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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-03-24
LARGE CROWD HEAR
Co. AGENT WORK
DISCUSSED TUESDAY
Court Room Filled to Capa-
city as Question is Ar
gued

SINE two hundred farmers assem-
bled at the court house Tuesday to
attend the special meeting called BY
the County commissioners to discuss
the matter Ct disseminating the work
OF the extension department In SHEER
adan county. The court roDm was
filled until no standing room was
available. and many could not gain
eTf
he commissioners allotted thirty
minutes To each side of the question,
Inc debating continued for something
Like two hours. and at times argu-
nient became heated, the chairman
finding It difficult to prevent some
speakers from engaging in personal
thrusts-
Proposals were made to take q
sffaw vote to determine the issue. d
motion was also made to submit the
question to the voters at the primary
election, and tine further suggestions
made that a vote of the assembIape
present be taken Although the com
mlssFansrs acted en- meme of these
suggestions, the cne seeming TO meet
with greatest favor was that of plac.
Ing the question before the voters I'd
decide AZ the primary election; how
ever, as stated by chairman Frank
French. this would likely have to be
brought about through petition.
The majority in attendance at the
meeting seemed to be favor of dis
c~fastsnuing the work of the county
a MS office fE the present. AL
thigh it Eas plainly evident ttat
: wera moved by personal likes
or dislikes. there were many who
stated their sole reason was n OF
economy, there being the feeling that
It was absolutely necessary for the
county to cut expenses in eyerv way
possible and as quickly as possible.
Chairman French explained that
unless conditions improved material
~ between now and the time for set
tng the next years budget there
xruid be little doubt about continu-
irg the office, as well as much of
the ether county activities. No fur
1T action was taken on the part of
the commissioners.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-03-24
Antelope Matron Dies
= =. AT Local Hospital

After an illness .iextending over
several months, Mrs. N. A. Peterson,
living on a farm southeast of Plenty
wood, was taken by death last Sum
day. Death was caused from a can
crous growth from which the below
ed lady had courageously borne in
tense suffering the past two months.
She was So years old.
Mrs. Peterson came here with her
husband in 1910 from Grand Forks,
N. OAK, and homsteaded on the farm
where she resided until her death.
Her passing is momned by her three
children, Lawrence, Eivina, and Al
bert, and by two sisters, Mrs. Inga
Hagen of Mizpah Minnesota and
Mrs. O. A. Ruud of Virginia, Mime
sofia.
Johanna Berg was born in Ulvik,
Hardanger, Norway, February A., IS
SO. She came to America in 1889 at
the age of 20. In 1900 she was unit
ed IN marriage to Nels A. Peterson
and lived in Grand Forks for ten
wears.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-03-24
ECONOMY IS SLOGAN OF FUSI0NISTS
PentyW0od Linked With Wierd Murder Story
Union at Wiliston
Suspend Milling Operations

The Farmers Union whole wheat
flour mill in Williston closed last
Thursday, after manufacturing and
distributing to 8.778 needy families
free flour manufactured at its own
mill in Williston. The activity re-
quired Approximately 10000 bushels
of wheat and was undertaken by the
Farmers Union organization.
Distribution was made about SO
percent by truck and the rest by rail
from the mill here. Twenty-Five ar
loads have been shippepd out since
the truck distribution was co1lclud-
ed.
The mill will BILE kept intact, Glen
Talbot said today, until it is ascer-
tanned there is no further use for it
in the drouth stricken area.
Talbot will remain in Williston,
taking up the work of organizing 30
farmers elevator concerns. 1t is ex-
pected that all these will be COM
pleted and ready to buy grain by the
time the new crop begins to come in.
In most cases, houses already built
will be utilized. In a few cases new
houses may be built.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-03-24

who were ~bootleggers there, Il do not
know their names), and we all went
and got Carr's body from the sno
bank and carried it and buried il
about two or three feet under the
ground about of eight miles
southwest of Plentywood. We all
went back to Bainville, Montana
from this scene, and then scattered
everywhere, and | have not seen any
of them since.
When we entered into the United
States, Hutchinson and his wife did
not give their right names. Inspec-
tor Haight, Of the immigration, who
gave us permission to enter at
Havre may be able to>furnish us with
the correct names of Hutchinson and
his wife. The sheriff at Bainville
Montana might also be able to fur
nish mere information in this case.
! understand that there was d BDr-
der Patrolman who was after LUG
ian can give all data in this cas- as
1t was his suggestion that Carr be
KILLED. There was also a man by
the name Of Clark crossed the border
with US, but he knows nothing OF
this case.
can show where the dope is hid
den, and ] al also show where the
body of Carr is hidden
There was also a United States
Marshall followed us for several
days, who came to our o at Plen-
tywood, and also at Bainuille, I do
not remember this Marshals name.
My wife can be located under the
name of Mrs. C. C. Parsons in care
of j. j. S~aunderson, Maplecreek,
saskatchewan, GafEada.
The name Of the Immigration In
spector in charge at the time this
happened, and who knows all about
the case, whose name is P~uffenburg-
ar | was arrested on January 10th,
1890.
The hotel man at BainviIle can
give the name Of the man and wom-
an from Fentywood, as they regis
tered with me at this hotel the day
before ! was arrested.
2 G. c. Parsons
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-03-24
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

|. That we suppodt the proposal to
adopt a County Manager form Of
government for Sheridan County.
TO be voted on at the first regular
election or at a special election called
fer that purpose, the plan to be made
effective not later than the first Mon
dav in January, 1893.
q That the Commissioners, shall
use every means possible ia employ
farmers and local help in doing what
work is necessarily required on the
highways of Sheridan County.
!. We recommend our legislators
introduce a law reducing the interest
on delinquent taxes from s percent
per annum to 6 percent per annum.
z. We further recommend that a
bill be introduced to revise the state
printing code which will effect a re-
auctFon IN the costs Of County Print
ing at least 10 percent on all items.
5. We further recommend a bill to
lower the license fee on all automo-
biles at least so percent.
ECONOMY PLANKS
/ The County Commissioners will
order and have done only such road
work and highway work as is absol-
utely necessary to keep said roads
passable until road warrants now
outstanding are paid and additional
funds available.
1.-THE Commissioners shall reduce
their mileage allowance from 10 10
> cents per mile when on county bus
mess.
3.The County Commissioners shall
maintain the road levy at two (2)
mills for the next two years.
4. Tha surveyors mileage allow
Continued on last page)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-03-24
'225 APPLICATIONS
in FOR LOANS

Seed loan applications ready to go
in to the district headquarters at
Minneapolis tntaled 225 today. The
county committee met this morning
and approved the applications. Coun-
ty Agent Ferguson reported that
there was still a shortage off blanks,
a total of one thousand having been
received to date. He has asked for
five hundred more. Less difficulty
than was anticipated is being exper-
fenced in securing waivers, except
delays incurred where mortgage hold
e1s + insisting ON receiving copies
Of the new crop mortgage. 1t is ex-
peoted the total number Of applicants
will exceed one thousand.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-03-24
Come to P%rentyWood April z

In these times every person is seeking to make
every dollar to spend go the farthest possible in pur-
chasing the necessities of life. That is whylthe big
Bargain Day in Plentywood Saturday, April 2,
holds particular significance for every resident with
IN trading distance Of the county seat. Plentywood
merchants are offering amazing money-saving values
on Bargain Day.
This is not a Bargain Day" offered by any one
merchant 1t is a town-wide event, therefor some
thing that no one can afford to miss. P~lentywood
merchants will convince you that your dollar has
n. yer been stretched to buy SO much merchandise as
il will on April 2.
In this issue Of the Herald you will find some of
the exceptional bargains. Read every advertisement.
livery one of them will convince you how you can
earn real money by buying on this day. Decide now
that you are coming to P~lentywood April 2. You
will earn the cost Of your trip many times over. Buy
all the merchandise you can afford to purchase, as it
may be a long time before you will get another OPP
portunity like this.
And remember after you have done your days
s~hoppings if you care to spend the evening in Plen-
tywood, you can attend a good show at bargain pric-
IS or begwelcome guests at the big Legion convention
dance.
P~lentywood will be plenty good Saturday,
April n
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-03-24
TAXPAYER ECONOMY
LEAGUE ORGANIZED
FOR COUNTY DRIVE.
Platform of Rigid Economy
Adopted at Big Meeting
Here Friday

Nothing like it since the good old
Ncnpaltisan League days." is he
way che farmer characterized the big
joint meeting Gf Democrats ans Re-
publicans last Friday, called for the
purpose of mapping cut some pra-
gram for this years campo. { Ii III
Sheridan county.
Representatives were present fra
every part of Sheridan county: IN
spite Of the bad roads, farmers came
from the ~farthermost corners. 1t was
a meeting where farmers far out
numbered townspeople; for of thaa1 ~
present, IL were actual farmers iiy-
ing On farm homes.
The big assemblage was marked bv
enthusiasm and harmony. Party lead
ers expressed a willingness to cast
aside their oWn interests and ioin i'm
one common cause In a campaign
that would be for the best interests
Of Sheridan county taxpayers. They
organized themselves into the .4Tay-
payers Economy League they en-
dorsed the county manager plan to
be voted on in the primary election.
and adopted d platform emphasizing
economy in every phase of the coun-
tvs administration. They decided to
adop. the Republican ticket as the enc
to be used for their standard bearers
on the county ticket, and after de-
Gliding to call another countrywide
convention April %, they went home
with confident predictions If victory
ringing in their ears.
Although tf e was considerable
debate on tie question Of adopting d
ticket in the county, The Republican
column was the choice of the
tIon. Democrats feeling that, although
mutations pointed to d national VIC
tory for their party this fall, naftic-
ulally because Of a Republican
legislature in the stats. ii WOaI7 be
mere advantageous to local interests
to use this ticket in the county cam
paign.
The outstanding feature Of the
platform adopted by the organization
was Economy. This platform. found
in another column Of this issue. calls
fcT' the adoption of the county nan
ager plan Of government with the be
lief that a saving Of several thous-
and dollars will be made for taxpay-
ers each year. II recommends laws
that will reduce the farmers taxes,
calls for a reduction In the cost Of
auto and truck licenses, recommends
a revision Of the state printing code
to effect a reduction Of 10 percent:
and it reduced the mileage eff ever
county officer from 1915 cents per
mile TO & cents. Members 6f the con-
mittee submitting the recommends
irons TO he convention stated that ii
these changes were made in our
county government d saving of from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year could easily
be made.
After adopting the platform. it
was voted to call another convention
April 20 to nominate candidates al
standard bearers fer the Taxpayers
Economy League. Every precinct Il
to be represented at this nominating
convention by four delegates. these
TO be named ait a precinct caucus on
or before April 8.
Blanks will be mailed out the COM
ing week to representatives of each
precinct on which the names Of del
egates chosen at their precinct a i
Gus are to be reported to the creden-
tials committee.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-03-24
governor INSISTS
ON USING LOCAL
HELP ON ROAD WORK
Issues Statement Demanding
That Preference be
Given

Realizing the imperative necessity
for furnishing employment as extern
sively as possible to residents of
Montana, especially upon undertak-
ings to be paid for from public lands
Gov. j. f Erickson HIS called the
attention of state, county ard mum
iclpal boards to the Montana prefer
eree labor law enacted by the last
Legislature The & s-.I-of STATE
n.fnl. as released t. the press #
Montana. fellows
THE Twenty-second Legislative
Assembly enacted a very important
piece of Legislation intended to bene-
fit labor and to alleviate unempoy-
ment I1 The state This statute, which
is Chapter 102 of the laws Of 1881,
provides.
I'm all contracts hereafter let for
state, county, municipal and school
construction, repair and maintenance
work under any of the Laws OF the
state, there shall be inserted in each
of said contracts a provision by
which contractors must give prefer
ence to the employment of bonafide
Montana residents in the performance
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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-03-24
FANNY FOLEY" TO
OPEN AT ORPHEUM

A thorough refreshing and enter
tanning picture for all classes and
ages, RKO Radio Pictures comedy
drama, Fanny Foley Herself" comes
to the Orpheum Theatre March 2s
%, and 90.
The story is that of a vaudeville
queen, whose daughters go sihigh-
society," and become ashamed of her
becauses he acts silly for S $1,000 per
week.
1T is Edna May divers first star
ring role and her Interpretation Of
mother-l love is filled with delightful
drollery.
The picture is in technicolor.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-03-24
CANTATA WILL BE SUNG BY
LUTHERANS IN TWO PROGRAMS

The Easter csnfcats, Seven Last
Words of Christ" will be sung in two
programs, first in the Lutheran
church Friday evening, and be re-
peated in the high school auditorium
Saturday evening. Both concerts will
begin at eight o'clock. This beautif-
vi masterpiece is being presented by
the Lutheran choir with assistance
nf outside soloists, under the direc-
tion of Mrs @. A. Opgrande.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-03-24

County Treasurer A. j. KoIIman
received payment this week from the
state insurance and interest f,rnd
.ne tosai remittance being SIT. sos. SO.
Inc amount viii be distributed to the
e-edIt OF the various school districts
81 the county, and will amount to
s5-1T per child.
Inc amount received this wear i
: Ut $500 less than that payment
made in 1881.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-03-24
LITTLE INTEREST BEING SHOWN
IN CITY ELECTION APRIL 4TH

So far only two candidates have
filed fer aldermen to be chosen at
the city election April a. G. G. John
son, alderman from the LIST ward, has
filed for reelection, and DR.. Edw.
York has filed fer the End ward to
succeed J. Franc Murray.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-03-24
SCHOOL BOARD ASKS
) MILL REDUCTION

At the school election April 2 vot-
ers of the city of Plentywood will be
asked to approve an additional Is
mills towards maintenance of the city
schools. This is a reduction Of five
mills over the past several years.
when 20 mills has been the extra
levy. Two members of the school
board are to be elected also. Candi-
dates have until 5 days before the
election 10 file.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-03-24
WILL PRESENT A

The Speech Clinic" Of the PIen-
tywood high school will present three
e act plays on Friday evening,
April |. The program will begin
prcnnptly at s O'clock A full even
rng's entertainment is assured and
it'll S presented free of charge to the
public. This is the first of a series
of such entertainments that the
sdlpool of our city have planned for
several months. For this year, they
will in a way take the place of the
programs put on during the past few
years by the Parent Teachefs Assoc
iatien.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-08
Liberal Law

The supreme court has granted to seven Negro
youths review of the galows sentences imposed on
them by scottsboro (AlaJ jury for alleged assault
two white women
In this case the test OF the Anglo-Saxon ideal OF
Justice-a fair trial-was posed squarely, and the
court, whatever it may decide next fall only can be
praised for deciding to consider in full the impica-
tons Of Aabsmas alleged outburst OF racial hatred
The appeal charges the defendants we're held in
communicate denied the privilege Of counsel before
trial, indicted while mob was in the courtroom
rushed to trial, convicted on evidence since dis
credited and denied a change Of venue from the
highly infamed community.
band outside the courthouse, according to the
appellants, played "Thereu Be a Hot Time in the
Old Town Tonight to celebrate the verdict of death
In two other cases involving federal law officers
action instead Of state officials the court Tuesday
struck at the extension of lawlessness in the law
In one, the court voided the hurried action Of
federal prosecutors in taking from state to federal
court the prosecution of federal prohibition agent
for Staying a youth in a brawl
In the other, it granted review Of the extraor-
binary Of the Mann act to impose long prison
sentence upon a Chicago gangser, not because Of
his lawless activities but because he and a woman
with whom he had been living for three years. went
to Florida on a train
The appears to stretch federal police power
and the conspiracy clause, under which both were
convicted, long way beyond the limits Of common
sense
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-08
An Important Decision

The District of Columbia appellate court decision
upheld the right of the federal power commission
to determine the actual legitimate cost Of power pro-
jectS for which it issues licenses This cost will be
the recapture price at the end Of fifty years if the
public desires to take over privately owned power
projects
In the case at issue, that involving the Clarion
River Power Company and its Pney project in Penn
sylvania the company says the project cost $11O32OOG
The power commissions chief accountant says the
actual legitimate cost was only s4655 600
The rest, he says was padding. fees passed from
one dummy company to another, for the purpose Of
enlargng the total lobby fees and the price of sew
eral dozen IS neckties.
When the power commission tried to hold a hear
ing this subject, the power company sought an in
junction.
The commissions authority to guard the public
interest has been established but the battle is only
half Won Unless the commission upholds its ac-
countant and throws from the company accounts all
padding, all water and other elements which do not
belong there, little has been gained
It has been rumored in Washington that the
commission is ready to find with the power company
in several similar cases.
No important matter is pending in the re-
latonship between government and business Every
step OF it should be of keenest interest to taxpayers
and citizens.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-08
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
- DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
difficult Children May Be Normal

also many who are mentally nor
NAL In such cases the difficulty
may not rest with the child, but on
the shoulders of his parents or
guardians.
When the fault is solely with the
child it is possible by restoring nor
NAL health and by proper consulta-
ton with the parents TO bring about
improvement.
Unfortunately the parents are not
always normal. A nerotic or
psychopathic parent resents criti-
cism, discredits explanation, and
viii be found travelling with her
child from doctor to doctor because
no doctor satisfies the parent.
AS long as the parent remains
what she is, or occasionally what
he is, it is impossible to bring about
improvement in the child.
Every one now realizes that chill
dren initiate their elders. A difficult
child frequently is the product of
parents with neurotic dispositions.
A spoiled child may represent ir-
responsible indulgence on the part
Of one Of its parents. In other in
stances, excessive firmness by par
ents or teachers has been respon-
sible for mental disturbances in the
child.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-08
HOarderS
and citizens

Here's a story that is going the rounds:
An extensive property owner arrived at the county
reasurers Office carrying mysterious looking object
wrapped in an old newspaper. Showing the parcel
across the counter, he said to a clerk:
4 want to pay my taxes out Of this. You will find
$4,000 here"
The clerk undid the package revealing crock
filled with bills In the presence of his caller. he
counted the money
Something wrong" he said. there's only $4,000
here"
"oh, doggone it, said his caller. 4 must have
dug up the wrong crock"
The story sets Us to thinking. DO the bankers, we
wonder. have crooks. too?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-08

With the Rockefeller Foundation gone from IN
der it, there IS not much left OF the Ant-Saoon
League. It was not only the money the Rockefelers
gave It also was the influence Of the Rockefeller
name That was the biggest name the prohi-
bltion roster. now it is of.
Not long ago Ohio. the mother OF the Ant-Saloon
League, voted wet The same day Rockefeller made
his statement for repeal the dry stronghold North
Carolina had its first election test Of prohibition in
more than twenty years.
The dry Senator Morrison lost in the Democratic
primary to Robert r. Reynolds, wet. Florida, an
other old prohibition citadel Tuesday held primary
in which eleven OF the thirteen congressional candi-
dates favored repeal or referendum
The vet victories all over the country are possible
only because drys themselves have learned the folly Of
prohibition by law. and arc voting to get rid Of
it, The thing that moves these prohibtonists TO
change their minds is illustrated in the RockefelleT'
statement
THAT drinking generally has increased: that the