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A PAPER OF THE PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE. BY THE PEOPLE
PLENTYWOOD, MONTANA, FRIDAY, APRIL 26,1929
Published Weekly
Sub. Rates: £"5'«- *»■« w r»t
VOL. XII, NO. 4
per year
Entered as Second Clans Matter October ia iai* *w, o,,,
office at Plentywood. Montana. Under the Act of March*!. 1171
FARM RELIEF" SESSION OF CONGRESS CONVENES
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Oil Drilling Operations to Commence In Thirty Days
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FIRST WELL WILL BE SUNK
IN DOME IN REDSTONE ÀF
$250,000.00 Has Been Appropriated for Redstone Well
Which Will Be Drilled to the Ellis Sands, Estimated a Mile
Below the Surface. Prominent Oil Men Reported to Be
Interested in Project.
OPERATORS TAKE OVER HOLDING CO. LEASES
A deep test well for oil and gas will be drilled in the vicinity of
Redstone, the work to begin in the next thirty days.
A group of oil capitalists, both from the east and west, men who
have made their stake in the oil game, met Monday in Plenty
wood at the Plenty wood Hotel and definitely laid plans for imm4|
diate operations. It is reported*-—--- Æ
that a number of prominent men
in the oil world were here—men
who know something of geology
and oil structures, and they are
sufficiently convinced of the
probability of oil and gas to ven
ture their own money in the
prospecting operation.
The company wjjiph will drill this
test well has. takt^^er a large block
of the lej^s obpSglL and held by
the Plèntywood-KerotrçÂe Holding
Company—a company composed of lo
cal parties who have .worked. lor sev
eral years to bring about the explora
tion of this region. The securing of
these leases was the principal condi
tion precedent to" the entry of the
syndicate of oil men into this explor
ation. ^ -i-X
The oompany has contracted with
the Rientywood-Redstone - Holding
Company, it is claimed by those close
ly associated with the Holding Compa
ny, to drill three of these test wells
on different parts of the structure
this coming summer, thus giving the
field a thorough exploration.
This Syndicate, it is said, has set
aside $250,000 for the drilling of the
first test well, as it plans on drill
ing through to the Ellis Sands which
are estimated to be at a depth of 5600
feet, according to the geological re
ports in the hands of the Syndicate.
The geological reports indicate that
five sands bearing oil will be encoun
tered before the Ellis Sands are in
tercepted, but the first well will be
sunk through each stand, and should
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any
ploy
and
Speeches Were Good—Will Hold Next Banquet at Farmer- part
Labor Temple in Order to Have Adequate Room—Con
struction Campaign Planned by the Organization. in
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ENTHUSIASTIC BANQUET OF LOCAL
COMMERCIAL CLUB AT CITY CAFE
Affa r Was Well Attended—Much Enthusiasm Manifest—
The commercial club banquet at the
City Cafe Tuesday evening was
hupe success. Nearly 75 guests
present and the supper, which
sisted of chop suey, green vegetables,
cream puffs, peach sauce and coffee
ami served by the genial host, Harry
Jxoike, was pronounced both novel and
delicious by the partakers. After din
ner cigars were passed around and
Chairman Storkan, after a brief talk,
1 . roruced the speakers of the
nmg.
P The first speaker introduced was
Kev. Clifford who delivered a splendid
ami interesting discourse on the sub
let of "work."
The second speaker was Howard M.
wis who delivered a learned and elo
quent discussion on "Friendship."
» vjf speaker introduced was
• *• Marsh whose subject was: 'T'he
from the Standpoint
f farmer." Mr, Marsh's discus
i an °? w ^. s the point, was instructive
d enlightening. He trenchently call
a
were
con
eve
ANNUAL ROUNDUP OF SCHOOLS OF
COUNTY AT PLENTYWOOD MAY 11
Sherfio SeC ?^ annua l Roundup of
County Schools will take
Mav iiH, P p ytwo °^ on Saturday,
Tjuuil . For weeks teachers and
havp v U1 va [ 10us parts of the county
Pract : p<f en j US vL witil preliminary
childiPn S a n d i, lf they continue the
children will beJn fine shape for the
lèfic scholastic and ath
^ssibly find Cry ChiM Wh0 can
e on Wa -fv Way to come should
elf U _. eilh ^ r to take part him
eligible, or to enoour
hb h £ h V Ugi ? e ' or toenoour
1 irisions fc? \ divided int o three
«». .HÄ? X? writUn speU
geography.
Division
reading and
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contest is open
NORRIS LAME DUCK
SESSION MEASURE'
REPORTED FAVORABß
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Washington, April 22.—The sen
ate judiciary committee reported
favorably Monday the Morris con
stitutional .amendment abolishing
the "lanw duck" session of congress
- which -the senate has passed three
. times, but which the house rejected
last session when it acted upon it
for the first time.
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The amendment would do away
with the short sessions of congress,
in which sit members who have
been defeated. It also changes tho
time of convening of'congress from
December to Jaa. 2, and under its
terms of president and vice presi
dent would Degin Jan. 15, instead of
March 4.
Senator Norris, republican, Ne
braska, its author, said he would
urge consideration during the extra
session.
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KIPPE CARPENTER SHOP
NEARING COMPLETION
The carpenter and mill working
shop which Ole Hippe is erecting on
his lot just north of the Anckerman
Blacksmith Shop, is rapidly nearing
completion and will make a very sub
stantial building when finished. The
building will be covered with galvaniz
ed iron and will be fully equipped
with the latest wood-working ma
chinery.
the
ous
to is
ed attention to the fact that the many
merchants urged a non-peddled, non
mail order patronage policy for the
farmers, that they did not practice
what they preached themselves. He
called attention to the fact that out
side ice cream was shipped in when
there was an ice cream factory in
Plentywood; that flour was shipped
in when the best flour in the world
was milled right here; that orders for
printing were sent out of town when
there are two first class print shops
in Plentywood. Mr. Marsh called at
tention to what it would mean
Plentywood if all the good dressers
patronized the local tailor and had
their clothes actually made in Plenty
wood; thus supporting workers here
instead of in Chicago, remarking that
when this thing was consistently done
a real town and community would Be
built here.
All of the speakers were received
with enthusiastic applause.
In introducing the speakers, Dr.
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7th and 8th grades only. There will
be contests open to all schools in
health posters, penmanship and bird
houses.
For the athletic events there will
be four divisions:
Division
Division II.
Division III.
Division IV.
I. Boys 12 and under.
Boys 13 and over.
Girls 12 and under.
Girls 13 and over.
Athletic Events
40 and 60 yard dash—Div. I.
60 and 80 yard dash-—Div. II.
40 yard dash—Div. III.
60 yard dash—Div. IV.
Relay race (4 men)—All Divisions.
Boys 160 yards—Division I.
Boys 220 yards—Division II.
Girls' 120 yards—Division III.
Girls' 160—Division IV.
Running Broad Jump— Dîvs I & II.
High Jump—Divisions I and II.
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COIN" HARVEY, NOTED
AUTHOR, WILL MARRY
* Springfield, Mo., April 22.— *
* William H. "Coin" Harvey, 77- *
* year old author and prohphet of *
* the Missouri Ozarks, Thursday *
* was granted <a divorce in chan- *
* eery court at Ben ton ville. Ark.,
* from Mrs. Anna H. Harvey of *
* Huntington, W. Va. *
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* The suit was not contested, *
* Harvey testifying he had been *
* separated for 30 years from the *
* woman he married in 1876 at Del- *
* aware, O. *
* Immediately after obtaining the *
* decree, Harvey applied fo(r a li- *
* cense to marry Mrs. Mae Leake, *
* fior many years his secretary and *
* confidante, whose age was given *
* as 61. They probably will be *
* married at his home at Monte Ne, *
* Ark., Sunday. . .
AND VIEW HOTEL
EIVES NEW DRESS
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! ''Painters have been busy this
giving the exterior of the Grapd Vi«
Hotel a coat of white P aint .1Nfri
glves t ^ ia ^ popular hostelry
1 n ? at appearance in keeping with the»
high-class service rendered by
>0 uiassa to his guests.
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SUIT. EGGERS IS
SUED FOR mOOO
Reservation Farmer Who Was
Jailed By Fort Peck Super
intendent Seeks Damages
For His Injury.
Special to The Producers News:
Wolf Point, Montana,, April 22.— Æn
action was .f^Jgdin th&jüistrict court
here last Saturday ITiv^ch Moses A.
Mountain is the plaintiff and Charles
Eggers is the defendant, for malicious
prosecution, the plaintiff asking
damages in the sum of twenty thous
and dollars, ten thousand for actual
and ten thousand for punitive dam
ages.
The plaintiff alleges that he was
imprisoned in the county jail at Wolf
Point for a period of about four
months; he was prevented from look
ing after his land on the Fort Belk
nap Indian Reservation, near Harlem,
Montana, hio nervous system has been
shattered and his general hea'th im
and that he has great
humiliation, disgrace and mortifica
and been prevented from earning
money, has been compelled to em>
an attorney to prepare Ms de
and that he was arret'd . n the
compalint of the defendant brought
before a United States commissioner
by him held to the grand jury for
investigation, all of which acts on the
of the defendant were malicious
^xhTgrand ^ry^whkh was recently
session at Great Falls, failed to
bring in a true bill of indictment
against the plaintiff and he was a few
ago ordered discharged from the
county jail here. Some witnesses from
Wolf Point were subpoenaed to ap
before the grand jury but it
seemed the most of them did not
know anything about the case,
plaintiff was complained against by
defendant of committing a hein
crime and communicating a loath
some disease.
The case may land in the Federal
court, as the defendant is the Super
intendent of the Fort Peck Indian
Reservation at Poplar. J. K. Bramble
attorney for the plaintiff.
The
CULBERTSON PLANS
ANNUAL TRACK MEET
FOR LAST OF MONTH
Culbertson, April 15.—The north
eastern Montana big four track and
field meet will be held at Culbertson
April 27th.
The event, which has been held
here for 10 years, is the official dis
trict eliminating meet of this section,
and one of the oldest in the otate.
A total of 16 schools including Sco
bey, Whitetail, Outlook, Westby, Plen
tywood, Antelope, Medicine Lake,
Froid, Bainville, Poplar, Wolf Point,
Fairview, Sidney, Savage, Lambert
and Culbertson will compete in the
largest assembly of athletes yet wit
nessed on the local Big Four field.
Indications are that there will be
between 80 and 90 entries for the sev
eral events of the day and that many
previous records will be broken.
A beautiful new cup will adorn some
high school's trophy room after this
year's meet as the cup of last year
went permanently to Culbertson high
school, which won the meet for three
years consecutively.
WAR DEPT. APPROVES
PLANS FOR W. P. BRIDGE
• Washington, April 23. —The
• war department totiay approved
• modified plans of a bridge to be
• constructed across the Missouri
• river at Wolf Point, Mont., by
• the Montana state highway com
• mission.
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RUSSIAN AGRICUL
TURISTS VISIT NOT
SCHNITZLER FAI
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Roosevelt.. County.. Senator's
Bonanza Farm Is Best Cu -
ltivated and Managed of Big
T'arms, Says Experts.
Froid, Montana.—Messrs. A.
■Tk Ereyvas, Professor of Agri
cultural Engineering of Lenin
grad and Leon Margolian, agri
cultural Economist of Moscow,
representatives of Soviet Russia,
who are touring the United
States getting data on power and
large-scale farming, visited the
Tuesday ojf
thej
Schnitzler farm on
this week.
They were very much interested
the modern method of wheat raising
and spent most of the day on thp
farm. They ref
lated that Rus
sia wi* !i a pop
ulation of ove
130 million o
people does no
grow enough
wheat for
home con
sumption, tho
85%
people live on
the soil and
not in large
cities; that i
would take a
least 10 years
under most
favorable conditions and intense drift
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m
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h
of
S
Sen. Schnitzler
into large farming operations before
the nation could again be numbered
as an exporter of wheat. They totf
related that the Russian eats four
times as much bread as the aveiag^
American, due to the fact that the
American eats more meat, vegetables
and other products,
now under a more friendly and
government is living better and eating
more; that there is a drift to the
cities where industry is on the in
crease. The natural increase in pop
ulation per year is over two million.
Schnitzler Farm Best
The men were well posted on the
world-wheat situation and did not
hesitate in stating that the wheat
raiser of Montana is really in a fav
orable position. They also remarked
that during their tour of four months
in this country the Schnitzler farm
was the best organized and in a high
er state of cultivation than any oth
er large farm undertaking they had
visited. They are on their way west
and will make an investigation of the
larger farms in California before re
turning to their native Russia.
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Comedy Drama "The Path Across the i
Hills," Will Be Staged By 1929
Senior Class of Outlook High At
Outlook, Friday, April 26th.
The Russian.
staple
OUTLOOK H. S. PRE
SENTS PLAY TONIGHT
I
The Outlook High School Senior
Class of 1929 will present "The Patli
Across the Hill," tonight, Friday :
April 26th, at the Outlook Hall, at
8:00 o'clock.
The play is 'very interesting anc
the theme goes like this: Ruth is en
gaged to Dr. Reed, but she delays
marriage because she feels it will
leave Mr. Crawford without a home:
But Mrs. Davis and Mr. Crawford
find romance even in the autumn of
life. Ruth is about to marry Jimmie)
when two strangers arrive—
Those in charge of the play urge
the public to see this comedy drama
by Lillian Mortimer. It plays a full
evening and the actors show unusual
talent in its presentation.
LOCAL MARKETS
Thursday, April 25, 1929
Dark Northern wheat —.......
Winter Wheat..
Amber Durum ...
Flax, per bu. ---
Rye, per bu. ___
Barley, per bu...
Oats, per bu....
Potatoes, per bu.
Creamery butter, per butter.
Dairy butter, per lb___
Eggs, per doz..
.84
.81
.73
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.37
.28
.75
.51
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Raymond Council Progres
sive Fanners Mel Sunday
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* The Raymond Council of Pro- •
* gressive Farmers held a very in- •
* teresting and well attended mee<- •
* in g in the Collins school house •
* last Sunday.
* from other councils were pres- •
* ent. Talk and discussions of real *
* interest was given by Taylor, *
* Blodgett and others. A fine *
* lunch was served by the ladies •
* after which election of officers *
* took place.
* Many said it
* meeting they ever had and it was *
* decided to hold the next meeting *
* Sunday,, May 5th at 2 p. m. *
* sharp at the same place, *
Several visitors *
was .the best *
ACKLESTAD BUILDING
READY FOR STUCCO
Workmen have been busy the past
week erecting the Pete Acklestad
Shoe Repair Shop building, and it
is now ready for the windows and a
coat of stucco, which will make a
very neat appearing home for shoes
in need of repair, and also a very
comfortable work shop.
WALSH INTRODUCES
MONTANA MEASURES
IN SPECIAL SESSION
Washington, April 20.—Senator
Thomas J. Walsh Thursday threw
into the congressional hopper
number of bills which had failed at
the last session of congress.
The Montanan realized that the
measures probably would not be
acted upon at this session, but his
action will enable clerks to obtain
departmental information, thereby
insuring quick action at the next
regular session.
Among the measures were those
providing for extension and remod
eling of public buildings at Havre,
Glasgow, Glendive and Helena; au
thorization of funds for a highway
from Re*J Lodge to the Northern
Cheyenne Indian reservation south
of Forsyth, and authorization of
payments of funds to Roosevelt
county in connection with expendi
tures for the Roosevelt highway.
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WHHETALDRILL
1NG TO RESUME
Redstone.—One of the most inter
esting tests scheduled in the north-1
eastern part of Montana will resume j
their drilling operations in a short ;
time.
This is the test well being drilled I
by the Whitetail Oil Syndicate. The I
w'ell is located but a short distance!
from the center of the town, ana was !
spotted by a well known geologist, 1
and this structure has been passed
upon favorably by a number of geolo
gists who have been over this struc
ture at different times in the last
few years, but nothing was done de
finitely until a few of the enterpris
ing citizens of Whitetali and a num
ber of prominent men from Niells
ville, Wis., finally got together and
organized the Whitetail Oil Syndicate.
They got busy last summer and sent
representatives to the Kevin-Sunburst
nil field where they purchased a
standard drilling outfit capable of go
ing to a depth of 5,000 feet if neces
sary. It was at once shipped to
Flaxville where it was unloaded, and
cation, the site of their first well. The
driller and his assistants were soon
on the ground busy erecting the der
rick and getting the machinery lined
up. They started drilling late last
fall and sunk the hole to a depth, of
between 200 and 300 feet before the
intense cold hit this part of the coun
try, when operations were stopped un
til the weather, should oecome more
favorable.
Mr. Hansen, who has been at Niells
ville for sometime conferring with the
Wisconsin stockholders has just re
cently returned home from there, and
in an interview with him, he informed
us that they were all enthusiastic and
would go the limit to again see the
drill pounding down to tne oil sands
to find whether we have oil or gas
here in northeastern Montana in pay
ing quantities or not.
We were also informed that where
ever they meet people who are inter
ested in knowing whether we have
oil her or not, they are anxious to in
vest in a unit in the Oil Syndicate,
and that there are but a few more
units to be sold before the books are
to be closed.
They are also telegraphing for
more casing, so that there will be no
chance of falling short of having
enough to finish the well with. It
is said that as soon as their order is
acknowledged and they are assured it
will be shipped at once, the drill will
be started, as they have casing enough
on hand at present to keep them go
ing until the new shipment arrives.
Sawyer's Metropolitan orchestra of
Minot, which has been making such
a "hit" with the dancing public in
Northeastern Montana and western
North Dakota, will again play at the
Farmer-Labor Temple next Wednes
day evening, May 1st.
president condemns plan
FOR EXPORT DEBENTURES AS
BREEDER OF FARM DISASTER
Congress Convened Monday, April 15th In Special Session of
71st Session. Longworth Elected Speaker. Routine Orga
nization Perfected, and House Farm Relief Bill Introduced.
Hoover's First Message Delivered Tuesday, April 16th.
ARGUE OVER EXPORT DEBENTURES PLAN
In Letter to Senator McNary, Hoover Presents 10 Reasons for
Belief That Theoretical Benefits Will Not Accrue. The
Grange Is Supporting Idea Nevertheless and Senate Reports
Bill With Idea Retained.
Washington, April lo.—The ills of the farmer about which
three administrations have worried and talked, brought the
con giess into special session today to deliberate over a remedy.
Meeting at the call of President Hoover for the specific purpose
oi carrying out his campaign pledge for farm relief and the sug
gestion for tariff revision, the two houses sped through the open
ing foimalities today and paved the way to press to a conclusion
the work already started on these subjects.
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Crowded galleries looked down
the victors of the November elec
tion took their places but with the
routine formalities out of the
adjournment was taken to
message of President
Hoover to be read tomorrow.
Elected to his third term as
speaker of the house, Nicholas
Longworth of Ohio sounded the
keynote of the republican majority
with a plea for enactment within
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SCOBEY SECURES
AIRPORT TRACTS
way
await
the first
City, County and Commercial Club
Obtain 160 Acres for Landing Field
Near City.
Scobey, April 23.—The Scobey Com
mercial club has contracted for 160
acres of land, located about a mile
from the city limits belonging to A.
R. Hanren of Scobey, which will be
used for a federal airport, providing
the s'te is approved by the United
States customs officials. Both the
county and the city will aid in the
purcha.se of the site, which has the
approval of different pilots who nave
visited Scobey.
The county commissioners have
agreed iO furnish $3,000 of county
funds 1er the purchase of the tract
which i* contracted for at $6,400, a:i i
the city rnd the commercial club are
to furnish the balance of the money
necessary to purchase, equip and
maintain an up-to-date landing field.
The tract is near enough to town so
that the cost of lighting will be
quite reasonable.
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Frïday, April 26th •
By Radio •
* It was announced today by ra- •
* dio' that the Administration •
* "Farm Relief" Bill passed the •
* House on roll call this morning •
* and will be transmitted to the *
* Senate today. It is further re- *
* ported that the exponents of the •
* Debenture export" plan wiouM •'
* write it in the house bill in the *
* Senate Agricultural Committee. •
month of the farm relief, tariff and
reapportionment bills. That legis
lation is enough at this time, he
said.
But behind the quiet of the open
ing day in the senate loomed the
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FARMER UNION ORGANIZERS
INVADE SHERIDAN COUNTY
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O. M. Stuker of Ellendale, N. D., At Head of Corps of Orga
nizers. Plan on Calling on Every Farmer In County. Or
ganize Locals In Redstone Territory.
Organizers for the farmers organi-1
zation known as the Farmers Union
invaded Sheridan county and are now
calling on all of the farmers in the
county in the interests of the organi
zation and in proof that the organi
zation is meeting with some success
.demonstrated by the fact that two
locals have already been installed in
the Redstone territory.
The organizers are under the direc
tion of O. M. Stuker of Ellendale,
North Dakota, a member of the state
board of directors of the North Da
kota Farmers Union.
Those who are organizing in Sher
idan county under, the supervision Vf
Mr. Stuker are: G. A, Esvold of Sco
bey, John M. Nickey of Portal, N. D.,
son of Sam Nickey, formerly a Med
icine Lake business man; Fred LjJ
ney, O. O'Berg, Ben Spitz, John Dy
brad, H. S. Hall, Fred Hall, Wm.
Romey and O. A. Lindahl. All the or
ganizers are very fine fellows and
are working hard.
Mr. Stuker and his corps of organ
SPRING WORK PROCEEDS RAPIDLY IN
SPITE OF COLD AND WINDY WEATHER
Special to Producer^ News.
Helena.—Spring field work got un
der way with a rush in most farming
sections of Montana and operations
are now proceeding at full blast tho
the Weather, in some localities, has
been cold and windy, says the depart
ment of agriculture's crop report for
the week ending April 21. General
ly, growing conditions have been fair
with warm days and only light freezes
at night. Very little snow remains.
Farmers are optimistic and heavy
sales of machinery are reported. Lit
tle precipitation was recorded during
the week and in the form of light
rain.
Grain seeding is said to be about j
fifty per cent completed in Phillips
county. Other counties report much
seeding completed include Blaine,
Chouteau, Custer, McCone, Wibaux,
Daniels, Fallon and Yellowstone, or
generally speaking, the eastern half
ra»?
iztrs have just completed their work
in Daniels county. When they started
there they found a few over two hun
dred members, and they signed up
236 more, giving nearly five hundred
members of the organization in that
county.
The organizers started work in the
western part of the county Monday
and found very sympathetic sentiment.
They report that in that section Wed
ne >day night they set up a local south
of Redite ne in the Wanso country
with a membership of 23 member.« and
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REDMOND BASEMENT
READY FOR HOUSE
Work was completed the first of
the week on the Joe Redmond base
ment on north Main street next to
the C. C. Johnston residence, and
Mr. Redmond is now getting ready
to erect a beautiful bungalow on his
property.
of the state. Progress has not been
so satisfactory in north central Mon
tana, including Teton and Pondera,
The demand for good flax seed con
tinues and a large increase in sugar
beet acreage Is predicted In all beet
districts, by the county agents.
A survey made by the extension
service indicates the purchase during
the last four years by Montana farm
ers of 11,767 tractors. With pur
chases made since the first of Janu
ary and including those on hand in
1925, there are probably about 18,000
and by next week hundreds of outfits
will be running both day and night.
As a result much new land is being
broken and the importance of an early
start in field operations is not so im
portant,
In most sections grass is not plen-.
tiful but ranges are greening up and
livestock
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