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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-10
RIBA r o HAT IN
RING FOR HOUSE SEAT

Gus Riba announced this week that
he would be a candidate for repre-.
sentative from Sheridan county in the
Primary election.
One doesn't have to ask where Mr..
Riba will file. He Is and always has
been a staunch Democrat, and
through all these years Republican
administrations have not dampened
his ardor In support Of the tenets OF
his Party.
Gus Riba will be one candidate
that will need no introduction to
voters who have lived in Sheridan
county any length OF time. Coming
here in 1908 when this was still q
part Of old Valley county, he can be
with the ~county's real
pioneers-along with the McCoys.
she Matkins, Bolsters, Forrest Good.
man, and C. s. Nelson. They all came
about the same time, and every one
a big part in the building OF
and Sheridan county.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-10
HURRICANE SWEEPS SHERIDAN COUNTY
Grasshoppers Reported Matching in Many Sections
WILL STAGE L AT
RESERVE MAY Is and 10
SPONSORED BY THE RESERVE
DRAMATIcs CLUB FOR THE
NEW TOWN HALL

The Reserve Dramatic Club has sci
May Is and 10 for their presentation
a Antics OF Andrew" by Jay Tobts.
The author is noted for his humou.
lou plays and this one Is exceeding
lily %.
Considerable interest has been ar
Oused In the community because OF a
contest between two groups within
the club Each one contends that u
can give q better production than the
other One faction composed OF older
people gave philip for Short" two
weeks g before a packed house. The
Younger set took more time In ge-
lecting their play and have also had
nor rehearsals. Consequently they
= been slightly retarded. However
the caste feel confident they can out.
DO their opponents and are p,av,nr
two nights to accommodate the anttc,.
pated crowd.
"a good deal OF enthusiasm has also
Deen shown because OF the new hau
Inc whole interior has been reDafred
new seats made and a double dor
piaced In the east wall. A new az
fauA ran has been ordered which
VIII make It possible to change The
air throughout the entire building
every i've minutes. This system will
save the audience the usual discorn-
forts OF q crowded room.
immediately after the Dlav nm
saturday night two dances Will be n
progress- The hall will be used for
those preferring old time and KadIaca
will furnish popular music
the school house.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-10
AT
CULBERTSON MAY Is
CUlBERTSoN POST WILL TO BE
HOST TO DISTRICT ONE OF
THE AMERICAN LEGION

Thomas Mann Post No. 81 and IFS
wonens' auxiliary unit of Culbertson
VIII be hosts to District No. | OF the
montana American Legion Thursday,
May Is. All plans have practically
been completed for a big day for ex-
service men and women and others
who will attend.
Preparations are going forward to
accommodate a record number OF dele-
gates and visitors to Culbertson on
that day and townspeople are cooper
aflng with the two service organiza-
tlons to make the day an enjoyable
n for them.
registration for both organizations
WILL open at 10 a. m. in the lobby OF
the New Evans hotel where delegates
Will be given their credentials for the
day which will include the banquet at
the New Evans hotel in the evening
ana the dance at Tanners hall. A
warm welcome is extended to eyerv-
one to attend the banquet and dance.
The afternoon program will include
q ball game between Culbertson and
Won Point and the business meetings
OF tn two organizations. The banquet
Will get underway about 7.3O. "Dinty.
moore will act as POSTMASTER and IN
GUIDED In the list Of speakers will be
J. Ward, Crosby and Gene Callaehan
OF Helena, Herb Kibler of Havre. Mrs.
rave Brunei and David N. Nyquist OF
Scobey, Mrs Emily Corbin OF Poplar
md Hugh Marion OF Wolf Point.
Counties from which delegates are
expected include Blaine, Phillips, Val
|eay, McCone, Rfchland, Daniels Sher-
q and Roosevelt in Montana ana
county. North Dakota.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-10

was caught with rapidly dwindIing
assets q few years ago and went into
~nQuidatiOn- To the credit of its Off
GERS however stands a record Of hav-
Ing made n OF the best returns to
dep0sft0rs II any closed bank In this
section Of the state, having paid out
more than sixty pei cent.
Mr.. Faaborg Is OF Danish descent,
and b = member Of the Danish Lu-
d1eran church He Is an e~x-servtce
MN. and an active member oil the
Medicine Like post of the American
Legion Before enlisting in the World
NaT, he organized and headed several
Red Cross drives in the county. Al
active In community affairs.
and : student ot civic problems. he
= well equipped to give the county
capsule representation In the Senate.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-10
STORE IS
Opened WEDNESDAY.

Sheridan county's liquor store OF.
flcdally opened Wednesday noon at
Plentywood. The former, Mint Cigar
store has been completely renovated
TO house the government store.
Promptly at noon the curtains were
raised by manager Blaine Dean to
allow customers to make purchases.
Art LANCER Is assisting Mr. Dean at
the store for several days.
The interior OF the store presents
a neat appearance. A counter from
which purchases are made. tellers
office. and neatly arranged shelves
are the complete fixtures OF the
building.
Mr.. Dean stated that the store win
be open from IL noon to s D. n.
Holidays, elections, and Sundays the
store will be closed.
Purchasers must have a state Der-
NIT In order to get liquors. Permits
are on sale at $500 for d year. 30
day permits for $1.0O or soc for a
purchase.
Prices OF beverages range from
$3.50 to $3.50 per quart. Pre-prohi-
bftion brands OF whigkey are In stock
including Johnny Walker, Old Her
mftage and Anchorage. Labelled
Hennessey brandy is also ON sale.
Federal and state stamps are sealed
on the bottles.
Strict rulings govern the operation
OF the store. Loafing is prohibited.
must make their purchases
and leave. Intoxicated persons canno
make purchases.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-10
SIX Up md Three to Go"

ne world was kind to tho
Herald tho past week. We lost
three Of U valued subscribers.
= newspaper always disIikes 70
Ios0 subscribers. So We lust
made no Abones" about II and
up and told the world We w2nte1
three to take the place OF those
who had ordered their mn rs
moved from our mailing list
Westby, n Of those towns in
Sheridan county that~can always
be counted o. to register 100 Der
cent real Americanism, was tho
first to come 70 our rescue. Three
brand new subscriptions were
teIephoned In within an hour
after tho paper arrived. Here they
are: J.. n. Jensen, Reuben HUH.
nren and Ira kittleson. Then
came Neis Olson OF Outlook. r.
~ Martini Of Homestead, and 1.
=. Qnstad, = longtime resident Of
sheridan county, but now OF
broadus, Who raid, abeoin my
subscription with the issue con
tanning that story Besides that.
the Herzid,s old friend and
pioneer settler, Gus Riba, ad-
vanced : Ion0-term renewal.
80, maybe In the terms OF the
golfer. We could say, ask 10.
and thrse to Co." Anyway. we're
deeply grateful for having lust
doubled the number Of subscrip-
tons lost, In four days time.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-10
MANY APPLY Fol
CITIZENSHIP PAPERS

Naturalization day Is echa<ksfa ia
pc held In PlentYWood Saturday. Nav
10 at which time hearings on final
petitions for final citizenship papers
Will be heard. Judge s. Il. Paul will
preside.
a representative of the Federal
bureau OF immigration and Natural.
izatiOn will be here.
Those who will appear for final De
lluon are Nose Mariconi, Simon
swanson, Frank Rooster and Juliue
van .Hee of Plentywood. Laurtis
Sund and Christian Christensen OF
Antelope, Reuben and Melvin HUT
gren O Westby, Joseph Noon. MeEl-
roy, Niels Lodahl. Dagmar. Knstian
Jensen, Reserve and Oswald Nelson
OF Outlook.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-10
TAXES FOR MONTH
TOP PREVIOUS YEAR

Taxes collected at the county treas
Office during the month "
ApfII tdoa1fed ~, Tsz. N as Compares
70 $3.463-90 for the same period 4
year ago.
l1ennquen taxes for 1926 were
PAID lotaaing 1856, while for the
year 1928 1861 was received. Tares
Tor 1923 added $642.44 to the treas.
ury while payments for 1880 added
*zIl7.4l, 1881 $"5,z31.12 and 1892
$5,641.37. A'o
IaHayers paid $3,O14.O9 on delin-
quent taxes for the year 1899. Cur
rent 1883 taxes totaiIed $4,065.s4 !.
a big share OF the funds receiveua
Wer0 from Federal Land hank ana
hone Owners Loan Corporation
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-10
DESTRUCTION OVER
Thirty MILE AREA
BY TERRIFIC GALE
Brunt of Gale Received at
Plentywood and Dooley;
Several Injured

A southwest gale, reaching
the proportions of a hurricane
caused damage estimated at
over 500, 900 to property
in a radius of 30 miles of
Plentywood early Tuesday
evening. Buildings in Plenty
wood and Dooley were com
pletely demolished. Farm
homes and barns in the brunt
Of the gale were damaged.
Many homes and barns were
destroyed by fire.
George E. Bolster operator
Of the Bolster Service Station
at Plentywood is in the hospital SUI.
fering from injuries received when
the filling station collapsed. Mr.. Boil.
ster's arm and shoulder were also
broken.
Gladys Laverdure Of DooIey Is also
in the local hOspita1 DeIng treated
for injuries received when a portion
OF the Ehrhardt brick structure at
was blown away. r-er ~InJurlee~
are not serious. -
Many In P~lentywood received cuts4
and bruises from flying glass and
debris. Several children at DooIey
carried on the crest OF the gale
several blocks. They were not in
jured.
Telephone service was interrupted
along the 500 line. Plentywood was
without lights for several hours fol
lowing the storm. Pole lines are down
throughout the territory.
A big rain accompanied the storm at
Outlook, Redstnne and Archer. But
liftie fell at p1enIyWood. K~svvere
hail storm was reported in the Ray
nond vicinity. Reports from Medf-
zine Lake, Reserve and Antelope state
mat no serious damage was done by
The wind.
Practically every farm In the path
u the gale received property damage.
Soli erosion from the sthOng wind
no considerable damage in the east
IN emo OF the county. Grain thai was
ven underway was blown out.
ne total loss has not been estimated
farmers coming to P~1enIywood on
feared crops in that sec.
are a total loss.
Damage in Plentywood is estimated
/ over $4,000. Small garages were
completely wrecked. Small buildings
I all descriptions We're turned over
M destroyed. Bolster's filling station
q Ilrst avenue was completely
'recked The right wing OF the for
Ter Chrysler garage on first avenue
q heap Of mangled timber.
Windows were blown out In many
ONES and business houses. The porch
[ lhe hoDf. Ferris residence was
sreWn for blocks. The interior ar fbe
nera church was severely dam.
geo, when windows were blown ora
ne south wall is practically out
y. T. Monroe's residence was bad
damaged when the gale completely
'vered the roof.
Automobiles parked in brentwood
ere seen going down the streets
lthout drivers. Many cars were
lmaged by small particles OF aye
70 debris flying through the air.
.Reports from zDooley stated that
lndoWs in business houses were
own out. A big barn was torn loose
ON Its foundation and crashed into
g side Of a brick building. Smaller
Iildings collapsed.
the barn at the G.. #. McNnlty
Try farm near Plentywood was com
blown away. Twenty cattle
In the barn at the time. One was
Continued on last page)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-10
FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED
TO PUT OUT BLAZE

The local fire department. was cal.
led to the A. G. Erickson home last
Saturday afternoon to put out a
blaze which partly destroyed a gar
age on the lot.
Inc fire presumably started from
a rubbish pile on an adjoining lot. A
small shed owned by Blaine Robin
son was destroyed.
line loss Is estimated at several
hundred dollars.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-10
Steps ARE TAKEN
TO COMBAT PESTS
IN Tested AREAS
Suggestions Offerd by County
Agent to Aid in
Campaign

D~& -
Sheridan county and adjoining terri
tory. states Oliver hammers. Sherf
dan county agent who made = tour Cd
inspection the past week
Mr.. hammers stated on sandy fields
that slope to the south q good stand
0 hOppers can be located In some
localities. Farmers are asked to
watch closely for the tiny pests,
know where they are and poison them
before they spread out or do local
damage.
Farmers are also urged to watch
their fields and any public or
vacant lot that may be q source OF
injection In his field.
Although the grasshopper situation
In Sheridan county At present Is not
alarming stated Mr.. LAmmer to the
Herald. full cooperation OF farmers
to aid In the poisoning campaign to
eradicate the pests is asked"
Success In poisoning grasshopp
ers.' stated the county agent. de
ponds largely upon proper use OF
available grassh0nper bait"
"Grasshoppers feed most greedily
on calm sunny days at q temperature
between IS and SIS degrees r. When
the weather Is settled the time to put
out the bait Is In the morning abouf
the time that the temperature begins
to 60 up rapidly. Bait scattered too
early In the day begins to dry up and
looses some q its attactIveness be-
fore tho hOppers begin to feed. Col
by the thermometer rather than the
IAN fields and roadsides must b
e1U01y w96dG6daI6 F A1 nr8t 1EtchfnG
q tiny hoppe6s. Don't wait until tAe
hoppere arc spreading over MI the
fields and the crops have cOnsider-l
abio growth. Rather poison them
Immediately.
The bait may be spread by hand
or with = mechanical scattering de-
vice, directions Tor making 4 scatter
device can be obtained from the
county leader. One thing must not
Be forgotten, that q spreading tho
bait In flakes and spreading 1t thin.
Bait falling In piles, IL hst halt, lost
work, and possibly lost livestock. the
-lI1 --he-l~- 49, = = ~oufun
'rosn thIr .rstta1a- I-s enc
ivaatorr /. s-Is-cyr.*.s ~ !"
- ~
ocal1eI al. nlnly among the
yraa8hOppers. Do not scatter halt
7neie there are no noppe1-'
The following duties Of county
ride grasshopper committeeman have1
'een issued from the extension Office.
Coordinate and unxfv r,.r. - -
rir4 cnmm,ttaas
=. -.-,.-~
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-10
GREAT NORTHERN RAIL
ROAD INCREASES SERVICE

Agent e. r. White announces that
brentwood Great Northern railway
station will remain open for contin-
uous service from 5 a. m. to 8 .. m
Ie4egrams and night letters car 10
teiepnoned from all nearby points.
armer can get freight and exnress
and milk cans until 8 3. m. The new
service will be very convenient for
patrons during the crop seasons
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-10
! Traffic Police Put on by
City to Aid Motorists

George Pierce has been employed
by the city council to act as traffic
policeman In the city. New traffic
signs have been installed on first
avenue which is now a state highway,
Stop signs have been put On ali
streets running into first avenue
steps were taken by the council to
see that the traffic laws are en-
forced.
Mr. Pierce stated that many drivers
40 not heed the stop sign on main
street. Drivers must come to a com
plete stop before passing through or
entering first avenue. Most cases re-
SO far are u~nintentional stated
Mr.. Pierce,
With a policeman to warn drivers
violations, 1t Is expected v~iolators
VIII soon become accustomed to the
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-10

Carohna' featuring Janet Gaynor
q Lionel Barrymore Is the feature
AZ Inc Orphetm theatre this week.
According TO critics 1t Is an outstand-
in8 picture Come on Marines. ia
the feature for Friday and Saturday,
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-10

@. =. Fulkerson left Tuesday for
Glasgow where he will get a new
Chevrolet sedan. Mrs. Fulkerson
drove q new Chevrolet sport coupe to
the Glasgow dealer which will be ex-
changed for the sedan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-11
TOURING NEGRO
STOPS IN CITY
Toledo Lecturer Advocates
Return of Race to Native
Africa.

Advocating the reCurn OF the
Negro to his native Africa, and the
colonization of American Negroes
in Liberia, the Rev. Sterling M.
Means, Negro, Toledo minister, au-
thor and lecturer, prepared to leave
indianapolis tomorrow and continue
his tour of the Midwest.
Repeating the plan which he ex-
planned in detail before an audience
Sunday, Mr.. Means declared that
the solution of racial problems can
be realized only when members OF
his race are returned to Liberia, and
the United States Government sup
ports colonization project.
History has no record wherein
two races lived and progressed to-
gether," Mr.. Means asserted, land
the difference in social orders of
white and black men never can be
adjusted fairly. If the NRA meant
Negro Return to Africa Liberia
would be another Plymouth Rock
where pilgrims might land.
1.-THE brain of the black race is
in America" he averred, "but its
strength is in Africa. In the new
reconstruction of the world, the
Negro must build for himself and
his posterity if he is to be protected
from lynching, mob violence and So
cial injustice"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-11

Hundred of volunteer workers
are cooperating in the 1884 tu-
berculoSis Christmas Seal sale
which opened Dec. 3 and will con-
tinue until Dec. "a. The Christmas
Seal committee, of which Eli Lilly
is chairman, is urging a wide
spread use of the tiny "messen-
gers of mercy" in order that the
Marion County tuberculosis As
ISOLATION may have an adequate
budget to continue its war on
tuberculosis in this county. The
association depends entirely upon
the sale of Christmas Seals for it's
budget.
The Rev. H. B. Hostetter, D. D.,
is member Of the church COM
mittee sponsoring the sale of
seals. Fred E. Shick, president of
the Junior Chamber of Commerce,
and George Lehman Jr., young
attorney, are members of the
speakers bureau which is spread
ing the seal message throughout,
the country.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-11
The Times
Honor Roll
Early Donors to CIothe-
A-ChiId Warm Hearts
in Little Bodies.

CLOTHE-A-CHILD of The In
~ dianapolis Times is growing
hourly in going into homes of the
city's needy. Children are being
clothed who would have no Christ
mas gift if it were not for the
giving of a city's good hearts.
The first sixty donors to the
campaign are listed below:
Credit office. H. P. WATSON & Co.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Orbray Jones, boy and
HilIcrest Country Club Bowling
League. Pritchett alleys, boy and girl.
Flo Mary and Julia Ann Foreman.
MIR. and Mrs. North DeIaware-st,
Friends, boy.
The Miracle Man, girl.
Cast of Sahara Grotto and Ladies,
In Memory Of Mother, from M. p,
Alias Santa Claus, boy.
In Memory of Lefty Lee, boy.
Illinois Building GoodfeIIow. boy and
Omega Phi Tau Sorority. Alpha Chap
6. +. Club. boy.
Anonymous, boy.
East NEW LOAh"St, gill;
L. S. Ayres e. Co.. Downstairs Store
Relief Club, 10 children.
Employees of Fuller's Friendly Barber
Shops, Inc, boy and girl.
Delta Sigma Sorority. Beta Chapter,
George J.. EgenOff Machine Company.
From a Red-Headed Santa. boy and
The Friendly Club On the South Side.
Two Misses who'll Start Girl In
In Memory Of Mama, boy and girl.
Ladies' Auxiliary. to the Indianapolis
Caledonian Club, girl.
Indianapolis Bowling League. Pritchett
Alleys. boy and a girl
American Legion Auxiliary. InEian-
apOlis Post No. 4, boy.
In memory of Miss Dorothy Helen
Employees, Public Service COMPANY of
Indiana, seventh floor. Traction Ter
minaI Building, five children.
Employees, Indiana National Bank, Sec
ond floor, three ck:sG-en.
Fish and Game Division employees,
State Conservation Department, girl.
Man Who Wants Betty Again. girl.
Artist and Wife. boy.
A City Official. boy and girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. B., girl.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-11

newspapers, observed news pic
lures.
1t was felt by The Times, when
it designed =. the test, that the
method of employing "cubs" who
had some one to intercede for
them or who made good first i'm
pressions, was unfair to both the
paper and the applicants. 1t
might waste several weeks of the
time of each to discover that they
really had no aptitude for the
business.
The high man got ga points
out Of possible 1040. The low
man LOG.
The Times does not claim this
to be an infallible method of Sc
Letting the two best fitted for
newspaper editorial work out of IA
candidates. 1t merely believes it
is better than method tradition
ally used.
Thu winners joined the staff
this week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-11
Gruelling Test Is Given
Aspiring Cub Reporters
Old Hit-And-Miss System Gives Way to Examina-
tons Desired by The Times
BY JOE COLLIER
Times STAFF Writer

the examination
Times mailing Noise confusion Distraction
examination started after schedule
their heels still remember what why they're
There luncheon and the applicants hungry There
eat when a breaks
Under such conditions IA applicants for first jobs
week by The Times effort
The winners Edwin Ogborne 425 W. 43rdst and Robert
Easdr Woodruff Place.
Departing from the traditional htor hiring
business positions
which selected the IA best candidates from 100 applicants selecting
the IA the basis of the best letters of application
These candidates Monday The Times editorial
kept waiting hours finally given ques
pertinent
have
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-11
SEEK JURY IN TRIAL OF
YOUNG KILLER SUSPECT
22-Year-OId Husband Faces Court
on Murder Charge.

A jury this afternoon was being
selected in Criminal Court to try
Norman K. Short, e, on charges of
numbering his father-in-law, Adolph
Squires, Al, of $50 Hendricks-pl, last
Aug. %, when Mr.. Squires protest.
ed against Shorts treatment of his
young wife. Short is being tried
for second degree murder before
Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-11
relief WORKERS FACE HARD
SHEDDING TO ACHIEVE HOPES
OF FINDING PERMANENT Jobs
High Compensation Insurance Rates, Com
petition of Many Not Now Receiving Aid
Are Among Obstacles to Be Hurdled.
BY ARCH STEINEL
Times stan Writer

Heads of 10000 relief families in Indiana will stub their
jobhuntng four major stumbling blocks before they
can be re-employed by private industry.
l. Fear of industry that wage compensation insurance
rates will be prohbtve in the hiring of family men between
the ages of 80 and 80 years.
q Competition of reiefs unemployed with those now
kept off of the relief rolls but who without jobs.
Lack of industries to suppant stagnan factories
and those firms making luxury products that died with the
depression.
A. Competition from young men, without families who
have remained in the high schools and colleges awaiting
uptun of business.
On the optimistic side of the picture the statement of
State Chamber of Commerce officials that the building trades
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-11
FUND TRANSFERS ARE
OPPOSED BY COUNCIL
County Board Enunciates Policy Eff
fective Next Year.

The Marion County Council today
went on record as opposing a trans
ference of county office funds after
the first of the year. In cases of
extreme emergency, however, the
council said that the transfers
might be granted.
The council granted $4,000 in adj
ditional requests from county Of
fees. All of the sums were for
small individual amounts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-11
Train Crash Kills HOosier

by UNII6B FT6SS
CLAYTON, Ind, Dec. 11.-George
Appleby, so, officer of the Coates
vile Lumber Company and lifelong
resident of Hendricks County, was
killed late yesterday when his auto
mobile was wrecked by Pennsyl-
vania passenger train at Amo.