The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29
AFFIDAVIT DISPOSES OFMAIN ITEM
Minutes OF the Board of County Commissioners Sbov That
County Made Contract With Producers News for Rule
and Figure Job for Sum of $40

Stofkan's Farmerine graft charges
against the Producers News, its edi-
Tor, Its manager and its board of di-
fectors have Debated badly during
the past few days.
Stcrkan's publicity man from Sco-
bey was able only to tear himself
away from his poker game and pool
table long enough last week to wIi q
put short incOnseQuental article in
reference to the calling of school dis
CrlcG warrants which he did not know
q hing about and probably cared
less as he is not particularly inter
esJed IN articles about pilferinp anv-
way, but since he left the Farmers
publishing Company at Scobev ba
mas lot more time and a lot less
money TO spend at the green table
so ne finds it mighty convenient to
make a few dollars after hours as
the Saturday Evening Post circular
say, and thus pay his wav thro11Ub
college, and its all right with BiT
S,eVens and Sid Bennett. The edi-
terials were pretty weak and nrac-
ClcaIly admitted that they had lied
s:ha:Ene1ully IN their first expose but
insists that the Producers News can't
explain It's charges for letter heads
even II lhere IS nothing to anything
else IN us charges. But the Producers
news mas explained the letter head
charges T and every other charge. The
froducers News challenges its ira
uucerS 70 take the matter to court.
even before Judge that is as anxi-
Gus 70 nang something on the Pro-
ducers News aS is Sterkan and his
uhderWofld associates. The Produe
efs news received an order for 20
pound bond letter heads as per sampIe .
ana II furnished the letter heads Of
ChaC substance and collected for them
according to the contract: it has also
received an order for 10 pound bond
leIter heads printed on SIKH and It
VIII furnish that substance accordino
10 the contract, entered into bv the
county commissioners with Joe Dolin.
ms contract is full of wOodchucks.
ana the county commissioners knew
= Wnen they signed it: the Farnerine
knows 1T, and SO does Storkan and
every other one of Joe DOlin's mails
When Com. Lundeen insisted on
llaVlng County Attorney Erickson
IraW the contract, Dolin refused and
ne commissioners allowed Attorney
.? ?auI BabcOck to draw the contract
or Dolln which they signed. The
PRODUCERS News contract was the
oWest and best contract and was ab-
'olutelly ~ honest, but it was onlv bv
Use OF these jokers contained in the
John contract that Dolin was able to
make his contract seem the cheapest
lhese facts were set out. plainly in
he Producers News at the time the
was let: they are familiar
o Jack O'Grady and every one else
hat knew anything about it: The
'roducers News took over this con
fact and is following it to the let
ef, and now comes the Farnerine
nd finds fault with the Producers
SeWs and tries to make it appear
nat the jOkers which Dolin put in
ne contract are not there and that
aper IS so anxious to discredit the
armers' administration that it will
ngly misrepresents the facts and
uFposely lies about the charges made
or the printing delivered to the
omty-it was so anxious to make
n expose that it did not take the
rouble to inquire into the facts or to
ven consult Ne contract under which
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