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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-10-17
$24,242.@

Apparent discrepancy $24 ,z4z.oS
made between the purchase
price, and the price charged
the county of 10-2Oc
bushel-this is an estimate
as the records of the Mon
tana-Dakota Elevator co.
are not available, but such
profit was made on the
handling of one elevator
also the fact the County
Commissioners signed an
agreement with the n. ID.
E. Co. not to hold them to
the requirements of the seed
grain law as to quality Ia
fac-simile of which agree
ment will appear in next
weeks issue
Apparent excess cost to the
county ..------.----------..---.-- oa'o"
i It would be interesting to know at
what price this grain was sold back
to the Montana & Dakota elevator
company. :,
We would like to get the inside
, facts on this:
r the Montana & Dakota people
| furnished Commissioner Matkin and
Mr.. J. F. Redmond with this state
ment, why is it not in the files OF the
/ Court House where it properly be-
1 longs?
+ The Commissioners minutes OF
March Is, 1919, authorized Commits
f sioner Matkin to straighten out the
Y seed grain account.
Commissioner Matkins, acconnpa-
s MED by ]. F. Redmond and Attorney
r Ellerv. we understand went to MIN
4 neauolis. came back and brought a
check for $8,588.43 and handed It to
) the Treasurer with instruction TO
credit it to the Seed Grain fund.
,, Now, Commissioner Matkin, where
;s the statement the Montana Dakota
IS Elevator Company say they gave
you :, J.
,e They have passed the "buck" up to
es you. 49,. -. .
: of the Commissioners, at the date OF
x writing. to show that Matkin ever
"a - made report to the Commissioners.
II viii no doubt be interesting Il
the Chamber of Commerce OF Mime
IS apolis as we'll of the U. S. Govern
n1ent, to know that the Montana-Da
kota Elevator Co. dcstorys their re
70 cords each year. :,
How can they substantiate thes
income tax reports, etc.
33 We will try and find out.
- 1t might also be interesting
,18 know how it comes that the Montan
& Dakota ELEVATORS at Scobey, Whit.
tail and Raymond, were burned !
such mysterious manner, and at t t
yerv time, it is claimed, when tt
travelling auditor was in the differel
Al towns; and it might pay the insp
ance companies to investigate ID
matter. At the time of these fir
thew were laid to the I. W. W.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-10-17
!. O, Accounting By Raid
,eIpI' " poners and Records.
|, Missing

was furnished
sgidsntfse tse closing of the
y tsas american ,lr bank was a
sdsn, Aint' aint to wreck this in
ngss Ss.5 plO'p P. E. Halldors0n, :do1s n
D, Thsnd en- receiver, admitted IN
a-'aHfSii Sis icN own signature that
over rIJ. ni' were extracted from
gecoFpAs eco Albert E. Sheets, Jr.,
as. ass!''anS' anv accounting having NJ!
rtto9s i. VI am any receipts left with
..o,est Of o. E. Lofthus,
Be IT. rs2otjr y Charge of the bank 7,lk:o' for
aty yrarords, ~ r files and collateral era
b., s,Js Js'Sd'iH3 Of H3alldorson and 9th 9th
a.a+sa asaas " with the closing, Hall
'p' y. the following rlote:
lt,sT ss1' GIVE Nv ACCOUNTING soto
EANl wv October 8, 1919.
Il Lofthus, .
Il Bank Examiner
D. ar. -. ;nfor,
|. an - eIJ the nature or quantity o.
IT, \ V ..J 'i' records removed from
l SSsssaiinavian NJ American BANK o. o:
sheets, Jr., assistant at
= o. General, during the time
s1sj charge thereof. noDcoN
\ paputy State Bank Examiner;
Ar,,Iias Dsygt this disclosure, Mr.. Lot
/ ,srg5 @Ted notice and demand n7, 0
t.. ~ Hall, Steets, and Pollock
II heal law firm retained b
sgsr sr' to represent his "receiver'" ,3
J., Immediately to him all r.
\ h sjes, les. security and all othe
.rs,y ~ belonging to the bank, vi
I'M T removed and retained b
4 Here is Mr.. Lofthus' deman'
] II JOFTUS SERVES NOTICE
h. william LANCER, attorney gel
! Thomas Hall, secretary Of stat
Sst + Sheets, Jr., assistant alto
/ general, and Pollock & Polloc
bneys at law:
+You. and each of you are heres
ffed and required to immediate
kyer to the undersigned, all !
his, files, securities and all 9th
bperty belonging to the Scandin
h. American Bank, unlawfully ]
Iyed and retained by you.
O. E. LOFTHUS,
"State Bank Examine.
Dated this 9th day of October, 1871
|lt developed yesterday that duri
/ time Halldorson was in char
| he bank, Sheets and his assista1
d removed a large number of |
|r, files and records Of the ba
|thCut the knowledge of Halldors
AndoSon was III charge of the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-10-17
The Montana Dakota Elevator 20: OIL
Minneapolis, Minnesota, Says lhey
Have Destroyed Their Records.
MoNDAK MOLES DESTROY GRAIN

In checking up the Seed Grain fun1
at the Court House, the accoun1ant
found many discrepancies that could
not he reconciled from any OF the re-
cords in the Court House, so he de-
termined to send his assistant 10 Min
neapoIs to check up from the re-
cords of the main office OF the Mon
tana-Dakota Elevator Company, as
thew would have record of the
shipments and moving of all gram
at their elevators at this end. Upon
presenting his credentials to Mr..
Dunn, the manager, the deputy ac-
countant was told that the secretary
and treasurer, Mr.. Maryland, was out
of town; that, he had charge OF the
records and for him to call the next
Iday. When the accountant called .ne
/ next day, he was informed by Mr
MARYLAND that they had destroyed al
their records, as it did not pay Il
store them as they had worm there
| in Minneapolis which would get II
them and eat the paper. He neglect
cd to state the kind of worm.
: When asked what the two check
Maid to the county, amounting e
S27,O17.41 covered, he stated he coul'
not saw, and did not know.
He was asked if he was in the hao
il of paying 100000 out Wlthou
knowing what it was for, and he sal
q thew had furnished a statement o
what it was for.
y Funny-None Of the employees
the Court House seems to nave ah
: knowledge of any statements.
Mr.. Movius states that he wa
, handed the checks and told to cred
T. them to the Seed Grain Fund an
= that is all he knew.
IL The Clerk and Recorder has no n
cords in his office regarding them.
% There is nothing in the Auditor
Office to show what they paid Tor.
;. Now let us see what the hgur
show !,
After figuring out as close as Il
.. records permit, the following hguf
- are arrived at
" Deducting the deliveries OF the O.
ferent grains from the. amount
: purchases, the figures sho" mat TIE
- "a should be on hand:
% Wheat, 5,704.O4 bu. at aver
,s age price of 1925 per bu. slo'zo4'
+ Oats, 24,348.14 bu. at aver
!, age cost price of s1.15 per 90 ooo
bu.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-10-17
OF
SEED GRAIN SWINDLE

being the case it shows
loss in selling the grain of----$35, ,O85.77
Less cash sales for which no
bushels were given---.--------Slo'o4o.oo
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-,er...v TO defray the expenses OF this
s,,it. Monay is coming in but 1t snoule
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Send in your dollar TO-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
after ILLNESS
ztRON Iron TONIC
When Your System Needs Strength, After a
Sick Spell, Try zirun

Your blood must have iron to give
your body strength. Lack of iron
makes many people pale, weak and
languid. To put iron into your blood
take Ziron Iron Tonic. Especially af-
ter a severe illness do you need Ziron
to bring back appetite and build uu
weakened vitality.
]. e. Clifton, of R. r. D. 8, Lyons.
Ca, writes: Last summer l had ty.
phoid fever and had hemorrhages of
the bowels and my health was wretch
ed. seemed to be unable to get nv
strength back. had no appetite.
mad no energy, l didn't think I was
ever going to get well My knees were
weak, my flesh felt clammy, | was in
pretty bad condition. / heard of
Ziron and what a good tonic and
strengthener it was, and sent for II
at once. 1t helped me. l began to
Improve and soon felt much better and
stronger"
All druggists sell or can get Ziron
Tor you. Get bottle today. 1t is
guaranteed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
Notice.

Georgia, Terrell County.-To the
superior court of said county: The
petition of the Farmers Union Gin
Co., a corporation duly chartered by
the superior court of Terrell county,
shows the following facts:
1. Petitioner desires to surrender
It's charter and franchise to the state
and be dissolved as a corporation.
z. That on the 5th day of April,
1919, a meeting of the stockholders
OF said corporation was held, at
which meeting a resolution was
adopted by the affirmative vote of
more than two-thirds of the capital
stock of said corporation, resolving
that said corporation shall surrender
its charter and franchise to the state
and be dissolved as a corporation,
said stockholders meeting having
been called for the specific purpose
OF voting on the dissolution of the
corporation.
3. That said corporation can be
dissolved without injustice to any
stakeholder or other person. That said
corporation owns no property and
owes no debts.
WHEREFORE, petitioner prays
for an order fixing the time and
place of hearing its petition, and fur
Their that decree be signed accept
ing the charter and franchise of said
corporation, and ordering its disso-
luton. R. R. JONES,
Atty for Petitioners.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20

erage at hand Frasch had huge bin
built in hurry and into it the glow
ing stream was poured. In a few
hours 500 barrels in all had harden
ed into solid yellow mass, pure sui
phur of the finest. quality.
Such was the beginning of nigh
ty industry. The ground was drilled
in every direction and tons of hot
water and jets of scalding steam did
the work of shafts and mining tools.
The bins were raised to the height
of four-story buildings and into them
the streams of sulphur were pumped.
When the mass hardened the sulphur
was broken and blasted, and slid in
to freight cars which were brought to
the bases of the birthstone noun
tains. AS soon as the melted mineral
had hardened the supporting timber
was removed and the solid mould
stood like monollth.
The so-called water process for
mining sulphur was patented in 1891,
and the American sulphur mined in
this way because such a factor that
within a few years it was competing
with the Sicilian supply, which is
Clipped off in mines and carried to
the surface or even loaded on the
steamships by men who convey it in
baskets on their heads. The compe-
tition under the Frasch process be-
came so marked that it was not until
treaty had been made with the Eu-
ropean interests that unrest and dis
content were stayed in Sicily.
Conferred With European King.
Herman Frasch, the poor chemist,
turned millionaire, went to Italy and
conferred with the King of Italy on
the state of the sulphur miners of
Sicily, who were on the verge of an
uprising.
There is a wealth of suggestion in
the suit brought by the Frasch inter-
ests, the Union Sulphur Company,
of Louisiana, against the Freeport-
Texas Company, upon the allegation
that certain basic patents of Herman
Frasch, deceased, had been infringed.
The court, in it's decision handed
down a few days since, holds that
and that if patents granted in 1905
were sustained they would have con-
ferred monopoly of sulphur mining
for thirty-one years more.
They maintain that the various
methods of delivering hot water at
various levels are not patentable, that
the use of the perforated pipes for
the general purposes of liquefaction
is too manifestly a mere mechanical
expedient and that there is no in
ventive act in devising such a strain
err.
The clearing of the legal air none
the less opens up the way to extern
sive mining or melting of the sulphur
in the South, especially in the Texas
fields, where there are many brim-
stone bearing rocks from which the
chemical can be driven by steam.
The opportunity opened through
the decision causes some experts to
fear the letting down of the bars will
cause a general raid on the present
deposits. rH vrr.
Whatever courts and conservatorS
may say, the name and fame of Her.
man Frasch, the sulphur king, will
always be associated with the Ameri.
can industry.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
COTTON NOT TREATED
SO WELL AS WHEAT
MISLEADING TO SAY PRICE OF
SOUTHS PRODUCT NOT REGU-
LATED BY GOVERNMENT.

The following interesting article
on the treatment of the principal
products of the North and West and
of the South by the government at
Washington during the war is from
the Progressive Farmer:
All over the North and West a
most unjust and unfair misunder-
standing as to war time wheat and
cotton prices seems to prevail. "The
government fixed the price of wheat
but allowed cotton prices to soar
without let or hindrance," is the
charge constantly repeated and reit-
Grated by men and papers who ought
to know better.
The facts are that after the war
began the price of cotton did not
advance so much as the price of
wheat The war began on August 1,
1914, and on that date a bushel of
wheat was Only 81 times the price of
pound of cotton. On August /,
1915, the 81 times in wheats favor
had decreased to 1871, while on Au-
gust l, 1916, it was 85; August /,
1917, "a, and August 1, 1918, 7.3,
The first effect of the war was to
drive cotton to bankruptcy prices
and the government did nothing to
relieve the condition, whereas when
prices began to rise to a parity with
wheat in the fall of 1918 committees
were named and given large authori-
ty to stabilize" the price of cot
ton A government committee as
sumed control of the buying for our
government and allied governments,
and the threat to fix the price of cot
and threatened to fix the price of cot
ton. Prices began dropping at once,
until they have since been much low
er than what they should be COM
pared with prices of corn and wheat.
The gist of the whole matter may
be given in few words:
l. Cotton, the great staple of the
South, Jared worse than corn or
wheat after the war begun. The eff
feet of war on corn and wheat was
to boost prices, while the cotton-grow-
ing industry is the only national eth
er in the agricultural or manufacture
ing industry is the only national prod
uct either IN the agricultural or man.
ufacturing field which had a whole
years product forced to bankruptcy
figures as result of the war.
2. Since 1914 wheat prices have
consistently remained relatively high
er than cotton.
! 3. Early in the fall of 1918, when
lowing to the almost total loss of the
cotton crop in vast drouth-stricken
areas of the South cotton prices for
a few days became relatively higher
than wheat prices, the government
took the situation in hand and took
steps which seriously and, Southern
farmers believe, unjustly, beat down
prices.
4. To say that the government
did not regulate prices" therefore,
is manifestly misleading and untrue.
Without naming a definite figure,
such as was named and guaranteed
for wheat, the government did reg
ulate cotton prices in a more PERM
clous way 1t simply prevented prices,
not only from attaining abnormal
levels of profit, but from attaining
levels which would make the cotton
growers war profits equal to those
of the wheat or corn farmer. In 9TH
er words the cotton farmer got the
disadvantage without the advantages
of price fixing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
SULPHUR KINGS
CROWN NOW FOR ALL
DECISION OPENS WAY FOR USE
OF FRASCH MINING PROCESS.
A ROMANCE OF SCIENCE.

Vast deposits of sulphur are now
available in the United States because
they can be mined, or rather pumped
from the earth piping hot, without
the miners having to defend suits for
infringement of patent rights, says
the New York Sun.
The story of the rise of the late
Herman Frasch, poor immigrant,
fame and fortune is read between
the lines of the decision of the Unit
ed States circuit court in Philadel-
phia, which denies that certain mod
ifications of the ingenious method by
which he forced sulphur to the sur
face are really patentable.
All the same there is a romance of
science connected with the litigation
which has just closed. The efforts to
get the extensive sulphur deposits of
southern Louisiana out of the earth
had puzzled engineers for years. The
deposits were discovered originally
through oil drilling operations. The
cores which were taken from the dia-
mond drills were solid sulphur, but
to get the yellow element itself in
large enough quantities was indeed
a challenge to the skill of miners and
mechanics. Over the sulphur deposits
were quichsands which had caused
the death of several men. What with
the unstable nature of the earth and
the noXious gases which were evolv-
ed this American sulphur mining was
called failure.
German Immigrants Process.
Herman Frasch, prospecting for
oil came upon the abandoned sulphur
workings and bought them for very
small amount. He had come original
ly from Germany in the steerage,
had got job sweeping out a retail
drug store, became a clerk and final
ly was graduated from the Philadel-
phla College of Pharmacy. He had
the natural instincts of the chemist
and soon gained good position with
the Standard Oil company. The sui
phur mines, however, since he was
able to get them so cheaply, he took
over as private venture of his own.
AS soon as he gained control of
them he abandoned all shaft opera
lions and sank pipes deep into the
deposits. These pipes were perforated
at the lower ends for many yards.
Then he rugged up a battery of boil
ers and forced steam and hot water
down into the earth. While he was
busy with the mysterious task bare
footed urcnin followed him about
and watched him with curious eyes.
well, boy" said Frasch, "out with
1t. What are you thinking about?"
Everybody here" the youngster
replied, "says that you can't get no
sulphur, except the carpenter, and he
is plumb crazy"
Boiling Water Into Worlds Innards.
For three days and three nights
Herman Frasch had boiling water
forced down into the innards of the
world and on the third night he
started the pumps For four anxious
hours he worked over them and then
there gushed forth a red stream of
the molten sulphur. In the gray of
a summer morning the Sulphur King
gained his yellow crown. The melted
sulphur was first run into barrels
and when there was no more COOP
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
High School Notes


The A. R. C. club held it's last
meeting in the eighth grade room
Friday, May 18th. AS there was no
business to come before the meeting
the following program was rendered
Recitation, Kathrine Roberts; "What
Are Tears For?" Bessie Lasseter;
song, Kathrine Davis, Virginia Hol-
lingsworth; "Why Does Iron Rust?''
Vivian McRee; jokes, Rogers Locke
story, Sarah Mathis; "The Man in
the Moon" BERTHE Fred Dubberly;
recitation, Louise Fleming; quiz,
Esther Hind.
To the Rainbow Division.
Don't you think the rainbow pretty?
AS it's stretched across the sky
1t reminds us of a promise,
A promise that will never die.
AS it shines in all it's glory,
SO shine our soldier lads,
In deeds 50 brave and glorious
They MAKE the whole world glad
Red stands for the blood that's shed
To make this old world free;
Gold, for the rising sun of peace,
And forever may it be.
AS it is with the rainbow,
So it's with our Rainbow boys.
AS they stand in all their glory,
Respondent in all their joys.
Oh! how we long to tell you
How much you've meant to all;
May you keep your fame untarnished
And conquer each towering wall.
The Boys They Left Behind Them.
Though you're left across the ocean,
Far away from home and love,
We still think of you and love you,
For you're watching from above.
You gave your life, your home, your
all,
And brayely marched away;
You fought your battles and hard
ships well,
Looking forward to a brighter day.
When at last your tolls were over
You departed to a brighter Shore
Glad to leave the battles strife
1AAAAAhAAlS VI AONCu OllSo yOu duO4 C
Though now in Flanders field you lie,
And the peoples bloom on your
grave,
They bear a message tender and
true,
"He died, his country to save"
Though we listen for your footsteps,
And your merry laugh in vain,
You're marching still with the others
Smiling at loved ones who long for
you again.
They say you will not come again,
But oh we know you will,
Some day in the shadowy future.
You'll arise from Flanders hill.
And always, dear spirits,
Wen love and think Of you,
And some day We'll be united
Beyond the skies of blue.
KATIE BRIDGES.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
ORDER.

The foregoing petition having been
presented and considered, it is order
ed that a hearing of the same shall
be had in Dawson, Georgia, at the
court house on the 10Th day of May,
1919. 1t IS further ordered that a
copy of said petition be filed in the
office of the clerk of the superior
court of Terrell county, and that a
copy of SAID petition and this order
be published once a week for four
weeks prior to the date of hearing
said petition in The Dawson News.
Let all parties interested show cause
before me at that time why said cor
poratior shall not be dissolved. Wit
ness my hand and official SIGNATURE,
this Ar =. 1919.
VIM. =. WORRILL. j. S. C. t. C.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20

Georgia, Terrell County.-In per-
son before me appeared R. R. Smell
grove, who, after being sworn, de-
poses and says that he is president
OF The Farmers Union Gin Co., and
as such is authorized to make this
affidavit. That the facts set out in
the foregoing petition are true.
R. R. SNELLGROVE.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this April 7, 1919. HOWARD L.
ARNOLD, N. P.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
LIQUOR CORSET" HAS MADE
ITS APPEARANCE IN ATLANTA
Liquid Joy Gurgled When Bottles
Were Broken.

ATLANTA, Ga.-The 'Iiquor cor
set" popular in some parts of the
north, has just made it's appearance
here on the person of Frank Age,
who had Just returned from a pill
grimage to Cincinnati. Suspecting
the Negroes over robust appearance,
a detective slapped him on the back
and the whisky in eighteen pint bot
ties fastened around the negro's
body gurglingly announced their
presence. Franks outlook is goomy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20

Palm Beach Suits, pin stripes, dark
cOlors, X-big value at $3.50. Her.
man (says so).
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-02-21
ATHLETES OF INSECT WORLD
Compared With the Ant. Man Cannot
Be Considered as Other Than a
Puny Creature.

Ants are the athletes Of the insect
world. easily carrying ten times their
own weight. The edifiees they rear
by conjoint labor render the pyramids
ridiculous, for the common wood ant
will build structures as large as a
haycock. all of mere fragments. II
others are content with small domiciles
it is because their needs are suficed.
but all alike dwell beneath their under
ground galleries and halls with the or
der and activity of busy, well-gov,
erned city.
No nonsense is taken In ant land
about everybody being as good and
great as everybody else. They nurse
with infinite devotion the ant babies.
putting them in the warm upper gal
leries by day and at night tucking
them up I'm the snuggest lower cham
bers. They bring home stores OF food
TO the ant city. for those are wrong
who say that the little creatures do
not lay up winter provisions.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-02-21
Reuentant Patsy.

Minnie and her little dog. Patsy.
were playing in the Kitchen. Minnie's
mamma was cooking supper and
stumbled over Patsy. causing her TO
drop an egg on the freshly scrubbed
dOor. She put Patsy out on the porch
and seated Minnie in corner. 10 a
few moments Patsy scratched on the
door and began barking. Minnie said
10 her mother: Mamma, can Patsy
come in now1 He's sorry. Don't you
hear him pologizinsS"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-02-21
rhrom,na ehaIk for Luek.

Ia throwing piece Of chalk after
his men for luck as they poured into
the enemy's trenches the Irish colonel
was but reviving superstition which
dates back to the ancient days of
Thraee. where the custom originated
Of marking lucky days with white
stone and unIueky with a black one.
Ia its early youth Rome adopted the
custom. and although chalk, not beiIg
indigenous. was chiefly known. as. its
name. creta. implies. as an import
from Crete. it was generally used for
the marking of lucky days, Accord
ing to Horace. the marking was done
with chalk for good and coal for bad
mck.