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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
Callahan Fined
In Court Here

Before Judge Stanley E. Felt, of
Baker, Herschel Callahan of Red
stone was fined fifty dollars at an or
der to show cause hearing Saturday.
The court RENTED the fine unless
further violation of the restraining or
der is made.
A packed court room attended the
trial which convened Saturday morn
ing and continued throughout the day.
The plaintiff in the case was the I'm
ion Central Life Insurance company.
The order to show cause was to de-
termine the guilt, if any, of the de-
PENDANT of violation of a restraining
order or injunction to trespassing on
the place formerly occupied by CAL
lahan now farmed by Art Blase, and
owned by the Union Central Life In
surance company.
Attorneys for the plaintiff at Sat-
urday's hearing were Grant Blackwell,
of Plentywood and Horace A. Davis OF
Billings. Counsel for the defense was
j. j. Gunther of Plentywood and Lief
Erickson of Sidney.
Callahan will be defendant in a
trial to be held here June % where it
will be determined whether Callahan
has interests in the land under dis
pute as is his contention.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
Tax Payments
Reach $4,000

An estimate at the office of county
treasurer Paul Kurtz Wednesday was
that approximately $85 900 in taxes
for the period ending May 80 was COL
lected in Sheridan county. The am
cunt represents the second half oil
1885 installments.
The Great Northern Railway paid
S25,574.82 to Sheridan county while
the 500 line paid ~$10,334.33. The
Montana-D Dakota Utilities Co., paic
S 3,035.08 and the Mountain States
Telephone and Telegraph company
S1,428.14.
Another big taxpayer to Sheridan
county funds was the Northwestern
National Life Insurance company
which has considerable holdings in the
county. Their check amounted tt
81, 1861.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
Soldier Dead
Honored Here

Memorial Day in Plentywood was
fittingly observed.
Special services and exercises in
honor of the War dead were held at
the high school auditorium at 1890.
All business houses in the city closed
during the special program.
flags on the city's business streets
were at halfmast during the fore
noon.
Following the program at the
school, fitting rituals were conducted
at the graves of War veterans at the
Plentywood cemeteries.
Many attended the program at the
school auditorium.
Sen. James A. Sparkling of Flax
vile gave the Memorial address. 1t
was well received.
There is only one kind of war,
which is defensively and that is for
the preservation of our Nation against
an invading foe, for which I would
conscript every man and every dol
lar, but not one mar or one dollar OF
the national wealth would / yield for
a war of conquest or aggression
Sparkling said during the course of his
address.
In the brillian Grafton the Daniels
county Senator paid tribute to War
dead and the living whose lives have
been blighted with misery and suf-
fering as a result of war.
ITO you of the American expedi-
tionary forces" Sen. Sparkling said
Il want to say this: l could not if
would, and / would not if / could
say anything to detract from the
glory which is yours. You were tolo
hat your country needed you, and
how well you responded, and how
nobly you carried on is now history
and need not be repeated. Yor
were told that you were going forth
to fight a war to end wars and tc
save the world for democracy. These
were noble purposes, and the fight
was nobly fought, but subsequent
events have already clearly shown
US the futility of war to end war"
"All war is defeat" said the Sena-
tor, "for the victors as well as for the
vanquished, for the living as well as
the dead. War is a confession that we
have not yet passed the jungle stage
The rattle Of the machine gun is rid
icule to our claims of civilization
War brings infinite pain, infinite fear
infinite sadness, heartbreak and tears
to that greatest friend of man, to the
Continued on Page Five)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
Sheridan Men
Face Grand
Larceny Count
Information at GAINESVILLE,
Wis, Results In Arrest
of Five Men

A charge of grand larceny faces
Fred Radons of Outlook, who was ar
rested at GAINESVILLE, Wis, Saturday
by sheriff Henry P. Lowe of Roose-
Welt county and Phil Buckley, state
stock inspector. Radons is accused
of stealing horses.
AS a result of the information OBJ
tanned at GAINESVILLE, four other men,
John Aker of Poplar and Reserve,
Ernest Summers of Smoke Creek and
Louis Marsh of Plentywood are at
liberty under bonds while Charles
Hamilton, formerly of Culbertson is
in custody of officials at Wolf Point
on the same count
Radons has been returned from
GAINESVILLE.
According to officials, seventeen
head Of horses were stolen in the
Poplar vicinity in January or Feb
ruary. The animals were not missed
from their winter ranges until this
spring.
Sheriff Lowe who went to Mimi
esota trailing a bum check artist, pick
ed UP a clue which led to GAINESVILLE,
where several of the stolen horses
were located and where he arrested
Radons.
The sheriff and the livestock in
spector her directed the wholesale
arrests in Roosevelt county.
The Roosevelt county officer told
newspaper men at GAINESVILLE. that
bogus bills of sale were prepared to
defeat the Montana regulations re-
garding brand inspection.
Lowe and Buckley said 9 or 10 of
the horses were sold in the James
vile vicinity while others were re-
sold to Michigan farmers.
Horse Stealing Increased
Horse stealing in northeastern
Montana has increased to alarming
proportions.
Last year nearly 70 horses disap-
peared from their customary ranges.
Horses supposedly stolen in Canada
were later located south of Plenty
wood. AT that time officials believed
that n had been driving horses
from Canada into the United States
where they were sold and shipped
Horses stolen on this side of the line
were believed driven to Canada and
opposed of.
Fred Radons, last April was arrest
ed by federal officials on a charge Of
"unlawfully causing to be driven and
~concealing stolen horses" He was
tried in federal court at Havre and
was acquitted.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
Death Claims
Pioneer Lady

Death came to Mrs. James Michels,
Sc, pioneer resident of Sheridan coun-
ty at a Minot hospital last Wednes-
day. Pulmonary embolism following
al operation for the removal of the
gall bladder was the cause of death.
Mrs. Michels was taken i'll Mothers
Day at her home in Plentywood.
Fighting bravely intense pain she
consulted physicians who advised that
she submit to an operation. She sub
mitted to surgical treatment the Mon
day before her death and her condi-
ton was considered satisfactory until
a few minutes before the end.
Talking to members of her family
who were at her bedside, she asked
for a drink of water. A minute or so
later she struggled and gasped for
breath. Ten minutes later she was
dead. Death suddenly claimed the
life Of a kind mother, devoted wife
and sympathetic friend.
Funeral services were conducted
from ST. Joseph's church in Plenty
wood Saturday forenoon with Rev.
FIR. Pratchner officiating. The re-
mains were inferred in the Plenty
wood Catholic cemetery.
Born In Minnesota
Born Sept. 10, 1879 at Park River,
Mimi, at the age of three she migrat-
ed westward with her parents and
settled at Devils Lake, N. D.
There she spent her childhood days
and grew to young womanhood.
Dec. 81, 1900 she married James
Michels, and homesteaded near Brins-
made, N. D. In 1910, with her hus-
band and family she came to Mon
tana and homesteaded twenty miles
south of Plentywood. Three years
later the Michels built a store at Ar
cher and later bought land southwest
Continued on Page Four
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
.unera Services For Martin
Island Held Al Antelope

Funeral services were held We'd
hesday at Antelope for Martin Island,
b, who died Sunday at Fort Peck
from lobar pneumonia.
The young mar was the SOL of Mr..
Ind Mrs. c. M. Island, pioneer resi-
aents of the Antelope community.
Martin was employed on the Fort
Peck dam working with the tunnel
construction crews. He was i'll but a
Short time.
Following the services at the Luth-
bran church at Antelope the body
kwas inferred in the cemetery there.
Martin was the second O to have
lied within the past month. Gustav
Island died here about a month ago
from injuries received when he was
hun over by a tractor.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
Candidates In
County Race
Are Declaring
Primary Is Seven Weeks
Away; Seven Enter Race
This Week

Slow in getting off to a start COM
pared with previous years, a consd-
cradle group of candidates for office
in Sheridan county, by filing their
petitions this week with the clerk and
recorder, reminded voters that cleo
ton is only seven weeks away. Can
didates have only until June 20 TO
make filings.
Topping the list were candidates
for the state legislature. P. c. Peter
son, pioneer Westby farmer, who gave
such a creditable account of himself
as a representative in the lower house
last year, will seek reelection. Tax
payers throughout the county, and es-
pecially those living on farms, win
welcome Mr.. Peterson's decision to
again be a candidate. Having been a
successful farmer in the county for
more than a quarter of a century, he
is known to be most familiar with the
needs of those who are deserving OF
first consideration in state legislation.
This, coupled with his extensively
read knowledge Of current economic
problems and ge~nuineness of char
acter, add much to Mr.. Peterson's fit
ness as a representative.
For a running mate On the Demo-
cratic ticket with Peterson will be r.
G.. Tyler, veteran Homestead farmer.
Only after much urging on the part
of friends in every section of the
county, has Mr.. Tyler finally con-
sented to become a candidate. He,
too, is most admirably fitted to rep
resent Sheridan county in the state
les tature. Tyler has served as
chairman of the Wheat Allotment as
ISOLATION in the county since its or
ganization three years ago, where his
efficiency has been well demonstrate
ed. Last year he was named as a
member of the state grain board
which mapped the allotment program
He is a director OF the Regional Pro-
duction Credit association embracing
the northeastern counties of the state.
He served one term as county COM
Continued on last page)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
Many Farmers
Prepare Sheets

That more than 100 work sheets by
farmers under the Soil Conservation
program have been completed, was
the estimate today of Harry Ehr-
manntraut, secretary of the board.
The past week has been a busy one
at the Conservation office here.
County committeeman and steno-
graphers are working hard to handle
the flood of applications as they come
in.
With Saturday the final date in
which to complete work sheets it is
expected that the remainder Of the
week will find many farmers COM
pleting their part of the work sheet
program.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
Pays Fine For Having
Pheasant in Possession

Joe Gallas, road worker of Plenty
wood found out Saturday hat it is
bad business to have possession of a
Chinese pheasant out Of season.
Calais paid a fine of $27.5O before
Justice of the Peace Belanski Satur-
day on the pheasant possession
charge. He was arrested by game
warden John Iwen.
Sportsmen here have expressed in
dignation towards violators of Mon
tana's game laws. With Matching yea
SON now on, poaching cannot be toll
Grated.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
OPENING CAMPAIGN GUNS ARE SOUNDED
YEARS WITHOUT
ABSENCE is COR D

To Elsie Olson and Bernice
Strand of Comertown The Herald
extends congratulations!
This week it was learned here
that the two girls, who last week
were given their diplomas from the
eighth grade at Comertown, had not
missed one day of school during the
eight years.
The Herald doubts very much if
such a record has ever been dup
Heated in Sheridan county before.
Eight long years, during which sick
ness, cold weather, undoubtedly
many raging billiards. all failed to
keep the two girls from their class
rooms.
The Herald has been informed
hat the two girls will enter high
school next year, and we'll wager
hat that exceptionally fine spirit
will be carried through their high
school education.
Elsie is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Christ Olson and Bernice is the
daughter of MI. and Mrs. E. Strand.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
REPORT TO U. S. CUSTOMS

Reporting to u. S. Customs officia'
N. E. Baynham during May:
Automobiles, 300
Passengers, 1909.
Other Vehicles, 3
Passengers, 5
Pedestrians, 6
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
West Is Member of District
Townsend Advisory Board

Carl West of Plentywood vas elect
ed a member of the Congressional
district advisory board at the state
Townsend club convention held at
Butte last weekend and which was
attended by more than 400 delegates.
Mr.. and Mrs. West returned Tues
day.
The purpose Of the convention was
to perfect a state Townsend %organiza-
ton.
Mr. West was a delegate from the
Plentywood Townsend club.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
Decrease In
Farm Units
In Sheridan
Census Figures Released By
Bureau Show Sharp De-
crease In County

-
A decrease of lob in Sheridan
county's farm population during the
period from April /, 1880 to Jan. /,
1895 has been reported by the Bureau
of Census, which issued reports this
week.
During the period Montana's farm
population decreased 1882. A de-
crease was reported in 43 out of the
states Sc counties. The 1895 farm and
ranch population of the state totalled
1875 ,262 including 1877 1896 white per-
sons and 1857 colored persons NE
groes, Indians, Chinese Japanese and
other non-white races.)
On Jan. l, 1885 there were 5,697
persons on farms in Sheridan county
as compared to 6,710 as of April l,
1880.
The report shows that 1901 county
farms reported a total of 5,607 white
people while IS farms reported 80
colored people. The report classifies
Indians in the colored class in this in
stance, ana tnlS county S ~ persons
would mostly be Indians.
There are, however, 101 more per-
ons on farms in Sheridan county than
five years earlier. This does not in
clude children under five years of age
Thirtyseven farms reported this num-
Der.
AS of Jan /, 1895, 1916 farms re-
ported 1876 occupied dwellings in
Sheridan county and 162 farms re
ported ITS %unoccupied dwellings
Farms with no dwellings reported, to-
tailed 108.
The total number of farms in Sheri-
dan county according to the report
was at the time Of the census, 1896.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
Bids Again Called For
Postoffice Building Here

Bids are again being called by the
postoffice department for the furnish
ing of suitable quarters for p~ostoflice
purposes at Plentywood, it has been
announced.
Bids are to be mailed to P. L. Neil,
Box pit at Seattle, Wash, up to and
including June 10, 1886.
A floor space of about 1,347 square
feet is desired.
Proponents may be required to
show whether the property offered
is mortgaged and to furnish a concur
ring agreement by the mortgage.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
MORE THAN 200 NOW ON
ROAD BUILDING PAYROLL

At the office of Lobnitz Bros, We'd
nesday it was stated hat 24 are now
employed on the road construction job
from P~lentywood west. This includes
all forms of labor.
The construction work is going for
ward rapidly. At present grading is
being done about two miles west Of
Archer.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
Commodities For Local
FERA Office Received

Commodities for June to FERA,
WPA and IRA clients for Jur,e have
been received here.
They include $50 cases of oranges,
dry peas, dry beans, dried milk, dried
prunes and canned boiled beef.
All Federal Emergency Relief
clients, WPA clients with six or more
in the family and Rural Resettlement
clients will receive the commodities.
In May oat cereal, oranges and
canned meat was received here.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
Ell KC YOU SHOULD
OAkA0 KNOW
SheridanC County

ANDREW UELAND, prominent
[Outlook farmer, business executive
lind former Montana legislator is of
the class of pioneer homesteaders who
have done much for the development
|3pf Sheridan county.
MIR. LELAND, of rugged Norwegian
stock was born in Webster county,
iowa. He was twelve years old when
his parents moved to North Dakota,
where he grew up in Lahore county.
He finished his education with a
BERN in the Minnesota State agricul-
|kural college and from his early car
Der to the present his chief interests
have been farming and ranching.
He married before leaving Lahore
county and he came to Montana from
Minot, N. D., his wife driving the
5raire schooner while he trailed cattle
behind. Mr.. LELAND settled twenty
live miles from the present site of
Plentywood.
He was here five or six years be-
UxG t1t dONCllullCit IAN ~NsiD
ines and two years more elapsed be-
ore the country was opened for
settlement. The first LELAND home
was a small frame house of two
rooms. Prairie hay was used for
.oofing.
AS other settlers came in ana
Deopled the country the range in
lustry was curtailed, and it was nee
essary to depend more and more upon
cultivation to produce stock feed.
Ambrose sprang up on the 500 line
ma became the trading point Ter the
LELAND community, though thirty-five
niles away.
Mr.. LELAND took an active part In
he proposed Sheridan county and as
owns sprang up along the 500 line
he, as an early settler, gave his means
md personal influence to various en-
erprises in the towns of Westby,
1ooley and Outlook. He was a dir
ector and vice-president of the
Farmers State Bank of Westby, was a
&ockholder and director of the Citi-
lens State Bank at Dooley and be-
ame identified with the organization
4 the State Bank of Outlook. He is a
tockholder of the Security State
bank of Plentywood, formerly OF
Outlook.
The LELAND family removed from
heir homestead ranch to Outlook in
A916. Mr.. Iceland built a modern
nome with ten rooms, and it has all
modern facilities. The fine home sur
rounded by trees and shrubbery and
spacious groves is a credit to the man
Who has labored for years to give his
Eamily the benefit Of a beautiful and
bpacious residence.
He has proven to Sheridan county
hat by hard, conscientious labor trees
an be grown in this section. A visit
to the LELAND home and groves, where
ruit trees and shade trees abound in
kreat numbers is an inspiring sight.
Mr.. LELAND has not only been a
eader in his community and Sheri-
Ian county as a progressive farmer
Ind rancher. AS a civic leader the
Sheridan county man has an enviable
record. Sheridan county voters in two
Elections sent the highly respected
citizen to Helena where he served in
he state MISUNDERSTANDING well
hat he would serve his constituents
Ia a fair and impartial manner
: Mr. and Mrs. LELAND are the par
ents OF three children. They are Mrs
Cd Buchanan of St. George, Alberta;
Mrs. Keith Garrick of near Outlook
md a son., Ralph.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04

A new train schedule on the branch
line Of the Great Northern went into
effect Monday, which changes the
time Of the eastbound train.
The eastbound train now leaves
Plentywood at $3.50 p. m. The west
bound train leaves Plentywood at the
regular time of lips a. m.
The eastbound connects with the
main line skidoo at Bainville running
to Williston.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04
FARM DEBT ADJUSTMENT
SUPERVISOR HERE FRIDAY

H G. Woods, district supervisor CT
he Farm Debt Adjustment committee
viii be in Plentywood Friday.
A meeting of the local committee
has been called for that date at 2
o'clock to take care If any pending
adjustment cases.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-06-04

Receipts at the office of Niels Mad
sen, clerk ard recorder for May to-
tailed $455.70. The amount constitutes
filing fees.
Seed loans boosted the filing fee re-
ceipts,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27
Seventeen Drivers
 Given Notification
37 Summoned to Hearings Within Week, Indicating
 Disregard for N. V. Regulations

A steady increase in the number of drivers cited to appear at hear ings of the state motor vehicle de- partment reached a peak today with the release by the department of the nar-es of 19 drivers from Wa terbury and vicinity who will be heard on various charges Thurs day morning at city court. With the list of drivers previously re- leased, to be given hearings Tues day morning, total of 37 from this section will appear next week to answer charges of violation of the motor vehicle laws.
 List of Drivers
 Following is the latest list of drivers and the charges against them: Albert Johnson, 1S4 North Main street, accident; Cornelius Grimm, Herman road, Prospect, op. erating under the influence, viola
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27
HAMILTON WILL
 TOUR ALL STATES

Plainsboro, N. J., June 27.-(UP) -Red-haired John D. M. Hamilton, republican national campaign man. ager, started a tour of the 48 states today ito get out the vote' for Gov. Ali M. Landon, republican presidential nominee.
 He warned more than 600 New Jersey g. o. p. leaders last night that they may not win this election" unless they roll up their sleeves.
 We have rested on our oars long enough" he said
 It was Hamilton's first address be- fore New Jersey republican rally. He pointed out that New Jersey went democratic in 1882 by "only S5, ,000 votes" and that "thiS is easily made up."
 q am not out selling my candi- date" Hamilton said. q don't have to. But am out endeavoring to bring out the necessity for concerted action. This is a flight that we are going to win"
 The election, he said, depends on two things-the vote of the women and the vote of the youngsters un- der SO."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27
Youths ArraignedFor
 Stealing Automobiles
Continuance of One Month Granted in Cases-Ihird
 Suspect Involved Sought By Police

to be also involved. They are Will liam Walker, 20, of 42 Washington street, and Edward Root, IS, of 91 Grandview avenue, arrested by De- tective Lieutenant William Pollard and Detective Sergeant Henry Johnson.
 A continuance to next Thursday was granted James Basile, 45, of no definite address, charged with a statutory offense involving a 15 year old girl. Kenneth Jenner, 28, of 9 Cooke street, charged with breach of peace, was given a continuance to Tuesday. Lena Camilletti, of 384 South Main street, charged with selling liquor without a permit and causing the delinquency of 8 minor child, was given a continuance to a week from Tuesday.
 Victor Gurskis, 2l, of 695 North Riverside street, was given a con- tinuance to a week from Thurs day under bonds of 1000. Theodore Kidel, 18. of 118 Johnson street, charged with violation of the mo- tor vehicle law. will be given a hearing at the traffic court session a week from Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27
Park Supervisors
 Qualifying Today
Official Opening of City's Fairgrounds Monday Morn-
 ing-PrOgrams Outlined for Summer

will be guests of the Lions Club at its health farm in Woodbury.
 Camps in the vicinity which are most popular with local boys and girls are the Boy Scout camp on the Housatonic, the Girl Scout Camp and the Y. M. c. A. camp in Wa tertoWn.
 Programs
 At the playgrounds there will be baseball, volleyball, basketball, swimming, ping-pong, tennis, gym nastics and all sorts of outdoor ex- ercises. With the supervisors under going such a rigorous training in special aspects of playground work there will also be an extensive pro- gram of dramatics, craftwork, sew ing, work on marionettes. many new games to develop the powers of association and memory, and several other improved forms of leisure time recreation.