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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
Senator La Toilette
In Fighting Mood

Madison, Wis.-Senator La Toilette
a.ood up in the assembly room OF th>
~apltol, where his war record wa
condemned three years ago and hurried
defiance at those who attacked him
there. :,
II wouldn't trade nay war record
with any living man, he thundered
to far,ner-labor conference:
saThey are at it down in Washing
ton now. First they make you peo-
pie fight the war and then they make
YOU pay for it. They intend to re
peal the excess profitsFlaw and put Z
tax on bread. That's what is com
ing. u.
aThere. is trouble ahead unless this
government is brought back to the
people. I am not in favor OF a com,
launistic form Of government. |
will say, however, that / would ratn-
er live under government owned by
all the people in common than
government owned by Morgan.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
SOVETS PLEDGE
AID TO TURKS

Washington, April 4.-Scviet Rus
sia pledges military support to Tur-
key in the event the latter govern
ment is attacked by the allied pow
ers or by Greece, according to a
comprehensive summary Of the treaty
concluded March is between the two
governments, which was received in
official circles here recently.
Turkey, on the other hand, promis-
es to refrain from propaganda among
the Mohammedans in territory under
bolshevik control and each country
agrees to forbid the passage Of any
forces hostile to the other through its
territory.
In recognizing the abrogaion of
all former agreements between Rus
sla ,,1 and Turkey, a,1. k9ssla f1rther = agrees
and both parties promise to abstain
from alliance against the govern
ment Of the other. ,,.--
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15

Helena, Mont. County commits
sloners cannot issue funding bonds in
amounts Of more than $4,000 to take
up outstanding road or other war
rants without first calling special
election ths ao and getting the approval Of
General Wellington 3. Ranlin.
Mr.. Rankin issued an opinion to
that effect recently in answering a
request from c. C. Rowan, county at
torney Of Carbon county.
In the same opinion, in answer to
another question, Mr.. Rankin held
that counties cannot issue funding
bonds in amounts over $4,000 and
exchange them, dollar for dollar, for
any outstanding warrants that are
not = general liability on the properly
OF all the county, without first receiy-
ing authority to do so by vote Of the
electors of the county.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
u. S. REMOVES
PASSPORT BAR

Washington, April 10.-American
citizens entering or leaving the
United States no longer will be re-
qulred to obtain passports or per-
mits the state department announced
Monday after receiving an opinion by
Attorney General Daugherty. Aliens
leaving the country may also do so
without permits but passport control
remains in effect in the cases of
aliens entering the United States.
The opinion was called for to clari-
fy the situation resulting from the
inadvertent action of the last con-
gress in terminating the passport
control act of 1918.
The state department, however,
was said to consider.it advisable for
Americans planning to go abroad to
inquire Of foreign diplomatic and con-
sular officers what documents, il any,
would be accepted by their countries
in lieu Of regular passports.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
CUT. THIS OUT
AND SAVE IT

Mr.. A. E. Oman, Biological Assist
ant at the Bozeman Experiment Sta
ton was here on Tuesday and We'd
nesday in conference with L. s. o.
sen in regard to the gopher situation
in this County. He says that owing
to the small appropriation made by
the State and National Government
that there will not be much bait avail
able here, and unless the County
makes some arrangements for the de
struction Of the pest that it will be
up to the farmers to prepare the bait
and scatter it themselves. If the
farmers will club together and pur-
chase as much as 100 ounces OF
[strycl,nine, in one lot that the Ex-
pertinent Station will be able to fur
nish same at special rates. e~.
Mr.. Oman states that in preparing
this poison bait, if saccharine is not
available, that practically as good re
suits will be obtained by using one
and one-half times the regular amount
of dark kare syrup.
Anyone that is especially interested
on certain points herewith should not
fail to see. L. S. Olsen at the County
Assessors office.
We give herewith the Poison form
ula. ..-
POISON FORMULA
For Richardson (FickertaiD Gopher
l or. powdered strychnine (Alkaloid)
OF. baking soda -
I tablespoonful gloss starch .@r
/ scant teaspoonful saccharin
l tablespoonful glycerin
4 Pint dark karo syrup
20 quarts clean oats
Method
Mix strychnine and soda dry.
Mix starch in 1a teacup cold water,
and stir into II pint OF boiling water
to make a thin clear paste.
Mix strychnine-soda mixture into
the starch paste and stir to make a
smooth creamy paste free from
Jumps. -. ...-
Stir in the syrup and glycerin and
mix thoroughly.
Then add the saccharin, which has
been dissolved in a little warm water,
and stir thoroughly
Pour the mixture over Is OF 20
quarts Of oats, which should be in a
tub OF tight box, and mix until all
kernels are coated.
The grain should be we'll dried be-
fore scattering. and care should be
used in getting clean whole oats, free
from weed seed and wheat, and there
will be no danger to small birds, OF
waste of poison material
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
SMALL P0X
AT DAguAR

It is reported tf1at many in1abit.
ants Of the Dagmar country are
down sick with small pox, and at the
present time, many homes are quar-
antined.. :.
It seems that the disease broke
out early in the winter and was dag;
nosed. as chicken pox,: and very littlei
attention was paid to it and social:
intercourse continued as usual, thus,
exposing many people in the commu-.
nifty, before. it was discovered that
the epidemic was actually the dread
disease small pox, and now many
people have contracted the disease y.
Neils Christensen of Dagmar, WHO
has been in Plentywood, acting as
county agent and attending to the
Federal Seed Loans Applications, re-.
ceived word that one Of his boys was
Ill with the disease and as a result he
was unable to spend the week end at
his home as he had planned, but was
forced to stay in Plentywood until the
work is completed, when he will re-
tu1ll and stay. until the quarantine is
raised
There has been no deaths reported
vat
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
BRUDErHEDBERC

Froid Tribune: Lille C. Hedberp
Of the local Telephone Exchange, anc
Mr.. John Brudie, who was resident
Of this place for short time, were
married at Lewistown, this stase
April 8, according to the Great
Falls Tribune. The bride was form
erly Mrs. A. 0. Hedberg and has a
large circle Of friends who will join
in wishing her all the happiness OF
life. The groom was in charge OF
the West]and Oil Station at this place
for a few months last summer, and
we understand will again be given
that position about the 18th of this
month. The honey-mooners are ex-
pected home today or tomorrow :1cross
country from Culbertson whc-e they
arrived late this morning.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
GARAGE AND OIL STA
ton BURN AT FROD

Another disastrous fire broke out
at Froid the fore part Of the week
and wiped out the garage, light plant
aud oil station at that place.
One of the spectacular sights was
two large tanks Of oil which was next
to the one Of the buildings which was
burned that escaped through some
miracle.
The light plant being burned leaves
Froid without light and power and is
q very bad handicap to those who
have installed motors and are in need
Of electricity every day.
The loss is estimated at $4,000
partially covered by insurance.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
COUNTY COMM'RS
HIRE ATTORNEYS
Alfred T. Vollum and Wheeler &
Baldwin Of Butte Hired By Board
of County Commissioners to Help
County Attorney Erickson to Pros
ecute Sheridan County Graftcrs.
MANY SUITS FOR RE-
fCONERY WILL BE INSTITUTED

At last it seems that action is go
ing to be taken against those who
nave made business of illegally ex-
tracing money from the treasury of
Sheridan County for the past several
years and against those who have
even committed felony, it seems, in
their efforts to rob the taxpayers.
For at the April meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners, thst
body adopted a resolution hiring 4 {
to1ney A: 7. Vollum and the lew firm
OF Wheeler & Baldwin. of Butte. to
assist County Attorney Erickson
bringing action for recovery against
those who have grated Sheridan
county, and taking the necessary
steps to see to it that the county suf-
fer no loss in the Sheridan County
Bank failure, where the county had
over a hundred housand dollars IL
legally deposited when that institu-
ton went under, and to bring GRIM
inal action against the officers of that
bank If necessary, or to take any 9TH
er procedure necessary to recover
the money for the county.
Also it may be that criminal ac-
tAOAS WIFI De DTOuglt against SeVerak
ex-officials and other parties in con-
nection with the 1918 and the 1920
seed grain transactions and it NAV
be possible that suit will be brought
against the Montana & Dakota Ele-
vator company for the recovery of
the $4,000 which that company owes
to Sheridan county, and against other
parties who also owe Sheridan coun-
ty money in the same matter.
It is further reported that a prom
inent citizen Of Plentywood who got
grain out Of the Westby elevator to
seed his Dagmar farm with in the
spring of 1918 for which he has not
paid and which he got by means Of .
fraud, may have to make some en-
plantations before the work of the
above attorneys is completed.
I. Mr.. Baldwin has already been In
Plentywood, and it is expected that
he or B. X. Wheeler will soon be il
Plentywood to commence work. in
earnest.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
JUDGE. CC9MER ORDERS
WARRANTS ISSUED

Judge Conner last Tuesday a week
ago, heard the mandamoS case
brought by Attorney Babcock 1sr
Jud Matkins and Ralph Sundefhaul,
wherein those gentlemen asked the
court to order MRS. O'Grady. TO issue
warrants which She hal reused 10
write after the county comhilsslole,s E,
had passed the claims. on the sTouhos
that the claims We're illegal, 'nasnucn ma
as they We're for an extra 3!o per
month for Sunderland above ms regu-
lar salary of $3.50 per month salary
as deputy treasurer, for acting on
the side as county seed gram agent,
and for Jud Matkins for mileage aor
attending Commissioners meeting
from his home to the county seat as
allowed by law, when he resided e
the county seat, and has been res1a-
ing at the county seat, and had pur ID
his claims for mileage from Redstone
where he owns farm.
Judge Conner heard the case and
ordered the warrants issued, wlllAh
Mrs Q,Gradv pramntlv o11ey - -
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
FEDERAL. SEED LOAN
MONEY IS COMING
IN bUNCHES

Neils Christensen, Of Dagmar,
prominent member Of the Farm
Bureau, and acting county agent
for the purpose of the distribu-
ton of the Federal Seed Grain
Loan, reports that up to noon
Thursday, 250 applications for
loans from Sheridan county had
been acted upon by the T. S.
office at Fargo and that 227 ap-
plication had been acted upon faV-
orable, amounting to a total sum
Of S45, 900, which money had been
sent to the applicants in Sheri-
dan county, and % applications
. had been denied.
Mr.. Christensen reports that
there are still calls for appiica-
tions but that they are exhaust
ed. The Farm Bureau has asked
the Fargo Office for more appli-
cations, but up to date nave re-
ceived no reply. If more applI-
cations are received they will be
sent to those asking for hem.
Mr.. Christensen will close Eis,
office and return to his home at
Dag1nar at the end of the week.
Mr.. Christensen has handled
the Federal Seed Loan business
in a very efficient manner and is
entitled to considerable credit.
OF course there will be those who
will be disappointed in not get
ting a loan but this is not the
fault Of Mr.. Christensen, who
had to administer the work ac-
e:ording to law
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
ANTELOPE HAS HOT
CITY ELECTION FIGHT

Antelope Independent: The town
election held on Monday continues to
prove that Antelope has lost none of
her political pep On election day in
spite of the dry years that have past.
And if there was warmer spot. IN
Sheridan county on April 4th, it must
have been Plentywood where two
votes favored the winner or Medicine
Lake where votes decided the bat
tie as Antelope's winner was 6 votes
in the lead for mayor.
O. B. Hoven was reelected as
mayor.
w. J. Hunter, alderman, ward e.
Fred Blackmore, alderman in. Ward
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
FEDERAL LAND
BANK BONDS
SELL SLOW

President O'Shea of the Federal
Land Bank, says the new loans will
not be made until the bond market
the following letter:
THE FEDERAL LAND BANK OF
SPOKANE
.,' Spokane, Washington
March IT, 1921.
r. P. Fitzgerald, Sec.-Treas.,
Liberty n. F. l.. A.,
Comertown, Montana.
Dear Sir:
We acknowledge receipt Of your re
quest, dated March 7th, for q supply
OF application blanks, and in answer
thereto respectfully beg to advise as
follows:
The Supreme Court, as you doubt
less have learned, handed down fav-
orable decision on February 2Sth on
the case which has been SO long
pending, which decision is wholly fav~
orable to the continued operation OF
the Federal Land Banks as soon as a
bond market be reestablished.
A conference has just been held OF
the presidents of the Federal Land
Banks, Wnch was aLIenueQ Oy bHe
undersigned, and same covered the
entire range Of land bank activities.
Since the last Offering of federal
farm loan bonds, the financial situa-
ton, not only of this country, but of
the entire world has undergone q
serious change as result of which
there is a marked scarcity Of invest
1nent funds with demands far in ex-
cess of the supply.
The interest rate in connection
with all new business will be six per
cent.
Application blanks will be distzib-
uted to associations qualified Just as
soon as it can be determined that
money from bond sales may be avail
able.
Very truly yours,
D. J. O'sHEA, President.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
County Funds Increase
$1,000 During March

County Treasurer Dan j. Olson re-
ports that the money in the county
treasury increased $4,000 during the
month of March. The footines
March 1st were $544, ,463.O5 and on
April 1st were $552,55O.89, showing
an increase Of $8,08705. This in
crease is due to money received from
the state treasurer as the countv's
share of auto license money and to
the payment of taxes which has tax
en- place. 80. I
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
SHERIFF COLLINS AR
RESTS BOOZE THIEF

A week ago last Tuesday, or Tues
day, April 5th, Sheriff Collins made
a sensational arrest at Medicine Lake
when he arrested Halvor Hanson
alias Harry Hatton, who was i'm
plicated in the sensational robbery by
force of a wholesale liquor house, at
Tribune, Sask., Canada, November
21st, last, when Hanson in company
with three cars, went to Tribune
from Hanks, N. D., at 2 o'clock in
the night, called the wholesale liquor
men, two men, to the store on the pre-
text of wanting to buy booze, and
upon their arrival, forced them at the
point of gun to open the store and
the party loaded the cars to the brim
and left for Hanks, N. D., taking
the merchant with them.
When about IL miles out Of Tri-
bune, one Of the cars broke down, an
other car, west bound, was stopped,
and the booze thieves taking posses
sion Of the car, turned it about, and
loaded itswith the booze from the
broken down car, the party ran the
booze into Hanks, N. D. The two
Jews, proprietors Of the wholesale
house, were left on the prairie about
II miles from Tribune and told to
hoof it back.
Detectives Sgt Walter Martins and
Con. G. Tadmon Of Sask., located
Hanson as one Of the culprits at
Homestead, and coming to Plenty
wood and notifying Sheriff Collins,
that officer accompanied by the Cana
dian officers left ON Tuesday, April
the fifth for Homestead, but upon
arrival at that town, found that Han
son had gone to Medicine Lake, and
they turned back % the Lake, where
they found their ma11, and Sheriff Col
Inns placed him under arrest, and
brought him back to Plentywood
and locked him up in Jail.
Wednesday morning, April 9Th,
Hanson waived extradition, and Sher-
iff Collins and the. Canadian officers
took him to the border where he was
delivered to the Canadian authorities
who took him to Regina for trial.
It is reported that Hanson has rela-
tives residing at Dooley.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
COUNTY COMMIS,
SIONEPS MEET

The Board of County Commission
ers met in regular session for Apr1i,
Monday, April 18th. COMMISSIONERS
Matkins, Ihsen and Tyler we're pres
ent The Board hired A 7. NoIlnm
and Wheeler and Baldwin to assist
County Attorney Erickson BRING Sul'
to clean up the graft conditions ex-
isting in Sheridan county Some at
tention was given to the proposal 20
call an election to bond the county TO
get the Federal Aid, and a Clerk was
allowed to County Superintendent
Moe. Then current bills were taken
up. The Board adjourned Wednesday
noOn
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
ROBBERY AT RAYMOND

A week ago Sunday robber broke
into the blacksmith shop OF 2. A. An
derson at Raymond and stole five
castings and six inner tubes, SO it is
claimed by Mr. Anderson. Deputy
Sheriff Salisbury says that he has
warm scent and he can probably put
his hands onto the man who pulled
the stunt.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
Wool Freight Rate Redue-
ton Hinges on Wages

Salt Lake City, April 2.-l rank j,
Hagenbarth, president Of the Ma.
tional Wool Growers association who
is at present in Chicago on his way
to Washington, has written 70 the
associations headquarters here that
railroad officials he has interviewed
have stated that nothing can he done
to reduce the freight rates, on sheep
and wool until the railroad wage
question is disposed of. - &
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
= 4. With Engine and Road Machines Grade is
(N bunto ~ # Sods-Mostly Hand Work.
BRENSDAM OF
NC NULI|''Y DOESN'T
WANT TO BOND
Says That Farmers Must Change
Ways of Living Because of Hard
Times-Wants to Work Out Road
Tax. Az
April II, 1921.

sFAprh IL, 1921.
Producers News:
Most of the farmers in. McNulty
precinct hold the same view as Hans
Rasmussen in regard to bonding the
county for road fund. think it
would be wise for the county dads not
to call an election. Save those four
or five thousand dollars for election
fees and put in in with the $4,000 on
hand for road work. Last year they
had about $4,000 for road work by
this time. ~
The federal money is supposed ia
be spent between county seats and
along the railroad. This will be fine
for some people having both graded
highway and railroad side by side.
The traveing men and those wanting
fine ride between towns will have
the benefit Of it.
What we need is, absolutely, seed
for bread and tax and interest money.
How can q man pay in the fall, if he
has nothing to sow?
We need also the old style of road
work: each farmer patch up pot
holes in front Of his own land. Here
we are paying taxes every year, and
have not got a foot Of road work,
though promised for ten years, that
is gong some.
hut take trip west of Plenty
wood and look at the highway!
Roosevelt county has received no
satisfaction yet from their federal
road fund bonding the county for
100000 and getting only $4,000 Of
it.
The county has to stand sponsor
for the rest.
Let Us get scraper and do our
own road work for the tax levied is
what we want nowadays. We have
to fall back to the old way Of living.
The hard times force farmers to use
teams On the road now instead Of au-
toes. The autoes were so many that
a poor man with team had to fol-
low the ditch most Of the time as the
autoes claimed the road. In Mime
sofa law was passed for wide sleigh
tracks in order that the autoes could
travel on it, so the poor horses first
making the track had to step outside
for every auto coming or going.
In conclusion will say: Do not
call an election and spend fooishly
those $4,000 or $4,000. Let us work
our own poll tax and get something
out of it. AS it is now we: have
nothing.
J. O. BRENSDAL.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
County Gets 81, ,698.@
From Auto Licences
Sold in Year 1920

Sheridan county's share of receipts
from automobile licenses sold within
the county in 1920 is $2,698.64 Draft
for this amount has been received
from the state treasurer by County
Treasurer D. ]. Olson and wis de-
posted to the county's credit Mon
day. The money will be assigned to
the road fund.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
JOHN O'GRADY HURT

John C. O'Grady was hurt at the
farm Wednesday afternoon when the
wheel Of the rake with which he was
ralzing weeds fell into a badger hole
and the tongue Of the implement
struck one OF the horses, breaking il
and causing the horses TO run, thus
pulling him onto the ground and
wrenching his left knee, and otherwise
injuring him. Mr.. O'Grady IS now IN
bed and it is expected that he VIII oe
there for several DAYS.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
B0OTLEGGER JAILED

Sheriff Collins last week picked up
bootlegger BIZ the name OF Foss,
who has been operating in the north
country, for the past couple Of
months and he is now in jail awaiting
the return of Judge Conner, when it
IS. reported that he would plead
guilty.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-15
CATTLE PRICES
BREAK SHARPLY
Increased Receipts With Continued
Light Demand Send Prices Tnmbl-
ing-Hog Mart Carried Weak I'm
dartone-Sheep Steady.
by u S. Bureau of Markets ant
Minnesota Department Of
Agriculturel

by u. S. Bureau of Markets and
Minnesota Department Of
Agricultural
South st. Paul, Minn. April 9, 1921:
Contrary to the opinion of most men
IN the trade cattle receipts at lead
ing central markets this week ex-
ceeded the liberal receipts of last
week. and with the continued light in
quiry from the country for stockers
and feeders, and consulnptlye demand
for dressed beef at low ebh, due to
more, workers being out OF employ
rnent than at any time during the
present industrial depression, cattle
prices broke sharply in the past
weeks trade. All classes Of killing
cattle are 80 to 75c lower than at the
weeks opening Best fat steers at
the close are quotable from s7.5O to
S800, with the bulk of fat steers sell
ing from S675 to $3.50. A few
strictly choice light weight cows and
lejfers are selling from S7o0 to S7.50.
With the bulk Of butcher cows and
heifers going from $3.50 to s6.5o.
Gamers closed at prices ranging
from 81. SO to S2.25, with cutters on
up to $3.50. Bologna bulls closed IN
active, these selling largely from s5:3o
to $500. Prices Of veal calves declin-
ed SOC, best lights to packers today
being $3.50. Only strictly choice
heavy feeders on the fat cattle order
are selling at $3.50 to $500, with the
bulk Of desirable heavy feeders GO
ing from $3.50 TO 1925. Strictly
choice stockers, weighing under 75O
pounds. are quotable up to $500, or
better, but the hulk are selling from
S6,75 down to $500 4 considerable
number OF stockers and feeders OF
common and medium grades are al
most unstable.
The only bright spot in the hog
trade hes been the market for pigs.
bulk of choice kinds selling all week
from s11,O0 TO SLIPS. The market
for other hogs carried weak under
tone, and declined 40 to SOC during
the week, range at the close being
500 to 1910. with the aulk going
from $500 to 5000 Sheep and lambs
have maintained fairly steady price
levels, choice to prime handyWeight
Wooled lambs selling largely from
S9.O0 to $9.40. with II lb. clippers at
$8.25. Choice wooled ewes are quot
able up to 5000. u