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WHAT'S WRONG?

Whats wrong with Alaska, you ask? We'll there's hotng wrong III herself because she has all God grant ed to any other section of earth But there is soethno wrong
 LlIt the restrictions our natural resources and congress will be fighting grave wrong It is said Con- gress IS not discriminating against Alaska we hope not but Ii we had Congressional representatives or which we won't have for long tme more attention would be focused this way.
 Ii you can laugh and growl at the same time think back when the last territories admitted to statehood and how the boys had 1t framed up who was to be post master at Scarface Oklahoma.
 Alaska is too big and has too few people to become state but in lieu thereof 1t is of the uicest pluns ever served to the paates of lawmakers They like to play with It. But in a it's safe to say that at least two-thirds of the members of the higher and lower houses know that Alaska is one-fifth the size of the whole United States Fifty of them know that Alaska ex ports millions every year Ten of them know that the great Territory should get attention but long the votes don't count let George do it, and they immediately turn everything to bureau, and create bur- for more jobs.
 Our present delegate to Congress does nothing to- wards changing this attitude He too busy keeping in touch with the gang along the river and the coast he call them by their first That's really the only recommendation we ever heard for him. Up here he's busy as bee; down in Washington he might as well keep going to Baltimore and be as mum as oyster. opinion
 Proofreaders unanimously opposed to be- tween China and Russia.
 Col. Lindburgh is said to be negotiating for 26- room house. We'll, who knows?
Seward daily gateway., 1929-08-28

As said before next Monday, Labor Day, is holiday and prac
 tically all offices and many of the stores intend to observe the day by closing down operations.
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IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION, SEWARD PRECINCT, AT SEWARD
 IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- FATE OF KARL WILLIAM SPATH, DECEASED.
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SURVEYOR COMING

According to word received yesterday Capt. R. R. Lukens, of the survey ship Surveyor, will arrive in port Saturday from the Kodiak area where survey work, charting of waters, etc, has been going forward this season.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-08-28

All school teachers, with the exception of the three already in Seward, are passengers on the s. s. Alaska due in Seward Friday night or Saturday morning.
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VAN GILDER-Lillian H. Dan ielS.
 SEWARD-Charles Clinic, Don aid Winterberger.
 OVERLAND-Dan Wixtrom, J. s. Anderson, R. Cotton.
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It would be terrible if the plan to put the postal serv1ce on paying basis to deprive us of our postage-1ree Congressional Record; or the stamped, pilteo envelope turned out by the millions at price less than the cost of the stock
Seward daily gateway., 1929-08-28

Don't fail to lly our brick ice cream. It's the only kind for parties. Candy Cottage.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29
EASTER CANTATA
SUNDAY MORNING

With the finishing touches now be-
ing given to the assembled chorus of
so voices which will render the Easter
Cantata, "The Seven Last Words of
Christ" at the Orpheum theatre, next
Sunday morning, beginning at 900
o'clock, music lovers of Plentywood
are looking forward to Sunday morn
ing with a great deal of pleasure.
The present Community Chorus is
said to be the largest undertaking of
its kind ever put on in this city and
under the capable direction of Mrs
Opgrande has become a mass of har-
mony with pleasing variations.
1t is predicted that it will tax the
seating capacity of the Orpheum
theatre to take care of those who at
tend this splendid community under
taking.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29
P. 7. A. MEETING
DRAWS BIG CROWD

The regular meeting of the Parent
Teachers Association was held in the
high school auditorium Monday eve
ming with the largest attendance ever
present this year.
A dramatization by pupils of the
second grade and song. We've Got
the Mumps" was greatly enjoyed.
Carl Bull, with Mrs. Garneau at the
piano, rendered two vocal selections
which were we'll received.
A song by the 9th grade boys and
girls and also one oy the 9th grade
girls was we'll rendered and showed
considerable talent.
Leland McNdity gave his oration
''Prominent Characters in the Consti-
tuition"
A reading given by Mrs. G. G
Christianson pertaining to the P. I
A. work was well received and man!
good points were brought out. Thel
the minutes were read and the busi
ness was conducted in its regula
form with President Murry in tn
chair.
After the business meeting a de
licious lunch was served in the dc
mestic science room by the committe'
The second grade won in attendance
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29
HOST OF FRIENDS BID
MR.. AND MRS. DAN
OLSON FAREWELL

Last Saturday night, about one
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Olson gathered
at the Farmer-Labor Temple in Plen-
tywood to bid them God-speed on
their departure from the country. The
gathering was in the nature of sur
prise party.
There was very pleasant program
in the way of entertainment; COM
posed of several songs and piano
solos.
After the close of the program Mr..
and Mrs. Olson were presented with
a present in the form of fifty dollars
in gold, as a token of the esteem and
regards of their friends and neighbors.
After the presentation the chairs were
stored and an old time dance was en-
joyed until midnight when a lunch
was served. The music was furnish
ed by the Buick Old Tyne orchestra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olson are about to
move to Littlefork, Mimi, where Dan
has secured some land and where he
will engage in raising Alsike- clover
seed, for which that section is pecu
liarly adapted. Because of bad health
it has become necessary for Mr.. Olsol
to take up outside work again and h
will leave for Northern Minnesota th'
first of next week.
Mrs. Olson and son Arnold will re
main in Plentywood until after tn
close of school when they will joil
Mr.. Olson in Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olson will join friend
in Minnesota in the persons of MI
and Mrs. Arthur Rueber and Mr.. an
Mrs. Bert Templeman, who have al
ready located at Littlefork, MINI
and are also engaged in clover farm
inO
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29

Thursday of last week, the mem
bers of the Plentywood Commercial
Club held their annual election AID
banquet at the West Cafe, about $50
persons being present.
The banquet started at TOO o'clock
and a sumptuous repast was served
by the West Cafe, after which the
president, Al Peterson called upon
several members for toasts. Several
good talks were given, the main talk
of the evening being given by Coun-
ty Agent who spoke on the subject of
a "County Fair for Sheridan County"
Mr.. Ferguson spoke in clear con-
vincing manner and put the issue up
to the business men with no frills. He
said a County Fair was 'high-pric
ed" undertaking and careful stud!
should be made before taking up suci
an enterprise, although he said HI
thought the people of Sheridan coun
ty should have county fair and coul'
have county fair if the farmers ant
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29
State r. r. Commission Bars
Lawmakers From Its Pay Roll

Members of the state legislature
need no longer eye the state railroad
commissions payroll as a harbor af-
ter the session ends. The board un-
animously adopted resolution today,
presented by Commissioner Lee Den
mis-, which binds the body to employ
no members of the state assembly
during their term of office.
The resolution says that "hereaf-
ter, no member of the senate or
house of representative of the state
of Montana shall be employed or re-
tanned in any capacity by the board
or any of the commissions which it
ex-officio constitutes, during the term
for which such member shall have
been elected"
After the session of the 1927 as
sembly the commission re-employeC
Grant Reed, representative from
Broadwater county, as auditor, anC
made Glenn T. Davis, speaker of that
house, head of the gasoline inspection
division, created by that session. Rus
sell D. Miller, former secretary Of
the tax commission hold the job o.
auditor, which position Reed resigned
when reelected to the house.
Reed was a member of the last as
sembly and thus comes under tn
commissions ban, but Davis was de
/ feated at the primaries in the rae
for his former seat in WlbauX coun
: ty.
During the recent session, it wa
common report that an effort was be
ing made in the house to increase tn
scope of the bureau of which Davi
: was head and that the senate decline
to follow the lead of The lower bod.
and that this difference Of opiniO
was at the bottom of the deadloc
which tied up appropriations for II
railroad commission and state baal
&C equalization for five days beyor
!, the constitutional final day.
= !, The deadlock finally resulted in a
= proval of the railroad comm: SIS on a
preparation without pro us on f
maintenance of the insps, Jpn 5urei
CHER than from its fees.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29
LAMBS SHEARED IN WALL STREET ON TUESDAY
Butte Prospers as Copper Prices Soar
SAVEWAY STORE TO
OPEN NEXT SATURDAY

Announcement is made this week of
the opening of the Saveway Cash
Store in Plentywood next Saturday,
March Both.
The former Miller Pharmacy build
ing has been completely remodeled
on the inside and painted in the col
ors of the Saveway chain stores. To
the patron entering the place, it gives
an air of distinction and cleanliness
together with a pleasing array of
prices.
No doubt the new business firm
will be busy place on opening day
next Saturday as the public makes its
first visit to that establishment and
Mr.. Metzger is confident that he will
retain goodly portion of those who
visit his store after once they gIt ac.
quainted with thei: manner of doing
bl.s:ne
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29
GOPHER POISON NOW
BEING DISTRIBUTED

County Agent Ferguson has been
supervising the mixing of $4,000
pounds of gopher poison for use in the
county this year.
From the amount of poison that
has been distributed in the past three
years, indications are that many farm
ers wait until the new crop OF go
phers are raised before the poison is
scattered through the fields.
In order to eradicate the gophers
from Sheridan county the poison oats
should be scattered before the young
ones are born; in other yords, poison
should be scattered as soon as the
gophers make their appearance in the
spring. If every farmer scattered the
poison at the proper time, Sheridan
county could be made practically free
from this pest in very short time.
Similar to last year, poison will b'
distributed from different points thru
out the county although severa
changes have been made as to tn
distributors. The following bushes
f places in Sheridan county will handl
: gopher poison at $1.25 per sack:
: Hardware Store, Redstone; Farmer
j Elevator, Outlook; Harware Store
y Raymond; Jacob Tweet, Comertowr
Farmers Grain & Trading Co., West
d by; Store, Coalridge; Co-Operativ
IL Store, Dagmar; Farmers Elevate
: Homestead; Leo's Grocery, Medicir
d Lake; Reserve Hardware, Reserv
Farmers Elevator Antelope and
m Plentywood at the County Extensic
II office.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29
AUTO LICENSE FEES
SCALEEANNOUNCED

Helena, March 26.-When the new
license law goes into eff
feet, prov iding it receives the approx
al of Gov. J. E. Erickson, cars weigh
ing 2,75O pounds or less will pay $40
a year, cars weighing between 2,750
and 4,5CO pounds will pay SIS ana
those weighing 4,500 pounds or more
will pay $25.
Charges will be based on manufac-
turers' certified weights. Electric ma
chimes will pay SIS and motorcycles
$4.
Trucks start with a minimum of $40
for one-ton cCnveyors. Those between
one ton and ton and half pay SIG,
between one and half and two tons.
S22.50; between two and three tons,
S37.50; between three and five ions,
$50, and over that capacity, 5000
Motor busses are classified as
trucks and pay on that schedule.
Trailers of 11ls tons or more pay 50;
gasoline propelled bicycles, $1.5O. All
machines if not equipped with pneu
matte tires, must pay Is per cen
increase over these figures.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29

- Mlssoula, March 27.-Joseph M.
DlNon, former governor of Montana
ana newly appointed first assistant
secretary of the United States depart
ment me Of the interior; was guest here
tuesday night at a farewell banquet
amended by Gov. J. E. Erickson, 9TH
eT state officers and many friends.
MI MI and Mrs. Dixon will leave for
washington Wednesday morning to
assume his duties.
Among the speakers were Governor
erickson, Senator Ralph Tower of
robson, w. S. Mccormack of Kalis-
Pell, R. A. O'Hara of Hamilton, Mark
fitzgerald of Stevensville and Mr.
=, l have spent 38 years in Montana,
Mr. Dixon said in response to ths
Il various speakers of the evening, "an,
nave witnessed the development of
race Of hardy, intellectual people.
- go from here TO Washington t
Ill one of the hardest positions i
'he executive department, but fee
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29
FROID BOY WINS DIS
TRICT ORATORICAL
HONORS AT POPLAR

Poplar, March 22.-Robert Midthun
of Froid won first place in the district
oratory contest here Friday night
with his presentation of the constitu-
tional guarantee of liberty TO the in
dividual. Donald Lawson placed second
with an oration on "Origins of the
Constitution.
Other contestants and their subjects
were: Leland McNulty, Plentywood
Personalities in the Constitutions
John Krappman, Richey, "The Consti.
tuition, an Answer to Autocracy;'
Russell Lee, Culbertson, "Lincoln anC
the Constitution" and Bernard Geiser
of Wolf Point, "Lincoln and the Con
stitution."
The judges were Ernest Walton
Wolf Point attorney; J. M. Peterson
superintendent of schools at Hinsdal
and r. L. Irle, superintendent of tn
Glasgow schools.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29
MONTANA TO BUILD
400 MILES ROADS
1929 Road Construction Program Most
Ambitious Yet Undertaken. New
Five Cent Gas Tax Effective April
Would Bring in $4,0O0,OO0 Gross.

State Capitol, Helena, March 21.-
Montana will probably build 400 miles
of highway in an unprecedented year
of road building in 1929.
This was divulged in a discussion
of the state highway program by
Chief Engineer Ralph D. RAIDER, who
late this afternoon will go into con-
ference with the highway commission
ers into plans for absorbing the new
five-cent gasoline tax which goes into
effect April 1, if Governor Erickson
affixes his signature.
The commission composed of 0. S
Warden of Great Falls, chairman;
James H. Rowe of Butte and w. ]
Mulvaney of Billings, will continue il
session Friday. The time for the
next letting of contracts will be set
it is said, and delegations seeking IN
formation of projects will be heard.
If the prediction of Engineer Rad
er is attained, this year will witness
new construction almost doubled. Il
the last two years the state has av
eraged approximately 272 miles @
new roadway a year. Contractor
are reported to be ready for sprin
opeations as soon as the weather pc
mits.
1t is estimated that the increase
the gas tax from three to five cen
a gallon by the legislature will brir
in additional revenue. The gross
estimated at S4,O00,000. Cf tn
l amount approximately $1,OO0,000 wi
90 for refunds. $1,00O,000 maintel
$ ance, engineering costs and admini
!; tration and 100000 for the matcl
ing of federal aid in construction {
the basis of 56.6 per cent feder
> funds and 43.4 per cent state fumes
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29
Peterson Company Com
mences Work on Founda-
ton of Big Garage

The Peterson Company, who recent
lv let the contract for the construc-
tion of a big garage adjacent to the
rear of the hardware store. facing ON
First Avenue, commenced the work OF
excavating the basement Wednesday
morning.
The rapid growth of that company's
Chevrolet sales has necessitated the
construction of an adequate garage
and salesroom to properly care for
the business.
The new garage will be so by rs
feet and constructed of tile. 1t will
have a full basement which will be
occupied by a furnace and coal room
and spacious storage rooms, where
tires and automobile accessories will
be stored. The building will be
steam-heated, and the hardware store
and service station will be steam
heated from the plant in the garage
basement. The building finished will
cost about $4,000.
G. G. Kidwell of Minot has the con
tract.
The building will be completed in
side of the next three months.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29
Former Governor Dixon Guest
AT Farewell Banquet at MissOula
High State Officials Pay Tribute New Assistant Secretary
Dixon Says He VIII Be Strong for Montana Reclamation
Projects and Agricultural Conditions. 500 Present

that know the background fairly
well, the pitfalls and other Difficult
les that l will have to face.
"I will work for the Flathead, the
Bitter Root, for all Montana's recla-
nation projects, sugar factories, for
better agricultural conditions, better
schools and better citizenship. Mon
tana may expect much of me- Dus
congress circumscribes the actions OF
the departments"
Governor Erickson In q snoT'
speech expressed pleasure at the op
portunity to join in tribute to tn'
/ former chief executive of the STATE
for his appointment to the interior
department.
More than 500 persons were pres
ent at the banquet.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29
NORTHWEST SERVICE
STORE BURGLARIZED
Burglars Enter Grocery Through Sky
Light In Warehouse Back of Store
Got Away With About $500.

The Northwest Service Company
grocery store was entered and bur-
gIarized by unknown parties early
Thursday morning and robbed of
about $25.0O in cash. The burglars
did not touch any groceries. Off
GERS are on the trail of local sus-
poets.
The burglars entered the build
ing from a slylight in the roof of
the shed at the rear of the store
which is used as a grocery ware
house. The person entering the
shed evidently was1 young and slim
as he passed through a window
space about a foot and half
square. Evidently at least two were
involved. The person entering was
let through the window by means
of heavy telephone wire in which
a strong spoke had been lOOped
crOsswise, allowing the person en-
tering to stand on the crOss-piece
and cling to the wire while being
lowered to the warehouse.
The burglar found the door en-
tering the store room locked iron
the inside and the key LEFT in the
lock. He expeditiOusly cut hole
in the panel of the door ample to
allow him to reach through and turn
the key, unlocking the door.
The door unlocked. the burglar
entered the store and looked thru
the cash register, where he found
between four and five dollars II
small change. Not convinced that
this change was all of the money il
the store, the burglar searched th'
drawers in the main counter until
he found a cash sack containing
about $4,000 in money, which h
took and discontinued his investiga
ton, and left the store apparentl
by the front door, on which was
Yale lock that could be opened frOT
the inside. The burglar had h
continued his search would hav
: found another sack with a hundre
e dollars more in "a drawer at tn
: other end Of the counter.
r It seems that the burglar did n'
take anything outside of the none
e He did not take checks in the cas-
It register.
Mr.. Monroe, the manager of Il
e Northwest Service Store discOve
is ed the robbery when he opened Il
store Thursday morning a little b
ID fore eight o'clock.
lie He notified the officers at one
ID who entered upon a thorough inve
tigation of the burglary. 1t is
n, lieved that thu, crime was comm
il ted by "local talent" and the of
GERS are confident that they W
G. have the burglars bagged in t
T. course of a couple days.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29

business people of the county would
give it their wholehearted support.
Other spokesman of the evening
gave splendid talks, chief among these
being Howard NJ. Lewis, who spoke
on good fellowship and cooperation Of
all to make a bigger and better Plen-
tywood. At the end of his talk he was
given big ovation.
The band played several selections
which were highly appreciated by the
members, and Beryl Pierce sang
two solos in a most commendable
manner, while Harry DeSilvia rem
dered two excellent cornet solos.
The meeting was a decided success
from every standpoint and indications
now point toward q very much alive
Commercial Club the coming year.
Directors Meet
J Last Tuesday evening, March 26th,
the new and old directors met to form
the new body and formulate a plan
CONTINUED on page Eighty
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29

The advance in export price Of
more than one cent was the longest
stride taken in the movement which
has carried the metal up about seven
cents since the first of the year and
three cents above the level of a week
ago.
Engineering and Mining Journal, in
its weekly review today, reported
continued insistent demand for copper
here and abroad in face of limited of
ferings by producers. Advances in
London quotations early in the week
and anxiety of foreign buyers were
held chiefly responsible for the pres
ent rise.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29
PETE ACKLESTAD
BUILDING STARTED

The excavation of the basement of
the new building being put up by
Pete Alzlestad to house his shoe and
harness repair shop, was started
Tuesday. Martin Reinertson has the
excavation contract and Carl Innd
has the building contract.
The building will be 25x25, with a
full basement, which win house a
furnace. 1t will be built of lumber
and entirely succeed.
The new structure is located on
First Avenue. between DIR. York's of.
flee and the Hanisch Tailor Shop ano
will cost about $4,000 when completed
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29
Farmers Ask Railroad Be
tween Main Line and Branch

Poplar, March 25.- A meeting
was held at the Biem schOOlhOuse
Saturday afternoon, called by the
Mineral Bench Beim Farm Bureau
to discuss possibilities of prOcur-
ing a railroad for the large sec
ton living between the main line
and the Opheim branch.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-29
D. OF II. DANCE SAT-
URDAY, APRIL 9TH

The members of the Degree of
Honor lodge have completed arrange
ments for another one of their fam
Gus dances-this one to be Carnival
affair at the Temple next Saturday
night, April 9Th.
A big box arrived this week loaded
with horns, confetti, novelties of all
kinds, and what not, to make the Car
nival regular bedlam of noise and
hilarity.
With the good roads, it would seem
assured that the Degree of Honor
dance, April the 9th, will &c
down in the annals as another ont
of the successful undertakings put OF
by that progressive organization.