The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-02-17
Ills Time To
Learn The Facts

hone that everything connected W1a4
@ha c,un&v government and 6nazce8
ss In the best shape possible consad-
er1ug the times but 1t might be JUST
as well TO make sure
"A public speaker, vexned In suck
matters, told local audience unes-
day night that this county had over
drawn it's funds nearly 100000, ans
that Us something to think about.
"a county seat paper has reprint
al the story mentioned from the Pro-
dcers Nsws, and says it's columns
are open to any statement the coun-
ty treasurer may desire TO make.
such statement viii be watched foF
with great and general interest,".
SIT is time for the taxpayers TO
lear nthe facts and act in accordance
witt what is revealed"
IT seems from the above article, that
the conditions existing relative to de-
posts in Commissioner Patch's Traders
state Bank of Poplar, also exists in ref
erence to Won Hindy WefnricI1s bank at
Mondaksss
wolf Point Promoter Speaks
The Wolf Point Promoter also came
alive and printed the entire article APP
pearing in the Producers News together
with the Introduction as appearing in
the Roosevelt County Independent Of
Poplar last week, but with no other
comment. editorial4y or otherwise
Other Papers Silent
Although the Roosevelt County indie
pendent printed the following Ia st week
as an introduction the Producers
News story of high political financing
in. fo..-eveit County:
sssfyingent financial condition of
every taxpayer IN Roosevelt county
cries aloud for an answer from ".
l.. TidIand to tbs charges from tie
north The lion who has been sleep
ing in the foul doors Of run1or has
staIked forth, not IN search Of prey,
but 70 rthe purpose Of his own.
''.T1ss Roosevelt County Ladepend-
ent stands absolutely for the people
or Roosevelt county and their in
ests.
s'1rhe fo11owing article taken from
the Producers News, has caused
considerable excitement ard talk in
the city Of Poplar and the Roose-
welt County Independent holds its
snent Of facts fro4n W. L. Tidland,
or any others"
Yet, the gang papers of Roosevelt
county viz: The Froid Tribune, The
Valley Tribune. The Culbertson Search
light. and The Poplar Standard did not
deign TO even take notice of the offer
on the part Of the above paper in the
above article to print any signed state
ment of W l.. Tidland or any others, "
nor even did they deny iii any manner
the truth Of the article appearing in
the columns of the Producers News, but
by their silence admitted the allegations
in regard to the shameful criminal CON
ditions existing n that county 10 be true
Tid1and Does not Deny
County Treasurer Tidland last week
did not even deny the serious charges
eainst himself contained ia the columns
looting of the treasury of the county OF
over 1900 worth of securities given
that county to secure deposits in The
First National Bank Of Poplar now de-
funct. which charges accuses him of be-
ing q felon and if the alleged facts are
true, which he does not deny. they mean
that he is a felon-did not deny those
charges when even challenged 10 do sc
by the Roosevelt County Independent
but rather pleads guilty by his silence
First Warrants Not Yet Called
1t appears that the first warrants is
sued by Roosevelt county have not YET
ben paid, unless by the issuing of fund
ing bonds, and that all of the money
collected by the county from taxpayers
has been used. not to pay the obligations
of the county, but rather has been used
to finance banks of questionable solv-
ency. in which County Commissioners
Patch and Weinrich are iateersted-just
how old some of the outstanding war
rants are is Well illustrated by the
following article taken from locals OF
the Roosevelt County Independent:
"-oha =. ngcCann Of CuIbertgon,
was v5sizo1 here Tuesday TO renew
a county warrant that was issued
three years ago. Brr- EcCann stated
HAT he had carried the warrant
a.roEnd unit It IVES worn out once
be1ere, and had heen forced TO have
it renewed; he Rad carried the re-