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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25
VCRADY THE FAMOUS BULL CON ARTIST

4, as Promised in the Producers News
week. The complaint and the
m. 'l Transcript of the evidence ad-
b.,1 = y lae hearing on the complaint
,se 61.lc--Isaay evening, April 18th in
pr,t.51 ! 51l.ady case against Tavlor IS
4 .l1 gsi.l, u TINS issue. Every reader
a gre e1 p read this complaint first
as1 I'm TO by John O'Gradv and
ed5a-co. carefully read and study the
Of 0,C1e' noticing the Contradictions
AMOUNT as to time and place. the
ega5 tol ~ time ever which the al
alris.;.,-.. ..;-.,-..lsaccuons took place and the
direct 80. u. q O'Grady, first in the
et fr r,-.a..Llnauon that he was pres
ton vss pslsoh when the note in cues
nissior ~ slsned and his reluctant adj
1ote sr3 ',.a- .i ne was interested in the
Iaviar- -l y mat the note was stoned ~ Inv bv
ana ~ = ms request and for him
q tla .esllmony of Cashier NTcKas
PAS ioaca5e e effect, that the money
aa fret f3'e9 s. to 0'Grady and that l1iif y
.arser n11e e,aee Taylor was but an en-
sedons u;tL u-;ltiNge, had all Of his trans
as prova.h g..h John O'Gradv. who 'if;,,S t;rne
hief tIs. Igl % be both 4 liar and ji''is 5
e never had a conversa.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25
Professor Hauge VIII Stay
Another Year AT PIentywoOd
In Letter of Appreciation People of Pentywood and Pat
of the Pentywood Public Schools, Written in Re-
sponse to Petition Presented to Him. He Announced
He VIII Remain in Plentywood
SIKH WEAR OF SATISFACTORY SERVICE

Prof. Hauge has decided to remain
at the head of the Plentywood Public
Schools for another year.
Responding to a petition signed by
practically all of the patrons of the
public schools and by nearly all of
the citizens of Plentywood, asking
him to remain in the service of the
PlentywcOd School District in the
capacity of superintendent, and set
ting forth their appreciations of his
splendid services during the past five
years, Prof. Hauge, in a letter of
appreciation to the public, announced
on Wednesday Of this week the
news that he had decided to remain
at Plentywocd for another year, to
give. as he has heretofore, to the
children of Plentywood and Sheridan
county the best that there is in him.
Prof. Hauge enters Upon his sixth
year of service in the Plentywood
schools. He is a man of splendid
personality, and of wide popularity
both with the pupils at the school
and with all with whom he comes in
contact with in the performance of
his duty or in Ms daily life Since
coming to Plentywood he has made
the Plentywood public and high
school one of the best schools in the
state.
Prof. Hauge, being, unable to meet
each of the signers of the petition
personally, to thank him for his ex-
preston of confidence as set forth in
the petition, expresses his apprecia-
ton and announces his decision in the
following letter:
LETTER
PATRONS OF SCHOOL
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Another Crook Stewed
I'm His Own Broth
Witnesses Refuse Perue Themselves Assist Editor of
Farmerine Defraud United States Government Out of
800 Acres of Public Domain.
NEVER ACTUALLY lived A DAY ON land

Sen. March, the paragon of virtue,
who came to PlentywoOd, as the Vir-
gin Knight the Sir Gallahad, fresh
from rural environments, full of pep
and hope, to take up the cudgel in
behalf of StOrkan, the pilster, the
WrOnged and abused medic as the
editor of the Farmerine, to avenge
the wrongs Of that individual, and by
the very essence of his virtue and
purity, to put to fight the grafters
nesting in the court house, and to
save the county from the reds. seems
to have misrepresented and deceived
those looking for a he-Virgin, for this
week his wings seem to be sOiled
with the corruption of fraud and per
jury in connection with an effort to
gain title to 32O acres of Uncle Sans
domain by means Of perjury and
fraud
This noble rustic, unsoiled by the
blighting touch of graft and greed;
never flirting with folly, unl1issed
by sin, who by the magic of his puri-
ty was to repel the advance of the
red hosts and save the countryside
as the holy heritage of the worthy
as exsmphfied by such as DR. ]. c.
Storkan, Leo Zeidler, Ray Lang, Carl
West, DR.. Cato Sells. Joe Kavon, the
local galaxy of bootleggers, Sen.
Fishbeck, Handsome Harry Willard.
and that bouquet cf beautiful, sweet
scented, modest Violets, POpbottle
John Charles O'Grady, who hi-iacked
his note out of the bank and several
others of like ilk, sometime ago, to
be specific, who, on April 18th, 1919,
made Homestead Entry No. 055623.
for E1s NEA, NEA SEA. Sec. 13,
SEA SEA, Sec. II, Twp. "a N. of
r. So E., and S7s SWA -S15 SEH
Sec. z, Township "a NJ, Range 81,
p. Montana Meridian, and filed no
tice of intention to make final three
year proof, to establish claim to that
land before c. B. Peterson, Clerk of
the District Court at Plentywood, on
Monday, April 21 1924, naming as
witnesses, John PalCbich, Fred Ib-
sen, Wilfred Carlson and Sidney
Mortensen, all of Plentywood, adver-
tising the said notice in the PLENTY
wood Herald, on the morning of the
day appointed. appeared in the office
OF Clerk of Court Carl B. Peterson.
/ together with witnesses, but when
4 our hero arrived, he found o. A.
Moe, manager of the Producers
News with a pencil and pad waiting
to report the proof, and the proceed
ing terminated. Mr.. Ibsen was rushed
and as he was very busy, he asked
TO take the blanks with the questions
Continued on page elght)
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Washington, April 21.-Dr. 0. NJ.
rsrs-rm newly elected republican
-....raI committeeman from Mon
.ra and Charles Reifenrath, mana
81 IF the Helena Record-Herald, are
T. \ yubpoenaad by the special sen
10 committee Investigating the in
@e-mert of Senator Wheeler, demo-
rs. Montana, by a federal grand
nry ID his home state.
CLAIMS DAUGHERTY LINK
T6ev are ta be questioned on the
5s5s Of information contained in a
re-er which has come INTO the pos
as50n Of the committee and which
is described by Senator Wheeler as
tending to support his charge that
fe Indictment is a "frame-up" and
the result Of his activities as prose-
ahOr Of the Daugherty committee.
The text Of the letter, which was
written by S. C. Ford, a republican,
former attorney general of Montana,
h former Representative Tom Stout
Of that state, is withheld, at least, for
the present. Senator Wheeler and
his advisors take the position that
The facts should be developed before
The committee.
SUMMONS FALLS MEN
Slbpoenas have been issued for a
number eff other Montana men, in
Guiding three members Of the grand
jury, which voted the Indictment. 1t
is Indicated that the jurors will be
Questioned about reports which have
reached Washington that several bal
lots were taken before the Indictment
vas returned.
Those summoned are:
Z. N. Haney, Roy E. Ayres, J. d.
Watson, W. L. Goodman, A. S. Spar
ing. ]. P. Wallock and Paul Evan
sai Of Great Falls, Mont; D. Benja-
nm Of Casper, WyO., and w. H. Rhea
Of Idaho Springs, Colo.
Additional witnesses already on
ne waiting list are Blair Coan, an
agent cf the republican national com
m,tee; l.. V. Beaulieu, land LAWYER
iot Gordon Campbell, Montana oil
operator and G. i. Stevens and H.
I. Closer Of Great Falls.
WILL QUIZ OVER DOZEN
More than a dozen witnesses are
z Pc Questioned and indications now
-e mat the inquiry will consume
-lc1 more time than at first sup
yea. Coan was active in investiga-
-ol ID Montana before the indict-
Washington.
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tion with Taylor in the matter at
all and in McKee's testimony, he does
not even testify that O'Grady said
that he saw Taylor. or that Taylor
said this note would have to be re-
turned if he wanted another deposit,
but Mckee says that O'Grady who
was dickering for the bank, said, do
you know what you will have to do
if you get another deposit? You
will have to turn back that note
signed by Taylor" And Mckee said
that he would return the note and
offered it to O'Grady, naturally, it be-
ing, as Mckee we'll knew. O'Grady's
note. But O'Grady said no, send it
in the mail to Taylor, which Mckee
testified he did, and that later when
he met Taylor he asked him whether
he received a note and Taylor said
yes, and that further than asking
this one question, Taylor never was
in any conversation about this note.
It will be noticed that the
complaint charges that Taylor threat
ened Mckee, threatened to have all
the money in the bank withdrawn if
Mckee did not return the said note
that the bank was insolvent at the
Continued ON page Al
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25
DR.. WELLS CON-
CLUDES MEETINGS
SUNDAY EVENING

DIR. Wells of Minneapolis in
his four weeks of revival meet
mgs in the HOLMAN building has
demonstrated to us that the
straight from the shoulder, Old
Time Gospel, that finds US in our
sins and shows us a way out by
the way Of the CROSS OF CAL
VARY, has lost none of its draw
ing power and popularity. Night
after night for four weeks crowds
have thrOnged the large auditOri-
um, and interest constantly on
the increase. It is evident, that
if some think Christianity has
not worked it is because we have
not tried it. If they think the
Old Fashioned Gospel preaching
has lost interest for the masses
1t is because the masses have
not heard it. DIR. Wells has de-
nOunced sin in every form. has
not spared the church hypOcrite,
the mOdernist pulpiteer, or the
cusser on the street, and yet he
has been so fair in his presenta-
ton, so in sympathy with his
hearers, that none could take of
fense. PlentywOOd Churches will
long feel the effect of this virile
preaching, and its business life
will be cleaner for his having
been here. Sunday morning the
Evangelists subject is HEAVEN.
Sunday evening, GODS LAST
CALL. This is the closing day.
PlentywOOd will wish him God
speed
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25
CLUB
BANQUET TUES
DAY EVENING
Event Occurred at Elgin Cafe Where
a Delicious Feed Was Served-TO
Change Blue Trail to Go By Gene
terry.

The Plentywood Commercial Club
banqueted Tuesday evening at the
Elgin Cafe. A large number of the
PlentywoOd business men gathered
to enjoy the feed that had been pre-
pared by Jim Popesku and to talk
over plans for the betterment of Plen-
tyWoOd during the coming summer
The supper was served at fifty
cents per plate and the feed is re-
ported to have been delicious. Just
before the supper Ray Lang and DR..
StOrkan went up and down the street
and routed the business men cut, in
order that they would not forget it.
Among the businessmen present were
George Wright, John Wolters, N. l..
Nelson, A. Riba, Len Rue, F. G.
Fishbeck, L. G. Zeidler. Irving Miller,
Ray Lang, Carl Peterson, C. c. John
son, Joe Kavon, DR.. Storkan, DR..
Sells, Phil Hebarth, Jack Bennett,
Carl West, Paul Babcock, George
Koenig, c. G. Christensen and A. C.
Erickson.
Several things for the good of the
town were taken up. Probably the
most important was the proposed
change of the Blue Trail in its pres
ent approach to the city to a point
further over on the cemetery hill
making a better road cut of town
and at the same time affording a
road to the cemetery, more available
than the present one.
A very enjoyable evening was
spent.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25
Clean Up Notice.
TO ALL OWNERS TENANTS AND
PERSONS IN POSSESSION AND
CONTROL OF REAL PROPERTY
WITHIN THE TOWN OF PLEN-
TYWOOD, MONTANA:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED,
to clean up and remove from your
premises, all ashes, refuse, rubbish,
manure, combrstible material and
offensive and unhealthy material, be-
fore the 1st day of May, 1924;
AND YOU ARE FURTHER NO
TITLED, that unless the same are re-
moved by that date, the Town of
Plentywood has the right to order the
same removed, and to assess the cost
thereof to the owner of the premises.
May we have the cooperation of
each and every resident of the Town
in this matter.
]. G .WAGNER. Mavor.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25
DISTRICT NUMBER TWEEN
TY, PLENTYWOOD,
MONTANA:


As it is not possible for me to
meet in person all of you who
subscribed the petition recently
presented to me. / wish to take
this means of expressing my
gratitude to you for having Civ
en- me this assurance of your
confidence IN me.
1t has been my ambition to
serve IN such d manner that the
local school might merit and en-
joy the advantages of having
your united support. Though
can make no claim to having
realized this ambition, it is new
ertheless highly gratifying to me
to know that my attempts to
respect your wishes and to meet
your expectations are hOnOred
to such degree and so general
ly as has been made known to
me through the very generous
tribute you have paid me.
By this petition / am reminded
fOrcibly of the vast responsible
ty attending the position / have
been permitted to hold in this
community. However, l regard
your expression of good will al
so an assurance of your cOntin-
ued support.
In view of this, / feel / can do
no less as an appreciation of its
worth than to pledge for anOth-
er year my best efforts in behalf
Of your school.
Respectfully yours,
r. M. HAUGE.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25
REP. KNUTSON and
HULL ARE INDICTED

Washington, April 25.-Represen-
tative Harold Knutson of Minnesota.
and Leroy M. Hull of Washington, ar
rested on serious charges recently on
a Virginia road. were indicted TODAY
by an Arlington county, Virginia,
grand jury.
The trial was set fer April 80.
Only 10 minutes was required bv
the grand jury to return the indict-
ment after the last witness was
heard.
Knutson and Hull were arrested
by county officers, while out automo-
bile riding. They We're held on $4,000
bail each after a preliminary hearing
several weeks ago, and these bonds
were continued today.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25
F Farmer-Labor Dance at
Reserve a Huge Success

The Farmer-Labor basket supper
and social at Reserve last Saturday
was a splendid success. A large
number of the citizens turned out to
hear the speaking and to participate
in the dancing. Viggo Peterson pre-
sided and Hans Rasmussen, Rep.
Stoner and Editor Taylor spoke.
After the speaking the baskets were
sold and the dancing resumed, last
ing until daylight About $40 was
realized which goes to the farmer-la-
Dor party.
The Reserve dance and social will
be the last until seeding is over when
the big picnics will commence.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25
NELS KNUDSON
DIED MONDAY
OF PNEUMONIA AND OTHER
COMPLICATIONS-WAS BURI.
ED TUESDAY.

Nels L. Knudson, who resides cut
of Medicine Lake on a farm, died
Monday morning at four o'clock of
pneumonia and complications after a
short illness. The funeral occurred
Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock at
Medicine Lake and interment was
made at the Medicine Lake cemetery.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25
BURKE AND GOOD
FILE FOR MEETING

Ed Burke of Anaconda Saturday
filed his petition with Secretary of
State Stewart as q candidate for del
egate to the Democratic national con-
vention.
Hery Good of Whitefish and mem
Der of the state highway commission,
also filed for delegate on the Demo-
CRATIC Ticket Saturday
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25
LAST INSTALLMENT 1928
TAXES NOW DUE

The second and final payment
Of 1928 taxes are now due and
may be paid on or before May
3Oth, 1924, according to County
Treasurer ID. ]. Olson.
Failure to make payment will
entail the statutory penalty of
five per cent on all delinquent
taxes and interest at II per cent
per annum.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25
3 = X
NIX ON DAWES PLAN

Washington. - Congressman
Victor Berger, Socialist, after
looking over the Dawes commit
tee report cn making Germany
pay the allied war indemnity,
said it would keep the German
workers in bondage for 200 years
if seriously enforced. He con
siders it another proof of the
blindness of reaction in Europe;
the workers will not accept
grinding poverty such as the plan
contemplates.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25
ED WEISS OPENS
STORE AT OUTLOOK
LIVE WIRE PLENTYWOOD MER-
CHANT WILL PUT IN A
BRANCH STORE IN TOWN TO
THE NORTHWEST.

Ed. Weiss, the live wire Plenty
wood merchant, has decided to put
IN branch store at Outlook and has
rented the old Stivers store building
and is now getting it ready for the
stock. Jake Woellstein will manage
the new store.
Mr.. Weiss will carry a complete
line Of groceries and dry goods.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25

mrs. T. ] Chamberlain, who has
ven ven Visiting at the A. c. Erickson
l.-le Ior several weeks, left Thurs
~ lor her home in Great Falls. Her
+. .-s' n was somewhat interrupted by
1a illness Of her son Jack.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25
WILLISTON HERALD SOLD
TO WILLISTON MEN

Williston. N. D., April 23.-George
FAIRIES has sold the Herald, which
he has owned for fourteen years, to
S. T. Westdal, secretary of the Com
mercial Club, and Harry E. Polk,
superintendent of the Wilhston
school. Possession was given on
March 9th.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25
testimony In The O,Crady Frame Up

O%s ihart Note Was OGradys and That Taylor Signed
Il As An Endorser-O' Grady Had Note Returned Say
ing That He Had Paid It,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25
Senator March Failed In Fraudulent Homestead Proof
Some New Information Backs
Frame-up" Asserts Senator

n Ianstm and Refenrath of RecordHerald VIII Be Oues
toned Concerning Data in Letter Written By S. c. Ford
Contents VIII Be Diyulged Before Committee.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25

Sidney-Three hundred acres of
peas will be grown on the lower Yel-
lowstone valley irrigation project
this year fer the purpose of ascer-
tanning if pea culture is a success.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-25

Browning CONSTRUCTION work on
highway renewed
, 1924-10-11
ONE HAND JOHN MISTAKEN FOR
ZONE HAND TOM''
By
Kent

On Thursday a CONSERVATION was caus
ed when news came to town that zone
Hand Tom" the escaped convict was
seen on the east end roads.
While homeWard bound on Thursday
an estate owner Of the east end district
passed a man wing on the ground on the
side of the road, he discerned that the
man had only one hand apd Immediately
came to the conclusion that it was one
hand Iom'; he pressed ais acceIerafor
and certainly forced his ear. On reach
ing home he jumped 20 the telephone
and Informed the police that he had just
passed Tom on the road. Ihe officer in
charge gave orders to mis- men to gel
reauy to 90 ge the run away prisoner.
They put on their guns and clubs and
mounted their horses as ii they were go
ing to attack a fort and off they gaIIop.
ped pell neil. On arriving On the spot,
10 their surprise there was john,
(aliasJ one hand John. He fell il! while
travelling along the road. Ine ambulance
was summoned Immediately and brought
him to town. So it was one hand john
and not one hand Tom.
The cat says d. a rat tail through a
hoIe-But the policeman says dali one
hand men when | am looking for one.
, 1924-10-11
ST. Thomas News

October 3, 1924,
His ExcelIency, ths Governor has this
date appointed Mr.. Cyril Etieane Daniel
as Second Appointed Member Of the Co.
lonial Council of s. Thomas and It.
John and r|e-appoingad Mr.. John Leroy
NoIte as 7hird Appointed Member Of the
Colonial Council Of Ut. Thomas and ST.
john The Emancipation, OCT 18th.
, 1924-10-11
Closing of Mails
S. S. HAITI.

Matter for dispatch from Christiansted
by this boat VIII be made up for British,
French and Dutch Guiana only and
should be mailed by Mondly, Oct. l3,
1924. 9 a. m.
Evening star., 1924-05-15
RAIL SAFETY DEVICES
INDORSED AT INQUIRY
Rock Island First Road to Tell
Interstate Body Train Con-
troll Is O. Z.
80 PROTEST INSTALLATION
Manufacturers Representative Is
Also Heard, as Hearings Close.

>Indor sement of automatic train con-
troll was heard by the Interstate
Commerce Commission yesterday
from representatives of the Rock Is
land railroad and of the Regan Train
Control Company. The Rock Island is
the first railroad thus far to approve
automatic control devices at hearings
now being held by the commission at
the request of railroads who have
been ordered to install automatic
control on portions of their lines.
About ninety roads are included in
the commissions orders now out
standing
l. c. French, vice PRESIDENT OF the
Rock Island, testified that the per-
formance of the Regan automatic
train control device on section OF
that road near Chicago had proven
satisfactory during three years of
experimental and several months OF
,ractical operation. He said the road
lad experienced no difficulty in the
buckling of trains from too sudden
application of the brakes, such IS the
commission had been warned by
w dITcn .. SLohSy "a - -.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, would result from automatic
control.
Says Control Is Perfect.
I. Lamore, a passenger engineer on
the Rock Island, testified that during
his experience in running trains over
the line equipped with the control
the device had worked perfectly. He
said, however, that it had been called
into action only a. few times, and
then only to reduce, speed at a eau
tion signal, after he had already ap-
piled the brakes.
Joseph Beaumont, vice president of
the Regan company, told the COM
mission that his concern was not en-
gagged in selling stock, as has been
generally charged against train con-
troll companies.
The hearings were concluded today.
Evening star., 1924-05-15
SENATE RATIFIEs TREATY.

The treaty for the protection of
American nationals in Syria and the
Lebanon, under French mandate, was
ratified by the Senate yesterday.
Evening star., 1924-05-15
Indians Ask Right to Put
2 Boys Through Weird
Rites for Caciques

The legal division Of the Interior
Department today has before it for
determination the problem of whether
the cacique, dictator and absolute rul-
er of the Taos puebla, in New Mexico,
shall be permitted to sequester two
Indian children for a period of a year
and half to teach them the pagan
rites and pueblo secrets, so they will
be eligible to become caciques.
Friendly negotiations have been in
progress to settle whether the two
boys could be granted leave of abb
sence from school, a question on
which the whole controversy has
hinged. The Indian commissioner
held all children should be in school
and asked Taos officials to prevail on
their cacique not to keep them away
for more than two weeks each year.
According to the Indians, the Sc
questration of children is the only
way their customs and legends can
be handed down from generation to
generation. 1t is also necessary, they
declare, to keep up their form of gov
ernment, which provides caciques for
each pueblo. The boys are not in
itiated into these ancient rites until
they reach the age of twelve or thir-
teen years.
Evening star., 1924-05-15
Alumni Plan Excursion.

Plans for the nineteenth annual
excursion to Chesapeake Beach on
June of the Business High School
Alumni Association were outlined to
the student body at general assem-
bly, yesterday"
Alfred McGarraghy, chairman, took
charge of the assembly. Richard Hart
of the alumni spoke on the history OF
previous excursions. Miss Elsie
Smart, a graduate, sang a few solos
Miss Mary McCloskey and Robert
Parsons spoke for the student body.
The committee consists of Alfred Nc
Garraghy. chairman; Marie Collins.
secretary; Jerome Kaufman and
Mrs F. NJ. Butts, tickets; Mr.. Wood
ward and Mr.. Thomas, athletic events;
Richard Hart and Paul Sedgwick,
decorations; Agatha Lanigan, prizes;
Mary Sherman and Joseph Costinette,
publicity; Margaret McCloskey, Wal
ter Stokes, Robert Greenwood, Lee
Hoskinson and Robert Parsons,
school, and James {. Wilkes, Doris
Schultz, Margaret Collins, Elsie Smart,
Michael Broderick, Thomas DuFeif,
Laura Baulsir and Joseph CIendening.