The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-08-11
Pappenfus Plead Guilty
Continued from First Pagel

this to the County Attorney and ask
that he swear out warrant for YOU.
Do you expect this office when it has
received the report Of someone VOL
ating the law to do nothing about it :?
You have done this before and have
been fully warned of the conse-
quences. What would you do if you
were in my position? What is the
use Of laws if our most respected and
prominent citizens can break them at
will? Under these conditions how
can We expect less fortunate and ignor-
ant citizens to obey the law? Your
| case is much more serious because of
your itelligence and standing than
someone with less intelligence and
ability. | shall expect a full explana-
ton of this Immediately.
Yours truly,
WILLIAM MOE.
Raymond, Mont.
May II, 1922
Mr.. William Moe,
Plentywood, Montana.
Dear Sir:
Your letter at hand and contents
noted and will try to explain why
we kept Norbert out of school after
examinations
In the first place we needed him
very badly that week and thought it
would be alright anyway, as most
all those that I know of did not go
after examinations other years, if
they were needed or not at home.
Furthermore We thought it better to
take him out, than Clarence, out of
high school. The last few weeks, as
you know, will mean a lot to Clarence
and those few days would not have
meant anything to Norbert. Conse-
quently we did what was best for the
boys and do not see where we did |
anything wrong. If you will look up |
the records, I think you will find our
boys have the best record for not be-
ing absent OF tardy and we are try
ing to keep tina all il school after
they pass the eigh,h grade. It is not
a matte of ronly finishing the eighth
grade with u.s. Will be down at the
earliest opportunity to explain more
fully if needed, and there is another
matter in your letter that we wish to
speak about.
Yours truly,
Mr.. AND MRS. NIKE PAPPENFUS.
?. S. I will be down Friday after
noon or Monday morning.
| have given you the correspondence
Is above No one appeared to ex-
,lain. You will note the statement
hat Norbert had the best attendance.
Among the boys attending school the
It5endance was: Norbert 1451a days,
ne 1872 days, one 154 days and two t
theirs, one 145 days and the other
AZ days. This is not the ques ION. I
he question is that he stayed home
Jithout the proper excuse and that
hey did not try to obtain a permit
It the same time violating the law
ime and again. At the end Of the
erm Norbert was given diploma by {
MS Office, though he fell short eleven V
avs from the required eight months v
me required to complete the eighth t
rade work, because this Office did not C
elieve that Norbert should suffer
rom the delinquencies of his father.
his briefly discusses the facts of this
latter and the records are in the
ounty Superintendent Office and are c
valuable to any one at any time. We X
ave no apology to make for our ac- r.
on in this matter. T
This Office also started proceedings W
yainst Oscar Melbey from the Dag
al country and he appeared before T
ldge Olson, but Attorney Erickson
snaissed the matter, and other names
n be mentioned which have had pro- p7
ceilings started and dropped Mike Xxi
appenfus plead guilty and was fined to
e minimum amount of $500 by b,
dge Olson and was also required to vi
It up bond of $4,000 guarantee in
g that his children would be in BIT
hool as required by law next sea- in
n. He employed Attorney Greer
it was found that both the bond
d fine could not be demanded, so br
) bond was not demanded Attor- Pl
Y Greer in conversation with the m
unity Superintendent declared with w
!. and Mrs. Pappenfus that this was re
piece Of spite work by the League FIR