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H, Sr THE PRODUCERS NEWST % • THE PRODUCERS NEWS GOES INTO EVERY HOME IN SHERIDAN COUNTY LIBERTY IS NOT handed DOWN from above A PAPER OF THE PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE. BY THE PEOPLE PLENTYWOOD, MONTANA, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1929 p,.hlished Weekly Sub. Rates: R'u 1 *« ft a« per **** ln o. 8., 13.00 per year Entered as Second Clam Matter, October 18, 1912, at the Post* offlr*. at Plentywood. Montana Under the Act of March «, 1831 VOL. XI, No. 51 DISASTROUS FLOODS WIPE OUT SOUTHERN TOWNS Montana Banks Nearing Peak Strength of 1921 Only Two Failures Have Been Reported In Fifteen Months Helena, March 20.—Montana banks, both state and national, again are nearing the peak of their financial strength established in 1921, A. J. Lochrie, state superintendent of banks, said Tues * "lie explained that this condition is the result of a trend to aa - v • . 1 ± State Superintendent of Institutions Reports on Conditions. Says Crop Prospects and Good and Farmers are Becoming More Conservative and Buying More Farm Land Only When They Have the Money. ivai'd sating. V SÄ f eact a tha* n o„. y ^ ba îws ha 'd 19 ? A^raîsSe ^ÎSêre has been a general improve ment in financial conditions in Mon-! tana daring the last few months," Lochrie said. "Crop prospects are good and promise to allow bankers to has been a sharp upward trend in minino" onerations Manv old claims have been reopened and plans are be y ma( i e + 0 ooen new properties " Lochrie explained ^hat Oilmen airifamers were not so strongly ad TprircTo their old practice of pur frnm ill« Ä and Ä y Ä bl aca se of ownership hr nrh out buv ^r neighbîr and £ l kP '' lie said "Now ft's eetri^ 1 tnVp^a"case of have mlîiev on hand S cattlemen Te becoS I Farmers and cattlemen are becom g more conservative in the buying of land. Hence, if they have a bad hmd and they dont have to fall back on the banks. Lochne blamed the old practice larjpely for the financial debacle Montana in 1919 and 1920. He said that deposits in state and national banks in Montana as of Dec. 81, 1928, aggregated $185,618,000 and resources as of the same date totaled $218,888,000. REDSTONE H.S. TO PRESENT COMEDY "The Time of His Life," a ComeÖy in Three Acts to Be Played at the Redstone School House, Thursday, March 28th. The students of the Redstone High School are completing their practic ing for the three-act comedy "The Time of His Life'' and will present the production at the Redstone school house Thursday, March 28th, starting at 8:15 p. m. The players have been practicing faithfully to fulfill their role and promise the public a real scream from start to finish with a touch of melo drama at the right moments. An admission price of 25 and 50c will be charged and no doubt the Redstone High School will be filled [ on that evening. Following is the cast of characters; CHARACTERS .i Mrs. Bob Grey - - Fern Morin Mr. Bob Grey - - Edgar Sfcordal Tom Carter, Mrs. Grey's Brother - ' - - Alton Markell Mrs. Peter Wycombe, a "personage" ' • - - - Eva States Mr. Peter Wycombe, a "pessimist" ■ - - - Myron Aslakson Dorothy Landon, secretly engaged to Tom Carter - - Vera Ingell Mr James Landon, Sr., Dorothy's it fa i^m ' ' ' Harry Loucks Uncle Toni, an old colored butler - Frank Bucklin Vincent Bergh 9 U-c Officer Hogan - Lenten Cantata to be Given at Orpheum Theatre Easter Sunday Community Chorus of Fifty Voices With Vocal Sotos and Duets Will Render "The Seven Last Words of Christ" Un der the Direction of Mrs. E. Winifred Opgrand. Public Is i vited to Attend This Extraordinary Musical Treat. 9 ,; 0 Unda .y rooming, March 31st, at •w oclock, the Orpheum Theatre in entywood will be the scene of the Liienng of an Easter Cantana, "The on Last Words of Christ" with a con!rL 0 f v flfty voices blending into err.« ') 6 bal 7 non y as rendition ds to the end. - r . e , gathering of singers for this 'Pieial occasion is perhaps the larg est ever assembled in Plentywood, and t L ade up of the best singers in Prp wntb every denomination and «4 represented. rnc Seven Last Words of Christ" bokJ Cantata by Theodore Du terat e ^borating upon the seven utr in? ,!n e i tbe Chrigt h bis suffer rousiS death iYP° n ^ he cross - Tb« Pi am 1 1 f J^ses above the the cantata for the spirit and is 1____ „ __ ! COUNTY AGENT TO IIAI Fv IWirrTÎMrO H0LD l ™ cs Week By County Agent Ferguson in Northern Half of County. Wool Growers to Meet. __ SÊtsÉS Î Ä era . 1 01 ,, e °°}mty. A F tnese meetings problems from practices per tabling to crop production, tillage methods ' Restock, horticulture, and pouLtr y Wl11 be discussed. The recommendations that were made b y the commodity group com mittees that were held at the County A S ent '» office late laöt fal1 wiU be Presented. The Commodity Commit tees were composed of delegates from different communiÜes throughout the : count y to pick out what seemed 10 ^ b t practices for Sheridan County< * q Wednesday, March 27th, there Will be a melting of all the woo! erainthecounty> he id at the County Agent's office to discuss the , • f orffan i z i nff a county wool pool. Practically every . in the State of Montana has * marketing organization at the . . • Several wool growers P * v have expressed their JL« that such an organization be , j • ty,ic p^vmtv for 1929. T'i-.o A crricnl+ural Development meet wîif hp hold in the afternoon at W l ings 2:00 P. M. at the following places: Redstone, March 26th. Westby, March 28th. Outlook, Mardi 29th. All resident of the county that are interested in the development of Sheridan County agriculture, are cor-1 dially invited to attend these meetr ings. Runaway Redstone Boys Fail to Make Getaway j Lloyd Whitish, 14, and Prank Barge, 14, ran away from their par ents' homes south of Redstone, and headed for Canada. j Each took a saddle horse, provisions and a rifle from their homes as well money they had saved. They| apprehended at the boundary ! line north of Whitetail by the custom officials of Whitetail who notified j as some were their parents. St. Patrick Celebrators Fill F.-L. Temple Saturday Night The dance given at the Farmer-La bor Temple Saturday evening in hon of St Patrick, was a huge success Both socially and financially. The large ball room was filled to capacitv and White's Orchestra fur- nished music that caused all the mer ry-makers to join in tripping the light fantastic toe. The Temple was decorated in the true St. Patrick's Day style and help ed to give a real Irish atmosphere to the occasion. or ® grandeur of the text and the music! would classify it as an oratorio. The public is cordially invited to attend this extraordinary musical event and there will be no charge. A silver offering, however, will be taken up to help defray expenses con nected with such an undertaking. Following are the members of the chorus and the officers of the Com munity Club, which is sponsoring the Cantata at this time: Tbe different parts of the Seven Last Words of Christ" are as follows, with the soloists who will act in con junction with the chorus: - PERSONNEL OF CHORUS AccompanisL-Mrs. A. J. Gameau. Director—Mrs. A. O. Opgrande. (Continued on Last Page) MONT.-DAKOTA WILL DRILL MANY WELLS Glendive, March 16.—The Gas De velopment company which furnishes natural gas to the Montana-Dakota Power company for distribution at Miles City, Terry, Glendive, Marmath and the Black Hills of South Dakota' announces its intention of drilling a great number of additional wells in the Cabin Creek, Hidden Water and dive^oon!^ d ° meS ° f ° len ' This company has announced its in tention of constructing a natural gas pipe , line fr . om Cabin Creek to Bis marck, serving all towns situated on the Northern Pacific railway enroute. Ä f Ä clty Wlth the vlew of persuadin .s the SStS * cons,nJct '°" ___ ArADf 1 ! 1 AF HAMAD UtbKhK IIF Ht iNlIK UIAIlllAi UI 11UHU1V c " - , , ., _ ,i The members of the Degree of Honor Lodge are busy making prepa ratio® for one of their famous Garni val dances to be held Saturday, April 6th. These dances are noted for their good times with the ladies making ar rangements that carry through with thoroughness and accuracy. "There will be horns, caps, confetti and other novelties which create so much mer riment and good will at these occa T nS and . S T® new novelties are also promised that will be different. White's Orchestra will furnish , the. must/» are getting primed Sr this special occasion The laddjs are making special efforts to make this, the biggest dance of the season and invite everyone to be present, A straight admission fee of 50 cents will be charged, which is no more than the price to a good show. Posters announcing the brilliant and gay Carnival dance are now in the process of printing and will be spread over the county for the per- ■ usai of all dance lovers and those who enjoy a good time. Tom Feeney, local character of this received a sentence of 90 days in and a fine of $100.00 for attack ing and slugging a traveling man just outside the Farmer-Labor Temple last Saturday evening while a dance was SEVERE SENTENCE GIV EN PLENTYWOOD THUG in progress. As Feeney was given a fine of $100 besides the jail sentence, it is con sidered that he will have to remain j n j ad 140 days, which would take up the- greater share of the summer and give him an opportunity to think over his rash acts of the past, which have brought him so much trouble. Most of Feeney's trouble seems to be caused from a desire to fight while under the influence of liquor and the jolt handed him by Judge Belanski may change his conduct along this line. LASTER DANCE AT F-l TEMPLE APRIL 1ST , , Arrangements are going forward for an Easter Ball to be given Mon day evening, April 1st at the Farmer Labor Temple. An excellent orchestra will furm ish the music and it is expected to , be one of the big dances of the spring i aa tbe season will be over and j a ^_ dance lovers will be there. , More details will be given next week m regard to this gala event. Mrs. J. J. Morgan, wife of the late Mr. Morgan, left Thursday for -An aconda in company with her son Frank, wrth whom she will make her home for about two months. Mrs. Morgan will then return to her old home in the Archer country, where ! she will be joined by a daughter, Mrs. ] Elsie Kent of Cedar Falls, and they will make their permanent residence there. _.j __,1 ■__ Ä r* ___ __ fCTC TTY AC DU ! CT VlLiIlJ ILiAiiJJ LHLuLLiI _ Helena, March 18.—Carl Jackson, pro hibitkm administrator for Montana and i da ho, has been assigned to the seventeenth district, with headquart ers a t F or t Worth, Texas, according to word received today at district headquarters here. , Capt. W. D. Smith, administrator a t Fort Worth, Texas, will assume c h ar ge of the Montana-Idaho distrld April 1. He is a veter a n with the scr-1 vice. Carl Jackson has been prohibition administrator for this district for the j past two years. Prior to assuming this i office he was connected with prohibi I tion forces in other capacities. Mrs. Morgan Leaves for Visit With Son at Anaconda, Mont. STATE PROHI CHIEF mu 1 jfef . - II | ^4 mWÈ V f m ■.■ m LELAND McNULTY Who is a senior student ami : champion of Plentywood high school. 1,1 ' " lH represent the Plentywood HigKin the district oratorical contest| S*®" and m a c ° mpos ÿ manner he. delivers a compact and convincing, ora tion. Leland's friends are hoping he w in bring home the honors. — * A |L|f\ Aï A MK M AIJ [j\{ /\ jj yjjj }f|/\n| Uf U1L ADf IIDD D AÇÇCC AKLlltK l küClJÜ . > ~' _. J. J. Morgan, Well Known Pioneer Farmer of Near Archer.. Died Sat-, urday Noon. Leaves. Wife and Several Children. Would Have C elebrateo Wedding in Two Weeks. ami Archer Both the Plentywood am* Archer communities were saddened to learn of the death of J. J. Morgan at the Sheridan Memorial hospital last Sat urday noon. n , Mr. Morgan had not been well for, the past year, having trouble with his heart. A few days ago he contracted his bronchial t ? s « . w Nil-Six ■imm ii m m V. m URI « 4 i r m a cold which in tubes and he was brought to the hos pital in this city suffering from bron chial pneumonia, death resulting from the ravages of that disease together with old age and a weakened oonsti tution. J. J. Morgan was greatly beloved by all who knew him. He was a gentleman of the old school, a who took much interest In the pro gress of the people and a steadfast believer in progressive principles. No meeting of the Progressive Farmers Council of Plentywood was complete without the presence of Mr. Morgan, who dared weather that would make a much younger man stay by the fireside. But he enjoyed the meet ings and enjoyed meeting his fellow men. _ The deceased will be greatly missed by his legions of friends and v the Morgan family have the sympathy of all in the loss of this grand old man, who was a kind husband and father and a wise counselor. The funeral was held Tuesday af ternoon at the Congregational church, with Rev. Clifford saying the last words. The church was filled to capacity by friends anxious to pay their last respects to the departed one and the casket was covered with (Continued on Last Page) PRAIRIE FIRE NEAR JEFFERSON SCHOOL A prairie fire near the Jefferson school in District 39, last Tuesday, might have destroyed that school building if the children had not vali antly acted as fire fighters and put it out. It seems that following dinner, the boys had gone out to play horse shoe, when Ralph Adams noticed the smoke. He, together with Oscar Solheim, Ver non Adams, Ralph Adams, and George and Arthur Bolkek ran to where the fir e was burning. They started _ to battle the blaze and were soon assist e<i by other school children. fney fought with sacks, old brooms and 1 whatever could be found to beat out tae flames for forty minutes before the fire was finally exunguiMiea. It started from an old straw stack which had been se t° a î l r ®", a U me it was thought that the school house might be in danger, but the plucky pupils beat out the flames be-1 fore they readied the structure. ; Those fighting the fire were Miss ! Syverson, Ralph and > ernon Adams, Arthur and George Bolke, Oscar Sol heim, Violet Curtin, Vman Bnghts man and Selma Larson. The young er ones were Maurita Brightsman, Myrtle, Gladys, Bernice and Hazel Solheim. _ ~—„ LOCAL MARKETS - Thursday, March 21, 1929 Darth Northern Wheat __94 Winter Wheat--- .92 Amber Durum __81 Flax, per bu. _2.01 Rye, per bu _ .77 | Barley, per bu. _ .39 Oats/ per bu. __ .29 Potatoes, per bu._ .70 Eggs, per doz.. .30 Creamerj' butter, per lb.. ,60 Dairy butter, per lb.- .60 L. C. RIDENOUR TO HOLD AUCTION SALE - Plentywood Farmers' 09 Co. Unloads More Tanks V, "i'. î sSSSSSS.,,,,-.. ty. oratorical «rp i n /\¥ T\ f\\T Ifi 7 Vf AR.IJI 11 R (I V IS l imi\-UUJ DU 1 10 dragged to death - Scobey.—Lawrence Goulet, 7-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Gou let of Four Buttes, was dragged to death by a saddle pony Wednesday, afternoon while the boy's father fran ; tically tried to catch the frightened animal. * Mr. Goulet, bo please the boy, let him mount a quiet saddle pony belong-1 ing to a neighbor. ITic pony started to tK)t and the boy fell off, his foot catch i ng in a rope tied to the saddle, The became frightened and be gan ^ 'run rox i™, a,o Cirim r the jjttle fellow, whose head and shoui cers bounded and struck the ice and f ^° Zen -f r ° Und f ° F alm0t5t a qUartCr cf a mile . A curve in tne path where the snow ha d drifted swung the boy's body c j ear and released the grip of the rope on his foot. Mr. Goulet, who ran his best to try ana catch tbe frighten e d horse and rescue the buy, was scon at bis side and carried him back In this issue of the Producers News appears an ad, announcing an auc tion sale to be held by L. C. Ridenour at his farm 9 miles southwest of Plentywood and 6 miles south of Mid by on Wednesday, March 27th. The sale will start at 1:00 O'clock with free lunch ait noon, has a large list of farm machinery, as well as chickens and household furniture. It will pay anyone de siring any of the articles listed on page three of this issue to be present at this sale. Col. Hyde is the auc tioneer and Carl Bull, clerk. Mr. Ridenour injuries, were f a t a l and he lived but a short time. Tbe grief-stricken parents have the gi nce re sympathy of the entire com munity and a host of friends at Flax vin e , their iormer home. Services were held Friday from the Flaxville Catholic church, Rev. Father Conaty officiating. man-; ■ twimitn M mirmr Bi L j V | iVV/lTlillJui 1 1 I IjLaH 11" m/v/viv riAiim r 11Tr ,*v li/iyi|l I ll||UI U Wp la 11 VFv/I/ vvMJI Lilj IT Li." _ * Thursday morning of this week, Attorney A, C. Erickson and Ida Newlon of this city stole a march on their friends and were quietly mar r j e d a t the Dan Olson home in this, c ity by Rev. Egge. Both of the contracting parties are so we n known that it is hardly neces sary to tell of their high qualifications and ' popularity in Plentywood and Sheridan county. The groom served Sheridan county for many years : coun ty a ttorney and the bride, who | j s a daughter of N. P. E. Moe Archer, has been employed for the pas ^ several years at the court house as _a. very efficient clerk. Immediately following the ceremony the newlyweds hied themselves out the city, but their host of friends patiently waiting their return with knowing nods which hold a hidden meaning. Mr. and Mrs. Erickson will make their home in the beautiful residence of Mr. Erickson, who will continue his law practice in Plentywood. The host of friends of the popular newlyweds join with the Producers them News in wishing success and happiness. BRENDEN-FALK Bertha Falk and Carl A. Brenden, of tbe Medicine Lake eommuni . W ere quietly married last Satur da y a t 6:00 in the afternoon, at the Congregational parsonage, Rev. CHf ford officiating . ^he newlyweds were accompanied b ^j r and Mrs. Max Hueth, who ac t ed as witnesses to the ceremony. Following the tieing of the nuptial the wedding couple wended their to the West Cafe, where a wed din _ d i nner was served, rp be new iyweds have the best wishes of the p roducer s News and their host' ^ friendR for a pleasant journey thru Ufe as husband and wife. - GEISER- STEPHENS Froid.— Edmunds Geiser and Miss Elm0 Stephens, both of this place, were marr ied at Helena on Monday of this week. News of their intended wedding reached Froid several days a go but not until this morning was their marriage known. Both the con trading parties have oeen holding positions in this session of the legis l a ture, now closed. These young peo pie have lived in Froid practically all their life and are so well and. favor a bly known that words of comment a re unnecessary, but their host of friends extend best wishes and the bert that life holds. Mr and Mrs. Geiser will be back in Froid within a few davs. INHABITANTS FLEE TO HIGH GROUND AS WATERS RISE -9 Automobile Aid« Rescuer« School Children Are Transported to and From Classes In Boats. Curfew Law for Elders Is Put In Effect. Damages Amount to Millions of Dollars. Relief Is Being Carried on In Stricken Communities Under Red Cross Direction. Atlanta, Ga., March 20.—A modern Paul Revere hurried thru the Apalachicola calley in Florida Tuesday with warnings of the flood approaching from Georgia and Alabama, which has inun dated towns and rich farming sections, made highways impassable and caused the death of more than a score of persons with pro perty losses of many millions of dollars. «TWI AME CAI I V* AT vltLUllL uALL 1 Al ORPHEUM, MARCH22 . . ^Çal Poet Amencan Legion Stages Play to Help Worth Cause. Theatre Should Be Packed tonight. - with the boosting acti urn Theatre tonight (Friday), March 22nd Tho nnoceeds will tro toward . *• d maintaining a Junior R ,, Team toward trivimr a trio ^ iJ wSni^e Än^4-H Club work J® tbe ^S5ck Exhibition held at ^ SedteiiSw? ^hicago m September. superior one and ha S P bien brought S ahiehwbit of pïïfecüon undfrth^ direSion of Halli?meder Eveï^ne Äu want to attend the pl f v Äght and enjoy the perform jjj* wh f e belobig the L^efon bovs Y put over another worthy cause ' i --— CTADTIMA WURlV SI AKllNli ii vlu\ Dimilinu AIT KIFllT nDTAFf C){\ j\|r.W nKllJlir, - , v 4 a-* Crews Begm Preliminary Job at Site to of Missouri Span Near MoL Point. ^25 to 17o Men to Be Employed. - j Wolf Point, March 13.—The van guard of the crew which will erect the bridge across the Missouri has ■ arrived at Wolf Point from Leaven- : worth, Kas. These men will have i charge of preliminary work. 1 Gordy L. Reynolds, a représenta- , tive of the Missouri Valley Bridge and * ron °° m P an y> . wbo * s An charge |of the crew says first work will be,b j to build a spur from the Great Nor , them main track near Macon to {site of the bridge. It' will probably. be six weeks before actual construe tion work on the structure is com- ! menced, although preliminary work in \ the way of brush cutting and the likej has been going on for several weeks, According to Mr. Reynolds, local l a bor will be employed as much as possible, although it will be necessary j to import a number of the skilled bridge workers. The number of men employed when the work gets into full swing will probably be from 125 to 176. as of of are Comertown Farmer Held on Insanity Charge In Co. Jail Holger Johnson, 48, a farmer of north of Comeriown, was brought to Plentywood by Deputy Sheriff Franc Murry last Saturday and an insanity charge was brought against him. The unfortunate man, while in con versation with Jailer Fiske, made a sudden dive for the bars of his cell and cut his scalp open. The impact knocked him unconscious and he was removed to the hospital where his scalp was sewed. He will have hearing before Judge Paul as soon as "he recovers sufficiently. ; . ! i Hoover Puts Ban on Wild Cat Oil Operations on Government Leases Would Conserve Oil Resources for Time When Supply Will Not Meet Demand. Result of Action on Price of Gasoline Being Watched By Motorists. Would Save Many Innocent Investors from Bogus Oil Propositions. Washington, March 18.—President Hoover's ban on further oil develop nent of government lands, which in terior department orders Wednesday night revealed, is complete and ex act, is the first step in a program he long as promoted designed to con serve the rapidly dwindling oil sup plies and protect the motoring public against an ultimate gasoline shortage and resulting high prices. > This first step is aimed, primarily at elimination of wildcat operators, whose activities the president consid ers wasteful. Other steps contem plated in carrying out the program he espoused as a member of the fed eral oil conservation board will be aimed at further co-operation among ; the leading producers to prevent i waste, overlapping and overdevelop S <£&£ S Ä ! ville southward to beat the crest of SfA&'S ^ rivera> had felt the force ol the waters descending from its northern neighbors, its business section and part of its residMices were already " d tt» 1 S I Fort Games, Ga., on the Chatta hoochee, had the highest waters in its history. The river was three milea wide* School children were trans 1 ported bo and from their classes in boats and mail was brought into the town by boat from the railroad sta tion at Killen, two miles away. ! The' Alabama river was over 10 miles wide in places south of Selma, although the town itself was safe. Curfew law was invoked for the adutl inhabitants of Elba and Ge neva who started the work of reha bilitation after being driven from theff homes by the inundation of last k Under militarv contril resi Swiï^ÏÏyiSïi and water for 24 hours were pennib ud to enter for salvage and repair work. They must have been inocu lated against typhoid fever and all were required to leave the town be fore sundown. Children were kept in the refugee camps while their elders were ^ their homes cleaning up and putting things in order against the time when they will return. Food and other supplies were being delivered by aviators on a regular schedule to the south Alabama towns and the northwest Florida towns which were flood-swept, Caryville and Milligan, along the Yellow river in Florida, were hard hit. Only three houses were reported i e ft in Milligan and they were dam aged. The residents if both towns a d been taken to places of refuge before the flood waters reached their the'heights. Under the direction of the Red Cross succor and relief went forward systematically throughout the terri tory, HOME TALENT PLAY AT ANTELOPE SOON Sons of Norway Preparing to Rais« I Money for Hall By Putting on a Home Ttalent Play Extraordinary. The members of the Sons of Nor {way Hall Association of Antelope are planning to give a home talent play in that town April 13th for the benefit of their hall, The name of the play has not yet been given out, but extraordinary ef forts are said to be being made to bring out a play that will long be remembered in that thriving commu nity. . Further announcements will be made as the play progresses. White's Orchestra has already been secured for a big dance after the performance. .—* ment, through legislation if this is found necessary . The president's new policy wascar ried into effect with an order wea ; nesday night by Secretary oL^imenor Wilbur to the general iana ouice w instruct all local la a « xi a are to receive no for permits to pr.p r . . on the public domain ana w j - applications now pending. Legality ^ues oned The mter.or department .Uv ** which was very little longer than tne president s statement of policy, point ed to land office interpretationi ol present law as authority for the kg a l ity of the policy, whihe has been questioned in some quarters. President Hoover made it clear in (Continued on rage ßight)