The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-13
Railroads Ignore Ranns Order to Show Figures Valuation ETC.
HONEST JENS BSEN

Com. Ibsen's friends when apologize
ing for him and his stupidity, contend
that though he is stupid and bone
headed and sometimes ridiculous, yet
he is honest and does his best accord
ing to his light.
To those gentlemen the following
facts are submitted:
There were two sessions of the
Board of County Commissioners of 2
days each during the month of March
when all members of the Board at
tended.
Claims were filed against the coun-
ty by the commissioners for per diem
and mileage as follows:
r. G. Tyler ...-...-....-.......--... $44.80
Charles Lundeen -......--..-.........--.$4 $40.80
Jens Ibsen .--.--......-.----....-..... .S37. 20
Which analysed discloses these
facts:
Lundeen A days on board at $500 per
day ------..-..---...-.---.-..-..-.. .0O
Lundeen 2 trips to Plentywood, %
miles and back or IA miles per
trip, or 80 miles for the 2 trips, at
ten cents per mile .---,- -....----..-...S8.8C
Total -..-..-----S4U.oO
Tyler, 4 days on Board at $500 per
day ---------.--..--.-..--. ....--.-.-...-.S S5 W
Tyler, 2 trips to Plentywood, 80 miles
and back or "a miles per trip, OF
128 miles for the 2 trips, at ten
cents per mile ....... -.---..-.-..,-. -.$12.8C
! Total ....-..-.....---....... .S44.SC
Ibsen, 4 days on Board, at $500 pc,
day -..-. ------. ---------.. j. --...-....9S2 Ot
Ibsen, 2 trips to PlentywOod, 13 miles
and back or 26 miles per trip, or 81
miles for tie trips AT ten cents
per mile ......................... .........$52C
Total $37.2C
Now, as a matter of fact Com. Ib
sen lives only a block from the court
house, where he resides with his wife
he also maintains a barn in tOwI
where he keeps his blooded stock anC
is as a matter of fact entitled to only
one mile each way or 20 cents pc
trip or 40 cents for the two trips
making the total amount which he i
entitled to exactly S32.40 instead o
$37.20, or a difference of $3.50. Com
Ibsen, in other words, for the measl,
$3.50 perjured himself when he pu
his name to that claim under hi
sworn oath, by which he defrauds tn
county out of this sum. Let us SCI
what he does: he lied, he committe,
perjury, he got $3.50 from the count,
which he we'll knows that he did no
have coming.
We submit, Mr.. Taxpayer if a
honest man would do this?
Yet at the same time, this Homes
Jens Ibsen, just because he is a cOun
ty commissioner and can, voted to nc
pay Jens Gronvold his salary for tw
! months and a couple of days for hoT
est conscientious labor which he pei
formed in the county treasurer's OF
, flee, being hired by County Treasure
! Olson during tax collections time, an
which services is not questioned, nc
) is the validity Of the bill. Last ia
f this same Ibsen appeared to be angr
: when Tyler and Matl1ins first refuse
7 to pay Gronvold, and protested in n
o gard to the same, but he has change
s his mind since.
: Jens Gronvold is a poor man, wit
' a wife, five children and an age
n mother, who he is supporting on $S
: permonth, but honest, Christian M
+ Ibsen votes not to pay him for reasOT
q of pure spite; because Mr.. Gronvold
: a member Of the Board of Director
q OIL GuG 4 IQuCGIS NSWo3 anu UCCctIAS
/ the Producers News exposes son
e of the stupidity and quetionable ac
o of Jens Ibsen.
Com. Ibsen does not like the Prodl
i ers News; he denounces it and sa!
& that it lies. Every CRATER and Grin
o inal in Sheridan County and Mort,
4 eastern Montana does the same thiT
! there is a wonderful community
! interest among crooks; it is an o
; saying that "Birds of feather flO'
= together" and that "you can judge
/ dog by the company he keeps.
{ 1t is always a safe question VIII
a one hears a person denouncing t
Producers News, to ask him; "wh
have you been doing " and let it
at that.
Next week we will have anoth
story about "HOnest Jens Ibsen".
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