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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
Nimbleheels Awakened.
In countless ways has Nature tried
The best for each one TO provide.
Farmer Browns Boy.

In the hollow of one hand Farmer
Browns boy held little ball of fur
with a long tail curled around it very
tightly. 1t was a Mouse. Farmer
Browns boy knew that right away. 1t
couldn't be anybody but one Of the
Mouse family and that very long, slim
tail curled around him so tightly told
which one 1t was.
1T is Ninbleheels the Jumping
Mouse" exclaimed Farmer Browns
boy. mo one else has tail like that.
Now what was Nimbleheels doing in this
old tree?"
Farmer Browns boy put Nimbleheels
in his handkerchief and wrapped him
up. Then he began thorough exami-
nation Of that hollow punk filled
stump. Digging down in the punk he
found snug nest of grass and little
passage from 1t that led down between
the roots. Also he finally found lit
tie store room filled with seeds and
beechnuts.
80" said he, you have made your
Winter home here. You are the last
person in the Great World that ex-
pected to find here in the Green Forest
] thought you had your nest somewhere
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
BEDTIME STORIES By B. Thornton .".,...

boy. I'm glad I didn't give him to
Black Pussy! He isn't dead. No, sir,
he isn't dead. He has been asleep,
alternating, and is just waking up"
Mother Brown forgot her dislike of
mice and came over to watch. Here
was something truly wonderful, an
awakening from what had seemed like
death. Nimbleheels feebly kicked. The
toes of his little front feet began to
uncurl After a bit it could be seen
that Nimbleheels was breathing. He
seemed to be making hard work Of it.,
but he was breathing BY and by his
little eyes opened At first they were
rather dull, but as he became more and
more awake they grew bright.
Farmer Browns boy made comfort
able bed of pieces of rag and paper in
box and over this stretched piece of
wire screen. In this box he placed MINI
bleheels, who was showing more signs
of life every minute. In an hour or two
he was wide awake and quite his usual
trim, lively little self.
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

working, but with
the coming of a
baby she had to
have easier hours.
Accidentally she
got some kind OF
social service work
in which she had to
manage a group of
people. She did
not have TO sell
anything. In this
new work, to her
own amazement,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
What Would You Likei

Beatrice worked for many years very
hard as a saleswoman. She never got
70 be good one, but always had small
Jobs. and she changed them often. The
only reason that she held her jobs as
long as she did was that she was a nice
girl whom people liked; they hated to
hurt her.
After Is years OF this sort OF thing
she was married. She had to keep on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
Hooded Cape for Younger Girl
BY MARY MARSHALL

day. For child of you should make
the hood section so that ALB and Cd
are Is inches and &C and BID are IL
inches. The cape section is then cut
from four pieces of material that meas
ure 6 inches along the shortest edge,
80 inches along the long edge opposite
and "a inches along both diagonal or
slanting edges. The four pieces of ma
terial are scanned together as the dia-
gram indicates. The hood is creased
from x to and scanned up with x-a
and x-b together. The ends, &C and
BID, are thus the neckline and are
sewed to the neckline of the cape.
Cape and hood both may be lined
with china silk or crepe de chine. Or
the cape seams may be bound, the
edge turned under in a wide hem, the
hood edge turned under in a matching
hem, and the hood softly lined with a
piece of material cut just like the out
side. with seam of lining to seam of
hood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

FARMER BROWNS BOY MADE A
COMFORTABLE BED OF PIECES
OF RAG AND PAPER IN A BOX
deep down in the ground on the Green
Meadows or close TO them, and here l
find you in the Green Forest. Poor lit
tie Nimbleheels. 1 guess you would
have done better If you had gone down
in the ground. Your eyes are tightly
closed and your mouth is shut just as
tightly, and you are SO cold that 1
think you must have been dead some
time. Anyway I am going to take you
home and see If you will be as stiff
when you thaw out as you are now"
So Farmer Browns boy took Nimble-
heels home and showed him to Mother
Brown. Here" said he, lis another
OF the seven sleeperS you were asking
about
Mother Brown shifted Don't bring
any mice into my house." said she.
But this one is dead" protested
Farmer Browns boy.
Il don't care If he is" declared
Mother Brown. Il don't like mice and
I don't want them around alive or dead.
Why don't you give that one to Black
Pussy?"
Perhaps will after while" replied
Farmer Browns boy. Il wonder II he
really is dead. want TO thaw him out
end look him over before give him TO
the cat You know. this is one of the
pre.tiest of all the Mouse family He Is
nike a Kangaroo having long hind legs
and short front ones. See how tightly
his front feet are closed"
"A mouse is mouse, so when you
are through with that one be sure to
take it out of the house" said Mother
Brown, and went on about her work.
Farmer Browns boy continued to
hold NimbleheelS in his hand while he
examined him. The kitchen was warm
and presently the little animal felt less
cold TO the touch. Just as Farmer
Browns boy felt that he had studied
the little Mouse sufficiently and was
about to put him down he thought he
saw a movement of one Of the long hind
aegs. He couldn't be sure whether he
himself had moved that leg or Nimble-
heels had done 1t. A moment later,
however, the pretty little head was
moved ever so little. There was no
doubt about II.
. . ''Whoopee" cried Farmer Browns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
Here is a cleaner for
the bathtub's dirty ring

DOES dirty ring form around your
bathtub? Clean it a~aW Use Melo.
the modern household cleaner. Melo
not only cleans away the dirty ring.
but prevents it alsol And provides a
sudsy, saltwater bath.
Melo cleans because it softens hard
city water. And before you can clean
anything you need soft water. Melo
prevents ring around the dishpan"
too. Used In the washtubs it makes
clothes white and thoroughly clean.
Your grocer has it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
Toasted Sandwich.

Select two crackers for each guest.
Slice some cheese thin and place a
slice on top Of each cracker. Sprinkle
some chopped pecans and sugar on top
of this. Place in the even until the
cheese melts. This makes a quick and
delicious sandwich to serve with fruit
or any kind of salad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
Soup Crackers.

Split some common crackers in halves
and soak them in ice water. There
should be enough water to cover the
crackers. Let soak for 10 minutes.
Drain on a clean towel, dot with butter,
and bake in q hot oven for about 80
minutes, or until the crackers are pulled
and Drowned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

II you have little girl anywhere
from months old to or 10 years
you will find hooded cape like the
one shown in the sketch decidedly
useful. The original, which came from
France, was knitted entirely from fine
pastel pink yarn. The copy made in
this country was made from pastel pink
cloth, to serve the purpose of an eve
ming wrap for a 6-yeaF-old flower. girl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

ne q recent wedding If you have ever
tried to buy a party wrap for little
girl you know how hard it is to find
one, but there are times when she
will find one most useful. The hood
Is made from a straight rectangular
piece of material, scanned up to make
a hood. the lower edge of which is
attached to the top of the cape. Both
pieces are made from henrietta cloth
or other lightweight wooden lined with
silk to match.
Made in miniature version this
hooded cape would be most useful for
the baby. 1t will provide just enough
warmth for warmer days in Spring or
may be put on over sweater and bonnet
20 add additional warmth on a windy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

W. can't all 60 to Florida this time
of year; but we all can benefit by
Florida's grapefruit to correct that over
acid condition which makes you sub
ject to colds.
Grapefruit is alkaline in its effect;
and it provides, more than almost any
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-26
THE DIFFERENCE

The city of Plentywood since the present admin
istration took office has reduced its bonded in
debtedness and its levy from So mills for all pur-
poses to mills, and has money on hand for the
next bond instalment and to pay running expenses
for the coming year. 1t has accomplished this
during the hardest times in the history of the
city. On the other hand the county administration
has been running the county deeper and deeper
into debt since it took office, undong the splendid
work of the farmers administration before it, and
the levy this year will be the largest in the his
try of the county It is the result of extravaganza
and graft, and don't give damn" policy Of
such men as Anker, French and IversOn. Doln
and the bankers have made lot of money, but
the overburdened taxpayers must supply that
money.
When the city council let its printing contract it
let it at bids to the lowest bidder. The Producers
News got the contract at good saving to the
city. But when the couny to let its print
ing contract it did not ask for bids and let the
contract on the highest proposal presented made
Bowler Polk present of from $4,000 to $4,000
of the taxpayers money in order to do something
generous for the above notorious twain at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers-just the same thing as
stealing or burning that amount of money.
Anker who claims he is honest, and is so very
careful with his own money, Is not so particular
about yours. He pretends to be very respectable
but not too respectable 10 give the wad of the
peoples money TO a couple of skates like Bowler
& Polk French doesn't claim to be so honest, anC
probably got the $1,000 Burley told around tina
French had offered the contract to him for.
That is the difference between the county ad
ministrators and the city administrators.
The difference is why you grOan under burden
of county taxes-such donations come high
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-26

us to do. Two of our neighborhood banks failed
to open their doors this week, Monday. The one
remaining bank in Columbus of three that were
operating there ten years ago, is closed. The one
remaining bank in NOonan also failed to open It's
door Monday. A Crosby bank went last winter,
and it is secret that there is not single bank
in Burke county paying expenses now, or having
paid them from its earnings for some years. Small
private banks are not making profits and never
again will be able to. Why not face that fact
The big chains will give real banking service
to any small community. They will draw all the
money out and ship it where profits are large and
money fluid
NOTE The people out here In the great open
spaces where we raise the wheat that feeds the
world are not used to think of banks with five to
eight millions of dollars in deposits small Ra-
Their when bank has a footing of million we
feel that it's something to talk about, and that any
money in such bank safe-absolutely safe
However, over in Chicago, the failure of e banks
involving hundred million dollars is regrettable
of course but nothing to worry about. They are
the weaker and only small part of the pict-
ure, and their closing leaves the larger banks In so
much stronger position. Nobody worries about
the thousands and thousands that stood in line all
day long to get their bread money; workers that
mad worked and toied and saved for years. The
great Chicago daily papers gave very little space
10 the failures, and the stories of the suicides fol-
lowing in their wake were suppressed-it was all
too gruesome. However, all of the banks that
failed, everyone of them, in their own communities
were "Gibraltars' they would stand like the rock
of ages against the tides of time just like the
little tin box banks out here in the west with their
$4,000 capital and three or four hundred thOus-
and dollars of deposits-Of which one smaller Chi
cago bank would make hundred
Capitalism is in state of collapse In course
of time all of the small banks, all of the
farmers all of the small business men will be
broke and in the bread line-there is no hope fol
them, nothing can save them-nOthing but the Ov-
erthrow of capitalism and the social revolution
There can be no relief for the farmers and workers
in the frame of capitalism. There must be &
change
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-26
'CAPPER SENDS PLEA
TO HOOVER ABOUT
f. BIS. WHEAT HEAP

Topeka, Kan, June 15.-Senator
Arthur Capper addressed to Presi-
dent Hoover tonight plea that the
federal farm board issue a state
ment clarifying" its position re
caring disposition of wheat stocks
held by the grain sterilization cor
pOration.
Buyers and producers" the sen
Tor Kansas senator said in a tele-
gram, "believe the sterilization
corporation is likely to unload left
over wheat at any time, depressing
market still further. So long as
that belief is held there is no
chance for market improvement.
"a statement from the board
that old surplus will be held off
the market unless and until price
reaches certain point in Chicago,
Or until some time after new crop
movement is over. will restore con-
fidence and prevent debacle such as
was threatened last November.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-26
New Agricultural Year
Book Is Now Available

The following letter from Sen.
J. w. Anderson TO the Producers
News may be of interest to some
of the readers of the Producers
News. These year books are very
comprehensive and are valuable to
every farmer.
Washington, D. c.,
June 6, 1881.
Editor, Producers News,
brentwood, Montana.
My dear Sir:
AS Senator Wheeler is at pres
-ent in Montana, l am taking the
liberty of calling your attention
% the Agricultural Year Book
for 1881 which recently came of
the press.
This publication as you know
rs very valuable to farmers anC
L thought possibly your readers
might be interested in knowing
that they could get a copy b!
writing to Senator Wheeler a
Washington, D. C. The Senate
has limited number allotte,
him but / am sure he will b
glad to accommodate as many a
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-26
Ia Cents Paid for Wool

Emmett, idaho, June 15.- The
Andrew Little wool clip, aggregat-
ing 100000 pounds from $4,000
fleeces, was sold here late yester-
day. Prices ranged from 13% 10
1875 cents and averaged about Ia
cents. Half the clip went to pri-
vate companies and half to the
National Woolgrowers corporation
4 The average price of ID cents
paid by private dealers in yester-
days sale compared with 221z
cents received by Little for the cliI
last year, 3Sv cents two years ago
and 421s cents three years ago.
The advance made by the mar.
keting corporation on the half Of
the clip taken by that organization
was not announced.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-26
Socialists Order Hunger
Fighters Shot At Sight

Berlin, June 19.-Despite the or
Ger of the socialist police president
of Cologne to shoot Immediately
without warning further hunger
demonstrations, unemployed dem
onstrated yesterday evening.
Collisions with police occurred,
the latter being stoned. Police fired
Immediately but no one was hit.
=
Warsaw, June 20. = Powerful
demonstrations of unemployed took
place in Kattovitz. Collisions oc-
Cured between plice and workers
Three of the latter were killed and
many wounded. A thousand unem-
ployed workers built barricades
The police arrested thirty-five. Ii
a great many raids on workers
organizations many have been III
jured and arrested by the fascist
government.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-26

dition to the sum already appropri.
ated for said budget;
BE IT RESOLVED, by the board
of county commissioners of Sheridan
county, Montana, that an emergency
exists, and that it is necessary To
have more funds in said budget to
meet such expenses as aforesaid
during the present fiscal year;
NOW THEREFORE,. Be 1t Resolv-
ed that a notice be published by the
Clerk as required by Section VI az
Chapter 14S Of the 1929 Session
Laws, which notice shall be publish
ed in the official paper of Sheridan
County, Montana, and which notice
shall state the facts constituting
this emergency, as aforesaid, the es-
| timated amount of money required
to meet such emergency. and notify
/ the people that a public hearing will
! be held at the Commissioners room
at the county court house in the
City of Plentywood, in Sheridan
county, Montana, on the 9th day Of
June 1881, at which time and place
any taxpayer may appear and be
heard for or against the expendi-
tUre of money for such alleged
emergency.
BE 1T ALSO FURTHER RESOLV.
ED, That all proceedings had in con.
nection with said matter be done and
performed in strict compliance with
said Chapter 148 of the 1929 Session
Laws of the State of Montana
= On motion the board decided thai
a special meeting be held on June q
1881 at o'clock p. m.
On motion the bond Of the Plenty
wood Herald in the amount Of $4,000
furnished in connection with TIL
printing contract was approved
On motion the application for oil
. age pension of Carl Draszt in tn
!. amount of $40 per month was ap
proved.
On motion at five o'clock p m. tn
board adjourned until June 81. 1881
FRANK FRENCH
Niels Madsen, Chairman
Clerk. of the board
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-26
FURTHER DECLINES
NOTED IN MARKET
Cattle Market Again Shows Fur
Their Losses as Runs Increase
Hogs Uneven: Lights Steady, ALI
Others LOwer-Sheep and Lambs
Steady.

South st. Paul, June "a In
creased marketings of cattle at all
points made for further weakness,
trade here working out fully 25c
or more lower for the two days,
spots SOC on matured steers. Best
yearlings scred at $3.50, bulk all
weights $50 10 TBS with best ma
tured offerings at 7.00. She stock
showed little change other than
grassy cows, these dragging. Bulk
all COWS cleared at $50 10 SIS,
heifers 500 to CTS. cutters 2.25 to
1925, bulls holding at $40 to 1855.
Vealers sold steady TO Soc down,
better grades clearing at 800 to
$50, a few good light weights sell
ing on down 30 500.
Light hogs held up under fail
Inquiry, while medium and heavy
butchers and packing sows sold II
to 2Sc lower. Bulk 140 to 250ft
Averages sold at CTS to 7.25, mos
1850 to 3OOfb weights 6.25 to 6.75
lheavier offerings down to 5.75, few
below $50. Sows ranged from Al
to $50, bulk arund SIS. Pigs cen
Htered mostly at 7.25 to 7.50, few
at 7.75.
/ No change occurred in the sheel
house, better native lambs selliny
/ at 6.25 to 7.25. throwouts 400
good and choice yearhngs 400 t
$50, grassy kinds 800. while eve
cashed at 81 t $3.50.
Feeders and stockers sold at 40
to 500, inferior kinds OCCASIONAL,
as low at So.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-26

8. Fourtn class agricultural land
and first class grazing land to be
classified as first class grazing land
valued at $500 per acre, same to ap-
ply all over the county.
4. Second, Third and Fourth class
grazing land as they now stand to
be classified as second class grazing
land, to be valued at $500 per acre.
same to apply all over the county,
regardless of where situated.
5. We further recommend that
first class grazing land under the
new classification, to consist Of
meadow lands, not classified as ag-
ricultural land. and hilly land, with
a number Of sloughs, where there
aXists considerable growth OF vege-
tation under normal conditions.
Yours very truly.
Andrew Iceland,
e. o. Teigen,
Carl Hole.
The following resolution was in
trocuced and adopted. all members
concurr1ng:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, On the 18th day of
August 1880, the Board Of County
Commissioners of Sheridan county
Montana. met pursuant to Section
vi Of Chapter 14S OF the Laws OF
the Twenty-first Legislative Assem-.
|
penditures. and to fix the final bud
| get for all county offices for the
current fiscal year, and that at sucl
meeting fixed the budget for the go
pher fund for Sheridan county, Mon
tana, at the sum OF fifteen hundret
dollars ($1500); and
/ WHEREAS, In considering ant
fixing said budget the said board o
county commissioners did not anti
cipate the gopher pest in the sprinl
Of 1881 to be so extremely bad ant
did not anticipate that there woul,
be any more gophers in the spring o
1881 than any other ordinary year
and by reason fthe fact that Their
were considerable more gophers i
the spring Of 1881, and that the 20
pher pest became so extremely ba
that the county commissioners O
Sheridan county, Montana, on tn
21st day of March 1881 were com
PEELED to place a bounty of one per
ny on gopher tails, in order to elm
mate that pest and protect the grow
ing crops in the spring of 1881; an
WHEREAS, Said fund of $500
not sufficient to pay all bountis
paid out on gopher tails, as afore
Thirty-five hundred dollars ($S5OC
in all to take care Of the bountie
paid on gopher tails and other cost
in connection with such expense
and by reason that said resolutic
provided that such bounties woul
be paid UP to and until the first
July 1881, an emergency exist
which could not reasonably hay
been foreseen at the time Of maxim
the budget; and that it will requi
two thousand (Sz,ooo) dollars. in Al
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-26
FARMERS BROKE
in CANADA TOO

Ottawa FTP Canadian west
ern farmers, big and little, are all
insolvent and have abandoned hope
of getting out of debt, according
to E. J. Garland, united farmer
member of parliament for Bow
River, Alberta. That appears to be
the explanation CT the action of the
United Farmers of Alberta in de-
manding the naturalization of all
farm lands, and also for the agi-
tation for a moratorium.
An American went TO Alberta
with $25, 900 in 1918 and after
farming several thousand acres of
good land for II years, and paying
the Canadian Pacific Railway $780,
900 in principal and interest for
mis- land, he is now over $4,000
in debt. He wants the government
to take over his land with its debts
and guarantee him a job.
} "There've been five successive
crops of settlers on most of the
farms in your district, Ned" re-
5marked Hon. Chas. Stewart, form
er premier of Alberta, and Domin-
ion Minister of Interior in the
Mackenzie King government.
eyes," answered Garland. "And
now the land and mortgage COM
panies are trying to force the pres
ent settlers to sign quit claim
deeds. They expect to get another
crop of suckers to spend their cap,
ital to improve the farms and make
payments till they realize they are
only getting deeper in debt"
The Canadian government pro
noses a revolving fund Of five nliI-
son dollars 10 assist grain grow
ers to acquire livestock.
''That causes ribald laughter il
the west" says Garland. ''Ther'
are already too many nike
farmers. Near cities, farmer
this winter have been getting Is
a pound for butter and 1Oc an,
lie a dozen for eggs. Last yea
the government raised the tarif
on imported butter TO 14c
pound. The western dairy farm
ers are ahead one cent.
sThe western farmers have los
upwards of $45O, OOO. 900. of pul
chasing power. And that loss
to be made good by loan of SIS
100000 at go n good securitie
Good securities let's out practi'
ally all farmers"
'What are you going to do
bout it?" Garland was asked.
"DO you suppose st. Jam'
Street will allow us 10 try Il
Russian plan? Sir Albert HOl
head of the Royal Bank Of Ca
ada, thinks the United Stat
should cancel war debts. If ives
ern Canada is to compete Wi
Russia-well, we can't do it u
less the land, mortgage and far
implement companies cancel ;
debts. A Hitler could set q
ri prairies on fire."