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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
LOCAL TEAM LOSES
16 INNING GAME
Scobey Wins Spectacular 16-Tnning
Game from Locals by Score of 5 to
4-Tearls Evenly Matched-Large
Crowd Sees Game and Enjoys
Music of Scobey Band.
It was sure some game.

IT was sure some game.
The Plentywood fans and all the
Scobey fans who journeyed to this
city last Sunday to see the Scobey-
PlentyWood teams in action, got their
moneys worth and then some.
The game went for sixteen innings
and might have went longer if the
Plentywod boys hadn't got too anxious
to score. No runs were made for 13
innings by either side and the felders
were given plenty of work Lefty got
off on the wrong foot in the first and
coupled with a few errors by his
team mates allowed the Scobey team
to get across three runs. But in the
third the local boys evened up the
score and then the battle began. Lefty
Kringen hit his stride and the Poplar
pitcher was going his best. Many
times the crowd was brought to it's
feet by spectacular plays and we will
have to admit that some rather bone
headed plays were pulled by both
teams. Taking it all in all it was the
most thrilling exhibition of baseball
that has been pulld off in this city
this season.
Plentywood had several chances to
score during the game but the neces-
sary hit which would have won the
game was lacking. It is said that
late hours might have accounted for
some glaring errors on the part of
a few of the Plentywood bal-tossers
in this battle, and if this is the
case, Manager Gullickson should have
a heart to heart talk with the boys
because in our opinion the boys should
have clear eyes and clear minds in
order to meet the teams which are
now being hired to defeat the fast
PlentyWood team.
The Plentywood fans and ball toss
ers of this city feel that they have a
better team than Scobey, even with
their hired players and while the SEQ
bey players carried home the bacon
this time, they had old Dame Luck on
thei side as an extra player. We do
not mean that the Scobey team as
lined up last Sunday is an easy mark,
but without Dame Luck, they would
have to take back seat to the Plen-
tywood champions.
The Scobey band accompanied the
team from that city and helped to
the large crowd present and
use their instruments in helping root
for their home team. Altogether it
was real game and we hope to see
Scobey here again before the season
closes.
And while we are On the subject,
how about a baseball tournament in
Plentywood. There are a number Of
first class teams in northeastern Mon
tana and none have won complete su-
premacy and the result would settle
for this season the championship
team. Plentywood is situated in about
the center of the territory comprising
the fastest teams and would be easier
for the fans to attend than some of
the other towns. Anyhow we should
have baseball tournament. Let's
get the ball rollin'.
--alet etaoin chmrfdlu mfwyp NIB
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
GRENORA WINS
FROM OUTI OOK

In rather ragged and weird game
the fast Grenora team took the Out
look ball tossers to a cleaning. There
was plenty of hits and plenty of er-
rors and all the players of both teams
seemed to have had an off day. An
derson pitching for Grenora allowed
Is hits, while Thompson doing the
hurting for Outlook allowed 13 hits.
Anderson struck out 13 and Thompson
whitfield 9.
Although the game went ten in
nings it was more or less of a drawn
out affair, something of which can be
realized from the fact that Outlook
scored ten runs in the first inning.
All teams have their off days and
from this game it appears that Gre
nora and Outlok are both capable of
putting up a better exhibition than
was witnessed Sunday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
:LVERs GREAT GRAFTON TO MAGICIANs

They gathered from the valleys,
They gather from the hills,
They gathered from emerald farms,
They gathered from the wills,
And what they lacked in native
strength,
They gathered from the stills.
1t was an historic day in Plenty
wood! One long to be remembered!
One to be chronicled on papirus and
hidden In some secret achive in order
that the memory of the occasion may
not be lost to future generations, who
might possibly be interested in the
matter, just as matter of fun or a
fine example of a historic pun. But
any way it was great. It was exhil-
Grating. It was. at least diverting,
and it furnished one of the best
nights entertainment, available in
Plentywood, since the duece knows
when.
What? You ask. Why, the great
convention. The mass convention, the
conglomerate convention. The con-
vention of odds and ends and misfts,
whose one purpose in life is to put
The farmers out of politics and back
on the farm stopping the hogs, and
to put the fifteen dollar per week
counter hoppers and bank clerks back
and thus. restore the social equilibrium,
'ike they was befo' the war, that
gathered from the four quarters of
the county last Faturday evening at
the Orpheun anu then and there nom
mated a fusion ticket selected at ran
dom from republicans, democrats,
leaguers, x-leaguers, and whatnots.
Who was there? Well most of the
banks were represented. It was in
fact, after all Disgusting decorations
are plucked away, a regular monthly
meeting of the "Usurers' Union.''
Bankers were there from Medicine
Lake; Bankers were present from Re
serve, Westby, Redstone, Dooley and
Antelope Bankers were there from
Plentywood. Others were there too,
some as participator- more as spec
tators. The galleries were cramrned
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
PAY CLAIMS AND HEAR ARGU-
MENTS IN APPEAL DAGMAR
SCHOOL DISTRICT DIVISION
CASE, IN SPECIAL. SESSION.

The Board of County Commission
ers met in regular Annual Session as
the County Board Of Equalization,
Monday and Tuesday, July 17th and
18th. Commrs. Tyler, Ibsen and Mat
kins present.
The court convened as a Court of
Equalization at 1: AS o'clock and about
forty persons presented themselves
before the court and asked to have
their valuations reduced, filing affida-
Wits. The matter was laid on the
table for future consideration. At
four o'clock on motion the Board Of
Equalization recessed until o'clock,
Tuesday, July 18th.
Board Meets in Special Session
The Board then convened in special
session as the Board of County Com
nissioners.
SCHOOL DISTRICT APPEAL
The Board took up the matter Of
appeal in the school district division,
or the creation of a new district out
of parts Of districts No. 81 and 81, the
matter being appealed from the de-
cision of Supt. of Schools VIM. Moe,
who created the new district May
9th. 1t appearing to the satisfaction
of the Board after hearing argument
by Howard NJ Lewis that new dis
trict could not be legally created be-
tween June first and September first,
the Board upon stipulation with all
parties concerned agreed that the case
be continued until September 5th and
it was agreed that only two witnesses
on each side of the controversy be
heard. There was a number of wit
nesses on both side present and many
of them were sorely disappointed be-
cause the hearing was not held. The
board then recessed until Tuesday
morning at ten o'clock.
Board of Equalization Reconvened
The Board of Equalization recon-
vened Tuesday morning at o'clock.
A reduction was made on the lot Of
Harry De Silvia. AS several taxpay-
ers had filed protests against their
land classification, upon motion of
County Commissioner Ibsen, County
Assessor Aspelund was intructed to
reclassify the lands.
At ten o'clock the Board of Equali-
zation recessed until Friday, july
28th, at two o'clock Then the Board
reconvened as Board Of County Com
missioners.
APPROVE BUDGET
The first thing the Board then did
was to approve the County Budget
for the ensuing year. $185,125 was
asked for by the various officers and
departments and $127, 7,O25 was allowed.
Continued On Page Fivel
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
Assessor Aspelund Re-
Classifying Farm Lands

Pursuant to the orders of the Board
of County Commissioners, County AS
SCISSOR Aspelund is now travelling
about the county reclassifying the
lands Of those who have filed protests
against their classification with the
Board of County Commissioners. If
the present rate of protests keep up
it will only be a couple of years OF
more until all Of the land in the coun-
ty classified by the famous Lockwood
classifers will be reclassifed. And
Ole is doing the job much better and
for only fraction of what Lockwood
charged the county for the work.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
Second Annual Conven-
ton to Be Held at Scobey

Redstone Review: I'll. D. Loucks and
Rev. Frame of Redstone, and Rev.
Savage of Plentywood, met with Rev
Muirden of Scobey Thursday to plan
for the second annual convention of
the Northeastern Montana Sunday
School Association. The approximate
date will be July 25th, the place SEQ
bey, the program will include short
talks, round table discussions, out
door sports, big evening meeting
with prominent speaker, and lots of
good eats. Remember the good time
at Redstone last year and plan to at
tend.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
County Commissioners Session
As Board Of Equalization

confronted with some difficulty which
he cannot handle, then Carl will make
a hurried trip to Washington, solve
the problem for him and hurry back
to his fences in Montana.
Carl is now skipping about Montana
ike a bug on a hot griddle, and while
Carl is a monstrous joke himself, his
candidacy is no joke, for ridiculous as
it may seem, if Sen. J. W. Anderson
is not nominated, Riddick will be, and
if Carl Riddick is nominated on the
republican ticket, he will be elected
next fall, and if he is elected next
fall, Montana, will be distinguished
for something besides the drought.
The papers say that Mrs. Riddick is
travelL g with Carl during this cam
paign.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21

MILK RIVER VALLEY BANK
TO OPEN WITHIN TWO WEEKS

The Milk River Valley Bank of
Glasgow closed since Jan. Is, will re-
open fer business by August 1, if not
before.
This information was authoritative
ly given out today.
Delay in opening the bank was
protracted by the death of R. r. Sci
way, president, and the inability of
the directors and officials of the bank
ing department to secure from the
Selway estate the assessment for
which the Selway stock was liable.
This difficulty has been cleared up and
only few minor details await adjust
ment.
The resumption of the Milk River
Bank will be hailed with sati sfaction
by the people of Glasgow and Valley
county.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
Is EDITOR NELSON TRY
ING TO WISH EXCESS
BAGGAGE ONTO THE
TOILING FARMERS?
(Contributedl

* In last weeks issue of the Plen-
tywood Herald, the intellectual
giant who edits the Hoos-Hoo
column, stared that the delegates
to the Nonpartlsan convention in
Plentywood were sorelv peeved
bt cause the moonshine stills We're
destroyed, as but very few Of
them had seen more than one
still. In other words that aero
lat of verooslty insiruated that
these toiling servants Of husband
ry had knowledge of; and knew
where they could locate eye-open-
crs that would permit them to
view still scenery in this county.
He practically stated that he knew
this to be fact.
The write: may be entirely mis-
taken, but So far he has never
Keen able to locate a m 'onShiner,
hootlegger, card shark, tin horn
gambler, high jacker, second story
man or nlt ll-Euzzer, or in fact
eny of the denizens OF the I'm
derwor'd, or s." called "scum of
the earth tLat. IS in sympathy
with the Nons artisan league. In
stead Of that they are out iiglnt-
ing the Nonr"rtiean leaguers
with all IL" means within their
power. Lac w1iter does not pre-
sumo to nc IN position to prnve
that these parties actually be-
long to the Underworld, as It is
merely hear-say evidence.
I believe that there is no evi-
dence to the contrary, but il Edi-
tor Nelson knows of any boot
logger, moonsi1iner, hip-poeket
distributor or any other TX Of
that short that is in sympathy
with the Nonpartisan league,
we will ask that he puolis, their
names, as they are certainly so
scarce that it would serve as an
eye-oLener for us who are now
cropping about in the dark base
ment trying to locate 'still'
scenery.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21

| contains the following items:
Salaries and office expenses 5 3,1O5.OO
Highways Cncluding mileage
and inspection ......--... 29,25O.OO
Bridge (including mileage
and inspection) ........-........ 100000
Total $69, ,355. 90
We are unable to anticipate how
much of this amount is proposed to
be spent for mileage and inspection,
but from all indications it will be
fully as much as was spent during the
year just closed, the details of which
will be found in the County Clerk and
| Recorders annual report which will
soon be published and circulated.
Section 1917, Political Code of Mon
tana, 1921 provides that: "for the
purpose of raising revenue for the
construction, maintenance, and i'm
provement of public highways, the
board of county commissioners of each
county in this state shall annually
levy and cause to be collected a gen.
eral tax upon the taxable property in
the county of not less than TWO mills
on the dollar, and not MORE THAN
5 MILLS, which shall be payable to
the County Treasurer with other gem
mate of the County Clerk & Recorder,
eral taxes" From the closest esti-
a mill levy will raise $4,000 in
1922. Mr. Link asks for $29,25O.OO,
an excess of $16,250.0O.
Section 1704, Political Code of Mon
tana, 1921 provides that: The Board
of County Commissioners may levy a
special tax not to exceed TWO MILLS
on the dollar of the taxable property
of the county for the purpose of con-
structingy maintaining and repairing
free public bridges::" This levy will
raise $500 according to the above es-
Inmates, but Mr.. Link is satisfied with
not less than $4,000 for the bridges
and inspections which is an excess of
S34,800 over and above what is pos
sible to raise with 2-mill levy, which
is all that the law allows.
Last year the County Commission
ers and Mr.. Link spent about the
amount that he asks for the coming
year, and the warrants are being reg
istered at the rate of several thous-
and each month, and they draw 6 per
cent interest from the date they are
registered. This interest will accumu-
late and must be paid out of revenues
that will have to be levied for the pur-
pose of paying warrants. In other
words, the excessive expenditures
which have been made in the past
must not only be met with future
revenues from tax levies, but the in
terest on such excessive expenditures
must also be paid, >and it therefore
adds another burden to the future tax
payers Of Sheridan. County.
There is no doubt but that Link and
all boosters for his program of spend
ing county money will be present,
and use every effort to get his budget
allowed, which judging from past ex-
periences, the county commissioners
very apt to allow even though it may
be against the law, but to counteract
this, every taxpayer should voice
their protests against such unWar
ranted, unlawful and unreasonable
extravaganza as it contemplated by
the County Surveyor.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
rs Elevator at Red
le Hold Annual Meeting

iay afternoon the Farmers
1 held their annual meeting at
Nee in the elevator. There not
sough stockholders present for
Hln, the old officers will hold
i another year, they are:
bent-EImer Bergh.
Pres.-W. S. Knight.
sary-C. B. Bull.
Alrer-John Schlag
sger-A. E. Lecy.
shearing a report of the years
i Gead, a 10 per cent dividend
aared, besides making a return
hts per busheI to the patrons.
@ne Review.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
AT GRAVE Of
WIFE: FREED BY COURT


Los Angeles, July 8.-William
Strickler, 10, whose wife and babe
were sick, got days work and a
check for $4 in payment.
He put zero after the four, cashed
the check and spent the $40 on his
family. He admitted everything to
Judge Sidney N. Reeve of the Superb
or court and the public defender told
how a few days later, Stricder's wife
died and how Strickler, at her grave
with his four months old baby in his
arms, was arrested, handcuffed and
taken to jail.
Then the public defender asked pro-
baton for Strickler.
"Probation," cried the court, "Why,
the case is dismissed"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
JACK T. TAYLOR RESIGNS
TO TAKE STATE OFFICE

The resignation of John T. Taylor
as secretary of the Montana State
Federation of Labor has been an
nolncd from the Helena headquarters.
No reason has been assigned, but it
is generally understood that DIR. Tay-
lor feels his. personal financial af-
fairs will not warrant his continuing
the sacrifice of the office under pres
ent conditions. Taylor has been of
fered an appointment as boiler in
spector.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
SENT MANY ELEVATORS

invention Of the delegates and
4 Of the Farmers Co-Opera-
Tators t. from Roosevelt, Dan
sheridan county, occurred
afternoon, July goth, at
i Lake.
were delegates and managers
Reteen elevators present, be-
], many instances, representa-
eRklolders ! from the several
i together with a number of
Fno are interested in the op-
81 the wheat pool and other
d spectators.
Rgust Nelson, representing
ana Wheat Growers Assocf-
i present to speak for the
Rn' The representatives of
Rent farmers elevators were
!. .sl$Sappolnted 8 because Of the
] 4 President Cresap or some
II agent was not present
norty from the pool to ne
contract. This seemed like
vi the part of the Montana
I, OweTs Association, A for the
Il W. had been well advertised,
a snt Tune had been allowed
sSns. sssoclatlon to have had a
~ es5pfeeSelntative E present if that
- z, n 1ad so desired and the
~ u, mat it did not have one
i a. y pecause it evidently did
i H., 70 nave one, and the farm
Il vu III m the |. Cooperative ele-
.KftSafally felt sighted and re-
q nc es convention was without
4 e. q :. the best and most rep
il cooperative meetings ev-
j 'TeWes0 Montana, and the Montana
j %efT f;na Associated, it seems.
brit iiae of bet ct for the promotion
Ii y t6;, OL Cooperation by not
I'M c!nls e.1e meeting.
Ibysnt;sA spS tG;ALLED TO ORDER
y ent resolutions st, passed and tI'a a
i a. an5;y. Gy members of the
aga nuolt Association, about
ID T' hn';sl was called to order by
puln"ane n"lre after he had out
brray yOSf of 18th 0f the meeting. J.
\ tec see.at Lee Munson of Doo,ev
kn ooresafy, ones and the meeting
NeIspoean IIpen for discussion.
#heatsoOnn.w hs,sOn was asked to sneak
Ion omr'gtt19wers. t9" conveying Y anv
asinpotsh tim the Montana Wheat
Ueo on Page Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
boswell County Nominates Anderson and Collins
.. lanes Ostby of McCabe for House and Left Other
Dr.. Dr. Open for Executive to Fill.
,,oT NAME COUNTY TICKET AT THIS TINE.

poosevelt County League ,, dele. e.
.sse Iassen'SsiSta Saturday, July 18th, at
T. rso,5; Of Mr.. Moothart'
,1,orotes u unanimously endorsed
| |de1sSahspdd M anderson of Sidney for
| o+otps ", Senator and Oscar j..
y 5'fSt1 fPSIte1ntywood for Congress.
J.1ppates then nominated
| oe+bT a11rS Of McCabe for the leg
] OsSO3 aud also authorized the ex-
I ,,n,r,ittee ~,, to endorse another
'fter sY"ir interviewing him, If & the
'ef e the interview were satls-
G The m convention decided not
4 anv county nominees in the
+ |. +t;c Ge' time but to await the re-
u 'iti5 the primaries, and then if
], srinees did not suit to come with
Rpendent ] ticket.
aeIegates report that sentiment
s'',t ! atTong for Sen. Anderson for
,ifed tod States Senator and that
/ precincts that he will receive
iV0te.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
DANCE AT WELLIVER HALL
SATURDAY, JULY 18th

Everybody get ready for the "Old
Tyne" dance at Welliver Hall, 10
miles southwest of Plentywooo, on
Saturday, July 29th. Good music.
Lunch will be served at midnight: 4
good time is assured all those attend
ing which goes without saying as We'll
liver Hall is noted for the good times
held at that place. Everybody hitch
up the jitney and take the family.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
Chautauqua in Plenty
wood August 8 to 18th

The annual Chautauqua season will
open at Plentywood August sth and
will last until August 18th The adj
vertising has already appeared. The
program will be about the same as
usual. AS this show is guaranteed by
local Chautauqua enthusiasts, the tic
ket sellers wall soon be in evidence
and everybody will soon be whooper-
ing 'er up for the big show.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
NATURALIZATION COURT
FRIDAY ITTY DIST

There will be a session of Naturali-
zation court convene in Plentywood,
Friday, July 21st. There are num-
Der of applications for citizenship
pending. Judge Conner will preside
and a special United States Agent
will be here to assist in the examina-
tions.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
SERIOUS CHARGE

Clifford Connolly, 17-year-old Van
dalia boy is out on $4,000 bail after
preliminary examination Monday
upon a complaint charging a statutory
crime, the complaining witness being
a 17-year-old Glasgow gSsl
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
sTNRACE FOR CONGRESS

prif Oscar Collins last week
n his filings for congress
be Second Congressional dis
| + He is the ninth man in the
and he figures that he can
with eight thous--
Iotes. Nh. Collins thinks and
Is his friends that he can >
he votes and he is going out >
them. He has received the \
sements from two counties )
and expect endorsements )
|Other counties in the near
IL, Il
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
Saturday Night at the Orpheum TheaterBngs Out Fusion
Ticket to Be Filed the Democratic Ticket at the En-
suing Primaries.


Ticket About Blown Up Aready-Loucks Senaoiarl Nom-
nee Quits Says Ticket is Shiny Other WAS Refuse to
Participate BOLSTER Elminated-Wil Run Anyway and
So Will Juddy Matkns.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
Operative Elevator Dele
Rtes Meet At Medicine Lake

Rss Attitude Of Elevators To-
/ THE Grain Pool and to Draft
eraI Contract for the Handl-
| the Pool Grair, to Be Pre-
! to the Montana Wheat Grow
ssOciation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
County Surveyor Link
Asks Huge Budget

County Surveyor Link has filed with
the Clerk and Recorder his estimated
Budget for the year 1928 which
contains the following items:
Salaries and office expenses 5 3,1O5. 90
Highways Gncluding mileage
and inspectionD .--.,.-.,.. 29,25O.O0
Bridge (including mileage
and inspection) - 100000
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-16
GEORGES CREEK CO.
CLOSES five MINES
At HOMECOMING WE'D.

Homecoming. Md. Oct. l6.--The
Georges Greek Coal company. inc mas
closed down tts tive mines at Lonacop-
Ing for an indefinite period. All tho
rorenen bosses and clerical forces num-
herring about Is have been released.
the mines boarded IN. machinery dis
connected and equipment stored away
Thirty head uf horses and mules nave
heen sent 10 tho farm Of Carl C. Hetzel
secretary OF tho company. At Six Mile
House. Baltimore Turnpike, where they
will he used.
The cloSedoNn was caused by the In
ability Of the company 10 secure miners
and TO depression in business. IL was
explained by an official.
One Of the mines had been worked
for several DAYS ,ast month but opera
lions ceased recently following the re-
CENT of black hand letters by three
Of the lc miners cmTl"yed. tho men
having abandoned their work, The let
ter, are alleged 70 have been sent by
striking miners.
The company. which has offices in
the Liberty Trust building. will devote
it's attention to it's operations in West
Virginia and Pennsylvania,
Many miners and their families are
moving out OF Homecoming 10 other
others Will follow. a. there are no ind
cations OF resumption OF mining by
the big companies in sight.