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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05

Guy Allen of Medicine Lake, was
at the county seat on Wednesday
transacting business at the court
house.
Of George Munson. They are surpris-
ed at the grain yield around here, not
thinking the stand could qualify. The
yields around here are among the
best they encountered en- route.
Saturday Elmer Bernau, one of the
well known pioneers Of the Antelope
country, greeted a number of his
friends in town.
Mrs. c. B. Bull and Mrs. Lars Bar
stad went to the Endersby ranch near
Redstone Saturday to stay until Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Emma Hair and son Lee, ac-
companied by Orbeck Hovde, left Sat
urday for Anaconda by car. Mrs.
Hair has rented her residence for the
winter and will make her home at
Anaconda. Lee has job at the smet
ers and will also finish his last year
at high school.
Saturday Orbeck Hovde left for
Anaconda where he will complete his
last year in high school work, and at
the same time hold down position
at the smeltery.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05
Hospital Notes

Mrs. Mathew Wirtz of Outlook
was admitted Thursday for a minor
operation.
Saturday, Aug. 30, Jason Whitish
of Plentywood, was admitted for
medical treatment.
Lon Myers entered the hospital on
Sunday and was released the follow
ing day.
Mrs. A. C. Erickson was patient
at the hospital for a few days the
first Of the week.
Mrs. R. w. Dickey of Daleview
was admitted on Tuesday for medi-
cal treatment and dismissed on
Thursday.
Knud Sunsted of Antelope, was
brought to the hospital Tuesday suf-
fering with severe attack of the
flu.
Dale Murray of Antelope was ad-
mitted on Wednesday and operated
on for appendicitis.
Joe Hoven of Antelope was oper-
ated on Wednesday for tonsils and
enoides.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05
No Sheridan County
Fair For This Year

At meeting of the Sheridan
County Fair board which was held
Tuesday evening, it was decided not
to hold county fair this year as an
nounced few weeks ago. The prin-
cipal reason for not holding a fair
is due to the poor quality of crops
and vegetables. The board felt that
there would be big decrease in the
number of exhibits shown and the
cost of operation would be too large.
The board was of the opinion that
by dispensing with the fair for this
season, There would be considerable
funds in the treasury for next year.
this would enable them to erect one
or perhaps two buildings on the
ground that was purchased for fair
purposes during the past summer. If
conditions permit and building could
be started early next season, Sheri-
dan county could have their first real
county fair in their own quarters.
The fair board would like to have
the public understand that by dis
pensing with the fair this year, that
this does rot mean that the interest
in fair work is by any means dead,
but they are following this method of
procedure in order that the people
of this county may have a real
county fair sooner than otherwise
would be possible if they did not ac-
cumulate the funds for one year.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05
Reserve Business
Place Destroyed
(Reserve Correspondent

Last Saturday morning around 4:30
the fire alarm called nearly everyone
out of bed, fire had been discovered at
the rear of the Horstman building oc-
cupied by Albert Rorvig. The fire
had gained too much headway to be
stopped n the building and so the eff
forts fthose fighting it devoted
their ecorts to saving the adjoining
stores of Carl Holje and H. Tjmsos &
Co.
The building was total loss, but
practically all of the furniture and
barber shop fixtures We're carried out
before the building was destroyed.
The building was protected by suf-
ficient insurance to cover the loss.
Miss Margaret Barner called on
friends in town last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lund spent
Sunday and Monday at Bowbells, N.
Oak.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05
Many New Books Received
At Sheridan County Library

Each month new books are being
purchased for the library The new
books which we received in August
are many and interesting.
For the children the following
were bought:
A Dutch Boy Fifty Years After,
by Box.
When Was a Boy in China, by
Lee
The Van Dyke Book, by Van Dyke.
There are books of late fiction:
Once Again, by Rath.--A humor-
Gus and entertaining book written
about young married people.
A Lantern in her Hand, by AL
drich-This is biographican novel
which has been talked of a great
Scarlet Sister Mary, by Peterkin-
Julia Peterkin received the Pulitzer
prize this year FOR this novel. 1t is
worth your time to read the prize
novels of the year.
Dark Hester by Sedgwick-
Sedgwick wrote "The Little French
Grip. Those who enjoyed that story
will enjoy her latest novel Ozark
Hester"
The Romantic Prince by Sabatini-
An entertaining story written by the
author of Scaramouche.
They STOPPED to Folly by Glasgow
This is interesting reading and you
will enjoy it.
Fish Preferred by Wodehouse-
This is book written by an English
man who is a clever humorist. There
are many laughs in this for you.
jim the Conqueror by Kyne-Ev-
eryone knows what kind of a novel
Peter B. Kyne writes. This is an
other one of his interesting stories.
The books Of non-fiction this month
are.
The Art Of Thinking, by Ernest
Dimnet.
The Magic Island, by Seabook.
How to Get Ahead Financially, by
Ruekcyser.
Chickens and Vegetables Incopor-
ated, by Emery.
That concludes the list of new
books for the month.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05
Sept. L PlentywOOd
Day at Sidney Fair

The elaborate arrangements for the
great 1929 Richland County Fair
have been completed and all details
Of the rogram have been worked out
for the enjoyment of the thousands
Of visitors that will be worked out for
the enjoyment of the thousands of
visitors that will be in attendance,
according to a statement made this
week by the Fair manager Nothing
is being left undone to care for the
huge crowds that will he in attend
ance and to put up the thousands OF
exhibits in all Departments in the most
attractive manner for the inspection
Of those who love wonderful display.
According to Mr.. DePue, manager,
tary of the exposition the best $780,
600 program of the finest free acts,
fireworks, racing, music and midway
shows has been arranged. Outstand-
ing this year will be the boxing ex-
hibition that is scheduled for the
night of September 13 at 500 p. m.
The card for this boxing show in
cludes thirty-four rounds of such
noted boxers as Herman Ratzlaff of
Minot and Howard Hall Of Pocatello,
Idaho, leading off. The seating ca
pacity of the grandstand and bleach
ers has been increased until it is now
two and one half times as large as
in past years and many other ar
rangements have been completed for
the pleasure of guests such as ladies
rest rooms, nurseries for the babies,
drinking fountains, seats arranged in
the various buildings for folks to
use.
According to Mr.. DePue, manger,
this will be the greatest affair in the
history Of eastern Montana or west
ern North Dakota and arrangements
are being made for the biggest
crowds that have ever attended an
affair in this part Of the northwest.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05
Yellowstone River
May Change Course

Sidney-The Yellowstone river,
draining one of the biggest water
sheds in all North America is to lose
six miles of it's length during the
spring breakup next year, according
to well informed local river men with
lifetime devoted to the study of its
ever changing characteristics.
The Yellowstone's mouth, 25 miles
downstream, lacks but three rods of
emptying into the Missouri. 1t there
makes a swing, heading in north
westerly direction, and runs a full
six miles before discharging its load.
According to these same authorit-
les, the next spring breakup, with
its millions of tons of ice, will force
the three-rod gap and ease the flood
situations which have annually en-
barrassed the Yellowstone lowlands
back as far as 200 miles.
Local authorities further claim,
that, when this is done, Glendive,
Miles City and Forsyth annual spring
floods will be reduced in volume.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05
YECCS BLOW SAFE
AT MEDICINE LAKE
FIND SAFE EMPTY
Clues Missing as Burglars
Used Gloves During
Operations

Medicine Lake-Lionel Opgrande
manager of the Medicine Lake Farm
ers Elevator Co., met with an un-
pleasant surprise when he went to
open the house early Friday morn
ing Of last week and discovered the
office in mass Of wreckage.
Yeggs had entered the office some
time during the night, using large
bar to pry open the office door and
proceeded to "blow" the large iron
safe using sup for the work which
was very neatly done, having all the
appearance of the work of an expert,
as the door was blown completely
from the safe.
A car belonging to the Markuson-
Epler garage was taken by the yeggs
and is supposed to have been used to
drive to the Great Northern gravel
pit about mile south of town where
hasty checkup this morning.
they pried open the office door. The
car was not used in the getaway but
was left near the elevator.
The night watchman on Great
Northern engine which was standing
on side track but short distance
from the elevator, heard no report or
noticed any movements about the el-
evator, it is said. Two residents of
town, however, claim to have heard
muffied report some time during
the night.
The yeggs procured nothing of val
ue from the safe as it contained no
cash, only books and records Of the
elevator. A shot gun belonging to
Mr. Opgrande was the only article
taken by the robbers as revealed by
hasty checkup this mrning.
There is no clue to the identity of
the yeggs as no suspicious characters
were seen about town, the manner of
their getaway is not known as no
cars have been reported stolen from
town at this writing.
The fact that an elevator safe was
chosen for the "blow-off" seems to
mark the work Of amateurs as it is
generally known that there is seldom
II ever any large amount of cash or
negotiable securities kept in elevator
safes.
However, the neatness Of the job
and the fact that gloves (Which elm
mate finger prints) we're used by the
robbers mark it as the work of ex-
perts. AS there were two pairs of
gloves left in the office, it is supposed
there, were at least two men on the
job.-Medicine Lake Wave.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05
Wedding Bells Will
Soon Be Ringing

The following were issued marri-
age licenses at the clerk of court s
office the past week:
Aug. 28-George Ehrhardt of Doo-
ley and Ethel Holquist of Medicine
Lake.
Aug. 31-Henry Severson and Lu-
ella Bolyard, both of White Earth,
N. Oak.
Aug. 31-Chester Tulson of West
by and Thelma Sonstegaard, of Gre
nora, NJ Oak.
Sept. 3-William Connor of Willis
ton, N. Dak., and Irene Hopkins Of
Plentywood.
Sept. 3-Clarence Christensen,
Warrens, Wis, and Anna Tommerup
TO Westby.
Sept. prosper Martin of Flax
vile and Maude Sherry of Redstone.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05
c. A. West Had
Close Call Monday

C. A. West met with a painful and
near serious accident Tuesday morn
ing when getting ready to build fire
at his place Of business. Using a
large knife in cutting a tire for kind
Ing, the knife slipped into his leg
and cut an artery. The wound was
bandaged and Mr.. West went on with
his work seemingly all right. In
some way the bleeding started again
and when Mr.. West became faint he
he gave the alarm and shortly after
became unconscious from loss of
blood. He was taken to the hospital
for treatment and on Wednesday was
up and around at work.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05

Cashier Leonard Sorby of Dooley
was here on business trip on Tues
day.
l.. ]. Onstad and family accompan-
led by Miss Esther Satern, went to
Westby Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar G. Christianson.
Wednesday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Lars Botten and Miss Mary were
visitors and shoppers here from An
telope.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Vogel of Reserve
were here doing fall shopping on
Saturday.
DR.. G. E. Campbell and sons, Guy
and Claude, returned the last of the
week from a several weeks vacation
visiting Mr.. Campbell's father at
Melrose, also friends at Minneapolis
and relatives at Barnesville.
Mrs. Charbonneau arrived here on
Sunday and her father died the fol-
lowing day.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05

Some time ago we received num-
ber of teachers books. These books
are recent publications and should be
valuable professionally to the teach
er
Bode-Modern Educational Theor-
les
Observation-Disclosures for a Chan
ging Civilization.
Barnes-Rural School Management
Observation-Disclosures for Teach
ers.
Briggs-Curriculum Problems.
misunderstanding for Response
bility.
Sloman-Some Primary Methods.
Almack-Education for Citizenship
Morrison-The Practice of Teach
ing in the Secondary School.
Gates-The Improvement of Read
ing
LaRue-Mental Hygiene
Martin-Formative Factors in
Character.
Campbell-Rural Life at Cross
roads.
Inskeep-Teaching Dull and Re-
tarded Children.
Strayer-How to Teach.
Use your library for it is yours and
there is something there which each
one Of you will find interesting.
Elizabeth Baker, Librarian.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05

Northern s.cifc could serve by an
extension of its branch
The Montana railway commission
which two years ago supported the
Northern Pacific in its application to
occupy the Circle Brockway territory
has already gone on record as favor
ing the Great Northern's present ap-
plication.
If this line is approved by the in
terstate comerce commission the or
iginal cross-state plan will be COM
plete, insofar as Montana is concern
ed, except for the link between Jor-
dan and Winnett, distance of about
s. miles.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05

miles square in east central MOntf
shall be developed by one railway
two.
With adequate rail service t.
said to be potentially productiv
ricultural and livestock region.
about ten per cent Of the area j
ing cultivated at present on ac'
of the excessive cost of the ha
markets. Ranchers have to
their products in many instance
and 80 miles over poor roads al
a cost that is nearly half of
they receive.
This undeveloped area is bl'
out on the north and west by
Great Northern, on the south
southwest by the Milwaukee, al
the east by both the Great Nor
and the Northern Pacific, the Il
with a branch to Richey and tn
ter with a branch to Circle
Brockway.
The Great Northern recently
an application to extend its r
branch 105 miles to Jordan tn,
proximate center of this unde,
ed territory, and at an estir
cost of around $3,000,000.
The Northern Pacific has prot
contending that the Great n
ern's proposal lonhicts with pla
had for the extension of its c
Brockway branch. 1t bases its
to the territory west of its bran
he decision of the interstate co
merce cmmission in 1927 which
lowed it to build westward fir,
Glendive to Circle and Brockway, /,
urping between these two towns
original survey of the Great Mort
ern's proposed cross-state line
tween Richey and Lewistown.
The Richey-Lewistown survey W
part of the late James J. Hills pl
for cutoff from the Great Mort
ern's main line at New Rockford,
OAK, westward through Watfo
City, N. Dak., Richey, and Lew
town to Great Falls. The propos
cutoff would have connected with t
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05

Last Saturday night the big barn
on the E. E. Phelps farm south Of
Redstone was completely destroyed
by fire The barn housed several hun
dred bushels of wheat, hay, one span
of horses, harness and some machin-
cry, all of which were destroyed. Cy
Ulrich, the tenant, is at a loss to
know what could have caused the fire
but surmises that itmust have been
combustion.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05
HAIL LOSSES In
STATE Are LIGHT
DURING CPAST YEAR
Most Severe Losses Were In
Prairie, Treasure and
Garfield Counties

Decreased crop yields in Montana
this year had little effect upon the
hail insurance policies written by the
state board of hail insurance, only %
farmers applying for a reduction in
cost of their insurance, according to
f. X. Bowman, chairman Of the
board. This indicates, in his opin-
ION, that practically all of the grain
insured will be harvested.
The total volume of business writ
ten fer 1929 is approximately the
same as for 1923, Mr.. Bowman said.
Not so many farmers insured but the
risk per policy showed a big increase
One thousand six hundred forty-nine
farmers insured for a little less than
S2,000000. The farmers were gener-
ally quite conservative and did not
apply for insurance on grain unless
there was a reasonably good prospect
Of paying crop. However, the early
promise of big yields deteriorated 50
rapidly that at harvest time many
now find they insured grain. the fl
nal returns from which do not JUS
tify carrying insurance, Mr.. Bowman
finds.
ut seems certain now that a big
reduction will be made in the charge
for the 1929 insurance" said the
board chairman. "Last year the re-
duction was 10 percent This year
the losses are light and crops gener-
orally much poorer. Lists showing
the farmers insured in each county
are now being prepared for the use
of county officers and grain buyers,
and will be mailed out as soon as
the levy for the year is fixed. These
will show the postoffice, policy num-
ber and the amount of the charge.
Roosevelt, Blain. Sheridan, Prai-
rie, Toole and Phillips counties each
wrote more than 100000 in hail risk
this year. Daniels and Valley coun-
ties, on account Of adverse conditions
dropped out Of this class this year.
Crop conditions are reported to av-
erage better this year in the Yellow
stone valley and southeastern Mon
tana, which in turn is reflected in an
increase in the insurance written in
most Of the counties there.
up to Aug 2S, grain was prac-
tically all cut in many counties. The
state board of hail insurance has had
to delay some in setting the rate on
account of the large acreage insured
in Blain and northern Phillips coun-
ty. Harvesting is in full swing there
now and the rate will be set by the
first of the week.
"The most severe losses for the
season were on June / in Prairie
county, June 16 in Treasure, July
in Prairie, Garfield and McCone
counties and Aug 6 in Fergus and
Musselshell counties. A few losses
were total, in most cases only two or
three miles wide.
"The bulk of the 1929 hail insur-
ance" said Mr.. Bowman, "covers
spring and winter wheat 1t is thot
that the final report will show de-
crease in the acreage insured Of flax
and oats and an increase of alfalfa
seed and beans. A few losses occur
red on flax and oats, but there had
not been one claim for loss on alfalfa
seed up to Aug 2S.
Although there was quite num-
Der of scattered fields Of wheat har-
vested the chance Of serious loss is
getting so small that the rate may be
safely set and will be made shortly"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05
Mrs. Marie Gray Dies

This community was saddened by
the news Of the sudden death Of Mrs.
Marie Gray who passed away at the
Memorial Hospital Wednesday after
noon after an illness of but a few
days.
The deceased was about SO years
Of age and had been resident of
Plentywood about a year, coming
here from international Falls, MINI.
She is survived by her husband,
two sons, Russell and Gene, and by
her parents and two brothers and
three sisters.
The body was sent to Information
al Falls for burial.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05

Field health Nurse Miss Wretling
has been sent here by the state health
department to work in conjunction
with Supt. Ethel Singleton, for two
months. Their aim is to visit all the
schools in the county on behalf Of
this mission.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05
Proposed Great Northern Route
Stirs Up Controversy With N. P.

main line again at Shelby, thus af-
frding the Great Northern alternate
routes the entire distance beween the
Twin Cities and the Rocky noun
tains.
The Great Northern's present pro-
posal is in line with the original Hill
plan although the route west of Rich
ev as now nrnnosed is from % to 25
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05

Ford Slaught, high school athletic
coach, and wife have moved into the
Mclean residence After the compile
ton Of the fall work, the Mclean
family will spend the winter in Calf
ornia.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05

Last week George Stringer, re-
tired farmer from south of Redstone,
purchased a residence lot in the
Edgewood Terrace. A contract for
a $4,000 home has been let.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05

the Northern Pacific's
~ branch. 1t rejoins
cute about 90 miles
.ision was generally ac-
king the Great North
e project and the Hill
s rails between Lewis
ssrange. From Grass
lett the Great North
ged with the Milwau-
use of the latter's
hange for similar use,
the Musselshell river,
Northern's proposed
Northern contends that
construction does not
the territory served by
Pacific's branch, being
ved at every point than
lfeld branch which the
cific is proposing to
reat Northern territory
o Richey line which was
rs before the Northern
ch.
shern officials point out
rould remain a strip of
rly rs miles wide and
J niles long south Of the
a1n's proposed line the
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-09-05

Harold Sims, Executive Assistant of
the Great Northern Ry
The interstate commerce commits
sion will be called upon shortly to
decide whether an area about $50
miles square in east central Montana
shall be developed by one railway or
two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-04
DATES ANNOUNCED
FOR AERIAL TESTS
Greatest Demonstrations of
u. S. Air Power Ever Held
Planned for May.

Dates for the various events i'll the
largest Army Air Corps demonstration
of the air power of the Nation ever
held. were announced today by the War
Department. The program will con-
tinue during the greater part Of May.
with demonstrations at various Army
posts throughout the country, followed
by combined ground and air maneuvers
in which 400 Army aircraft will take
part.
War strength squadrons of pursuit,
bombardment and attack airplaneS will
engage in demonstrations at Langley
Field, Va, May 2. 3 and 4; at Fort
Bragg, N. c., May Z; at the Infantry
School. Fort Benning, Ga, May 10: at
the Artillery School. Fort Sill. Okla,
May Z: at the Cavalry School, Fort
Riley. Kans.. May 10, and at the Com
Leavenworth, Kans., May 10.
Following these demonstrations all
the available airplanes of the Army
will be concentrated at Kelly Field, San
Antonio, for aerial maneuvers on the
largest scale ever seen in the United
States.
This will be followed by a great
sham battle" in the vicinity of Wright
Field, Dayton, Ohio, and Norton Field,
Columbus, Ohio. The air forces will
be divided into opposing groups of
about 200 planes each and, with the
cooperation of ground forces under
command of Maj. Gen. Dennis Nolan.
commanding the 5th Corps Area. will
participate in war maneuverS on
large scale.
For the demonstrations at the various
posts prior to the massing Of the planes
the forces will be divided into two di-
visions, assigned to the Eastern and
Western stations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-04
KING FELICITATES IL DUCE
Monarch Congratulates Mussolini
on Sixth Fascist Anniversary.

on Sixth Fascist Anniversary.
ROME. February 4 Gp).--King Victor
Emmanuel Saturday sent to Premier
Mussolini telegram of congratulations
on the sixth anniversary of the estab-
lishment of the Fascist militia. II have
been particularly pleased with the
progress which the voluntary militia
for national security has revealed i'm
its six years of life" said his message,
ITO your excellency and to the Black
Shirts goes the liveliest expression OF
my grateful heart"