The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-09-13

in por'ed was persuaded by her frien,
Ct senator f1shbeck, to sidestep on tb
a auditor idea and come out agains
?. the common enemy, Rex Movius. wa
3 endorsed as slated and ARRANGED
j hex Movius was endorsed bv In
: farmers and that is enuff.
. Jack Duggan was found to ba III
real stuff in reference to loyalty an.
was endorsed for sheriff.
J, An unknown man who is reportef
to not even be a citizen of the state
out who is trying to build a waite,
tank at Poplar was found to part his
half correct and was endorsed for
county surveyor.
FOR the office of County Assessor
The Loyalty League was clear up
against it. Comb the county over as
tney would they could not find a man
more loyal than H. B. Hill for coun-
~ assessor, outside of the league, for
the league is conceded to have, as an
actual fact corner on real LOYALTY
IN this county, so the convention had
TO select prominent Lacquer from
antelope, Mr.. Deter, who rented his
farm last spring in order to 90 out
organizing for the N. P. League but
afterwards changed his mind, was
unanimously endorsed.
Miss Ellen Wilson, another repub-
hcan, passed muster, and was en-
dorsed to the great surprise of Mrs.
Violet Lowe Fitzmaurice, the demo-
cratic nominee for county superin-
tendent of schools. Why Miss Fitz-
maurice was branded as traitor by
reputation is not known, but it is
said that the pro-Germans work very
subtely, and some "Sherlocko, the
Munk," in the ranks of the Loyalty
League must have been "hep" to
some seditious remarks on the part
OF Mrs. Fltzmaurice. Most of her
trends, however, were fabbergasted.
Jack Leonard was found to be
sound to the core and was picked for
commissioner.
Then came the task of picking a
for County Attorney. There
vas nothing to it. T. w. Greer is
lothing if not loyal. He is so loyal |
hat it sometime is indispensable |
nj occasions considerable pain. It =
rumored that Mr.. Greer considers :
ne Loyalty League somewhat of
andicap, but Chautauqua speaker
ellis us that handicaps are sometimes
n advantage. However, we under
land Mr.. Greer is only running for |
'unty attorney for advertising pur-
oses anyway, and handicap more
less doesn't make any difference to
i'm.
The following are officers of this |
loyalty League" President, DR.. E.
Steele, of Plentywood; Roger
arke, Mrs. Ben Johnson's deputy, of
entywood, secretary and treasurer;
&c presidents, Jack Dryer, Balm
lie; K. O. Bakken, Whitehall; C. o.
son, Wolf Point; F. G. Johnson
d w. T. Stephens, both of Scobey.
A. K. Chapman, of Plentywood
70 was sidetracked in his aspira-
ms for state senator in favor of -
we by the Gang" was salved up -
being made chairman of the Mem
ship committee, very empty hon.
dr. S. C. Moore, another has been.
Poplar, was named campaign
mayer without an objecting voice.
don't cost anything to belong to
Loyalty League" which is
light to be very attractive fea-
to the members of the old gang
} are now considering Hoover
g" as matter of good Judgment
he face of the prospects of many
future years.
is reported that the application
membership in this organization
coming in very slowly. However,
e who have applied are said to
very select, and choice number
ur citizens.
is not unfolded from where the
~ will come to finance this UNI
anng, yet it is thought the Anal
ated Copper mines are attending
at, as that institution has picked
nice piece of money during the
year or two which they are
ling for "paytriotic" purposes.