The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-25

around and wishing to make a short !
cut to the County Agents office, my |
attention was called to two men in
a corner of the room and l again met
nv old friend Leo Zeidler, who was
arguing over a small matter of few |
thousand dollars worth of bridge ma
terial which the county had ordered |
through the purchasing agent who
was also the Clerk of Court. l did
not care to eavesdrop. but could not
| help hearing talking of what a good
proposition it was and what the pro-
! fit would be out of the transaction.
AS / was not interested in profits be
| ing made off the county, l went on
my way.
AS the county agent was not in, |
! left the court house and returned to
| the city and dropped into the Coun-
ty Attorneys Office to see what he
! thought about the affairs of the cOun-
tv. | told him what | had observed
in nv visit at the Court House, and
he said he knew they were spending
money like water, but he could not
do anything about it as an invisible
hand controlled his actions and he
could not afford to quarrel with his
benefactors. l told him he should
do something and he advised me to
90 down and see the County Com
missioners who were meeting that
day. AS it was then about noon, l
went to the Elgin Cafe as the West
CafetaIia was on the boycott list and
he City Cafe was too far away as
was tired from my morning mean
, dering. There a delicious meal was
served containing my favorlte rare
bit, and | arose much refreshed and
/ decided to 90 down to the Commits
sioner's rooms and have a talk with
? them. Upon arriving at the door OF
) the Commissioners room, / found the
: interior to be filled with people. Ap-
parently this was a very busy day
for the county dads. l squeezed IN
side of the door just as the question
! of a bond issue was being raised, the
: new commissioner saying that the
r treasury was getting low and lbser
. agreeing with him. Lundeen made {
: forceful talk on the disregard fol
. the peoples money that was being
=, spent so lavishly, but the motion fol
5 a bond issue of 100000 was pu1
{ across to take up outstanding war
I rants, Lundeen voting nc The new
+ commissioner then asked a delega
D ton of men seated near the table
Q what they wished. They informed
4 him that they were the Board o.
/ Directors from the Sheridan Count!
+ Memorial Hospital and they stateC
+ that on account cf hard times ant
the lack Of patients, they would nee'
+ $4,000 for the rent of the rooms t
q the county instead Of $1,000 as hat
y previously had been donated, which
o request was granted. Commission
: er Lundeen registering a strong pro
n test. Next DR.. Storkan arose iron
q near the end of the Commissioner
Y table where he sat at the right ham
. of the new commissioner and inform
Q ed the Board that he would be will
: ING to take the icb of Health office
s and poor doctor at the rate of $40
% per mOtnh and expenses, but tina
: he would expect to be paid extra 10
" any. services which he might be re
# ouired to do. The commissioner
II with the exception of Lundeen agree
q that that would be a fair deal an
# hired the doctor Storkan then arOs
le and stated that he wished to take u
10 another very important matter wi
8 /
4 printing. He said he had a new.
5 paper and that he believed the ne
I commissioner would agree with hi
rs that he should have the printing cor
a tract at not less than the full statl
to tory rate and looking at Ibsen
pc said to that gentleman that he b.
III lieved he too would agree with hir
u Ibsen answered by saying that he hs
re always come across in a pinch and
an thought that he would be able to {
At so this time. Storkan informed Il
at County Board that the county pin
d. ing used to be worth $4,000 a We;
ed and that the Producers News hs
an done it for a little over $1,000, al
k that wasn't enough and he thoug
I'M it should be worth at least $4,000
no The matter was then put to a vo
he and carried. Lundeen protesting al
ell voting no. By this time my he;
was buzzing with the way things we
of railroaded through and with t
ltv $500,000 bond issue dancing befO
Did my eyes, I awoke with a start to fl
sv. it was only a dream and that t
of county was still safe from the graf
me ers.
| ate nc more rarebits, I will {
sure you for many a day.
sas TRTTFI PROPHET