of $50
which they had saved from then
work in the harvest fields.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-10-10
An limitation To Hoover Supporters

A sincere, nation wide effort is be-
ing made to get away from even the
implication of an obligation which
may be associated with the solicita-
tion of large sums of money for dis
Charging the expenses of a Presiden-
tial campaign. There has for many
years been growing feeling that
the holder of the highest office with
in the gift of the Republic should owe
his position solely and singly to the
people whom he is chosen to serve.
This sentiment has crystallized this
year in the effort sponsored by the
National Central Committee known as
the Hoover Popular Subscription
Fund, of which, in this state, j. F.
Gould is director, working in conjunc-
ton with Hon. Ray Kern of Lake
Elmo as chairman and Rudolph Lee
of Long Prairie as treasurer.
This organization has sought to
create in every county of the state
a working force to bring before the
people an invitation to contribute 81
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-10-10

to the national campaign in further
ance of the ideal here briefly stated.
That canvass has been made or is in
progress with more or less intensity
throughout the state, but even where
it is most energetically prosecuted
great numbers of Hoover supporters
will be missed. To those who have
not been approached this article is
directed and it is earnestly hoped that
they will take it as a personal invita-
ton to make the contribution suggest
ed, or larger or smaller amount, as
they may desire, for the purpose of
selecting a truly peoples candidate
for President
Fill out the coupon below fully and
plainly so the National Committee
may return to you receipt by mail,
enclose it with your check or curren-
cy and leave at the office of this
newspaper or send direct by mail to
]. F. Gould, 332 West Hotel, Mime
apolis, MINI.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-10-10
FORT RIDGELY STADIUM
MEMORIAL COMMITTEE MEETS

At meeting Of the Fort Ridgely
Stadium Memorial Committee held at
New Ulm September 28th, it was de-
cided to put on drive the latter part
of November for funds to complete
the likenesses of Col. Sheehan and
Col. Hopkins as part of the Stadi-
UNI, being a memorial to these two
men, and also to secure a representa-
ton in relief of Fort Ridgely as it
stood at the time of the outbreak Aug
ust 22nd, 1862. These will be in
bronze and detailed plans will be
worked out to offer the communities
in this part of Minnesota an oppor-
tunity to donate to this fund. The
idea will be suggested in the nature
of State historical day, which may
be adopted generally throughout the
State with the object of having the
State history given special impor-
lance on these occasions in connection
with program where the schools and
probably an outside speaker will ac-
quaint our youth with local history
Minnesota has sufficient historical
events in every locality to make such
a program not only instructive but
intensely interesting and beneficial.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-10-10
SEVEN CARS TAKE
PLACE OF THREE
Count Shows 1875 Percent In
crease in Trunk Highway
Traffic i'm Seven Years

There are seven vehicles on the
Minnesota trunk highways this year
for every three that used the state
roads the first year the new plan
was in effect. This is revealed by a
comparison of the traffic counts made
in 1921 and 1928 by the Minnesota
Highway department.
In making the comparison, only
those points at which a traffic count
BY taking the average of these sta
tons it is found that traffic increased
135 percent from 1921 to 1928. While
this may be considered a fairly &C
curate measure of the increase. in
summer traffic, it does not show the
full increase in the wear on the high
ways, for it does not show the growth
In winter traffic Seven or eight
years ago majority of the car own
ers put up their car in winter while
now nearly all of them drive twelve
months in the year.
There have been increases in all
classes of motor vehicles, but some
classes have increased more rapidly
than others Cars with foreign IL
censes made up ten percent of the
total traffic in 1921 and 20 percent
of the traffic in 1928; the actual
numbers being four times as great as
seven years ago. Trucks made up )
percent of the traffic in 1921 and {
percent in 1928.
Only one fourth as many wagons
and buggies were counted in 1928 as
in 1921 Seven years ago they madl
up AZ percent of the-traffic. Today
horse drawn vehicles constitute only
O.6 percent of the total trunk high
way traffic
A list of 81 points where traffic
counts were made in 1921 and 1922
is furnished in bulletin issued this
week by the Highway department
The comparative counts at number
of stations which may be of interes
to readers of the Gazette are giver
below:
On Trunk Highway Number a neal
Redwood Falls the average numbe
of cars per day in 1921 was 80
while the 1923 average was 1873 o.
an increase of SIP cars.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-10-10

has proved his interest in agriculture
and his concern for the farmers well
fare:
By taking q leading part, 1921, in
the revival of the War Finance Cor
poration to finance the cooperative
marketing of farm crops. Mr.. Hoover
observed that agricultural associa-
tions were omitted from this act, and
he caused them to be included.
By supporting against strong op-
position the Packers and Stockyards
Control Act and the Grain Futures
Act. He persuaded the business in
terests affected that the farmers were
entitled to this government protec-
ton in their livestock and grain mar
kets.
By supporting the Intermediate
Credits Act of August, 1923, provid-
ing short-time loans for farmers. 1t
was through Secretary Hoover's in
tervention with President Harding
that opposition to this measure was
stopped in the Cabinet and in Con-
gress.
By his leadership in promoting the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway
and navigation on the Mississippi
River, upon which easier and cheaper
transportation for the Northwestern
farmer depends.
By creating in the Department of
Commerce a special division, with a
staff in foreign countries, to promote
the sale of our agricultural products
abroad.
By his constant support of CO.
operative marketing associations and
promotion of every possible govern
ment agency. to aid them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-10-10
ATTENDS NATIONAL MEET

Postmaster L. B. Krook of New
Ulm, accompanied by Mrs. Krook, re-
turned to New Ulm Thursday after
noon after attending the annual con-
vention of the National Association of
Postmasters of the United States,
which was held at Ashville, North
Carolina. Mr.. Krook was the only
Minnesota postmaster to attend the
meet.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-10-10
THE RIGHT MAN
IN THE RIGHT PLACE

Congressman Frank Clague visited
most of the towns in Faribault coun-
ty last week, and spent Thursday
night and Friday forenoon in Blue
Earth. There is no representative
in the lower house of congress who
keeps his ear closer to the ground IN
the interest of agriculture than Frank
Clague, and during his career in
Washington never cast vote inlml-
cal to the best interests of the agrl-
cultural west. He is the best man In
congress of the Minnesota delegation.
Blue Earth Post.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-10-10

The increases on the Trunk High
way Number Ia, which was taken
west of Redwood Falls was not so
great. In 1921 there were 662 cars
passing daily while in 1928 there
were $50 for an increase of 298.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-10-10

1t has been announced no matter
how far man would fall through
space, he could not travel faster than
118 miles an hour. Well, at that
rate, he won't be in much danger Of
blocking traffic-for few years at
least.-Ex.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-10-10
TAKING OF FROGS is
FORBIDDEN IN STATE

From now on until December 31st,
frogs in Minnesota cannot be taken
for any purpose. This ruling was
made by Governor Theo. Christensen
on Monday at the instigation of the
state conservatory department to pre-
vent the extinction of these amphi-
bians. They cannot be used even for
bait, and the only exception to the
rule is their use for scientific pur-
poses. Commercial taking and illicit
shipment of frogs to Chicago and
eastern markets in ton and larger
quantities has brought the frog popu-
lation alarmingly low. 1t has been
against the law to ship frogs out of
the state, but they have been "boot-
leg" by truck to other states and
shipped. The new order will not af-
feet fishermen greatly for there will
be very little fishing with frogs or
any other bait from now until the
first of the year. The public is
warned to heed this new ruling or be
subject to arrest and fine. 1t is a
conservation measure that merits the
support of all sportsmen.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-10-10
PAGE EIGHT
ANSWERS TO
PRESIDENTS QUESTION
GAME NUMBER 9

1. Warren G. Harding. :
2. Grant married Julia Dent,
daughter of Judge Frederick ,
Dent, of St. Louis, 1848.
3. Eight were born in Vir-
ginia, and seven in Ohio.
4. Mrs. Benjamin Harrison
was the first President-General
of that organization.
5. Fifteen Presidents were
the sons of farmers.
6. John Quincy Adams, sixth
President, was the son of John
Adams, second President.
7. Tyler, Fillmore, Johnson,
and Arthur.
8. Madison.
9. Monroe.
10. Yes. Twenty went to :
college.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-10-10

Life is like a breakfast nook. 1t
looks so nice and cute at first, but
when you get right into it, you find
you don't fit into it as well as you be-
lieved you would.-Ex.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-31
OSBORN MUST ANSWER
SUIT FOR ANNUL MENT
Husband of Gypsy Loses Point in
Action Brought by king"
of Tribe.

William L. Osborn, "commoner.
who married Princess Julia Osborn.
daughter of Emil Mitchell, king of the
sypSies. must answer the suit for the
annulment of the marriage brought by
King Mitchell in the name of his
daughter. Justice HitZ in Equity Di-
vision / yesterday denied motion OF
Attorneys Whelan and O'Connell for
Osborn to dismiss the fathers suit.
The couple were married at Rock
vile. November Is. and King Mitchell
has made several court attempts to get
his daughter back. but has been unsuc-
ceSsful. the young woman remaining
with her husband. Mitchell is being
represented by Attorneys Harry F. Ken
Eedy and NJ. j. Lane.
At the hearing yesterday counsel for
the husband contended that even if
the girl was only Il years old when she
went through the ceremony with Osborn
she was above the age of consent fixed
by the Maryland law. which is IA years,
and while the husband might be liable
On a perjury charge in Maryland for
miSrepreSenting her age and fine
might be levied against the clergyman
for performing the ceremony without a
license. the girl had given her consent
and still consents by continuing to live
with Osborn.
The court refused to adopt this view
of the law and directed that the answer
10 the suit be filed within 10 days.