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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-14
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES

The final installment OF state aid
-$13,199, has come in to the credit
of Homer-Union school district.
This permits them to go ahead with
the project of erecting brick high
school building, to serve these two
communities. PWA funds have
tacitly been promised to help in
the erection of a modern school
plant.
The senior scholarship test will
be given to the upper 35 percent of
the seniors in the high schools Of
Morgan county, including M. & NJ
This will be given Saturday, March
%, at M. e M. high school building
Those who are to participate will be
selected by the superintendents in
charge A fee of soc must accom-
pany each entrant, for the purpose
of meeting cost of printing the test
questions. The subjects to be COW
cred are: Mathematics, English, in
cluding American and English lit
erature; history, physical science
anu SOCIdl ScleHCe, the ldtLeT III
Guiding current events. Certificates
will be granted to the first ten in
the county. Honorable mention will
be given to those who grade above
IS percent
The music has been received and
distributed to various schools, M. &
M. included, for the county music
festival to be held some time in
April. Definite date has not been
set. This will be one of the out
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-14
RINGGOLD SCHOOL NOTES

The Ringgold debate squad end
bates with two losses last week, the
negative team losing to Chesterhill,
and the affirmative to Pennsville.
Even though we won but one debate
of six, from the point of view OF
longtime aims, the season was
success. The squad put in lot Of
hard work, and received many ben
efits. The experiences the boys and
girls on the squad have had will
help fit them to better cope with the
problems which they will have to
solve in later life. Two more de-
bates are on the schedule, both with
Marietta. Dates for these debates
will be announced later.
Ringgold won three and lost one
basketball game over last week end.
On Friday evening, York high from
Deavertown came to Ringgold. The
Reserve game was won by Ringgold
by a score of 17-6. The Varsity
game was much more closely con-
tested, York finally winning by q
score of III. Saturday evening
Ringgold journeyed to ChesterhilI
and took the measure of the Mar
ion township lads in both games,
the Reserves winning easily by a
score of 1874, while the Varsity was
forced to extend thesmelves to win
1916. The last game before the
tournament will be with PennsvilIe,
at Ringgold, next Saturday night.
Mr.. Mallett, county superinteHd-
ent of schools, will talk at a COM
munity meeting at the RinggoId
high school building next Monday
night. There will be music by the
orchestra and other numbers from
the Ringgold grade school. All
those interested in schools are cor
daily invited to be present.
The basketball game with the F..
F. A. team of Amesville has been
scheduled for Thursday night. There
will be three games.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-14
MORGAN COUNTY BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT

Plans are nearly complete for the
1885 Morgan county basketball
tournament. The choice of officials
and other details were discussed at
a meeting at the office of the county
superintendent, Mr.. Mallett, last
Wednesday evening. Dan Hopes,
of Crooksville, who has refereed
Morgan county tournaments in the
past, was first choice, with Joe
Sayles, favorite referee of M. &c M,
a close second The manager was
instructed to contact Mr.. Hopes,
and if he could not be secured, to
see Mr.. Sayles. By decision Of
Mr.. Townsend, commissioner of the
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-14
Spurrier Ridge

Mrs. Hannah Woolman and son
Harrison were callers in Athens,
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Brant Shook spent Thurs
day afternoon with her sister Ada
line. Brant Shook visited his broth
er Isaac, Thursday afternoon.
Louisa Woolman is ill with a
heavy cold, and has been absent for
a few days from school, for the first
during the term.
Mrs. Chas. Newton and sons Ber-
nard and Byron and Kinsey McPeak
and Arthur Starting were week end
guests of Ray Starling's. Sunday
evening, they, with Mrs. Startling,
were callers of Mrs. Kate Swab.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-14
White Pigeon

Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Parsons
and family were Sunday dinner
guests of Mrs. LYDIA Parsons. At the
noon hour nice birthday cake was
placed upon the table with eight
candles on it, in honor of Corwin s
birthday.
Mrs Anna Geddes is at the A. K
Ridgley home helping with the
work. Mr.. Ridgley is on the sick list.
Master Ronald McInturf has
spent the past two weeks with his
grandparents, Cyd McInturf and
wife.
Chester NORM and family were
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Alice
Brakes
Winfield Adrean of Standish,
Mich, has been visiting at j. r.
Best's, and Mrs. Alice brakes.
Clara McInturf has returned
home, after spending some time at
the C. e. Newburn home
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Scott spent
Sunday at VIM Best's.
Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Best visited
with Mrs. Lizzie Ham of Malta, re-
Gently
Those from a distance who at
tended the funeral of Marie McIn-
turf, were Mrs. Lottie Graham of
Schaller, Ia; Mrs. May Hummel
and daughter of Crushing, Ia; Gus
Niceswanger and VIM. Madison of
Nemaha, Ia; Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett
Niceswanger of Early, Ia; j. d.
Niceswanger and family and P. d.
Niceswanger and daughter, all of
GAINESVILLE, o.; Mr.. and Mrs. P. S.
Niceswanger of Pittsburgh, Pa. !;
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Niceswanger
of Marietta; Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Niceswanger of Glouster; Mr.. and
Mrs. Hart Strobe OF Amesville, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Strobe Of Sharps-
burg.
Jack James spent Sunday at Har-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-14

old Best's.
Clifford Greathouse and family o.
Macarthur and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Greathouse spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Smith.
Mrs. Amanda Anderson spent
Sunday afternoon with her new
great granddaughter, at home 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Anderson OF
Ringgold.
Clarice James spent the week end
in Columbus.
A wood chopping was given A. K.
Ridgley, Monday. A fair sized crowd
attended and nice lot OF wood was
prepared for fuel.
Chester NORM has sick horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Best visited
at Harry Hooper's, recently.
Mrs. Sadie McInturf and daughter
Clara and Ronald McInturf visited
at John Rouanzoin's, recently.
Agnes Drake called or her aunt,
Alice Drake, Sunday
r. r. Best and wife visited IN
Marietta and Williamstown, recent
lv They visited Mrs. Lucy Coff-
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Davis spent
Sunday at G. B. McInturf's, the
occasion being in honor of Ralph's
and Ronald's birthdays, each of the
boys having a birthday cake with
candles, Ronald's cake bearing six
candles, and Ralph's cake bearing
II.
Mrs. Gldys NORM and Agnes
Drake were Thursday dinner guests
of Miss Cora Drake, and attended
Bonum Tempus club in the after
noon.
Mrs. Lottie Graham returned to
Marietta with Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald
Niceswanger, Sunday. Messrs. Gus
and Emmett Niceswanger, Mrs. May
Hummel and Mrs. Maud McInturf
went to Marietta Monday, and Mrs.
Graham returned home with them
Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. Emmett Nice
swanger visited Fred MendenhalPs
and Ed De Wore, recently.
Mrs. Lott:e Graham, Mrs. May
Hummel and daughter, VIM. Madi-
son, Gus and Mr. and Mrs. Emmett
Niceswanger, J. D. Niceswanger and
family, P. D. Niceswanger, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. S. Niceswanger, Curt Mc1n-
turf and family, Leonard Nice
swanger and wife, Roy James and
family, and w. c.. Niceswanger were
Sunday dinner guests at the John
McInturf home.
Mrs. Mildred Scott spent Monday
afternoon at Cyd McInturf's.
Mrs. Media Rouanzoin spent Mon
dav afternoon with her daughter,
Mrs. Russell Hill.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-14
MeIgs

Omer Ray has charge OF the
Haines quarry, where the county
is working relief men.
In our boyhood, men talked,
worked, spent money, trying to get
= railroad through our township.
Often have we heard the expression
aSome time they will come in after
the coal" They are coming-wlth
trucks and trailers. Thursday or
last week an eleven ton load went
TO near Lake Erie.
We are glad the efforts of Eddle
walker are to be appreciated. When
his factory plants or whatever they
are to be called, we hope Mr.. Walk
er will own a big share or the
stock. Some Of the clay is found In
Bristol.
Wilson Henderson is improved.
Yes Sines sold valuable coon
dog to Mr.. Dolan of Glouster, re-
Gently
The Ohio legislature seems to
know more about how to run the u.
3. congress than the legislature.
Some folks are born lucky. Some
like your scribe sometimes think
we are lucky. Only recently we
took dinner with the best soda bis
cult baker in Ohio. We thought
we were lucky. Then few days
later she told us she had not baked
light bread for two weeks. BIS
cults for two weeks, and we only
there one meal. Do you know how
to finish this? We don't.
We believe we are correct when
we say that we only have three in
Bristol 80 and over.
Would You Call 1t Imitation?
One of our residents purchased a
pair of pants, waist measure 50
inches, and they were not inches
enough.
Mrs. C. C. Wilson who has been
quite i'll, is better. Their grandson
Charles Wilson, jr., has been i'll
with the flu.
Benny Mcconnell is nurse IN
charge at the John Bozman home.
Mr.. Bozman has not been SO well
the past few days.
70. A. CASTOR seems to be gain
ing gradually.
Word from Mrs. Mary Coleman, a
former resident, now with her son
Loren at BidwelI, O., is that she is
in very poor health.
The J. w. Bird family are all
eonvalescent.
We are informed that there will
likely be some changes in the cit
isenry of our community, the COM
ing spring.
Herschel (Johny) Haines has
been awarded the contract of car
xying the Reinersville Star mail for
the period July /, 1885, July 1,
1899.
The many friends of Isaac Hauke,
Civil war veteran, a former resident,
now of Newark, mention of whose
serious illness was made some time
ago, will be glad to know he is bet
ter and able to sit up some. If
1Er. Hauke lives until July, he will
he 90 years old.
Fred Radcliff and son Fred, jr.,
were Columbus visitors, Monday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Harris were
GAINESVILLE visitors one day last
week.
Mrs. Forest Henderson spent the
week end with her sister, Mrs.
Frank Porter and family, of the
west side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Buchanan
and two children were a week ago
Sunday visitors at the Roy Wentz
home, at Duncan Falls.
The Misses Helen and Mae Fox
of Meigs spent Friday night with
Mary Daley, and : attended the p.
It. A. at Tunnel Hill.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-11-14
YOUTHS ENTRA|N
FOR Gee CAMPS

Twenty-four Sheridan county
youths left here yesterday for Fort
Missoula where they will enter CCC
camps. Today, if transportation
money arrives, additional youths will
get placements and will leave here
by train.
Boys leaving Plentywood Wednes.
day were: Chester Christensen, An
telope; Marius Hansen, Antelope;
Robert Rookie, Plentywood; Erling
Romstad, Antelope; Elvin Nygaard,
Medicine lake; William Herman,
Antelope; Ernest Christensen, Plen'
tywood; Paul Christensen, Antelope;
Christ Christensen, Antelope; Louis
Ereth, Outlook; Palmer Stenehjem
Plentywood; Roy Welters, Plenty
wood; Raymond Often, Outlook
Jacob Ereth, Outlook; Albert Zeitner
Raymond; Dale LOSING. Redstone
Theodore Thorsen. Outlook; Eugen.
Clair Corner, Redstone; Palmer Lin
dell, Westby: Lloyd Lindberg, Plcn
tywood; Donal1 Mcintosh, Plenty
wood; Olaf Thorson, Outlook, Wei
lington Black, Plentywood; Thomas
Wirtz, Outlook.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-11-14
Ford Men Return From
Trip to Eastern Points

F. S. Ford, M. j. Clayburgh and Ro-
land Wilson, of the Plentywood Mo
tor Sales Company have returned
form a weeks trip east which includ-
ed Chicago and Detroit.
The Plentywood men were given
the trip by the Ford Motor company
for distinction of leading their re-
spective field in car sales for a Ger.
tain period.
They went from Plentywood to
Fargo where they joined % other
Ford dealers and employees of the
Fargo branch. From Fargo the group
went to Minneapolis, to Chicago, then
to Detroit. Two days were spent al
the Ford factory there, and were Civ
en- special tours throughout the city
and spots Of interest. The party were
guests at the famous Dearborn Inr
while at Dearborn, Mich.
They also saw the Northwestern
Notre Dame football game at South
Bend, Indiana last Saturday, as the
guests of the Ford Motor company.
The entire trip, the Plentywooi
men said was very fine and at al
times the Ford Motor company saw
to it that all of them were royalty
entertained.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-11-14
Citizens Brave Sub-Zero
Weather To Hear Governor

In spite OF the sub-zero weather
and bad roads Sheridan county citi-
zens turned out in a splendid manner
to welcome Gov. Frank H. Cooney
and DR.. Harry McGregor of the state
highway department, who came to
P~lentywood Saturday.
All seats in the high school audi
torium were filled with people who
came to hear the Governor and high
way commissioner present views and
problems before Sheridan county's
people.
Gov. Cooney centered his talk
around water conservation in which
he is vitality interested. 81 would like
to see a reservoir on every farm in
Montana" said Cooney. He told OF
his visits to great water ~conserva.
ton projects throughout the United
States and what the big dams, when
completed, would do for the people
He traced the history of irrigation
from the time it was produced along
the Nile river when the river over
flowed its banks. He told how far
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-11-14
Plentywood Pilot Gets
Transport License Renewed

Thor Thorstenson, Plentywood pi.
lot has again been granted a trans
port pilots license 1t has been
learned. Thor was a victim of An &C.
cident some time ago which resulted
in the loss OF several fingers on his
left hand.
Friends of the genial Plentywood
man have wondered If Thor would
again be able to fly after the
regrettable accident.
In September he went to Willistor
where he took the rigid medical and
flying examinations before govern
ment officials. He passed the exam
nations very successfully and his
transport license has been renewed
Thor's injured hand was taker
from the cling this week and he will
SOM be at his old post as mechanic
at Donaldson's garage and flying hi!
plane for commercial purposes.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-11-14
200 ATTEND
Meet At DAGMAR

About 225 farmers met at the Dag
mar hall Saturday night to hear state
wheat allotment officials explain the
present set-up for establishing a
basis for allotments and which was
under fire in Sheridan county follow
ing petitions asking for a change in
the system.
The meeting was II of the big
gest and most interesting believed
staged in the county for some tine.
Farmers offered timely suggestions
to the allotment htads. Many sound
arguments were presented and the
men in charge explained thoroughly
the present set-up.
No change can be allowed in the
form of establishing a base system
for determining allotments it was
learned at the meeting.
Petitions filed from that part oil
the county asked that consideration
be given to use the normal crop
years from 1927 to 1929 or previous
years, as the new base period or the
county average productions as In the
| past.
Albert ]. Borton, state compliance
agent said at the meeting that the
wheat section had definitely layed
! down rules governing the set-up and
in view OF the fact that many states
have now completed their signAp,
| especially in the south, it would
necessitate that an entire new pro
| gram be started.
Farmers a. the meeting learned
that the individual production sys
tenn would he used for the base
years from 1928 to 1882 inclusive.
Wheat allotment officials at Dag
mar were Mr.. Borton, r. G. Tyler, o.
the state grain board, James Hitch
cox, statistician officer from Boze
man, Nels Olson and John Shoal Of
the county board and treasurer G.. E
~Fulkerson, who issued wheat allot
ment checks while there.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-11-14

mers and ranchers could avail them
selves of the opportunity to get dams
built on their farms through the set
up now in operation for that purpose.
Governor Cooney commented on
state problems. He said that at pre-.
sent Montana was financially in good
condition having but $4,000, 900 in
outstanding bonds. He compared
Montana to other states in indebted.
ness and cited Arkansas as an in,
stance which has sS5, 000, 900 in state
debts.
Montana has 70, 900 in a per
manent school fund.-" said the COVER
nor. I'VE have lots to be thankful fol-
in this state. Millions of acres of the
finest timber land in the world-the
mountains with thousands of valleys
which have hundreds of farms. We
have 100000 cattle and 1000, 00t
sheep. Western Montana has some o.
the best gas and oil producing wells
in the country. One-twelfth Of the
CONTINUED on Page 81
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-11-14

DIES AT

Rube Gustafson, we'll konwn Balm
vile merchant, brother OF DR.. r. E.
Gustafson Of Plentywood died at his
home last Thursday at Bainville,
Death was caused from a heart all
ment from which he had suffered for
some time.
Funeral services for the respected
citizen were held at Bainville Sunday
from the Congregational church
Burial was made at Bainville.
Rube Gustafson came to Montana
as early as 1864 and since 1915 en-
gsged in the mercantile business a.
Bainville.
His wife, one daughter, two bro
theirs and three sisters survive. The!
are DR.. r. f. Gustafson, OF Plenty
wood, Art Gustafson Of Bainville
| Mrs. Ida Lundquist OF Minneapolis
| Mrs. Selma Parson of St. Paul, Mrs
| Alfred Iverwonm Of West Concord
Mimi.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-11-14
Teachers Assemble Here
For Annual Convention

Over 100 teachers of Sheridan
county schools met In P~lentywood
Tuesday for the annual teachers
convention. The session was held at
the high school auditorium Sixty
one OF the county's IS rural teachers
were here.
Alice Mattson and Margaret Hood,
both of Helena and state rural
school supervisors spoke at the SEES
sions, held in the forenoon and after
noon. The supervisors gave instruc.
tons on teaching methods to use.
AT the session the county Montana
Educational association was organ
lied. Carl Jacobsen, OF Dagmar WIS
elected president Of the association,
Claire Johnson, Raymond, vice presi.
dent of the association and Linda
Hall, Of Plentywood sec~retary-trea-
surer.
The coming Christmas Seal cam
paign was discussed. At the meeting
it was learned that s. percent Of the
Christmas Seal sale funds could be
used within the county for nurse SER
vice or tubercular tests in high
school, otherwise only SO percent
vas allotted for other purposes such
as baby clinics, hot lunches and dent
al clinics.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-11-14
Wildcats Are Preparing For
Long, Hard Hoop Schedule

With the opening game only a few
days off the Plentywood Wildcats
are drilling hard in the development
of basketball team play.
The locals face a tough ~scheduale
and a large crop Of capable reserves
is necessary to carry a team though.
Highlights OF the scheduale includes
games with Williston, Wolf Point,
and Frazer in addition to the usual
teams played, Coach Skor said Wed,
nesday. Definite announcement OF
the schedule for the seaso will be
made in next weeks issue Of the
Herald.
Although the locals will have a
veteran team this year, they will not
he as strong as expected. Efforts to
find a seasoned center and pivot man
have failed and for this reason the
team will not be as effective In early
games as later in the season. The
first team will undoubtedly be small
err than most of its chief contenders,
Scobey and Outlook both have excep
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-11-14
TAX PAYMENTS IN
COUNTY ARE HIGH

What Is believed to be a new high
in ak payments Tor any one day was
reached here Tuesday when over
$1,000 in taxes were cleared through
the county t~reasurer's office. Clerks
and deputies in the treasurers office
worked at feverish speed throughout
the day making an effort TO take
care Of the scores of taxpayers who
came to pay taxes and thus avail
themselves of the opportunity to
save penalty and interest on delin-
Quent payments under the present
lew which expires the end OF this
month.
County treasurer Paul Kuitz said
that $21, 900 was received Tuesday
from Federal Land bank checks and
which had not yet been cleared
Wednesday.
Sheridan county farmers a n q
tow nspeople want to pay their taxes,
With allotment checks now being
| issued, many turned their checks
| over Immediately as tax payments
People are taxpaving minded and be-
fore Dec. ! it is believed Sheridan
| county will have received the biggest
payments in many years.
Up to Tuesday evening s1S,456.1s
| had been received in delinquent
taxes at the ~treasurer's office. Tax
payers this month have paid 1857.
| % in personal property taxes nv
| real estate taxes has so far amount
| ed to $23, 407.26 .
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-11-14
CONTEST Winners
AR ANNOUNCED

First award of SIS in cash in The
Herald's dot counting contest goes to
]. ]. Keith, farmer of the Redstone
country. Mr.. Keith's count was the
closest in determining the number OF
dots in the square-2,O31.
The remainder of the awards are
as follows.
Second award, $40 cash, Mrs. E
M. krost, Missoula.
Third award, SIS cash, P. c. Peter.
son, Westby.
Fourth award, $3.50 cash, Frank
Sitter, Plentywood.
Fifth award, 18 months Herald
sub, Mrs. Florence Kennedy, Havre
Sixth award, Is months Herald
sub, Rosie Nereson, Westby.
Seventh award, Is months Herald
sub, Ingwalson company, Plenty
wood.
Eighth award, l VI. Herald sub.
John Swartz. Westby.
Ninth award, ! yr. Herald sub.
Walfred Melquist, Antelope.
Tenth award, Tyr. Herald sub.
rhas. Grant, Outlook.
Special $40 cash award for the frs
nearest correct answer after las
Thursday afternoon was won b,
Mrs. Florence Kennedy, of Havre
formerly of Plentywood.
The sealed count which containet
the correct number of dots wa.
opened by judges Wednesday after
noon A telegram Of confirmation o
the correct count was received from
the Western Newspaper Circulation
Service Wednesday.
Roland Wilson, Poscu Popescu an
Clarence Undhjem opened the scale
count and acted as judges.
Awards win ibe distributed immeC
lately.