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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-08-26

We viii have peaches, pluns .
crab apples at the seasons low 81
for canning next week. The y y
Store. Pfentywood, Mont. n
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-08-26

We will have peaches, plums and
crab apples at the seasons low price
for canning next week. The Fair
Store, Plentywood, Mont. 2O-t1
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-08-26

FOR SALE-House and two 70. 1905 : v I
blocks east of Leland Hota n Y
ouire to MRS. N. S. BOGEM 3
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-08-26

Hark Ny weary, toing brother,
Let me tell You again.
Of the 'hope' that springs forever,
Within the hearts of honest men.
Stolen gain is void of honor,
Our defeat all a lie.
Truth again shall rise and conquer,
Crushed to earth, it will not die
For freedoms cause we stand united,
All hearts resolved cause to win,
Upon it's altar, pighted
Truth is with us; shall win.
l. Truth again shall rise victorious,
i. Shout the tidngs lend hand.
Freedoms cause is great and glorious,
Speed the message through the land
Olaf p Victorein, Mora, Minnesota
How about grain exhibit at the State Fair this year, With
the boeous being harvested most places Sheridan
county, believe that the banner county the state
County Agent needed this county while Danies
county is making plans to hire county agent why not get
line ourselves?
Hanks hired man says: q
calculate that it hull lot to have as much
help them pluecras rob eye teeth then get
majority us to put EN- back into office.
While all may not agree with the sentiments Of Mr.. Robt
News they will have to admit that he least good
argument B. Fish of the Chauauquaand also that he can
luse just strong language to emphasize his point
Moonshnine is great enemy Of progress in that it is
1vding the politicians with OF revenue Some MOON
sinners have gone because the politicians wanted
too large slice for protection
from 5000 mumonares to 5000 900 small income payers
at this time obvious to every who is not boshevk
The problems before appears to be Of
i
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-08-26
THE PRICE OF WHEAT

The most question heard nowadays is: What is
wheat worth today? |
question that the whole community should be inter
esed in For upon the price of wheat Montana
depends the prosperity of ALL the people OF this section OF
state We have the wheat and what are going to get Tor
There world shortage Of wheat and still the price is down
to stage produced for that Wheat
cording to all the reports the worlds markets
There doubt mind but what the OF wheat
will much higher in the spring than after the gram
huge milling have safely IN their hands
The system entirely wrong The farmer should have cred
at this enable him let his wheat the market in
normal This country able to extend that credit and
it can be safeguarded by warehouse receipts, etc.
But astonishing the number OF people that meet IN
community like this that it thought care and
think the system fine and the farmers having
Given up any hopes relief from the old try to better them
selves through Of their own they are not good
American citizens, etc !,
PIT let us stop and think this Who benefits by the
prain gamblers getting the grain at low price and later selling II
at huge profit? Does the merchant the butcher the grocery
man. Not at They just much the goats as the farm
az Every dollar that is made BY the grain gamblers the wheat
sold in Sheridan county dollar lost to the community
person may argue for gamblers exoltant railroad
rates. for the packers against state mills but how they
exnan that every dollar that out of the community to
these praers large profits is not direct loss to the
It is really remarkable how so1e preach the
at home slogan and their to that
he source that created in Sheridan county
beaten down, throttled and deprecated.
The most plausible remedy for the existing conditions in
Sheridan county cooperation Cooperate to make this county
winner and we cannot cooperation until all that
when the farmer gets his fair deserts all will have more: the
country will boom and business will flourish
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-08-26
BEATEN BUT UNBENT

In 1920 one the tickets put up by party
machine Minnesota the ticket by
the great Of voters who prey
political clap trap their right vote
the following Olaf Vctorien farmer living Nora
n the feeling which the wide awake Minnesota
farmer has regarding that unequal struggle It prophetic
what is going to happen in 1922.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-08-26
FREEDOM IN EDUCATION

lE1E1 EINNllyS.Nl.lN..- 81. ~
FREEDOM IN EDUCATION
mo bss has Pzo se T s
yard Law School for his recent book Freedom Of
cas this would have been enough expel him from a.
most any state university the country It peculiar TACT
than in university paid the taxes Of the
people and supposed to be in their interest ~ ;nve
tgate Policies institution like Harvard controlled by
have endowment of but the urge IS
not an Policies in state university On me
cd BY the and the professors are distinctly hired
Nine out Of ten Of them state banker politicians
they politicians have dscedted themselves with
popular term ducks the state university
becomes mesa political n machine inc ....ou. -
s1 sgs ss
censorship. There are in our west great point
attendance where not good book produced in 10 years
state universities provided BY taxes neglect protest this
Of education four education But there vast
learning than hf BE- I WITH op s1 90 n
the rich take under great liberal
may conservative but has had chance learn
about the world than the boy who has heard only that ber
THE SALES TAX
agitation for general sales tax Our prediction based not
to any occult Of vision We
want those who do not have this pay the taxes
the sales tax the only effective practical of bringing
this result to pass. - - -
The United States Chamber Commerce organization
which deceed that there should be soldier bonus strong
the sales tax It has just finished referendum the question
and reports that q per favorable to the
reported have been only sc per cent favoab
probably to the corruptng influence of the wicked Nonpa
san League farmers <ase IS -
do not believe that general business the
anywhere this proportion although general business does
let Wall Street do great deal Of its thinking The Chamber
the quesiosn and it's banker henchman every large
know how discipline those who vote wrong Hence only the
courageous souls the towards ignorant of the system vote
against what the Chamber wants to support.
The Chamber for instance played the sales tax sub
stue for the present taxes whereas the
tent is to make substitute for profit
fesenue lost by cutting taxes on large incomes in half
Will probably agree the called turn
will hit business transaction except those in which
business plays prominent hand Rent royalties, sales Of
securities will not be included The big firm like mail
house which handles goods only viii be position
compared with the retailers whose must to
10 turnovers. 500
However those who have supported reaconary politicians
have kick coming The sales the
ionary politics. -
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-08-26
CHILD LABOR LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL


Under above heading article reproduced another
of the Producers News in regard to the working Of child
W. The profits
good 100 cent Americans
who s Of Ss pp y
hands the thought of iteate
ny e
which have been in the mills by these small child
rem who barely get enough live work under the most abo
Unable conditions and have all the Joys childhood taken out OF
And in our ears rings eloquent words Of the box
out by big business M Us how we are born Tree
anu there excuse For child the
to whom the little lives mean nothing 50
a Snf Of e% mere babes have champions
e the e. b Breach the doe e and
file living in the best conditions that could exist
where if out against those conditions you can go to
No. child labor laws because there should
age that makes such poverty that the children are
forced to S work to exc out e existence are only nj 10f the
F1srIoG1c = .. ..... :, :. :s.....
The Federal Reserve had do something about
the disclosures Shelton Williams relative the way
h ns he an
asssss sd ssss! ss ss s sss
nss, w.: :s s:s
T ssst If Seas sssd IL s last d
thought it might try to clear itself hostility state bans.s~
instead find that Harding Of the board mot the
president Of cours and OF the New York Re
serve Bank wanted face at the hearing be-
fore the congressional commission made quite scene
of fist restrained only by strenuous efforts OF
others floor Wonderful just the kind to enable
such paper as the Minneapolis Tribune call to
Williams points.
There is little to the answer than this but not much
Harding declared that Williams the reserve ss
TEN would have understood that those rates resulted from
the constant Of funds from New Yo, to send to other
sections Of the country Williams had charged that the New
York rates forced set for the rest OF the
And Williams the truth to because the
money ther sections have been able to pull out Of
New the past could hardly be considered strenu
Gus competition.
Our thoughts the matter may be considered most
American quarters but really cannot where
10 punch mans face dproved anything In fact this
Of wouldbe pugs the board acts
cncher belief that the past the board
been danaby wrong has been the tool of financial
pirates instead Of servant Of producing classes
THE PRICE OF WHEAT
The most common question heard nowadays is What is
wheat worth today?
question that the whole community should be inter
esed in For the price of wheat Northeastern Montana
state We have the wheat and what going to get Tor
There world shortage of wheat and still the price IS down
to stage where cannot be produced for that money Whea
should be worth at least $3.50 ST. bushe right now &C
cording to all the reports from the worlds markets
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
MANY MERCER
GIRLS ENTER
BUREAU CLUBS
Plan to Organize Garment Making
Club In Aledo-State Leader
to be Here Next Week.
Especial to The Argus. }

Aledo, July Mercer county
girls have been enrolled in the gar
ment making clubs of the Mercer
county home bureau. This number
will be materially increased with
the organization of the Aledo gar
ment making club which is expect
ed to be completed this week
Miss Harriet Phillips, state lead
er of clubs, will be in Aledo on
July s. and 8, to meet with the
club leaders and to explain the
demonstration work to the club
members. After a week of extern
sive training on the part of the
club members, the club teams. who
will represent their units at the
Mercer county fair in September,
will be chosen. After it is decided
who the winning team for the coun-
ty is, plans will be made to send
this team to the state fair at
Springfield The leaders expenses
and the members travelling ex-
penses will be paid, the only ex-
pense being board while at Spring
field, and it is the plan of the bu-
reau to find places for the girls OF
stay. which will be as cheap as
possible.
At a recent meeting of the club
leaders, it was decided to make all
the clubs standard and to secure a
standard charter for the clubs. A
number of the leaders decided to
have their clubs work out their
demonstration before the arrival of
the state leader, Miss Phillips.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
BIDS FOR new
SCHOOL TO BE
Opened TONIGHT
Contractors Busy Figuring on
BuIlding-Many to Compete for
Job-Firms After work

AIedo, July AT 1880 tonight
all bids for Aledo's new school
building are to be in the hands of
the school board. At this time the
bids will be opened and the con-
tract awarded. The bids will be
opened at the South Side school
building.
Contractors were busy all day
yesterday and part of today visit
ing the school grounds and making
estimates of the job. 1t is reported
that the Moline firm of Whitsitt q
Schulze, architects who drew the
plans for the building, have given
the plans to a number of tri-city
contractors who are DESTROYS of Sc
curing the contract, due to the fact
that the building slump is still in
effect in the cities.
The building. which has been ap-
proved by the board, is to be built
of brick and to have all the mod
ern oonveniences of any of the high
school buildings in the surrounding
country. 1t is expected that the
building will be considerably larger
than the old structure, in order to
accommodate the increasing num-
Der of students.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
TOday'S News of Western Illinois
ARRANGE TO GIVE
FEDERAL TRAINING
TO SEVERAL BOYS

Alexis. I'LL, July 1.-One Alexis
man is entitled to federal training
under section 2, according to C. t.
Wardwell, supervisor of the Peoria
district, who was in Monmouth to
arrange for training of ex-service
men of Warren county.
Several Warren county men are
entitled to the training receiving $50
to $170 a month while in training,
in addition to tools and necessary
supplies furnished by the govern
ment The men eligible in Warren
county are as follows:
Vert Buss, Monmouth.
Emmett Franklin, Smithshire.
Frank Houlton, Smithshire.
Walter Mooday, Alexis.
Harvey Moore, Roseville.
James Wiedenbauer, Monmouth
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
WEDDING OF ALEDO
BOY TAKES PLACE
ON LAST TUESDAY
Especial to The Argus. }


Aledo, July Announcement of
the marriage of Everett M. Shaw of
Aledo to Miss Edith NJ Baker of
Barstow, H., which occurred last
Tuesday, June %, has been made.
The wedding took place at the
Methodist parsonage at Moline, at
s o'clock in the evening. The pas
tor of the church, Rev. J. F. Dodds,
OBLIGATED. The single ring service
was used The young couple was
accompanied by their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. c. p. Shaw of Aledo. and
Mr.. and Mrs. A P. Baker of Bar
stow.
The bride wore charming
frock of white crepe satin, with
hat and gloves to match. She car
ried a shower boquet of white roses
and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Shaw is a graduate of the
Moline high school and has been
a very successful teacher in the
Rock Island county schools. Mr..
Shaw is telegraph operator in the
employ of the c. B. & @. and has
been stationed at Barstow for sew
eral years. They will be at home
to their friends at Barstow after
July Is, 1921.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
COUPLE WED
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AT ANDERSON HOME
Especial to The Argus.

NOpSCldl W ne AISuS
Aledo, July 1.-The marriage of
Myrtle Anderson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. C. O. Anderson of near
Viola, to Cecil Baxter, son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Baxter of Viola, oc-
Cured at 6 o'clock Wednesday ev-
ening at the home of the brides
parents. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. J. A Hemborg, pas
tor of the Swedish Lutheran church
of New Windsor.
The bride wore a frock of white
organdie and a veil caught back
with sweet peas. She carried a
bouquet of carnations and sweet
peas. The maid of honor, Miss
Frances Anderson, of Orion. wore
pink organdie, with hat to match.
She carried pink sweet peas. Dur
ing the ceremony Miss Lorin Of
New Windsor played softly on the
piano.
Thirty of the immediate relatives
of the young couple were present
and were served a wedding dinner
following the service. Mr.. and Mrs.
Baxter left for a short honeymoon
trip, after which they will be at
home to their friends on a farm
near Viola.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
MRS. PETER RUSH
Is SURPRISED ON
NTH BIRTHDAY

Erie, Ill, July Mrs. Peter
Rush was pleasantly reminded of
her nth birthday anniversary Tues
day, when 16 relatives and neigh
bors gathered at her home in Erie
The company included her five chill
dren, Mrs. Rose Thompson, VIII
Rush, Jim Rush ard their families
of Erie; Mrs. E. NJ Wright of Rock
Island, and Mrs Maud Wright of
Neosho, Mo. The affair was a snr-
prise to Mrs Rush and was all the
more enjoyable, as the coming of
the daughter from Neosho, had been
kept secret from her. The day was
pleasantly passed in visiting and a
picnic supper brought by the guests
was served at 6 o'clock. Mrs. Rush
received a number of nice gifts
from relatives and friends.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
COUNTY REVIEW
BOARD MEETING
for Year in Henry
District VIII Be Read by Coun-
ell on Wednesday.

Cambridge, Ill. July l. - The
Henry county board of reviews will
meet in Cambridge on Wednesdays
during July and August for the pur-
pose of reviewing the assessments
for the year of 1921.
Howard Hutchinson of Munson
is chairman of the board
George E. Swanson of Clover town
ship, was appointed the Republi-
can member on the board by Judge
Telleen and John W. Mulligan of
Kewanee, was naEed the Demo-
cratic member.
Any dispute on assessment mat
tesr will be cleared by the board
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
Geneseo Personals
Especial Correspondencel


GeneseO, Ill, July Ray Boyer
and son Myrlin of Moline spent
Wednesday of this week with their
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. denry
RAIDER, who reside on East Orange
street.
Edward Everett of Atkinson Wis
tied at the home of his son and
daughter-in-law, DR.. and Mrs. NJ.
M. Everett of South lakewood ave-
nue..
Mrs. Emma Ford returned from
a visit Of several days at Quincy
Ill, where she visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Peal at the Soldiers
home at Quincy.
Henry Larson, living in Edford
township, is in serious condition,
being i'll with brain fever brought
on by an injury to his head. His
recovery is doubtful.
Mrs. Elizabeth Adams of Myrtle,
MINI, was called here by the ILL
ness of her aunt, Mrs. Peter Beck
er, and will remain here until the
last of this week. Mrs. Adams was
formerly Miss Leininger, a resident
of Lorraine township.
Mrs. Becker took i'll a week ago.
Miss Finn, trained nurse, is car
ing for her.
Presiding Elder W. H. Holden,
who is president of the Illinois
Conference of the Seventh Day Ad-
ventists of Springfield, Ill, and
Prof. E. W. Ayus, principal of the
Fox River academy of Sheridan,
I'LL, while motoring to Moline TO
visit the Tri-City sanitarium.
stopped in Geneseo for a visit at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Costello of East Park street, We'd
nesday evening of this week and
left here yesterday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Stewart of
Henry, Ill, were in Geneseo Thurs
day to crate the household goods
or their son, Stanley Stewart, for
meriy affiliated with the Standard
Oh company in this city. Mr.. ana
Mrs Stewart left Geneseo several
months ago for Canada and are
wei pleased with the country, SO
have decided to make Edmonton,
Canada their future home.
Miss Mary Davis, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Davis, who reside
on North State street of this city,
left for three weeks visit with
relatives in Longanoxie, Kan.
A daughter was born Monday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ernst, who re-
side on farm south of town
Father Enos Barnes of the ST
Malachy's Catholic church of this
city went to Sheffield Wednesday
to attend the confirmation exercises
which were held at the St Pat
KICKS Catholic church.
Jack Collins of this city left for
Sheffield, where he will visit with
his sister and brother-in-law, MIR.
and Mrs. ]. Donnelly.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter DeGeeter, who
reside on the farm owned by Fred
Ernst, near Geneseo, are the par
ents of baby daughter born
Miss Jessie Luther Is here from
Ill, to visit several
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Luther, residing on
North College avenue.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
AIedo and Mercer County
FIGHT RETURNS
TO BE SHOWN IN
ALEDO THEATRE
fSnectal To The Argus.l

Aledo, July Returns of the
Dempsey Carpenter fight will be
furnished Mercer county fans to-
morrow by the Democrat Publish
ing company of Aledo. The round
by round returns of the battle viii
be received in Aledo by special
wire relay from the ringside at
Jersey City. The returns will be
flashed on the screen at the Aledo
opera house, which will be thrown
open to the public, with no admis-
sion charge. The opera house will
be opened at IL O'Clock. The, fight
is scheduled to start at 1890. 1t is
expected that the first returns will
be received here at about o'clock.
Special arrangements have also
been made by The Democrat to
keep fans throughout the county in
formed as to the outcome of the
bout, round by round
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
JURY IS DISMISSED IN PERSON
MURDER TRIAL DUE TO ILLNESS
OF JUROR; SHIP OUT ON BAIL

longed illness of one of the jurors.
The alleged poisoning by the de-
PENDANTS occurred last October.
Judge Slough today intimated that
there is not sufficient evidence in
the case to convict Ship or Mrs.
Pierson, and that unless more evil
dence is brought in before the date
of retrial there would be little use
in pressing the case.
When released from jail Wednes-
day, after being confined there
since January Z, Shipp went direct
" to the home of his brother in
Bureau. Mrs. Pierson and her three
small children returned to the
home of Mrs. Persons mother in
TiskilWa.
The date for the rehearing of the
trial has not been set
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
FARM BUREAU IS
PLANNING PICNIC

Alexis, Ill, July members of
the executive committee of the War
rem county farm bureau will meet
Friday to outline a program of
work for the year. The meeting
Will be an important one and will
likely take up a large part of the
day. The committee will review
the work done during the fiscal
year and will outline a program to
be followed during the next II
At the meeting Friday the date
and likely the place of the annual
picnic of farm bureau members
will be selected. Committees to
have charge of the annual outing
Will be appointed and work of
making arrangements for the affair
viii be started at once The picnic
Will likely be held late in August
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
Especial Correspondence

Sheffield, ILL.,, July 1.-THE jury
in the Pierson murder trial, which
has attra cted wide spread interest
throughout Bureau county, was re-
leased Wednesday in the circuit
court in Princeton, ILL.,, and Arthur
Ship, accused of being q co-part-
ner in the murder of Harry Pierson,
was given his temporary freedom
on $4,000 bail.
The Pierson murder case has
been watched with close attention
by the people of this community
since January when Arthur Ship
and Mrs. Selma Pierson were in
dicted on charges OF poisoning Har-
ry Pierson with arsenic. The dis
missal of the jury by Judge Slough
was called on account of the pro-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
SCOUTS POSTPONE
OVERNIGHT HIKE
UNTIL. NEXT WEEK
Especial to The Argus

Aledo, July due to the fact
that most of the members of Scout
Troop No. had already made plans
for observance of the fourth, the
overnight hike planned for tomor-
row night, has been called off. The
scouts plan to take this hike the
following week, starting from Aledo
on Saturday afternoon and spend
ing the night in the open. The
troop membership is 81 and a num-
Der of other boys who are anxious
to get in the work, will be taken in
at the first opportunity.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
REYNOLDS

Iop6CldI OOITSSpOHuEHCt.J
Reynolds, Ill, July 1.-Tri-city
visitors Wednesday included Frank
McAdam, Miss Marion Baker and
Miss Ida Millett, Robert Nichols and
Mrs. James McCaw.
Miss Jennie Mcconnell and Mrs.
Emil Meuriing were in Rock Island
Thursday. ...
Mrs. c. C. Pearson and children
and Mrs. Harry Millett visited with
the latter's daughter Mrs. Charles
Morse, near Aledo.
Miss Estella Mallette is visiting
this week with Mr.. and Mrs. R. l..
Mallette.