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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-06-11
MORE DIVISIONS
OF VALLEY COUNTY

Considerable interest is now being
taken by the people of Valley county
over the county division. Hinsdale
wants to be the county seat of Rock
Creek county, Saco of Milk River
county and Opheim Of Bench county:
Petitions are now being circulated
for Rock Creek county, which will
take in that territory beginning at
the extreme northwest corner Of VAL
ley county, thence south to the Mis-
souri, river, or the present boundary
between Valley and Phillips, thence a
distance of 20 miles east along the
Missouri river, thence north, passing
lust west of Vandalia, through to the
Canadian line. Dan Mckay. the
county splitter, is handling the Rock
Creek county details.
On Thursday delegation from Sa-
co was in Glasgow in the interests of
Milk River County. They expect to
have petitions circulated within the
next few days. They reported that
tho TERRITORY that woul' be embraced
in the new county of Milk River
would run west, one mile and half
from Rowdoin. north to the Canadian
boundary. east to one mile CuSt VI
Beaverton in Valley county and south
TO the Missouri river.
There Is no information to date as
10 how soon petition would be circu-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-06-11
ELMER GROVE
DIED FRIDAY
ELDEST SON OF MIR. AND MRS.
BERT GROVE EXPIRES FRIDAY,
JUNE 4TH, AFTER AN OPERA
TION.

Finer Franklin !,rovc, eldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Grove Of Out
look, Mont, died early last Friday
morning, June 4, 1910, following an
operation.
Elmer was born near Weyburn,
Sask., Canada, on July 2G, 1908, being
nearly II years Of arc. x large
number of sympathizing friends and
neighbors gathered at the j. l.. Grove
home, where the funeral services
were conducted by the local class of
the !. b. S. A.
lnterment was made at the Out
look cemetery.
"Rest for the toilinE hand,
Rest for the anxious brow,
Rest for the weary, Way-SOrc feet,
Rest from all labor now.
Rest for the feverel brain,
Rest for the throhting eye,
Thru these parched lips of clay no
more
Shall pass the moan or sigh.
Rest weary one while,
Till Christ shall bid thee rise;
And soon, as from refreshing sleep,
Thou'll wake with glad surprise.
Soon, soon from cut the dust
Shall all come forth and sing;
Sharp has the frost of winter been
But brightly shines the spring.
Let hope cheer those who weep;
Fen now the rays OF dawn
Above the eastern hill-tops Creep
We're near the light Of morn."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-06-11
THE WEEK
Unanimous Decision FayOrs
N. d. Laws
''F0rgiving" Allied Loans
Wool Trust Head Indicted
Falls Mexican Report
Mrs. O'Hare Released

A unanimous decision by the su-
preme court of the United States up
holding the industrial legislation of
North Dakota is good news for Non
partisan leaguers and all others anx-
ious to see one of the most pressing
problems of the day, that of market
ing farm produce, solved. When it
was announced that the supreme
court would take a recess until some
time in the early fall, League leaders
were inclined to believ that nothing
would be heard from this vital case
until that time.
Hence the early announcement that
the last legal twist available had been
overcome is an especially happy sur
prise. Earlier in the year the su-
preme court moved the case ahead
several months on its calendar at the
request of Governor Frazier.
No one probably expected the de-
cision to be otherwise than what it
is, for an adverse decision would have
meant that no sovereign state could
engage insMhat it had the right to
allow private persons to engage in
and that hundreds of millions Of dol
lars worth of state bonds out for
cotton warehouses, drainage, irriga-
ton, prison industries and probably
road building would have been invalid
1t would have effectively choked off
all possible means of solving the trust
problem except by the futile one of
mere regulation. The whole country
therefore owes a debt to the farmers
of North Dakota, who over space
of 25 years have fought this thing
through to the last ditch and won.
As for the anti-farmer ring which
brought the suit it has accomplished
its purpose, though seemingly defeat
ed, for that purpose was to hold up
North Dakota's state industries as
long as possible. And its utter hypo-
crisy is shown by the fact that its
speakers and press are now denounc-
ing the League for not having more
state. built homes readv AVID more
(Continued on Page Eighty
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-06-11
ROBERT BRUCE WITH
MILLION DOLLAR BAND

Harold Bachman, director of "The
Million Dollar Band," which is to
play in the Fargo auditorium June l
and 2, announces as special feature,
Robert Bruce, the worlds greatest In
dian cornetist, who is now playing
under Mr.. Bachman's baton for the
fourth consecutive season.
Educated at the leading Indian
schools of the United States, name
ly Haskell and Carlisle, Mr.. Bruce
began his musical studies at very
early age. After his graduation from
Carlisle he played with Arthur Pry-
or's famous band at Atlantic City
and then played with the famous
Bethlehem Steel Works band at
Bethlehem, Pa, where he created
quite a furore over the entire East
with his wonderful cornet solos play
ed in full Indian costume, war paint
and all. From this engagement, Mr..
Bruce came to the band which Mr..
Bachman had organized overseas and
served in the army nearly two years,
Is months of this time being spent
cverseas.-Fargo Forum.
Mr. Bruce was born and reared in
Sheridan county.
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DELEGATE y! PRICES
SOAR: MARKET
&Y.R0CKETS
By Paul Hanna, Staff Correspondent,
THE FEDERATED PRESS

By Paul Hanna, Staff Correspondent,
THE FEDERATED PRESS
Chicago, June 81 have no proof
that delegates are being bought for
cash at the Republican National Con-
vention. l have only the word of a
delegation leader from the South who
said today:
ut does beat all the way they're
slashin' on the money. My boys are
runnin' wild. after it. This mornin'
said to one Of them:
Look here, Joe, I have no objec-
tions, but do you mind tellin' me how
much you're going to make out of
this?' And he said:
'1'm really ashamed to tell you,
Colonel, but a thousand dollars for a
vote amt nothin' in this fight"
For the greater convenience of in
teresting delegates, Colonel Proctor
moved the Wood headquarters on Sat-
unlay morning from the parlor land
ing to the ground floor Of the Con-
gress Hotel.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-06-11
OUTLOOK H.S.PLAY
WAS BIG SUCCESS

Comedy with a real punch, we'll pre-
sented by an ably coached amateur
cast, was the attraction at Stiver's
Hall at Outlook on May 29th.
The "Arrival of Kitty" given by the
Senior Class Of Outlook High was the
best number in series of benefit
plays given by the Outlook school
during the term just finished.
AS coach, Mrs. A. Rueber deserves
great credit for her judgment and
skill in choosing the play and placing
and training the cast, and the result
of her work as attested by the appre-
citation of the audience, was nothing
short of a real hit.
The play itself, being full of laughs
and surprising situations, was far su-
perior to those usually chosen by anna
teurs. There was large audience
Notwithstanding the uncertain wealth
er and the busy season of ploWing and
planting.
The size of the class made it neces-
sary to choose players from the out
side. In the part of "Bob," Mr.. Vi
Wan Garrish made hit with his
clear impersonation of the Broadway
actress. It was not really necessary
to be near-sighted to be in a state Of
confusion as to who was who, when
both he and the real Kitty" por-
trayed by Miss Fern Homme, were
both on the stage. Mr.. Prescott's de-
piction of the very negotiable affec-
ton of Mr.. Benjamin More was an
other decided success. Miss Mildred
Lundquist pleased every one as "Jane"
while Miss Dora Trowers did herself
injustice while doing justice to the
part of the maiden aunt. Mr.. Lloyd
Homme as Sambo, the colored porter,
gave the audience some good darky
comedy. Mr.. John Iadd, though an
eleventh hour substitute, carried the
heavy part of civilian Wrinkles"
successfully.
4 large crowd stayed for the dance
following and the proceeds of the
play and dance will net substantial
sum for the purchase of pictures for
the High School rooms to be placed
there as Il memorial of the Senior
Glass of 1920.
These pictures. together with the
cc!ctric lights provided for by the un-
der class plays. and the new play
ground apparatus 10 be bought by the
proceeds Of the Primary department s
entertainment will make. school life
at Outlook next year more attractive
and profitable for all concerned.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-06-11
Sweeping Opinion By High
Justices Overcomes Every
Objection Raised to Validi-
ty of Dry" Amendment.
VOLSTEAD ACT
TO BE ENFORCED

Washington, June S.-The decision
of the supreme court in upholding the
constitutionality of the prohibition
amendment, is declared by lawyers to
be particularly sweeping and to in
sure the permanency of the law until
such time as three-fourths of the
states vote to repeal it.
The decision means the Volstead
law, prohibiting the sale of any bev-
erage containing more than one-half
of l per cent of alcohol must be en-
forced in every state in the union,
regardless of whether the state has
ratified the amendment. State laws
providing for higher alcoholic con-
tent, such as had been enacted in
New Jersey, Wisconsin,, and Rhode
Island are nullified.
The decision dispels the hopes of
brewers that their properties could be
used for making light wines and beers
and is Il complete victory for the
government and prohibition forces.
All the contentious made by the
most skilled lawyers of the "wets''
were swept aside on the grounds
that the amendment had been legally
ratified, and that the states in SO do
ing, gave congress power to enact the
Volstead law.
Upholding the amendment, the
court stated that prohibition is val
id subject for an addition to the con-
stittuion and that such action does
not conflict with other articles of that
historic document. The constitution
lality Of the Nolstead act was based
on the general principles laid down
by Chief Justice Marshall over 100
years ago, that where state laws con-
t1ict with federal statutes the federal
laws are supreme.
A blanket decision was recorded
by the court on seven suits, which
had been appealed from six states.
The courts opinion took up all the
contentious of the "wets" in detail
and then declared there was no legal
ground for them.
Chief Justice White said he re-
GREETED the court had not see fit to
outline the steps which led up to the
decision. He indicated, however, that
he was not dissenting from the opin-
ion. He said congress, in the ci gh-
teenth amendment, should have de-
fined Intoxicating liquors.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-06-11
County Commissioner Would
Make County Attorney a
Collector of Phoney Bill
Against County.
birds" HAVE
BRILLIANT IDEA

The two "birds" known to fame as
county commissioners of Sheridan
county, Messrs. Timmons and Matkin,
have had brain labor, and assisted by
some legal midwife, have between
them given birth to very brilliant
idea, which is so clever and original,
that this baby might we'll be named
"Phrenogem."
The lawyer who drew up the reso-
luton was "lulu" if nothing else
and his ingenuity might better be ap-
piled to more worthy activity-un-
less he was just kidding the two poor
simps who are now inflictiny their
stupid selves upon poor suffering
public as county officials--which is
probably the facts in the case.
The two county commissioners have
putty, or if she has one they want to
not accept any claim that is audited
by John O'Grady or has scratch on
it that has been placed there by him,
and let they want their claims audit"
ed and examined, and as the county
auditor is we'll aware of the sorts Of
claims which those "birts'' usually
file, she has her hands full trying to
protect the money Of the taxpayers.
AS result a number of the claims
have been allowed to pile up. Now
these same "birds" would compel her
to audit the claims which she has not
the time to attend to.
Besides this the ,"birtlsn' would COM
pei her To audit .tlf 'of the Illegal
claims and phoney bills that are now
in her office, having been presented to
her by Dolin, Lockwood and othcl S
for mileage at the rate Of 20 cents
per mile.
So by the aid of the bright law
yer, they drafted and presented the
following resolution and passed the
same, directing County Attorney
Gunther to become Il general collect
ing agency for all the fakirs that
present fictitious claims against the
county by bringing mandanus suit in
their behalf at the county expense or
in other words these poor birds"
have instructed the county attorney
to become private attorney for all Of
their pals and that the court expense
shall be borne by the county:
Continued on Page Four)
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BAlNVlLLE WOMAN
KILLED IN ACCIDENT

Bainville Tribune: An accident that
ended fatally for Mrs. J. +. Thomas,
wife of well known farmer residing
about six miles east of here, oc-
Cured about eleven o'clock Tuesday
forenoon, a short distance from the
c. F. Owens home, when the team
she was driving ran away and upset
the rig in which she was riding,
throwing her to the ground with such
force that her neck was broken by
the fall. When discovered about 700
o'clock that evening by Mr.. Owens
the team was still there hooked to
the overturned wagon and the body
completely covered.
Mr.. Owens was first attracted to
the scene of the accident by the
strange actions of his saddle horse
which had been grazing nearby and
went out to see what was the mat
ter Upon reaching the animal he
discovered the upturned wagon and
the team a short distance away in a
small couplee out of sight from the
road, where they had evidently stood
all afternoon. He at once went to
the scene of the accident and liberat-
ed the horses by cutting the harness,
they had become SO entangled that
they could not move, later turning
his attention to the rig where he
found the lifeless body of Mrs.
Thomas. He left at once for the
Thomas house, but a short distance
away, and informed Mr.. Thomas of
the terrible accident that had befallen
his wife and securing the help of
neighbors removed the body to the
home.
Coroner Gustafson was notified at
once and he left for the Thomas home
where he examined the body and went
over the ground where the accident
occurred. No inquest was held as to
the cause of death was too evident.
a visit to the scene of the accident
told only too plainly what had taken
place. Wheel tracks circling many
times around a small space revealed
in most vivid manner what had
taken place before the wagon had
upset. The theory that has generally
been accepted is that during the rx-
citcment she dropped one Of the r"ins
which got caught in the wheel and
began winding arounl the I.lb llis
together with the wheel striking the
banks of Il small v;.'hout rauscL the
vehicle to tip over. in falling She
struck on her head, b,c,king her neck,
death resulting instantly.
Besides husband and two .laugh-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-06-11

WORLD WAR VETERANS
MEET JUNE Is
At Archer for the Purpose of
Perfecting Organization and
Electing Ofiicers-Will Set
Date for Smoker.

The Sheridan County Members
of the World War Veterans, and
those interested in that organiza-
tion will meet at Archer, Tues
day evening, June the 18th, at
half past eight for the purpose
of perfecting the Srganization and
the election of p1fmanent officers.
Ais the. ,kisns place for, 4.
smoker VIII be determined and
business in connection with the
organization of state headquar-
ters for Montana will be discus
sed.
There is now already estab-
lished in Butte temporary state
headquarters and the PROPOSE
ton of permanently locating the
state Office is before the members.
A report on the National Con-
vention of the World War Vet
Grams held ut Minneapolis the
last of March will be made by
Ole Moe who was a delegate to
the convention from Montana and
who was a member of the resO-
luton committee.
All interested persons and vet
Grams of the war are urged to he
present.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-06-11
JoHNS0N-W00l
FORCES MIX
MEDICINE
Sparks Fly at Republican Con-
vention At Chicago As
Wood and Johnson Forces
Strive for Supremacy-Old
Guard Weak, But Still in
Control.
KNOX AND JOHNSON
PROBABLE NOMINEES
By Paul Hanna.

(Staff Correspondent, The Federated
Chicago-Honesty demands that ev
cry correspondent nChicago wire his
paper with the candor of the cub re-
porter sent to cover a train wreck at
night, who notified his office: "All is
confusion; nothing can be said!'
With that load off his conscience,
the newspaperman is better equipped
to write story, which, if it does not
clearly indicate who will be the Re-
publican candidate for president, may
help to show what all the confusion
is about.
This much is quite clear as the big
convention is called to order: the zeal
fight is between Leonard Wood and
Hiram johnson. That doesn't mean
that one or the other of them will be
nominated. 1t means only that they
represent the two big forces that are
in collision at Chicago, and, under d;f-
ferent labels, will he in collision at
San Francisco little later.
In the sense here intended, John
son and Wood are names used very
accurately to represent two different
conceptions Of what should be done
.4to. hold in check thu cilivasts ssaai1l1
of the masses toward complete CEN
troll of government and industry.
Wood and his hackers stand open
ly in favor of force and the iron heel
to "cow the mob" Johnson and his
supporters are believers in that meth
cd of shilly-shallying between the
Workihgmen and his employers which
is called reform"
Both factions are since, I believe,
in their conceptions OF whaI consti-
tutes the welfare CT the nation.
Wood believes that the nation will
surely prosper if big business md
"blood" are allowed to rule. Aside
from wanting no league Of nations
that Woodrow Wilson has had any
thing to do with, johnson is the
champion of that far-flung hut hard
pressed middle class which every
year is being drivo IN harder and shear-
ed close by big business, but which
still imagines there is some "higher'
avenue Of escape than by joining
hands with it's only trustworthy ely,
the man who works for wages.
These two factions Of the Jtepubli-
can Party-Woodism and Johnsonism
have come to Chicago with e;,ual
prestige and with almost equal pow
er If allowed to run their course
they would fight to the bitter end,
and when one Of them had been de-
stroyed the other would not be strong
enough to carry tie election.
That is where those astute and
practical men known as the "O]d
Guard" come in. Whenever an ir-
1esistihie force has threatened to
collide with an ,mr!ovarle obj ct with
in the party it las Eeen the function
of the "Old Guard" to tear up enough
track or pull enough witches to Pro-
duce "side-swipe" that would put
both fractions elements in bantlages
until the election crisis was passed.
The feature at Chicago this week
is that the "Old Guard" itself is en-
Continued on Page Four)
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DRUG STORES
CONSOLIDATE i
Hudson 4 Crawford Sells Drug Stere
to Plentywood Pharmacy-Hudson
Will Move to Minnesota and Cra1.
ford Will Go to His Farm. =

A deal was closed the latter part of
last week whereby the drug store
owned by Hudson & Crawford was
purchased by the Pfentywood Pharm-
acy and the Hudson & Crawford drug
store closed and the stock moved to
the Plentywood Pharmacy.
AS a result of this consolidation
plcntywood will have only one drug
store which is ample for the require
ments of the community.
1t is reported that Mr. Hudson and
family will move to Minnesota and
that Mr.. Crawford will resume farm
ing on his homestead in the Welliver
territory.
Both Mr.. Hudson and Mr.. Crawford
are old timers in this section of Mon
tana. coming to PIentywood with the
building OF the town and have been
in buSint - here ever since.
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MILDRED Lesson
WEEDS FRED KELS0

Bainville Tribune: A very pretty
wedding was olemnized at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Leeson, south
west Of town, yesterday afternoon
when their daughter, Mildred Joyce,
became the bride of Frederick Will
liam Kelso, until short time ago a
resident of Mondak, but now of
Great Falls, where he is engaged in
the insurance business. The affair
vas (. very quiet one, only relatives
Of the contracting parties being pres
ent when Rev. Frame bound the two
in twain.
They left last evening for short
wedding trip after which they will
go to Great Falls where they will
make their future home.
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WILL CELEBRATE
AT CULBERTS0N
Monday, July 5th, Will He the Great
Day in Culbertson, With Full
Program.

At meeting of the Fourth Of July
Committee,it was decided to tittingly
celebrate the National Holiday in Cul-
hertson on Monday, July 5th.
The Wolf Point Concert Band has
been engaged for the entire day. The
committee on program and arrange
ments has not as yet completed their
work, but will soon have plans conf
plete.
Arrangements are being made for
Il full program Of races, small sports,
a public Grafton, boweyy dance, and
all the big attractions for which Gull
bertson is famous.
Liberal prizes will be given to win
ners in. the ball game, the races and
sports.
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OH YOU "PHREN0CEM!!"
SCOBEY ELKS TO
HONOR THE FLAG
ON JUNE 18th

Scobey Sentinel: The members of
the Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks who are residents of this
city will have charge of the Flag Day
exercises which have been arranged
for that day and which will consist
of program especially prepared for
the day the nation honors its nation
al emblem.
The Williston Lodge of Elks, to
which most of the Scobey Elks belong
have secured speaker of ability who
will deliver the Flag Day address
here.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-06-11
Gigantic Forces Chafe at 'Chi.
VETS HOPES BLASTED
PUT DANIEL S COUNTY
IN TWENTIETH DISTRICT

81 Helena. June 3.-Governor $.
Stewart issued a proclamation We'd
nesday which places the newly Gre
ated county of Daniels for Judicial
purposes in the twentieth judicial dis
trict of the state. The county of
Daniels was created at an election
held May II, and Scobey was elected
as the county seat.
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lated for the new county Of Bench.
1t is said it vii! take that territory
in the northern half of Valley county
and that plans are being made for its
creation.
Since 1919. out Of Valley county,
tho counties Of Sheridan, Phillips,
Roosevelt and Daniels have been Gre
ated and Indications points favorably
for some more.
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tcrS she leaves several brothers and
sisters. among them bein. T.. J. Rila-
.lcau and Mrs. 4. y. Provost If this
place. aud numerous nthcr relatives
to NOUN her demise.
The funeral has been postponed un-
til II o'clock Saturday forenoon to
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allow for relatives from n distance
to arrive. Services will be held un-
der the auspices of the Catholic
church OF which deceased was u mem-
ber, and interment made in Fairview
cemetery.