Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-02-20
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with the North Dakota highway No. s
at Westby; aso the splendid work that
was done in Inducing the Canadian
Minister of highwys to put in a gra-
ded road across the quarantine lands
immediately across the boundary line
north Of Raymond for a distance of
Il miles over territory that was prac-
tieally impossible, and which will be
ready this spring for traffic, and
which will make the distance from
Plentywood to Regina only a fraction
over 100 miles with good roads al
most the entire distance.
Mr.. Onstad also called attention TO
the promise of the Canadian Gus
toms department that when this road
was opened for traffic, and the Uni
ed States government indicated their
intention of establishing a U. S. Gus
oms Office and an immigration In
spector on this side of the boundary,
that Canada would reciprocate in like
manner.
kilograms have recently been sent
to Washington urging our senators
n representatives to appear before
the proper parties in Washington,
who are now in session there to get
such an office established on this side
of the boundary, and a telegram from
Senator Wheeler was received on
Tuesday in which he stated he was
taking the matter up that day. Cor
poral Ted Winters Of the U. S. Gus
toms informed the Herald that about
a month ago he was requested to
make a recommendation for the des-
ignation of another Port of Entry
which he had complied with and had
recommended the same location which
our Commercial club wired about this
week. This practically settles the
matter of the Port Of Entry and the
Customs office and will mean thous-
of tourists from both sides of
the boundary travelling over this
route between Plentywood and Regi-
New School House
This matter was discussed at
by j. Frank Murray and E. H.
E. Helgeson, who satisfied everyone
present that this is the most press
ing need of Plentywood at this time,
as u schools are now overcrowded
and new quarters an absolute neces-
sity. They stated that our schools
the best in the County and more
and more people looked to Plenty
wood for the education of their child
rem, which will mean more homes
built here all the time Their talks
were well received without a dissen-
ting voice against the projected plan
Of building a $4,000 high school here,
and steps will be taken to vote on this
matter when the spring school cleo
ton takes place
Election of new Officers
This being the next matter of bus
mess, the assembled members, by ac-
elected Jack Bennett, Fred
Morck and j. Frank Murray as the
members for the next two years, and
a secret ballot was then taken for the
election of a new president to take
the place Of the retiring president J..
c. Storkan, which resulted in the ell
Jack Bennett to that office for
the ensuing year. This met with the
hearty approval of all present, ex-
possibly Jack Bennett, who
felt that having been president of the
club one before, that
someone else should have a chance,
but promised to do everything he can
to keep up the good work which has
been carried on SO spendidly by DR..
Storkan.
Talks by Guests
G.. w. Wolbert Of Williston, N. D.,
travelling representative for the Sim
mons Hardware Company then gave a
talk on the possibilities Of Plenty
wood, in which he paid some very
compliments to our little
city, and informed the gathering that
we must use every effort to obtain
our new high school which will add
more to the upbuilding of the city
than anything else. He stated that
in the past few years more than one
thousand school boys and girls have
been turned away at Williston simply
because they did not have facilities
for accommodating these pupils, but
Williston has now awakened to
its needs and will build a new high
school costing $225.OO0.
Following Mr.. Wolbert witha STIR
ring speech, A. w. March who lives
miles southwest of Plentywood
told the assemblage a lot of truths
sunk in deep. He touched upon
the jealousies and local scrapping and
,old us the remedy was in our own
hands. He also told of a few ad-
1itional business institutions which
need, including a store for buying
farmers produce such as eggs, butter,
cream and dressed poultry, and his
,alk will most likely bear fruit, as the