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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-23

Lets go see what's happened" Din
ky said, and they started on the run
In the hallway were u~nmistakablt
signs OF jubilation. Their father was
hugging their mother and patting hei
on the back and shouting unintel-
lightly.
Hello, kidsl" he cried. IT'S all
settled. Pick out your campl Whoop-
de-do!" He hoped on one foot and
then on the other, like an Indian.
did you get the tooth paste?" Dinky
exclaimed. wide eyed.
You bet your life we got it. And
now everything is hunky-dory. What
do you think of that, hey? Your pop
is a big fellow in the advertising bust
ness!"
Didn't Old Man Clifford get down
town." Dinky asked.
"Oh. I've got a lot to tell YOU" his
father enthused.
And we have a lot to tell YOU" said
Dinky's mother. Automobile wrecks
and such things. What happened to
Mr.. Clifford, Tom?"
That's what I'd like to know" he
said. Something blew up between him
and Mrs. Dockery.
Mrs. Dockery?" Dinky asked. "She
was here with her cat and"
Eyes, Mrs. Dockery. Clifford failed
to show up at his appointment with
the tooth paste man-so / got the con
tract. I tried to find out what had
happened and l phoned a fellow
know who works for Clifford. He told
me Mrs. Dockery called Clifford up at
his Office this morning and said
nothing doing. So Clifford was licked,
/ sure would like to know what came
off,"
But, Tom, what in the world did
Mrs. Dockery have to do with it?"
Why, didn't you know? She was
going to lend Clifford the money, SO
he could put over the deal. Without
her money, he was done for. And for
some reason she suddenly got sore at
him. Can you beat that for luck-good
luck for me, bad luck for him."
You mean" Dinky asked, that be-
cause Mrs. Dockery got sore at Old
Man Clifford you got the contract
and Jodie and l can go to Campo" he
added.
Exactly"
Dinky threw out his chest. I'VE did
it," he announced blandly. He started
upstairs.
How Gomez" his father asked.
Let nom tell you about the wreck"
Dinky said. Come on, Jodie, let's get
out those camp catalogs." He paused.
And pop, can't we go to the movies
tonight, please. It's Richard Dix"
Sure, you can go to the movies"
But, Tom their mother reminded
him. You forget that the children
aren't to go to the movies for two
weeks-because of what they did with
the cats"
He laughed. That's all off now
We're celebrating. Maybe the black
cats brought me luck. Who knows?"
us" Jodie giggled.
What's all this cryptic converse
tion?" her father demanded, smiling.
IF we hadn't collected the cats"
Dinky boosted, Mrs. Dockery wouldn't
have been over here and her cat
wouldn't have In the street in front
of Old Man Gifford's car and he
wouldn't have got mad and called it a
pest and she wouldn't have got mad at
him" he stopped, out of breath.
"Mom'll tell you" The kids clattered
up to their rooms.
You know, Tom" their mother said,
just beginning to grasp the situatio~,
Il really believe they did do it! Here's
what happened :"
Copyright. 1880: BY jerome Beatty
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-23
Cascade County Has 11-Cent Gas

A contract for the delivery Of gaso-
line TO Cascade county at II cents a
gallon, exclusive of the Scent gaso-
line tax, was awarded the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana by County Sur
veyor H. B. Lockhart. The price is the
lowest at which the county has Sc
cured gasoline and about z cents a
gallon less than the price generally
charged by service stations in Great
Falls, exclusive of the Scent tax.
The contract is for the delivery OF
n carload, about 5000 gallons Of
gasoline. Most of the fuel will be used
for county highway department motor
equipment.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-23

j. o. Hembre, county extension agent
of F'allon county, says he has orders for
nearly a carload of breeding stock
which livestock men of his county wish
to buy. Most of the orders are for
ShOrthorns. he SAYS.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-23

by special Amusement with TIT
Chicago Tribune. Syncicate)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-23
LIVESTOCK
REGISTERED JERSEY HEIFERS 4 to


REGISTERED JERSEY HEIFERS 4 to
% months, $50 up. Must sell, am over
stocked. II. r. Hilgendorf Wauwatosa. Wise.
PUBLIC SALE-Registered Aberdeen
Angus-Fifty head bulls, cows and calves
GUY c. LONG. Timber Lake. South Dakota.
S. RAMBOULLET BUCKS as good
nc the host. grain fed. VIII sacrifice lot at
$40 each. At Denham Ranch, Dupuyer;
GREAT WESTERN SHEEP x WOOL TO- oaa
FORD Bldg. Great Falls, Mont.
200 CROSSBRED YEARLING RAMS
grain fed. Priced to sell. Smooth mutton
type, open. white-face, medium hne WOOL.
Can be seen at Denham Ranch, Dupuyer,
GREAT WESTERN SHEEP q WOOL CO. ooS
Ford Bldg, Great Falls. Mont.
HELP WANTED-MALE-FEMALE
MAKE $40 e 100 stamping %keychecks.
Sample, instructions CSC. Montag, Muscatine,
Iowa.
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am CRossRRED YEARLING RAMS
MEDICAL
AVIATION

LEARN TO FLY-For the young man
in search Of adventure and profit, aviation
IL q most promising field Witness Lind
bergh, darling Of the world. Our school OF
aviation is very thorough. and only q rhori
time is required TO develop the s..ient into
. frst class pilot. II you are interested, write
Vance School OF Flying, Great Falls, Mont
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-23

Is ACRES ROYALTY near develop
mcnt $3.50. 10 Acres Royalty near Cham
der 800 per acre. 100 Acres Fee with frll
royalty 81 per acre. Robson, I'll Grand,
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-01-02
WOLF

James Cowan and Billy and Bet
ty were callers at the Cromwell
home Sunday.
d. M. McInnes and son Maxwell
called at the Campbell home Sunday.
John Pace went to Navajo Friday
to bring home the family for Christ
mas vacation. They came home Sun
day.
H. B. French and son Hervey, Mrs.
Robinson, Alvin Marsh, Miss VOL
tiers, l. f. Metzler and daughter Lu-
cile and Harriet Cromwell were cal
lers at the McInnes farm Monday.
Cy Ulrich and James Cowan were
transacting business in Redstone
Monday.
Our genial school clerk, Metzler we
believe is the champion teacher ten
der. Homeward bound Christmas va
cationing teachers are drawn to Erve
just like iron is drawn to a magnet.
School districts and even county lines
are no barrier. First Miss Kelly
must catch a train-who takes her to
it? Erve. Then its Mrs. Robinson
and Miss Wolters. Who takes them?
The answer is still, Erve. Better
lookout Erve or like the Halloween
goblins, some teacher will get you if
you don't watch out.
The annual election for managers
for the hall will beh ED at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cy Ulrich Friday ev-
ening January 3rd, 1880. 1t is hoped
there will be a good attendance at
this meeting.
Lucille Metzler visited with Harriet
Cromwell Monday night and Tuesday.
Charles Campbell, who has been
with the Great Northern Railway, in
the track department for some time,
came home Friday for the winter.
/. E. Metzler and daughter Lucille
in coming from Redstone Saturday
| got lost in the dark as the team
wouldn't follow the trail. Night
driving is far from good at present
| with so much snow on the ground.
Farmers Union members please re.
member that the regular monthly
meeting will be Friday evening Jan.
| uary 3rd, at the Ulrich home.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-01-02

"Your run into the house and / will
finish milking" said pa, and the cry
ing Mildred left the barn, mad for
many reasons, but mostly because
everybody seemed to stick dp for
Billy, he could do anything and get
by with it.
If the rest of the children had done
anything like that when they were
small, they surely would have caught
il.
Mildred felt like telling pa so, but
she dared not, as mo sassing" was
one of the rules Of the farm.
The chores were done and the sup
per was ready.
Pa was still in the kitchen, "How
SWELL" lutefisk and lefse and every
thing" said Ted, delighted with what
was on the table.
ma made the luteisk | see, ! can
tell by the way it hangs together
When any of the girls make it, il
looks and taste like 'graut', they stir
and stir in it all the time while they
cook it."
keep STILL" said Clara, "Pa is
coming"
Please pass the lefse." 1t was pa
as he always liked to butter a couple
or three or his plate before he had
anything else on it.
"Who made it," asked Ted.
"Ma" said Billy, That's why | eat
it. When the girls make it, it is just
as tough as if you chewed on an old
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-01-02

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
SHERIDAN.
VIM. Ertner, Plaintiff
Alfred w. Kurtz; and Lillian Kurtz,
his wife; Riba State Bank, a corpora
ton; and Atwood Larson Company,
a corporation, Defendants.
TO BE SOLD AT SHERIFF"S
SALE on the 18th day of January,
1880, at the front (south) door of the
County Court House at Plentywood,
Sheridan County, Montana, at two (2)
o'clock P M, of said day, all the
right, title, claim and interest Of the
said defendants, Alfred w. Kurtz and
Lillian Kurtz, his wife, in and to the
following described real property,
situated in the City Of Plentywood,
Sheridan County, Montana, towit:
Lot Ten (10) of Block Eleven
(11), of the Original Townsite of
Plentywood, Sheridan County,
State of Montan, together with
all and singular the tenements,
hereditaments and appurtenances
thereunto belonging or in any
wise appertaining.
DATED This 14th day Of Deem
Der, 1929.
Hans P. Madsen
Sheriff Of Sheridan County, Montana.
By J. Franc Murray
Deputy Sheriff.
Howard M. Lewis,
Plentywood, Montana
Attorney for the Plaintiff.
First Pub. Dec. 10Th, 1929.
Last Pub. Jan. 9th. 1880.
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monarch in this grove, and is natural
ly one Of the most interesting be-
cause Of it's patriachal rank in the
realm of nature 1t was named in
honor of General Sherman, by the
trapper who discovered it on August
7, 1879. The measurements of the
General Sherman tree show it to be
279.9 feet in height-and still grow
ing; 102 feet in circumference at the
base and with a diameter at the base
of 36.5 feet. Moro Rock, easily ac-
cess'ble by automobile, is popular as
a lookout point from which an ex-
cellent vista of the surrounding
country can be obtained.
In winter time many motorists
make the trip into the park to par
ticipate in winter sports, and also to
enjoy the never-to-be-forgotten sight
Of the giant S~equoias.
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thought he was the strongest MAI in
the world, and he came to see Ste
vens Brothers about getting some
work throwing the big rocks out of
the road
And he met one boy, Big Elmer,
they called him, coming driving with
n OF them great caterpillers and he
asked hlm where the road camp was,
as he could not see it on account OF
some hills.
Big Elmer jumped down from the
caterplller and took a good grip on
one Of the levers and lifted the great
great big caterpillar way up in the air
and said.
"Down there, do you see, behind
those hills, there is the camp"
"Thank you" said the Swede, and
left him.
"That vas a good one," said Billy,
sparkling with delight, al thing ]
will go and see if there is any more
lutefsk left"
"Did Big Elmer like lutefsk?"
"Yes, awfully WE'LL" replied Ted.
eyes, so do /" shouted Billy and
disappeared into the kitchen to search
the cupboard for some more lutefisk.
The end
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Lutefisk, Lefse
and Strong Men
(Concluded)


Shut up Billy! she shouted, hear
ing the rest Of them laugh at Billys
''and run into the house!
But in place of running he threw
the cat on the back of the COW that
Mildred was milking. The cat new
ed and put his claws in as deep as
possible to be sure he could hang on
while the COW beloved and sent all
the milk over Mildred, marcelled hair
and powdered and painted face. and
the applebox she was sitting on just
missed pa who came to the rescue.
PA! Pa" she cried, "send that kid
into the house and give him a good
licking! Oh how terrible | look!"
did you get hurt?' was all pa
said In answer.
Billy stood behind Ted, hanging
On to one of his legs and Ted had his
arms around Billy.
The same mischevious boy. He
knew he was safe now, he could even
laugh right out loud, nobody was go
ing to hurt him when he was with
big brother Ted.
Served her right, did it not, Ted?"
he said looking up in Ted's face.
Sure" Ted said, though not loud
enough so pa could hear it.
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of the year to visit the Sequoia Park,
according to a party of Chevrolet
Six motorists who made the trip from
San Franciso last week. Road con-
ditions for the entire distance from
this city are very good, the Ohevro-
let party reported. They followed
the valley route to Visalia and thence
to Three Rivers and into the park and
with the exception of a few grades
just before entering the park, the
road is high gear all the way. The
paved highway extends to a point
near Three Rivers, and for the re-
naming distance the dirt road is in
good shape.
Giant Forest Grove is the largest
of the groves in the park, and it was
here that the Chevrolet visitors tar
ried to admire the magnificent Sc
quotas. General Sherman tree is the
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Indescribable awe overcomes one
when in the presence of what is re-
puted to be the oldest, as well as the
largest, tree in the world. The Gen
eral Sherman tree, a giant Sequoia in
the Sequoia National Park, has been
accorded the above mentioned dis
tinction; and is one of the million OF
more big trees which are the attrac-
tions for thousands of motorists who
drive to the park each year. Popu-
larly the Sequoias are known as "the
big trees Of California" Millions of
them are scattered throughout the
twelve groves in the Sesquoia and
General Grant National Parks-both
of which Included in the boundaries
of the Sequoia National Forest-and
approximately $4,000 Of these trees
exceed ten feet in diameter.
The fall months are among the best
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-01-02
COmertOWn

Edwin Torpen was to the coal mine
Thursday.
Otto Matson of Lake Almo died
last week and was buried at Over
LAM last Saturday.
Ed Campbell had the misfortune of
getting one of his fingers taken off
in the gears of an engine one day
last week.
Herbert Bulkey from Dooley was
in town Thursday December 10.
Dan Mccall hauled a load of lum-
Der Thursday from Comertown.
There was a Christmas program at
Comertown Friday night.
Ander Voult and family were in
town Thursday doing some shopping.
Ingwall Iverson was in town Thurs
day on business.
Ed King was in the village Thurs
day.
Otto Maggie went after a load Of
coal for Tom Brockley Thursday.
hurry Musbury went to the coal
mine for Ed Campbell with four
horse outfit. He had the misfortune
of tipping wei with his load.
Horace LaVerdure made a trip to
Myers coal mine Thursday.
Alfred Clements was in town Fri
day shopping.
Edre Strand is busy hauling straw,
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-01-02
YOUTH--AND The
new LEADERSHIP

BY CRAIG 3. HAZLEWOOD
President American Bankers Assocla.
ton
LEADERSHIP Is a picturesque word.
- With it, one pictures Hannibal
fighting his way through the passes
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tire, and it looks the same-patched."
"Billy, eat" pa ordered because pa
had dished up a whole plate with
everything, including lutefsk.
MA! | am your boy tonight, he
said, looking over to his mother on
the other side of the table, and she
knew her little Billy, and the reason
why he was her boy for once.
"That is nice Billy, usually you are
Pas and Nels' and Teds' boy. She
answered and smiled. Eat now and
you will be a big strong boy, and you
can go along with pa and pick out
your Christmas tree tomorrow. But
you must eat all the lutefisk because
that is what makes little big boys
grow still bigger and they also get
awful strong from it"
"But | don't like lutefisk," he said
so do~wnheartedly.
"Say Billy, eat it and / will tell you
a story about two strong men over in
the old country" said pa.
"Did they eat lutefisk?" asked
Billy.
And little Billy tried his best to
down his portion of lutefisk even if
it was hard for him.
After supper Billy crept up in his
fathers lap and said, "Please pa, tell
,>,n %ho+ .+orxr po,rt
"Once upon a time" Pa started,
there was a strong mar living in
farmland, Sweden
He was very big and strong and
somebody said he was the strongest
man in the world.
And over in Norway was another
strong man, and some claimed him as
the strongest mar in the world.
The Swede liked to meet this strong
Norwegian fellow and he walked
over to see him, you see they did not
live very far apart.
When he came to the place where
he thought this boy lived he found
nobody home, but he saw a man walk
ing behind a pillow on a hill, and he
went up and asked him where that
strong boy lived.
The pillow the boy was using had
only one handle, they used them that
way then.
"Do you really want to know where
that boy lives? he asked.
EYES," said the Swede.
Again he asked the same question
and the Swede gave the same answer.
THAT boy you want to see lives
down there he said and pointed with
the pillow he was blowing with, lifting
it up in the air.
"Thank you, Thank you," said the
Swede and left him and went back to
Sweden, as he knew this boy was
stronger than he vas
"That was nothing, he just lifted
a little walking pillow, did he not. | ex-
pect to do hat when ! get big without
eating any lutefsk."
Billy began to cry in disappoint-
ment.
81 wish | had not eaten that lutte.
fisk"
Come Billy, and | will tell you !
story" said Ted, and took Billy OF
his lap.
"Yoh remember last simmer wher
you saw those big catapillers thu
road gang used when they built the
highway between Westby and For
tuna. 1t was a strong Swede whc
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-01-02

OF the Alps
Napoleon in his
cam align s-or
Washington hold
ing together his
half-frozen army
by the sheer mag
netism of his
character at Val
ley Forge. But l
visualize so m e.
thing that holds
q more astound-
ing spectacle in
many 8 p g C Is
49, e 49,
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-01-02

INDIAN LANDS in North Dakota
and Montana will be offered for sale
On January Is, 1880, at the Turtle
Mountain Indian Agency, Belcourt,
North Dakota. Full information as
to location, description, appraised
value, ownership, etc, will be fur
nished On request. Apply James H.
Hyde, Superintendent, Belcourt,
North Dakota.
First Pub. Nov. 2Sth 1929.
Last Pub. Jan. 16 1880.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-29
FRANKFORT

MOrdecai Hudson who has been
local distributor for Standard Oil
! products has been promoted and
transferred to Harrington, where he
and his family will live. Mr.. Hud-
son was born in this town and has
many friends here who are sorry
for him to leave this town. He is
succeeded here by AL. Long of
this town.
William S. Long, Jr., of Philadel-
phia and Jacksonville, Fla, has
been spending a few days here with
his family.
Rev. J. H. Gardner and family
have returned from an automobile
trip to New York State. He is pas
tor of the Frankford NJ. E. Church
and was granted two weeks vaca-
tion.
C. L. Thomas, our popular rail
road agent, with his family, have
recently enjoyed a ten day vacation,
part of the time was spent on Fen
wick's Island. His place at the de-
pot was filled by relief agent, N. C.
Melvin.
J. Harvey Dingle and number Of
friends of Chicago, entertained Mr..
Dingle's sister, Mrs. William e.
Monroe of Omar at a luncheon at
the Hotel Henlopen at Rehoboth on
Saturday. The occasion was Mrs.
MonrOe's birthday. She was remem-
bered with some lovely gifts in hon
or of the occasion.
Mrs. Fred w. Holloway is visiting
her son, Louis Holloway, in Moore,
Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-29
MILFORD TRIMS
MILTON TEAM
[Coatinued from First Paqc1


and went to third on Shorts sacri-
flee and LyIch's out. He scored on
Legars hit to center.
Only three men faced Ryan in the
fifth. Milford scored gain in their
turn. Warren hit a long triple to
& right center HOyt lined to Bennett,
! and, when Winters missed the
throw in, Warren scoled. After Ry-
an famed Grier followed with a
single to right that would have
!. scored Warren anyway.
After two were out in the sixth,
Milton loaded the bases on a hit by
Winters, an error by Grier and a
walk. Bennett hit a liner over sec
ond. but Grier made a nice catch to
end the inning.
Milford scored the final run in
their half. With two gone, Short and
Lynch singled, Legar whaled a hit
to right, scoring Short. Both run
ners advanced when Belts threw to
the grandstand. Hall threw out
Warren to end the inning.
Milton threatened to break loose
in the seventh when the first three
batters singled to load the bases.
Ryan took a firmer hold on his eX-
pectorating tobacco and forced
Belts to pop a foul to Short. Reed
hit a dribbler in front of the plate
and was automatically out when he
hit it again. Spencer went down
swinging and everyone started
breathing again.
Milford went out in order in their
half.
After two were out in the eighth
Bennett singled to center; Hall got
a hit when Vinyard and Warren
collided under his short fly. Ben
nett tried to score on the play but
was pinched at the plate by Legar's
perfect throw and Shorts great
blocking
Vinyard lined a single to left to
start MilfOrd's eighth. Draper hit a
terrific drive at Benefits feet
which defected it to SnOwberger for
a putout. Lynch singled to left but
Vinyard was nipped at the plate.
After Baldwin started the ninth .
by flying out to Warren, Graef was
hit by a pitched ball, and Pinder,
batting fro Belts, drew a walk.
Clarke batted for Reed and hit a
hard ground to Draper, who tramp
ed o nthird and then threw to Legar
for a double play, ending the game.
The score: