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Flathead Power Sites Hanging in Balance aced and that the far-famed scenic grandeur of that part of western Mon tana in which Flathead Lake now sparkles like a gem woul be irrepai a bly destroyed. "The white settlers on the project - located on the Flathead Indian Reser . vation would gain no benefit from the proposed private power development but would suffer in that the commit ments and polciy of the Department of the Interior towards them would be ddiverted from the original purpose, "And all this is to be accomplished by legislative act in Washington with out givin~ the settlers on the irriga tion project, the farmers on the shore of the lake whose property is men aced by the raising of the levels of the lake and the people of Montana an opportunity to be heard. It is un thinkable that the Senate will barter away the heritage of the people if the facts back of this provision are made known and given the proper consideration. "To the end that your committee be placed in possession of these facts, this commumcvation is addressed to you together with a request that you grant a hearing to W. C.McCormack, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Montana, and W. L. Jellison who are sent here by citizens and orgamza tions in the State of Montana to pre sent other facts for your considéra tmn in connection with this matter The mam facts in connection with Tv- w aS f °l l0 T' J ollow - Pmchot crusade for the con -1 ' a . 10n f ?^ natura l resources of L the country, the sites on the Flathead sa f u j b e ^°r Power development | were withdrawn from public entry. I.ater the Flathead Indian Reserva- j ion, on which the powçr sites refer red to and part of the proposed pro j c are located, was thrown open to pubhc entrv by Act of Congress. ' Hi rs took up homesteads on the reservation and a demand arose for the creation of an irrigation district äjlVl th > a<e a P d T rl Y er 011 . x be sltes are . loonted. An ap BMZr W S ÂÏT'" nonnrlimr 3 tij J ^ head ; tHe Flat_ es and the hmlrlino- f pU |^° P ' waîs Lr h roôvèrino t f hl ^.»l "T fa homesteads ôf the ' hc ÜZÎÎ 1 th " b?',bus tailtn«r p«l,nn at r T the government nf Vint nnn a Ti° Ât T t0 terior Denartment JiteÄ i Î > further aDDro^U«^ 1 «»« that 3 forco^tinEfnTthfZJrfwdinfJS irrigation svstem on the Flnth, T m on Ihe Flathead In SS n „dSby annrö^tinÄkiä« Z the furtherance of thZntrn t'°?° At Zfw aZt\ of thp P Z,; t Powpr r*/v niwrwr î ^tana and representatives 3 of° d the^ Dennrt 8 ment of the Interior • n.fZZZw thev would if S , T f build a power plant pay Cental there' si cafl tffnthV-n^'CpifiS a lease, under the terms of the Gen of a fiftJ Si yea g rs ACt ° f i92 °' f ° r 3 On December 16. 1927, we find an f.ffthf p." jec°t r Ä7Ä WÄÄSSÄkyf On llfUfÄ ation which was incorporated in the State of Deleware a short time before this application was presented to the Power Commission. Frank M. Kerr who acted on its behalf is a memS of it-' board of directors besides be ing Vice President and General Mana ger of the Montana Power Company. The discovery by some public spir ited citizens, that the granting of this permit would constitute a virtual option on the project led to protests being filed whicn icsulted in no ac tion being taken on the application Mr. Kerr, representing the Montana Power Company and the Rocky Moun lain Power Company, again preoented an application, drawn after he con sulted wit» Senat os Walsh and Wheeler, the Secretary of the Interi-1 or, the Commissioner of Indian Af fairs, and so-called representatives of the Flathead Tribal Council and white farmers and settlers located on the reservation and close lo the Lake.. This application, which is the moti vating force back of this'proposed en actment, referred to by Mr. Kerr as a tentative agreement, is attached to this communication as Exhibit No. 1. H is still the position of the Montana Power Company with the exception of a slight modification. The Montana Power Company, through Mr. Kerr, now express themsleves in favor of giving all the rental to the Indians and consider the contention of certain so called "friends of the Indians", now in Washington, that the power sites referred to belong to the Indians as a tribe and that the rental to be paid by the Montana Power Company shall Je deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Flathead Indian Tribe amTshall draw mterest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum. It is neeoless to state that the Mon tana Povicr Company is not concerned as to the persons or interests who re receive the benefits of the rentals so long as the site is disposed of in manner suitable to the interests of the company named. It, therefore, follows that the present policy of the Montana. Power Company ,as stated by its chief representative and repro duced in this proposed enactment, viz: "That rentals from such licenses for use of Indian l^ands shall be paid the Indians of said reservation as a tribe" is put forward with the intent of «»rowing the glamour of a philan thro pic purpose around this whole transaction so that the passage of this bill would be expedited through Congress. It is the sugar coating of pdl which the Senate is expected to swallow while the public is being looted of its richest water power dveeJopment ZlrZiI 01 d l Ptan ^ past ' greedv w!;ite person? ana interests sernrrn " in ' ra1 » water and home st^d ri^ht hf pvm| the Redman S ^ ads and S? eamngs col,red blankets and wre or ^s poisonoqcltquor. Today «Derate interest* vary the strate (Continued from page One) LWpt they offer rentals in shining gold and a vision of green, blue and crimson Mazda lamps having electric current generated from the waterfalls of the west. Supposing that the contentions of, the so-called representatives of the Indians, now in Washington, are cor rect; that the six power sites involv e d are on the Indian reservation, and that they are the property of the tribe through rights said to be incorporated in a treaty between the Flathead Na tion and the United States, we have still the potent fact that the great 'part of this power project (Flathead Lake) is located outside the Indian reservation. The sites, only furnish e d strategic points where dams can be erected and constructed; the Flat head Lake and its tributaries reaching back to'the Canadian boundary furn ish the water without which the dam sites would be useless. The sites and the lake are interdependent and one so far as development for power pur poses are concerned. Alontrthp shores of this Inke are i oca ted some of the finest farm homes jTCtïîiâ Climatlc conSns Tnd thp nroximitv of water render the fathead valley peculiarly suitable for intensive farming. Fruits and berries as well as all kinds of valuable crops are raised . The j and is valuable and the farmers living there like the coun -1 try and do not des i re to leave the lo cality in which were formed their ! fondest friendships and located the Rraves of the i r dead. The raising of ! the levels for storage purposes on this proposed project would inundate their h ands des troy their homes, churches an d schools, cause themselves and their families to move to distant i place s and perhaps strange climes to I begin life anew. The flooding of their farms would be a catastrophe to these people, comparable to the ravages of the Mississippi lat vear in Louisiana a nd other southern ' states and could not be compensated in cash payments. Tn c i ose proximity to where this proposed site is located, the Govern ment of the United States has spent millions in making a national play ffr0Und at G!acier Park - Pe0ple at ' tracted by the wonders of the glaciers . »n the park have built summer homes close to Flathead lake. The Knights '° f Columbus, B. P. O. Elks and the | Masonic fraternity have buildings, ! lands and playgrounds located on the i 'be very brink of this lake for the recreatl on and health of their mem If this biI1 ffoes throu ^ h and the P ro P° sed development takes place, tbe?e recreatioa Pl^ e « aad villa sites, platted b y tbe United States govern eminent instead of having a fringe ° f be ? ut > an<l '' cstlin K at the edge ll ° ne ? f the mof 1 1 beautiful lakes on the con J tir i ent f wil1 be ^Paired in value j an d the land that is now dotted with beaatif . ul , tr u ees , and foliage will be washed with slimy water giving off aa unpleasant odor that will drive P eo ? le awa y from this scenic wonder !î lca 7. e , nerg y su PPly the needs of f? se&s ^ ^ the'Washington Power "ÄSÄfi?! S rff tolÄTafT" de t Ve t l0P ' fut" ÆT* a » *» 'be ' pn °fi e ^ ontana Hian a few dams Flathead Lake Should these e .", inf V ; °f S01 | and clunate and seen if bar f ere . d for % development that d Carry m K train , a ,.^ a te of T? bfee - 1 ll V gatlon dl ^ ont . ent and decay, crippled home-s an l ru ] n f s bu , sl " es f s in , tbe «ties and a ThïTLZt de f st + rayed landscape. vn „ h lI|j C g f °! these , fa . cts b f/ or ® ! ' î T be c °mplete without I ecanom ic domination i k • 7 aaconda Copper S îk f f 1S th ?> paren ^ corpor ' '° nta, \ a f. owe J Com P a ny. fltrpc C p f a hug and directing person g f' m tbese two corporations look n Montana as a virtual barony, a * fu - of • ex P re ! slon ar e con ed i n n, 1 / mterest and the des ! . ol Montana politicians are de • I? an J )ff l lce room in a skyscrop i m Y ° r ", and on the sixth floor 1 » p °J b( ; e Puildmg in Butte. ! i l* 1 ® committee may 1 M^f+il? t ced that vvbl1 ® sena tors from 1 f ana ar . e P. rone to investigate cor Va5? 1 . nt . er . ests " otber stat es Zînnt L aboat .i int f rnat . lonaI c °mpli i Jf v y ans3 in obuth America and the rnmmitfZ;« r n k 0t i/ P S e i r before this Pnt T f v Ü ^ ehalf °{their constilu T jA° f K P lal P , to ^heir colleagues i Lf "ZLi? " d an< l î he . import of V, P l °P° sed piece of legislation. d -° T- antici P at e that n* ly f/ lse i, n tbeir Places on the ^ . of tbe Senate and protest th? dî-nSlfi Iegls , latl0n ' authorizing Äff °Ji tlon Power sites more t han „ Musde Shoals ' is the Z " T 6 Ca 1 y0l i r a H. entl on to this FulTbu iP^Zïïf" \ Wh - ich i s 80 ski11 T y Ini d the Interior Appropria « „ mittee^ 1ô ll WHk req, i e S yo , ur Com ^H ee to (1) strike cut the clause re "I! \V 7 defer action until the p I p ! .. 01 . M °v ta ? a are £iven an op /ol 1 * t0 be baard , on the matter * 'I' ., t0 seg r oga ^°_,7, e Proposed bill i tne r f® t .°f Bl11 9136, to the ,?^ aa -, s ? that tbe matter can be nn ered separately and voted upon A ''A/ 1 merit s by the members of Tkr. 0 .*''' . manner in which the bill is at V° iii 0 be foist ed upon the lA aI f 0 ,/ a the earmarks of an at P u fraud on Congress and r ac ber°us attempt to leave the way ? P !P- disposal of a valuable P t,on of th ^. P ub lie domain. Respectfully your, „ , P. J. WALLACE, Counsel for the National Directory Progressive Farmers of America. «orne Address: Plentywood, Montana. January 21, 1927. prize. i Theodore Flakne of the Archer : c«»untrv wni» rr rrwn itresn~v on m-M ness. The Producers News* acknowl edges a pleasant call and it îs al neediess to say Mr. Flakne subscription i$ well in ad^nce again. O. A. Whit^arsh a business man of Archer waft a caller here Tuesday af temoon. He came in by car. * 7 IADVANCE-RUMLEY POWER FARMING SCHOOL FEB. 24-25 ic of The Kavon Garage Company has arranged to hold a two day power farming school at the Orpheum thea tre, on Feb. 24 and 25, this session being an exact duplicate of the schools held for many years at the Fargo branch of the' Advance - Rumely Thresher Company, and previous to that at its factory at LaPorte, Ind. The first Advance-Rumely school was held in 1909. Only attended by a small class this being the first tractor school of its kind ever held, Since then the schools grew each year for this power farming training so that five years ago the schools were transferred to all the Advance-Rume ly branches throughout the United States and aCnada. For the past five years they have been held in this ter ritory at Fargo. Last year 900 reg istered and attended the school, this being all they could handle at the Far go branch building. This winter the company has arranged to hold a two day session at Plentywood. The Kavon Garage Company tends a hearty invitation to * every farmer in the community who is in Crested in power farming methods to attend this session which is entirely V ee - rhe le cture work will be con *»cted by ? T C - T T i r ?! e ®» u the gene . ral , er aad McCutcheon, assist ^ branch manager of the Fargo b f aach - Sample machinery will be on at the Garage show T ™° <**oada of machmrey, KL. ! choo i' such as factors, com ? arts ar - e ex ' l^ pb, ^ e . nted by 40,000 feet of film at 8h ° win S not only the p , lanufacture of the com Pu 0( . uc * s bu ^ R s P ro P er use in ^ and proper „ 1 . * Pf \u GSe / lms are 1° col JJt * ake P W1 , tbth . e f low moti on cam „ n ' beach th « r lesson in the most P n, ( 6 P nd p ar manner known, " 1 ? st ., 1 1 n ^ er ®s tln g features Lp r tv, u wl Jbethecombineharves X s n h f er instruction, showing a wn K . reels taken of actual field uj by . thl ® machine. This lec a a "f X" be b , ased on North Dakotas' f experi J er i ce with the ther f a * e anc * bs ^ ur * the first Hm C b of r t e f ? r . elease 'i for I th m hi ''J th o study made of coll ®® £ Thp A b L the agricultural b a s worked in dvan ce-RumeIy Co. government and e lf touch . wlti ' 'bo wl ( .„ n t : l oollege gram experts their «IL i 1 s ' ud y ln «' combines in kttaandMnn^n tlf 5 in . North Da - son f surnri f^ ta a f the past y ear and from S ? re . sultin S . t v p e r , eparts will be given to yo !j£ r . ) management oro m e i5° mP n ny and its nt are making all arrange ™"' s r '?" a ] ! t n e 0 , th 'i on f »< 'the biggest part 0 f the ZÄ p h § hel1(1 m this part of t he state ~ _ ?T()PW| f| 10011/1 1 OIUIiItI LLUUUu LUUItI ! , _ „ VVlfI AT A1 wMtKtNit ^ ^ street Newa ^ ^ od ^ ers Ne ws goes to 1°»" t0 iS "ery llftletf; tÄÄS S e e targef which will hurl anti imZZ *° f Actives at this cointrv ^ al __ y ' QfAypc rvnn \i/ii i Awm GOOD WILL OVER PARLEY WITH NATIONS Qp j a-x-iki a a a r* D t a LA 1 IN AMERICA -—■ Havana, Cuba— (FP)— In a speech which mocked at Latin American re sentment of the conquest of Nicar agua, by solemn declarations of the ?- ea -f f , ul . and benevolent policy of the United States, President Coolidge op ened the Sixth Pan-American con ference Jan. 16. Probably never in the history of the western hemisphere has a chief executive of the American government so boldly denied the evi dent facts of imperialist progress ! southward as did Coolidge on this oc casion. An attitude of peace and goodwill prevails among our nations", he de clared. A determination to adjust differences among ourselves, not by a resort to force, but by the applica tion of the principles of justice and equity, is one of our strongest char act , erist içs. The sovereignty of small nations is respected." Referring to Cuba, now passing un der a, dictatorship, Coolidge observed that the Cuban people "have reached a position in the stability of their gov ernment, in the genuine expression of public opinion at the ballot box, and m the recognized soundness of their public credit that has commanded uni ve f sal res P ect and admiration." Our most sacred trust", Coolidge f emarke ^ ^ ith conscious iron, "his been and is the establishment and expansion of the spirit of democracy, ". N . ext , to aar attachment to the prin ciple of self-government has been our attachment to the policy of peace. All nations here represented stand exact footing of equality. The small est and the weakest speaks here with the same authority as the largest and most powerful. "If you are to approximate your P as t successes, it will be because you hesitate to meet facts square ly* Your predecessors have shown peat wisdom in directing their at Mention to the matters that unite and strengthen us in friendly collabora tion." TWs final hint that the conference should keep off the subject of Nica ^ a P a " and Haitian conquest by the Uni i ed St .ates was followed by a sug at Geneva. He declar . . that tb ® American republics "must ln assuria g conditions l which our republics will have the freedom and responsibility of tbeir ow n destiny in i a . - d ve summed m k?e ** 0u * i ' repuLlIs'seek Z P Privileges for themselves, TT* m ? Ve 3 by an Y of those domination and restraints S P Vİ f a i tion which other Zee In d Si?? haVe ^ fatal MeaZhiWkl ^ ' . Meanwhile the delegates sympathet ex of on an ic with Nicaragua's struggle for in dependence and with Haitis hopes of liberation, await the moment when the whole issue of military and eco nomic conquest of Latin America by the United States shall be brought for frank debate. into the open Rave on, says trib; BUSINESS IS FINE !t's dollars, not good will hot air, that counts in our Latin American re lations, sa ys the Chicago Tribune, chief western organ of American Im pe ,n 7 sn '. , , x , 1 hough questions of statecraft and diplomacy are to occupy muc of the v time of the Pan-American congress at c Hayana," the Tribune declared edi tonally Jan. 17, "that other and most important department of our relations with Latin America the economic m will not be forgotten. Marines may ""«and go in Central^ America, South American éditorialiste can pen diatribes about the imperialistic de signs of the Umted States, but so long as our trade with Lat n . erica continues to flourish and * has in the years since t » P, ' ions will not control the . u . of S00 LINE CHARGES ITS ROAD IN MONT. IS OVERVALUED IContinued from page One.) erty in the state is valued by the equalization board at $944,448. 85 Per Cent Too High Other similar railroad* properties are assessed at approximately $225, 000, the complaint sets forth, which makes the overvaluation of the Soo Line property in the state $750,000 or about 85%' too high in comparison. The railway company has miles of right of way, 56 miles of which is in this state. To save its property from sale for 4,396 that the other half must be paid be fore Mav 30 of this year and there fore asks the court to issue an inter locutory injunction restraining county treasurers from collecting the other halt of the taxes until after this suit is settled. Th o company further asks that the court place a valuation upon the rail way property of its lines in this state and void the assessment fixed by the board of equalization; asks that Dan ie * s and Sheridan counties repay to the railway any difference that mav be due *he corn^ny as be^ tween the court ' s and the board's as sessments and asks that the board of equalization be perpetually enjoined from asse ssing the property in the future at more than the valuation fixed by the court unless the proper value be increased by the railway ^ co St6 t* ac ti o„ are a ,. the ää h »SeS against lowehng railroad taxes has in^Rs" vSuat ^ of^thf pm^rty^^s SÄ-" the C ° m ^ int - which ' 1 5>ears last I> as ' « *»« Ä? ofliTEd a ' a . grossly "exŒ 1 Ä "t" re ^ rain each y ear from reducing the asses ? m ent of former years. carrying out of this policy it has for ' ev eral years last past assessed such property at from three to four times ^ &CtUal value ' and ea ch such _ f 1V ® ^ s . essm ent for past years has ex tended its influence forward into each following year and prompted such b( l ar d to knowingly overvalue plaint lff s Property as a matter of expedi en ?J> in disregard of all competent ev |dence and its actual judgment of va,ae - In . making assessments for Previous years and for the vear 1P2 / SUcb board has been influenced and P rom pted to arrive at the assess ment as made by reason of the «re ? ure ? f Public opinion against redue lng ^e assessed value of nlaintiff'«? pro P er ty below the assessment for Lhe P rev «>us years, Charge Action Repeated In making the assessment for the year 1927 such board considered and ^ a ^ influenced in large part bv LHp fac * overvaluation for nrior La« aad public clamor against lowering th ? avI ue of railroad propertv for at ion purposes. Because of surh nrinv assessments and yieldnig to the am ment of public expediency and nuhlir snetiment against lowernig the P taxes ? f railroad property, said board hÎh kuuwinglv pretend to find fk 3 d of plaintiff'? prppertv to be Sr <| es s of its actual value as foie stated. UnleL such arbitré a «d abusive administration of «ip »7 sessing powers of said board is rT strained, correct^ and curbed hv fît c °urt, such system of overvaliLf^ will continue d each success ?? year's tax levied against the nSSSw will be effected with the sam? Z5 «I amount of excess valuathm^ «aid board, unless enjoined strained V- this court will Anaconda, Jan. 21.— Jas. E. Dalev charged with murder in connection with the death last August of Ma tbew Kokho at the state hospital for the insane at Warm Springs, apnear I ed before Judge George B. Winston I m district court here today and plead ed not guilty. Bond was fixed I $7,600 ! Sheriff M. P. Mahoney expects to !eave Monday for Portland, Ore., to I t t,.» .. TTnllm. also «k^>.—i With murder in connecl'on with' th» Kokho death. Hallin was placed ^ d er arrest there Thursday after _ former nurse at the institution had recognized him on the street. I>aley was an attendant Hallin a fnmrd at the state hospital at the «me of Kokho's death. taxes, the railway company cites that it paid taxes in the two counties in November last year amounting to $14,111.67. Of this sum it paid $12, 113.46 taxes under protest. The sum paid in taxes in the two counties represents half of the total taxes due and the company sets forth says In the exces and and re again in year 1928 and subsequent years continue its unlawful practice as aforesaid and in disregard of the true value of plaintiff's property and fran chises arbitrarily tax it at the general excessive rate as herein plained of for the year 1927." the same com Not Guilty, Pleads Attendant Accused of Kohkho's Death at un n FILL INVESTIGA TION NOT WANTED, SAYS SEN. WALSH I commerce investment experts. Three witnesses— H. M. Eddmsell, j ce president of the Harris & Forbes a n V of New Yo rk; E. R. Mar shall president of the Old Glory Trust com ^ of Boston and Dr. John T. Ma dden, dean of the school of com m erce of New York University—look ed d i s f avor on the proposal of Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana, for an i nqu j ry by a senate committee, UJf someone a " CUsed me of mur der," Edinsell saidi «j could ultimately prove my i nnocence but in the mean time my position would be somewhat injured to say the least. It would have a very unfavorable effect on the market value of public utility securi ties if the government should point the finger of widespread investiga tion. 1 " Washington, Jan. 22— Further op position to the proposed investigation public utilities was expressed Sat urday before the senate interstate committee by bankers and T Hmgham, Iowa JaoVcon ... ! » «Sw Declaring that 'we can see no rea son for this investigation,' Marshall expressed the opinion that "if carried out as proposed, it might cost millions of dolars and take years of time," Dr. Madden testified that the net income of the gas and electric companies is not more than 4.6 per cent and is probably less than 3 per cent of the total net income of all the corpora tions in the United States. During the hearing Senator Hawes democrat of Missouri, said he favored an investigation, but not beyond the limits of federal authority. "I don't propose to have the whole subject investigated," protested Sena tor Walsh. "I object to the calling of economists before this committee to discuss the whole scheme of financing public utility comnanies when the committee is considering merely the question of whether or not federal in vestigation will be held. FARMERS MEETINGS SHOW ENTHUSIASM (Continued from nage one) mond community hall. Invitations were sent out to non-membres to be present and a large number were present. The purpose of the meeting was to lay plans for a thorough or ganization of the Soo line territory into the Progressive Farmers. The new economic program which is sweeping the county like wildfire was discussed and was received with great enthusiasm as the most concrete evi dence of something real that had ever been brought before them. A com mittee with John Lindblom as chair man, was appointed to make a survey of the Raymond territory preparatory to making a drive for membership. Special Meeting Outlook Council A special meeting was held at 2:00 Thursday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock in Stivers Hall of the Outlook Council of Progressive Farmers and their friends. The gathering was well at tended, many being present. gram was explained in detail by organizer and much interest was tak en in the new program. This was strongly noticeable because of the discussion in which the attending farmers took part. A committee appointed to make a check-up of the Outlook precinct, preparatory to a drive for membership. A new spirit was evident among those present and the movement from all indications is going over stronger and more solidated than ever before. Plentywood Meeting . As a direct result of the Progres sive Farmer meetings being held the county the past several days general meeting has been called ™ take place at Plentywood Tuesday, February 7th, at 1:30 p. m . The Plentywood Council will be hosts to tne out-of-town members and the la dies are planning a nice lunch for the members as they arrive from the country. The lunch will be served from 12:00 on. The purpose of the meeting is to complete plans for r y ing out the new economic program and also ways and means of incleas mg the membership of each and Councils Plans are now being con summated whereby the new economic program will be put into effect April 1st A large attendance is anticipated at this meeting because of the great importance of the business to be transacted. Five blobsleds and teams have been engaged to be at the Ray niond depot on Tuesday to passengers as they step from a u d transport them to Plenty be wa7tw e fS 0t C ° f î ee and Iunch "d 11 from n * them T - T Lar * e delegations Lak? p?l mar ' Ho^stead, Medicine Gake, Reserve, Antelope, Quitmever ave signified their intention of being ??d Se Arrbp nd tHe . 0utlook > Raymond, tT P re . cinc ts have sent Per celt th f7 T 11 be here with a 100 S bfnf l a - C f This mee ting bers a<s°brnf* eat , interest to the mem Zf h a8 N tl °A aI and . State officials I . p ® P ^ n t to outline the program a LTZ 1P T the or ganiza«on! Ä» 18 also Panned to be necessitvlvf day ' aIs °' because of the ovSbl i u 0me members to remain SS home h day bef0re return - non-member farmers A new economic pro an was con over a to car all meet the the no Progressive Fanners Dance At Raymond Big Success Farmer. by the Pr »S"ssive thp S- f the^Raymond Council , at S"«*- scha °l house north ' bÄ d m Pr0Ve - < ? t ° ^ abi « of j success vlewnninf n fina P cia l and social and î°i nt * i ? Ver 50 cou Pl e s attended ya , tim ® was en J'oyed by all. j . e cr owd enjoyed the singing and Ι' *o 'he limit ami tried to ea ch other in vocal selections, car! Hovdey, however, was finally ac claimed the victor in the contest. Montana Grain Makes Impres si°n in Iowa, Farmer Writes Jan, 21.— C. B. J--.« <• rj:- „i.^, . j, , , «rimng near Rattiv-en, I« * ays Montana grain exhibits shown by r ff° 4 ads ? re attracting considerable attention in Iowa. Several farmers who have never been beyond the bord ers of their home state doubt that Montana produces such vegetables. grain and ^7-1928 utmi "■•in,,, ... ! Valentines Now on display, a large and complete li n Valentines, also Heart-shaped boxes C ous chocolates. 'of of ilfci. For that Valentine Party—Valent' Tally and Place Cards. Miller's Pharmacy Phone 133 . i .mum . ."'XIIUih,, Hospital Day IN THE — Farmer-Labor Temple Sat., Feb. 11 Lunch served by the ladies morning and evening The City and Country are requested to bring i n Poultry, Butter, Eggs, Pies, Cake, Bread and otU edibles for tbe day. BIG DANCE IN THE EVENING Beth Olde Tyme and Jazz. * jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiriiinMiimniiiini;, |i,||,||,mn,| ltl ,, l | |l|||t||l|||| ^ | ^-||; i -i|.J~ v* ÎK-? ■V.' -X rX Delicious Steaks Our Specialty -X* 0 II m m M -x EAT !! at the— CITY CAFE '--'1 HARRY KOIKE, Prop. m Plentywood --~.R Montana "■ v.m H r 7iiininnaminniimmnmimnininininminimnii,iimiimi»iiiii»iiiininnihiinii iiniiiinii ii | i | 1 »" 1 5Hiiiiiiininimmnimi»i-iii,minimi,imi«inii«inn»iiiinininininininininiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiniiiiini | « || i 8| !j m Grocery Specials —AT— Ingwalson's -X J rX J 1 « » * iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniM, mu, m 11 , 11 , 11 , m h, m mu, m m 11111111 , 11,111 1111 1111111 i ■ 1 11 ïï -V. MATCHES One Carton & IS ASSORTED FRUIT, No. 2% cans 1 wo cans for us 53 c ASSORTED FRUIT, No. 2 Cans, 1 wo cans for m ÜÎ CUT WHITE WAX BEANS, No. 2 I hree cans for M X J1Ä rX J WAGNER APPLES, Per Box 33 Sil dill DELICIOUS APPLES, C grade Per Box m 3j} JL95 Z CANE SUGAR, 25 lb. BEET SUGAR, 100 lbs. REX FLOUR, 98 lbs... STOCK SALT, No. 4 100 lbs.'. » sax -X! {7.6S X m X X }159 Sc X i , M " ■ ullllllY"' X ■ Il IIIIIIIItlll, 11 , 11 , 11 , 1 ,,l l ,ll,ll, | l || l || l | l || l || lllll,l,, | |„„ll,, 11 , 1 , 11 , 11,11 IMItllHlhY^ < • X C0MPANT i= ! NGWALS0S Plentywood, Mont Nn ..., 1 X I l, T