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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
PIONEER WESTBY
RESIDENT DIES

Funeral services for Mrs. Oscar
Weston were held at the Lutheran
church at Westby Thursday afternoon.
R@v. Almlie officiated. The choir had
charge of the singing and the pail
bearers were Messrs. E. Hultgren, j..
H. Jensen, Hoel, Laugen, w. Olson and
H. Larson.
Helen A. Hanson was born near
Hitterdall, Mimi, on Dec. 5, 1878. She
grew to womanhood in that commun-
ity and was confirmed in the Swedish
Lutheran church in 1892. She was
married to Oscar Neston of Lake Park,
Mimi, on Sept. 10, 1897. To this union
four children were born, two sons pre-
ceding her in death. The Neston fam
lily moved to Westby in May, 1914 and
have resided there since. Besides her
husband she leaves to mourn her
death two daughters, Mrs Irene Lii
lethun and three grandchildren at
Bainville and Ethel at home; her aged
mother at Ulen, Mimi, four sisters and
three brothers, besides a host of other
relatives.
Out-of-town relatives and friends
who attended the funeral were MIR.
and Mrs. Olaf Hanson and Messrs.
Milo and Henry Hanson of Galloway,
Mimi; Mrs. Thomas Lillethun Of Will
liston; A. T. Lillethun of Bainville;
Messrs. Sevart and Harry Thompson,
Peter Lee, Mrs. Halvar Bestland and
Mrs. Lars Holman, all of Antelope.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
TEACHERS IN CITY
TODAY FOR EXAMS

Teachers examinations for Sheridan
county instructors will be held in
Plentywood today, Friday and Satur-
day. The public examinations are for
all persons offering themselves as
candidates for certificates to teach.
This morning teachers will write on
history, civics and music. This after
noon, grammar methods and spelling
will be given.
Friday morning teachers will write
on arithmetic, geography and art and
Friday afternoon reading, agriculture,
hygiene, economics and school law
will be the examination subjects.
Saturday morning principles of ed
ucation, educational psychology, schooI
management and American literature
are the examination program.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
Senior Class Play Draws
Large Audience Friday

The senior class play New Fires"
presented at the high school auditor
ium Friday night, drew n of the
largest crowds in many years.
The play, which was under the able
direction Of Winnifred Opgrande, was
greatly enjoyed by the capacity audi
ence.
The large cast of Is characters were
well suited to their parts. The parts
were so well divided that no one
played a leading role.
The plays many humorous situs
tons, full of human interest, was high
ly entertaining, and yet underneath
ran a serious touching u~ndercurrent
portraying problems Of present day
domestic life.
The director and talented young ac-
tors are to be congratulated on their
splendid performance.
The Plentywood high school Hill
billy band contributed excellent be-
tween-act specialties. Their music and
costumes added much to the noun
taineer atmosphere of the Sentry
homestead in the Ozarks.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
DRILLING Rain
AIDS DRY SOIL

A drizzling rain quite general
throughout the county Tuesday night
and Wednesday nourished freshly
planted seed and was the first spring
rain of the season for Sheridan county
with the exception Of a light rainfall
in sections Monday night.
With seeding operations practically
completed, the moisture brought re-
newed hopes to farmers of this Sec
ton. Soil, although nursed by heavy
SHOWS, was getting dry. In most parts
of the county summerfallow carried
no moisture before Tuesday nights
rain.
Wheat, which is Sheridan county's
major planted crop, is practically all
in the ground. Farmers who have bot
tom lands, however, are still seeding.
Lowland farmers were unable to get
in the fields because of the condition.
of the soil.
Feed crops in general are yet to be
planted.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
Allotment Checks Are
Expected Here Soon

Allotment checks due Sheridan
county farmers may be expected
shortly, according to Senator James
Murray, who after receiving urgent
requests from the Plentywood Lions
club and the Sheridan county board
of commissioners contacted AAA Off
Gals requesting quick action.
In a letter to A. j. Olson, chairman
IF the board of commissioners, Senator
Murray said that 81 am very happy
to know that in view Of the urgency
of the situation preferential treatment
is being accorded the contracts"
A copy of a letter from George E.
Farrell, director of the western divis-
ion of the AAA was enclosed by the
Senator in which was stated that this
office will endeavor to give Sheridan
county preference in the hope that
the checks can be issued much quick
er than would ordinarily be the case
1t is hoped that these checks may
reach a large number of the farmers
concerned within about two weeks
time"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
BOY SCOUTS CLEAN
STREETS OF CITY

Plentywood Boy Scouts do their
good turns. Last week end found the
troop, under the direction of Scout
master Bob Gresham, working clean
ing Plentywood's oiled Main street.
The lads were up bright and early
and with shovels and push brooms
made the oiled surface shine like a
'nigger's' heel. Three mornings they
spent at cleaning the street and did not
stop until as thorough a job as could
have ever been done had been COM
pleted. The city sponsored the work
for the boys.
The Scout troop members are a
group of willing workers. They want
work to arm money to help buy uni
forms and equipment-which goes a
long way in making a successful troop.
Plentywood residents will do their
good turn if odd jobs can be given the
boys to gain that end. They will ap-
preciate it.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
PREPARING v ORK'
SHEETS FOR FARM
SET.UP THIS WEEK.
Committeeman Assisting in
Signing Throughout
County

Work OF preparing work sheets for
farmers got under way in Sheridan
county communities yesterday under
the Soil Conservation program.
All farmers, including tenants, oper-
ators or owners will have available
the services Of committeeman to assist
in preparing the sheets, County Agent
M. j. Peterson states.
A farmer is under no obligation to
fill out a work sheet, nor, if he does,
he is under no obligation to perform
in line with the program. However, a
farmer must fill out a work sheet if
he is to be eligible for a grant.
THE program is designated to BEN
eft all persons engaged in farming, in
GLIDING tenants, operators and own
ers,' the county agent said. each can
contribute to the program by familiar
izing himself with the conditions and
by engaging in a soil building program.
"As the government is sharing with
the farmers the expense of improving
the fertility of their farm" Mr.. Peter
son stated, farmers should be pre-
pared to furnish committeeman with
the necessary information and to CO.
operate in every way possible"
Yesterday sign-ups were conducted
at Westby, Homestead, Dooley and Ar
cher.
Today farmers in the Coalridge
Medicine Lake, Raymond and Plenty
wood communities will have an OPP
portunity to receive assistance ano
Friday, Dagmar, Reserve, Antelope
Redstone and Wolf Creek farmers will
be aided in preparing the work sheets
Saturday farmers in the Dagmar
Outlook and Comertown communities
will be given assistance.
Committeeman will assist during the
afternoons and evenings.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
Curricula, Instructors of
Westby School Announced

Plans have been completed for the
reorganization of the Westby schools
with the school operating on the six
six plan. Three teachers will have
charge of the lower six grades and
four teachers will have charge of the
upper six grades.
Teachers of First Six Grades
Miss Erma Heinemeyer will serve
her second year as instructor of the
first and second grades. She will also
have charge of the woodwind section
of the junior and senior orchestras.
Miss Inez Waddell will serve her
second year as instructor of the third
and fourth grades. She will direct the
junior and senior orchestras in addi-
ton to having charge of the string Sec
tons in both orchestras.
Miss Cora Wang will serve her
fourth year as instructor of the fifth
and sixth grades. Sne will also nave
charge of art in the seventh ard
eighth grades.
Upper Six Grades
Supt. Freisleben will have courses
in mathematics and history n the up
per six grades. Junior and senior class
plays will be under his direction.
Charles johnson will have courses
in general science, biology, geometry,
world history, physiology, agriculture,
civics and geography. Mr.. johnson
will also have charge of boys athlet-
les.
Miss Alma Neumann, a graduate of
Concordia College of Moorhead, Mimi,
will have charge Of three English
classes, literature and grammar. She
will also have charge of vocal music
and defamation. She will assist the
brass wind sections of the junior and
senior orchestras. Miss Neumann has
a major in English and a minor in
music.
Chester Leach, who is a graduate
of the Akers Business College of
Grand Forks, N. D., and of Concordia
College of Moorhead, Mimi, will have
courses in tipping, shorthand, book
keeping, history, spelling and PEN
manship. Tipping will be offered to
seniors. Shorthand will be offered to
juniors and seniors. Bookkeeping will
be offered to sophomores and Juniors.
MI. Leach will assist Mr.. johnson with
the coaching work and will also assist
with the brass wind sections Of the
Junior and senior orchestras.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
Legion Auxiliary Sponsors
Poppy Day Here May %

Poppy Day will be observed in
Plentywood this year on Saturday,
May %, when memorial peoples to be
worn in honor of the World War dead
will be distributed throughout the city
by the Plentywood Unit of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary. The Auxiliary
women are making extensive prepara-
tons for the observance of the day
under the leadership of Mrs. Wm.
Langlois, Poppy Day chairman.
The peoples, made of crepe paper
by disabled veterans, will be offered
on the streets by members Of the Jun
ior Auxiliary and Auxiliary. Poppy
girls" will distribute the flowers in the
business district throughout the day,
and will also work in the outlying
shopping centers. Contributions for the
welfare of the disabled veterans and
needy families of veterans will be
asked in exchange for the flowers.
Wearing the poppy is a personal
tribute to the men who gave their
lives in the country's service. By hav-
ing a poppy on the coat on Poppy Day,
all can show that they still remember
and honor the sacrifices made for
America, during the World War. The
poppy is the flower which bloomed on
the battle fields where they fell ard on
Poppy Day it blooms again over the
patriotic hearts where they are re-
membered."
Wearing the poppy also gives the
wearer a part in the vast work carried
out by The American Legion and Aux
iliary for the wars living victims. Ev-
cry penny contributed for a poppy
goes to the support of this work, the
bulk of the money being used here in
Plentywood in the welfare activities of
local Legion Post and Auxiliary Unit.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
Oscar Benson Will Establish
Medical Office in Plentywood

DR.. Oscar Benson will arrive about
June / and will practice medicine in
Plentywood, it was announced this
week.
o. T. Benson of Plentywood and is
well known here, having received his
early education in the Plentywood
schools.
He is a recent graduate Of Creighton
university and for the past year has
been practicing at the Santa Fe hos
pital in Los Angeles, California.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
Assault Charge Results in
Arrest of John Leininger

John Leininger, a North Dakota res
ident but for a time living at Westby,
is in Jail here charged with attempted
rape.
Leininger was brought to Plenty
wood Sunday by Sheriff Hans Madsen
after being arraigned before Justice
Hall, of Westby, who set bond at ST.
900. The jailed mar has not been
able to secure bond and will be held
here until Saturday. He will then be
taken to Westby for a hearing.
Isabella Haugenson of the Westby
country is the complainant in the case.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
Extension Director Visits
P~lentywood This Week

State Extension Agent j. c. Taylor
of Bozeman and County Agent Carl
Peterson of Bozeman were in Plenty
wood the first of the week.
Mr.. Taylor, who is chief of the Mon
tana extension bureau, is making a
tour Of the state, contracting county
agents, Soil Conservation committees
and farmers.
Mr.. Peterson is a county agent-at-
large, working in six eastern Montana
counties, and was for a time stationed
in Sheridan county as special county
agent.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
Lad Brought to P~lentywood
for Treatment of Wound

Lars Murk, 17-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Mike Murk of the west Re-
serve country, was brought to Plenty
wood Sunday for treatment of a gun
shot wound.
The youth was accidentally shot
while hunting gophers. The gun was
leaning against a fence when it was
in some n knocked down. The
gun discharged and struck Murk in
the foot
He will be laid up for some time.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
New Well Will Soon Be
Pumping Water for City

Plentywood's new city well is about
to give water. A twelve inch hole has
been completed to a depth of 200 feet
and a cement curbing has been set in
the shaft.
Water was recently struck at 230
feet when a test shaft was sunk. The
water will produce a good flow, drill
ers contend. The cement curbing will
be allowed to set for several days
more. then digging into the water lev
el will be resumed.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
Two Pay Fines for
Highway Violations

Two paid fines for violation of Mon
tana highway laws before Justice E,
E. Belanski Tuesday.
Harry DeSilva of Plentywood paid
a fine of $3.50 for not having proper
license plates on his motor vehicle and
Marvin Loutzenhiser of Medicine Lake
paid a So fine for driving a motor We
hicle without a drivers license. .
Both arrests were made by Highway
Patrolman Conwell, who was in Plen-
tywood and vicinity Monday and
Tuesday.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
Must Keep Off
Walks, Councilmen Rule

Riddles with bicycles must take to
the streets. An ordinance passed by
the city council at their last meeting
prohibits the riding of bicycles on
sidewalks at all hours of the day and
also prohibits the riding of bicycles
either on the streets or sidewalks after
sunset.
The city council, acting on the or
dinance as a safety measure, asks that
parents cooperate Fundamentally in
enforcing the law.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
Ernest Dionne Improves in
Hospital After Mine Mishap

The condition Of Earnest Dionne,
injured in a mine cave-in at the Olson
coal mine near Plentywood last We'd
nesday, continues to improve, his
physician announced.
The young man suffered a broken
leg, a punctured lung, broken collar
bone and rib fracture in the mishap.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
Ehrmanntraut Member of
State Conservation Board

Harry Ehrmanntraut, secretary OF
the Sheridan county Soil Conservation
committee has been appointed a mem
Der of the state Soil Conservation
board, it has been announced from
Washington.
Four Montana men will comprise
the committee. Mr. Ehrmanntraut will
attend a session at Bozeman at an
early date.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
LEAVES FOR MINOT

Mrs. Bob Ferris lett Tuesday for
Minot, N. d., where she will seek med
ical advice. She will submit to exam
nation at the Minot clinic.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-07
A CRUSADE FOR TEMPERANCE

It is heartening to observe the lively and we'll
MANNED crusade of the Woman's Christian lem
perance Union to checkmate, or rationallze, wiue-
spread and ill-advised propaganda OF liquor inter-
ests that is apparently calculated to make the Uni
ted States the most diSgustingly wet nation on
earth. We heartily commend the efforts OF the
W.CTU to use sponsored newspaper advertising
indeed. any kind of advertising to help offset the
studied effort of liquor copy writer's to convince
readers that it is smart and "swank to get
drunk, without corresponding notice that one VINO
drinks to excess risks falling his face IN pup
lic losing his JOB, quarreng with loved Ones COM
uniting crime, or even dying suddenly OF any
of a number of diseases known to be caused ny
oyerindulgence in alcoholic beverages. -.
Despite everything that has happened temper
anee is still an ideal in this civilization. Ihose OF
ms who remember the W.C.T.U. of our grand
mothers day. are proud that the old banner is kept
afloat in world turned almost nhuman by COM
mercial cynicism 1t remains for the WC.I.O. 10
fight advertising deliberately designed to make
women and children fall into drinking habits
These good American women need never again
apologize for their white ribbons, for they repre-
sent one of the finest causes in Chrstendom.-Edl-
tor and Publisher 4. ..H. .. ...
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-07
GO TO IT, BOYS
Ry WICKEy WAMBOLDT

Go to it, boys. Think your
thoughts and speak your minds.
If you don't like thing, jump
onto it.. 1t will not be long now
until you fellows are going TO
have TO take over and run the
governmental affairs Of this ma
tion-and please God you do a
better. job than we, your elders,
have done and are doing.
My friend, John Temple Graves
II, an illustrious son Of an illus
tlious father, says in his gripping
daily column, that if this college
student organization Of "Veter-
ans of Future Wars" with It's de-
mand for immediate payment Of
$1,000 bonus, could get going
strong enough with strong
enough and clever enough lobby
in the congress, it might make its
demands with every hope Of sue
cess. That is one of the saddest
commentaries | ever heard on
tac intelligence and the integrity
Of the congress. Ana the SOriieSt
part Of it all is that it is true:
Well. college boys, probably
we older men have demonstrated
to you the kind of congresses
You do not want handling the ma
tons affairs when the time
comes for you to select the con-
crosses.
Some time ago a group of COL
lege boys called on me to com
plain Of the politics being played
in their school-Of which | was
a uustee--and to ask my help
in correcting the condition. !
promised them the weight Of my
vote. | told them | was glad they
were getting taste Of machine
politics and that | hoped they
would remember it; and stamp the
life out of ring politics as soon
as they got into position to do so.
| found those boys eager to
know about politics. We talked
a long time, as I explained to
them various angles and phases
of political matters. When they
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-07
NEWSPAPERS OPINION
THE PRICE THEY PAY

The Council of Moderation-an organization of
sincere temperance advocates to which distillers
wine makers and brewers proffered support-hav-
ing passed completely out of he picture, alcoholic
beverage makers have stopped pussyfooting.
Incredible as it seems, many temperance leaders
fell for for the plantive appeals of the liquor
interests for the repeal of prohibition. Protect
tho country's youth from the speakeasy and the
bot,aoger" was the wall which wrung the hearts of
+bose who too easily forgot that no good thing ever
oo,,o from the bung of whisky barrel or the bar
room tap.
And this is what has been done so far: Beer
odyp,tisinq in 1885, says the New York Sun. in
creased about Il per cent in the newspaper OF
Aer;ca and the advertising lineage during the same
,,ariod jumped 100000 lines, or an increase
,,,ar o24 of more than 100 pc recent. % 4
Where are the of yesteryear? Where Is
tho topcbips solicitude for youth? Listen to the
Rrewers' Journal in an article entitled what
About the Next Five Years."
put beer into the picture of every social
ond racreative activity of the American peo-
nile, especially those Of youth
Coo tho half-page display advertisements iii
,,.troro,itan newspapers picturing young men OF
oonociate age drinking with fathers who purr the
.,oble - +be "meliow." and the loyal" virtues OF
somebody's whisky
Then remember that for this advertising the
drnker is paying the price IN more ways imam one
Christian Science Monitor.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-07
STORM DAMAGE AND RELIEF WORK

Weather disasters and upheavals OF
NaIura which usually take their toll IN the
SrmYer months, in the South, are making
their, .guDearance early this year. Perhaps
-ris F., the natural and inevitable result OF
.n. abnormal weather conditions prevail
mo- during the past Winter. The southeast
rru States. always comparatively free from
.jaads. tornadoes and other destructive
manifestations of Nature, at least on an
.vrapsiye scale. are now experiencing
.,agsdieS which link this section in It's
ra>Ses 10 other parts of the United States,
whore such occurrences are more frequent.
While the loss of life in the latest storms
IS appalling and the property losses are
neuV, the vast majority Of the inhabitants
of the stricken States remain safe and
rheir property unframed. In spirit OF
Thanksgiving for their good fortune these
4no;ad. and no doubt will, promptly and
ccugousiy respond to the needs OF cities,
-ow-l and rural communities suffering
frorG he. ravageS of the storms. A heavy
as has been imposed on the Red Cross
and Upon local relief efforts. Through the
RodACross the people living many miles
trons The stricken communities may reach
a.i4id those in need.
- mountain country, as has been true
throughout its history, is resting in COM
parAive security from weather disasters.
Thesproperty losses sustained in this sec
tionsso far total little in dollars and cents,
witlEno losssof life. So
his is condition for which We should
be davoutly thankful; and the people OF
The lection should make prompt and gen
crogE response to calls which come for aid
for Aheir les fortunate fellow citizens in
oth4 parts Of the country So far there is
eyicTnce Of this spirit and as the needs be-
conIP more pressing no doubt this spirit OF
symrathy and helpfulness win be more and
mo3r in evidence.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-07

Grams Of Future Wars represents
the college boys opinion Of the
bonus law and of the organiza-
ton that lobbied the lazy through
and of the congress that passed
the law. No matter what they
think and say about public affairs
it is encouraging that the college
students are thinking and saying
things about public affairs.
1t is this independent thinking
and saying on the part of gen.
erations coming on which even
tually will make government IN
the United States respectable. 1t
is going to set up forces in all
the localities that will eventually
dump the present type Of Ameri-
can politician onto the scrap
heap where he belOngs.i
1t is in the individual localities
that improvement in our political
conditions will first have to take
place, for it is from the indlvid-
ual localities, through local po-
litical rings. that the. virus of
corrupt and unpatriotic politics
flows into the arteries of the ma
ton and infests the entire body
politic.