The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-25
A Rarebit and County Affairs

budget allowed Rasmussen last year
and if you fellows take toe much. l
wont be able to keep all my assist
ants and will have to cut down on
my small mileage of 200 miles a day
at zoe a mile After hearing this
much Of the road project discussed l
slid cut wondering about my next
years taxes.
The next office l dropped into was
the Sheriff's. A fat, red faced gentle
man greeted me with a hearty vel
come, the heartiness being engender-
ed no doubt by the mOOnshine on his
breath which could be easily smelled
across the room. After listening to
the meandering Of this officer of the
law,I wanted to escape and talk to
some one who had a greater degree
of sobemess. My disgust for this
officer, who was supposed to uphold
the prohibition laws instead of break
them, was very great.
| then went into the Clerk & Re
corder's office, where | was met by
q lady who informed me that the
CT TX & Recorder was out, but that
she did most of that days work any
way, and I stated that / was merely
visiting ard observing. The clerk
was very kind and escorted me thru
the rooms, where / Noted a large
number of clerks emplOyed-the en-
ployment consisting mostly of con
versatiOn as we entered the different
rooms connected with the Office. Oc-
/ Casionally they would put down a few
jots on their paper then resume the
! conversation. | remarked to the lady
clerk that t here seemed to be an Ov
er abundance of clerks and stenO
I graphers, and she said. yes, there is
but under the present administration
We have got to find jobs for the sen!
and daughters of our bosses and thel-
friends, otherwise where would we bc
when election rolls around again. Ov
er in one corner, | noticed a fat MAJ
busily sharpening a pencil who glanc
ed out of the corner of his eye a
we passed through the room. | wa
informed that he was the deputy.
was not deeply impressed with tina
shifty look but said nothing. Having
gone through the rooms and seen tn
number of clerks on the pay roll an
heard the conversation which remind
ed one of being in a bee hive, lef
the office holding on to my poke
book in my rear pocket.
The Treasurer's Office was my mex
stop, and as l gazed through tn
wicket window, no one noticed m
presence. Seven men were standin
near the window engrOssed in earn
est conversation with a tall slim ma
Of about 40 years of age. From tn
conversation, / could very quick
, recognize that the seven men wer
/ bankers and the tall, slim man tn
county treasurer. The men were al
guing with the treasurer and he wa
, valiantly uphOlding his defense. TIL
, bankers wanted more money and II
; sisted that they were responsible fC
his election and that the fact thu
several hundred thousand dollars ha
t been lost in bank failures during til
past several weeks should not affet
e his decision at this time. But tf
4 county treasurer was cbdurate. +
: said: "Now look here fellows. that
: the fourth bank to go now with a
S most 100000 of the county
1 money and no security. Where am
. going to- get off at ?" The banke
Z IOlu INN CIlIOuSl I1lOlI SpOhCoAilcllA3
s shriveled up piece of humanity,
t never mind that they had the judl
e and that they would fix things up {
0 right for him. To clinoh their arg
: ment by saying: You know the jCd|
t has been the lawyer of the Sherid;
n county crooks for many years.
e this time my presence was noted
) the window and the conversation sU
: denly stopped and the bankers NOV
n into the private Office of the Sheridt
d County Treasurer, while clerk loo
d ed after my wants. left the roc
e after paying my taxes still marvelil
n at the financial genuises running t
is county and made up my mind to S
1t my property as soon as l could.
" l then passed in to the Clerk
n Courts room, passing by the Cour
m Assessors office after seeing my
" friend Ole on the job and very bu
is AS I was going through the Clerk
lie Courts room, not seeing anyo