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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
BALL ON
FEBRUARY q TO BE
BIG FEATURE EVENT
Prepares to Care for 500 Wis
itors; Will be Winter Sea-
sons Leading Event

The Herald has printed a large
quantity of huge posters to advertise
the Annual Fiermen's Ball which oc-
ours in Plentywood on February q
this year.
AS usual, this will be the main SO
cial event of the winter season, where
everybody comes and has a real good
time. With our good roads remaining
open we can expect a very large at
tendance and the Firemen are making
preparations to care for five humid
red dancers on this occasion. If bad
weather comes, special trains may be
chartered to bring the visitors.
Many Big Features
The music will be furnished this
year by Hank Goodman's Aces Of
Rhythm; a musical organization Sc
lected from the best Scobey and Plen-
tywood dance entertainers. There viii
be wonderful souvenirs given to each
dancer-a souvenir that will be trea-
sured by everyone who is so forum
ate to attend this social event.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
CANNED PEAS POISON
II IN NORTH DAKOTA, ALL DE
Grafton, North Dakota is II
Mourning Over Black
Tragedy

GRAFTON, N. D., Feb. 3 APP
Twelve persons, including five men,
bers of one family, were dead here
today, victims of botulism, a form of
food poisoning.
Home preserved peas served in a
salad and which are believed to have
contained the poison, caused the
deaths, physicians said.
The dead: Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Helm, at whose home near here the
salad was eaten during a party on
Thursday night; their children, Eliz-
abeth, 20, Genevieve, 16, Edward Jr.,
Is; Mrs. Thomas Chapiewski and her
son, Harry, Is; Mrs. Elmer Stoke;
Miss Margaret McWilliams; Arthur
%Jorandry, Arthur Lessard, and Joe
Leach.
Dir. G. w. Glaspel, public health Of
ficer, who investigated, said all twelve
of the persons were first afflicted
with dizziness and numbness and all
suffered a paralysis of the throat.
The victims became i'll Friday,
Three of them died Saturday and
seven died yesterday and one today.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
School Honor Roll
Is Announced

The Honor Roll for the first sem
ester includes the names of twenty
six pupils, half of which are ranked
as High Honor pupils and the other
half as Low Honor pupils. The differ
ence between the two groups is that
the former requires the gaining four
or more "A" grades and the latter
must earn three grades Of "a" and
the other work not below "B."
The High Honor Roll list includes
Freshmen: Alice Barner and August
Ibsen; Sophomores, Mildred Erickson,
Walter Gronvold, Mabel Kent and
Avis Koike; Juniors: Charlotte Ben
nett, G%wendolyn Christianson and
Helen Madsen; Seniors: Beatrice
Goltz, Frederick Grave, Garnet John
son and Howard Nelson.
The Low Honor list includes,
Freshmen: Gudrun Gysler and Ran
dolph Lewis; S~ophomores, Arthur
Marsh, Isabelle Porter and Ruth Ro-
bertson; Juniors, Muriel Donaldson,
Alvin G%ronvold. Mildred Hanisch,
Lottie Koike, Florence HOLMAN and
Ruby Lodahl; Seniors, Alden Klov-
stad and Elvira Mensing.
Honor Roll-Third Six Weeks
Corresponding grades are required
for attaining the third six-week's
Honor Roll. A majority of the names
are the same on both lists although
some new names are seen.
The third six-weeks High Honor
list includes the following names,
Freshmen: Alice Barner, Gudrun
Gysler and August Ibsen; Sophie
mores: Mildred Erickson, Walter
Gronvold, Alice Hendrickson, Mabel
Kent, Avis Koike and Arthur Marsh;
Jnniors: Gwendolyn Christianson,
Florence HOLMAN and Helen Madsen;
Seniors: Beatrice Goltz, Mildred
Goltz, Frederick Crave, Garnet John
son and Howard Nelson.
The Low Honor Roll for the third
six weeks includes, Freshmen; Olaf
Hendrickson, Randolph Lewis and
Marion Robertson; Sophomores: Be-
atricc Debing, Norval Hegland and
Isabelle Porter; Juniors: Charlotte
Bennett. Alvin Gronvold, Gertrude
Kelly. Lottie Koike. Helen Larson and
Ruby Lodahl; Seniors: Alden Klov-
stad and Beulah Nelson.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
MeadoWlarks Are
Seen in Country

With our continued fine weather,
many people are commencing to be
concerned about what is in store for
our trees and shrubbery, as every in
dication points to the buds bursting
in the immediate future. Lilac bushes
seem to lead in this midwinter devel-
opment, but tulips, and other decor
alive plants are not far behind. Pussy
Willows have not been reported here
but are said to have appeared on the
job in the vicinity of Saskatoon,
nearly 300 miles to the north of us.
Tony Crosse and Frank Barge both
report Meadow Larks having been
seer lately, and those harbingers of
spring usually know what kind of
weather to expect and do not come
unless spring is actually here.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
By +. B. COTTON

Associated Press Science Writer
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, (AP)
Skating isn't so good this win
ter, but coal bills are smaller,
because there is a lot of heavy
air e the Rocky Mountains
that refuses to move.
This is one of the warmest
and dryest winters in a long
time, says c. l.. Mitchell, chief
forecaster of the United States
Weather Bureau, for the reason
that an area of high pressure has
been hanging owe the vicinity OF
Utah and Idaho since the middle
of November.
This area of dense, heavy air,
Mitchell explained today, keeps
the cold air of the Arctic regions
away from most of the United
States as effectively as a new
overcoat. Winds that would Ordin-
arily sweep down direct from the
north and chill the whole
try are turned aside by the high
pressure area and strike only
New England, which is the only
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
Hunting By Plane
Is New Business

Mr.. Garfield and one assistant of
the Garfield Flying Service of Will
liston, N D., made a flying visit to
The Herald office on Monday. They
are having a lot of sport these days
hunting coyotes from the air and in
formed US that Monday forenoon they
were successful in killing four coy
otes south of Plentywood. They went
from here to the Daleview territory
hoping to get at least two more
which will make a total of 60 coy
otes to succumb to their marksman-
ship from the air.
They expect to come back to Plen-
tywood in the spring and put on
another market day celebration for
the local business houses.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
Custom Official
May Locate Soon

A. G. Schrapp, the U. S. Customs
official at Dooley called at the Herald
office and placed his name on u
subscription list.
Incidently we ascertained that Mr..
Schrapp will be stationed at Raymond
at the new Port of Entry to be locat-
ed there, and that a house has been
obtained there for himself and family
but just when he will be moved to
Raymond he does not know.
This leads us to suggest that it is
about time now for the heads of the
Customs departments for this district
to get that new customs and immi-
grafton house built at Raymond with
out further delay. The roads have been
open all winter long, and now that
spring is approaching, considerable
travel to and from Saskatchewan will
become a regular daily occurrence
over the road between Plentywood
and Regina, and the only thing that
is holding up this traffic is the lack
of the Customs Office at Raymond.
The Canadian authorities have erect
ed their buildings across the line z
miles north of Raymond, and they
stand ready to place their Customs
and immigration officials there when
ever the U. S. Customs Office is OPP
ened at Raymond.
We know there is a lot of red tape
to %unravel, but this unraveling should
not have to last forever.
If some definite and early action
is not indicated by those who have
the say-so about this, we presume the
local Commercial Club will have to
start all over again.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
Glasgow Courierl

That Mrs. Anna Arnot, charged
with numbering her husband, Jesse
f. Arnot, by administering poison to
him last August, will first be tried
for her sanity, now appears likely in
the face of a motion filed by County
Attorney G.. H. Roberts in district
court Wednesday afternoon.
Judge John Hurley called the attor-
neys of the county together at two
o'clock Wednesday afternoon and an
nounced that the term of court had
been set to begin on February 3 and
that the calendar called for the trial
of the Arnot case beginning Of Feb
ruary g..
Upon the setting of the Arnot case
by the judge, County Attorney Rob-
erts filed a motion with the court that
the question of the insanity Of Mrs.
Arnot be submitted to a jury as pro-
vided by law. The County Attorneys
motion was based upon an affidavit,
attached to the motion, by special
Assistant Attorney John l.. Slattery,
setting forth that Mrs. Arnot's at
tending physician and n of her
counsel claims that she is now in
sane. The affidavit sets forth that
DIR. M. d. Hoyt, who has been in con
slant attendance upon the accused
women since her arrest, and Otis A.
Hallett, Of the firm of Hurd & Hal
let. have both stated to him that the
defendant is insane at the present
time
Judge Hurry reserved ruling on the.
motion of the county attorney but
suggested that both the attorneys for
the prosecution and the defense be
prepared to go on trial on the sanity
issue February 9, when the case is
called.
Under the Montana laws if it is
found by a jury that Mrs. Arnot is
not insane she will Immediately go to
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
BIG BlZZ' IS LAUDED
BY ANTI-CAPITALIST
LOCAL K OCKER
Excoriator of Finance Boosts
Mail Order Houses; Pre-
sents Big Bill

The Producers News has at
all times preached against ca
pitalism. Anything that savor-
ed of "BIG BIZ" has always
been poison to them.
Now they are taking up the
battle for the big catalog hou-
SEES, and if there was ever any
thing that savoered of "BIG
BIZ" it is the big mail order
catalog houses.
BY the way, it is generally
rumored that the story about
the Savage store saving one
farmer the price Of a pair of
shoes on a ten dollar grocery
order, was written by Charlie
Taylor and fabricated in his
own mind, and for which he
sent a bill at about $1.00 per
letter to the Savage company.
Savage must have been another
easy mark for "Get-rich-quick
Wallingford."
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
WILL Be TRIED ON
SANITY SAYS The
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Hundreds of Jurors Drawn for District Court Term There;
Attorney George Hurd Heads Defense Counsel, Attor-
ney John L. Slattery to Assist in Prosecution

trial for the murder of her husband.
If she is found insane at this time, by
the jury, she will be committed to
the state insane asylum at Warm
Springs until such time as she is de-
clared sane. She will then be returned
to this county to face a charge of
first degree murder.
At the present time Mrs. Arnot is
reported as resting quite easily and
apparently quite well at the Deacon
ess Hospital in this city. Shortly after
her arrest she suffered a breakdown
and was removed from the county
jail to the hospital here for treat
ment. Indications are that she will be
in good physical condition for the
trial when it is called.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
Eggs are Cheap,
Eat More Of Them

Eat more eggs-eat all you can.
The hens are working over time This
winter. They are trying to outrival
all previous laying contests, and eggs
are SO cheap now that no one can af-
ford to be without eggs on the table
every day. When you take into con-
sideration the food value of an egg,
as compared with almost any other
kind of food, it behooves everyone to
buy eggs now when our merchants
are overloaded with this winter del
icacy. Eggs are cheap now, cheap as
they a ever expect to be. Twelve
cents for a dozen of eggs is almost
unheard of, but our merchants say
that they must keep on taking them
as fast as they come in.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
LOWER
ASSESSABLE VALUES

The board of county commission
ers decided at the February meeting
to reduce the assessible value of land
in the first and secand one to 80
per cent of it's former assesible value.
This is in harmony with some Of
the recommendations made by The
Plentywood Herald some months ago,
but which will be elaborated upon
for next year when the zoning will
be entirely changed, dropping the val
ue slightly for each mile distance
from market.
They also decided not to purchase
any %culverts this year.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
A. |. ROSER RETURNS
FROM CONVENTION
HELD AT PORTLAND
Business Good and Getting
Better Every Day Through
out the Nation

Avery L. Roser, manger of the To-
cal j. c. Penney Co., store returned
tot his city Tuesday from Portland
where he has been attending the an
aau' Spriag Cs's cntior II the ]. G..
Penney Co.
Commenting on the convention,
which was one of the eight that are
now being held all over the United
States, he said, "The keynote of the
convention was better business. Re-
ports made by men who have been
carefully studying the general busin-
ess conditions all over the country
were presented and every indication
is for a steady, sure return to nation
al prosperity on a sound basis which
should last for many years.
~"Striking charts, depicting what
has been going on in the retail sales
field and in the manufacturing world
were shown and methods were illus
trated to show how the better organ
lied business organizations through
out the country have taken hold of
the present situation.
ut is unlikely that the country has
ever seen greater values for the dol
lar than are now shown by sound
organizations. Excess production and
distribution costs have been wiped out
of the business world and the retail
market is showing a steadily increas-
ing response to the new conditions.
Speculation, not alone in the stock
market, but in general merchandise
lines was a primary cause of the pass
ing depression but the new efforts
are along lines determined by sound
analysis of demand.
employment will rise to a more
normal basis as the new value $ in
nearly all lines restore buying conf
dence. The start of the present year
has seer many conspicuous examples
Of returning payrolls.
an general, people are in a re-
placement market at the present
tliii'. IOi tHt RAHb HtN'io VI iHHitNAAof
they have been using up their reserve
supplies of clothes, FURNISHINGS and
other items which make up their nor
nal buying requirements.
Good business judgment dietofes
renewals and requirements at today's
prices"
Commenting on style trends in wo-
mems wear, Mr.. Roser said; "The
~well-dressed woman can maintain her
wardrobe on a far smaller amount of
money today than she has been able
to in the past ten years. New styles
emphasize the return of feminine
features, the long skirt for formal and
semi-formal wear, pleasing feminine
lines around the shoulders and in the
sleeves, and a grace of line which af-
fords unusually pleasing results. Pri-
ces are surprisingly low and quality
and workmanship are striking"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
MONTANA GRAPPLER,
tom ALLEY wins IN
CINCINN ATI MATCH
Outlook Mat Artist Meeting
Success in the Arenas
of the East
1.-THE Cincinnati Inquirer)

Montana's latest wrestling sensa-
ton, Tom Alley, of Outlook, Montana
who is sweeping everything before
him in the light-heavy-weight class
throughout the United States, added
another victim to his long string last
night at the Quality Clubs show in
Music Hall, where he threw Juan
Humberto, of Spain, in two straight
falls.
Alley won the first fall with a front
leg cradle in 27 minutes and 43 sec
onds. He took the second and decid-
ing fall with a back slam in 6 min
utes and so seconds.
Jack Tibbatts was referee. Alley
weighed IT'S pounds, Humberto 1919
pounds. A large crowd witnessed the
contest, which was n of the most
exciting of the season.
If there is anyone in Alleys weight
in this country who can beat him,
such a grappler has not been seen by
Cincinnati mat patrons. Alley stands
out as one of the greatest men of his
weight and inches in the world. With
five to ten pounds of flesh on his
sturdy form he will prove a most SER
ious threat to all heavyweights in the
land.
Although Humberto has won a
,.Lo~ &c L,rJ forrL+ r,o+cboc in
this country and has been a big IA
vorite here because of his success, he
proved no match for the clever Mon
tanan who handled him like he was a
w~elterweight. Humberto did not go
down to defeat without a struggle.
He gave Alley many a scare and at
times had his shoulders ear the mat,
but Alley proved to be an artful wig
gler and worked himself out of all
tight places. It was a great contest
to look upon. The well-trained athel-
etes displayed speed and skill, and at
times worked in a little rough stuff
that appeared to please the crowd.
Those who had never seen Alley in
action before were surprised to see
what he could do without endanger-
ing his chances. He worked like q
master of the art and got through
with the job without suffering any
great discomfort. His stand is pleas
ing, and the more m sees OF his
wonderful wrestling the more he is
liked.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
BANKERS MEET With
COUNTY DADS; COME
TO TERMS, INTEREST
VIII Pay / Per Cent and No
More, Otherise Don't
Want CO. Money

The bankers of Sheridan county
met with the Board of County Com
missioners on Tuesday relative to the
notice received by them some time
ago that they would have to pay 2
per cent interest on daily balances Of
county funds, deposited with them.
They told the board that they could
not pay this sum and requested the
county officials to place their money
elsewhere if they wanted this inter
est rate in addition to being fully Sc
cured for every dollar on deposit. In
asmuch as Minneapolis banks will
pay only l per cent interest and no
security given the county, the matter
vas compromised by the local banks
agreeing to carry these accounts at
l per cent and ecure the county as
in the past.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
CORRECTION

In setting up the ]. c. Penney
Co., advertisement in last weeks
issue we inadvertently made a
mistake in pricing Heavy Service
Hosiery for Women, which should
have been csc instead of S1.29
This was another drop in pric-
es which Occurred so recently that
they had not obtained new copies
for their advertisement and made
written notation of the reduction
on their copy which we overlook
ed.
We are sorry this occurred
but are glad to be able to rectify
the error.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
BUSINESS IS GOOD
SAY

Business was never better than it
is today in Plentywood according to
our merchants. Farmers are coming
to Plentywood from every part of
the countytt o trade. Every store is
as busy as just before harvest days.
The attempted boycott upon our mer-
chants by the Producers News back
fired, as they are doing a bigger bus
ines than ever. People know where
to do their trading in spite of the die
tates of Taylor, the former ringmast-
err in this county.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
INDOOR GOLF HERE

Plentywood is to have an indoor
golf links amusement place about
February Is. A Mr.. Blegen has
leased the building formerly occu-
pied by the Northwest Service store
and will install a very elaborate min
ature golf course there. The partition
will be removed giving 20 feet adj
ditional space at the rear end.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05
GOES TO CHICAGO
FOR SPRING BUYING

Mrs. S. Nuremberg left for Chicago
Saturday to buy her spring line of
Millinery for her up-to-date womens
Ready-to-Weae Store here in Plen-
tywood.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05

Miss Alice O'Toole has accepted a
clerkship in the county treasurer of
flee. Miss O'Toole commenced her
duties last Monday.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05

Miss Kathryn Marion spent Sun
day in Dooley the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. D. Dooley.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05

The ladies of the Altar Society are
giving a card party Thursday, Feb
ruary y, Church p%arlors. Prizes for
bridge and whist. Public is cordially
invited.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-05

A Want Ad Pays
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
YOUR CHILDREN.
WNIpkoby7sBal5uz
Vl03IBY NtA SfRVlCf. INC. [

Mary Roberts Rinehart in her re- cent book My Story" tells about her three boys-my nephews, by the way--who were away at college at the same time leaving the big house empty and the home devastated. She tells of the Loneliness of herself and her husband when they would see the last boy off after a short vaca- tion at home, and the heartache that followed.
 She says that she wonders about all this college education that keeps children away from their parents for so many years, to be followed by business and careers and mar riage, that make the separation per- manent. College gives them much. millions of other women when she writes that "she felt that they, the parents, could have given them something too"
 | And think she is right. Is the school robbing the home. or rather robbing the children of a certain richness of family life that all the fountains of college wisdom cannot instill?
 | Education Hard to Define We know that education is neces- sary. Just how many so-called ''units' 1t takes to make an edu- cated man or woman is a matter of conjecture. Those graduating with an A. B. often feel they have only begun. They go back for an M. A. then for yPh. D. and have heard many men and women with all three say they had only broken through the top-crust of learning and to be I Ivno 11xx n1, fAA Ca tnav more than lifetime of study. So where is the beginning and where is the ending? We have chosen to begin it at four and end 1t. generally speaking at about 22. barring some of the professions which keep Q man in training until he is 30.
 The day that the boy or girl boards the train for preparatory school or college usually comes in his sixteenth or seventeenth year, sometimes earlier. Before that we will take 1t for granted that he is at home with his parents. After that the school influence is stronger than the home influence, unquestionably so.
 the child Is made of the right stuff anu iCScbh1Sc Ahc ASSPOhcAOthey " his new life.
 But the discussion is whether the entire school life of n growing boy or girl Is shouldering out the home ideals without which any young life Is barren indeed.
 Personally I believe that this problem of long schooling will work itself out in favor of the home. AL ready child specialists are clamoring for the early shaping of ambition and ability. think 1t Is Dr John B. Watson who insists that boy may be "slanted" so that at twelve he can begin to prepare for his spe- cial life work--Twork he is adapted to and will like and succeed in. When we begin our sorting pro- cess in early school-life. and re- group children according to new standard this will be possible. That time is on us now.
 | believe the trend Is to shorten education by leaving out extraneous matter. Then instead of a boy or girl spending a fourth or a third of his life in school, as he does now. and the best part, he will be through several years earlier. and there will be left a few precious years outside of the school gates in which he can add two more letters to his name. H. R.-for Home Relationship"