The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-15
Wolf Point Awarded County Seat
DOI1h 0n1OaC1ss F7rmeri11e9 On StOr1x3ar
DOCTOR J. C. STORKANS PERSONAL ORGAN
Local Medic Heads Corporation That Dug Up ST 500 to Buv
Out Doins nterest-Money Dug Up By Old Gang and
Sympathizers- Sem March Editor and Manager.


Last Saturday evening, just as the
twilight fell from the wings of night,
the deal was cOnsummated, whereby
Joe Dolln sold his last equity in the
Sheridan County Farmer to a group
OF local business men headed by DR..
Storkan, and that gentleman finally
was able to crafty his passion for
the possession and management of a
county paper tc aid and abet him in
his picking a living out of the county
treasury of Sheridan county, thru
the agency of the Office of health of
flcer. Since his recent connection
with certain scandalous activities in
the county it is reported that he has
an immense quantity cf time to de-
vote to his journalistic cravings.
Joe DOlin blew in last week from
Red Lodge where it is claimed he is
establishing another newspaper, and
told the local newspaper fans that he
was going to take possession of his
machinery and ship the same to Red
Lodge unless the local medical asso-
citation wanted the junk bad enough
to pay cold cash for the same. DR..
StOrkan then got busy again and
made the rounds with his subscription
blank and after several days of toll
he is reported to have raised S15O0.OO
IN cash along Main street and from
the bootleggers and blind piggers and
offered the same to Joe for his $4,000
mortgage against the plant which Joe
grabbed with glee and turned the pa
per. over to a corporation headed by
the doctor. The name of the corpor-
alton is the Farmers & Merchants
Mutual Publishing Company or some
thing like that.
I Sen. Marsh, noted newspaper man
and journalist, who came to Montana
from Colorado where he led very
active career. about 1910 and he has
farmed and promoted farmer enter
prises in this county since, has been
! selected as editor and manager at
salary Of $3.50 per month, and he
promises to put out an ideal news
paper. Neumie Scott, who has been
| interested in the Farmerine since it
was started, will stay for a while as
shop foreman. DIR. StOrkan will be
the guardian angel that will steer the
enterprise through the financial
rocks.
Those who dug up the money are
reported to be: DR.. Storkan, who put
in $500; Ray Lang who put in S1O0;
Leo Zeidler who put in $500; and
Fishbeck and West and Harris who
put in divers sums; besides the boot
leggers and gamblers and pool hall
prOprietOrs who are reported to have
subscribed generously, along with
LOOney Lundberg and couple other
J IVA farmers, not to forget Len Rue
who put $40 into the enterprise OF
the profits of the lumber he sold for
the fixing up of the old garage. Hon.
John c. O'Grady. the bi-party ma
chine, also put in a check and prom
ised liberal support, and Bridget
OGrady took couple of shares, too,
it is said. Joe Kavon is also in on
the ground floor, taking a nice slice
of preferred stock. An intensive
stock sale was put on, every one be-
ing invited to take slice of the stock
or to make a donation.
DR.. StOrkan was elated at his sue
cess In putting the deal over and 50
was Joe Dolin who is said to have re-
marked that there existed consider
able mutual satisfaction-as he need
ed the $500 badly enough in his new
venture.
space to the exposure of Editor Tay-
lor and his crooked work. 1t intends
to tear the mask off from him. It is
reported that that paper has the
goods on Tayl01, that he has been
caught red-handed taking bribes;
that the Producers has grated the
county on printing bills; and other
mares nests. Seed Grain Collector
/ (ly(tr.orlrr hoe 4oev,01
sort Of SherlockO and will do the rat
work. his connection with the pop
bottle mystery having especially re
commended him. Mr.. O'Grady's re
cord in the employ cf Sheridan coun-
ty being such as to command the con
fidence of the entire public, his infor-
nation and services are considered q
find by DR.. StOrkan, and the bootleg
. gers are very pleased over having one
OF their leading customers and agents
on the staff, it lending them a sense
2 Of security in reference to the policy
4 OF the Farmerine and the Farmers
Z, Merchants Publishing Company.
a Mr.. O'Grady viii also write specia
e articles on divorce and marriage anC
S advice to the lovelorn, and specia
+ skits on "My Career in North Dakc,
S Ia" and Experiences That I Cam
Forget" H
y The paper is the old gang paper
still, and its object is to put the ole
gang back into office and to restor,
g the graft days Of yore in Sheridan
\ county-and Immediately to defenc
j and to apologize for the medical &C
4 tiviites and Health Officers pension 0.
DR.. Storkan and the county poo
graft of DR.. Sells.
= The first issue of the journal unde
d the new management is breathlessll