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f1IST ORl CAL THE PRODUCERS NEWS *a. LIBERTY IS NOT HANDED DOWN from ABOVE THE PRODUCERS NEWS GOES INTO EVERY HOME IN SHERIDAN COUNTY ' 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 u Oil Drilling Operations to Commence In Thirty Days 1 J *' -A, 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 (Continued on page Eight) tion 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 ' 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 7 "4 «. contest is open NORRIS LAME DUCK SESSION MEASURE' REPORTED FAVORABß ' 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. ■ i. 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. s* > * 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. (Continued on page Eight) 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. (Continued on I.aat Pnsre) ' to a 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. * «I * 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 Tv) ! ''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. 1 e< $et a 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. 1929 /lay' 1929 •» Am. Uf. A I 2 5 4 -1 A 5 6 7 3 9 K> I I 12 15 14 13 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 25 24 25 26 27 2S 29 30 51 A X* y wMsf'ifflSw 4 • • I v RUSSIAN AGRICUL TURISTS VISIT NOT SCHNITZLER FAI i 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 •• .. M m m, 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. I 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 • * • • 2 . 0 ! .37 .28 .75 .51 » ... .4! ... . 2 ( Raymond Council Progres sive Fanners Mel Sunday -_ * \ * 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. a 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. new 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 as 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. a 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 (Continued on Last Page) FARMER UNION ORGANIZERS INVADE SHERIDAN COUNTY I 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 (Contlnued on pago Eight* 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 (Continued on Last Page) to * :