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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16

- Z4x
Or the issue carried in these pre-
cincts, leaving out the city of Scobey
where most of the people are not
farmers, by majority of So. In the
precincts of Flaxville, Redstone.
Whitehall, Madoc, and Daleview, the
village and country are not divided,
so the town vote and the country vote
cannot be segregated. If the farmer
vote could be segregated from the
city vote, in these precincts, it would
be found that the farmers voting in
the precincts in the west end, voted
down the measure.
The precinct of Kerstein over
against the Valley county line voted
down the measure ID to 10 and Pres
nell votes for the measure by a vote
Of 8 to Z.
These figures are illuminating in
the face of the insinuation made by
the Scobey Sentinel to the effect that
the east end of the county voted down
the drought relief.
1t is also fact that not half of
the vote in the country was cast, and
a person is safe in saying that all in
favor Of the measure voted, ~while
hundreds opposed to the measure did
not go out to vote.
Where the influence of the bankers
was most apparent the measure car
ried and after the proposition was
lost, it was in number of the banks
and not among the farmers where the
weeping and wailing was done.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16
Westby Man Preparing
to Move to Fergus Falls

Westby News: Harald Kampetin
has begun packing the clothing stock
at the Grina Bros. Co. store prepare
tory to moving to Fergus Falls, Mimi,
where they recently purchased store
building. If this section attains its
bumper crop stride once more with
out any doubt the store will speedily
reopen as, we understand, the build
ing is not for sale.
Mr.. Kampetin will leave for the
Cities soon to replenish his clothing
stock before opening the new store at
Fergus Falls. It IS regretted that
Westby is to lose another pioneer, a
generous, whole-hearted young man,
always among the first to offer help
and cheer to those needing either. 1t
is useless to say "good luck" as that
is the universal wish of town and
country as all persons know.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16
Outlook

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Welch,
on Jan. S, baby boy, at the hospital.
The new addition VIM. Tobin is
making on his house is practically
complete.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Loucks
Of Redstone at the Outlook hospital, a
boy, on January 9Th.
Mrs. Joe Cacanaugh returned from
Kenmare, where she went to consult
the Drs. Ewing relative to her health.
Mrs. VIM. B. Newton of Archer is
patient in the hospital.
Miss Nora Cramer left Tuesday for
Kenmare, where she will remain for
some time.
Master Cyrus Banna of Navajo was
operated on at the hospital, at which
time tonsils and adenoids were re-
moved.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16
OUTLOOK BRIGHT FOR.
OUTLOOK HOSPITAL
AT MEETING OF BOARD or DI-
RECTORS, BUSINESS OF INSTI-
TUITION WAS REVIEWED-IN-
ST1TUTION BECOMING POPU-
LAR-NUMBER OF PATIENTS
s INCREASING.

At meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Outlook General Hos
tpital. held January 18th, report of
the financial condition was made
which met with the approval of all
the members present. The opinion
was generally expressed that cnnsid-
erlng the universal high prices exist
ing in all lines that the Superintend-
ent should be congratulated on the
very efficient manner in which she
had conducted the management of
the institution up to date.
1t was thought by the board that
with a little help from the community
IN the form of small donations such
as a few pounds of butter or dozen
eggs, a few vegetables, etc, from
those who could spare such commodi-
ties, little difficulty would be expert
enced in keeping the hospital from
going in debt until next fail.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16
HOW CAN UNFORTUNATE
CHILDREN BE HELPED

How can Junior Red Cross mem
bers help C.ildren less fortunate than
themselves without giving material
relief such as money, clothes or food?
This is the subject of an essay con-
test to be conducted by the Junior
Red Cross of the Northern Division.
The essays are to be not less than
one-hundred words in length and may
be written by any member of the
Junior Red Cross in Minnesota, North
or South Dakota or Montana. The
winning essay will be published with
credit to the writer by the Publicity
Department throughout the division.
Manuscripts must reach the De-
partment of Junior Membership,
Northern Division, American Red
Cross, 423 South Fifth Street, Min
neapolis, Minnesota, not later than
February 1st.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16
CLASSIFIER
ASKS SUCC0R
LOCKWOOD & BLAKESLEE WANT
TO FILE BOND AND GET
MONEY, IN SPITE OF THE
FACT THAT THE MATTER rs
STILL IN LITIGATION.

Lockwood & Blakeslee, through
their attorney, Howard NJ. Lewis, has
asked Judge C. E. Conner as ex-officio
auditor to audit their claim over the
head of County Auditor O'Grady and
order the same paid, the above firm
filing a bond to protect the county
in case the Supreme Court finds the
Classification Law unconstitutional.
The coming before Judge Conner
with a petition Of this kind, in view
Of the fact that the whole matter is
in court on two suits, is very novel
indeed, and it is a puzzle how the
matter can and will be handled.
The petition for an audit was filed
as usual as court action yesterday,
and the matter will be heard today.
at two o'clock.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16
PRECINCT VOTE
Continued from page one) .

furnishes an index as to who was pro-
noting the Bond Issue: Segregating
the city precincts from the country
where this can be done gives infor-
nation Of the fact that 264 votes of
the measure were cast to 145 against,
making total majority for the meas
ure in the town precincts of 119. SEQ
hey cast in the three city precincts
TIA votes for the bond and votes
against. Plentywood cast 60 votes
for the bonds and so against; Out
look cast 9 for and Is against, and
Westby cast II for and 4 against,
while Medicine Lake and Antelope
voted down the bonds heavy, Medicine
Lake casting 4 for and So against and
Antelope 6 for and Sc against.
The country precincts cast 400
votes for and 644 votes against or
voted down the measure over two to
one. 10 country precincts cast votes
in favor of the measure and Is cast
majorities against. The vote cast by
the farmers in the west end where the
need is claimed to be the greatest is
as follows:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16

Will Webb, Glentana, Mont, age
3Oyrs., and Anna Pelham, Glentana,
Mont, age 20 years.
Joseph Paradis, Madoc, Mont, age
"a years, and Rosy Brunette, Madoc,
Mont, age II years on January 18th.
Joe Dickman, Westby, age so and
Margaret Anderson, Opheim, Mont,
age Is.
Oliver Bystrom, Scobey, age 90, and
Martha Barnes, Scobey, age 20.
Malcolm D. Murphy, Willow Vale,
Can, age 81, and Kate Lehan, Ar
.lington, South Dakota, age Is.
Charley Ruben Belts, Outlook, age
"a, and Fern Addell Thompson, Out
look, age Is.
Joseph Smith, Bergfeld, Sask., Can,
age "a, and Sleva Mills, Bergfeld,
Sask., Can, age Is.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16
George Hurd Retained
In Burshia Trial

Poplar Standard: George E. Hurd,
Of the law firm Of Norris and Hurd,
of Great Falls, and recognized as
one OF the leading trial lawyers in
the west, has been retained by the
board of commissioners to assist
County Attorney Ernest L. Walton,
in the trial of Joe Burshia, charged
with the murder of Art Williams.
With Walton, Hurd has been in
Poplar several days of this week look
ing up evidence and Investigating
certain features of the case. It is
expected that the trial will be held
some time next month.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16
CENSUS ENUMERATORS FOR
ROOSEVELT COUNTY

Census enumerators for Roosevelt
county have been appointed as fol-
lows: Walter L. Martin, Chas. Cor
don, John Erickson, Wolf Point; Os-
car A. Lawson, Poplar; Mrs. Mamie
J. Curran, Brockton. They started
their work last week. !.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16
REDSTONE STATE BANK
ELECTS OFFICERS

The annual meeting of the State
Bank of Redstone was held last Sat
urday, and everything was found to
be in an up-to-date and Furnishing
condition. N. L. Nelson and Peter
Marion of Plentywood and C. B. Bull
and K. O. Carlson of this city were
in attendance. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President B. Bull.
Vice president-N. L. Nelson.
Cashier-K. o. Carlson.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16
BEST PAPER IN
SHERIDAN COUNTY
Madoc, Mont.
Jan. 9, 1920.

Madoc, Mont.
Jan. 9, 1920.
Editor, Producers News,
Plentywood, Mont.
Dear Sir:
l neclose my check for $500 to pay
for one years extension of my sub
scription to The Producers News. In
cldentally, | want to congratulate you
on the production of what is, in my
opinion, the best paper published in
Sheridan County. I am,
Most sincerely yours,
HARRY 0. BATTERT0N,
Madoc, Mont.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16
co. SURVEYORS JOB.
BETTER THAN 80. =
GOVERNORS ;.
CORYELL DRAWS FROM COUNTY
NEARLY $1,000 PER YEAR
GETS $1937.36 FOR USE OF CAR.

Anent the recent discussion of the
cost of running Buick cars, which ac-
cording to testimony given at recent
hearings, are about the most expen-
sive cars to run that are manufac-
tured, the Producers News presents
the taxpayers Of the county with the
following facts as to what the coun-
ty has paid Engineer Coryell or what
has been paid him together with the
claims that he has now filed against
tho ro,1v,fvy.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16


Fred Holmdahl Of southwest Of Ma
v e was IN Plentywood on business
the f1rst Of the week. s. >''''sss
2; Y. Deither, well known c;t;,ar
OF antelope was in the county can;faI
on BUSINESS Wednesday,
MISS Estelle Thorsen of Watfori
City, n D., has accepted ! position 9on
IN the johnson Abstrach Co. '1s'on
Nj. r. G. Downs of Butte. .fo,noer,,,
OF PientyWood, was attending to bns;.
ness matters here this1week.
The E. w. Gunther family h.vo
moved into the house formerly occ, ,e
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Downs.
Some of the local Degree of Hon
or members went to Raymond Fr;dau
to attend the regular meeting there
BALED HAY FOR. SAIE-pa,+;a.
Teqqulrlng hay, write to M. e.
nooIER' Comertown, Mont. 4O-tf
~. 80 oinsSI O1 the OcODey Citl-
1en was a business visitor to the
county capital the latter part of last
MI. and Mrs. Carl Hovland Of Ont
look were in Plentywood Thursday ev-
enlng on matters Of business and
pleasure.
Mr.: and Mrs. H. M. johnson enter-
tanned a number of friends at cards.
complimentary to Mrs. w. w. Board
man OF Williston, Sunday.
Miss Stromdahl, q. sister of Mrs. q.
b. Hoven of Antelope has accepted q
position as stenoeTapher in the Office
OF County Agent Anderson.
*fss*a q
Adolph Westphal, Of the Westphal
prothers farming company, was a
business visitor to, thu. county capitol
the early part Of tie week Y
Charles Westphal,,. Of Westphal
brothers, extensive formers of the
Outlook territory. was, business Wis
it0r to Plentyyeoa Thursday:
Prof. Taylor. pIlncipal Of the public
schools at Outlook was in the county
seat on business pertaining to his
school duties Thursday evening.
N.Y. up
E. E. Stambaugh; well known resi-
dent OF the Raymond precinct, was in
the county seat yesterday on business
in connection with school district No.
Il, Of which district he is the clerk.
*ss%x se*
It is reported that the petitions for
county division within the boundary
lines of the proposed county of Dan
lels, is being quite literally signed,
and it is claimed that tl,e election will
take place some time in July.
Mrs. T. w. Greer left Saturday
morning for Butte and other western
points, where she will have charge of
the installation Of officers in the diff
ferent Degree Of Honor Chapters.
Mrs. Greer is the State President of
this Lodge.
Many of this weeks statesmen have
driven from Plentywood to Scobey
and down on, the 500 line. The roads
are also passable by car from McCabe
to Culbertson. They report financial
conditions very good considering the
poor crops the last year.
Fred Holmdahl, we'll known farmer
who resides south of Navajo, was in
the county seat the first of the week
upon important business matters and
while in the county capital made the
Producers News Office pleasant CALL
He says that the farmers in his ter
ritory are absolutely opposed to coun-
ty division and that his neighbors will
petition out of the proposed county
and stay in the old county. J
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16
Legion Planned By
Singers For Acts

New York, Jan. 5.-The North
western Singing society, with men,
bership of more than $4,000 singers
over the United States, last night
adopted resolutions of protest against
'the unjustifed and illegal interfer-
ence of members of the the American
Legion" with musical performances
given by some societies.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16

c:hbons of Reserve Sundayed

Gibbons of Reserve sundayed
r,+ber Dillon of Scobey spent
e! ss''d scsh here this week =
I'D Mrs. A. Riba left for Min
.'pli s. Wednesday morning.
:, Brown of Williston transact
D " ,e ssh here last Thursday.
G. Holland spent the week
). VI i I II; with !. ! her : daughters
comer returned to his home
Jadgfst er conducting court at Mon
4 and Baker
Mueller Of Kenmare trans
? A. a,.;ness in this city the latter
e e i fast last week !:
A. Brown of Froid was at
lM s:s t. to legal matters in this city
= s,' fore part Of i the h week '
:. W. Walsh of the North
VI ls,n Casket Co., spent Sunday in
Is ';,'e city with friends !
= 4. Nelson, Of Fargo, auditor for
T. r =. Bureau, was in this city
+ y y fore part Of + the I week Y
Peterson, who travels for
H. ~ y Wiles Co., was here Friday, at
Ie Emo to business matters.
A.. G. s. Nelson and Mrs. George
,. s,a entertained at cards Saturday
s ',sis at the home of Mrs. Nelson.
+. MILESTONE of Glasgow returned
~ hat city Saturday morning after
ending last week here transacting
|hNeSs. s.
n, and Mrs. Forrest Goodman re-
um NO. Monday from Great Falls,
ssre they spent two weeks visiting
hatves
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Garneau are
~ uroud parents of baby boy born
Id Thursday. All concerned are do
s nicely.
Mrs. E. H. E. Helgeson and son
u;,ed here from Madoc Monday and
III spend the week at the home of
|H parents.
| &c. Herman of Glasgow was here
Ia official business Wednesday in
|mecion with the Mountain States
Telephone Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Lundquist of
Aplar have been visiting Mr.. and
|Is. Gustafson of this city. Mrs.
Indquist is sister of Mrs. Gustaf-
|sa
Have Jolley left Saturday morning
|h Chicago and other eastern points, j.
here he will spend the remainder Of
|@ winter.
Elmer Malquist of Antelope spent
|Inday here visiting his sister Alice
h this city. Mr.. Malquist was en-
|Mte to Seattle and left for that
Place Tuesday morning.
Miss Bertha Harris of Medicine
Jake, but formerly of Plentywood, has
|rapted a position on the Pioneer
hess staff. Miss Harris assumed
|z duties Monday morning.
l. A. Colby, representing an Iowa
|1e Insurance Company, who spent
~ greater part of the summer and
~ here, arrived from Wolf Point
ii99nday and will spend a few days in
IBIS city.
MIS-. Clair Stoner returned Monday
aum Bozeman, where she has been at
sndng the State Convention of the
! .am Bureau. Mrs. Stoner reports
n' other counties are in advance of
Msndan county in this line.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16
Total Salary.

lOLdl odidTy 100000
It will be observed that it has cost
Sheridan county $1937.36> for Mr..
Coryen to drive his car about the
county inspecting roads, together
with a few meals that he has taken
away from home. He never stopped
away from home for the Buick car
would always take him to Plentywood
from the greatest distances and earn
at the same time 20 cents per mile.
True, the very next day he might
need to go back over the same road
to finish the uncompleted work of the
day before, but again the county
would pay 20 cents mile for the
territory covered, besides paying Mr..
Coryell 81 per day for his services
while he was driving his car. It is
true that in many cases $50 or $50
could be saved the county by stop
ping overnight, at the hotel, but the
surveyor never. thought of that, as
the taxpayers had always before been
such a gentle COW, standing without
hitching and easy to milk.
It will be observed that Surveyor
81, $4,000 from the county beside what
he made on the side from his private
business.
The county surveyors salary added
to the mileage expense of 20 cents per
mile for the hire of his own Buick
car amounts to $3,913.36. Besides
this, Mrs. Coryell, as deputy survey
or, drew the sum Of $645.86 during
the year 1919, for being in the Office
while Mr.. Coryell was inspecting
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16
How Did We Get
Along Before?
Dagmar, Montana
Jan. II, 1920.


Jan. II, 1920.
Producers News,
Plentywood, Mont.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed find check for $500 and
please renew my subscription for an.
other year. | think more of the
News than of any other newspaper
in the county. / don't see how we
were getting along here for so many
years without having paper of our
own that the other fellows do not
control Wishing you and yours a
happy New Year, / remain,
Yours truly,
A. TIL. LARSEN.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16
Keep Up the Good Work

r /. Dagmar, Mont.
January IL, 1920.
Producers News,
Plentywood, Mont.
Dear Sir:
Kindly renew my subscription for
another year and keep up the good
work you are doing.
Yours very truly,
HANS RASMUSSEN
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16

o. s zszta a,Rg was : p'entyuooa visit
Peter Nyquist, who farms Il tba
T Tualook territory, was ii plentywoo,l
?; F Ahern of Medicine Lake was
n the county seat the latter part of
J. H. sandrid was IN the county
seat from the farm in Outlook terri
tory Tuesday. - !.
N. E. Hooper Of comertown was
transacting business ia Plentvwood
the first of the week.
John Krassin, prominent farmer of
rlaxvllle territory, was in the co,n-
" seat the first Of the week.
Melvin A. MORGAN, vel, known
farmer of Outlook, was in PLENTY
wood on business Wednesday.
W. 81. Hanrahan, old pionee. citizen
OF Madoc was in Plentywood Tuesday
on business at the court house.
Hans P. Madse.l, President of tie
Sheridan County Farm Bureau, WHO
resides at Archer, was in Yentvwood
yesterday.
Mrs. Clair Stoner returned Monday
from Missoula, where she had been
as representative of the Sheridan
County Farm Bureau.
-
H. S. Semingsen of Medicine Lake
was business visitor to the county
seat Wednesday. Mrs. Semingsen re-:
Gently returned from a business trip
to points in Dakota.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16
CHURCH NOTICE

Rev. Kjer of Scobey will conduct
services at the Lutheran church, Sun
day evening, Jan. 18th, at 1880 o'clock.
Everybody welcome.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-16
Total Expense.
Salary 1919

Total salary -....-...---.$1e
Deputy County Surveyor, 10.
Mrs. e. w. COryeu :
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-11-23
LGrrdzOlO, in Freeing Villa
Raiders, Doubts If U. S. Was
At Peace With Mexico in 1916

had the port II city Of Vera Cruz,
and We retained such possession un-
al about the twcnty-third day of No
vomber. 1914 being Il period OF about
seven months; this act on our part
certainly created a state OF war be-
tween us ana the republic OF Mexico,
even though no actual declaration OF
wal was made; under the authorities.
a state OF war may, and oftentimes
does, exist bctween nations, without
amy declaration of war being made
10y either.
II am not n possession OF data and
Information that will enable me to
tell whether the relations between
our country and Mexico. which were
certainly broken and interrupted by
iour own taxing the port OF Vera
Cruz, and which action on our part
certainly did create a state OF war
between the two countries, had been
composed at the time the assault up
on Columbus was made by the Mex
lean troops so an to have changed
the condition Of a state OF war be-
tween the We nations into one Of
amity ana cordial relations. If such
change had taken place, this phase OF
the case now under consideration Is
not applicable, and becomes abso-
lutoly irConsequcntial and unimport-
ant In deciding Il. II, on the other
hand, our friendly relations with
Mexico had not been reinstuted, but
the state Of war still continued to cN-
list, then this point becomes very ma
tcrial ana essential, because in that
,yent It is plain to see that these do
fcndants would have been prisoners
OF war, n should have been treated
and dealt with as such, according to
the rules of civilized warfare, and
certainly our civil courts would have
no jurisdiction whatever In the case.
he this as II may, however, the
decision Of this point Is lot essential,
according to my views, in the proper
determination Of the petition FOL
pardon involved in this proceeding
because, under the views that l have
In this case, there is another point
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-11-23
WOMAN ACCUSED
OF WOUND|NG OF
COMMITTEEMAN
Jake Hamon of Okla
homa Shot When in
His Hotel


ARDMORE. Okla. Nov. 23.-lnfor-
'mation charging Clara Smith Of Ring
ling Oklahoma with assault with the
intent to kill In connection with the
wounding here Sunday night OF Jack
Hamon republican national commit
teeman OF Oklahoma, was filed last
night with Justice of the Peace Can
non by Russell Brown, county attor-
ney OF Carter county.
A second Information charging
Clara Smith and Jake Hamon Jointly
with IA statutory offense was filed by
Mr.. Brown with Judge Cannon.
Hamon was wounded while In a
room in a local hotel where he makes
his home. A statement issued by
Frank l.. Kech. his business manager,
said that u 25 cnlibrc automatic pit
tol was accidentally discharged
while Hamon WIS cleaning II prepar-
atory to n trip to Texas and Mon
ana.
Mrs. Hamon and her daughter. who
were In Chicago. were notified OF the
shooting.
Following the alleged accident, at
the hotel, Hamon Is said to have
walked five blocks to a hospital. His
business manager stated today the
pistol and the bullet were IN his pos
session.
Attending pnyslcians say Mr.. Ham
on's condition is improved and that
ths wound IL not considered serious
unless complications set In.