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The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-13
OREGON UNIVERSITY TO PLAY HARVARD ELEVEN
 IN NEW YEARS GAME

PASADENA, Cal, Dec. 13 (by Asso- ciated Press) The football team of the University of Oregon has accepted the invitation to play Harvard in this city at the Festival of Roses on New Years day.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-13
MEXICAN COMMUNISTS SENT LITERATURE TO
 SOCIALISTS IN STATES

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 (by Associated Pressa,%NAt hearing conducted here under congressional sanction, John Chabrow, a student, testified that the left wing of the Socialist party here had received literature prepared by Mexico City communists.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-13
ARCTIC BIRDS IN
 STATES INDICATE
 HARD WINTER AHEAD

CHICAGO, Dec. 13 (by Associated Press) ).-J.ohn Burroughs, the famous naturalist, says that the presence of hundreds of Arctic birds in Maine and Michigan indicates that hard winter may be expected The birds are tame, being unacQuainted with man.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-13
 RED STAR LINE HAS RESUMED ITS SERVICE

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 (by Associ- ated Press). The transatlantic serv- ice of the Red Star line, which has been interrupted since 1914, was re- sumed today.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-13

PENDLETON, Ore, Dec. 13 (by As sociated Press) ).-James Oakley was yesterday found frozen to death in his cabin at Ukias, seventy-five miles south of here. The thermometer reg istered 32 degrees below zero.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-13
SIX HUNDRED MORE
 SOLDIERS RETURN

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 (by Associated Press) ).-Six hundred Americans who fought with the British in the Holy Land arrived here today.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-13
TACOMA PLUMBERS TO
 WORK FIVE-DAY WEEK

TACOMA, Dec 13 (by Associated Press) The journeyman plumbers of this city, who recently were granted a five-day week, will draw cents a minute for repairing frozen pipes on Saturday, on which day they demand double time.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-13
FUEL RESTRICTIONS BEING
 REMOVED AND MINERS ARE GENERALLY ASSUMING WORK

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 13 (by Asso- ciated Press) The United Miners re- port that the strikers generally are responding to the order to return to work. There has been delay in some of the districts as the result of mis- understandings.
 Removing Restrictions
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (by Asso- ciated Press) The train service is being increased and fuel restrictions are being removed It is expected that manufacturing will be completely resumed next week.
 The railroad administration has re-
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-13

The steamship Admiral Watson is due from the westward on Tuesday next.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21
NYQU1ST HONEYWELL OP-
EN- LAW OFFICE HERE

Froid Tribune: Representative J.
S. Nyquist returned Wednesday from
Helena where he has been represent
ing Sheridan county in the State Leg
isature. His record down at the
capitol will compare favorably with
any of the new members who were
in the harness for the first time. Be-
fore leaving Helena this week Mr..
Nyquist took the examination and
was admitted to the bar as full
fiedged attorney at law.
Sam is prominent member of
the Farmers League and took an ac-
tive part in the campaign last fall,
not only in his own behalf but for
the entire League ticket as we'll
Mr.. Nyq1ist has chosen the town Of
Froid as the favor7te spot in which to
cast his lot as attorney and will
hang out his Single just as soon as
he has finished putting in the crops
on his farm this spring.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21
SPECIAL ELECTION is
ABSOLUTE IMPOSITION

Poplar Standard: Whetner rrolu
snrings the deal or whether it is
brain child of Wolf Points it is an
absolute imposition on the taxpayers
to call a special election at this time
to try and settle the county seat
question. 1t is wrong, dead wrong
not only because it uill cause need
less expense but it will not settle
ANYTHING. Let US prove that state
ment with some good hard cold facts
For any town to get permanent co,ln-
tv seat she must have 81 pc rcens-
oct T that fifty-one-per cent of all the
Votes. If no town does obtain fifS-
one per cent of all the votes than
the two towns having the, greater
number of votes will be the candl-
dates at the next election. Ii an
eelction is called now it means an an
expense of. from $4,000 to sS1o.oOo
that will hang over the taxpayers TOR
90 wears at least and more than tnat
if the county seat is moved from
Mondak now that will only mean
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21
BIG TIME HAD AT
COUNTRY HOMES

Froid Tribune: A gathering of
friends and neighbors of the Robert
Zich family gave them a pleasant
surprise at their country home last
Saturday night. Those attending
from Froid were Mr.. and Mrs. W. q.
Reiter, Frank Base and family,
Frank Feldnier and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Korbnacher and Grandma Rho
da. Cards, dancing and games took
up the time until seven o'clcois>Sun-
day morning, the festivities ceasing
only long enough to partake of big
feed at midnight and breakfast be-
fore leaving.
A similar occasion was held about
three weeks ago at the farm home
of Mr. and Mrs. Will Base, who re-
side in that same locality. 1t was
an all day affair and the party was
made up of both young and old. Re
freshments were taken along by the
self invited guests and served in the
good old country style. Needless tc
say everybody had a fine time.
On both occasions the dancers
trotted to vlalin music furnished by
Robert Zich, Jr., and Henry Horst
man.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21

county seat is not settled for long.
The commissioners of Roosevelt
county have named Mondak as tenn
porary county seat, but, acting under
law provided in such cases, the
ty are reported to be circulating pc
titions to bring the question of coun-
ty seat location to a popular vote.
Without intending to criticise the
action of the petitions. the attention
of the public is called to the fact that
the movement for an election comes
from districts remote from Wolf
Point, SO the responsibility for the
expense of an election cannot be
charged to the people of this city
Or this part of the county.
For the information of the public
the substance of the provisions OF
the law under which it is proposed to
bring an election is here stated. The
law is found Chapter 13o, 49,
laws of 1911.
1t provides that ANY time within
six months after the organization of
a county, if a petition, signed by LOG
or more taxpayers, calling for an
election, is filed with the county clerk
such clerk shall notify the chairman
of the boar dwho shall call a meeting
of the board within ten days. The
board having found the petition to be
of the kind prescribed by law must
designate some Tuesday, that comes
not sooner than 40 days nor later
than O days from the date when the
petition is acted on, as eelction day
The board must also issue and
publish an election proclamation, and
divide the county into voting pre-
cincts and designate polling places
The law also provides a two weeks
period for the registration of voters
and specifies who are qualified to reg
lister and vote.
All persons are qualified to regis
ter who are qualified voters of the
state, and have resided within the
boundaries of the county 18O days or
the day next preceding the date sci
| for the election.
ANY city or place to become the
permanent county seat must receive
a majority lover SO per cent? OF the
| vote cast. If no city or place re-
ceives a majority then the city OF
place receiving the highest number
of votes becomes the temporary coun'
ty seat, and at the net general cleo
ton the two cities Or places receiving
the highest number of votes shall DC
voted on to determine which shall
become the permanent county seat.
A mass meeting of local citizens
has been called to assemble at the
Sherman hotel Friday evening OF this
week to effect preliminary organiza-
tion for whatever action is ultimate
lv decided to- be for the best inter
ests of the people of the city ana the
adjacent country.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21
COUNTY SEAT
Froid Business Men and Farmer;
Start Fight for Temporary

AOulAty OOdt
Culbertson Searchlight: A mass
meeting of farmers and business men
of Froid was held Thursday night,
March 9Th, in Electric Hall for the
purpose of discussing matters rela-
tive to the temporary county seat of
Roosevelt county. AT least four pc
tions are now being circulated pc
titioning the Board of Commission
ers to call a special eelction within
the next sixty days for the purpose
of voting on the temporary county
seat, the present location at Mondak
being very unsatisfactory to the ma
jority of the Farmers Tri-
bune.
The Searchlight is of the opinion
that Froid is out for temporary conn-
ty seat. What terrible thing it
would be if the citizens of Roosevelt
county should have to again go to
county seat on the branch line.
The main reason for the creation of
the new county was to get county
seat on the Main Line. Mondak Is
certainly preferable to Froid. ~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21
FROID STARTS MASS DRIVE FOR
THE TEMPORARY COUNTY SEAT
Petitions have been circulated and
when
that body
ELECTION WILL OCCUR IN JUNE.
kills
other gargsers along nePoplar walls
saying nasty things about Wolf Point
BOLSHEVISTS MAY OVER COME PAYTRIOTEERS

that it will have to be moved again
In two years and there you have an
additional expense Look at it from
another angle. While the big fight
was on all the towns agreed and
their representatives gave their
word as gentlemen that they would
leave the county seat at MDrcak for
two ytafa. ll'is promise WAS made
not only once but at a dozen different
times. OF course in an attempt to
be clever Wolf Point can pull the
cuumsy trick of having Froid make
me first move towards a special elec.
ton but that won't fool anyone
Later on we will tip Froid off tc
gentle trick that Wolf Point will
probably try and pull on her after
she uses Froid as much as she car
and gotten her to pull her chestnuts
out of the fire Poplar agreed tc
leave the temporary county seat AT
MondaS and she is going to keep .hel
word and she expects the other towns
to do the same. This story is writ.
ten for the reason that it is de,
clared on good authority that .Froic
is going to petition to call specia
election and that Wolf Point has tolc
Froid that she will throw in with hel
to help Land the big plum.
Later we will show Froid that
there is another verse to that song
and also show her the card Wol1
Point has up her sleeve but just now
that it is unfair and an absolute
breach of trust to call an election a
this time.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21

grain money Not a thought for the
best interest or the good of the farm
ers entered into the minds of these
county officials; but the only thought
seemed to have been how to evade
the law; how to feather private nests
Of the officials, in whom the people
had placed trust.
The law at all times provided how
the seed grain money should have
been handled; there was no need for
secret trips to Minneapolis to Elk
this deal" or to buy seed grain that
was half dirt and weed seed, for
there were great quantities of first
class seed grain in the county at the
very time that was offered to the
commissioners at $2.10 per bushel, to
be refused by these gentlemen, in Or
der that $3.50 per bushel might be
paid to the Montana and Dakota Ele-
vator Company for inferior grain and
weed seed and dirt. Is there any one
SO lacking in all sense of common
honest and decency that has the eff
frontery to stand up and try to de-
| fen6 these men in this transaction
If there is let him stand forth.
And when and in what circum-
stances was this done?
1t was done as a war measure. The
seed bonds were voted as an act OF
patriotism at the time the President
of the United States was calling up-
on the people in the name of liberty
and the cause of world democracy
and the honor Of the country, tc
show their patriotism by planting tc
the limit. Food will win the war,
was the slogan, and the money was
provided and the farmers were asked
to borrow the money for the pur-
pose of planting to the limit at 3
time when money and labor was
scarce, when they were called to the
trains every few days to bid fare
we'll to stalwart sons, going abroad
at the call of their native land, tt
fight the battles of democracy on the
soil of a foreign land; bidding fare
we'll, many of them, to sons who are
now buried beyond the seas; while
at the very same time one of these
men was sitting as member Of 9
body designated as the Sheridan
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21
Time that definite steps should be taken to bring
ex-county officials to justce--guilty ones should
be forced to defend themselves before jury.
Shiny Hand of State Political Gang Now at Work

Couny Council of Defense, and used
this honorable position to bulldeze
and give the "third degree" to peg
ple accused by gossips of trivial of
fenses. During y time like this, these
"whited sepu1chres" were parties to
and allowed to take place riot of
graft and plundering that has bank
rupted the county, and fastened 3
debt upon the people for the father
of the sons who went to fight the war
of democracy and the sons them-
selves to pay, in the way of high
taxes.
And those responsible belonged to
loyalty leagues; they accused honest,
but indiscreet farmers with sedition
and brought them to trial and put
them to great expense to kept out
of prison.
The people demand that such men
shall be brought to justice. They
demand that a grand jury shall be
called, they demand that every cul-
prit shall get measure for measure.
We have dallied long enough.
Already it is apparent that the
long Shiny hand of the state polite
al gang with headquarters at Helena,
is being stretched out to protect it's
henchmen here in Sheridan county:
this paper has letters which indicate
that even U. S. officials are watching:
it is more than evident that the
Montana Loyalty League is becom-
ing active, not in hunting home
Huns" but in protecting their own, to
help keep the shackles upon labor and
the farmers, the purpose for which
that body was organized-the body
that tried and convicted Dunn of Sc
dition at Helena; it is fit that the
Montana Loyalty League should
come to the rescue of Sheridan coun-
ty culprits at this time.
The State Examiner is still here
checi1ing up the public records, and
at the same time being dined and
entertained by James F. Redmond,
who is so attentive, probably for
purpose. Time will tell how success
full he has been in gaining his pur-
pose.
However, the people will have JUS,
tice. And let it be done.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21

The clock is striking the hour for
action IN Sheridan county.
The time has arrived when war
rants should be issued for those gull
ty of crimes and misdemeanors and
the culprits should be brought before
the bar of justice.
Too long have the hard working,
producing people of this county stood
aside while miscreant county officials
have allowed the county to be plum
dered and plunged head long into
debt and bankruptcy by those elected
and trusted by the people to admin
lister the county affairs.
In almost every transaction that
the county has participated in during
the past four years can be traced the
Shiny trail of graft and manipula-
ton and dishonesty. There is ab-
solutely no excuse for the financial
conditions existing in this county TO.
day; there is no excuse for the high
taxes-no excuse but graft, and az
aroused citizenry are at last demand
ing justice.
If a poor, drought-stricizen farm
er should go into bank and reacf
in and grab five dollar bill to feee
a starving family, he would be i'm
mediately sent to Deer Lodge fol
five years, but these sleek, schemins
politicians, by ways legal and illega
seemed able to defraud the county
out of thousands of dollars and there
is no punishment;' there is no justice
only an insolent smile and "s
catch me if you can expression.
However this time is ended; the time
of padded printing bills, costing tht
taxpayers the sum Of 800 per <da!
for ten months, has come to a close
there has been perjury committed ant
this man should stand trial and stant
trial at once.
There has been crooked work il
fhe egofer poison handling; there ha'
been graft in the handling of seet
grain-graft that cannot be ex
planned or excused. There are M
eXtenuating circumstances. Th'
whole workings of seed grain betra!
at every step, in every act, f1agran
! and glaring dishonesty. Not an hon
est move was made at any place il
the handling of the $245,000 of seet
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21
County Assessor Hill Calls Attention of Tax
payers to New Laws in Regard to the AS
sessments of Moneys and Credits Secured
and Unsecured--TaxesV Very Small.
MORTGAGES TO BE TAXED

County Assessor Harry B. Hill is
getting ready to commence the work
of assessing Sheridan county again
and preliminary to the starting, he
has been devoting considerable time
to studying the new tax legislation
enacted by the recent legislature and
Mr.. Hill remarks that this is no small
task.
In an interview with the Producers
News relative to, the new legislation,
Mr.. Hill cal led attention to the taxa
ton of moneys and credits, secured
and unsecured in the following Ian
guage:
cit was generally understood that
by virtue of the constitutional amend
ment passed by the voters last fall
that there would be no taxes on mort
cages in the future. However this
is a mistaken idea, for while the
amendment to the constitution gave
the legislature the authority to ex-
empt mortgages, if it seemed wise
to that body, the amendment did not
of itself exempt this class of pro-
perty, and a small tax has been left
on mortgages and similar securities
by the legislature"
Mr.. Hill further remarked, "By
virtue of House Bill No. 80, which
has become law, Glass s. provides
that all money and credits and evil
dences of Indebtedness secured Or
unsecured by mortgages are as
sessed at Z per cent of their true and
full value, without deduction or off
set and this will make the tax levied
about $50 per thousand"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21
DENTIST OFFICE TO
BE OPENED HERE

Bainville Tribune: Dr.. J.. S. Geiser
the Froid dentist, was in the city
between trains today and made ar
rangements to open an office here for
the practice of his profession, and
will spent Thursday and Friday of
every week here. He has not COM
pleted arrangements as to where his
office is to be located, but will be in
the city against next week prepared
to go to work and will complete ar
rangements for a permanent location
at that time.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21
COUNTY SEAT TO BE
BONE OF CONTENTION

Medicine Lake Wave: Reports
from our southern neighbors are to
the effect that petitions are being
rapidly signed up to secure special
election to settle the question OF
where the county seat of the new
county should be located until the
next general election. Apparently
there is considerable dissatisfaction
with the action of the Board OF
County Commissioners in placing the
seat of goyernment>a at Mondak.
According to the NFroid Tribune
upon petition bearing the required
number of signatures who are tax
payers and residents of the county
it becomes the duty of such county
commissioners to call an election.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21
ANOTHER CARLOAD OF
FORDSONS ARRIVE

The Montana Motor Company, 10
cal agents for the Fordson Tractor
and the Ford caE unloaded another
carload of Fordsoa tractors Wednes-
day, which have all been sold since
arrival or were sold before they ar
rived. 1t seems that the Fordso1
tractor is so popular that the supply
cannot keep up with the demand
The Montana Motor Company also
reports that the Ford car business is
also very brisk and that the sea-
sons business will be large.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21

The Tax and License Commits
sion gave out in their report, after
two years study and investigation.
that IN round numbers, in 1917, it
was found that deposits in the banks
IN IN TINS state amounted to $155, ,OG0,-
OOO dollars, and there was returned
Tor taxation purposes $2,794,O0O,
which shows conclusively that only a
very small portion of solvent cred
lts were returned for taxation under
the Old law, and it is expected that
under the new rates, larger por~
ton OF this taxable property will be
returned for taxation by the owners
thereof"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21
DRAFT BOARDS CEASE WORK
RETURN RECORDS MARCH 81

Adjutant General Phil Greenan an
nounces that local and district draft
board in Montana will wind up their
business. March 81, and all records
will be shipped to Provost Marshall
General E. III. Crowder at Washing
ton. District and local medical ad-
visory boards will go out of business
the same date. Instructions govern
ing the dissolution were received
Monday from the war department..
The boards WORK will cover, a period
of % months during which 10000
Montanans were sent to. the col0rs.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21
MONEY AND CREDITS ARE ASSESSED
TRACTOR SCHOOL HERE
HOLMAN Kompany, Agent of Emer-
SON. -Brentingham Tractor, VIII
Have School at Community Hall,
March ~ and 2Sth-

The Observation-Disclosures Tractor
people, Holman Kompany, local
agents, will hold a first class trac-
tor school at the Community Hall,
Thursday and Friday, March 9th
and 18th.
This school is advertised as exact
ly the same school with the same
instructors as was used by the United
States Government in teaching trac-
tors to the soldiers in the tractor and
tank service during the recent war.
1t viii pay anyone interested in
tractors to attend this school. Re-
member the date and plan on attend
ing.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21
COUNTY ATTORNEY
ASSUMES OFFICE

Bainville Tribune: County Attor-
ney E. L. Walton and stenograrher,
Miss Dundus left this morning for
Mondak where they will take up their
official residence. Mr.. Walton has
already qualified for the Office and
the legal affairs of Roosevelt county
are now in his hands.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21

ITALY HAS DECLARED A GEN
ERAL AMNESTY FOR ALL IT'S
POLITICAL AND INDUSTRIAL
PRISONERS. WHY SHOULD DE-
MOCRATIC AMERICA ALLOW A
MONARCHY TO BE AHEAD OF
HER IN THIS ENLIGHTENED
POLICY?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21
I. O. o. F. MEMBERS FINISH
DEGREES IN MEDICINE LAKE

At regular weekly meeting of
the Odd Fellows Lodge No. 108, of
Medicine Lake, the following named
finished up their degrees: Sherman
Millbrook, E. L. Peterson, Albert
Fossum, w. A. Deem and Ed. S.
Koser, and are now full-fedged Odd
Fellows. A number of members
from the country were present
Wave.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21

There will Re a Fordson tractor
school in Plentywood Wednesday and
Thursday, April End and 3rd. An
expert will be here. Watch this pa
per next week for big announcements
and complete dtails. Ten your neigh
bors and plan on coming yourself.
MONTANA MOTOR COMPANY.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21
BACK FROM VISIT WITH
RELATIVES IN n. d.

Mrs. J.. Q. Dahl and nephew Ralph
oVe1n OF Froid returned Sunday a
"eek ago.. from two weeks visit
WITH relatives at Tolna and Neville
n: ID. Miss Irene Haugan of Nc
VINE, a niece of Mrs. Dahl's returned
WITH her to spend the summer.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21
lWENIY-EIGHT PLENTYWOOD
PUPILS TAKE EXAMTNAT

IWenty-eight pupils from the Plen-
ty"ood eighth grade wrote exan1ina-
lions IN history and civics on Febru-
ary 18th. There were two failures
IN the class. The majority of stand
lngs range from 800 to $50, making
an average mark of So plus per cent
for the class.