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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
fULkERSON WINNER
of new CHEVROLET

e.. e. Fuikers0n OF Medicine Lake
wal the lucky winner OF the 1898
Model Chevrolet coach given away
at Scobey Saturday evening by
Peterson Co., Pientywood. Peoples
Cash store, Battleson and Co. SEQ
hey and Peterson Battleson Co, OF
Opheim.
A capacity crowd attended the
drawing at the Rex Theatre.
The four affiliated business CON
Germs sponsored the awarding Of
the hansome prizes In appreciation
OF patronage extended them. A
ticket with every dollar purchase
at the stores was given to custom
ers. This ticket entitled the holder
to a chance ON the prizes awarded.
Martin Norarger OF Outlook wAs
awarded the SIS set OF dishes, and
Lars johnson OF Plentywood held
the lucky ticket which entitled him
to a $40 box spring mattress, given
by Peterson Co., OF Plentywood.
The drawing was conducted In
the same manner as last year. ThIr-
ty tickets from the thousands rs
SCUHulEu HtiE ul6Wu lIuh1 a IHuIn.
The eighteenth ticket from tho
number previously drawn RAJ the
ticket that entitled the holder to
the Chevrolet coach. The eigh-
tenth ticket signified the number
of years Peterson Co.. stores have
been In business In this territory.
Eleven tickets held by Plenty
wood and vicinity residents were
In the final drawing. They were
Kanning Bros, John Pace, Redstone,
Ruth Welters, Plentywood, Jess
Clark, Antelope, John Umback,
Raymond, Gertie Peterson, Plenty
wood and Mrs. l.. G. Ridenour,
plentywood, and the three prize
winners. G.. K. Fulkerson, Martin
Norager and Lars Johnson.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
SPECIAL SESSION
gets UNDER WAY
after S~HOR1RECESS
Session May Continue Month
More Is Present
Outlook

Continuation OF the stormy spe-
cial session OF the 23rd Montana
legislature was scheduled to gel
under way Wednesday following the
four day adjournment owe Christ
mas.
The legislature has been In SEES
sion four weeks. Little hope is held
that the routine OF business and bill
passing procedure would be COM
pleted until we'll after the New Year.
Some members OF the assembly be-
Heve the session will I'll until In
February.
A summary OF the four weeks
work shows that rs bills have been
introduced by the house, while %
originated In the senate. At Least
2lof these bills have been killed
Gov. F. H. Cooney has signed Is
measures. seven OF them originating
In the senate and IL In the house
The principal bills that have been
approved by the governor are.
NIB 4, by committee OF revenue
and taxation, extending the tax de.
Hnquent date until March /, 1884
HB Is, limiting the hours OF la.
Dor In stores.
HB %. to permit the sale Of
prison made farm machinery parts
for farm machinery owned In Mon.
tana.
SB |. method whereby countie.
cltdes, towns and school districts and
other municipal corporations maj
fund or refund Indebtedness.
SB s.. permitting state banks *
borrow from the Reconstruction Fl.
nance Corporation.
Bills killed by the assembly after
hectic deliberation include.
HB II, Sales Tax. Killed in house
on recommendation OF committee a,
a whole. An effort to reconsider
failed on adopting motion to inde6,
indtely postpone further considera,
tion.
HB SIS, Levying / cent a gallon
on gasoline for relief.
III. B. "a, Tax on insurance com
panies. Failed to pass on third
reading In the house.
HB "a, TO consolidate the Great.
or University OF Montana at Lewis
town Is rated as one OF the import.
ant bills that did not survive.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
Ferguson to Remain
As Agent in Blaine

e. G.. Ferguson. Keith Slime and
Robert w. Newell. three emergency
agents appointed for the education
al work OF the wheat adjustment
program, have been retained In
their respective counties as regular
county extension agents, according
to J. c. Taylor. director Montana
Extension Service.
Ferguson will remain In Blaine
county. Slime in Fallon and Carter,
and Newell in F1athead. With the
exception of Blaine, the counties
have worked out agreements In
which the wheat production control
associations and the counties will
share In financing the work.
Action was taken at the expira-
ton OF the emergency agents tenn
porary appointment for the wheat
program. Contracts all run to June
80 OF next year, but Taylor says
the county commissioners In each
place plan to continue the work.
Similar arrangements for obtaining
regular county extension agents
are pending In several other c0un-
ties.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
Women Employed
On CWA Projects
Work Gets Under Way Tues.
day, Mrs. Anna Nelson
Appointed Supervisor

With designation of two projects
under the Civil Works program
fifteen ome In Sheridan county
given employment Tuesday.
The projects, under the Civil Works
Service head, will furnish clerical
positions for six women at the
Sheridan county court house, while
nine wall be engaged In a sewing
project.
Mrs. Anna Nelson OF Plentywood
has been appointed by the board to
supervise the projects and wdll be
in direct charge.
According to present plans the
projects will be continued until
January Is, and there is a posi-.
bdlity that this date will be extend
ed.
BY the set-up. clerks were placed
in four Sheridan county. offices
where help y needed. Clerks will
be paid the minimum wage scale
from Civil Works Service funds at
fifty cents an hour.
Work classified under the sew
Ing project was in full swing Tues
day, with nine women busily en-
gagged In sewing and repairing gar
ments. The vacant grade school
building In P~lentywood is being
used as the headquarters for the
workers. Material with which, the
women are working has been do
mated by charitable onganizatdonsl
Old garments are being repaired.
New garments are being made
When completed the garments are
turned over to the relief associa-
ton and distributed to needy
through the association.
Women engaged in this work
Will be paid on the basis Of fifty
cents an hour.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
MERCHANTS REPORT
GOODXMASBUS|NESS

p~lentywood merchants this week
reported the best Christmas busin-
ess in three years. despite the fact
that blocked roads prevented many
Christmas shoppers from getting to
the city.
Merchants generally reported
more money in circulation. Market
ing Of solne grain. checks received
from poultry shipments and funds
from civil works projects stimulated
buying considerably.
Although Saturday. the last big
day for shoppers. developed into a
raging blizzard, vigorous buying
was reported
Taking OF inventory got UNDER
way In most business houses Mon
day. The work is expected to be
completed by the end OF this week.
Prospects are that 1888 volume
OF business will show a decided In
crease over that OF 1882.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
New News Writer From
!, Westby Community

This issue Of the Herald brings
a new news writer for the Westby
community. Donald Miller will I'LL
the vacancy created by the resigna-
ton OF Mrs. Charles johnson OF
WeStby.
From indications Of this weeks
news, the young lad will represent
his community we'll. He Is the son
a Mr. and Mrs. Peter Miller, prom
inent Westby citizens. He Is a stu
dent In the Westby high school.
An- Charles Johnson. the retfr.
Ing correspondent served the Her
AID faithfully. She hAs acted ~ pc.
cfal correspondent from that com
munky for the past four yearx.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
INFORMATION GIVEN
ON land CROPPING

pcntxIno - rno~xou ~~n
80 rmn,p1ns rp
pa4aran 80. -
uhaa* a,Ia.naan aa- a
~ r~1 49, - .I =,
-. Ut one oos1lN
80 ~ 49, $3.50 upe
1nar plo1us - ,'sf Y.
tar tha r,rrasa - 80
~ sinb lne
$50 I1ln ~ An'
d..n.4an In1 lu4uAN e
-. .I " .ua iaIIn, dna : DIeacn
!. tins ronalion shai. VIC = kIound
: vlalalaluh ~ LUIS con1Ido Dy
10 ovei, anu tue ulsconlnu
49, AhS iuiliei payments mere
un1
apose appears 20 INDICATE
49,. $500 l nIas
:. onaslA1t iAnu loI lne
49, 61o"Ins iheI1on Auu1-
NhsaA 70 make up
III uu.1hon IN And under con-
80 .lauss vas inserted ~
Is 1ona ~ tine puIpose " pre-
s5n LII n0n Ianu iIuH going INTO
~ paoIu1.ion and thus ueleaa
nv "n1a 1onaioa plan-
Paragraph -, however. does
not prevent a wheat control member
from leasing as much non-contract-
Cd land as he may desire and use
pouu1tion ~ otneT easn OF
s- ops - nay a'su sseu Wnea1
$3.50 lAnu no. y
49, 1.n4-- 1880 q - =
- IL. ~ 800 1 Se IN Inc Hact
sna ne pD.ou ~ me SINE
- - ~a1 seouu ~ ISoS'
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
A MADE FOR HOPPER
CONTROL IN

d., where the. immensely OF the pro-
blem was discussed and a compre
hensive plan OF control worked out
AIT this meeting the situation was
characterized as completely beyond
the control Of individual counties
and state and Of interstate and even
international scope.
Headed by J. C. Taylor, director
Montana extension service, the Mon
tana grasshopper control committee
Is already at work formulating plans
for an extensive campaign NEXT
spring. Or. Strand says. Recogni-
ton In given to the fact that control
MEASURES must be completed over
the entire infested area because a
the presence OF the migratory grass
hopper. 80 named because 1t trav-
els from q section to another. The
first measure. already recommended
to farmers by The state control ON
mittee, urged fall blowing to pre-
vent Wholesale Matching next spring
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
FROM TAXES
ARE APPORTIONED

banks) $7.5zz.26: Road Fund 81
035.59; Poor Fund $8,4I44S,
Bridge Fund $z,676.49. Bond In
terest Fund $s,986.z3: Bond Sink
ing Fund $10.104-33: Library Fund
669-11: Special Relief Fund $SS5--
10: Gopher determination Fund
$3.50. 90: Fair Fund 1855: War
RANT Redemption Fund $z,605. 81.
Insect-pe11 Fund $171.S3-
Tho Warrant Redemption fund
IL ! fund created to pay registered
warrants where the board o. couu-
ty commissioners deem II necessary
II Ii now being used to pay reg
istered warrants accumulated In
the Road and Insect Pest funds.
During the month q No~csnbes
$34.6O6.64 a outstanding rcEia-
tered warrants were paid Funds
received from bonds fmued BY Nr~
fous school districts made D0aathie
payment al the greater p0fttcn *
this SUM
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
Extension Department Plan
Big Campaign Coming
Year

With normal weather conditions
next spring, Montana may be forced
to poison Q than $500, 900 acres
In 48 counties to prevent serious
damage from a g~raeshopper out
break which may be the most SER
ious in the history OF American ag-
nculture. according to DR.. A. l..
Strand, head OF the Montana State
College entomology department.
This forecast is made from a
study OF DR.. Strands survey o.
Montana, the survey made by DR..
j. r. Parker OF the federal bureau
OF entomology and the reports Of
the various entomologists In the In
Tested territory. Representatives OF
seven states and three Canadian
provinces recently met at FGrxo. N.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
Turkey Shipper Net Fair
Prices in Big Shipment

Returns from = turkey shipment
from Plentywood billed 10 Peter
Fox Sons Co., Chicago. brought
good returns according to checks
being received by shippers. Turkey
growers received twenty cents 4
pound for Toms and nineteen cents
for hens.
The car handled by J. l.. Sorem
was loaded In brentwood Decesn-
Der L. The birds were graded on
the Chicago market Of December
IL. The gross weight OF the ship
ment WAS 18.91z pounds.
Louis Marsh OF PIenfywo d
shipped $500 pounds OF turkeys In
the car. Mrs. Seth Folsom OF Ante
lope loaded 100 pounds.
Checks to shippers are arriving
daily.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
National
Guard Rated First

For the second consecutive year
the Montana national guard has
won first place In efficiency rating
by the national guard bureau at
Washington. The report is based
on combat efficiency, percent Od
readiness for offensive combat
service" The Montana national
guard Is the 163rd regiment OF In
fantry. Serving the regiment r a
state staff, a medical detachment
and to officers assigned to the staff
OF both the 41st division and the
81st brigade.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
Benefit DANCE AT
SCHOOL new YEARS

The New Years dance at the
high school auditorium Monday ev-
enfng promises ITO be a big event.
Sponsored by the PlentyWood
commercial club for the benefit OF
the high school athletic fund, a ca
pacity crowd is expected to attend.
An advance sale OF tickets is be-
Ing conducted. Proceeds derived
will be turned over to the athletic
fund to aid In defraying expenses
incurred by injuries to athletes.
The use OF the high school audi
torium has been granted for the oc-
casion. Advertising for the event
has been handled without cost to
the club.
Stu Rose and his orchestra have
been engaged to furnish music.
Tickets will be seventy-five cents
per couple. Dancing will be from
$50 to 7:30.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
Big Manard Duck
Diplayed IN Window

Duck hunters who have a
habit OF Dragging a little
of the birds they have bag
ged, should pause at the win
dow OF Zadlers' hardware
and gaze at the Mallard duck
displayed.
The bird, q Mallard hen. is
undoubtedly the biggest spe-
cimen OF the wild specie ever
exhibited In this section. An
inspection OF the duck shows
that the bird measures APP
prouimately 80 inches from
tail tip to bill. In standing
position the hens height Is
Is inches.
The bird was shot this fall
by Joe Wagner OF Daleview.
When stopped ON its south
ward journey by Wagner and
his trusty gun. the duck APP
peared as though it had not
had a square meal In many
moons.
The skilled hands Of Lloyd
Skor- local taxidermist put
artificial fattening'' on the
mount. 1t Is a sight well
worth seeing.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
Total Tax Payments Reacl
$135,OOO Mark According
to Figures

Figures at the office OF county
treasurer Paul Kurtz show thaa
tax payments and other sources 81
payment totaled $135,310.83 uI
to December 1. Apportionment a
the funds received has been CON-
ple&ed, and figures show that the
county apportionment totaled $61,
879.71. The Trust and Agency
Fund which includes state. school
and city apportionments received
$73, 431.12. OF this the city ol
Plentywood recei v ed $3.809. %
State funds we're allotted $6,1O6-11.
The total county funds were Ap-
portioned An follows.
General Fund S16.615. 81. Spec
tai Bond Sinking Fund tc1cesd
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
Coal Prices Advance
During Past Week

Coal prices advanced In Plenty.
wood this week. Coal had previous
" been delivered in Plentywood at
$3.50 a ton has been raised to
$500 Difficulty in hauling count
Cd 9 a portion OF the advance. The
coal supply the past week has been
limited. Haulers r receiving TWEEN
ty1nve cents = ton increase. Miners
wages have also been increased
twenty-five cents q ton.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
TEMPERATURES
FOR Week RECORDED

With the mercury scurrying to 80
degrees below zero Tuesday, north
eastern Montana and western North
Dakota Is In the grip OF Winters
official blast. Although mild wealth.
er has been predicted for the bal.
2nce oil the week, 4.odav thersnoam-
eters registered 10 degrees below
zero.
Saturday snow flurrfes, whipped
by = northwest wind developed into
a binding blizzard. Practically all
roads throughout the county were
completely inundated. The Federal
highway east from Plentywood re
manned passable, although motor.
lists experienced difficulty In travel
ing Snow drifts four feet deep were
encountered on the route. Travel
ers. enroute home for the Christ
MAJ holidays resorted to constant
shoveling to reach their destIna-
tions.
Flows were at work on the FEEDER.
al highway Tuesday clearing the
snow blocked route
Roads west from P~lentywood re-
main blocked. The blue trail Is be.
ing penetrated by determined tray
efers- Much difficulty Us being
experienced Some travel is- report
ed on the month road to Raymond
while the road to Outlook is prac-
ticalIy impossible.
Travellers going to Outlook early
Saturday we're forced to take the
500 train TO Raymond In order to
reach Plentywood.
With mild weather continuing II
Is expected highways will be opened
this week.
Northwest Suffers
The entire northwest felt the
sting OF winters blast. Rail trans
p~ortation was severely hampered
trains being delayed by billiards.
east OF the Continental divide.
Plentywood and the entire Balm
vile Ophedm branch received no
mail from the west Friday. Main
line trains on the Great Northern
were running many hours late.
Temperatures recorded ait Great
Falls Sunday 40 above zero and
fifteen minutes later the bulb
dropped to 10 above. Monday 10
degrees below zero was recorded
Monday A. m. climaxed the cold
snap in this vicinity when 81 de-
grees below vas recorded. Tuesday
morning the mercury lowered at
78 degrees In P~lentywood. The
weather bureau at WilliSton record
ed rs below Tuesday.
Some Ia felt for range
cattle, and horses because OF fhe
heavy snow. Feed lis quite ample.
Mild weather will relieve anxiety.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
G.. Amundsen's Mother
Dies in Merriam, Wis

A. G.. Amundsen left Sunday for
Marrilen. Wis, being called by the
Illness OF his mother. Word was
received In iP~lentywood that she
passed away Monday. Mrs. Amund-
sen had been in poor health since
last fall but her condition was con-
sidered somewhat improved. Heat
sudden death came as a distinct
shock.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
Provide Housing Facilities
For Farmers Teams In City

Civic organizations took steps
this week to provide housing facdl-
tiles for farmers teams during the
time they are In the city. The build
ing owned by f. G.. Fishbeck on
Jefferson street south OF the Boil
ster Service Station Is being altered
by Civil Works laborers. Farmers
coming to town with teams are In
vdted to use the housing facilities
free OF charge. Visitors from rural
districts r asked to bring feed
with them as none will be avail
able at the building.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
SCHOOLS RECEIVE
APPORTIONMENT
FROM TAX MONEY
Distribution Completed to
Various Districts at
County Office

Apportionment OF the six-uafIl gen
eral school tax along the various
districts OF Sheridan county has
been made and distributed. Gener-
al schools In the county received
$10.984.24. The number OF children
in the census was 3,408, making
the per capita apportIonment
$~3.2z30751.
The school district, number OF
census children and apportionment
are.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
Amount

The high school tax levy liz eleven
and one half mills.
The funds apportioned are from
tax collections accrued for the per
i0d from July ! to December l.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28

Howard Nelson is here from
Havre where he has been attending
the Northern Montana college.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28

@. j. Fakna OF Archer was In the
city Saturday.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28

The high school apportdonment In
the county totals $40. 3DO-88- The
high school and Apportdonment are.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28

DISTRIBUTE XMAS PACKAGES
Several Christmas packages were
prepared and distributed to needy
families In Plentywood by the Am
rican Legion Auxiliary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-22
Coal LOadings Gain
MARRIAGE Licenses

Philip Pollack. 81. OF 1923 clifton street,
grocer. and Besse Gernstein. n Of 1921
Broadway. StenOgrapher
Kenneth Eugene Fields 26 OF T03
Massachusetts avenue. restaurant. and Al
berta Strange. %. OF 60s East Walnut
street. house work
Charles f Boswell. % Of 1915 North
La Sale street CLERK and Helen FOLSOM,
Il, Of 1925 North La sale street secretary.
Arthur j. Rh0ads. q. CorYdon Ind
teacher, and Mary Esther Petty. u. OF 1914
Lambert street. music teacher
Frank T. Sisson. % Of 1850 North Della
ware street, attorney and Rosemary Dyer.
a. of 284a Washington boulevard house
work
Paul Taylor Elrod. 81. Of 40, Fast Mar
Mitchell, %. Of 1850 North Warman ave-
nue.. saleswoman.
George McManuel. %. Of 4ils Redwood
avenue. maintenance. and Catherine QuIrk.
% Of 1919 North Delaware street deputy
clerk
Theodore Royston. %. Of 1912 Cornell
avenue. porter and Coma Burton. la. OF
1905 North New Jersey street. maid.
Clarence o. kaufman. 90 Flint Mich.
grinder. and Audrey WhitecOtton, g. Of
1891 Villa avenue. seamstrcss
Ray Douglas, 80 OF ola Concord street,
huckster and MNilda Kenworthy 80. OF
1902 Oliver avenue. veneer worker.
Harry Meadows. 20. OF 1919 Oliver
avenue. foreman. and Vivian Hardwood.
keeper
Turner D. Griffin. 30. Henderson. Tex.
manager. and Elise Wylie 81 Of $685.
Central avenue, housework.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-22
Births


Frank and Ruth Garinger 10 North Law
Shannon and Aline Lawson 1909 North
Alabama
Raw and Eutachia Wagner. BIS West
Twenty ninth
Ralph and Thelma York 1869 North Dem
nv.
Arvil and Martha Ryan. 442 Spruce.
Raymond and Geraldine Buckuer. 2f4i
Bradbury
James and Anna Brown. 52s Bright
jess and Margaret ParsOn. l435 Hovt
:. George and Mayme Garard 3l7i2 North
Gilbert and Mildred Darmichael. 42T
North Tibbs.
Paul and Reba Kern. 300 Dorman.
Everett and Goldie Lodge. 1908 West
Patrick and saral Sullivan. I'll North
Frank and EVELYN Kemp. BOB North
Make and Florine Malone 1924 Hovey.
Agneu and Estela Reid. 1884 South PERISH
Walter and Georgia Gill sis Norta
Houston and Elsie Rove. 22i7 Yandes
Doll and Mary Wright. 1918 East Fif-
perry and Susan DcDole 1919 Yves; New
James and Edna sherron. 1906 North
oda' ana GeorFetta Powers 1917 South
William and Eunice Downing 5o2 East
Birch
Perry and Bertha Br.ckert 2is Dorman.
George and Julia Bateman. 2944 5hrirer-
James and Ida Cole. 1902 North Trauo.
James and Dorothy Starks 1914 North
Arsenal.