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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
COUPLE OF
We'd

A pleasant surprise awaited the
friends OF Miss Grace Buck and Lee
Donaldson. popular young couple
of Pientywood. when they returned
from a e day vacation last Sun
day with the announcement of their
marriage
The young couple stole a march
ON their acquaintance before leav-
ing the city. having been married
at the Catholic parsonage in Plen-
tywood- Mrs Frances Donaldson
mother of the groom. and Miss
Katherine McNulty were witnesses
to the ceremony
Mrs Donaldson is the eldest
daughter OF Mrs Halyor HestIand,
who live ON a farm east of Antel-
ope. She was graduated from the
P~lentFwood high school with the
class of 81 and has worked in the
Eigin cafe the past two years. Leo
Is the SON of Mrs. Frances Donald
son and was born and raised in
Pientywood- He has been manager
or the Donaldson garage here since
the death OF his father a year ago.
Both young people have a wide
acquaintance and a host of friends
who viii Join In extending their
neartiest congratulations and best
wishes
Leo and his bride returned on
Sunday from a ten days vacation
spent Mt the home of his relatives
at Winona, Mimi Mrs. Donaldson
accompanied them and will remain
indefinitely with her parents who
have been in Ill health for some
time The young couple are already
nicely settled in the Donaldson
home across from the garage
The young bride will leave next
week ON a ten-day trip to the
Worlds Fair in Chicago, a trip
which she earned this summer
through soliciting subscriptions for
the Pientyxood Herald.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
New City Water Project
Gets Added Assurance
kanning Brothers Farm
Wheat on Big Scale

kanning brothers, one OF the
most extensive. farming partner
shlps IN the county, purchased
another new Chevrolet truck from
Peterson Co., in P~lentywood this
week. This brings the total number
OF cars and trucks owned by the
kannings to IA, all of which are
Chevrolets, and all purchased from
the same dealer.
There are three Kanning brothers
Fired, Adolph, and Henry. All
their separate farm buildings are
oWiled Jointly, and the three broth
ers always have a large acreage
soWn to wheat and flax which they
Worlt with exclusively. They have
an elevator Of their own at Naya-
10 where they serve as their own
buyer and shipper. The big farms
are located south of Redstone OH
the reservation, and so miles
southwest of PiantyWood. Their
crop this year is considerably above
the average, which they are now
combining.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
Sidney N. R. A. IS
TO give 50 JOBS

Business men OF Sidney, through
their cooperation with the national
recovery administration, will give
jobs to nearly 80 residents of that
community.
A long series OF conferences by
business men Of that city were com
pleted Monday evening with the
adoption of codes for specific lines
of business.
Mercantile stores will open at
$3.50 and close at $50 with the ex-
ception Of Saturday when the
closing hours will be 8 b. m. Dur
ing the first four months of the
year, the closing hour will be five
o'clock.
Following Mondays conferences.
the business men agreed to sign
their pledges Wednesday and to
place the hours and wage scale
agreed upon In effect next Monday.
August %. The majority OF instit-
utions will observe a As hour week
fer their employee. operating under
the Montana Retailers code.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
GENERAL Rains IN
STATE PAST week
AID To RANGE Land
Butte Gets Snow While All
OF State Record Lots
Of Moisture

A general rain over the entire
state of Montana brought much re-
lief Monday and Tuesday to parched
pastures and ranges throughout the
entire G Total precipitation In
Plentywood, as recorded by George
Wheeler, local weather observer,
registered 81 up TO noon Wednes-
day. There vas % Monday night.
and .68 Wednesday morning. More
rain fell in the western part OF the
county where harvesting operations
will be held up for several days
Farther west the rainfall reached
record-breaking proportions uhen
In Helena 2-86 was recorded for a
2f-hour period. The one days pre-
cipitation brought the total for the
month Of August to the highest
point In the history OF the weather
bureau, In spite OF the fact that
here had been much suffering from
drouth during the past few weeks
Other western points also re-
corded a heavy soaking At Great
Falls 1t was necessary to postpone
the Northern Montana Fair a day
on account OF the heavy downpour
Monday At Butte considerable
snov fell. leaving the hills entire
Iy covered as In mid-winter.
Although the rain comes too
late to be of much benefit to corn
and gardens, 1t will do untold good
In reviving growth of grass on the
ranges TO provide good pastures for
livestock Experienced ranchers
hold that the rain has come early
enough to produce an entire new
AID abundant crop
Although harvesting had been
almost completed In several sections
Of the county, farmers In the Wei
liver country and on the reservation
were Just in the midst of cutting.
which will be delayed several DAYS.
1t was the first rain of any CON
sequence for six weeks, the last
one coming on July g. With CON
tinued dry weather and many DAYS
Of %blistering sun, crops suffered
greatly throughout the entire state.
leaving many areas where no grain
would be harvested.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
ball TEAM V|C7ORS
CULDERTSON

4 The Plentywood ball club. play
Ing steller ball, vanquished the
Culbertson nine here Sunday ST.
The contest was well played
throughout. but few errors being
chalked up against either aggrega-
ton.
Gulbertson's lone score came in
the first inning when Babcock, sent
a smashing drive TO right field for
three bases, scoring Hill, who had
reached first by error.
PlentyWood scored two runs in
the second and tailed in the seventh
and eighth, The tally in the eighth
came by q cleverly executed squeeze
play.
klofstad, in the seventh inning,
scored by a well directed play
Gtlnderson laying down a bunt,
bottom. Prompt action by the fire
klofstad scoring Immediately after
the ball was hit.
Chaffee on the mound for Plen-
tywood, held the visitors to S hits,
while the local sluggers garnered
10 safe blows from Doelz's offer
ings.
Babcock, Culbertson second base
man, proved a dangerous hitter,
getting 3 and 2 base hits In four
trips to the plate. Chaffee, center
field, Plentywood, tailed three safe
hits In five trips to the plate.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
WilHston and Wolf Point
VIII Play for $3.50 Purse

Williston and Wolf Point which
have the two outstanding baseball
teams in this section of the north
west this season. will play TOR a
$3.50, winnertake-aII purse at
BainviIIe Sunday August ct. The
purse is being offered by business
men OF Bainville.
Although Williston was to have
played Sidney in a League game the
9th, Sidney has cancelled the con
test. which leaves WiIIiston certain
OF the championship Of the second
half OF the Upper Aissouri League.
Had Sidney played and won, there
was a possible chance OF Culbertson
tieing for first place.
One OF the conditions OF the big
game scheduled at BainviIIe be-
tween Slyters' men and the Wolves
Is that Lefty Ryan is barred.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
Wheat Growers to Get Bonus in Full
Local Song Writer
Gets Good Returns

"Montana's Majesty is the title
OF a new song composed by ]. ].
GnnIhers pioneer -pIentywood at
orneT- Placed In circulation only a
few weeks ago. more than 125
copies of Mr.. Gunthers song have
already been sold in different sec
tons of the state.
The meter of the new compost
ton follows that OF America the
tune of which the composer first
intended using. He later decided
however TO have both the words
and music be original. aad therefor
provided his OWE melody. Oscar
Fossum of the local high school
faculty arranged the musical score.
Mr. Gunther has always been an
ardent admirer of Montana and
gives splendid expression to his
devotion in "M0ntana's Majesty"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
Added Playground at
Public School Grounds

E%nlarging of the Plentywood
school grounds. consisting of level
ing off a raise at the rear of the
buildings. and filling in several
low places, vas completed this
week.
The work was done by the use
OF the county grading machinery.
4. NJ. Eaton, of Dooley, who had
the contract. supervised the pro-
ject.
The leveling OF the ground gives
added playground facilities. 1t is
planned to construct several tennis
courts, and a hand-ball field on the
new site.
A football field was to have been
constructed also, but due to the
lack OF space, the proposal was
abandoned.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
COUNTY FAIR HAS
Been CALLED OFF

The Sheridan County Fair for
this year has been called off.
This decision was reached at a
meeting OF the Commercial Club
Wednesday evening. after members
of the Fair committee had ex-
planned the difficulty they had met
In securing exhibits from commun-
tiles in varius parts of the county.
The extreme hot weather of the
past month, coupled with damage
from grasshoppers, has so destroyed
gardens that ii would be practically
impossible to secure vegetable ex-
hibits OF any value The corr crop
was too deprecated to furnish any
kind OF showing. So, with general
conditions as they are, it vas CON
sidered best to postpone the show
until another year.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
Madsen's Case May
Be Moved to Sheridan

Howard M Lewis, attorney for
sheriff Hans Madsen and the bond
lng company which has been sued
to recover damages alleged to have
been sustained when a combine was
seized and dismantled by sympa-
thizers of the mortgagor, goes to
Glasgow next Monday to enter a
plea before District Judge Hurley,
~petltioning for a change for place
Of trial from Valley county to
Sheridan county.
II seems probable that the pc
tiiion will be granted, and that the
case will be tried in the neNt term
q district court before Judge S. E.
Paul.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
Fire Department Called
Twice Over Week End

The Plentywood fire department
made two runs last week end, to
extingnlsh blaze at the Forrest
Goodman home and a small grass
fire at the edge Of Wildwood park.
The blaze at the Goodman home
was the result or an explosion of a
small gasoline stove. The stove was
carried from the building at the
time OF the explosion and resulted
in no damage other than a badly
wrecked stove.
The blaze near Wildwood park
spread over a stretch on the west
side OF Bolster creek and for a time
threatened the timber along the
creek. Prompt action by the fire
department checked the flames.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24

]. L.. Sorem had a narrow escape
from serious injury Monday when
driving to Williston. About a mile
west OF Balnville on the oiled high
way a a approaching from a side
road struck his coupe. turning it
over into the ditch. Mr.. Sorem man
aged to eNtricate himself without
any injury. Though his car was
somewhat damaged. he was able to
drive 1t to Williston. The car which
follided with him bore no license
and ne did not iearn the drivers
name.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
Will Make Survey of
Reserve Lake Project

Robert L. Wheeler, county sur
eFyor, will go to Reserve today to
make a survey of the lake project
which is being proposed by that
community to be constructed under
terms Of the Industrial Recovery
Act. The lake would be constructed
Just at the west edge of town and
with the building of a dam, would
store q large body Of water the
year around. Formal application
Will be presented to the state Ad-
visory board as soon as Mr.. Wheel
er has completed his survey.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
Schammel is Named
Scobey Postmaster

Word was received Tuesday OF
the appointment OF A. w. Scham-
mel as postmaster of the Scohey
office, to succeed Sid Bennett, who
died last month, and had been
postmaster for I2 years.
Mr. Schammel received the COM
mission through recommendations
Congressman Roy e. Ayers and
state senator JAS. Sparkling, Of Flax
vile. who had been openly active
In his behalf. Although formerly
affiliated with the Republican par
ty In Daniels county politics, he
had been active In support OF q
radical group of Democratic candI-
dates In the last campaign.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
State Examiner Making
Check Of County

B. A. Risley, of the State Exam
iner's office has been here since
Saturday of last week making his
annual examination OF the county
offices. The county commissioners
had been called in Thursday to
meet with the examiner and go over
various matters pertaining to coun-
ty business.
Mr.. Risley commented most fav-
orably on the manner In which
those offices he had already ex-
amined had been operated.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
Rains VIII Add New
Constructed Highway

The heavy rain of Wednesday
was mot only OF great value to far
mers but will prove of much aid
towards smoothing up the new
highway completed this summer.
The dry weather has made 1t inn
possible to mix Lie gravel and dirt
and properly pack the surface, and
In a number OF places the wash
board effect was becoming much
aggravated The new grade will
now be leveled off and proper
packing will be possible
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
Coach Issues Call for
Fl. S. Football Recruits

Coach Lloyd Skor, who will have
charge of athletics In the Plenty
wood high school this year, issued
a call this week for candidates for
the football squad.
All those planning to become
candidates for the squad are asked
to report next Tuesday, at the high
school gymnasium.
Coach Skor states that prospects
are bright for a strong eleven this
year and he plans to get regular
practices started as soon az posi-
BILE, 70 that the squad will be In
good shape for the opening tilt.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
Allotment Head Pays
Visit to County

r. B. Toetell, supervisor of the
Allotment plan for this district.
together with Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Ayers, were visitors in the city
Monday. Mr.. Toetell and Mr.. Ayers
accompanied Carl Peterson. special
county agent, to ComertoWn- where
one of the regular meetings for ex-
planning the allotment plan was
held. Both Mr.. Toetell and Mr..
Ayers are working through the
state eNtention department. The
later Is the son of Congressman
Roy E. Ayers of Lewistown.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
Leland kitzenberg Returns
From Eastern Buying Tri,

Leland and Mrs. G.. Nuremberg
returned Friday from Chicago,
where they went to do their fall
buying for their local ladies'
ready-to wear shop.
While In the city they enjoyed a
visit at the Century OF Progress Elk
position.
Mr.. Nuremberg reports clothing
prices as going up to high price
ieVeis In the eastern cities.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
Through Street IS SET
~ City Council

The city council in regular SEES
sion Monday evening decided to
make first avenue, the route of the
federal highway. a through street
through the city limits. Stop signs
will be placed at five street inter
sections signaling drivers OF yehic-
les TO come to a full stop before
crossing the through street either
from the north or south
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
Wheat Prices Hold
Firm to Upturns

After fInctuating widely back
and forth ~nervously for several
days last week, the grain market
reached firmer ground this week
Wheat registered slight gains the
first three days OF the week. No /
wheat is selling on the local mar
ket at SIS cents, compared with so
cents a week ago.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
SPONSOR DANCE

The P~lentywood Commercial club
are sponsoring a dance at the coun-
ty fair building Saturday night.
Music will be furnished by Sylvan
White and his orchestra.
Evening star., 1933-03-25
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

TOM HUGHES, Washington pitch
L er, is continuing to show fine
form at the Charlottesville train
ing camp. Hurting for the Colts
yesterday, he held the Regulars at
bay. Acosta, 16-year-old Cuban,
played strongly in the outfeld for =
the Colts.
Rosedale Juniors beat the Peck
IL basket ball game yesterday. Play
ing for the winners were Culligan,
Anderson, Frazier. Brickard and Mo-
vey. The losers used Scott. Daniels,
DreiSs, Mcintyre, Kidwen and Bron-
ley.
Charley Doom has appointed Bill
Killifer field captain OF the Phillies
ball club.
Immanuels won two of three games
from Holmeads in the Arcade Duck
tors were Brandt, Gheen, Shindler,
Blaisdell and Evers. Holmeads used
Price, Pratt, Mikesell, Whitacre,
Green and Tucker.
Ali Hassen. the Terrible Turk, who
Is meeting all corners on the wres-
tling mat at the Lyceum, forfeited
$25 last night when he failed to
throw Gus Pappas. Frank Zerager.
local wrestler. faces Hansen tonight.
Georgetown lost yesterday to
Princeton in base ball. Fury starred
for the Hilltoppers.
Williams. Healy. Gallagher, Hol-
land, Covert and Sullivan of this
city yesterday took part in a 1O-nlile
run in Baltimore. williams finished
second.
Joe Tinker, manager Of the Gin
cinnati Reds, has ordered all mem
bers of the club to desist from smok-
ing until the end of the 1918 season.
Evening star., 1933-03-25
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

the left side of the fairway to prevent
long hitters from taking short cut
across the elbow at the left of the
proper line at this dog-leg hole. As the
hole now stands, the men who can
really wallop golf ball can cut OF a
good deal of distance by taking the
short route on the left side. But they
run considerable risk Of getting q bad
lie on the hillside and still have shot
over a quarry and group Of trees to
the green. Sandy Armour, the club pro.
predicts that the left-hand route will
become very unpopular when the origi-
nal ideas Of Donald Ross as to bunker
ing Of the hole are carried out by
left edge of the fa1rway, to have the
effect Of forcing the tee shot out to the
right.
EOUR local golf professionals are to
L leave tomorrow for Pinehurst, N.
c.. to play in the North and South
championship Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mel Shorey, despite what Is described
as a chronic appendicitis case, hopes to
go. Al Houghton Of Kenwood, Sandy
Armour Of Congressional and George
Diffenbaugh Of Indian Spring are to
leave tomorrow. All except Armour
plan to play in the Cavalier open at
Virginia Beach April l and 2. Fred
Mcleod Of Columbia has been invited
to play and may 60.
Dick Watson, greenkeeper at Chevy
Chase, plans to thwart the ambitions
Of the long hitters on the seventh
hole this year by a row Of pine trees
he has planted in the rough along the
right side Of the hole. In the past the
big hitters have been able to cut of
some distance by playing across the
trees at the right side, but Watson has
planted row of pines on that side
now to prevent play across the corner.
He expects to put the new fourth green
into play during the Spring. but prob
ably not until after the Chevy Chase
invitation tournament, which Is sched-
,Ilad for Nav ia ~ IA and 10
Evening star., 1933-03-25
MICHIGAN HAS EDGE
IN TITLE SWIM MEET
Qualities Eight, With Yale Next in
Line With Six-0nly Minor
Records Broken.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 25-
~ Top-notch swimmers from 80 COL
leges meet in the. finals Of the
National Collegiate Athletic Associa-
ton championships tonight. with one
new meet record and five pool records
already on the books.
Led by Christy, one Of the greatest
distance swimmers in the country. and
Dick Degener, National A. A. U. high
board diving champion, the University
of Michigan won eight places in the
finals as a result Of preliminaries yes
terday in eight Of the nine events.
Yale earned six places in the finals.
Northwestern, five; Rutgers, Harvard
and Princeton, four each, and Brown,
three Other colleges to place men in
the finals were New York University,
Navy, Ohio State. Wesleyan, Franklin
and Marshall, Minnesota, Dartmouth,
Columbia, Springfield College and STAN
ford
Thompson in the 50-yard free style
and a 400-yard relay team qualified for
the Navy. Thompson won his heat.
while the relay team was third in its
test
Evening star., 1933-03-25
|ST. PATRICK QU|NT
| FOOLS DOPESTERS
Champs Advance in Catholic
Tourney With Victory
Over Favorites.
BY PAUL NICHOLSON.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

- HICAGO, March 25.-Fighting
outfits from Illinois, New York
Y 4 and Indiana still were shelling
away today as the spirited
offensive for the national Catholic high
school basket ball crown moved into the
quarter-final sector.
Headed by the never surrender st.
PatrickS, team that wasn't given even
an outside chance Of retaining its inter-
national title, Chicago led the field with
four smart entries-St. Rita, st. George,
and De Paul, champion Of the City
Catholic League.
Indiana had two powerful survivors
in Cathedral Of Indianapolis and the
surprising Reitz Memorial from Evans
vile, while New York, never before q
dominating factor in the tournament,
Falls and Augustinian of Carthage.
4 FURIOUS interstate duel was as
IA sured for the semi-flnals tonight
as the quarter-final pairings
matched st. Patrick against st. Rita
and st. Mary VS.. ReitZ in the upper
bracket with lower bracket action cen
tered In engagements between Cathedral
and Augustinian and De Paul and st.
George. De Paul, probably the outstand-
ing favorite, faced hard battle tn st.
George, q team defeated in the city
finals by only four points.
st. Patrick ruled as the peoples
choice, however, because Of its ire
sistible spirit and dash. Yesterday the
Pats weren't given a chance against
st. Xavier Of Louisville, but when the
game was over they had won convinc-
ingly, "a to 18. St. Rita survived with
an easy 22-to-10 triumph over st. Mary,
Huntington, Ind; Niagara Falls, another
tournament puzzle, quelled, Jasper, Ind.
championship runner-up in 1880 and
1881 by 33 to 81. Reitz completed the
upper bracket with a surprise 22-to-18
conquest Of st. Catherine, Dubois, Pa.
CATHEDRAL swamped Cretm of st.
~ Paul, AZ to 18. to remove Mime
sofas last entry and was followed
by an even easier victory for Augustin-
ian over Baton Rouge, 48 to 20. De
Paul played tight defensive game to
rub out Central, Fort Wayne, Ind, %
to IA, and st. George eliminated the
Illinois Catholic champion, Trinity of
Bloomington, q to 20.
Pairings today were:
l p.m-St. Patrick, Chicago, VS.. st.
Rita, Chicago.
2 p.m.-St. Mary. Niagara Falls, N.
Y, VS.. Reitz Memorial, Evansville, Ind.
pm.-Cathedral, Indianapolis, VS..
Augustinian, Carthage, N. Y.
4 p.m.-De Paul. Chicago, vs.. st.
George. Evanston, III.
Semi-final paEings:
p.m.-Winners of the / and pm.
games.
8 p.m.-Winners of 3 and 4 pm.
games.