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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02
Elder BANNON GETS
LIFE SENTENCE FOR
SEXTUPLE MURDER
State Pen at Bis
marck Monday Morning
Claims Innocence
(WillistOn Daily Herald)

(Willlston Daily Herald)
James F. BannOn was dressed
in to the state prison at Bismarck
today to serve a life sentence
for the participation in the Haven
sextuple murders.
Bannon is 55 years of age. BY the
law of averages covering prison life
he has an expectancy Of life covering
not to exceed ten years.
The jury convicting Bannon re-
turned it's verdict at 3 a. m. Sunday
morning after two ballots. The first
ballot was 10 to 2 for conviction. The
second was unanimous.
Before the Bannon trial began, it
was learned following the trial, ev-
cry member of the jury had witness
ed a motion picture presentation of
the picture, "The Criminal Code"
The picture told a story detailing
the horrors of prison life and setting
up a strong case against the convic-
ton on circumstantial evidence of
persons accused of capital crimes.
Attorneys attending the trial and
witnessing the picture marked the
fact that every member of the jury
saw it. They declared it was the
strongest argument hat could pos
sibly be made under similar circum-
stances for the defense.
When the jury reached its agree
ment Judge John H.. Lowe was sum-
moned from bed in a Crosby hotel to
receive it. In the little town of Cros-
by scores Of people had remained up
anticipating a verdict.
They hurried to the court room
When it was announced.
Standing erect and ~betraying no
emotion Bannon heard the verdict.
Asked by Judge Lowe whether he
had anything to say he replied in a
clear voice:
II am not guilty"
The court then pronounced the life
sentence. Bannon was taken from the
court room to a waiting auto and
inside Of ten minutes was on his way
to the Bismarck prison in custody of
Sheriff Thompson, of Mckenzie
county and Deputy Sheriff Charles
jacobson. He was silent on the trip
and slept a part of the way, address
sing only such remarks to the sheriffs
as were necessary.
A few minutes before he was sum-
moned to hear the verdict he had
been sitting awake in his cell softly
humming to himself.
TIL case went to the jury about 8
o'clock Saturday night following
hours Of dramatic pleading by at
torneys for the state and defense.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02

cash crop for this year"
Messrs. Brown, Shepherd, and Will
son held a general conference of all
counties in the afternoon and left the
same night for a conference with
Governor Erickson at Helena Sun
day.
Before leaving Glasgow, Brown
stated he would hold no more hear
ings as they would only consume val
liable time, as he would have to hurry
as much as possible to lay the mat
ter before the department in Wash
ington to alleviate the deplorable con-
dition.
Those who went from Sheridan
county were County Commissioner
Frank French, County agent F.. G..
Ferguson, Clerk and Recorder Niels
Madsen, and Postmaster Jack Ben
nett.
Acting on appeals from farmers
in the eastern end of Sheridan coun-
ty the other two members of the
board of county commissioners de-
cided to obtain $500 of millet seed for
the farmers who were without means
to purchase same themselves.
On Monday the entire board met
again and after going over the stu
alton thoroughly with county agent
| Ferguson this order was increased to
20 900 pounds, and half of this was
purchased from the Points Seed farm
at Crosby to be delivered at Westby
not later than today. The other half
was purchased from the seed house at
Sidney and is also to be delivered in
the county today.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02
Barn on Larson Farm
Near DOo|ey Burns

The large barn on the P. r.
Larson farm north of DOOley
burned to the ground Tuesday
evening this week. The cause of
the fire is unknown.
Fortunately there was no stock in
side at the time, although a num-
Der of calves had been fed in there
Just a short time previous. There was
a considerable quantity of hay in the
building which with all other con
tents including all farm harness was
totally destroyed. A. milk house con-
nected to the barn was also destroy
ed but Mr.. Larson was able to save
the cream separator. A large hay
stack beside the barn was also des-
troyed.
The barn and the hay in same was
fairly well covered by insurance, but
the loss will amount to considerable.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02
Can Kill and Sell Up to Is
Head of Own
Raising

The Herald has received many
inquiries regarding the new but
cher and meat peddler law pass
e last winter, and in order to clar-
ify the situation, and especially
the one relative to the sale of
beef without the customary $1OO
license, we quote from Chapter
l72 of the Montana Session laws
as follows:
every meat peddler shall, be-
fore commencing or doing business
or performing any acts in any county
as such meat peddlers, pay to the
county treasurer of such county, a
license of One Hundred ($1OO) Dol
lars, which shall continue in force and
effect for the balance of the calen-
dar year in which it is issued = = y 1t
sail be the duty of every meat peddler
to have his license with him at all
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02
I'd Stadig Garage at
Opheim Burns Down

The Ed Stadig Garage at
Opheim vas totally destroyed by
fire shortly after midnight on
Wednesday morning. When dis
covered, the fire had such a start
that nothing in the building
could be saved, but a bucket bril-
gade succeeded in combining the
blaze to this one locality. Ten or
eleven carr yer burned, which
included n new Ford sedan
and n new Ford truck. The loss
in excess of insurance will am
cunt to more than $4,000.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02
Many Inquiries on New Butcher
Law, Explanation Of Law Given

times when %transacting business.
This section shall not apply to
the slaughter of meat by any
person, firm corporation, or as
ISOLATION who may slaughter or
cause to be slaughtered any meat
cattle of his or its W breeding.
nor to the sale of slaughtered
cattle of his or its own breeding;
providing any person who shall
sell the equivalent of more than
twenty-five (25) carcasses, beef
and or veal, in any one CD year
shall take out a license as herein
provided for.
Meat peddlers and all other
persons shall have the hide in its en-
tirety with tail attached of each beef
veal inspected in the county where
the animal was slaughtered by a live
stock Inspector, or deputy, or by a
sheriff or his deputy, n by any per-
son designated by the board of coun-
ty Commissioners = y = who shall
mark said hides in such manner as
the Livestock Commission may =
require. For each hide inspected
the authorized officer making sucn
inspection shall collect a fee of twen-
ty-five (25c) for beef hides, and for
veal hides a fee of ten cents (10c).
Amy person who kills beef or
veal in good faith for his own use
or for the use of himself and
three CD neighbors shall not be
required to have such meat in
spected or stamped, nor shall he
be required to procure any license
provided for in this act.
We advice all who seek to take adj
vantage of the ammended law to see
the sheriff or county. attorney before
starting to peddle beef which they
have raised themselves, as in mos.
instances the quarters of each carcass
must be stamped.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02
FAIR RAINS help
CONDITIONS some

st. Paul-Fair rains in north
western North Dakota and east
ern Montana temporarily reliev-
ed drOufh conditions, but high
winds and excessive heat follow
ing rains Slapped most of the moi
sture from the soil and crop
conditions show no improvement,
the Farmers UNION Terminal as
sociation's weekly crop report
says.
"The crop outlook in Minnesota, the
eastern third of North Dakota, part
of southwestern North Dakota and
the northern tier Of counties in South
Dakota continued to improve" the re-
view says. "The hot weather with
sufficient moisture helped the corn
crop materially and present prospects
are for one of the best yields of corn
that the Northwest we had.
Conditions in the Red River Valley
remain almost ideal. Devils Lake,
Grand Forks, Crookston, Hillsboro,
Red Lake Falls and Buxton report
excellent growing weather with suf-
ficient rain to carry the crops along
well toward maturity, n~otwithstand-
ing hot weather. Around Kuhn, La
Moure. Edgely, Lisbon, Wahpeton
and other districts in southern and
central North Dakota reports fur
Their crop Improvement.
"Grain is beginning to head out and
moisture is plentiful so that a large
yield appears assured, according to
reports from Forman and Forbes, N
D. The outlook also is good around
Aberdeen, S. D.
"There has been a real improve
ment in pastures in eastern North
Dakota and throughout Minnesota
but rains came too late to aid mater
ially in northwestern North Dakota
and eastern Montana, though there
has been some improvement in some
areas. Livestock are suffering from
lack of water and pastures in west.
ern areas. Some feed is being ship
ped in, but generally farmers are not
in a position to purchase it. Live
CONTINUED on Last Page)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02
Term OF DISTRICT.
COURT ends; MANY.
CASES Are TRIED
d Weeks Clears Most of Cal
endar; Cost the County
$500

District Court closed on Sat
urday. June u, The last case was
tried before a jury and lasted a
whole week.
1t was entitled Minneapolis Moline
Power Co., vs.. Wilfred Parent,
wherein the plaintiff sought to col
lect $4,000 balance due on notes
given in payment for machinery, af-
ter the plaintiff had re-possessed
same.
iMr. Parent who farms extensively
northeast of Medicine Lake counter
claimed and aske for the cancella-
ton of the notes as we'll as $1,000
damages; claiming the machinery
was faulty, which caused much loss
Of time, expenses and loss of grain
which could not be harvested prompt
ly. The case went to the jury late
Saturday and at ten o'clock that ev-
ming they brought in a verdict for
the defendant which gives him back
his notes as we'll as damages for
$2,9O8. The machinery company is
appealing the case to the Supreme
court. Paul Babcock represented the
plaintiff corporation and Howard M.
Lewis was attorney for the defend
ant.
There were forty cases on this cal
endar, of which eight were tried by
juries; II were settled out of court;
8 dismissed, 6 continued, five judy
ments were granted to plaintiffs by
default or stipulation and two were
court cases which are held under ad-
visement by the court.
A brief resume of the cases r as
follows:
State VS.. Charles E. Taylor, jury
trial, verdict of not guilty.
State VS.. Alvin Clay and Henry
Olson, jury trial but dismissed by
court for lack of sufficient evidence
by the state.
Sheridan county VS.. T. c. Kelly,
judgment or county giving them title
to Kelly property. Story elsewhere in
this issue.
c. c. Willis VS.. John A. Davis, dis
missed.
H. B. Cloud VS.. ] P Scott, jury trial
with verdict for defendant.
H. B. Cloud VS.. j. P. Scott jury
trial but settled out of court before
evidence was completed.
Peter Kisler VS.. Louis D. Folsom,
settled.
Jens Jensen, VS.. Helen Grimsrud,
continue owe term.
Herbert Bolke VS.. D. H. Curtin, set
tied.
Walter Hage VS.. V. B. Strandskov,
Judgment for plaintiff by stipula-
ton.
Frank J.. French VS.. John Norbo,
settled.
First National Bank of Reserve
VS.. R. R. LELAND, settled.
CONTINUED on Last Page)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02
Ali CLUB CAMP AT
BRUSH Lake in JULY

The Annual All Club Camp
will be held at Brush Lake July
13, IA and Is. All All club boys
and girls in the county are urg-
ed to attend, and parents and
friends are invited to evening and
afternoon sessions.
The program this year is especial
ly interesting. Miss Myrtle Euren,
Assist. State Club Leader, and Miss
Dorothy Garrett, Athletic Director
who many remember, will be on hand
with a lot of new thunder" There
will be contests, talks by local peo-
pie, a movie, craft work and some
snappy ball games. Tuesday night
will be stunt night, and anyone who
saw the program last year know the
type of entertainment Sheridan county
All clubers can furnish.
Meals will. be served in the dining
vail for all those who do not wish to
camp. For the clubs who are in
charge of by an adult person, ar
rangements have been made for them
to cook their own meals and the girls
may sleep in the pavilion. Each club
member must be responsible for his or
her own bedding.
Camp expenses have been cut to a
minimum this year in order that
there may be a 100 percent attend
ance. Last year the Brush Lake Camp
was the largest in the state. What
will it be this year? Let's keep up
the good work, and the dates, July
13, IA and 18th.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02
Rainfall This Year
Under That of 80

George S. Wheeler who reports
rainfall to the government in
forms us that his guage register
erd a total rainfall in June in
Plentywood of 2.21 inches as COM
pared with 2.62 in June, 1880.
Thtre was no rain here in April
or May this year, and from jan
uary 1st to March 31st only SO
of moisture from snow.
In April 1880 there was Its inche:
and May LOG inches, with a total fol
the year of 11.60 inches. So far this
year our total precipitation is les.
than the amount we received in Jun,
1880.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02
MONTANA HAS 1908
UNLEARNED PEOPLE

Montana has 1903 persons 10Y
above ten years of age unable to {
read and write. She taught 2,241
the fundamentals of reading and
writing between 1920 and 1890.
During the decade the percentage
of illiteracy in proportion to pop
ulation was curtailed from 2.3
per cent to IL per cent
Returns from forty-two states dis
close that Montana ranks thirteenth
in per cent of illiterates in proportion
to her population.
The greatest strides in her reduc-
ton were among the foreign-born
whites. There were 5,178 foreign-born
white il~literates in 1920 compared to
3,085 at the time for the census emu
meration in 1880. There are now less
than 1000 native white illiterates, the
number having stood at 1,067 in 1920
compared with 932 in 1880. Within the
state there are but 81 Negro illiterates
while other races embrace 1924.
Although Montana has a small per
centage of illiteracy compared with a
number of other states, the Honorable
Elizabeth Ireland, State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction, appointed
at the request of the Secretary of the
Interior, Ray Lyman Wilbur, a COM
mittee to deal specifically with this
problem. BY organizing in this way,
Montana took her place among forty
three states and the District of Col
umbia which have set up similar
committees.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02
PROHIBITION OFFICERS
FIND STILL IN WELLIVER

Prohibition officers Waddell
and Cosgriff are continuing to
mop up moonshiners and stills
throughout this part of Montana.
On Saturday afternoon these
men, armed with the necessary
documents, invaded the premises
in the Welliver territory, formerly
owned and operated by Earl York
and found two good sized stills
and a quantity of mash, all of
which was destroyed. but failed
10 find the sinners"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02
FAIRVlEW COUPLE
MARRIED HERE

Sam Patterson and Miss Minnie
johnson both of Fairview, Montana
were married on Tuesday at Plenty
wood by the Lutheran Minister, Rev.
Simundson of that city. They were
accompanied by the grooms parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Patterson Of this
vicinity.
They will make their home at Fair
view wher the groom is manager Of
an elevator.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02
c All CLUB WILL
co TO BRUSH LAKE

The P~lentywood All Club are now
selling tickets on the lovely crib
quilt they have embroidered by hand.
Tickets may be secured from any OF
the club members. 1t will be ratified
off on Saturday July II. We apprec-
late your patronage as the money will
be used to send the club girls to the
camp at Brush Lake on July Is, ID
and Is.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02
HOLD OLD TIME
PICNIC AT WILDWOOD

An old time picnic will be held at
Wildwood Park July 4th in Plenty
wood. Events for the day include
swimming and diving contests, BIZ
cycle races, and bowery dancing.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02
Municipal Band Give
Concert on Friday Eve

The following program will be
rendered Friday evening, July 10th
at 8 o'clock on main street by the
Plentywood Concert Band under the
direction of Harry DeSilva.
March-Show Boy
March-Invercargil
Fox Trot-Sliding Easy
Waltz-Roses and Orchids
Charac.eristic-Dance of the Imps
March-E Pluribus Unum
Overture-Iron Crown
March-Little Giant
Come and enjoy the music.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02

John Palubicki has opened a gents
furnishing store two doors north of
Grand View Hotel. See announcement.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02

The next meeting of the School
trustees of Sheridan County will
be held on the 9Th of July, 1881 at
2 p. m. at the F. l.. Temple.
: By order of p. l.. Collins, pres
ident and Arthur Rehmer, Secy.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-02

The f. d. Morck family and guests
were visitors at the Brush Lake pa
vilion on Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
HERALD MADE
y x y X
HIM HON. lex,
= = \ = 4
HE'S RETURNING

Stacy HaWley, head OF the in
dustrial paint department OF the
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
who plans to retire in the near
future. has decided that the Rio
Grande Valley IS the place for
which he is looking.
Mr.. and Mrs. HawIey have visited
Florida, last year they visited sc
Valley and they planned on visit
ing California next winter.
But now ID seems they are coming
back to the Valley next year. II
happened like this:
They were deeply impressed with
the Valley while here, and made
numerous friends. When they re-
turned to their home IN Milwaukee.
Wis, Peter Heinz, government eX-
perimental planter IN the Valley.
sent them some papayas.
Mrs. HaWley served the papayas
during a large bridge party, and the
guests we're enthusiastic over the
fruit. IN the meantime, Mr.. Hawley
discovered that the papayas had
becn wrapped in copies OF The
Brownsville Herald and read the
papers.
He said they made him homesick
for the Valley.
he wrote DR.. J. J. Tribe that he
and Mrs. Eaw-rr.r hava Ia~iraI y,
return 10 the valley next winter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
when SYSTEM
NEEDS CLEANING
Take Black raught To Help
Throw Out the POiscns Az
tending Constipation.

II have used Thedford's Black
Draught off and on for twenty-five
years, and have found it TO be a
good medicine" writes Mr.. Dave
Stewart. Of 1912 East Second
Street. Austin. Texas. This medi-
cine. he adds. had been used In hts
fathers home Tor many years and
was "our general family medicine"
MY health was always good.
About all I ever took I used for
constipation and bilious. sick head
aches.
1T Is a fine medicine TO take
when a man gets up in the morn
ing feeling dull and sluggish. A.
ter a course Of II. I feel fine. IL
seems to nd the system Of poisons
which come from constipation"
A somewhat similar experience Is
described by Mr.. NJ. T.. SandieS, Of
ll9 Williams Street, Columbia.
8. c., who says:
About all the medicine I need Is
a laxative for constipation. When
I get bilious OF constipated. I suf-
fer from sick headache, and feel
dull. tired and stupid. Then I
take a dose OF Black Draught and
get relief. II Is splendid 70 cleanse
the system" sa.su
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
Gasoline Drops in Price
= = = = = = = =
As Hike in Fag Cost Goes
= = = = = = Y
In Effect in Brownsville

known here. IN houston IL was
announced that Sinclair and Gulf
refining and pipe line companies
had posted a flat price OF 20 cents
a barrel on east Texas crude, both
companies abandoning th~ir grav-
ity price schedule OF Is 70 81 cents
a barrel. The new posting became
effective yesterday morning.
Price OF high test gasoline also
dropped here the e price being
is cents a gallon.
Cigaret prices increased We'd
nesday afte<roca from si.20 a
carton wholesale TO sl-37, IL was
announced today by local whole
salers.
This increase In price may not
effect the regular price OF Is cents
a package. but dealers who now
sell two packages OF cigaretS for
Is cents will have to abandon this
practice. Also those VINO buy cigar
cts by the carton Will feel the in
crease in price.
Dealers who have sold cigarets
sl-25 a carton. will nov be forced
to charge si.40.
Garcia Gomez and Company and
C~affarelli Bros. announced the new
prices. Walker-Craig Wholesale
company, when questioned. stated
they had not received information
about the increase in price. Retail
dealers Thursday were ignorant OF
the hike in the cigaret cost. only a
few Of them having purchased
cicaretS.
1t "a pointed out that when the
state tax Of 3 cents a package goss
into effect in August, coupled with
the present increase in prices, the
cost per package will be raised ID
about 20 cents and the cost per
carton 10 around $40 or $3.50.
Agents today yer unable 20
predict whetkr or not the higher
prices would effect sales.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
WHITE KITCHEN
TO Be ENLARGED
Double Seating Capacity
Is Planned, Will Close
For One Month

The White Kitchen. 4l9 Twelfth
street, will close for repairs Tues
day, June 80. and will reopen one
month later. or around August ], u
was announced today by Jimmy
Lotus, manager
The White Kitchen. one OF
Brovnsville's most popular reStau-
rants. has become too small 10
handle the increasing business, Mr..
Lotus announced. and the seating
capacity will be doubled by adding
a large dining room in the ad-
Joining building. Connection viii be
made by two large archways.
Approximately 90 600 Will be
spent by the owners. Jimmy Lotus.
James Baldas and The0 Saraphi,
IN remodeling the restaurant and IN
adding the new dining room. The
same color scheme will be used
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26
TEXAS LEAGUE
SPLITS RACE
First Half Closes On June
80; Unanimous Vote
Cast

DALLAS, June 25-Pi- Club
owners Of the Texas league voted
unanimously to split the league
baseball race on July ].
The first half OF the loop will
close on June 80 and the club in
first place after games Of that date
will be declared the winner OF the
initial period. Games OF July | viii
be counted IN the second half race,
the club owners decided.
For the first time in the his'6ry
Of the Texas league, a unanimcns
vote was cast for the split. j. Alvin
Gardner OF Wichita Falls. president
Of the league. said the club owners
realized the split would aid them
much. instill new interest IN the
league and give the clubs now at
the foot Of rhe percentage column
a chance TO come out OF their
plight.
Del Pratt, Galveston club repre-
sentative, offered the motion 20
split the season. the Shreveport
representative seconded this and
the club owners quickly approved IT,.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-26

and the most modern OF equip
ment installed. Remodeling Of the
kitchen will also be done during
the next 80 days. M~odernistic light
ing effects. and m~odernistic fans
will decorate the dining room.
When completed. We will have
one of the largest and most modern
restaurants south OF San Antonio"
Mr.. Lotus said today. Business
has increased rapidly, and the i'm
provement would have TO be made
eventually. We decided 10 close
during the dull summer months,
and put money III circulation. All
work is TO be done by local con-
tractors"
Plans call for rest rooms and a
large store room IN the rear OF the
new dining room.