Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-13
FIRST SHIPMENT FOR
Dealers ARRIVES
LATE WEDNESDAY.
SUPPLY NEARS EXHAUSTION
AS THIRSTY PUBLIC GETS
FIRST TASTE

Legalized beer quenched G
Threats of thirsty Plentywood resi-
dents last evening for the first time
since the 18th amendment went in
TO effect in 1918.
After waiting since last Friday
for the first consignment to reach
the city. the two places where beer
was available after q o'clock last
evening. Vests cafe and the PIen.
tywood Hotel. were kept busy until
midnight serving a long line of GUS.
TONERS who were anxious to sample
the new beverage.
A cheekup near closing time last
night revealed that more than d
thousand pint bottles would be sold
from six O'Clock until midnight, and
with numerous calls coming to G.
4. West, wholesaler, from outside
points, it was evident that the in
itial supply would be exhausted be-
fore Saturday If all orders were fill
ed.
Many comments were heard from
those who had sampled the new
drink None Of these were unfayor-
able. There was no complaint on
price except in case lots. where some
purchasers felt they should be CIV
en- some credit for bottles If return
ed.
All Daniels county towns were
stu without beer. Urgent calls were
received by MFR. West last night for
DELIVERIES to be made at Scobey. and
m dealer from F1axvilIe drove to
I1enfyVo0d for his initial supply.
An order Of . cases was to be ship
ped to Rtfrtun rafe at Scubey on
Thursday.
The first supply of the new three
point two Misunderstanding bever-
age arrived In Plentywoad by truck.
wholesaler Carl West. bringing In
ron BainvilIe where he had re-
ceived a portion of a ear from the
Blatz Brewing company Of MiIwan-
kee on IFS way to IIavre. West re-
ceived $50 eases of pints in the first
sh pmenf. One fruckload came di-
Fecfiy to PIentywood. another made
Tie first deliveries Of beer to Froid.
Homestead. Medicine Lake. Reserve
and ether towns along the line.
Mr. West had orders for practic-
ally his entire shipment. and did NOT
believe the supply would last until
his next shipment arrived. which
ne said would be in Bainyille SIM
day. The second allotment will
bring GOO cases.
Joe Redmond. the other whnlesaI.
or In Plenfywood and distributor for
1famm's beer OF st. Paul. was ex-
p~ecting his first shipment to arrive
every day. IT left st. Paul Monday.
Beer was selling in Plentywood
NJ 20 cents n pint bottle. On
dranght ii was ten cents d glass,
Inc price Of a case OF "a bottles
was $3.50. although it was pointed
out that If purchased through a
wholesaler not less than two cases
could be sold to one person at n
time A retailer on the other hand
~ not permitted to sell more than
Two cases-or five gallons to any
n person.
The only places where retail sales
were being made in the city were
The P1entywood hotel under the man.
agement Of Britt Chandler and
jim Evenson, and Vests Cafe.
John Walters. whose application for
. retail license was approved by the
county board, had yet to receive his
Incense Q the state board OF
equalization.
Retail prices in Plentywood were
lower than several other places In
the state. where beer was selling TO,
- cents a pint Dealers here point.
out that they were anxious If At
MI possible to hold the price down
TO fhese figures which they said
We're the same being charged In
Minnesota where license fees were
much less and freight hanls much
shorter.