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PLENTYWOOD, MONTANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1928
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Creeping Monster Attempts to Grasp Press of Montana
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anaconda copper company buys
OUT INTERESTS OF W. A. CLARK, JR.
Miner Included In Deal Which Involves Several Mil
Butte
lion Dollars of Property. Near Defeat of Governor Forces
Anaconda to Buy Heavy Artillery of Clark Interests. Ryan
Fears Losing Messenger Boy Wheeler. Producers News
Apain Scoops Dailies of the State.
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OARK ORDERS MACHINERY FOR NEW PAPER
The following exclusive news story was wired the Producers
News by Pat W allace with a Butte date line. This story is an
other scoop on the state press and again puts the Producers
News in the front ranks as a live, up-to-date newspaper.
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H BUSINESS BLOCK
FOR MAIN STREET
Work has been commenced on the
basement of a new building which
will be erected by Stadig & Gottlieb
their lot between the Mint Cigar
I Store and the Miller Pharmacy.
I The building which will be con
I stmeted of brick and tile will be 64
I feet by 24 feet with 172 foot ceiling,
I jingle story with full basement.
I The new business house, which will
I be of fireproof construction, will fill
I the last empty lot on main street with
I the exception of the two vacant lots
I on either side of the Orpheum The
atre, in the two blocks just north of
the railroad tracks.
Just what business will enter the
new building when completed is not
known but the owners feel that a
ksiaear house of tfifs kind Is needed
I to take care of the rapidly growing
business in this city and believe the
investment will be justified.
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Dr. and Mrs. Roy Return
Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Roy returned
last Monday from a trip to the moun
tains. On the way stops were made
at Belgrade, where they visited with
Mrs. Roy's parents, and Miles iCty,
Great Falls, Billings and several other
towns. Several days were spent in
the mountains and Mr. and Mrs. Roy
report a most enjoyable three weeks'
vacation. The doctor is now busy
looking after the dental needs of his
large number of patrons.
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Minot Good Will Boosters
Visit Northeastern Montana
Greatly Impressed With Prosperity of County and Geniality of
Plentywood—Give Nice Program and Make Big Hit With
Citizens—"Plentywood is Plenty Good," Was Oft Repeated
Remark of Men From Magic City.
evening at 6:15'the Minot caravan of boosters arrived
ith tooting of horns and the shrill scream of the
llre siren to welcome them to the city.
Tuesday
in Plentywood
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* The members of the party were
Helena.—Seventeen counties have
ready advised the fair management
the decision of county commission
t rs to send an exhibit to the Mon
au State Fair and if present favor
6 cr , op cond itions continue, between
and 40 counties, representing all
fiions of the state, will vie with
J. mother for display space in the
n^tural hall this fall. Secretary
TV i . ornas announced this week.
tPTttk ac n inp of the fair dates at Sep
Do -w ^ to 28 this year, makes it
utiaKi e 101 man y counties, formerly
of ui 6 if 0 coNoot an exhibit because
exliiku ! arve?t conditions, to bring an
DetiH to 1^28 state fair in com
crnzip 011 other counties where
cro f mature earlier.
statf^FL f ou , nt ' es having definitely
an p xhibh r ' nte - tions °f bringing in
SHERIDAN COUNTY
WILL HAVE EXHIBIT
AT 1928 STATE FAIR
are Flathead, Lake, Mis
torthe™ ? aval, J representing the
tip ♦ an ^ northwestern sections ot
Mbit v Th . < ' fathead county e*
CC» bc > of Harry
FWo p'V, ,°* Kalispell. Theodore
Wit fJ Pfl l S0T1 assemble the ex
restW™? ' Ja ^ e county where har
weli Jl j 8ey eral important corps
M. M nf. r ,^ a ? ^th good crop yields.
Slawin« 1 ' agent, of M!s
^l^et and arrange the
will h P a exhibit. The Ravalli exhibit
the direction of G.
> ç tatp fair advisory hoard
on page Five)
Butte, Mont., Aug. 16, 1928—
A deal has just been consumated
in New Itork by which the Ana
c'onda Copper have purchased all
the Clark interests in Montana in
eluding the Butte Miner. Details
of the transfer which amounts to
several millions are being worked
out now by the Lawyers and engi
neers of the two corporations and
it is expected they will be formally
announced next week.
The near defeat of the
By P. J. Wallace
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company
governor at the primaries caused
the company to make the move
which will give them possession of
the heavy literary artillery of the
Clark interests in the Miner. John
D. Ryan also feared he would lose
his messenger boy Wheeler in the
scramble next fall.
One hundred thousand dollars
worth of printing machinery is on
its way to Butte with which Clark
will start another
keep up tne fight
state from the control of the copper
trust. The Anaconda company has
won a battle but the war is on in
full fury now. News again sdoops
daily presses on this exclusive
story.
great daily to
to rescue the
Anyone who doubts that big busi
ness in Montana controls the policies
of the state through the press will
get additional evidence that such
the case from the above. The com
ing fight between W. A. Clark, Jr.,
representing the common people as
against the huge corporate interests
of tWs state will be one of the bit
terests battles in the history of Mon
tana.
greeted by a committee from the lo
cal commercial club and then proceed
ed to the restaurants of the city
where bounteous meals were served
the hungry travelers.
A program was given on mam
street after tnc a:'dress of welcome
by Carl Bull oi the Farmers and Mer
chants State Bank, by the boosters in
which the spirit of good will and
friendship was extended to the citi
zens of Plentywood and ou ly 8
tricts and an invitation ex .,
all to visit Minot where they
be royally welcome.
A ouartette dir ® c t® d °y Hpnart
bert Jones, head of the m ^ ,?
m ent of the-State Teachers college,
Minot, furnished some Jrfnlaud
ted songs and were warmly applau
ed
The large crowd present gave the
various speakers on the program a
warm ovation as they addressed the
audience and the atmosphere was fm
ed with the spirit of friendship and
good will and the Minot vis ltors wer ,
hailed as 'a bunch of jolly good fel
lows.
"Dick" Coughlin, who is ^eil known
to the people of this section made
hit when he said the tour would agam
return to Plentywood next
would arrive next time i P
and that he believed the city of Fien
tywood would have a ^ progre^ive
that time, knowing the v *
spirit of this city. «.««tin« ad
At 10:00 o'clock the meeting
the
a Minot orchestra furnishing th
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At 7:15 Wednesday morning
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WESTBY AND RESERVE
TO PLAY CHAMPION
SHIP GAME HERE SUN.
Both Ball Teams Have Won Two
Games and Rubber Will be Decided
at Herald Ball Park in Plentywood.
Purse of Two Hundred Dollars and
Gate Receipts Go to Winner.
One of the most exciting ball games
Ä" f" ÄS
County when the Reserve and Westby
Jf*" 1 « meet f ° r the championship of
Shendqn county as local teams.
There is blood in tbe eye of both
nines as each has won two games and
this will be for tbe championship with
a purse of $200 and gate receipts to
the winner which has been raised by
the supporters of both organizations
to show their confidence in their lo
cal nines.
Tbe four games played between
these two teams this season have
been bitter struggles and a hot game
is expected when they meet for this
final game of tbe season.
"Spotty" Brusek, star pitcher from
the southern Minnesota League will
be on the mound for Reserve while
Hans Larson, well-known veteran
pitcher of Westby will oppose him.
Baseball fans from over the county
are all agog with excitement over the
game next Sunday between these two
| local teams and a large crowd will no
doubt he present to see which of the
contenders carry off the honors of the
county,
ADAM YAROSLASKI
ADJUDGED INSANE
Coalride Farmer Found to be Out of
His Mind After Examination by
Doctors and Judge—Will Be Taken
to Wadm Springs.
Adam Yaroslaski, who was brought
to Plentywood Saturday of last week,
ination made by Doctors Storkan and
Campbell. Judge Felt, sitting for
Judge Paul, who is on his vacation,
ordered that Yaroslaski be taken
the state institution for insane
Warm Springs.
The unfortunate man, whose condi
tion is said to have been brought
about by financial worries, was taken
to Warm Springs Wednesday
Sheriff Salisbury.
ra] ArthuI
g harlesworth of Medicine Lake
j at the Sheridan Memorial hospital
'Saturday, August 11 at 6:30 of heart
'failure and kidney trouble.
MEDICINE LAKE MAN
DIED LAST SATURDAY
After an illness extending over
! The deceased, who was 57 years of
age, was a pioneer of the Medicine
Lake country, hiving taken a home
stead there in 1902. H was widely
known and high respected by all his
frl He d leave d s fwjfe To^moum his pass
ing, and a step son, Harry De Silvia,
of Plentywood besides a legion of
v . -, 3 i
Tr Funeral services were held from the
Medicine
Congregational church at
Lake Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o
clock and the body was laid to rest
in the Medicine Lake cemetery.
FIREMEN'S MIDSUMMER
FESTIVAL AMUSING TO
BOTH YOUNG AND OLD
Work in Fields Interferes With Major
Attendance—Merry-Go-Round Fer
ris Wheel and Swings Liberally
Patronized.
A large number of people from
Plentywood and surrounding country
have been taking in the Firemen's
Mid-Summer Festival the past few
days but work in the fields has cut
down the attendance considerably.
The Merry-go-round, Ferris wheel
and swings seem to be the greatest
in
crowd getters while the booths are
receiving considrable attention also.
Saturday and Sunday are expected
to bring in the biggest crowds of the
week to take inlthe festivities.
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p etty Thievery Going on in
P'tywood; Lock Your Doors
Monday night robbers entered the
Great Northern depot and stole three
fountain pens and two pencils which
on the desk. No money was
e
were
taken.
The same evening the A1 Eaton
place was entered and a sum of
money stolen.
A Ford touring car belonging to J.
P. Peterson of the Monarch Lumber
Co. was also stoleh the same evening
from in front of the lumber yard be
tween 7:30 and 8:30 o'clock. The car
has not been recovered.
The officers are busy on the trail
of the burglars and are doing every
thing possible to apprehend them.
At this time is would be well to
keep a careful watch on all property
as it is physically impossible for the
officers to be everywhere and with a
large number of transients in the
country the lawless element takes this
opportunity to carry on a thieving
program
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ATIY. (MR HAS
NARROW ESCAPE IN
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
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Car Plunges off Embankment Near}
Medicine Lake When Driver Drows!
es at the Wheel-Machine is total
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Last Thursday evening while re
turning from a trip to Culbertson,
Attorney T. W. Greer had a narrow
escape from death when his car plung- j
ed from the highway about two miles
north of Medicine Lake and turned a
complete somersault landing on its
from IS whfch n he t was 0 driving. dlrect10 "
The top of the Overland coupe was
e ? l ä el L V orn °^ f ' K Wh f e !f smash j d °- li
do w s e d emolhshed, in^'actThe «r was
a complete wreck. How Mr. Greer
escaped with only a slight cut and a
severe shaking up is a mystery to
those-who have seen the wrecked car
after th accident.
Mr. Greer in telling of the affair
road 'a h t at 85 he „r W 40 S muTfn tuf aud
ÄtÄÄÄ
self going over and figured he had !
taken his last ride. About this time
Mrs. A. J. Moore and Mrs. Ben Lueb
ke, who bad been to Culbertson, came
along with their cars and were bailed
by Mr. Greer, bringing him to Plen
tywood where, after examination, it
was found that outside of a slight
cut ;on tbe wrist and sore muscles and
body, be was not injured
Tbe machine is beyond repair and
tbe useful parts will be salvaged and
tbe wrecked machine replaced by a
new one.
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STATE AGRICULTURAL
REPRESENTATIVE HERE
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n0 8s,~tfefy?esentirrg tne state
crop and statistics department of the
state agricultural office, visited in
Plentywood Saturday.
Mr. Ross was making a survey of
the amount of damage done to the
crops of Sheridan county and the
amount of grain which will be har
vested this year.
He reports crop conditions over the
state as being excellent and that
Montana would again go on record as
I one of the leading wheat producing
states of the Union.
FIRE DESTROYS END
OF MOE MERC. STORE
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. About 3:00 Friday morning the fire
bell aroused the residents of Penty
wood from ttcu beds to ,lmd flames
shooting high into the air from the
j building occupies by the Moe Mer
' cantile Co. and which is owned by A.
J. Moore.
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Blaze Starts in Reai- Shed Attached
to building—Ignites Kerosene Drum
—Quick Work by Firemen Saves
Big Loss.
The fire department made a quick
and while the chemical enginf
run
had little effect on the fire when the
water was turned on the fire lessened
and as s»on as the second hose came
into
play the fire laddies gradually
ovpicame the leaping liâmes.
After the fire was conquered and
the embers died down it was found
that the entire back end of the build
ding was destroyed including an addi
tion to the main building and a small
shed which was used for coal and
kerosene. The main building was
damaged only by water on the floor
and smoke.
The bakery building owned by Mar
tin Toftness was also damaged con
siderably by the flames which ignited
the side of the building, and by the
water and smoke.
The stock of the Moe Mercantile
Co. was damaged by smoke and some
stock which was in the addition was
destroyed by fire.
The losses are all practically cov
ered by insurance.
SATURDAY WAS THE
HOTTEST DAY IN MANY
YEARS IN PLENTYWOOD
Saturday of last week the thermom
eter in front of the Miller Pharmacy
registered 107 degrees in the shade of
the awning.
Everywhere perspiration poured
forth from man and beast with water
the only hope of relief from the stifl
ing heat. , .,
It has been many years since the
has registered as high as on
mercury
Last Saturday.
wiaii* the hot weather caused con
sideraUe discomfort no.
I ill effects
were reported, but the grain is being
rapidly rip*?«! and the fields arc
K in a manner not believed
few weeks ago, and the
trrairTin most cases will be ripe about
* 8 •'—
llls combines believe there
necessity of windrowing
into th fields to cut and
evening «P
possible a
time
the same
Those P?" 1 *
will be no
and will go . .
thresh at one operation.
FOUR BUTTES BOY IS
DROWNED IN POPLAR
CREEK AT PICNIC
Picnic' Ends Tragically as Boy Loses
Life in Poplar Creek—Could Swim
But Little.
Scobey, Aug. 10. Another tragic
drowning occurred last Sunday after
noon when Dona Doyon, 17-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Doyon who
live north 6 f Four Buttes lost his life
ln rr^ e ^ op ^ ar Cieek. .
The Doyens and about 20 of their
peighbors and friends were picmck
ln P ne 9 . r onaldson fa in
!?£" Dona decided to take a swim
d „wS.
"oy' a nd h ^ig fXn"toTiie was
u " a ,", le to . save himself, although he,
a 1 a m e or s 0
Tne funeral ceremony was held at
I 1 * ^tnolic church on Tuesday morn
Wri« lurial was ln
j. be g cobey cemetery *
He leaveg bes ides his parents, a k
larRe family of brotbers and sisters, i
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FORD RUNS AMUCK !
An old Ford belonging to a farm I
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wee ^ and endeavored to climotu-fi*«:
P°^ e at Bankers Corner. No dam -1
the S^eauT/ !
of th ® ^ a ^.P° le L q
ed a few mmor repairs.
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I Booze Flows in Alleys as Officers
Break Hundreds of Bottles of Can- j
adian Beer, Home Brew, Jugs of
Wine and Various Kinds of Whis- !
key.
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~j n ^n the behind the Krebsbach'
poo j ba u an d Producers News build
i ng were again visited by Border Pa
trolmen Arkwright and Winters.
The officers entered the booze dis
j pen series and proceeded for over an
I bo ur to pitch bottles by the hundreds
against a rock placed outside the
door of both places.
Hundreds of people gathered to
watch the officers desroy the liquor,
standing in the hot sun as the liquid
flowed and seeped its yray into the
ground. It was a dry, hot day but
still it was plenty w.et according to
bystanders.
Arnold Anderson was taken in
charge by the officers in the first
place visited but the proprietor of the
dispensary across the alley had con
veniently locked up his place and
was gone. The money and checks in
the cash register were taken out and
counted by the officers and the place
cleaned of all liquor.
Stanley Lewis Undergoes
Operation for Appendicitis
Last Thursday evening Attorney
Howard M. Lewis motored to Willis
ton with his son Stanley where the
boy was operated upon and had his
appendix removed.
Stanley is getting along fine and
will soon be home. Mr. Lewis return
ed as soon as the young man was out
ofx immediate danger.
HARVESTING HOLDS
ATTENTION OF ALL IN
SHERIDAN COUNTY
Beginning this week the hum of the
harvester can be heard in all parts of
Sheridan county as the g< Iden grain
is cut and put in shock. From re
ports of twine cosumption per acre
the yield will be heavy, running as
high as 40 bushels per acre with few
poor fields.
Those owning combines waiting
for the grain to get riper and will be
in the fields probably next week de
pending on tbe condition of the gram
The supply of labor is sufficient
at present but threshing may see a |
shortage. |
The southern portion of the county
will soon be the scene of threshing
activities, being farther advanced
than the northern half and already |
many crops are in the shock. j
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET
AS BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
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The county commissioners met as a ,
hoard of equalization Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week and went
over the assessment lists. Several as-1
sessments were raised on personal
property and real estate over the !
county. The hoard adjourned Wed-j
nesday evening to meet again Satur- »
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LOCAL MARKETS
Thursday, August 16, 1928
Dark Northern .-.
Winter Wheat _
Amber Durnm .-.—
Flax, per bu. ---.-.
Rye, per bu. — « -
Barley, per bu. -
Potatoes, per bu.—
Creamery butter, per lb
Dairy Butter, per lb. ...
Eggs, per doz. -
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COMPLETE HARMONY OF MEETING
PRESAGES VICTORY THIS FALL
Saturday morning, August 11, pursuant to call 48 delegates and
the same number ol' alternates from 30 precincts gathered at the
Farmer-Labor Temple despite the busy season, to place a ticket in
toe field that would represent the farmers and producers of Sheri
Forty-eight Representatives of Precincts of Sheridan County,
Together with Alternates, Nominate Candidates to Run on
Independent Ticket this Fall—Meeting Was Quiet and Uni
ty of Purpose Evident—Farmers' Ticket Shows Great
Strength—Strong Campaign to be Instituted in Interests of
Candidates Selected by Tillers of the Soil—Salisbury is Con
scripted for Sheriff.
dan Count y
The meeting was called to order
* lloher } Larson of Dagmar, as tem
Porary chairman.
Larson, Chairman
The credentials of the delegates
TeSed
ctairma^ofae meeting and Mrs. P.
Independent Ticket
^ general discussion regarding the
aa ™ of the ticket which woufd be
tbe standard bearer of the farmers
The
was discussed and it was decided to
name an independent ticket. '
Farmer-Labor delegates withdrew
from the convention as Farmer-Labor
delegates but were asked by the Pro
gressive Farmers to sit with them as
delegates which was agreed upon.
The nomination of candidates on
the independent tocket then took
place and resulted as follows:
INDEPENDENT TICKET
p or Representative—
For County Commissioner—
p or County Attorney—
A. C. Erickson Plentywood.
p or sheriff_
I Rodney Salisbury, Raymond.
i p or County Surveyor—
Robert Larsen, Dagmar,
Nels Sundsted, Antelope.
For Clerk of Court—
Walter Bye, Dooley.
For County Treasurer—
Charles Lundeen, Outlook.
For Clerk ai\d Recorder—
Niels Madsen, Coalridge.
Hans Rasmussen, Dagmar.
p or County Assessor—
George J. Bell, Dagmar,
For County Supt. of Schools—
i(j a Newlon, Archer,
For Public Administrator—
j j McElroy, Plentywood.
Petitions are now being circulated
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Two Men Die When Great
Falls Plane Crashes at Minot
Ill Fated Plane Was in Plentywood Two Days Before Fatal
Former Plentywood Citizens Were Purchasing Ma
Pilot Injured But Will Recover.
Plung»
chine From Earl Vane
Minot, N. D., Aug. 10.—Fred Glaze, 23 and Walter Edwards, 30,
both of Minot, were killed and Byron Cooper of Great Falls, Mont.,
pilot of a Waco biplane, was injured when the machine in which
they were riding crashed half a mile from the airport here late this
afternoon.
According to Frank Flatky, a farm
er who witnessed the crash, the motor
1 apparently stopped and the plane fell
| i n ^ 0 a n ose dive. Following the
crasb t be gasoline tank exploded and
i it is believed Glaze and Edwards died
| 0 f burns rather than injuries receiv
1 e( j ^ be cra sh. Cooper, pilot, was
, ba( j[y bruised and suffering from
| shock.
At the hospital it was said that
| Cooper was suffering from, severe
| bruises but that he was not fatally
injured. Hospital attaches reported
that the pilot declared he could not
reC all what happened.
| Cooper, who is a pilot employed by
j the Vance Air Service, Great Falls,
flew the Waco here from Montana
Wednesday. Glaze was employed in
the credit'department of the Interna
tional Harvester Co. here while Ed
, wards was a salesman for a motor
company.
The airplane was completely burned
following the explosion after it crash
ed into a grain field on the outskirts
! of the city. Flatky said he saw
Cooper attempt to get his passengers
» released from the plane after he had
hastily inspected the motor of the
shio and flames were seen to emit
from the vicinity of the engine and
moment later the whole plane burst
into flames. When found the cloth
ing had been burned from the bodies
°f Glaze and Edwards.
Cooper has been working for the
Vance Air Service for about a year,
gg Previous to going to Great Falls
.39 wa3 Eradiated from a course in avi
QP atlon at Kelly Field, San Antonio.
50 was a second lieutenant in the reserve
[45 air corps, subject to call at Pearl Har
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MAYTAG CO. OPENS
SHOP IN PTYWOOD
H. M Furnehough, division mana
ger of the Maytag Washing Machine
Co., of Butte, was in Plentywood
last Tuesday and opened up a Maytag
shop under the supervision of Wm. L.
Wilson. The new agency will be in
connection with the General Electric
i Shop located in the building next to
! the Riba Bank on main street.
Mr. Wilson is well known to Plen
tywood people having resided here
several years ago, being in the em
ploy of the Johnson Abstract Co. He
has been with the Maytag Company
since leaving Plentywood and has
gained a reputation as an efficient
salesman. He will no doubt make a
success of the Maytag business in this
city where the washing machine has
already made many friends with the
housewives who are using that make
of machine.
Dr. Edw. E. York and Family
Return From Their Vacation
Dr, Edw. E. York, local chiroprac
tor, and Mrs. York and son Lynn, re
turned last Saturday from a trip east
which was greatly enjoyed by all.
Several states were visited and they
met many old friends and relatives on
the trip. A week was spent in nor
thern Minnesota and the doctor re
ports having been greatly pleased
with that country. He met the Reu
ber and Templeman families and look
ed over the lumber interests of Sen.
Charles E. Taylor of this city.
The Doctor informs us that several
patients were awaiting his return and
that he is now making up for lost
time.
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Helena. Montana this year nos
shorn the largest wool clip since 1915
! an d with 25,370,000 pounds retains
third place in wool production, lexas
bolding first place with 35,691,000
pounds and Wyoming second place
| with 26,55,0000 pounds, according to
1 the annual preliminary wool report
released today by the state-federal
crop reporting staff.
Since 1920 Montana's wool produc-
tion has steadily increased and the
1928 clip represents a gain of 58.6
per cent compared with that year- If
this rate of increase is maintained,
the next few years will find Montana
in second place if not a close contend
er with Texas for first place, accord
ing to the crop reporting officials,
Montana once held this position in
i 1904 and 1906 by a good margin when
15. be led Wyoming (in 1904) by more
a than eight million pounds and pro
duced nearly four times as much as
Texas.
There was also an increase in the
national wool clip for 1928 over last
y ear according to the report which
shows the clip for 1928 as being 296,
he H4,0()0 pounds compared with 278,
037,000 pounds in 127 a9nd 260,976,
q 00 pounds in 1926. Prices to wool
; producers in 1928, however, have av
j era ged somewhat higher than in 1927
WOOL PRODUCTION
IN MONTANA IS THE
LARGEST SINCE 1915
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