The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-11
American Legion Elect
Member on School Board
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board, then got busy and put on a
stlcker campaign in the behalf of
Ole A. Moe, a very popular and
capable young soldier and member of
the Plentywood Local, American Le-
glon, and the hackers of this young
leglonnaire had their stickers print
ed and went to the polls and voted
Tor their candidate in a body and
When the votes were counted, it ap-
peared that the soldiers had gone
over the top again. The Kaiser had
been vanquished The PIentywocd
district had been made safe for de-
mocracy.
GREER FINDS OUT
About a quarter of six someone
voting left a number of Moe stickers
IN the voting booth. Mrs. S. J. Greer
appeared to vote after the work at
the ctfice was done and she discover
ed Moe sticker. She almost scream
ed. She ran and deposited her bal
lots in the box with a frightened
look IN her eyes, and like a wisp she
was gone. Down the walk She ran
raster and still faster. She measured
the passing time by the throbbing
beats Of her heart. Exhausted she
tell INTO the office and gasping VIC
lently she broke the news to her lord. |
FOR moment he stood, stunned: he |
hardly cOmprehended what had hap |
pened. Then as Consciousness re-
turned the blood rushed to his rigid |
classic feature: the pallid counter |
ance turned pink and then a rosy red /
and the neck commenced to swell.
he uttered an cath and in one wild /
leap reached the seat of his lizzie.
He put his foot on the battery, he
was off for the school house turning
ne corner on two wheels and ar
rlVlng, threw on the break when the
Ear spun like a top in the breeze.
Like bat out of hades he left the
ar and over the fence and up the i
5t9ps and into the polling place he
dashed, leaving behind him q YER /;
Million streak. Curses, he Missed
Trough his teeth-vile names he
allied Mr.. Moe and those who voted
or him. He must not be elected, he ;
must not be elected, he muttered in
ylath, and declined in a chair, in
Ugh tension, like a tOCch-me-not
1altlng to go into thousand pieces.
)thers gathered. The votes were
ounted. The results were as fol-
1Ws: Ole A. Moe, 68; Mrs. Barnef v
.; George Bolster, q; VIM. Mccoy. t
z; Tang, 5; Zeidler, L.
The levy was carried two to one. c
When the news of the results of +
lection reached the street there was i
Greer raved and t
ahmed the reds-had red spots be-
)re the eyes, bemoaned the fate of {
he town. and slandered and depre-
ated Moe. The school system. he
nd had been captured by the So
alist.
Receiver Nelson was also peeved.
1T was not so bOisterous as Tuax, y
e declared that he would net serve il
the school board with Moe, that 81
:, would resign. But finding that al
body cared if he did resign, he has o.
lined down considerable in the past M
w hours and may be normal in an 81
her week or so. If he does resign W
e district will try to find someone II
fill his shoes. 81
The Mainstreeters insist that the 0
ldiers of democracy committed q CO
me when they ran and elected Moe in
to the school board with stickers. O
hat right they ask did thew have co
use stickers. And they kept it II
oret until the polls were closed. he
hat dirty work! Of course thew Al
re running two other sticker can pa
iates at the time, but that is diff 81,
'ent. af