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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-02-20
RESERVE CITIZEN
DIES SUDDENLY
P. G. PETERSON PASSES AWAY
AT RESERVE.

On Saturday morning, Feb. 14th,
occurred the death of P. G. Peterson
prominent Reserve citizen at his home
in Reserve, Montana, the cause of his
death being a paralytic stroke. Mr..
Peterson suffered a stroke about two
years ago t,ut was well and hearty
until Saturday when he suddenly be-
came unconscious and died a few
hours afterwards. Deceased was
sizty-four years old at the time cf his
death. ,
Mr.. Peterson was one of the early
settlers in the Dagmar country where
he made his home until about 8 years
ago when he retired and has since
lived in Reserve He was we'll and fa-
Evorablv known to his many neighbors
and took an active part in church and
corln1u..itv affairs. Mr.. Peterson
leaves, besides his widow, four sons
and six daughters to mourn his early
demise.
Funeral services were held at the
Dagmar church and interment was
made in the Dagmar cemetary. Rev
Frost conducted the services.
T. C7,;,.o loft -foy. Wisconsin Wed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-02-20
SHERIDAN co.
FARMERS BUYING
DAIRY CATTLE
Rv County AGENT Ostby

To be in line with the county live
stock improvement program num-
Der Of the people adjoining Medicine
Lake and Reserve held dairy meet
ing at Medicine Lake Saturday, Feb
Continued on page 5
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MARKESTROM PLEADS GULL
TY TO LIQUOR CHARGE

Edwin Markestrom, who was ar
rested in the raid on the famous Pet
erson still near Antelope, plead gull
ty to a charge of violating the IL
quor laws and received a fine of 5000
in District Court.
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4 4 + = = = = !
ROLL CALL
OF HOUSE VOTE ON BANK
DEPOSTTOR'S GUARANTEE
BILL
Against Guarantee Bill

Against Guarantee Bill
Ainsworth, Akofer, Anderson,
Bergstrom, Bergman, Besanson,
Brandr, Budas, Burns, Campbell,
Caplis, Castles, Clarke, Cusick,
Davis, Dellwo, Donaldson, Lor-
an, Duncan, Eaton, Fitzgerald of
RavalH, Flaschsenhar, Graybill,
Green, HANSON of Daniels,
Hardcastle, Harris, Hawley, He'd
rick, Highan, Hoffman, Holton,
johnson (FergIs), johnson Wal
ley), Kennedy, Kinville, Larson
of Cascade, Lincoln, Lobe, Mas
ter, Miller, Moriarty, Morris,
s. Moss, Moulin, Murphy, Nc
Afee, McGrath, Nagle, Nelson,
Nelstead, Parl1in, Patterson,
Rice, Ruffcorn, Rupert, Ryder,
Peat, Peterson, Plank, Reed,
3 Sales, Schoening, Schields, Smith,
Smith (Beaverhead), Stoddard,
:: Strange, Tinsley, Troy, Waite,
Walker, Walton, White, Void,
g Weurthener, Zeh.
FOR GUARANTEE BILL
Beadle, Besonson, A. T. Larsen,
9 Robert Larson, MuIholland, Fitz-
3 gerald, (Silver Bow, Piumer,
3 Sleeves, Throssel.
= STICK THIS INSIDE YOUR
8 HAT BAND FOR REFERENCE
IN COMING ELECTIONS.
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Farm Income Increases $4OOOOOO Sheridan County In
q 1924 Over Previous Year-Fergus Only County With
Greater Income Than Sheridan-Income Reaches
$6,926700 4
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-02-20
Ford Agent Is
Found Guilty

Fined $4,000 In Justice Court By Judge Olson for Having
Ford Automobile With Altered Numbers In His Posses
sOn-Atty Greer Objects Strenuously to COnvictng
Testimony.
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3 BIG DANCES
SCHEDULED in FARM
ER-LABOR TEMPLE

3 The Committee in charge of
+ the Farmer-LabOr Temple have
> arranged for a series of dances in
s. the new building, the first of
which will be held on Saturday
= evening, February 28th, the sec
Ond on Saturday night, March
7th, and the third will be grand
affair on st. Patricks Day, March
= 18th. The very best of music
+ has been engaged and all those
who attend will be assured of
good time. Don't forget the first
one on February 28th. Every
body will be there. Proceeds of
all of the above dances will be
used to complete the large new
building.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-02-20
Term Or Court In
Ple0tyWOOd March 3

Many Cases on Calendar Both Civil and Criminal large
Jury List Has Been Drawn-Judge Paul VIII Preside
for First Time at Regular Term of Court in Plentywood
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-02-20

Sheridan County Agricultural Products Second In State

Bankers Association Wins in Fight to Take DepOsitOrs
Money With No Security-Rep Robt. Larson of Sheri-
dan County Makes Legislator Admit Taking Money from
Bankers Association.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-02-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Grey of Red
stone were visitors in the county seat
the first of the week.
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FARMER-LABORITES FIGHT FOR MEASURE

Representative Hanson of Daniels County Votes Against Bill
Which Would Protect Savings of People When Banks
Close-Peope VIII Not Forget Action of Burley's Tool
On Election Day In 1926. .l,~,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-02-20

Joe Claire left for Wisconsin We'd
nesday.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-10

Frank took hold of the job at the
request of the executive committee,
rather late, and had to go almost
night and day to get his job over sue
cessfully. He got it over, all right,
to the queens taste; and he isn't an
Elk, at that, which shows the kind of
cooperation the Elks got from dozens
of non-Elks here.
The parade started exactly on time
Mr.. Gold was assisted by DR.. c. W.
Hendrick, Fred RUSSELL Wild Raude-
haugh and Jim Treagle as parade
marshals.
1t is impossible to describe the pag-
cant in detail or name all who took
part in it and made it the noteworthy
thing it was. Well have to hit high
spots and may miss some of them.
In this, as in other articles in this pa
name is left out and the valuable part
you played, please forgive. It's un-
intentional oversight, unavoidable.
Not in the order of march, but as
they come back to memory, here are
some of the features:
The Indian band in native costume;
Dan Hogan and Jack Fuss, old-time
scouts, making sure the way ahead
was safe; Pete Michelbach, with his
horse-drawn covered wagon, loaded
with young and old 49ers, the goat
and chickens, the family COW tied be-
hind; M. A. Black with covered
wagon, skunk-hide stretched on barrel;
Jack Kester with covered wagon;
George Washington with covered
wagon, Justify singing old songs to the
accompaniment of the squealing
wheels, keeping time by luxuriously
scratching wherever they bit; jim
Wright with covered four-horse
wagon; Ben Doney with his prospec-
tors covered wagon; Charlie Phillips
and Mr. Chambers with steeds often
used in those. days-four cows-yoked
to covered wagon; at rest, they
nilked the cows to keep their passen-
gers from starving; John "Scotty"
Cook with covered wagon; Foster
with mules and antique surrey; Mayor
Cress and wife with burros and a
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-10
IT PAID THESE GUYS
TO WEAR WHISPERS

The Sid Gassman special whisker
prizes were awarded Sunday night. 1t
was found impossible to get all the
judges together, or, if that were pos
sible, to get before them all of the be-
whiskered eligibles, because so many
were at work in the various conces-
sions and the crowd was too. crowded
to round them up, or even find most
of them. So the committee decided to
put the names Of the wearers Of the
three classes of hirsutinisms in the
hat and let the prizes be drawn for.
Kangaroo Judge O. A. Ude conducted
the drawing.
Joe Lee of Tuba City won first
prize, the $40 Stetson hat, as the man
with the handsomest beard. Ed Bah
bitt got the $3.50 O'Donnell shoes as
possessor of the reddest beard; and
Frank Fairchild is now wearing
new So Wilson Bros. shirt because the
drawing proved conclusively that he
had the orneriest looking beard.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-10
MOHAVE COUNTY SENDS FIRST
MAN TO PEN FOR AUTO KILLING

Mohave county has set-a precedent
in the state by sentencing to the state
prison at Florence, the first person
in the state to be given a peniten-
tiary sentence on a charge of man
slaughter in connection with the kill
ing of another by an automobile. A
number of persons have been tried in
the state on such charges, it was de-
clared, but were never convicted.
The first man to be sent to the
prison on a charge Of manslaughter
arising from the death Of a human
being in an automobile accident, is w.
l.. Winter of Kingman, a miner and
mill man.
He entered a plea of guilty to a
charge of manslaughter in connec-
ton with the death of Mrs. Martha
Gordon of st. Louis, who sustained in
juries from which she died the fol-
lowing day, when her automobile,
driven by Winter, turned over on a.
sharp curve four miles west of King
man. Judge E. Elmo Bollinger of the
Mohave county superior court SEN
fenced him to serve Is months in the
state prison.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-10

cient to lift a good slice from the debt
on the Elks home
1t was a celebration that will bear
repetition. 1t should be made an an
nual event. If that plan is adopted
soon, future celebrations can be made
even more. successful, through the fa-
vorable advertising given by the one
just past, the experience gained, the
longer time for preparation and the
preservation Of and accumulation Of
more relics of old times.
The Sun believes everyone had a
good time, a really happy time, and
that our people are we'll repaid for the
hard work they did and our visitors
for their choice of Flagstaff as the
place to spend their summer holiday.
Every town within 300 miles was
represented in the attendance. There
must have been at least 500 Winslow
people here-something for Flagstaff
people not to forget when Winslow's
big Labor day celebration comes off.
Williams ranked next in the showing
here, with several hundred of their
finest people. And Kingman, Jerome,
Clarkdale-in fact all the other towns
in the postoffice directory and some
that are not and representing ter
ritory larger than the New England
and Central Atlantic states combined
had people here.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-10
PHOENIX MAN sMARRIES TUCSON
GIRL; WILL LIVE IN FLAGSTAFF

A wedding of great interest to their
many friends in Phoenix and others in
university circles was the marriage Of
Miss Eleanor B. Stevens of Tucson
to Frank Fogel Jr, of Tempe, which
took place in Tucson
Miss Stevens is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. E. G. Stevens of Tucson.
The bride is graduate of the Phoe-
nix Union high school and during the
past has been a student at the Uni
versity of Arizona where she was. a
popular member of the Pi Peta Phi
sorority.
Mr.. Fogel is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Fogel, and is graduate
of the University Of Arizona class of
1925. He was one Of the most nopu-
lar members on the campus and was
with the Sigha Alpha Ep-
silon fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Fogel
left on the evening train for Flag
staff where Mr.. Fogel has accepted
a position with the Standard Oil Co.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-10
.'49 STAGE HELD UP ON
SATURDAY BY MOUNTED
BANDITS; COWBOY RESCUE

Many people missed the stage hold
up, which was in City Park Saturday
noon following the parade. 1t was
staged under the direction of E. E..
Kunzelman, Pathe News film man,
and was thrilling enough to make
many forget that it was not the real
thing.
Lou Kelley, driving the four horses
on the coach, and "Rimmy" Jim Gid
dings, with four others following with
the baggage, both vehicles filled with
people, raced up the road toward the
observatory, only to be intercepted by
a score of masked and mounted ban
dts. Some of the passengers were
shot from the coach, and some of the
bandits bit the dust, there being
enough of these flying falls taken to
make it a miracle that no bones were
broken. Then the passengers were
frisked, the mail pouches taken, and
just as the party seemed to be ending
happily for the bandits, in whirled
score of mounted cowboys and what
few bandits got away unpunctured
left all profits behind.
Natural horsemen, costumed to fit
their parts, entering into the spirit of
the thing with all their might, the
hold-up was something worth travel
ing far to see and sure to be remem-
bered as vivid, intensely interesting
picture by all who did see it. No
regular movie actors ever put on a
more realistic scene.
Mr.. Kunzelman, who lives in Phoe-
nix, took many other Shots at the pa
rade and in the 40 village and the
films will soon be shown all over the
world, which won't do a thing but
advertise Flagstaff.
What do they mean. "Stop, Look
and Listeh?" It's really, stop, look
and get hit by an auto.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-10

ramshackle vehicle that must have
been old in the gold-rush days; Bill
Cady, Fred Pipes and C. H. Cooper
with 8-wheel log wagon, loaded, drawn
by four mules; Sam Thompson with
the picturesque chuck wagon; Dick
Bates and his little boy and girl with
covered wagon drawn by burros; Mrs.
Barbara England, with side-saddle
and mule; Rosie Dunn, also riding like
they used to; "Rimmy' Jim Giddings,
tooling four-in-hand on a stage coach,
Joe Lee at his side; Louis Kelly tool
ing another four-in-hand, Frank Rich
mond with him and Ed Randolph also,
the latter with Texas steer horn
sounding the tocsin or whatever the
darn thing is; Blaneo, driving Uncle
Tom Browns pack burros, laden with
prospector's tools; Tom Rees, pros
pector, with rifle and burro; Caste,
the hunter for the calvacade-hunter
for Uncle Sam for a living-with
Charlie Gillham carrying the hide of
big bear they'd just slain; Boy
Scouts carrying the gigantic Arizona
Lumber & Timber Co. flag; members
of the Business and Professional
Women's club, in costume, each wheel
ing a baby buggy, some of the babies
missing; Indian dancers, pottery MAX
ers, rug makers, basket weavers, ac-
tors in the shows, costumed; Glen
Meyer and his "one-hoss" shay; Ed
McGonigle with covered wagon;
Joe Kellam, as Uncle Sam; a long
line of rollicking cowboys who rallied
around the pennons of Sam Thomp-
son, Joe Kellam and Bill Rudd; Jim
Tillman and Ira Daugherty, old-time
plainsmen and scouts; Frank Fair
child, depicting Poncho Villa at his
worst;-these and many more helped
make the pageant the most intensely
human-interest spectacle Flagstaff
people and their guests ever saw.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-10
REAL '49ER SEES THE SHOW

'Uncle Bill" Donelson was in from
his mining ranch" near Grand Cam
yon attending the '49er celebration
with the boys. He qualities except
that he quit using whiskers along
back in the early sos. Speaking of
crop prospects on his mining-ranch
Uncle Bill" says he has in crop
consisting of beans, 8oats and pota-
toes, which he divides up as follows:
the oats he feeds to the horse that
helps him with the potatoes, sells the
potatoes for more horse feed and eats
the beans so he can raise a crop the
following year. By this arrangement
Of his affairs he gets along fine, so
he declares.
81 understand jeans some necker."
'fShe ought to be. She won the
loving cup last year."
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-10

The '49 celebration was a success
from every standpoint. The rains we
had been getting every day let up to
let us enjoy ourselves unafraid of skin
absorption of the marvellous colors in
our costumes.
The pageantry of the parade was
good beyond all expectations, of great
historical value, kaleidoscope in color
sentiment, and beauty-with here and
there the needed touch Of humor.
The crowds every day were satisfy
ing, and on the fourth, the biggest
day, were immense, easily, it is be-
lieved, 10000 people.
Everyone on the committees, shows
and concessions worked hard and un-
forgetting personal business
matters and throwing in long hours
and hard work to help make the show
go over big.
The shows and concessions in them
selves were staged in fine shape and
ably managed.
The utmost harmony and good fell
lowship prevailed and the carnival
spirit Of frolic and fun reigned su-
preme during the four days; while
John Barleycorn was conspicuous by
his almost entire invisibility, with the
result that there was no unpleasant
ness, no quarreling, no arrests.
Financially, the profits were suffi-
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-10
MORE JURORS DRAWN;
COURT OPENED TUESDAY

Judge j. E. Jones of superior
court, feeling that the panel of 40
jurors drawn for the summer term
was not large enough to afford a
jury for the Weatherford-Hall case,
which likely will be the only one
heard, notified as many of the former
panel as could be reached not to ap-
pear for service until Tuesday, then
had an additional list of 80 drawn:
They were: Horace Wyatt, Ernest
Hogan, John Britt, F. w. Jones, T..
r. Womack, Ramon Aso, E. A. Baker,
Tom Mcmillan, Frank Williams and
Matt Ellis, of Flagstaff; Ambrose
Means, George Garlett, H. r. Holden,
and L. ]. Rhinehart of Williams; John
Ware and Chester A. Bratner of Sc
dona; G. H. Bigham, Charles McCor-
mick and Guy May Of Fredonia; L. E.
Roger, Walter Gore and Bryant Cas-
ner of Anderson Canyon; VIM. S.
Young Of Leupp; II. G. Vaughn and
E. L. Kolb of Grand Canyon; George
Fisher of Kendrick Park; Otto Wal
ters of Bly,; w. N Grant of Greenlaw
Mill and Frank L. Pendley Of Upper
Oak Creek.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-10
Pot of Cold

"Pot of Gold" the gambling hall
and saloon operated by Arizona Jack
Clark, was a popular place during the
big show Jack, costumed from bean
to tootsie with raiment of the halycon
days, swelled around and saw that
everyone was gambling and the at
taches working their heads off.
Gene Burrus presided at the gid
ed bar and when you winked at him he
understood. The drink of ginger or
either het you or cooled you; then you
walked solemnly out and lined some
one else up for drink, the wink re-
peated, and the dose ditto, and an
other was added to the endless chain
bent on perpetrating the hoax.
Theodore Louis Mossler, who had
just blown in from Nevada after many
years absence and who used to DOM
mate over the galloping domino tables
here in days of yore, when he wore
the sobriquet, "Sheeny Joe" was in his
element at the crap table. He first
came here in 'S8 and stayed SIX or
seven years. Many Of the old-timers
remembered him; but when the game
was on he had little time for remin-
iscence.
Jeff Davis, not long ago arrived
from Las Vegas, New, where he'd
niserably exiled himself after several
happy years here, handled one of the
gambling tables. And that's no may
be stuff, either. Jeff seemed to get
just as much kick out of it as though
it was real money shifting.
Bert Simpson, Fred Russell, Dick
and OFT Jones, George Atterbury, Bill
Hicklin and Sam Black at intervals
handled other games, in manner
that convinced even the unsophisti-
Gated tenderfoot that they knew their
stuff. Faro, roulette, craps, black
jack and stud tempted many an un-
wary dollar from its cagey owner.
Sam Black. dealing stud, couldn't get
away from his table more than five
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-10
THE DAYS OF 49' WAS SURE A REAL SHOW
THESE FORTUNATES
GOT CARS ALMOST FREE

Lynn Richards of Snowflake, Arr
zona, is the lucky man who on Sun
day night got an Essex coach auto
mobile almost for nothing. There were
lot Of other people who thought they
were going to be riding around in the
car now, but they are not. His mum
Der was drawn by little Miss Irene
Conrard.
Mrs. Frank Goodman, wife of Flag
staff city engineer, won the Elks
speedster car. Mrs. Goodman is Civ
ing her many friends rides in t.,e lit
tie car, but it will take long tin.c for
them all to ride, as there is room 4or
only one passenger at time. Little
Miss Juanita Spring drew the ticket
that gave Mrs. Goodman the speed
ster.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-10
The Indian Yillacn

Most realistic was the Indian VIII
lage and entertaining and we'll given
were the Indian dances staged there.
Lloyd Ashley was in general command
of the village, interior display and
program. Joe Lee and Buck Lowery
selected and brought in the Indians.
Raised platforms were occupied by
craftsmen at work. Sampson Chissie
was the silversmith making jewelry
with his primitive tools and a tiny but
efficient bed of Goals. Long Deer
Waters daughter and Many Mules,
Navajoes from the Gap trading post,
wove complicated and beautifully pat
termed blankets. The Indian bucks
who danced the mask, corn and war
dances We're all handsome fellows,
many Of whom had been in motion
pictures, several having starred. They
wore bright colored garments pro-
fusely decorated with silver orna-
ments. One belt made of skillfully
carved silver medalions was valued at
$3.50. Turquoise necklaces and head
dresses of eagle feathers added to the
beauty Of the costuming. The Indian
maiden who appeared outside wore a
most beautifully beaded Ute cape. o..
A. Ude in his celebration uniform and
Mr.. McRae touted the show and took
in the money.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-10
He's Wild, He's Wild

The widest thing ever seen in these
parts was Doc McGuire's wild man.
wilder than the Girlie Girlies, wilder
than the cannibals of the South Sea
islands," so said the ballyhooers.
A necklace of human bones and gar
ments Of skins bedecked this primitive
man Of the Grand Canyon region.
Two-inch tusks protruding from the
corners Of his mouth proclaimed that
a master hand in dentistry did the job
of facial adornment.
Terrific shrieks caused the crowd to
pause spell-bound and gasp, dumb
founded, as the ballyhooers announced
"he's eating a cheeild, he's eating a
little girl"
Terror reigned when the wild man
got loose. Five or six Indian bucks
of some 80 or 40 winters lost all Dig
nifty and deeorum and stampeded mad
ly down the street, the wild man in
hot pursuit. Heroic effort on the part
of Doc Mcclure prevented much loss
of life and bloodshed when he cap
tured the demon near the '49 dance
hail.
Bestial snarls, the branching of
bones and hideous shieks caused the
little ones to cling close to mothers
apron strings. Verify, it was as Doc
said, educational, wonderful and mys-
teIious."
The outstanding geniuses of the art
of ballyhooing were DR.. Vaughn S.
Mcclure and Charles Gillian, who
touted the unrivaled attractions of
their wild man. Irving Rhoades and
Cecil DeVaney cashiered the show.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-10

aides were Charles Mccormick and
Jack Wilson.
Doc Maxwell and C. A. Stimson
dispensed the indispensable peanuts
and popcorn.
Many others gave generously of
time and effort-Dr. Felix Manning,
Dan Hogan, Tom L. Rees, Loren
Cress, Exalted Ruler Frank Harrison,
Fred Browning, Clarence Pulliam,
Henry Albers, Tommy Long, Marvin
Heir, X. j. Nackard-o men and
numerous ladies', whose assistance
helped put the entire thing over big.
The broad area of the dancing pa
vilion was thronged and crowds stood
rows deep along the side lines when
Doc Ross orchestra was in action.
Jack Fuss was general in command
and some of the workers who contri-
buted to its popularity were Mrs. ].
G. Tillman, Mrs. Cecil DeVaney, Jim
Tillman, Dr. A. j. Mackey and jim
Long, Everett Mercer, Bill Truckee,
Herb Babbitt, Ed Babbitt, Ray Brahm-
stead, Mrs. Beer, Rosie Dunn and
Mrs. Ernest Coulter.
Many acted as ticket statesmen and
gatemen at the fort entrance, among
those noticed at these posts were DR..
Felix Manning, Tom Rees, Ralph
Davis, Milt Powers, George Bailey,
Ray Simpson, Robert Powers, Joe Will
son, Frank Goodman and George
Negray.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-10
SAY, NEIGHBOR! 1T WAS
SOME SHOW, WASN'T IT?

Flagstaffs greatest ceebraton-one that has never
been exceled in uniqueness interest and good spirit else
where in this states We all tired but happy.
We have shed our wskers and being renroduced to
one another After the long preparation for the four
hectic days again settled down to everyday
tine-itself slow prosaic in this good oldtoWn