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The Washington times., 1935-03-25

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The Washington times., 1935-03-25
Board to Meet

An executive board meeting Of
the Marietta Park Women's Club
will be held at the home Of Mrs.
John D. Kiley, 436 Peabody St.
N. w., Thursday.
Plans have been completed for
the clubs spring dance April q at
the Indian Spring Country Club.
Mrs. William E. Rupprecht, dance
chairman, is in charge of reserva.
tionS.
Card Party
The education section of the
Petworth Woman's Club will Spon-
sor a card party Friday night,
April 5, at the home of Mrs. H. C.
Sigourney, 811 Taylor st. Mrs.
Sigourney. Mrs. A. MacSmith and
Mrs. S. G. Waits make up the
committee in charge of arrange
ments, and reservations may be
made through them.
BingO Party
Elaborate. preparations have
been made for the charity bingo
party, sponsored by the Social
Club of Ohev Sholom Congrega'
ton, Wednesday night at 8 o'clock
at 500 st. N. W.
The Washington times., 1935-03-25

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The Washington times., 1935-03-25
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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25
FOR DACMAR
CITIZEN HELD MONDAY
Lived In County 10 Years; Services
At Daomar and Medicine
Lake

Funeral services were held Mon
day for Anton Petersen, So, a resi-
dent Of the south Dagmar country
for 10 years, who died here last
Thursday from a lingering illness.
Funeral services were held at the
Petersen home in Medicine Lake at
IL o'clock noon, with Rev. A. ]. Good
son, officiating. The body was then
taken to the church at Dagmar where
services were also conducted with
Rev. Marius Anderson, saying the
last rites. Burial was made in the
Dagmar cemetery.
Anton Petersen was born in Den,
marck, Oct. g., 1873 and came tt
America when Is years old, settling
at Valley City, N. Oak. Coming tc
Montana he purchased land south Of
Brush Lake and lived there unit
last August, then moving to Medicine
Lake.
The deceased Is survived by his
wife and four children, Mrs. Andrew
Andersen, of Dagmar; Edwin, of Fl
Peck; Edna and Hazel, who have
been at the family home.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25
BOARD in SESSION
HERE OUTLINES Big
COUNTY PROGRAM
New School At Lake And
Local Water Conservation
Program Are Listed

approximately so proposed projects
for Sheridan county were brought
before the county planning board
which was in session here Friday.
The projects have been submitted to
the local FERA office and to the
state.
Projects proposed at the meeting
held here included a road west Of
Reserve, Medicine Lake school house
repairs, excavation to house pump
ing equipment at Homestead, four
miles of road south of Outlook, re-
pairs for school district No. 10, a
road east of Medicine lake, tree
planting at fair grounds, roads from
Redstone, north and south, water
conservation and recreation park
east OF Antelope.
Projects submitted by the planning
board included the building OF a
court house at Plentywood at an
estimated cost OF $135, 900, repairing
the school building In district rs at
a cost Of $500 and a school building
at Medicine Lake which would cost
approximately $780, 900.
Repairs in school district 1, for
$3.50, district s, $500; 20, $4,000; 81,
1925; Al, $3.50: IL, $845; 40, $4,000;
81, s41S; IS, $675; rs, $3.50 have also
been submitted fby the board.
Three school houses in district 3S
at an expenditure OF $1,405 and a
school house in district So have been
submitted.
Other projects include q school
house at McElroy at a cost OF $o25, a
school house at Westby, $40, 900 and
repairs al the schooi In district Sc
amounting to $500.
Projects submitted to the state in
clude water conservation program at
Raymond and Outlook, a highway
from Outlook to Raymond, a road
west from Medicine Lake at a total
estimated cost OF $4,000, a water
conservation project in the vicinity
Of Plentywood has been proposed at
a cost Of $500. The project would
be THE construction OF a dam In
either the Marion, Riba or Mccoy
cOulees.
Road construction projects include
a highway from Outlook north, a
road from Plentywood, southwest, a
road from Dooley to Raymond and
from Dooley to the Blue Trail and
the Coalrdge road at a total cost Of
$50, 900.
Other projects submitted are ST.
400 expenditure ON the City Hall at
Plentywood and $1,000 on the water
works system in the city, townhall
at Reserve, $4,000; fire hall at West
by, $3.50; road from Antelope west,
$4,000; school basement in district
"a; moving school house in district
20; a county road near ComertOwn
at a cost Of $4,000; Work on 5 rail
road crossings In the county, and a
proposed dam southeast OF Dagmar
for water conservation.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25
MADSEN IS
PNEUMONIA VICTIM

Jesse Madsen, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Madsen Of Archer, a student of
the Plentywood high school died
Sunday at the Sheridan Memorial
hospital.
Death was due to lobar pneumonia
following influenza He was brought
to the hospital last week and for a
time it was believed that he would
overcome the ravages of the dreaded
disease. He gradually became weaker
and for several days before his death
hung desperately to a mere thread
Of life. For over 40 hours he lowered
between life and death after physic-
ians had summoned relatives to the
boys bedside.
Funeral services were held Tues
day at 2 p. m from the PlentywoOd
Congregational church with Rev
Earle "A. Clifford conducting the last
rites. The church was filled to capa-
city. Floral offerings banked the
casket.
The Junior class of the PlentywoOd
high school, Of which the deceased
was a member, attended the services
in a body. Pallbearers were Clarence
Wagnild, Leonard Highland, John
F1akne, James Jensen, Elmer Lee
and Amen Highland.
Burial was made in the cemetery
here.
The student body Of the Plenty.
wood high school formed a cortege
at the cemetery.
Jesse ,Madsen was born Aug. Is
1917 at Dubuque, Iowa. He was an
adopted son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Madsen, being brought up by them
since childhood. He was the only
child.
He received his early education In
the Archer school and was a student
at the Plentywood high school the
past three years.
Jesse vas popular among his
schoolmates. He will be greatly
missed.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25
Meeting Held Here Tuesday
Evening; Many Towns
Represented

Representatives from northeastern
Montana towns met In PlentywoOd
Tuesday evening in response to an
invitation extended by the Plenty
wood Commercial club for the pur-
pose OF discussing the present power
and light rates charged consumers In
northeastern Montana.
The meeting was called following
an announcement (by the Public Ser
vice Commission that a hearing
would be held in Plentywood Thurs
day, May 8 enQuiring into the pres.
ent light and power rates charged.
Towns and cities represented at
the meeting which was held at the
city hall were Scobey, Outlook, Re
serve, Antelope, Redstone and Plen'
tywoOd.
1t was unanimously adopted by the
delegates to have representatives
here for the scheduled hearing, In an
effort to secure lower rates for this
section.
A representative from Sheridan
county and Daniels county will at
tend the rate hearing which is to be
held at Glendive May s.
The hearing here will he held al
the court house at 2 p. IN.
Towns and cities din Roosevelt
county have hired attorneys to pre-
sent their case before the service
commission members. The hearing
will be held at Poplar May 10.
Franchise Here Soon To Expire
The franchise granted the Plenty
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25
WILDCATS IN TIE WITH
TRACK TEAM
Freshmen Athletes Show Promise;
Locals Go to Crosby
Tomorrow

The dual track and field meet held
at Outlook between Plentywood and
the 500 line town resulted in a tie,
each team garnering So points.
ALI events were closely contested
with team cores about equal all
through the contest. Plentywood was
able to tie the meet in the two clos
ing events when Hueth took first
place in the broad jump and the relay
team set a new record In winning
from the Outlook sprinters.
Freshmen contestants stole the
show when three OF the four high
point men fell in that class. Meharry
Of Outlook was high with II points
and is a freshman. The two Plenty
wood freshmen, Hueth and Backer,
were next high with 12A and liz
points.
The outcome of the meet was In
the nature of a surprise as the Out.
look team won from the Wildcats by
a score of "A to 20 last year. How
ever, many of the candidates have
shown marked Improvement on both
teams as Is evidenced by the fact that
only three OF last years marks were
left standing.
With but four exceptions all of the
Continued on last page)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25
Resident Teachers Must Be
Employed Under New Law

Provisions of House Bill No. 474
passed by the Twenty-fourth legisla
tive assembly, IAN act to prohibit
employment of aliens or non-citizens
by contractors and sub-cOntractOrs
on all public works In the state Of
Montana or to employ same In any OF
the departments or institutions OF
the state" applies to the employ
ment OF teachers, principals and sup
~erintendents of high schools and Ell
ementary schools according to an
opinion by attorney general Ray
mond T. Nagle.
The law makes it compulsory for
Montana schools to employ Montana
citizens as teachers. Section 2 OF the
bill defines the term "alien" or mon
citizen" as one who Is not a native
born, or who has filed his intention
10 become a citizen. and a resident
of this state for at least n year
preceding the date OF employment
In iosuing the oDinlaat ~ a1togney
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25

IS We'd SATURDAY.

Grace Eleanor GreenmRn, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Greenman OF
Anaconda, became the bride Of Ed
ward P. Caldwell, mathematics instruc-
tor in the Plentywood high school, at
Butte Saturday.
The ceremony was performed at st.
Arms Rectorage by Father M. M. Eng
lish. Prof. o. "A Dingman of the State
School of Mines and Mrs. Dingman
were attendants.
Following the ceremony a reception
attended by immediate relatives and
friends OF the young couple was held
at the Fnlen hotel at Butte.
Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell arrived here
Sunday. The groom Is the son OF Mrs.
Nina Caldwell, Of Anaconda and is a
graduate Of the Montana State School
of Mines, and for the past two years
has been a member OF the Plentywood
high school faculty.
The bride is a graduate nurse from
the Columbus hospital at Great Falls
and has been connected with that
institution for some time.
The young couple have established
residence at the Harry Larson home
and a host of friends OF the groom
here are extending congratulations
this week and welcoming the bride to
the city.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25
OFFICIALS ON TRAIL OF HORSE THIEVES
so Projects Submitted By County Planning Board
C H PATRONS UNITE
FOR HEARING IN CITY

wood Electric company, for 25 years,
and which was taken over by the
Northumberland Power Co. when
that concern started furnishing cleo
trical service to the city, expires
three years from today.
The franchise went into effect
April %, 1918.
Excerpts from the franchise are
printed below:
Sec. 2 Period of Grant. That said
grant is made for the period beginn-
ing at the date of acceptance of this
ordinance by said grantees and ex'
tending for rs years's"
Sec. 4 Pole lines. That all pole
lines for the primary current shall
be placed upon what is known as the
school sections line and streets ex'
tending east and west where neces.
sary, and all pole lines for secondary
circuits shall be placed in the alleys
extending north and south and poles
not less than rs feet in length shall
be used in the construction Of all
pole lines.
Sec. 6 Electrical Energy For Town
That during the first year of the per
iod of this grant and thereafter until
II at all, the rates mentioned In this
section shall he predetermined BY
said Town council or by arbitration
as hereinafter provided, said gran
tees shall not charge said Town fol
electrical energy to exceed II cents
per kilOwatt.
Sec. 5 Private rates. For all priv
ate rates for lighting purposes the
maximum rate shall not exceed as
follows:
First 100 kilowatt hours Is cents
per kilowatt.
101 to 200 kilowatt hours IL cents
per kilowatt.
201 or over, 10 cents per kilowatt
Minimum charge of not less THAI
$1.00 for each and every meter pei
month. Provided that all light ant
power rent due the first Of the month
and shall be paid on or before the
10th OF each mOnth*ss
Sec. 8. Right to Purchase. Thai
the said town of Plentywood shall
have the right at it's option to pur
chase THE said lighting system at
the expiration Of one year of the
granting of this franchise or at the
end Of any succeeding calendar year
thereafter upon payment Of the orr
ginal cost OF said system and the adx
ditions thereto less a reasonable al
lowance for depreciati0ns*
Sec. 10. Moving of Objects. THAI
for the necessary passage of objects
higher than the wires of said PLAN
CONTINUED on last page)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25
ring IS Believed
OPERATING IN THIS
SECTION OF STATE
Canadian Horses Located
Southwest of P~lentywood;
20 Head Are Missing

Federal and county officials con-
tinued a ceaseless investigation to-
day in AN effort to smash a purported
horse-stealing ring and bring to JUS
tice members of a gang who it is be-
leved has been operating in Sheri-
dan and Daniels counties and in
Canada along the border on a whole
sale scale.
Approximately 10 horses in this
section have disappeared from their
customary ranges.
Fred RadOns, horse-buyer of Out
look was arrested Friday on a feder-
al warrant. The charge filed against
Radons is "unlawfully causing to be
driven and ~cOncealing stolen horses"
Arraigned before Justice f. E. Belan-
ski he plead not guilty and has been
released on $500 bonds.
Other arrests will be made this
week.
Officials have been working secret
ly. Canadian Royal Mounted Police
are cooperating with U. S. officials
In al effort to smash the stealing
ring.
Customs patrolmen Harry MCGEE
and James Rasmussen, stationed at
Outlook head the Investigation for
that department.
Many Horses Across Line
Horses owned by farmers and
ranchers in this section have been
located in Canada. Canadian horses
have been found far from their usual
haunts on this side of the border.
Cixr harco~ Lo1;1-ol I-.- f,o~1
Canada have been found southwest
of Plentywood In the Wolf Creek
country. One of the horses has been
identified by Mrs. J. Van Kuren. of
Big Beaver, Sask., and the other five
were identified Tuesday as belonging
to Paul Roberts Of Bengough, Sask.
Mrs. Van Kuren and a rancher by
the name of Wilson lost IL head
Of good horses about four weeks ago.
Jacob Ereth, living north of Out
look and Joe Wagner, of Daleview
have lost animals. Three head have
disappeared from Ereth's farm and
7 from the Wagner ranch.
Dick Juel, Oliver Sudden and
Andrew TjugJm of Scobey were also
victims Of horse-thieves. Thirteen
head disappeared from their ranches
March is. They were found later in
the Big Beaver country, in Canada in
a ~rancher's pasture. The owner of
the pasture denied any knowledge OF
how the horses got there. The pas
ture is s miles from the rancher's
home.
Horses are also reported missing
in the Whitehall country and at Lake
Alma, Saskatchewan.
Officials believe that the runners
have been driving horses from Cana
da into the United States where they
have been sold and many have been
shipped. Horses have then been stol-
or on this side of the line and have
been driven to Canada for disposal.
The thieves are believed to be driv-
ing herds each way on every trip.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25
u P A K BIG
GAIN IN COUNTY

Following a decided slump Of sew
eral months duration here, Dan
Cupid" is again getting busy. Re
cent marriage licenses issued from
the office Of clerk of court Carl b.
Peterson include:
H. A. Stoner, Williston, N. D., to
Verna Crawford, Williston.
John Damn, Oungree, Sask., to
Clair Foster, Oungree, Sask.
w. ]. Fletcher, Drummer, Sask., to
Grace F. Meade, Parry. Sask.
Lawrence e Tennis, Ambrose, N.
d., to Jessie Durr, Broomhead, Sask.
Conrad Benson, Raymond to Mat
alma nellie, Outlook.
T.. C. Barchenger, Minot, N. d., to
Charlotte Watts, MinOt.
Robert Mattson, Lake Alma, Sask.
to Mable Janke, Lake Alma, Sask.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25
SACKS GOPHER
POISON MIXED HERE

Over 1000 sacks of gopher poison
has been prepared this week at the
sherlffs office and is ready for distri-
button to Manners.
The poison Is mixed from a formula
recommended by the state college and
Is prepared with oats. The poison is
sold to farmers at actual cost. A sack
containing 15 pounds of rodent eradi-
Gator Is sold for n dollar.
Over 500 sacks have already been
purchased by Sheridan county farm
ers.
The county has purchased 1900
ounces Of strychnine and is the sub
stance which turns the trick.
The poison mixture which rodents
seem to relish but with regrets In
cludes besides the oats and strychnine,
saccharine, syrup, soda, starch, min
eral oil salt and water.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25
Reserve Girl Is Spinal
Meningitis Victim Monday

Ruby Larson, Z year old daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Larson, Of Re
serve, died here Monday night from
spinal meningitis. The little girl was
taken sick Sunday.
Funeral services were held Tues
day at 5 p. m. at the cemetery east
OF Brush lake. Relatives and init
mate friends we're present.
The little girl was born Aug. 6,
1928 at Zahl, N. Oak. The girls par
ents have lived In Sheridan county
for "a years, residing near Grenora
until last fall when they moved to
Reserve to make their home.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25

general contends that a school dis
trict is a public corporation, and
although the language of the act is
awkward he believes that the state
ment in the bill clearly provides for
the inclusion OF high school and ele-
mentary school districts.
Section l of the act provides, how
ever. that schools may employ non
resident teachers II they cannot find
n within the state who meets both
the legal and Technically educated
and trained" requirements.
County superintendent Olaf Aas-
helm states that many inquiries have
been received at his office relative
to the act, from various schools In the
county who have employed non-resi-
dent teachers for tile coming year.
House hill 4T will undoubfedl
make X necessary for the schools to
cancel their contracts with the
tonnAeg8 - - Gmo1eyGa.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25
Death Removes Another
Citizen Here Wednesday

Death removed another Sheridan
county citizen Wednesday.
Mrs. Fanny White, wife Of Rudy
White, farmer of the Wanso district,
died here early yesterday morning
following an extended illness.
The body Is at the Fulkerson-Nel
son mortuary pending funeral ar.
engagements.
The deceased was born a. Decotah.
Illinois, May 10, 1905 and came tc
Sheridan county in 1917 She was
married to Rudy White in 1925 at
Plentywood.
She is survived by ner husband
and 5 small children, the youngest 81
which Is 6 weeks of age.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25
HELD FOR
MRS. JENS JENSEN

Funeral services for Mrs. Jens
Jensen, who died here last Wednes-
day from influenza-pneumonia, were
held from the farm home 8 miles
southeast of Antelope and at the
Dagmar church Saturday.
Services were held at the farm
home at / o'clock and at the Dagmar
church at 2:30 p. IN. Rev. Marius
Larsen officiated.
The deceased was born in Den
mark, August 5, 1890 and came to
this country in 1905. She was mar
ried to Jens Jensen at Culbertson In
1907.
Relatives who survive are her
husband, two daughters, Elsine and
Vera and a son, Marvin.
The daughter, Elsine has been llv-
ing In Oregon, arrived here Friday.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25
Work At Burning Coal Mine
Near Here Now Completed

mine, each three feet thick, separat-
ed by clay. There was fire in each
vein.
1t Is estimated that approximately
100, 900 yards of dirt was moved dur
ing the time the work was in pro
gress. The method used to put out
the blaze was to trench and cross
back into the hill for a distance OF
approximately 70 feet
Mr.. Lerwill stated that $40, 900 was
expended on the project, the biggest
portion Of which was paid out In la
Dor. The work was carried on by the
geological survey department OF min
ing operations as a PWA project.
Mr.. Lerwill said that the depart
ment was greatly indebted to Sheri-
dan county ~ Considerable county
oQ1igwm4 Wns uDod - cAgsy on ~