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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF SHERIDAN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF PLENTYWOOD. MONTANA
Vol. 27 No. 23
Plentywood, Sheridan County, Montana, Thursday, F*bruary21, 1935
$2.00 Per Year
TOURNAMENT GETS UNDER WAY TONIGHT
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Early Settler Of Country Dies Following Short Illness
LITTLETON USHER
RESIDENT HERE IN
HD2 DIES MONDAY
Colorful Pioneer Passes At
Oregon Home At
Age of 70
Plentywood mourns this week the
passing of one of its founders,
Littleton G. Lasater, frontiersman,
rancher and pioneer settler of this
section who died at his home in
Eugene, Oregon, Monday. He was
70 years old.
Funeral services for the colorful
pioneer, bom in the 60's of Confeder
ate stock, teller of droll tales of ex
periences encountered in '89 when
land-crazed emigrants, swarmed into
Oklahoma on April 22 when the ter
ritory was opened for settlement,
were held at Eugene Wednesday.
Messages of condolence were sent
from Plentywood to Mrs, Lasater
and the grieved family of eleven
children, some of whom were boro
in the Oklahoma territory.
A native of Missouri and born
OcL 10, 1865 Lasater w r as destined
to be a frontiersman. His father
was a veteran of the Civil War and
fought with the Confederate army.
A wound received in battle resulted
in his father's death. When a young
man of 25, the call of the west, the
life of a pioneer, stirred the blood in
his veins. News of the opening of a
new territory comprising 2,000,090
acres of land for settlers in the ter
rltory of Oklahoma beckoned the
young adventurer, and together with
an older brother, started west
ward to be at the boundary Hne od
the territory ready for the opening
gun to signal for the mod scramble
for possession of land. The historic
al day of April 22, 1889, when thous
ands of land sedkwrs Crossed the line
into Oklahoma, and which is record
ed historically in the book 'dinar
ron" has been vividly told by Lasat
er.
In 1890 he married Mary Celia
Casey and settled In the newly open
ed territory. It was later learned
that he and his brother had staked
out state land and were forced to re
linquish their land rights.
The desire to migrate farthur west
stirred the young man and in 1901,
together with his wife and small
children started for Oregon, and
settled near the present site of El
gin.
Lasater had long been the friend
of Abe Malcolm of Plentywood.
Their friendship began with an ac
quaintance in early days in Kansas.
News of Lasater's death from a
breakdown of the physical forces
due to advanced age coupled with
pneumonia, was told to Mr. Malcolm
Tuesday.
Abe Malcolm came to northeastern
Montana in 1901. He wrote his good
friend (Lasater of his location, and
Lasater, desirous to settle In a coun
try that would permit him to engage
in the ranching business on a -big
scale, came to what Is the present
site of Plentywood. He decided to
settle here and in 1903 brought his
family from Oregon.
Land In this section had not yet
been surveyed^ Settlers were entit!
ed to squatters rights. Lasater ac
quired a home along the Muddy river
just south of the present site of the
city. It Is related that the settle
ment of Plentywood was then seven
miles west of Its present site. The
postoffice was located at the Good
man ranch.
The home of Mr. Lasater's was the
first shingled-roof structure in this
territory.
He engaged in ranching until
1911 and then established several
businesses in Plentywood and other
Sheridan county towns. Buying
property in 1922 at Eugene, Oregon,
he moved with his family from Plen
tywood.
He made trips here on numerous
occasions to visit with his many
pioneer friends. His last visit was
in 1932. and in spite of his advanced
age, was the same rugged adventur
er, relator of tales and singer of
frontier songs, which It Is said would
fill a large volume.
(Relatives who survive are his wife
and eleven children, namely, Mrs.
James Duncan, Aberdeen, Idaho;
Mrs. Walter Dzelgol, Roseburg, Ore.,
Mrs. E. C. Stonehooker, Mrs. Bert
Neet, Mrs. Leo. Davis, Mrs. Harold
Pilch, Mrs. Mervin Bllderbach, Mrs.
Solomon Cuddybock, Mrs. Francis
Mulvey, all of Eugene. Oregon;
Littleton Lasater of Marshfield, Ore.,
and George Lasater of Plentywood,
w'ho returned from Oregon last year
and Is now living at the old ranch
home.
THE CITY CAFE
We have on display 9 handsome leather note pads
which will be awarded to members of the winning
team and their Coach, The covers carry the insignia
"District Basketball Champions 1935'
To Winners of the District
WELCOMES YOU TO PLENTYWOOD
Harry E. Koike, Prop.
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
ORPHEUM TO AWARD
PRIZES TO STUDENTS
Will Write Essay-Letters On '
of Green Gables" Famous
Book And Picture
'Anne
Substantial prizes will ibe awarded
to two students in Sheridan county s
public school by the Orpheum thea
tre next month, announces E. M.
Jackson, manager.
The contest comprizes the writing
of letters, following a set of rules
and questionnaire, on the picture
"Anne of Green Gables," which will
be shown at the local theatre March
1 and 2.
All school pupils In the county are
eligible to compete. Pamphlets con
taining the questions on which the
letter is to be based have been mail
ed to teachers in the county and are
being distributed to pupils.
The winning letters, which will be
judged .by three competent judges
will be published in The Herald
when the winners have beau decided
upon.
The rules of the contest, and ques
tions regarding the book and picture
"Anne of Green Gables" is found on
page 8 of this issue of The Herald.
DAGMAR MAN DIES;
ILL OUT SHORT TIME
Christian Jensen, 62, a resident of
the Dagmar community since 1907
died at the local hospital last Thurs
day. Death was caused from septic
ima. He had been 111 for about a
month and was brought to the hospi
tal last Monday.
Funeral services were held from
the Dagmar Lutheran church, with
Rev. Marius Larsen officiating. Bur
ial was made at Dagmar.
Christian Jensen was born In Den
mark, Jan. 10, 1873 and camq to Am
erica in 1892. He was married to
Ida Lundberg at Clinton, Iowa in
1S99. Together they came to Mon
tana in 1907 and settled on a home
stead in the Dagmar vicinity where
they continued to reside.
Among the relatives who survive
are two sons and three daughters,
namely,
Minin.; Frode, Lee Center,
Agnes, Chicago, Ill.;
cago, Ill.; and Dagna who lives at
the parental home.
Sigvald, Lake Benton,
Minn.;
Ragnild, Chl
NEWLYWEDS COME
TO CITY TO HIDE
Clarence "Chief" Poling, veteran
Williston ball club hurler, and
bride were in Plentywood last Sat
urday guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Luehr.
The "Chief" and Miss Kathryn
Rustad, of Zahl, N. D., were mar
ried at Williston last Friday. The
Williston Daily Herald stated that
"Cupid Had Struck Out Poling;
and Couple Flee From Friends."
Shortly after it was learned of the
marriage, an effort was made by
Williston friends to have a
honor of
and
many
glorious celebration in
the occasion.
Chief
The
bride were wise. Abandoning their
car, which was in front of the
city hall, the couple escaped in the
bride's brother's car and started
for Plentywood.
They were here until Sunday.
Williston is still looking for the
newlyweds.
Coalridge Woman Victim
of Pneumonia Saturday
Lizzie Davis, a resident of the
Coalridge community for over 20
years, died Saturday in Plentywood.
She was brought here a few hours
before her death seriously ill with lo
bar pneumonia and was (beyond re
covery.
Funeral services were held from
the Emil Hueth farm home Tuesday
with Lervl Coffman of the Mennonlte
church of Surrey, N. D., officiating.
Little is known of the deceased's
early life.
She was boro in England and was
about 63 years old-. Her husband,
who homesteaded in the Coalridge
community died about 5 years ago.
The Davis homestead was later
foreclosed on and during the past
few years the dead woman had made
her home with kind and sympathetic
friends.
No relatives survive.
RETURNS FROM MISSOURI
A. F. Lipscomb of the Franklin
community was a Plentywood 1 busi
ness caller Wednesday. Mr. Lips
comb recently returned from Missou
ri, having gone there for medical
aid. His condition is not much im
proved.
Judge Tells
Home and "Grow
•S>
Pair Severely Rebuked As
Result of Letters Written
To Court
Making a ringing denunciation of
demagogues, firebrands and false
leaders, and coupling with a plea to
people not to be tricked and fooled
by such guides, Federal Judge An
drew Miller at Minot in thundering
tones told two defendants 'before him
in a contempt action that they were
merely "dupes."
Charles JoMyn, Communist leader
and agitator living near Glasgow
was given the brunt of the stinging
rebuke.
At the start of the sound lecture,
Judge Miller read from the Farmers
National Weekly, a Communist pap
er published in Chicago, an appeal
issued by Hans Harderson "state
secretary of the United Farmers
League" asking that "all dimes,
quarters, half dollars, and even dol
lars would help to win the case ag
ainst the seven defendants then
charged with conspiracy. Harderson
called upon the farmers and work
ers to rally to defeat the govern
ment's efforts to railroad the seven
defendants. He said financial assist
ance was needed.
"You are dupes—that is all," Judge
Miller stated. "What for? For the
purpose of collecting dimes, nlckeLs,
quarters and half dollars, from oth
ers who knew nothing more about
what was actually before this court
than you did; collecting money for
something that could not happen and
was not happening: because false In
MEETINGS CONTINUE
IN DROUTH AREAS
Emphasizing the importance of
making full use of local seed sup
plies, where available, officials in
charge of federally conserved seed
stocks are continuing to hold meet
ings in the drouth counties of the
state, at which the seed, program is
explained and orders for federal seed
assembled, Sam Sloan, chairman of
the state seed stocks committee,
said.
Sloan said farmers are ordering
spring wheat freely, the quality,
while not the best, (being acceptable.
Some objections have (been received
to the oats 'because of a prevalence
of wild' oats. Due to the demand for
feed oats, the seed stacks chairman
said there is not much alternative
and the seed may result in some in
festation of wild oats.
Indications point to a considerable
acreage of wheat hay, within wheal
adjustment limits, due to this seed
being more available. The small sup
ply of barley seedi may result In in
creased acreage of oats. Montana's
quota Includes 750,000 bushels of
spring wheat, 200.000 bushels of oats,
50,000 bushels of barley and 50,000
bushels of flax.
Stage Set For Big Affair
Here Friday Evening
Final arrangements
have been
completed for the staging of the
twenty-first annual firemen's ball,
which will be held at the FarmerLa
bor Temple Friday night.
A record crowd is expected to at
tend, and due to the fact that the
district basketball tournament will
be in full swing the crowd is ex
pected to be doubly large.
Two orchestras will furnish music
for the occasion. Cal Lund and his
band goes on the job at 9:30 p. m„
and will play until midnight. The
Eight Music Masters will go to work
at that time and will complete the
evening of merriment.
Favors, confetti and noise-makers
will add to the fun. (Dancing will
continue until a late hour.
Son of Dan Olson, Former
Resident, Dies In Minnesota
Arnold Olson, 20-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Olson, former
Plentywood residents died at Inter
national Falls, Minn., friends of the
family have learned,
caused from a ruptured appendix.
Arnold grew to young manhood in
Plentywood and attended the local
schools, leaving here in 1929 with
his parents for Little Fork, Minn.
Dan Olson will be remembered as
former treasurer and clerk of court
of Sheridan county.
Death was
Defendants To Go
New Soul
V
'formation had been spread by such
sheets as this (referring to the Com
munist paper) by firebrands, and
demagogues who desire to organize
farmers affiliated with their organ
izations.
"What I really hope and expect
out of this matter is not so much to
punish you or to punish you at all.
This court has tremendous powers—
I hardly 'know how much power I
have but 'I certalnfly could send you
to the penitentiary if I wanted to. I
am not going to. I would like to
have it go forth to the right thinking
fanners, to the right thinking people
of this state, that they are being
tricked and duped and fooled by
demagogues, firebrands, and false
leaders into organizing themselves
into what they call mass action ag
ainst the government of the United
States, their own government, a gov
ernment that in this depression, in
this heretofore unknown calamity,
baa raised hundreds of millions of
(Continued on last page)
MERCHANT OFFICER
OF NATIONAL GROUP
C. G. Christiansen, Plentywood
merchant was elected vice-president
of the National Merchants associa
tion at the annual meeting of the or
ganization held in Minneapolis dur
ing market week.
The National Merchants . associa
tion is an affiliated group of mer
chants from the states of Iowa,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota,
South Dakota and Montana, and
have become a widely known organ
ization.
A Wisconsin merchant, Mr. Arn
quist, was elected présidant of the
association and W. T. Coulter, busi
ness manager of the "Commercial
Bulletin" a merchants magazine pub
lished in the Twin Cities, was elect
ed secretary.
Mr. Christiansen returned Monday
from the Twin Cities, where he had
been on a buying trip for the local
lugwalson company store and reports
that much buying was in evidence
during Market Week. His daughter,
Miss Gwendolyn, who is a student at
St. Olaf college at Northfleld, came
to Minneapolis and spent several
days there during the convention,
with her father.
MONTGOMERY WARD
STORE TO OPEN HERE
Announcement was made this
week of a new business enterprise
for Plentywood. H. C. Jensen, oper
ator of the Farmers Oil company
has completed negotiations yvith
Montgomery-Ward & Go., to ee lab
il ah a branch store here.
A glassfront building will be con
structed on the lot east of the Far
mers Oil company's station, states
Mr. Jensen. Construction will start
early In March as soon as the frost
is out of the ground enough to en
able excavation and building.
A full line of auto accessories and
parts carrying the Montgomery Waid
trade mark will 'be carried in stock.
It Is planned to branch out In other
merchandising fields later, Mr. Jen
sen states.
How Good Are You
As A Dopester?
Speculation is rife as to who will
carry off the top honors at tho
district basketball tournament
which starts tonight In the city.
Eleven teams are entered in the
play-off. All have been playing
•teller basketball the past season.
No team la conceded as an easy
winner.
The Herald, after following the
teams In most contests this season
and after careful consideration,
hat picked what we believe will
be the winners and the positions
where they will place. We may
have It "doped" wrong. Here Is
what we say:
First—Plentywood
Second—Scobey
Third—Outlook
Fourth—Flaxville
Fifth—Medicine Lake
Sixth—Comertown
What do you say?
NURSE LEAVES
Lloyd Krebabach was here from
Culbertson Sunday. Mrs. Krebabach
returned with him, having been here
the past week as special nurse at
the Popescu home.
COUNTY SCHOOLS TO
HOLD FLAG CONTESTS
Project Carried On Annually By Am
erican Legion Auxiliary Promotes
Major Objectives
The "Flag contest," a project car
ried on annually by the American
.Legion Auxiliary, will 'be participated
in by the schools of the county this
year according to the announcement
made by the county superintendent
who, together with the local Auxil
iary, is formulating plans to carry on
the contest.
The (National Americanization pro
em
gram of the American Legion
braces three major objectives, youth
activities, education, and community
service. The nature of the Flag
contest makes it possible to promote
these three major objectives at the
same time. Such contacts for child
ren of the rural schools give them
more "breaks" .when they enter high
school and superintendent Aaaheim
urges that the parents and teachers
of the county promote the contest as
set forth by Miss Ireland, state sup
erintendent and Mrs. Marlon Miller,
state president of the American Le
gion Auxiliary.
The contest is open to all pupils in
rural, village or city schools in
grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 and will consist
of two parts, each graded on a basis
of 50 points. These two parts are
the written test based upon tho
book, "The Flag of the United Stat
es; Its History and Symbolism" by
Colonel James A. Moss, and the dec
lamation, an essay of 500 words or
less prepared by the contestant in
his own words.
The Individual school contests will
be held April 19 and the district
competition on April 26. The coun
ty contest will be held May 3.
PROCLAMATION 18
ISSUED BY MAYOR
The week of March 3 to 10 has
been designated as Better Housing
Week throughout the nation and in
keeping with the movement Mayor
(Percy G. Neville has issued the fol
lowing proclamation to citizens of
Plenty wood :
"Whereas, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States, and
Frank H. Cooney, Governor of Mon
tana, have jointly proclaimed the
week of March 3 to 16 as Better
Housing Week and called upon offic
ials in municipalities of Montana to
join and aid in calling attention of
our people to the program as spon
sored by the Federal Housing Admin
istration. I, P. G. Neville, Mayor of
Plentywood, (Montana, do hereby
urge all residents of this community
to consider carefully the objectives
of this nation-wide program.
"Fundamentally Montanans are
home loving individuals. We take
pride in our property, but for the last
few years the home owner has bee»
only too acutely aware of the depre
ciation of his property. Because of
tightened credit we have been un
able to secure money to make nec
essary improvements.
'The Better Housing Program is
designed specifically to stimulate a
(basic industry. Its business and so
cial implications are far-reaching.
With this plan our federal govern
ment is offering to Insure against
loss to the extent of 20 per cent loan
ing agencies advancing funds to resi
dents of this and other cities if the
funds advanced are used for the pur
pose of improving and modernizing
homes. Under Title II of the Hous
ing Act insurance to 100 percent is
offered to loaning agencies for new
home construction and for refinanc
ing existing home dwellings. If our
people throughout the country take
advantage of this nation-wide pro
gram it immensely stimulates the
construction Industries, such as ce
ment, copper, brick, and lumber, and
the increased activities will be felt
throughout the entire industrial
structure. Transportation will be af
fected, as will the electrical industry,
machinery, contractors, and many
others.
"Enlightened self interest de
mands that the people of Plentywood
participate In this program.
"(Signed) P. G. Neville, Mayor"
Infant Daughter of Mr. And
Mrs. L. Mehl Dies Tuesday
Dorine Elgia (Mehl, five-months
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Mehl of Plentywood, died Tuesday
night from pneumonia. The Infant
had been in poor health since birth.
Funeral services will be held to
day at the Congregational church
with Rev. Earle A. Clifford offlclat
ing.
DISTRICT HONORS
TO BE DECIDED AT
DIP GAMES HERE
Opening Gun Sounds At
High School Gym At
7:30 P. M.
Tonlght the annual district basket
ball tournament
under way at the high
nasium when the opening
7:30 p. m. sends Westby and Dooley
to tangling in the first contest
Whitetail and Antelope will take the
court after the first game and will
be followed by Medicine Lake and
Peerless.
Eleven teams, Westby, Dooley,
Whitetail, Medicine Lake, Outlook,
Scobey, Peerless, Antelope, Comer
town, Flaxville aid Plentywood will
compete in 17 games which are sche
duled for the three days of playing,
ending Saturday evening..
■Coaches, athletes and fans began
to arrive in the city this morning
and are securing accomodations for
the three day tournament session.
Approximately 90 athletes and
coaches will be in the city by to
morrow morning.
According to the schedule three
games will be played Thursday ev
ening and two games Friday at 10
p. m. At 1:30 p. m., Friday three
games will be played and that even
ing two contests starting at 7:30
will be played. At 10 a. m. Saturday
morning two games are scheduled
and at 1:30 p. m., three games, in
cluding the semi-finals. The cham
pionship tilts will be played Satur
day evening at 8 and 9 p. m.
The playing schedule which was
drawn up by coaches and representa
tives of the schools competing, gives
each team an opportunity to lose two
games before being eliminated. The
method of drawing was by placing
what was considered the five strong
est teams In the district in one
bracket. Teams considered in the
lower bracket will play elimination
games first. The winners will meet
teams drawn in the higher bracket.
The winners of the district cham
pionship will compete at the regional
tournament at Great Falls.
Senecal of Grenora, N. D., and
Bolough of Savage, Mont, officials
picked by the tournament committee
and coaches, arrived this afternoon
and will officiate at all the contests.
Schedule of Games
Thursday, 7:30 p. m.: Games 1, 2
and 3, Westby vs. Dooley; Whitetail
vs. Antelope; Medicine Lake vs.
Peerless.
Friday, 10 a. m.: Games 4 and 5,
winner of game 1 vs. Plentywood:
Flaxville vs. Comertown.
Friday, 1:30 p. m.: Games 6. 7 and
8, winner of game 2 vs Outlook; win
ner of game 3 vs. Scobey and losers
of game 1 and 2.
Friday, 7:30 p. m. : Games 9 and
10, losers games 3 and 4; losers of
games 5 and 6.
Saturday, 10 p. m.: Games 11 and
12, winner of game 8 vs. losers of
game 7; winner of game 9 vs. winner
of game 10.
Saturday, 1:30 p. m.: Games 13, 14
and 16, winner of game 5 vs. winner
of game 6 (semi-finals) ; winner of
game 4 vs. winner of game 7, (semi
finals) ; winner of game II vs. win
ner of game 12 (for fifth and sixth
place.)
Saturday, 8 p. m.: Games 16 and
17, losers of game 13 vs. losers of
game 14 (for third and fourth place);
winners of game 13 vs. winners of
game 14 (championship.)
will officially get
school gym
gun at
Annual Hospital Board
Meeting Held Tuesday
The annual meeting of the board
of directors of the Sheridan Memor
ial hospital was held at the hospital
Tuesday evening.
The annul report of the years
tlvlties was given. Improvements at
the local institution the past year
were reviewed. Improvements In
clude the installation of a basic met
abolism machine, the construction of
a sidewalk on the south end of the
hospital grounds and interior de cr
ating of the building. New beds and
tables were also added to the hospi
tal's equipment this year and four
rooms were relald with linoleum
The present board members were
re-elected for another year. The of
ficers are, Mrs. L. G. Zeidler, presi
dent; F. G. Flshbeck, vice president;
Art Langer, treasurer, Mrs. E. H. E.
HeJgeson, secretary ; Mrs. Georgs
Koenig, L. E. Hein and Joe Kavon.
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MARKET REPORT
Wheat
Durum
Flax .
Com .
Butter
Eggs
I .92
.96
1.57
1.20
.85
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