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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-05-05
Matkins Well Enough
To Make Good Fight
Resolution Could Not Get Second and Therefore Went By
the Way Side-Mr Matkins Doesn't Want Criminal
Cases Prosecuted of Course

Tuesday morning after most of the
pressing routine business in the way
of appointing deputies and clerks and
allowing salaries and other claims
and paying the county health officer
and poor doctors small fortune for
services rendered the people of Sher-
idan county during the past month,
when things were getting slow, Com
missioner Jud MatHns, whose health
has so far recovered as to allow him
to attend the board meetings regu-
larly now, and stay all day without
swooning or retiring on the ceuch
for spells during lulls in the county
business, presented resolution to
dismiss the special attorneys, hessrs.
Wheeler & Baldwin and Vollum, on
the grounds and for the reason that
the taxpayers money which was in
the deflmct Sheridan County State
Bank had been saved for the PEOPLE
and that the Sheridan County State
Bank had opened on Monday. May
first, thus saving the unfortunate de-
positors their money, the services of
the attorneys were ne longer needed,
and they should be dismissed and all
further litigation stopped Mr.. Mat
k;ns called attention to the amount
Of money these attorneys were east
ing the taxpayers, and thought it a
shame. He unfortunately had for
gotten abent the criminal complaints
which had teen filed against divers
?a1ties charging theol with having
actually robbed Tie taxpayers of
Sheridan county out OF huge Sums ef
money, and he had forgotten that
there is about $4,000 of the 1920
seed grain money that has disap-
peared and is not accounted for, and
the $4,000 stolen from the county in
1918 and is not yet accounted for,
and that several suits must yet be
filed in these matters in order that
this stolen money may be recovered
for the taxpayers. Mr.. Matkins is
so forgetful, it is claimed Matkins,
though too i'll to stand trial and who
is in SO serious a condition he is h
able to be taken to bed any minute,
especially if Judge Borton should
happen to call term of court. made
mighty good fight for sick man
to get the attorneys dismissed but
did not quite succeed.
The commissioners laid the matter
over until after dinner and when they
reconvened, Attorney Vollum was
preset and Mr.. Matkin asked him If
he could give the board any idea or
estimate as to what the cost of the
other suits fer recovery of stolen
moneys and the criminal prosecutions
would cost the county but Mr.. Vol
lum was unable to enlighten him.
The motion was finally lost through
a failure to get a second, and then
the board adjourned until Friday,
May 18th, when they will meet in
special session to attend to routine
and ether business.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-05-05
LOUIS CARNEAU
DIED MONDAY

Louis Joseph Garneau, the two,
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Garneau, of Pleatywood, expired at
the home of his parents in this city,
Monday, May first, at three O'Clock
after a short illness as result OF
enlargement of the liver. The little
boy took i'll with the fn, which has
been running in this section OF the
country for severa weeks, the sick
ness being accompanied with sWoi-
len glands in the neck and ataails and
a high fever, last week, and seemed
to be getting over the attack, when
he started to fail suddenly. Sunday
and continuing to fail until dissolu-
ton Monday afternoon.
The funeral was held from the 1t.
Joseph's Catholic church Wednesday
at eleven o'clock and interment was
made in the PieutyWood cemetery;
TIE Degree OF Honor Ladies Lodge
of which the little boys mother IS
member, marched to the church be
side the hearse in a body, single HE
on each. side of the carriage and then
accompanied the procession 70 the
cemetery.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-05-05

PROCEEDINGS

At 2 o'clock p. M, Monday, May 1,
1922, Board of County Commission
ers met in regular session, all mem
bers and the Clerk present. 81
Bids for filling grade on the Pads
road five miles south Of Dooley in
Twp. 35 Range Sc, were opened as
follows:
George Simmons, 38c per Gu. yard.
Joe Gordon, 40c per Gu. yard.
A. NJ. Eaton, Zoe per ca. yard.
A. N. Rice, 27kc per Gu. yard.
Jack ManneY, 28c per Gu. yard.
C. E. Martin, 271sc per Gu. yard.
Emil Stenmark, 23c per Gu. yard.
On motion, A. M. Eaton was award
ed the contract, he being the lowest
bidder. This work is to be done ac-
cording to the plans and specifca-
tions of the County Surveyor.
Petitions were filed for new road
in Twp. 35, Rge. Sc. Commissioner
Ibsen and Co. Surveyor were instruct
ed to view said proposed road. Peti-
tions were also filed for a road in
Twp. 33, Rge. 81 Commissioner
Matkin and the County Surveyor
were instructed to view the said pro-
posed road. Petitions were also filed
for road in Twp. 33, Rye. Sd. Com
missioner Matkin and the Co. Survey
or were instructed to view the said
proposed road.
At this time, citizens of Westby,
met with the Board and asked for
Two Hundred dollars to be spent for
hauling gravel on the road south of
Westby. On motion the Board al
lowed one hundred dollars for gravel
on said road
CONTINGENT FUND CLAIMS
On motion the following claims
were allowed on the Contingent fund:
Holland Alma, April salary, STEM,
co. treas. Office -..S $4,000
Moe, 0. A, April salary, de-
putty treas. -.---.----.1 1877 so
Olson, D. j., April salary,
treasurer. . 166 Sc
King, Francis, April salary,
stene., co. supt. office .......-...... 10000
Nelson, M. S., April salary, de-
putty assessor ....... 1878
Olson, L. S., April salary, de-
putty assessor ...--.. 1877 so
Moe. VIM, April salary, co.
supt. ..-.,...-....-.....-....-...-....... 10000
O'Grady, John c., April salary,
deputy C. & R. .....-.......-......... 1s7. so
Edwards, A. ", April salary,
typist c. & R. Office .-....-..,.-..- 10000
Byrd, Helen, April salary, reg
lstration clerk --.---.-.---- 30. 90
O'Grady, B. K, April salary,
Clerk & Recorder -....-........-.. 1866
Salisbury, Rodney, April salary,
Undersheriff -...----.--...-.--......... 5000
(oML 9Ssd no penunuoo1
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WORLD WAR VETER-
AN MEETING PLENTY
WOOD, FRIDAY, 18th
General Organization Meeting-A
Big Program Being Prepared
Worth Coming to.
COMRADE McGUCKIN WILL
DELIVER ADDRESS

The World War Veterans organi-
zation will hold county mass meet
ing at the Orpheum Theatre in
Plentywood, Friday, May 10Th, in the
afternoon. The meeting is under the
management of VIM. Moe Comrade
McGuckin, general organizer of the
World War Veterans, will deliver an
address on the subject of "What is
the World War Veterans?"
An extensive program is being
prepared, which will include music
and singing, which will be announced
later. 1t is planned on making this
meetig a county organization meeting,
at which efforts will be made to get
all of the soldiers in the county to
join in one large organization. The
Sheridan county charter has been
granted. All world war veterans,
Civil War veterans, Spanish-American
Wa, veterans, and the general public
are invited to attend.
Comrade McGuchin is a very good
speaker and is we'll worth he airing.
Watch for program next week.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-05-05
FIRE SIREN SOUNDS

The new fire siren somied its first
alarm, Wednesday, at $3.50 P. NJ,
when the fire department. was called
out to extinguisL a fire in old town,
at the home of Mrs. Zimmerman.
The fire department boys had long
run, but the fire was put out in a
jifF. The FIRE caught in the mattress,
whsre the small son Of Mas. Thinner
man was evidently playing with
matches, and nearly all Of the fur
niture was destroyed, but very little
damage was done to the house. The
small boy when he realized that a
fire had started ran to the court
house, where his mother is employed
in the Office of the CLERK 4 Recorder
and told her and she ran home before
giving the alarm, while hrs. O'Grady
watched her and as soon as the door
was opened and smoke emerged, Mrs.
O'Grady phoned the alarm to the
city hall and Robert Wheeler answer
ing it, pushed the putton turning
loose the yowl of the siren. A large
crowd dushed to the scene OF the
fire.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-05-05
dynamite Outrage At Antelope
ance Jars Europe By Threat to light GERMANY Alone
Telephone Exchange Building Blown Up in Atteupt to Muir
der Whole Family in Their Beds.


Last Friday night, April 1st, about
1880 o'clock, dynamite explosion
demolished the building occupied by
the Antelope Telephone Exchange, at
Antelope, the explosion shaking the
whole town and breaking the glass
in the windows for several blocks
away, and coming within an ace of
destroying three lives, viz: Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Kleinschmidt and son, who
were sleeping in the building at the
time, the building being the residence
of Mr.. Kleinschmidt. The perpetrat-
ors of the crime is not known, nor
does any one have a suspicion or
theory.
When the explosion occurred near
ly everyone was In bed in the VII
lage and the electric lights were out
for the night. The blast shook the
town and woke au everyone, who
dressed and rushe to the scene of
the crime. Sheriff Collins was i'm
mediately notified and he with two
deputies hurried to Antelope and
made further Investigations but found
nothing that led to any solution as
to who set the explosives or the mo-
tive therefor, although several clues
were run down, without any results.
The dynamite of which there must
have been several sticks were set by
the back corner of the telephone
building, the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Kleinschmieft, under the
bedroom window and when it en-
ploded it blew a deep hole in the
ground and into the cellar and hole
through the side of the building into
the bedroom in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Kleinschmidt were sleeping, demolish-
ing the bed and furniture in the room
and knocking all of the plaster off
from the walls and blowing splinters
of timhers about, but not so much as
scratching the occupants of the bed.
The 1G-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kleinschmidt, who was sleeping in an
adjoining room, was buried in plaster,
timbers and glass but did not receive
a scratch.
Mr.. Kleinschmidt picked himself
UP and climbed out of the window
and looked around and then went
back and looked for his wife in the
debris expecting to find her dead, sut
finding her none the worse foT the
explosion outside of being scared eat
of her wits. He then went to where
the boy had been sleeping, the Boy
having cried out and asked what was
the matter, his father knew he was
not hurt, and all getting cut of the
building they went mp the street In
their night clothes, meeting soH-
course of neighhers out seeking the
trouble. Most people when they heard
the explosion thought that robbers
were burglarizing the bank
When the excitement was over, the
merchants occupied themselves with
the boarding up Of the windows to
their stores.
Sheriff Collins has made several
trips to Antelope and several inyessi-
cations have been made this wpsk,
but the matter is still a mystery. It
was thought that the deed might
have been a bOyish prank, but .izyes-
legations did not substantiate the
theory at all.
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II WILL SEE GERMANY
DECLARES POINCARE
Premier Intimates Delegates
enoa Will Withdraw if Agree
Not Satisfactory.

R-Leduc, France, April 24-
Dc will, if necessary, under
alone to see the Versailles
i executed if the German de-
in reparations payments,
6er Poincaire intimated in
|ech before the general coun-
1 the department of the
i today. /
II we have ever asked and
Il ask today is the execution
h treaty." said Poincare,
THAT we must and shall
The peace of: Europe de-
upon it. Our fuhure and
bal prosperity depend on it,"
declared he ardently hoped
be cooperation of allies in
Germany defaulted, "but ac-
be- to the terms of the treaty
may, in case of need, take
stively such measures as is
ed necessary and we shall
nffer that our unfortunate
ny suceumb under the bur
II reparations alongside a
@ny that does not consent
IKE the necessary efforts to
krge her debts"
Reare also announced if the
y delegates at Genoa could
Foceed with the work under
agreed conditions, France
j ngretfully have to cease
npation in the conference.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-05-05

Resumed Business at Noon May First After Judge Borton
Had Dismissed the Receivers-W. A. Dennison Is Cash
Ter and Oscar Gullickson Assistant


The long looked for opening Of
the Sheridan County State Bank,
which failed December 18th, 1921,
and has been in he hands of receivers
since January, 1921, was re-opened
as promised in the last request for
an extension of time from the Board
of County Commissioners of Sheridan
county, by T. L. Beiseker. Monday
noon, May 18th, after Judge Borton
OF Glasgow had granted the motion
for the dismissal of the receivers,
upon the testimony of the State
Banking Department that the bank
had been properly recognized and
was in a solvent condition, that the
state banking department after a
thorough examination had promptly
issued permit so the court dismissed
the receivers.
1t is reported that the bank re-
opened without one dollar of borrow
ed money OF any kind, whatsoever,
and that the bonafide deposits made
on the first day were approximately
S11 900 and have increased each day
since the bank opened, which speaks
well for the general confidence of the
public in the re-organized institution
Mr.. I. L. Beiseker claims much
credit for himself, as his loss has
been very heavy and he has voluntari-
ly stood it, and has made good the
obligations of that institution to it's
numerous and extensive depositors.
NEW OFFICERS
The new officers of the re-organized
institution are as follows:
Mr.. T. L. Beiseker of Fessenden,
N. D., president; Mr.. w. A. Dennison
of North Dakota, acting cashier; Mr..
Oscar Gullickson of Plentywood, as
sistant cashier, and Miss E. NJ. Hun
ter of Antelope, teller.
The two local young people, Miss
Hunter and Mr.. Gullickson, having
resided in Sheridan county for a num-
Der Of years, need no introduction.
Mr.. Dennison is a pleasant gentle
mar, formerly of North Dakota,
where he has had many years bank
ing experience. Mr.. Dennison, being
designated as. acting cashier of the
bank, seems to indicate that he will
not occupy that position permanently.
BANK SOLID
After the reorganization which the
re-opened bank has gone through,
and the shrinkage from footings
amounting to over a half million
dollars in December, 1920, to little
more than $25O,0oO, at the time of
opening, and the fact that the bank
has no borrowed money at all and
very little money subject to demand,
indicates that the institution is now
probably one of the most solid and
solvent banking institutions in the
State of Montana.
DEPOSITORS TAKE C. ID.
The basis Of the reorganization of
the bank was founded on the accept
ance by the depositors Of Certificates
of Deposits in the re-organized bank
for the face value of the deposits, for
one year, with the privilege of the
banks renewing them for IL months
period for 108 months, or for ten
years at interest at the rate of five
per cent, and the replacing Of worth
less paper with money by Mr.. Beis-
eker.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-05-05
LEAGUE CONFERENCE
AT GREAT FALLS

A league conference has been
called by acting manager Dewey
Dorman, to meet in Great Falls
Saturday and Sunday, May 9th
and 7th, when the general policy
Of the league for the ensuing
campaign will be decided upon.
There will be a meeting of the
executive committee also, when
vacancies will be filled, and
when a new state manager to
who resigned in January will be
take the place of Alfred Budden
elected, and when the call will
be made for the precinct caucuses
and the county convention and
preparations made for the assem-
bling of the state conference,
probably some time in June, and
the matter Of the publication of
a state paper will be taken up.
Hon. Clair Stoner, Sheriff Oscar
Collins, and Editor C. E. Taylor
will go from Sheridan county,
leaving this afternoon.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-05-05
ARRESTED FOR DE-
FRAUDINC ANTELOPE
FARMERS ELEVATOR

A. C. Kenney, grain buyer at
the Antelope Farmers Elevator
and A. C. Kloven, assistant cash
ier Of the First National Bank
of Antelope were arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Lowell Collins a
week ago Saturday afternoon on
a warrant issued out of Judge
Belanski's court, charging them
with grand larcency in connection
with the defrauding of the Farm
ers Elevator at Antelope out of
several thousand dollars, by
means of fictitious checks issued
by Kinney to Kloven in payment
for grain that was never deliver
ed. The hearing has not yet
been held and an effort is being
made to settle the matter out of
court. The Antelope Farmers
Elevator is reported to be in a
serious financial situation because
of these alleged frauds.
* X X X
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-05-05
NELSON'S FATHER FOUND
JN RED pTTEp

The father of Martin Nelson and
Editor C. S. Nelson was found dead
in the Red River Wednesday, SO a
wire received Thursday stated. There
were no further explanation i'm the
telegram. Editor C. S. Nelson who
had gone last week to his cid faozae
at Hendrum, Minnesota, to assist in
finding his father, following the re-
turn of Martin Nelson, whe had ne
turned after weeks ffuitless search,
a week ago Monday, returned to
Plentywood Tuesday giving up the
search.
It is thought that the old gentle-
man fell IN the river wHes. hooking
after his boat.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-05-05
BEISEKER PAYS
OFF CREW

Monday was collection day for
the employees of the Sheridan :
County State Bank and Mr.. T. L.
Beiseker, and the financial string
ency existing in this vicinity
was materially relieved. The
following gentlemen were paid
the following sums for wages and
fees due, so it is told about oR
the street:
Attorney Paul Babcsek.
attorney for receivers
of Sheridan County
State Bank, salary 10000
N. L. Nelson, Receiver
salary, Sheridan County
State Bank-.--..-..-..-..,.,. 10000
Art Reuber, Special
Agent to T. L. Beisek-
er, salary balance ---.--.- 10000
$5,2oo.Oo
\ * X X
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-05-05
WHEAT GROWERS TO
HOLD MEETINGS

There will be a meeting of the
Montana Wheat Growers Association
at Outlook Sunday afternoon at 200
o'clock, May 18th.
On the same date and time there
will be meeting held at Brightsman
school house northwest of Dooley.
There will be good speakers at
both places. Don't fail to come out
and hear them.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-05-05
sCH WILLING TO SIGN
If GERMANY HOBBLED

ROa, April 24-The French
zion announced today it
Rillmg to subscribe to the
ed pact under which the
n agree to abstain from
sion, provided it was back
proper guarantees, eonsid-
specially \ necessary in view
i Russo German treaty.
as announcement of auali-
pimgness to become a party
pact, proposed by Lloyd
y r. the French delegation
sh must be clear Germany
sussia have no aggressive
aons before the rest of Eur
II u agree to any such pact.
y q aaect everybody and be
" a loopheIe for violation"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-05-05
I PROPOSE. ULTIMATUM
TO RUSSIA. OR BREAK
Ra at Genoa Reported to
zen 70 1 Instructed to Insist on
OF POineare's Sseeeh.

!, April 25.-There is re-
Ss Ssorma7tlon, declares a Central
fps fpsteh (; from Genoa that NJ.
..Iao,e H. the French: delegation re-
1e2gfaphic e Instructions today
.t al the conference on the
slsained W in Premier Peincare's
u s'Gch says THE French dele
H. H. ",clared 's,s: it will press for
H. II, y 4Iltlmatum : to Russia or
III The conference altogether.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-05-05

Ann MCGOWAN to 1st Natl Bank,
Raymond, warranty deed, Z 1-2 SW
ia, 11-36-54.
U. S. A. to Gust Olson, patent, lot
3, sec. 18-36-57.
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| ERIN BLAMEs
i ALLIES EOp mr. Az

4 An,.I LlL4o FUR DELAY
RM;lp;l Mhprll 25:-Russian Soviet
II Sdil11ster pr Chitcherin told the
Etsnao rress today that the al
8nstiato: 'afee to the Russian prin-
E,ra;a ,rroa;sl'nallzation was blocking
H. 'p'ious ~ the only serious
4 ce, W peace with Russia
8sfential ftlal reconstruction are
"'i0hs of few former
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Anfus 0. Guam to Anna Guam,
warranty deed, Sc IA, %, SW Ia,
24-34-58.
August F. Reiter to U. S., warran-
ty deed, NV Id Sc IA, 28-31-55.
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Fs WOULD DIVIDE RUSSIA INTO
SPHERES OF INFT IJENCE

Il Producers News is running
sOny dispatches of the daily
Its of the doings of the rep
statives of the powers at Ge-
which portend so much for
world. The reports are run
scutively day by day as they
OF necessity. these reports
about a week behind. ALI of
Ieports will be ehronicled un-
i conference ends. History
Inc made at Genoa and
] reports should be carefully
land studied.
BIZ WILL SEE GERMAN,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-05-05

Il Propose Utmatum to Russia or Break-Berlin and
nocow to Open Embassies Prepare Preamble
h Proposal to Russia-Russ Demands Reply to Russian
Indemnity Note.
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sy: WIN Se5ss ah' esy ees Ms:
Indemnity Alone
Premier Paints Gloomy Picture of Conditions and SAYS
Mess Justice is Done to Vanqushed, Many Men Will

Aoan See Europe Welter in Blood
49yFRTN 81 LAMES ALLIES FOR DELAY IN ACTIONl
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Il: 49, .DysE lMaeo.Scoll au7dson

/: Dys Elmo Scol aN2dsos,

#nN: FEBRy }XRY 8, 1911. CHIEF;
" Quanah Parker lay dying III HIS
home, the white House 5of the. Com.
arches near Cache, Okla. When a
white doctor had failed to save his
life, Quasei, the medicine man, en- ed.
tered Placing. arm about tile. dyI
ing Nchfef. !, Quasei tapped his hands
/ ana initiated the call Of the. Great
/ Eagle, the messenger Of the: Great
Spirit. Father In Heaven, this our
] brother is coming he prayed IA
] moment later, Quanah, the son of: a
white mother, a chief who had lived
the white mans way for IS years,
died an Indian. .sss ~.
.Quanah's mother was Cynthia Ann
& Parker. q white woman who had been
captured by his. father Nokoni, 1.-THE
WaAderer,". III 1885, when she was only
!: twelve years old. She bore him three
children; two sons and "a daughter,
a, son born ii. 1916 was given the name
Kwaini, fragrant" When friends Of
the Parker family visited the Comanche
camp to persuade her to return to
civilization she said, '.'I am happy with
my husband and children. I haye no
desire to be anything but an Indian =
In 1860 Texas Rangers under Gov.
L. S. Ross attacked the Comancllo
camp, killed Nokoni and captured
Cynthia Ann Parker and her two
year-ofd daughter.y The sons escaped:
When the "White Indian" was re-
stored to her people, it; brought her
mo Joy for. she mourned necessarily
for the Indian camp and especially for
;sher sons. Soon afterwards, during a
J council with the Comanches, some
army officers told young Quanali, or
Kwaina, that his mother was still alive
and they tried to induce him to make
his home with her, It was inavain.
The boy had never known anything
! but Indian life. In 1854 Cynthia Ann
Parker died, still mourning for her son.
Quanah rose to the position Of war
chief Of the Co1nanches and III the
] war with the Southern Plains tribes
In 1874 he was the last to surrender,
When he did he encouraged his people
In travelling the white mans road. /.
In his last years Quanah brought
his moth fsss body from Texas and
buried, it.S near his home. Thena1e
worked INCREASINGLY toshaye d suitable
memorial erected over the grave. FINAL:
" congress- appropriated 81 .OO0, for that
purpose and two, weeks before Quanah