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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-03

iudgment-lEdD
Madison Wisconsin deer season.
Is believed due for a change
either I'm action fixing a later
season or in passage OF a law de-
claring a closed season for from !
TO 5 years.
Since the close OF the deer seas
on last month, petitions from nor
thern county boards, asking a
closed season for deer at least a
year. have been coming IN regular
ly 10 the offices of the conserva-
ton commission.
Practically every county board
In the northern part of the state
adjourned during the deer season
to permit the members TO go into
the woods. But most Of the coun-
t. supervisors came back with
long faces and mo- deer. Thereup-
on followed n crop of petitions
asking the state TO take steps
against determination of the deer.
TAYLOR and Forest counties are
I'm favor of a closed season for .
years. Langlade county wants a
three-year ban on deer hunting
and Price county has asked for a
two-year restriction.
Only about $500 bucks were
killed this year according to re-
ports compiled by W. +. Barber,
chairman of the conservation
commission. A year ago the kin
was 5000 and in 1920 it was 1000.
The falling off this year is due
IN the main 20 unfavorable condi-
tions. with warm weather and no
sign Of snow.
Petitions for a closed season are
being taken under advisement,
Mr.. Barber said, and the commits
sion will make a report TO the
proper legislative committees early
next year.
OF the hunters who have writ
ten 10 the conservation commits
sion. about - per cent favor the
continuation of the one-buck law,
In force since 1915, and the other
p per cent favor a closed season
for az least a year, Mr. Barber
said.
Establishment of later deer
season Is favored by Mr.. Barber.
He said that the deep snow would
aid hunters and on the other hand
would prevent the use of automo-
biIes 90 transport does and fawns
illegally killed.
The deer season Is wrong" de
clared Dir. Barber. 1t should OPP
en later when there is likely TO be
deep snow which viii prevent
hunters from going into deer ter
ritory with automobiles. The au-
tomobile is the 'hell-raiser'-it is
the weapon Of all weapons used.
The hunters can get into their
camps, xiii either does, bucks or
fawns. take them out in the night
time and no one can stop them.
From our reports we find that
Douglas. Langlade and Ashland
counties report that the bucks
are on the decrease Elsewhere
the conditions seem 20 be about
the same as last year, although
all reports are not in as yet. The
waFZlens quite generally report
that there were fewer does and
fawns shot this year than in pre-
vious years and that there was a
better observance of the one
buck law"
Mr. Barber said the commits
sion. having but So wardens to
patrol the counties, was handi-
capped. The commission has ask
Cd for 100000 additional appro-
priations for all three depart
ments and while the commission
through license sale and fines
turns in az least this amount an
nually over its expenses, ii is sug-
a.. a. A....as. H.,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-03

list Dec. 20-last Jan. 3-3w)
Notice of Hearing To Decide Pc
tition To Close Village Street.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18
POPLAR OIL DOME AD-
VERTISED BY SIGNS

Poplar, Montana, May 15.-
By means of three big signs, the
attention of the public will be called
to Poplar's oil dome. One of the
signs will be built on the right of
way near the station, while the other
two will be built in the suburbs of the
town on the Roosevelt highway in the
east and west end of the city respect
lively. The signs will carry the infOr-
nation that Poplar has an oil dome
with a we'll now in course of drilling
and will be decorated with a picture
of an oil derrick such as used in drill
ing a WELL
The sign was financed by the bus
mess men of the town, and the sever
al oil development companies, and the
art work is being done by Harry l..
WoOdley, who lately came to Poplar,
and is interested in oil properties
Poplar Standard.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18
FOR BENEFIT OF THE
PLENTYWOOD BASE BALL TEAM
WILL Be THE MUSICAL AND SOCIAL EVENT OF
THE SEASON DANCE AFTER CARNIVAL
EVERYONE WILL BE THERE.

Probably the best thing in musical
entertainment that has occurred in
Plentywood for many moons will take
place at the Orpheum Theatre, Satur-
day evening, May 10Th, when Mrs.
Arthur Reuber will present her vocal
students to the public in a perform
ance, advertised as tn Musical
Carnival"
In this "Musical Carnival" each of
Mrs. Reuber's students will partici-
pate, each singing. one or more num-
bers. The number will be indicated
in the program printed below, selec-
tions of the better musical class, cal
culated to display the talents of Plen-
tywOod's coming vocal artists.
Mrs. Reuber is a vocal musician of
considerable talent and training, and
her pupils are making splendid pro-
gress.
In this Musical Carnival Mrs. Reu-
Der will be ably assisted by the Or
chestra under the direction of John
Boudeau, which will play a number of
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18
TEXAS TWISTER KILLS
q; 200 INJURED
SEARCH OF VICTIMS OF lorna
DO GOES ON OVER WIDE AREA
OF STORMSWEPT LAND.

Colorado City, Texas, May 15.-The
death list was increased to q today
by the finding of four additional vic
tins of the tornado which swept Nit
chell county yesterday. The list of in
jured contains about 200 names, the
large majority of them Mexicans.
Property loss will probably reach
S500,00O, according to latest estimates
Some Of the injured probably will die.
Three hundred persons are homeless,
having lost everything they had.
The bodies recovered today have not
been identified. Search of the So mile
strip swept by the tornado continued
and other victims may be found.
In the pastors study of a Colorado
City church last night a boy was born
to Juanita Hernandez whose injuries
in the tornado included both arms
broken and a badly lacerated face.
Mrs. Oscar Hambry, whose husband
was killed, lies on a cot in hospital
with two babies on the same cot and
small son on another.
"My little four-months-old baby was
torn from my arms" said Mrs. Ham
bry. 'I crawled on my hands anC
knees for hours, it seemed, and finally
found her about a hundred yards
away, buried in the mud. She was
not injured in any way
Four miles south of Colorado City
the $25, 1000 country home of E. A
Reece was swept away, not. a vestigt
remaining.
Today every church, hotel and home
in the city is housing the homeless
Food and shelter are offered every
where and the colony of the tornado
stricken county folk is receiving care
of doctors and nurses rushed here
from Sweetwater, Big Springs, Aibil
enc and other places nearby, wh'
came in special trains and automobile.
The last "a hours have seen the sem
blage of order follow the brute des
! truction of the twister.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18
MICH CAN Be ACCOMPLISHED BY
FOLLOWING this PROCEDURE

County Surveyor Hans Rasmussen
writes a letter to the Producers News
which we reprint below, gladly. In
this letter the County Surveyor makes
suggestions that should be acted upon
at once. In this way many miles of
road can be improved this summer at
a minimum cost in cash, resulting in
a maximum amount of good to the
people of the county The County
Commissioners can furnish in many
places the big tractors, road grader
and engineer, furnishing also the ne
cessary gas, while the people in the
neighborhood where the roads are be-
ing built, can donate labor both man
and team, and in this way miles and
miles of road can be improved
Already many sections of the coun-
ty are preparing to act upon the sug-
gestiOns Of the County Surveyor. In
the NcElrOy, Westby country a road
will be built north to the Canadian
line, and in the Comertown precinct,
a road will be built south from Conner
town to the Blue Trail, affording the
people south of COmertown a road to
market their grain.
The Producers News gladly prints
the following letter from your County
Surveyor and hopes that every COM
munity will respond.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18
MRS. ANNA ESPELAND
OF NC ELROY CROSSES
THE BAR
WELL KNOWN AND RESPECTED
LADY DIES AS THE RESULT OF
DROPSY-HAS LIVED IN SHER-
IDAN COUNTY A NUMBER OF
YEARS.

Mrs. Anna Espeland, widow. mother
of John Engwald, Selmer and Gustave
Espeland, young men and homestead
ers of McElroy, raised anchor and
went out across the bar at five o'clock
Thursday morning The lady's death
was t he r esults of dropsy from which
disease she had been suffering for
some time and for the past year her
health had been steadily failing. Mrs.
Espeland had resided in the McElrov
precinct in Sheridan county for sew
eraI years past, since 1912, when she
came to the McEIroy precinct from
Granville, n D., shortly after the
death of her husband, together with
her sons and took a homestead upon
which she proved up in due time and
where she resided until the time of
her death, keeping house for her sons
who farmed the homestead, until they
one by one became of age and took
homesteads for themselves, except
Gustice, the youngest son, who was
so young that all of the homesteads
were gone before he became of age.
John, Engvald and Selmer all reside
on farms near their mothers farm.
An only daughter, married, died in
Minnesota, shortly after Mrs. Espe-
land moved to Montana.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18
RAILROAD EARNINGS
in MONTANA EXCEED
LIMIT
BASED ON TAXATION VALUA-
TION FIGURES SHOW GREATER
PER CENT THAN ALLOWED BY
LAW.

Helena, May II. II Actual earn
.ings of the Northern Pacific
Railway company in Montana,
based upon taxation valuations for the
eight-yer period, including 1915-1922
averaged several times more than the
earnings authorized under the Esch-
Cummins' act, which was fixed at 5
3-4 per cent. The actual earnings av-
eraged for that period ,675 per cent
according to an exhibit, in the form
a blue print offered by Attorney Gen
eral w. D. Rankin Friday morning at
the railroad hearing before. the Mon
tana state railroad commission.
This blue print showed that in 1915
the actual earnings of the Northern
Pacific, based on taxation valuations
was 29.15 per cent; in 1916 the actual
earnings were 45.99 per cent, 47.25 per
cent in 1917. 1926 per cent in 1918,
1915 per cent in 1919, 5.5 per cent in
1920, $50 per cent in 1921, and 9.03
in 1922.
Actual earnings of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railway com
pany for the same period in Montana,
1 based also on taxation valuations, av-
eraged 1850 per cent as against 5 3-4
! per cent as authorized by the Esch-
Cummins' act, another blue print
showed.
Still another blue print exhibiting a
comparison of intrastate rates showed
! that the operating revenue per mile
4 for the Great Northern Railway COM
pany was approximately four times
as much in Montana as in South Da-
! l1ota for the years including 1915-1922.
EXHIBITS ADMITTED
The MOntna railroad commission
admitted the exhibits after noting the
objection of railroad attorneys who
declared the comparison of earning
false and misleading for the reason
they alleged, that the Esch-Cumnins
rate of earning was based on one val
uation and the so-called "actual earn
ings" on another.
Further obiecting the railroad attor-
neys declared that the "actual earn
ings" did not take account of taxes
: paid. federal, state or municipal.
Attorney General Rankin, however
contended that as a basis for figuring
the per cent of earnings he had takeT
the valuation of the two railroads as
returned to the tax equalization boarC
for taxation purposes and that is Z
fair valuation.
The witness who read the earnings
comparison into the record said h,
did not know if a deduction had beer
made for taxes or what method haC
been used to arrive at the valuation
basis.
Compilations offered by the attor
ney general showed that the standar,
? and distributing class distance rates
: on first, second and third clas
: freight, are approximately 40 per cen
higher now in Montana In 1917; tina
q the same kind of rates are cansider
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18
PLENTYWOOD BAKE
RY AND GROCERY IS
PUTTING ON BIG SALE

Ed Weiss, proprietor of the Plenty
wood Bakery and Grocery is putting
on hummer of a sale, commencing
Saturday and ending on the last day
of May. The sale is advertised in
this issue of the Producers News and
it will pay you to carefully read the
advertisement. Mr.. Weiss is not only
reducing prices on groceries but on
clothing and shoes as well. In an in
terview with this paper he said, II am
selling cheaper than goods have ever
been sold in Plentywood or Sheridan
county before, but 1 am in a fix. I
bought heavily last fall and winter.
far too heavily, expecting the usual
spring trade which did not materialize
and I have to have the money and /
cannot borrow money at the banks or
anywhere else, so I have got to sell
these goods in order to meet pressing
obligations end / am giving the people
the benefit of my necessity. expect
at t he prices quoted to sell thousands
Of dollars worth f merchandise and
thus secure the money that / need at
this time"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18

splendid selections, and also accom-
pany some of the singers. Mr.. BOu-
dreau is one of Plentywood's leading
musicians.
The piano accompaniment will be
Mrs. Fred Garneau who is a very
clever piano player and talented
musician.
The program viii commence at 9
o'clock in the evening which will allow
time for the numerous out of town
people who will attend to be in their
seats when the curtain goes up.
After the Carnival there will be a
dance, the music for which will be
furnished by the orchestra and ac-
compartment.
The proceeds of the venture will go
as a benefit to the Plentywood Base
Ball Team.
It is said that this musical and
Ball will be the leading social event
of the season and large attendance
is Anticipated.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18
LETTER
Plentywood, Mont.
Nav 18th. 1923.

May 10th, 1923.
Producers News & Taxpayers of Sher-
idan County:
You know the county is not just
overloaded with money and at the
same time we are expected to do, and
would like to do, lot of roadwork,
but the fact is that all the money we
spend on the roads now will have to
come out of next falls taxes, and if
we use all the taxes up before they
are paid, then we will be in the same
fix again next year.
We are willing to spend what is rea-
sonable but this will not anywhere
near pay for all the work we are
asked to do. and would like to see
done. For this reason l would like to
ask you people to step in and help us
out. We are all interester in good
roads no matter where we live and
what we are. I have talked this over
with people from all over the county
and they all seem to be willing to do
their share, so here is my plan.
You 90 together and organize in
Good Road Club's", or whatever you
might call it, Pick out a good man
and let him be the road boss, the more
he knows about F0adWOrk the better
it is, tell him what you want done,
but do not forget to tell him that you
are willing to donate one, two days or
probably a weeks work on the road
with yourself and your horses, pro-
viding you can have the work done
where you want it.
have not taken this up with the
County Commissioners yet. but l am
sure they would be willing to furnish
you with tools as far as our tools goes,
also be willing to furnish the culverts
and bridges wherever they are needed,
and pay the road boss for the time he
spends on the work outside of what he
sees fit to donate the same as the rest
of you
Even the people in our little towns
seem to be willing to do their share
in form of donation, and if they have
no horses they could do a lot of good
work by picking the rocks off the
roads.
Here is another thing I want to cal
your attention to. A lot of people
seem to think that a public road is the
same as a public dumping ground
! Anything they want to get rid OF Is
dumped on the road. Stonepile after
stonepile and loose rocks by the hun
dreds of loads are piled all over oul
roads. Just stop and think what i
means when we come to grade those
roads. I do not know if you know it
but it is absolutely against the law t
obstruct the roads, and if l wanted t
be mean about it could order you t,
remove all distractions, including al
fences from the public roads, and l
YOU did not do it you would be suhjec
to fine of $1,000 per day until yo1
did it.
Yours very truly,
HANS RASMUSSEN
County Surveyor
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18
LUNKE IS DEFENDANT
IN DISBARMENT SUIT

Helena, Mont, May 12.-Dis1
barment proceedings were insti-
gated in supreme court Monday
morning against r. o. Lunke. an
attorney in Sidney. The com
plant was filed by Walter E. Ait
kin, an attorney in BOzeman. who
had been directed by the court on
April 26, 1923, to investigate the
charges, and who filed his report
with the court Monday morning.
Ten specifications are laid in
the complaint as charges against
Lunke alleging professional mis-
conduct.
The first specification is that
wherein it is charged that when
Lunke applied to the supreme
court in 1907 for admission to
practice law in Montana he failed
to state that in 1900 he had been
found guilty of a felony in Min
nesOta and that he had served
term in the penitentiary of that
state.
The other nine specified charges
for the most part alIege that
Lunke had misapprOpriated funds
in various amounts belonging to
his clients.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18

Helena, MOntana.-The signing of
the wheat contract by Joseph Dixon,
governor of Montana is announced by
Aug. Nelson, organization manager
of the Montana Wheat Growers assoc
iatiOn.
Thus in a telegram TO the Producers
News, which reads as follows:
Helena, Mont
S;39 a. m. May 18th, 1928
Producers News,
PlentywOOd, Mont.
Governor Dixon signed wheat grow
ers contract and endorses movement
AUG NELSON
Governor Dixon has definitely en-
rolled himself as a booster of cooper.
ative wheat marketing.
81 have studied the cooperative
nIan for some time" commented
Governor Dixon on his joining the
wheat growers association. 81
have also studied the Montana
organization as it is being con-
Quoted at the present time and the
basis upon which it is founded.
NV attitude toward all this is suf-
ficientIv shown by signing the
wheat contract. Every wheat
producer must make up his own
mind on matters of this sort. It
is my earnest wish that Montana
wheat farmers give their close
study to the new marketing plan.
When they have satisfied them
selves of its value, as I have done,
thew should not hesitate to cast
their lot with the association"
The Montana Wheat Growers as
sociation is putting on an organizs
ton company in different parts Of tn
state this spring and for the frs
time IS entering the Gallatin vale
with a membership campaign TIM
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18
.lSHOWER LUNCHEON
At COMERTOWN

.bover luncheon was given by
4 Schilling the twelfth inst.
nis. imminent to Miss Lucinda Brock
u 'u..5 u56so betrothaI to Ben j. Schmitz
icy. e. anrouneed some time previous:
M Miss Brockley, known as PEGGY
-ang .... her intimate friends, is the
5sngFter 5sv,I of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
P-ostlev of Comertown, Mont.
D'Jf M Scbmitz is a resident Of Lam
bert, Mont. Dlou+-
wood was among the guests.
The table was decorated with sweet
,.as The menu being:
Topaz Cocktail Oilve Oanape
Merrymount LObsters
Ducbess Potatoes oalau
Pineapple SherbeC
Sheik's Coffee
The bride-elect was presented with
q number Of gifts.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18
DIXON SIGNS
POOL CONTRACT
STATES CHIEF EXECUTIVE SUPPORTS COOP

section of Montana is one of the
heaviest wheat producing parts of the
state and it is expected a large addi-
tion to the pool will be secured. It
has been found impossible for the or
ganizatiOn to go into the valley before
because of the necessity Of finishing
up campaigns in other parts of the
state
With an increase of more than six
fold to its credit compared with last
years operations the Montana Wheat
Growers association is expected to
double the present pool on the 1923
crop business. Most of this bushelage
is spring wheat.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18
PLENTYWOOD WINS
FIRST CAME OF BALL
Plentywood Legion Team
Wins Fast Game From
Radville (Canada) Team
By Score of 4 to 2.

In the first game of the season, the
local boys, displaying wonderful
foim took the ball tossers from Rad
cIiffa Canada, to a trimming last Sun
day. The PlentywOod team should
have had a shut out to their credit,
bu. in trying out q new pitcher IN the
ninth inning they allowed the Cana
dian boys two runs.
The day was cold and a coat felt
very comfortable and Lefty Kringen
had a sore shoulder, but nevertheless
the team work displayed and the
accuracy of the fielding BODIES we'll
for the future and with warm wealth
En- to all appearances, the PlentywoOd
team will be in line for the champion
ship of Northeastern Montana.
hub Wirtzberger, catching in place
Of Bob Ferris, played a stellar game
and also hit the ball like a Babe Ruth.
The whole team is starting out
much better than last year and all
The players seem to be at home in
l1er respective places. The person
mel OF the team may be changed
somewhat as the season progresses,
9lJ On q whole, the present lineup
probably viii continue throughout
me season, barring accidents.
Inc contest was witnessed by a
very large crowd of spectators and
automobiles were packed side by side
around the whole space of ground
gac6 OF third base to first base and
w. le oleachers were also filled. 1t is
1lS enthusiasm which wins ball
sanaes and the Legion ball team is
very much gratifed with the support
uey are receiving.
Inc Radville ball players put up a
sl s,oe game of ball and played a clean,
ro;S ,esS game and are worthy contenders
country. ~ ''0'' - '--0
n. GAME BY INNINGS
Following is the result of the game
py innings: VIZ
palTsSt flTSt Inning, Radville-The first
a. s@I'llIe batter grounded to Grubbs
r,l 50 dld the third, a strikeout COM
Pis. n between for the third out.
ttaleIaEywood-Gullickson taI singled and
Ieeoss second on centerfeld error
esIias5 5ss struck out the third one being
GnTai GTTo Reuter- walked, Hub singled
tbir5 mason scoring and Reuter- taking
wsTl., Is Hub stole second. Bansef
MN Seea and all three were stlandeC
zen Grubbs struck ont - . w
went 'yna 5 Inning, Radville-Radvillc
ters ,ts.,i sGwn IN order the first two hat,
he = tso.'IRS1lng R1 out and the next ground
kt H. y Alng. Plentywood-Kin0 wa,
. pitched bali, Krineen poppec
'0n'inued on Page Eight)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18
attorneys GET NEARLY
ONE-HALF MURRAY ESTATE

Butte. Nav 15.-The first and final
ronort of the special administrator,
Henry c. Smith, of Helena, in the es-
tate of James A. Murray has been
fled IN district court here.
The report shows the total money
received bv the administrator was
S0214886 There was expended for
administration and attorneys fees
Sl926572 of which Mr.. Smith re-
csived 10000 and Kremer Sanders
and Kremer, $23,265.72.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18
ESTIMATE COTTON STOCK

Washington, May 8.-Stocks of
American cotton on hand April 1, the
commerce department estimated Tues
day, totaled 6,039,O0O bales while the
total world stocks of cotton amounted
to 12,O1O,O0O bales.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18
SEEKS ADVICE ON AFFAIRS
OF NOBLE RED MAN

Washington May II. Secretary
Work has invited more than 100 prom
inent men and women to form com
rnittee for the Investigations connect
ed with the American Indians with a
view to improving the governments
methods in dealing with them.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-05-18
Yours very truly,
HANS RASMUSSEN
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Raw Void of Raymond, age 26, and
Violet Drake, of Raymond, age Is, on
May 9Th, 1928.