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Montana labor news., 1936-04-02
Americas Political Prisoners

Although the United States, like
Great Britain, does not recognize the
status Of political prisoners" up to
October, 1885, 90 farmers and work
ers (among them four women and %
negroes were arrested, tried on seri-
Gus criminal charges, and given prison
sentences of from one year to life i'm
%prisonment. Political offenders serving
sentences Of less than one year num-
Der several hundred. The actual Of
lenses were activity in labor strug-
giles, unpopular political beliefs, etc.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
HALT IS CALLED ON
COUNTY ROAD JOBS
WITH BUDGET GONE
Many Delegations Here This
Week in Interests of
Road Work

Exhaustion of the county road bud
get this month will call a halt to many
county road building projects, it was
learned this week.
The board of county commissioners
in session the first of the week were
called upon by delegations from many
Sheridan county towns and commun-
tiles asking for road building pro-
grams.
A delegation from the Coalridge-
Antelope community asked the board
for completion of the road from near
Antelope to Coalridge.
A delegation from Dagmar wants the
road from Coalridge south completed
and a group from Reserve urged that
a road from that town north to con-
meet with the Antelope oalridge road
be built.
Medicine Lake sent a delegation to
P~lentywood asking for road construc-
ton. They want a road from the town
west built.
P~lentywood has a road building
project before the board, hat of i'm
proving the stretch from Plentywood
into the Welliver country.
(OllulluilllltS have IdlStQ Sul1LS IdIl-
ging from $500 to $1,000 for which to
buy gasoline for county machinery and
thus make possible better roads for all
communities. Many roads have been
improved by that method-the county
furnishing the machinery and labor
and gasoline money raised by sub
scription.
In view of the fact that the road
fund budget is now exhausted it will
be impossible for the board to continue
the construction program unless COM
munities wish to buy gasoline and fur
nish labor for the projects.
The board explained to the delega-
tons that the new budget will be sci
and in operation by July. The only
method of securing county funds for
labor for road building would be to
declare an emergency and that was
declared unadvisable at this time.
Money raised by communities in
many instances will be barely enough
to buy gasoline for the county ma
chinery and if labor were to be paid
by general subscription on the part Of
communities it would be almost i'm
possible to proceed as labor costs is q
big item in the building program.
Plentywood has deposited in bank:
nearly $1,000 for improving the roac
from here into the Welliver country.
1t is reported Medicine Lake ha:
raised $1,000 for construction from thai
town west.
More than $500 is available for the
road in the Antelope community ano
farmers and businessmen in Reserve
and vicinity have already subscribed
more than $500 for the road building
they want.
Sheridan county's board of commits
s~ioners, cooperating loyalty for the
best benefits of all communities, as
sured delegations that when money
is available to continue the road i'm
proving projects, due consideration
will be given all communities.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
COMPLETION OF CITY
SCHOOL IS POSSIBLE
BY MAJORITY VOTE
Two Aldermen Elected in
City Balloting on
Monday

Plentywood voters at the polls Sat-
urday voted almost unanimously to
transfer a surplus of SIS, 900 in the
general fund of the school district to
the building fund where it will be used
TO complete the school structure. The
vote was 20 to 4.
The vote to transfer the money will
make it possible for the school board
to proceed with plans to complete the
building.
P. Nj. Ziebarth was returned to the
school board with a unanimous vote,
as was Roy Nelson-each polling So
votes.
Ziebarth was elected for the three
year term as trustee and Nelson the
two year term.
The election wa a quiet affair. Can
didates for school board positions had
nc opposition OF the ballot.
Taxpayers voted for the regular levy
for school maintenance with an over
whelming majority, the issue getting
Al favorable votes with l opposed.
By giving the school board power
to transfer the SIS, 1000 from the gen
eral fund to the building fund, the
money, a surplus from tax collections
will be put to work. 1t is planned to
match the surplus with PWA funds.
TIL school board will endeavor to get
a forty-hve percent outright grant
from the government. The SIS 900 and
the federal grant will be sufficient to
complete the structure, school heads
have stated.
The board will proceed Immediately
to secure the federal funds.
BY voting to favor the transfer,
Plentywood residents ard taxpayers
took advantage of an opportunity to
complete the sh)ol ruilf :rg without
voting additional levy OF bonds AT
present the structure Is inadequate for
the ever increasing number of students
coming here to take advantage of ed
ucational facilities.
The ten mill levy, favored by the
voters is a decrease Owe the amount
voted in previous years. At one time,
P~lentywood taxpayers paid 20 mills
for the schools maintenance. Last year
Is mills was voted and this year a re-
duction again was made.
City Election Quiet
In a quiet election with but less than
a third of the voters going to the polls,
F. G. Fishbeck was elected alderman
from ward two and c. c. Johnston
was returned to the alderman post
from ward one.
Sixty-nine votes were cast in ward
one and 80 in ward two. There are 537
registered voters in the two wards.
Fishbeck and Johnston were elected
for one year terms in accordance with
the state law which states that city ell
ections shall be conducted every two
years, starting in 1887. Next year two
aldermen from each ward and a may
or, city treasurer and police magistrate
will be elected. All city officials terms
will expire on the same dates.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
Friends and Neighbors Honor
Nels Olsons on Anniversary

Friends and neighbors honored Mr.
and Mrs. Nels Olson a their farm
home near Outlook Friday-the &C.
casion being their thirty-fourth we'd
ding anniversary.
The affair was a surprise to the
highly respected Sheridan county
couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olson, who are making
their home this winter in brentwood
while listening to the Moose Jaw ra-
dio station Friday forenoon they heard
the announcer extend congratulations
to them on their anniversary and ex-
tended IN invitation from MIR. and
Mrs. Kienitz (their daughter and SON
in-law living at the FARM to come to
the farm that evening. Mr.. and Mrs
Olson went to the farm and upon
reaching there they found the guest.
assembled.
Following a social evening a lunch
con was served by Mrs. Kienitz. The
unique way of issuing the invitation
was carried out by Mrs. Kienitz.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
EOT KC YOU SHOULD
OAAO KNOW
IN
SheridanC County

JOHN S. COLLIER, veteran Sheri.
dan county resident, living in the
Medicine Lake vicinity for more than
thirty years and a relative of Orville
and Wilbur Wright, inventors of the
flying machine, should be Sheridan
county's contribution to Ripley's Be
lieve-It-Or-Not-"
John S. Collier is sc years old. He
has inherited money five times--has
been kicked by wild western bronchos
innumerable times-once directly over
the eye. He has been bitten by a dead
ly woodtick-collided his horse END
buggy twice with fast moving automo-
biles and was run over by a horse disc
He is ure that he has had diphther-
ia and was a mighty sick man with
smallpox. In spite Of his many harrow
ing experiences he is hale and hearty
although his hands were slightly dis
abled in the accident with the horse
disc.
Nh. Collier was born at Sudlow, III.
March "a, 1870 and came to Montana
in 1906, settling in the Medicine Lake
vicinity.
He attended college as late as 100
ain bdd6iiI SilOOl IL AlluiOAS, INuliC-
sofa and North Dakota. He still con
tinues his studies and at present is ar
apt student of algebra and geometry.
During the past thirty years in Mon
tana Mr.. Collier accumulated consid-
cradle land. In his W words 81 los
it through the well improved depres-
SION" A hard worker, the pioneer res
ident has won the respect of his neigh
bors and residents of the Medicine
Lake community for his honesty ane
integrity.
He has retired from his farming in
terests and plans TO live in Medicine
Lake.
MI. Collier is Justly proud of his re-
lationship with the famous Wrigh'
brothers.
In 1918 he visited Orville Wright
He is acquainted with C. E. Taylor, the
mechanic who helped to construct tn.
first airplane. In 1918 he visited the
grave of Wilbur Wright, who died {
number of years age.
Mr. Collier is a single man. A broth
err, Fred B. Collier, lives at Decatur
Indiana, and two sisters, Sida r. Col
lier and Mrs. P. M. Snyder live a
Paxton, Illinois.
At present he is working on an air
plane invention which he has higf
hopes of ~perfecting.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
FARMERS union
Meeting IS Held

The Sheridan County Farmers I'm
ion held its quarterly convention Fri
day at Dagmar with H. D. Rolph, state
president Of the organization, as the
principal speaker.
Andrew Dahl, president of the Sher-
idan county union, and Chris johann
son, Jr., secretary-treasurer, were in
charge of the meeting.
Rolph, who is attending a series OF
meetings in the state, gave an interest
ing talk on his organization activities
and phases of the Farmers Union
work. He reported a very encouraging
response in membership and local set
ups in western counties.
Mrs. Andrew Dahl, county Junior
leader, gave a report on the state con-
venton which she attended last fall.
She also SPOKE ON the Peace Bond
movement and quoted Gerald p. Nye's
recent work for peace and neutrality.
A discussion of ways for re-organ-
izing several Union locals in the coun-
ty in which Gonius Laursen, farmer
of the Dagmar community suggested
the promotion of cooperative enter
prises as a solution of ways of the
dues problem and creating interest.
H. R.. Smith, Farmers Union mem
Der from Pientywood, told of the eff
forts of organizing a Farmers Union
Oil station in Plentywood.
Henry Syverud of Coalridge pro-
posed that the county organization sci
a good example in cooperation by or
dering one share in the new Farmers
Union Cooperative Association al
Williston. 1t was adopted.
Mrs. Harbo of Froid gave informa-
ton on the poultry department of the
Williston cooperative as well as the
Froid Oil company.
H. r. Smith and Edgar l. Syverud
of the Resolution committee offered
resolutions on allotment checks delay
Commodity Exchange bill, U. S. Bank
and the Frazier-Lemke bills, also
resolution to the Resettlement admin
istration for broadening its scope .anc
to provide more semi-skilled work
projects in rural areas in place of the
skilled labor and power machine JOBS
Of the major government projects. The
object would be, it was explained, tC
create a better chance for unemployed
farmers and farm workers.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
MARSH FUNERAL
IS Held TUESDAY

Funeral services were held Tuesday
for Martin Marsh, 43, a resident OF
Sheridan county since 1912, who died
here Saturday following a weeks ILL
ness of pneumonia.
Services were held from st. Joseph's
church with the Rev. FIR. Pratschner
saying the last rites. The body was in
TERED in the Plentywood Catholic
cemetery beside the grave of his mo-
Their, who died here last fall.
Mr.. Marsh was taken i'll while al
Dooley. His condition steadily grew
worse and when brought here for
treatment was in a critical condition.
Obituary
Martin Marsh was born March 10,
1893 at Hutchinson, Mimi, where he
spent his boyhood days. When a young
man he came to Montana with his par
ents. He homesteaded north of Plenty
wood and lived there a number OF
years. During his twenty-four years in
Sheridan county his profession was
farming.
He is survived by six brothers, Fred,
Frank, Joe and Louis of Plentywood
John of Peace River, Canada, and Ben
of Dent, MINI. A sister, Mrs. Mary
Kadlets, of Minneapolis, also survives
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
FORMER
WOMAN DIES AT r

Word was received here this week
Of the death of Mrs. E. T. Shea, for
merly of Plentywood at Fargo Thurs
day from general p%eritonitis.
Mrs. Shea was formerly Laura Duff
fly, who as a child came to Plentywood
with her parents and lived here for q
number of years.
She was marred to Shea at Plenty
wood December 7, 1920. Mr.. Shea was
employed at the court house here fol
a number Of years.
The pair moved to Fargo, N. D., L
years ago. According to the Fargo For
UNI at different times she was EN-
ployed at The Forum, Courier New:
and Herbst department store. Her hus-
band operates Shea's Stop and Shop
grocery and she had assisted hin
there.
Besides him she leaves a daughter
Ellen Jane, 5, five brothers, l.. M. Duff
fly. Chicago, her twin; M. o. and w. G
Duffy, Seattle; Lloyd, Madison; JOIN
A.; a sister, Agnes M. at Fargo.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
COURT HOUSE FOR
SHERIDAN COUN
MOVE Is UNDER WAY
Petitions Will Bring Issue Be
fore Voters at Primary
Election

"A court house for Sheridan coun-
ty" movement gained momentum this
week with petitions being circulated
that will enable the issue to come be-
fore taxpayers in an election.
The petitions state I'VE, the under
signed, qualified, registered electors OF
the County of Sheridan, who are tax
payers upon property within Sheridan
county and whose names appear on
the assessment roll for the year 1885,
hereby petition said board of county
commissioners to call a special cleo
ton, at which election there shall be
submitted to the qualified, registered
electors whose names appear on the
1885 assessment roll, the following
question:
"Shall the County of Sheridan,
Montana, extend its 2R per cent limit
Of Indebtedness and create a bonded
Indebtedness in the sum of $4,000 for
the purpose of raising funds for a pub
lie building to be used as a county
courthouse and county jail for Sher-
idan county, Montana"
The petitions ask that the board call
an election as provided by law for the
purpose of voting on the proposed
bond issue for the construction of the
proposed public building.
Twenty percent of the county tax
payers are required to bring an cleo
ton. That number of signers will un-
doubtedly bring the issue to a vote
in the primary election.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
TUBERCUL|N TESTS
WILL BE GIVEN

Plans are being advanced this week
for giving free tuberculin tests to
Sheridan county students of high
school age.
Henrietta Crockett, executive secse-
tary of the Montana tuberculosis As
ISOLATION and Mrs. Dorothy Burleigh,
nurse, will arrive Monday and will CO.
operate with health officials in COM
pleting the tests
The tuberculosis Association secre-
tary will meet with Women's clubs
and Civic and Social clubs for the pur-
pose of explaining the work which is
to be undertaken.
Tests will be made starting The first
of next week, it has been ~snoi;nced
The work of giving students tests
for tuberculosis has been made pos
sible in Sheridan county by the sale Of
Christmas Seals, cooperation of the
State Department of Health and the
Sheridan county board of commission
ers.
The tests will be made by local doc
tors. X-rays will also be sent to the
state board of health for observation
Although it is not compulsory for
boys and girls of high school age to
submit to the examinations, parents OF
children are urged to see that they
take advantage of the opportunity to
secure such examination, now that il
has been made available without cost
1t is expected that it will take sev-
eral months to complete the work ir
the county.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
Five Sheridan County Boys
Leave for CCC Placements

Five Sheridan county youths en-
trained Monday for Fort Missoula and
viii be stationed in CCC camps.
The youths are Francis Borley,
Medicine Lake; Francis Draszt, Medi-
cine Lake; Ben Brekke, Lawrence
Larsen, Howard Williams, all of Re-
serve.
E. ]. Prendergast, FERA admins
traitor, states that information has been
received from the state office to the
effect that the youths in Sheridan
county will be given another oppor-
tunity to enroll in Conservation Corps
camps about April IL to ID.
Persons eligible and desiring to en-
roll at this time are urged to make
application Immediately with the re-
lief office here.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
HOMESTEAD HAS
new CIVIC CLUB

AT a meeting of twenty-six resi-
dents and business men Monday night
at Homestead, a Commercial club was
organized.
D. D. Bolyard was selected presi-
dent; A. j. Olson, vice-president, and
E. L. Neikirk, secretary-treasurer.
Committees appointed were:
Lunch-V. E. Johnson, H. A. Knudt-
son, E. Jensven, E. c.. Jacobson, Halvor
Skillingberg.
Entertainment-R. G. Tyler, G. ],
Pattison, E. R. Haase.
Membership. S. Olness, Jerry
Stanek, Martin Gronlie, Arthur Muir
ray.
Constitution and By-Laws-A. J.
Olson, Gilbert Bratvold, H. A. Jensven.
Civic improvements. J. Waller,
Arnold Johnson, Guy Cosper.
1t was decided to have a get to-
gether' meeting Monday, April 10,
with entertainment and lunch to be
served.
A delegation consisting of D. D. Boil
yard, R. G. Tyler, c. E. johnson, H. A.
Knudtson, j. S. Olness, j. Stanek, G..
Bratvold, E. Jensven and E. R. Haase,
was appointed to confer with reserva-
ton officials and the Roosevelt county
commissioners regarding badly needed
road work.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
A GREAT LIFE

A. c. Erickson, renowned "Tail
Twister" Of the Plentywood Lions club
had this to say of the Herald business
manager at the regular Lions moor
day luncheon Wednesday.
The Tail Twister commended that he
saw the business manager making out
his income tax report for the year and
at the same time he had a chance to
see a profit and loss" statement for
the year.
"Erick" hung it on and maybe he
doesn't know just how near accurate
he was:
Been broke 361 times.
Praised the public SO times.
Told lies 720 times.
Missed church 81 times.
Been roasted 431 times.
Roasted others So times
Washed office towels 2 times.
Missed meals O..
Mistaken for preacher IL times
Mistaken for capitalist 0
Got whipped 3 times
Whipped others 0
Cash on hand at the beginning OF
the year S1.47.
Cash on hand at the end of the
year $0.15.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
Farm Debt Committee Is
Appointed for Sheridan

The appointment of a voluntary
Farm Debt Adjustment committee for
Sheridan County has been announced
by Governor Elmer Holt to assist in
bringing about a solution of the farm
credit problems of Montana's agricul-
tural population.
county are: E. II. e. Helgeson, A. c.
Erickson, Vernon Hoven, Plentywood;
R. G.. Tyler, Homestead; Andrew Ue-
land, Outlook.
"In appointing you to tbs commit
tee" Governor Holt wrote the commit
teemen, 81 am asking you to make a
contribution of your time and effort in
bringing about a friendly, fair, and
sensible solution OF the problems of
the farm debtor and his creditor. You
are asked to serve without any pay
except the satisia ,iion of knowing that
you have been instrumental in saving
the homes and making more secur
the investments Of your neighbors. 1t
is my confidence in you as highly-re-
spected, public-spiIited citi, cns that
prompts me to ask you TO MAKE this
contribution of service to Montana.
The Farm Deb, Adjustmer, move
mint is being carried on In Montana
With the cooperation Of the Resettle-
ment Administration, when will fur
nish help in organizing, i%nstructins
and advising the committees. ard in
preparing reports Of the e .,tivcress
of the movement.
In making the announcement Of the
appointment of county committees,
Governor Holt urged farmers whose
debt problems were of a serious nature
to get in touch with the proper com
mittee without delay.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
CITY VOTERS FAVOR FUND TRANSFER
Petitions For Bond Election Are Being Circulated
PLAN
FOR BAND BENEFIT

Through the courtesy of the Orphe-
UNI theatre management, Plentywood's
high school band will again be given
the opportunity to raise money to
make it possible for them to attend the
annual band tournament to be held at
Havre in May.
The American Legion Auxiliary
chapter of Plentywood is again coop
Grating with the band in carrying out
the plan.
The Orpheum theatre will present
two shows Friday, April "a and all OF
the proceeds will go towards sending
the band to Havre. The picture will be
Peter Ibbetson," starring Gary Coop
er and Ann Harding.
Shows will be at Z and 8. A band
concert will be presented in front OF
the Orpheum theatre that evening and
a short concert will be given in the
theatre.
Members of the band will be selling
tickets for the picture.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
|DAGMAR PIONEER
PASSES SUDDENLY

Mrs. Henry Groskurth, a resident Of
the Dagmar community for many
years, died at her home suddenly Fri
day night. Death was caused from d
heart ailment from which she had suf-
fered for several months.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Dagmar church Monday with
Rev. Marius Laursen officiating.
She is survived by her husband, two
daughters, Efie and Mrs. Martin Wi
KUN, of Williston, N. D., and five sons
Axel, Adreas, Mendix, Jorgen anc
Holger.
Mrs. Groskurth was one of the ear
liest settlers of the Dagmar vicinity
She was an active church member ano
deeply interested in the affairs Of the
community in which she had spenf
many years.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
Road Machinery Arrives
and Work Will Begin

Three more carloads of road build
ing machinery arrived Wednesday and
has been unloaded here and will soon
be put into operation on the road from
Plentywood to the Daniels county line.
Henry Lobnitz, of the firm of Lob
nitz Bros, contractors having the CON
struction job, arrived here Wednesday
AS soon as frost is sufficiently out
of the ground, work will start on the
road building project.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
Sheridan County Men Can
Secure Jobs at Fort Peck

With between 1900 and 1900 men to
be put to work on the Fort Peck dam
within the next few weeks, Gordon
Peterson, Sheridan county Re-em-
ployment official issued a call We'd
nesday for men in the county inter
ested in securing employment at the
project.
Mr.. Peterson explained that from
the assignments it is project officials
intentions to promote individuals who
have qualifications and ability to ham
die certain types of machinery and
ninety per cent Of the men to be Civ
en- assignments win be common la
borers.
Unemployed Sheridan county mer,
are urged to contact the employment
office here Immediately.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
Zeidler Active at State
University of Montana

That Robert Zeidler, of Plentywood
is active at Montana's state University
sity is shown from items in the Mon
tana Kaimin student publication fire.
quently. His latest distinction is direc-
tor of the Army Fraternity ball which
will be held April II. The Plentywood
young man was recently advanced to
the rank of lientenant-colonel in the
r o T. c.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-09
Former City Teacher Writes
in Prominent Publications

The Herald is in receipt of a copy
of the Minnesota Journal of Educa-
ton in which is a "by-line' article
by Esther G. Sateren, former Plenty
wood high school English instructor,
now teaching in the Blooming Prairie,
Mimi, high school.
The article deals with shifting OF
teachers from one town to another.
The English Journal" a national
magazine, has accepted an article
Senior Diaries" by Miss Sateren
which gives an original plan for senior
composition.