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Plentywood, Sheridan County, Montana
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Guy Mellon, ex-Plentywood homesteader now in Campbell, Minn., visits to manage homestead affairs. Recalls 1921 move to West Virginia and 1926 return; family of four faces hard times like Montana's, with tax woes and foreclosures among farmers.
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Plentywood, Campbell Minn., Sheridan County, West Virginia, Southwestern Minnesota, Montana
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1921, 1926, Past Fortnight
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Guy Mellon, former pioneer homesteader east of Plentywood and member of Producers News board, visits Plentywood to attend to homestead interests. He left Sheridan county in 1921 for West Virginia, returned to Campbell, Minn. in 1926 with family. Now has four children, two in school. Reports hard times in southwestern Minnesota similar to Montana, with farmers unable to pay taxes and foreclosures. Enjoys visiting old friends, staying until threshing and crop marketing done.