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^ÔlÛn 5 XIV- Number 18
A PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE
PLENTYWOOD, SHERIDAN COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1931.
Official Papier of the City of Plentywood
Sub. Rates:
Foreign, $3.75
In U. S. $3.00
Per year
Per year
Entered as second Class Matter, October 18, 1912, at the Poet
office at Plentywood, Montana, Under the Act of March 3. 1878
COMPLETE ROAD
from froid
10 PLENTYWOOD
J,,, it by Local Labor in Order to
Fellow a Chance to
Give a _
Earn at Least a $200 Grttf>
Stake.
The State Highway Commission
abouW at once take steps to fin- 1 .
«h the Froid to Plentywood sec
of the state-federal highway 1
rsr-£.r£
,f the state is way behind on its
of the road work.
Xhis work should be done by lo
labor and should be done in'
a as to furnish work
for as many people as possible so
«.eh fellow Could cam at least |
$200 for a grub stake and to buy
clothes for the winter.
The board o caunty commis-'
gkmers. the chambers of com
morce of the several towns, the
me fv
tar
i
legislative
volt and Sheridan coimties and
all person or bodies should take
definite alt ion in this matter in
order that work can be started
at the earliest possible moment,
this matter up with, the state.
W Am ' t C he mn graveling on the
grades already completed should
he awarded to the county by con
tract which should let the work
of bauline gravel out to local
farmers with trucks. This woftild
make it possible for many to earn
wime monev this fall.
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Peerless People Pay Visit
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to Producers News Plant
Mr and Mrs. John J. O Kara,
well known farmers of the Peerless
country, Daniels county were in
Plentywood last Satuiday forenoon
on then- way home from a visit to
relatives at Langdon North Dako-j
te and at pints north of there m
Mamtoba. They had been gone
from home a week. They report
tU they found the crops east of
Rella fairly good, but west about
the same as here. The weather
had been excessively hot during
their visit which had not contribute
ed anything to their pleasure. Dur
ing their stop in Plentywood they
took avlvan tage of the opportunity
to call at the Producers. News of
ficete pay their subscription and
visit the plant of the farmers' pa
y
per. In parting Mrs. O Kara said,
Keep up the good fight you have
Wn waging all ol these years, the
work is telling now. Both the O
Haras are militant, classconsdous
fiKhtmg farmers who know what
they want and are not led estray
Ï rT t f I e - COn T C
pa? that the fakers drag in—they
are for a worker's and farmer s
government and the overthrow of
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U. F. L. MEETING AT
McKinley school
SATURDAY, 8:30 P.M.
P. L. Brensdahl, executive sec
retary of the McNulty local of the
Inited Farmers League, has call
^ another meeting for organiza
tional purposes at the McKinley
school in that precinct for Tues
day nijrht, August 4th at 8:30 and
has asked the Producers News to
especially announce it and invite
*11 fanners to attend.
CORRECTION
Last week in a story about the
9*Rmar Benevolent Society it was
stated that applicants were ac
oppted between the ages of 16
and 60 years, when it should have
*en between the ages of 16 and
**• As a result of this error a
number over the age of 55 have
made application for membership
*n the society. The Society is be
coming very popular and it will
nut be long until the entire mem
berehip of 1100 has been alloted,
*nd when this hapens, member
*nip will only be available
candesoccur.
The Dagmar Benevolent Socie
ty membership is held in espe
Qally high esteem, because of the
even and universal success of all
°t the Dagmar co-operative enter
Pnses, which in the public mind
tnaranteea the success of this
°k!" any wbo wlsb *° ^ oln
should get his application in soon
*n order to secure a membership.
as va
mgs of money
are SHIPPED OUT
OF PLENTYWOOD
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Thursday afternoon a week ago
t strange men, purport
J 1)6 hank examiners or liqul
i V, mer * ed from the Farm
™ and Merchants State Bank in
ï "« bags full of what is
£A have be ™ ™™y and took
tW car to the depot where
tw pT/ e fussed, it is said, to
at Rpi ^ era Reserv e branch bank
Some people say there
sav til 6,000 in the sacks and others
Wh v .7^ Was !'00 in small change,
a emtm/ mo J ie y was sent away is
in fJ? wben there is no money
feetjy-SS" and tbeTP îs a P® 1 *
an f °, d Rafe hi the bank. Echo
where tÄ 1 V S needed at Helena
are al8 ° Atting
of read ? money.
Organization United Farmers League Started
Highway Commission Approves New Road Projects
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Conspiracy to Alter Original
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d j d vin § Million Dollars Added to State I
Koad Program—Construction Dependent on Four 1
'Counties_ Tom Stmif I D c o • j a
-««nnes— I Om Stout Urges Building of Bridge Across
Missouri bouth of Zortman Power Plant Site
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Helena, Tuesday, July 28.— A
bridge across the Missouri river at
the power plant site, with neces-f.
sary connecting mileage was rec-i
ommended by the Montana High
fed i
This new road is an addition to j
^SThidrthe^cen? gas^tL
law was passed by the people at
1 the same time to construct and
which tax was raised by the legis
; Mature in 1929 to 5-cents per gallon
until April 1, 1931 and extended
again by the people at the special
election held May 5th last until
i 1941, when six million in debenture
I bonds were approved to hasten the
; completion of the program inside i
0 f four years.
This is not the only addifcion to
the original road program adopted
by the people which was to con .
nect a n of the county seats in the
Treasure state, made by the high
; way commission, and it probably
j wi n not be the last. Since the act
was passed the commission has
j made avérai amendments and ad
j dit i ons involving the construction
Q f more and more road located es
pe da „ y in the wet em and central
parts of the state. One of these
additionc; made is the road con
t r opf fôr thp enne+rnefion nf 2SI
miles of which from Wolf Point to
^county lin?
let at tWs seSg of the Commis
<.j on is tbe \y 0 if Point-Scobey road
Vo the stU pro
^- am wi u be the "Central Montana
Scenic Highway" projected from
Missoula, through the Rocky moun
tains to Great Falls and on to
Lewistown, through Jordan, conect
ing with t he Yellowstone trail at
G lendive to the south and laying
to the north through Sidney, con-1
nec tmg with the Roosevelt Trail
at Williston ' divertin ^ the î ra T c
f rom both traUs through Lewis
town and Great Falls to Missoula
from where it can go south to the
Yellowstone Park and north to
the Glacier Park. The plan to
build this trail and to make other
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WESTBY MERCHANT
TAKES UNTO HIM
SELF A FAIR BRIDE
Westby, July 27.—Two
nent young folks were
marriage Sunday, July 26 when
Luther Hultgren and Miss Mae
Englar were married at a high
noon service read by the Rev. D.
T. Dierdorff, at the home of the
bride's mother, Mrs. Ida Englar, of
Surrey, North Dakota.
Before the ceremony Miss Flora
Laughridge sang, ,"1 Love You
She was accompanied by
promi
united in
Truly.
Miss Edna Conklin. The ring ser
vice was used.
Immediately after the ceremony
a wedding dinnev was served the
guests who numbered twenty-six
and was composed of immediate
relatives and a few close friends
of the bride,
huge wedding cake,
The table was cen
tered with a huge wedding cake,
frosted in white and yellow.
Following the informal reception
and dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Hultgren
left on a motor trip for Minneapo
lis and points east. Upon their re
turn August 19th they will make
their home in Westby where Mr.
Hultgren is proprietor of the West
by Meat and Grocery Company.
The many friends of the happy
couple join in wishing them future
happiness.
TWO FLYERS MAKE NO-STOP HOP
TO TURKEY; TWO FLY TO BRITAIN
Istanbul, Turkey, July 30.—Two
American aviators, after a flight
of approximately 5,000 miles thru
fog and wind over the Atlantic
and down through Europe brought
their black and yellow plane to j
earth here today, claimants to the.
world record for distance flying in
a straight line.
The fliers, Russel Boardman and
John Polando left New York at
4:69 a. m. E. S, T. on Tuesday
and landed here at 6:16 E. S. T.
this evening making the flight in
49 hours and 17 minutes.
Their arival at their destination
after what must have been thous
ands of miles of blind flying, was
a remarkable achievement of navi
gation. The plane, probably flying
high and fast, was not sighted or
reported at any point
route except when it passedoutto
sea over Newfoundland and even
' then it was not identified.
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Having Sold His Home Here Pop
ular Automobile Man, and Fam
il y Will Go to the Pacific Coast
to Make Future Home ^
future Home.
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Alderman Frank Guenther, the
popular automobile expert who has
been head mechanic at the Kavon
Garage here for the past thirteen
years and who has served nearly
three years on the Plentywood city
council, sold his beautiful home in
tbe second ward last week to Har-,
«y Larson local representative of
Atwood Larson Commission
Com Pany of Minneapolis, and will
resign his position at the garage
tomorrow, Saturday, night and his
»«>« as alderman of the second
ward at the regular monthly meet
ln & of cit^ council Monday
evening and on Tuesday, acoom
Panied by Mrs. Guenther and son
Lester, will leave for the Pacific
coast states where he will look up
a business location and make his
future home. The Guenthers will
^ at first to visit for a spell
Mr Guenther s father at Harrison
Idaho, r mam
odkin g up a^ oca ion.
The Guenthers have a host of
(friends in Plentywood and Sheri
dan county who regre their depart
ure and wish them every success m
their new home. I
Mr. and Mrs. Guenther are pio- ;
neers of this section of Montana,
They came to the Dagmar section
where they took a homestead in
1908, which they proved up and
where they lived and farmed suc-,
cessfully until May 1918 when they
sold the farm tc.Auctioneer
sen and came to Plentywood where
Mr. Guenther entered the ser
vice of the Kavon Garage company
3, ä orhe a i^Teld le JÄ
. When Mr. Guenther came to this
city he joined the volunteer fire
resigns Monday. In the summer
of 1928 he was appointed alder
man from the second ward in Plen
tywood by Mayor Belanski to fill
a vacancy and at the city election
„;i„ r, lQcf av- w „e
elected to succeed hünself again, as
„ fVo aVtrl ÀrtA
nomicid XitostrSon which the
citv has enjoyed since he went on
to ^the council
Mrs. Guenther has been active in
social and civic affairs in many ca
pacities during her sojourn here
and for many years has been iden
tified with the Degree of Honor
lodge of which she is one of the
leading spirits..
Mr. and Mrs. Guenther have
three sons who have grown up in
Plentywood and graduated from
the public and high schools here j
and who have many friends among
the younger set. They are Ray
mond, salesman at the Ingwalson
store; Le Roy, salesman with the
Hub Clothing store at Glendive
and Lester who will accompany his
parents west.
The plane came down at the
Yechilkey airdrome to be received
by cheering throngs. Aided by a
strong following wind, it circled
into the field in glittering brilliant
sunshine which had replaced a
cloudy morning. . .
The actual distance of th
JAW was estimated at 4.984
mdes.
The fliers reacher here Almost
exactly on schedule within a few
minutes of the time ^
Polando wad they had!
time in crossing Europe.
to feel «« way," he said and
fly low at times to negotiate the
passes. _
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Cardigan, Waes, 1 TTpmdnn
Amencan aviators, ^
SVSSLk^TSrmat Mori*
aXTj oclodt on a farm Moy^
grove, about five miles southwest
of here.
Harold Hanisch, tyro aviator,
cracked up the local airplane Sat
urda y ni ^ ht of last week on hl ®
111101 sol ° " Red " was taxy- )
^g to a happy lajld i n * wh en he
came to close to an abrupt depres-1
slon and > giving her the gun and,
a little rudder skidded sideways I
and nosin s her Dver - breaking the
(propeller and part of the landing,
gear. Hanisch was uninjured. A
new "prop" was secured and the
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CRACKS UP PLANE
and tbl ffSI
and xilot otronfç leit the first.
°* the week for Minneapolis where
tion by government inspectors as,
ha* occurreTu)^ the
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o-r n a i ti i a wn d a mv
S cri i c MANY FARMS
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Sales of land by the Federal
Land Bank in May 1931 were 100
per cent greater than m May a
Ff« ago Henry O Olson St Pau
Federal Land Bank official, said at
(Jamestown, N. D. at a meeting of
the Jamestown and Pmgrec form
loan associations. We are receiv- i
mg the largest volume of mquir
ies from people seeking to buy
farms that we have ever had.
Many of these inquiries come from
People in cities who wish to get
back on the farm Most of the
sales, however, are being made to
farmers residing in the vicinity of
the property sold.
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New Invention Intended to
c , Suro l u - of Cotton
'-Ut surplus Ot cotton
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Charlotte, N. C. t July 30.— Dis
; covery of a new cotton product, a
wall paneling for the interior of
rooms, will increase annual con
sumption of cotton by a «limon
1 LTÄd Ind
withmewpanelmg is made of wood and
cotton cloth._
ACM Cuts Salaries 2 to
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10 PerCent; Wages Same
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New York, July 29.- Anaconda
Copper Mining Company has
duced salaries of its salaried exe^ I
utives and employees on an aver
age of 2 to 10 per cent, it was
learned Wednesday. No change
was made in the wage scale. I
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Jen-(Senator Burton Kendall
Wheeler»' Mama Pinchec
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» Dasbing in her autom obile thru
Wyoming g Iowa .«a speed of 46
^ p ' h ' v Mrs : Burton Kendall
wrfe of the s ® na tor from
magazine Indignantly, ignorant
l y !? e v pr x^ S ^ ed: M / busbail . d help8
^ n fp° n ^
1 1 iliSTwr ran
J™ n m T
tional Park." L
The Wheeiers have^a ^
on the shore of Lake McDonald
S£f e the S; s P end » he summer.
1 ? ey . are there ?. ow ' as 0,6 Sen '
at ^; 18 a°t traveling this summer,
The Senator is a noted fisher
man. The other day he went back
to a lake in the mountains where
he caught six cutthroat trout that
weighed 30 pounds. ,
MONTANA LABOR REGISTERS ITS
OPPOSITION TO RAISE IN FREIGHT
RATES IN THE TREASURE STATE
T
HE MONTANA State Feder
ation of Labor at its recent
convention at Anaconda went
on record by resolution as positive
ly opposed to the proposed boost in
freight rates, and forwarded the
resolution to the Interstate Com
merce Commission and the Mon
tana delegation in Congress.
The resolutions follow:
RESOLUTION
Resolution passed by the Mon
tana State Federation of Labor
Convention:
WHEREAS, The railroads have
petitioned the Interstate Commerce
Commission for a 15 per cent in
crease in rates, and
WHEREAS, The present high
rates are greater than traffic can
bear, and
WHEREAS, The high earnings
of the railroads have played their
part in concentrating wealth in
the hands of a few., and thereby,
contributing to the present stagna
ti on and business depression, and
WHEREAS. The Interstate Com-1
merce Commission has been strip
ped of its power to regulate rates
through the St. Louis-O'Fallon de
cision by the Supreme Court, which
decision prepared the way for de
fiance of economic depression by
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WESTBY CITIZENS
SAY n WITH EGGS
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TURN OUT IN A BODY TO HONOR
BANKER ANDERSON
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for Closing of Bank for
"Protection of Depositors" En
^_■_Unamo n« n
Fr^dt^t PJpuW Financier and
Ä^WkTSSeSg
y a i n i v Tried to Avoid En
thusiasm of Admiring Fellow
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0 men ™ d womS of WeTtby", in- j
\J c i U( iing most of the very best
people and substantial citizens, ad
and friends of Banker p G. ;
Anderson, their prominent fellow
townsman, financial adviser and i
political men tor, gathered about !
the Home Cafe Hotel. Thursday'
evening, just fter sundown, for
the pur po*e of expressing their ap
prec iation of the banker's public
soirit and ge j f sacr ifi ce j n +he clos- 1
inf? of the barik a few wee ks ago 1
for the '< pro tection of the deposi- 1
tors" and his many neighborly acts
durin „ bis i on so i ourn in their
midst ? alld espedally for his long,
loy a l and faithful leadership of the
forces opposed t o the sinister de
(signs of the fanners and workers
and that subversive but elusive
menace of society, known as the
"Reds" ' ' '
The party took Banker Anderson
completely by surprise, as he did.
j r p„ m t i, n+ u; ç „pi^hfirs enn
, . , , , . jemnnetratinn in
j hi boTlor nor did be even 'suspect
™ wHlaîe he heki to the hSrts
; £ d Sg aiLr all
; h * f ; c d ass i st .
^ Äiig fSraUy modit
reürin man he was scarcely
I equal to the occasion and was vis
ab ly overcome when confronted
a public demonstration of
their admiration, appreciation and,
affection.
Ag the demonstration developed,
Mr. Anderson, modesltv but vaihly
re-[tried to slip away from the admir
inp throng and retire to the priv- !
a cy of his home to regain his com
posure. but his friends with touch
infr emotions that could not be de
insisted that he remain un
til the festivities were completed,
when he was permitted to depart
almost smothered with the token*
of the affections, there to enjoy
the exquisite pleasure that comes
from the consciousness of having
well d^e hie feiio^en.
Banker Anderson had come down
SECURITY STATE RANK OUTLOOK
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MAY Rr Msll/rn Til PI P NT YWl II il I
«IA I DU IHU V tl/ 1U iLLll i I IlUUl/
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Rumors Hsre it that OuUooh aud
Reserve Banks May Merge and
Open up in Old Riba Bwk.
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Prank Booster^ cashier ^ the
^"«ty State Bank of OuÜook
was m Rentywood Friday and Sate
urday of last week and again on
Mondy of this week, talking with
the business men of Plentywood
relative to the moving of the Out
look bank to Plentywood. What
HIED FARMERS
LEAGUE MEETINGS
0 Meetings of United Farm- •
* ers League will occur in the *
* precincts of Sheridan county •
* scheduled below. Speakers and •
• organisera will be present, who •
* will explain the organization. •
• After organization precinct of- *
• ficere will be elected. All *
• f armers ^ invited to attend. •
• McNulty Precinct, McKinley •
• school house, Tuesday night, *
• August 4th.
• McElroy Precinct; Wedne*
• day'night, Aug. 5 al school
• house.
• . \ Dagmar Precinct: Thursday
• afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
• Brotherhood hall,
• Coalridge Precinct. Friday
• afternoon at 2 o'clock.
• Comertown Precinct; School
• house or hall Saturday after
* noon at 2 o'clock.
* Other meetings may be ar
* ranged at other points for the
* week in which case they will
* be advertised by bills or by an
* nouncements.
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town in the afternoon to the Home
Cafe Hotel where he had a rendez
Allc «jac _l.^ i j p
"Pukhra^ella who
rStoUHf theThLmingÆ
iaee of Westbv—a nooular nastime
with the Westby financier and po
äää
entrance'of the village inn to find
mate^lroSps, eTcfT hSdfog^his
hand a small' basket of ripe hen
f ru i t w h 0 greeted him with mi o
vatio n affectionately heavimTtho
hen fruit at hi« Grecian counten
ance w hi c h rapidly assumed a roy
al yellow hue
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, ^b 18 outb 1 urs | tookthe benevo
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in ? pi i effnat> ^ ranks of bls . ardent
admi rers, then retraced his stops
î° w . ard the doo . r of . the + ™ î° £
Ibat avenue of retreat had been
anticipated by his neighbors, when
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f?™ q P fL Ä*. iv
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at hls ^treating form.
^ Arriving at the rear end of the
.Ç™* »T h f Ä "Iti
^markable agility on to the roof
°. f ' he -
tl1 * winoow beseachmg Rostad
°P en it to let him escape from the
ent husiastic outbursts of his amat
ive frlends but Dru ^ lst Rostad
was out 80 there ' at bay ' be sub
i mitted himself to the designs
"W«} ^Sassfon for Ws
1 a qSZ on the
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j, Kniat^mn« dMnnnstrfttnN who
-i lt . Pver ,, one
meml y pelted him till every one
bLnhuriedwheTthe banker was
aUowed to come domi te eartlT
^Tbe
J xc ^edwhe^ hil audience insiste
ed on a «peech saving his heart
was overflow^'whhthe tokens îf
SirTsteem aSd begged theiî in
d uteence iStifw ^ more iupi
do^occa^on
Whereupon the erstwhile banker
som ewhat spraddled out and gooey
a s a result of the celebration, but
thankful that his zealous admirers
pot K ope further to their -
uberance.
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-our„t he received i. not
generally known.
^P^Ärion 8 fromme
get permission from tne state
tanking J'Partmeut
b to OT , A
change tb ® Vr
the old Riba bank building. Mr.
Koester believes that there is a
real banking opportunity here at
*he county seat for a bank run
Jong conservative Lues—that os a
which only invests its deposits in
bonds nd warrants. The idea is
reported to have been favorably
received by several Plentywood
businessmen who feel that tne city
is greatly handicapped someway!
or other without a bank where
checks can be cashed and money
transferred.
It is also rumored that the First
National Bank o fReserve may
consolidate with the Security bank
of Outlook and also come to Plen
tywood. This would provide one
live and solvent bank in the county.
These bankers do not seem to be
afraid of the jinks—five banks
have already met disaster in Plen-,
tywood, yet they are willing to
take a chance, which shows that
they are game..
However, with only one bank in
the county, as there would be if
these banks were to merge, with
the unloading of employees, and
the reducing of overhead, it might
be possible to keep one bank going
in the county providing no more
loans were made, the funds kept
liquid at all times, and a service
charge made to pay the expenses
of operation. It is said that it
might be a good plan to have the
depositors take five year certifi
cates of deposit in those banks
that have already closed, open
them up and consolidate all of
them into one bank at Plentywood,
bo be run by a cashier and a clerk
at small wages. In this way the
collections could be made, if they
ever can be made at the minimum
of expense, while at the same time
affording some banking facilities
to the people of the county.
Meetings Scheduled in
All Precincts in County
At Huge Drouth Relief Conference at Stanley, North Da
kota Conference, Monday, July 20, Plan» Made to Re
spond to Request for.. Organization.. Coming., from
Northeastern Montana—Work Started at Farmers Pic
nic, Wednesday, July 22 by Mother Bloor and Charlea
E. Taylor—Spontaneous Meetings Called—Three Big
Locals Organized—Organization will be Rapid—Mo
ther Bloor to Come to Montana.
The organization of the United Farmers League is un
Wednesday of last week by Mother Bloor, district organ
« °f »a ^ a»*« e.
Taylor of the Producers News when Mother Bloor ex
plained the organization and its purpose and Editor Tay
l° r urged the farmers to join and prepare to fight rather
derway in Sheridan County and will be pushed rapidly to
completion. The foundation for the organization waa
laid at the 13th annual farmers picnic at Brush Lake on
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• • ** wound in
1 j) is ^ ha e was an '
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vice president 0 f
• • ÿ ' ee s ^ (ei g
Idle F accidentafh shot^and kiHed
himself at his home in that city
Sunday morning when a gun which
he was cleaning was discharged
Banker Rhea who was (mite a
firearms fancie ; was cleaning sev-'
«al puns which he o^Ha 'had
clean h tw - t js saW ' d
cleaning the third, a revolver.
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j cb P d Tb bu n e t struck^im Yn
îhe neck and naS inta hiÆin
; He died Mmost^insfaSte
i ^ fn] ' b ld Wednesday
Rev - Robinson of Culbertson offi
i mating and interment was made at
f be Rainville cemetery.
W. F. Rhea was born in Umatilla
county, Oregon, Oct. 30, 1874 and
came t0 Montana 36 years ag0 He
started work as a cow hand on the
ranch of Sleben at Culbert '
son and remained with the outfit
until 1900 when h€ squatted on
land east ° T f the town of
Rainville. In the spring of 1900
Mr ' ^.e a u bought a few cattle and
! with ^s brand, the 4 reversed R,
! ran ^ d tben ? fro ™ tbe ^ akota ln . e
; nor ^ b to I^ake Creek. From this
^nning he expanded and
'
| [armmg in 1907. At the same time
b ®
| Xn i9 l7 Mr. Rhea became inter
ested in banking and opened the
w":
John Shaw of Williston and R. E.
Gustafson of Bainville as associ
ates - In 1927 the First NatlDnal
Bank was combined with the Farm
ers State Bank and Mr ' Rhea h®*
bank at the time of his death
Mr. Rhea joined the Masonic
i d at Gulbertson was affiliated
^ He , C p a consisiory No. 3 of
the Scottish Rite and was a mem
of Algeria temple of the Mys
^ g br j ne at Helena,
survived bv his widow and
two william Rhea, Jr.,
who liveg at Detroit j^ich., and
E Rhea, who has been ate
.
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! Fort Belknap—The $130,000 hos
p jtal at the Fort Belknap Agency
i will ^ formally de dicated Aug. 30.
Great Falls-— Appropriations a
mounting to about $350,000 will be
required for maintenance of ele
mentary and high school in all dis
tricts exteept No. 1 in this city
during the coming school year.
FARMERS STATE BANK. BAINVILLE
IS LATEST TO JOIN THE "MUMMIES
»
> npHE FARMERS STATE bank of
I I Bainville is the latest bank in
* this section to join the mum
mies. 1
Last Monday morning, according
to reports reaching Plentywood,'
; that bank went into a state of in
nocuous desuetude. It did not close
its doors—that is now passe. Banks
don't close their doors nowadays,
but it just quit paying checks and
taking deposits for a spell. In the
meantime the undertakers got
busy among the depositors and in
duced them to sign up on the five
year moratorium plan. Some of,
the depositors are said to have
squeeled like stuck pigs but in time
put their names on the agreement.
The embalming being accomplish
ed in the course of a couple of days
the bank took its place in the row
of mummies.
The depositors are full of hope
that someday they will realize
1 something—its better than taking
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Mother Bloor appointed Rodney
Salisbury provisional county eeere
^
missioned him to undertake the or
ganization of Sheridan county and
push it to completion, promising
him to come to asslst iust a ® soon
as ?he could find the time. Sever
al farmers voluntarily made appli
'cation to County Secretary Sal»
bury to joi " the organization that
i day after the speaking,
• Fol, T °7 in f the ß^fhl.akemeet
' l ng ^ els d f ss . en and Hon. Robert
! îf rs ^ n '.. We11 t am ^ 8 of
Q ul t*ney er preemet, called an
o r S a m zat , 1( m m&etingat theFrank
bl \ sc £r 01 f ? r Saturday afternoon,
: J'*' 26 t° , a 'l
farmers m that promet and ta
1 ïlted E n'p r 7 ayl °i'
; sen and Rodney Salisbury to at
tend. Taylor and Rasmussen at
i tended, Salisbury being unable he
cause of farmin ^ operations to get
away ' The school house was park
ed in spite of tbe blistering weath
I «• ÄS
by ^ he fa ™ e J R p ^ 8ld ®" d botfo
Taylor and ^^muasen «poke..
to starve.
T
IjGag ^. e we l e xplained -
tbe a "f ^"^ksTo ^te" up
I ^Xatîons and 38 o^T of the 39
1 appllcatl0a8a " a V
1 ^^blv tee ^ofo ^rgad^Ttion
^ Pe tinP ever held in the northwest
S r orS^S®
A ^er eristS Soro in the west^
€ ^nïr^terthLidurfogtbe
nSKt da^f the Nonp?rtis^
,
^Xr the organization an exeen
' tive secretary for the Quitmeyer
j wa ^ oi
F - R - Christiansen and a relief
COmPOSed *
speakers
the echo as the organization and
the program of the United Farm
Robert Larson, Nels Jessen and
one other. The executive secretary
and the committee engaged to see
every dtiwn la the precinct cad ee
his application if possible.
The committee was also instructed
to make a complete survey of the
precinct for the purpose of com
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cure
Rail Rate Advance Objec
tion Made by Farm Bureau
Helena, July 29.—The Montana
Farm Bureau Federation raised it»
voice Tuesday against the propos
ed increase of 15 per cent in rates
on freight
W. S. McCormack, president of
the organization, in a statement
filed with the Montana railroad
commission, declared price» for ag
ricultural products are too low to
permit their bearing any" increase
in freight rates.
Railroads have a large surplus
accumulated durintr the last few
year," said the statement,
them use it; that is what reserves
are for. Agriculture is in sore
straits and any added increase will
further confiscate the commodities
carried."
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Let
the jolt all at once—they sort of
get used to the idea and don't
mind the loss in time. In the
meantimes the stockholders sort
of pass out.
The Valley Tribune, Bain vine's
lusty little paper never mentioned
the matter. It was not an item of
news as everybody knew that
something was going to happen,
Tte Traders State Bank of Pop
j ar algo joined the mummies lately,
Tbe p op ] ar standard also forgot to
ment ion th emtter—it is a sort of
a at p op ] ar .
t also v*.
, . ,
f ., p but ^
b e _* n Observer hasn't obserr
bs ,f. t ^
our 010 y
Reports from Liverpool says the
price of wheat this weak reached
the lowest poin in 300 years.