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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-04-25
Russ. Ag. En-
gineerS Visit
Plentywood
Observe Tractor Farm Meth
DDS Employed by Local
Wheat Growers
Visit Here Part Of Tour of
State in Search of First
Hand information

Plentywood and vicinity enter
tanned distinguished visitors una
wares couple of days during the
past week. Representative of the
Soviet government, DR.. l.. S. Margo-
lin and A. S. Theyvas, the former
an agricultural economist and the
latter an agricultural engineer, who
included Sheridan county on their
tour Of inspection of the Northwest
for the purpose of getting to put into
practical use in their own country. 49,.
Accompanying them was Guy Rig
gan, at present in charge Of the Fair
way experimental farm at Brocton,
who is soon to leave for Russia to
take active direction of large farm
ing project sponsored by the Russi-
an government.
The local farms visited were the
VIM. Hass and Charles Grant farms
north of Plentywood.
Mr.. Higgins work in the Soviet
empire, which will extend for a peri
cd of two years will be to take charge
of the work which M. l.. Wilson,
agricultural economist from the
State Agricultural college is estab-
fishing in Russia at the present
time.
The Russian engagement forced
Mr.. Wilson to leave the Brocktor
work this summer. The Brocktor
farm is one of the Fairway Farms
purchased thru a fund given fol
that purpose by John d. Rockefeller
Jr., but operated under the direction
of the Extension Service. Most of the
farms are being used to work out
ideas in farm settlement, but al
Brockton the machinery manufactu
Continued on page four.)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-04-25
ROSer Attends J. c.
Penney Convention

Avery l.. Roser manager of the To-
cal J. G. Penney Co. store will leave
Saturday for Spokane, Wash, to at
tend the annual Spring convention of
the organization which will open
April %, at the Hotel Davenport.
The convention, which is one Of
fourteen, covering the entire coun-
try will be headed by George T. Nit
chell, Department of District Manag-
ars, Chairman; Roy H. OFT, Director
of Public Relations; F. w. Binzen,
Merchandise Department; and G. e.
Mack, District Manager, will also be
present from the home office.
The first two days will be devoted
to business sessions in the morning
and general conferences between
store managers and department man
ayers from the home office in the af-
ternoon.
On Tuesday evening there will be
banquet at the hotel with a short
program Of inspirational nature fol-
lowed by the initiation of new man
ayers into the j. c. Penney Co. ranks
A feature of the business sessions
in the morning program of the first
two days will be talks by store man
ayers. Three managers will be sell
ected for each of the fourteen con-
vention points.
Following the business sessions,
four days will be devoted to Spring
buying. Special features have been
developed in the presentation of
ready-to-wear clothing, millinery and
other style items of the general j.
c. Penney Co. lines.
Recent developments in the j. c.
Penney Co. include the acquisition of
III stores throughout the midwest
and West and the opening Of 65
new stores in the general expansion
program to include 500 new locations
during the present calendar year.
Other leases are being rapidly COM
pleted with heavy program of Fall
store opening already indicated foi
locations which have recently been
closed.
Sales of the ]. c. Penney Co. fol
the year just passed, were in excess
/ of $l76,000,000 according to Mr.
Roser and the quota established fol
this year is S215,O00,0O0.
Total number Of stores now in.
cluded in the j. c. Penney Co. ranks
is 1912 with increase being recorded
each month.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-04-25
ETHEL E. SINGLETON,
County Superintendent.

section of town, have called the at
ed and the place cleaned up.
teneion of the Secretary to the fact
that, at the corner Of Adams Street
and Boundary Avenue, there is an old
celler-hole, left when Mr.. Almberg
had his factory there for the manu-
facture of concrete blocks; and this
place is used as dump ground
which practice should be discontinue
ed.
We strongly urge that the Mayor
and Town Council cause to be issued
proclamation requesting the resi-
dents of Plentywood to clean up their
places by fixed date. This would
include the alleys, which are in
shameful condition. By the date in
dicated, if the places are not clean
ed up, the City should attend to
this, charging it to the owners of the
lots which abut upon such streets or
alleys.
Continued on last page)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-04-25

April "a, 1929
To The President and Members
of the Commercial Club:
The report of your Secretary on
streets and alleys respectfully shows
That, in accordance with the an
cient practice, we have again brought
up the matter Of the improvement Of
the station grounds at Plentywood, so
that it will no longer look to passen-
,gers who come in by rail, as though
they were approaching through the
City Dump.
For some twelve years or so, at
every meeting of the Commercial
Club, Mr.. f. R. White, station agent
at Plentywood, has asked that some
thing be done along this line For
a long time the Great Northern kept
on its payroll a man whose business
it was to improve the station grounds
and, for many years, the Great Noi
thern had an outstanding offer that
it would park, seed to grass, and
plant with shade trees, these station
grounds, if the Town of Plentywood
would supply the water for the
grass and the trees. We have sub
mitted this again to Mr.. White by
letter and will advise his position in
the matter.
With regard to the streets them
selves, we have discussed three meth
DDS Of improving such streets. Pos
sibly, in time, all these streets should
be paved with concrete as they are in
Willlston. But at this time we think
the cost would be prohibitive.
Another solution would be to oil
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-04-25
We Wish To
Right a Wrong

The editor of the Herald believes
that when he has wronged an indiv-
idual through pulicity given in the
publication, the only manly thing to
do, is to undo the injury he has
done.
We are convinced that we got a
"bum steer" in regard to an article
we published several weeks ago con-
cerning c. c. Martin whose mother
died several weeks ago. We printed
the information which came to us
from apparently most reliable
sources, but since that time infor-
nation has come to us that the story
coming to US was distorted.
The early report was to the effect
that Martin found the body of his
mother lying across the stove and
that he did not remove it, but that it
was found the same way when the
deputy coroner arrived.
Mr.. Martin in an affidavit denies
this and G. f. Fulkerson, deputy
coroner affirms his statement. He
also states that his mother was not
bedridden as stated in the paper and
that he was not negligent of her
wants.
We are not bringing up this matter
because Of threats nor is this article
to be construed as retraction, but
we do believe that Mr.. Martin has
been imposed upon and we want the
wrong set to rights. We regret,
however that we were not informed
of the matter two months ago.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-04-25
ADJUSTERS NAMED
FOR HAIL INSURANCE
ON MONTANA FARMS

Observation-Disclosures of in
surance adjusters by the state
board OF hail insurance were ap-
proved by the board of examin-
ers yesterday. The insurance
board reappointed two full-time
and l3 part-time adjusters.
w. A. Britzius of Harl0wton
and A. F. Ziebarth of PIentywoOd
will hold steady positions. The
others are F. b. Hasting, Great
Falls; George Evans, Suffolk;
{. A. Klingenberg, Sand Springs;
II. M. Catron, Bozeman; John
Wilson. Stanford; B. Eliasson,
Flatwillow; j. F. Blenkner,
Broadus; l.. F. PembertOn, For
syth; Darwin Harbicht, Ingomar;
George Munson, Plentywood; w.
II. LIGHT, Power; Harry Sound
ers, Telstad; c. NJ. Woodard, Wi
baux.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-04-25
Plentywood White
Way In the Making
Main Street To Shine Once
More-Improvement
Badly Needed

A long wished for improvement is
at last coming to pass. Plenty
woods white way is soon to be a
reality. Workmen this week are lay
ing the wires and setting the lamp
posts which are to be set at regular
intervals along Main Street. The
lighting system will extend all the
way from the Hospital corner to the
corner of the Fishbeck residence ac-
ross the track.
The old posts will be used but in
stead of the cluster lights, which
have proved very unsatisfactory in
the past, there will be but one light,
but of strong candlepower for each
post.
This improvement will be greatly
appreciated for it not only will en-
hance the attractiveness of the
street, but it will give a feeling of
security to those who may chance
to pass these streets late at night.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-04-25
CanuCkS Favor
Direct Highway
to Plentywood
Regina Daily Urges Early
Construction of Regina
Plentywood Road
Would Serve Territory Re-
Gently Opened Up By
Canadian Govt.

The Importance of the proposed
highway which will connect Plenty
wood directly with Regina is visual
lied by the people of the province Of
Saskatchewan, who see in the open
ing up of the new road that will
shorten up the distance between these
two points, the serving of territory
which has heretofore been neglected.
The region in Canada lying direct
ly north of us, known as the Quarran-
tine Lands, was opened up for settle
ment two years ago and has been
found to be among the provinces
most productive wheat areas.
In an article in last Thursdays is
sue of the Regina Daily Star, the
conference of provincial road petit
TONERS and the four local delegates
from the Plentywood Commercial
Club, is in part touched upon as fol-
lows:
"The Montana representative de-
sire the road made passable and arr
supporting the petitioners for the
trade which will pass through their
town of Plentywood through into
Saskatchewan if good roads are avail
able to attract tourist trade. Furth-
er, the city of Regina is the nearest
large city to Plcntywood and is the
center that many Of its citizens come
to. The nearest American center
with any attractions for visit is
more than 400 miles away. Large
crowds come from this area to the
fairs and exhibitions in Saskatche-
wan, as we'll as to the resorts at Re-
gina Beach, Carlyle, Qu'Appelle and
for the goose and duck hunting CEN
ters.
"Those from the border state in
cluded a party from Plentywood, Of
c. B. Bull, president of the Farmers
& Merchants State Bank; l.. j. On
stad, attorney and rancher; r. E.
Lang, .realtor and Pascu Popescu,
restauranteur ThseSrb rbave the, assM-
ance of Sheridan county commission
ers that any work necessary to erect
a good highway from the boundary
to link up with the Lincoln Highway
will be done at once provided the
Saskatchewan government will make
possible the Is miles of very bad road
in the Quarantine Lands area.
From Plentywood to Regina is
l26 miles by the road desired. Around
the practically only passable road
through Bengough the trip is 100
miles. Plentywood is reached by
travelling straight south on Albert
street from Regina on Highway No.
g. From the east and west highway
13 to the boundary where No. 6
joins No. 13 is badly in need of grad
ing in two places, constituting only
Is miles. With this distance made
passable fairly good road is avail
able for farmers in the district
south of Ceylon and also tourist
road making direct connections for
Saskatchewan with the Lincoln high
way across the United States"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-04-25
Car Title N. G.

A short time ago Phil Bourassa,
proprietor of the Grand View Hotel,
had an ad inserted in the Herald
advertising a Ford touring car for
sale. This week he told us to discon-
tinue the ad, not because he had dis
posed of the "rattletrap" but because
he learned that his title to it was
not as clear as it might be.
The car came into his possession
last winter when a stranded show
troupe stopped at his place. One Of
the members of the troupe got
noisy at a dance and got beat up
and the company was temporarily
out of commission on that account
The show company brought action
against the boys and then tried to
bleed them of little ready cash by
offering to drop charges if they
would pay certain sum, but they
failed in this and so in order to
square themselves with Landlord
Eourassa they gave him bill of sale
of the car. Mr.. Bourassa did not
learn Of any lien on the car until a
short time ago when he applied for
new license for it, and learned that
the show company had purchased it
from Sidney firm.
The company had threatened to
return and press their suit against
the boys, but have not done so and
last week motion by H. M. Lewis,
attorney for the boys to dismiss was
granted.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-04-25
Oil Boom Due In
RedStone Territory
Prospect Bright For Much
Activity In Oil Drilling
Operations

Seven men whose names rank
nigh in the oil industry were visitors
in Plentywood Monday when they
checked over the acreage obtained by
the Plentywood- -Redstone Holding
Company for drilling for oil and gas
n this territory. We understand they
have accepted block of this acreage
and have set aside large sum of
money for drilling these test wells.
and the first rig will be unloaded and
set up and drilling started in the
course of the next month or so.
1t is understood this drilling outfit
will be the largest ever brought into
the State of Montana and is being
shipped from Oklahoma. They intend
to drill the first test well to total
depth of $500 feet, keeping three
crews on the job in three eight
hour shifts and this first test will be
drilled in approximately 100 days.
The next two rigs will be here about
six weeks after the first well has
been spudded in.
We are not in position to give
the names Of the parties who were
here, number Of whom will be here
most of the summer, nor do We
know the name Of the Company that
will drill here, but it is claimed by
officials of the Holding Company
that they have ample means to drill
out the acreage they have contracted
for and are rated to be worth many
millions of dollars.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-04-25
COMMERCIAL CLUB UNDER
WAY AND GOING STRONG
Second Regular Meeting Well
Attended and Much
Enjoyed
Monster Gathering Planned
For Regular Session
In May

A splendid supper, fine program
of talks and an all round worthwhile
meeting featured the second gather
ing of the Plentywood Commercial
Club, held at the City Cafe last Tues
day evening.
About 65 members were present
and partook of the chop suey supper
served by the host Harry Koike.
Harry's ability in the preparation of
this Oriental viad is widely known
throughout this section of the coun-
try so it should be readily understood
that those who partook of the ample
portions served them, were in a
splendid mood to enjoy the talks
which followed.
DR.. j. G. Storkan, the new club
president, presided and announced
the speakers, the first being Rev. f.
A. Clifford, who spoke on the sub
ject Work" the topic having been
assigned him by the president. Rev.
Clifford brought out in his usual
forceful and clearly stated way that
nothing of moment has ever been ac-
complished without hard and system
attic work and that the detectives
which the commercial club is seeking
cannot "just happen" but can only
be accomplished through painstaking
and dilligent effort.
Attorney H. M. Lewis whose talk
followed, enlarged on the topic of
friendship. He asked that the people
of the community forgive and forget
the political squabbles and heart
aches of the past. He cited other
communities by way Of illustration
that never amounted to anything un-
til the spirit of friendly cooperation
prevailed.
A. w. March, prominent Sheri-
dan county farmer, residing west OF
Plentywood was the next speaker or
the program. The editor regrets
that transcript Of his talk is not av-
ailable for the common sense he pro
pounded may well be referred to from
time to time in this community. The
keynote of his talk treated of loyalty
to home institutions. The slogan
Trade at Home" means nothing he
pointed out if it is not put into prac-
tice. Things produced and sold here
should be given first consideration by
the purchaser.
Following the talks reports of var
ous committees were read. DR.
Roy, chairman Of the court house
committee, reported that the proper
procedure to bring the matter to ar
issue has been ascertained and senti
ment for a new court house is being
sounded.
c. B. Bull, on behalf of the Coco
Roads Committee reported the re.
suits of the Regina trip which is
treated in the Herald in another ar
ticle
H. M. Lewis, reported on behalf OF
the Streets and Alleys Committee
substantially as is stated in another
article in this issue.
Another banquet meeting is to be
held during the month of May at the
Farmer Labor Temple. Preparations
for this meeting are unusually elab
crate and plans for accommodating
several hundred guests are underway
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-04-25

Lillian Gunderson is leaving this
Saturday for Williston where she
will take part in the annual spring
concert of the First Lutheran Choir
to be held Sunday, May 2Sth. The
concert which is composed of twen-
ty-five voices, all women, is under
the direction of Rev. L. N. Field and
is looked up to with much interest
by the people of that city each
year. Miss Gunderson has been a
member of this choir the last two
years.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-04-25
MANS 46th YEAR
HELD TO BE THE
MOST DANGEROUS

Chicago, April 24.-If you are
in your 18th year, cheer up and
boost your ambition for you are
close to the ash heap of failure.
An industrial survey by Com
missioner John Mcmillan of the
Salvation Army reveals that the
Lowest ebb in the average mans
life, in so far as chances for sue
cess are concerned, comes in his
46th year, because during that
year man is most likely to lose
sight of the ambitions of youth
and fail"
The survey said that one out
of every two failures occurs be-
tween the ages of 40 and so.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-04-25
Co. School Roundup
Is Set For May 10th
Boys and Girls of County
Schools To Vie For
Honors

The second annual Roundup of
Sheridan county schools will take
place at Plentywood on May IL.
For weeks teachers and pupils in var
ious parts of the county have been
busy with preliminary practices and
if they continue, the children will be
in fine shape for the big day in both
scholastic and athletic events. Every
child who can possibly find way to
come should be on hand either to
take part himself, if he is eligible, or
to encourage his school mates in max
ing a record for his school.
Pupils will be divided into three
divisions for contests in written
spelling, Arithmetic, silent reading
and geography.
Division |, Grades and d.
Division H. Grades 5 and 6.
Division III, Grades 7 and 8.
The declamatory contest is open to
7th and Sth grades only. There will
be contests open to all schools in
health posters, penmanship and bird
houses.
For the athletic events there will
be four divisions.
Division /, Boys IL years and under
Division II, Boys 13 years and over
Division III, Girls IL years and
under
Division ", Girls 13 years and
over.
Athletic Events
40 and go yard dash, Div. /.
GO and 80 yard dash, Div. II.
40 yard dash, Div. III.
GO yard dash, Div. ".
Relay race, a men) All Divisions.
Boys 100 yards, Div. l.
Eoys 220 yard dash, Div. II.
Girls 100 yard dash, Div. III.
Girls 100 yards, Division ".
Running Broad Jump, Div. | and
High jump, Div and II.
Ball Throw, Div. III and w.
Hop, Step and Jump, All Divisions.
Awards
The rural school winning the great
est number of points shall receive a
banner.
The village school winning the
greatest number of points shall re-
ceive banner.
A pennant will be given both the
rural school and the village school
winning the greatest number of
points in the scholastic events exclu-
sive of the rural and village schools
winning the large banners.
A pennant will also be given both
the rural school and the village school
winning the greatest number of
points in the athletic events exlusive
of the rural and village schools win
ming the large banners.
Ribbon awards will be given the
winners of the first three places in
each event in the finals.
At the evening entertainment the
six winners in the morning declama-
tory contest will compete in finals
for 1st, End, and Bird places. All
banners, pennants and ribbons will
be awarded at this time. In order to
defray expenses small admission
fee will be charged.
ETHEL E. SINGLETON,
County Superintendent.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-04-25

Mr.. and Mrs. George Koenig re-
turned Thursday from their visit to
Chicago and other eastern cities.
Mrs. Koenig says she liked it back
east but Montana and Plentywood
look ever So much better to her.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-04-25

.. f. Whitmarsh of Archer was a
Saturday business visitor in Plenty
wood. Mr.. Whitmarsh is a former
merchant of this city so his trip here
was also in the nature of visit
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-22
JACK AND THE WIND By Mary Graham Bonner

The Wind and Jack Frost and Peggy and John and the Little Black Clock kept up their races.
 The trees cheered them on, way ing their branches and creaking with laughter.
 Then the Wind began to play with the leaves which were falling from the trees. The Wind would pick them up, then drop them, then pick them up again.
 He would play catch with them, too. Sometimes he caught them, sometimes he let them drop.
 The games kept up for ever and ever so long. Then they almost stopped entirely.
 Haven't we had wonderful time?" asked the Wind.
 Indeed we have" Jack Frost answered.
 You haven't minded my Keeping you back from what you were going to do?"
 Not in the least" said Jack Frost.
 Good" said the Wind. well, tomorrow night have an engage ment elsewhere so I won't stop you"
 The Wind was whistling a good bye now to Jack Frost, to his work CTS, to Peggy and John and the Little Black Clock. And off he went.
 Now, I'll give you the explana- ton you want" Jack Frost told the children.
 When the Wind comes around 1 want to play with him and I don't care about doing my frosty business. Whenever it's a windy night, you may be pretty certain that you won't have a frost. That's why say he's my quiet friend. He keeps me from doing any harm to the flowers.
 But onsa quiet night-then go around and cover everything I can with frost. Tomorrow night it will be quiet. You'll see, there1l be a frost"
 And, sure enough there was!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-22
COL. PEACOCK AND THE SALVATION
 ARMY.

of the Salvation Army for Western Canada and Alaska and hopes that he may enjoy his visit here The Salvation Army is one of the most useful of all the organizations that are working for the betterment of the world It does good deal of work that would go undone if were not for It.
 There is no organization, religious or otherwise, that deserves better at the hands of the public than this unique sef-sacrificng, unselfish army of good men and women It is always faithful and energetic and has a world of patience in carrying on US well-doing Wholly unselfish and thoughtless or material riches or comforts it labors unceasingly in the Masters service.
 There ought to be large attendance at COL Peacock's meeting at Eks Hall tonight when he speaks on the World Wide Salvation Army"