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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28

The new director is we'll known in9
Idaho where he broke up several old
time bootleg rings. He is totally I'M
mune from politics. In fact he has
been known to jump on republican
politicians who sought to use their IN
fluence with him faster than anybody
else. AS result of his operations in
Idaho that state is as dry as the pro-
verbal bone.
Dry Idaho
The mayor of Anaconda, who tour
ed through Idaho and part of Utah
to Salt, Lake, upon returning to his
own home town, made report that
Idaho is so dry that liquor cannot be
obtained in some of its towns, in
cluding Idaho Falls and other import
ant places, and that a man who was
in possession of a bottle of liquor at
Pocatello was fined $500. The mayor,
who was accompanied on The tour by
his wife and the fire chief and the
latter's better half, brought the glad
news to the city council, to whose
members he is reported to have said;
Certain laws are not openly violated
in the cities we visited as they are
in Anaconda"
The mayor seemed to think that the
effectiveness of Idaho city enforce
ment was due to 1ae fact that the
police and city courts handle tht
LIQUOR cases. The mayor said tha
liquor also was hard to get at Sal
Lake City, while at Anaconda, lik
Scobey, anybody could get it"
War on BOOtlegger
In a statement announcing the ap
, pointments, Assistant Secretary An
drews said the new prohibition forces
energies, will be directed along thre
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
Article Cause Furore

Article Causes FurOre
The reactions of the small business
men, to this campaign to take the
money ouy of the state, as outlined
in the article, is interesting. Even the
bankers who reside in Montana have
fears, that, in view Of what is happen
ing now, the farmer will refuse to put
in a crop this spring that he has no
assurance of reaping in the fall. The
references to the fight against the
sharks in Sheridan county should be
read by everybody. The action of the
farmers here in first finding out their
rights and then maintaining them is
admired by people throughout the
state. The Producers News has many
inquiries from people in other coun-
ties for the issues in which articles
appeared showing the way in which to
defan0 the farm homes from greedy
shyloclxs. The letters to the editor
show that the old American spirit of
resistance to tyranny and wrong still
survives. The article from Town
Topics, which states facts in a con-
servative way, is as follows:
Great Falls.-Reports from the Tri
angle and the northeastern part o1
the state would seem to- indicate that
representatives of eastern loan com
panies are trying to get the farmer
crop by hook or by crook. There arr
crews of what have come tc be known
as "crop grabbers" operating out O
. every county seat. Their method o
operation is simple and nearly uni
form in every instance. After a fore
closure sale has taken place the
serve notice on the farmer that the
have acquired possession of the lanC
: This notice is usually gotten up
: legal form and the impression
l sought to be conveyed that it was i:
sued from the local district cour
Their next move is to approach I'll
farmer and ask him to sign a COZ
tract giving them one-fourth of Il
crop. This is usually accomplished /
J, giving the farmer the confidence ma
{ ''rUsh act" Once they have secure
: the signature of the unfortuna
F farmer their whole demeanor chang
v and they proceed to exact their pour
k Continued on page a
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28

injury to the public, which injury is
irreparable and cannot be compensat-
ed in damages"
The complaint then goes on to re-
quest the Judge to issue an order to
abate the place as a common nuisance
and directing the sheriff to close Up
same. The matter will come up for
hearing at the next term of the dis
trict court.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
FIGHT CARD AT FL.
TEMPLE SEPTEMBER 8

Eastern Montana fight fans are
looking forward with much anticipa-
tion to the coming 10-round bout be-.
tween Harry Blivens of Grand Forks
and K o. Harrington, local ring ar
tist.
The American Legion has secured
the FL. temple for the battle which
will be staged Labor day-September
9Th.
Both men are in excellent cOndi-
ton and since each has several feath-
ers in his scalp lock the battle prom
ises to give the fans all they are look
ing for.
In addition to the main event there
will be some interesting preliminaries.
Blivens is matched for a 10-romd
fight with Battling Garner at Outlook
Saturday night, which probably will
have some bearing on the Labor day
bout.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28

This is the second shot taken within
a few days by Sheridan county off
GERS against places where liquor is al
legged to be sold. The complaint is
directed at Lena r. Ford, owner of
the building as well as George
Wright. The place run by Wright is
called the Idle Hour Football and is
situated on Main street, Plentywood.
The complaint alleges:
'That the said defendant, George
Wright, is now using and keeping said
last described premises as a common
nuisance, to-wit: as a place where
intoxicating liquors are kept for sale,
sold and otherwise disposed Of in vio-
lation of law, and not for sacramen-
tai, scientific or manufacturing pCr-
poses, and that the keeping for sale,
and otherwise disposing of intcXicat-
ing liquors in violation of law is the
principal business done and carried
on therein.
"That said defendant, Lena r.
Ford, administrative of the estate Of
J. A. Ford, deceased, now has, and
at all times herein mentioned has had
full knowledge that the said defend
ant, George Wright, was and is using,
occupying and keeping said premises
last described for the purpose OF
keeping, for sale, selling and other
wise disposing of intoxicating liquors
therein in violation of law as herein
before set forth.
'0That the said last described prem
Uses is a common nuisance Of grea
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
MCKEE AND LANCER
SUED IN DISTRICT COURT
Complaint by Karson Claims Three Notes Endorsed by De
PENDANTS Were Not Paid as Agreed Complaint Alleges
Defendants Took Crop OFF Pattersons Land, Which Wa.
Mortgaoed bv Karson.

A suit has been filed in the district
court in which Karl J. Karlson, of
Outlook, makes Mckee & LANCER de-
PENDANTS in an action concerning
three notes which the plaintiff alleges
should be paid to him but which he
saws he did not receive. The defend
ants, according to the complaint, were
.guaranteers of the notes to Karlson
over their signature.
The notes were first made out by
George H. and Margaret Patterson
to Karlson. They were subject to
mortgage on the lands of Patterson,
which was in turn subject to first
mortgage. 1t is alleged In the COM
plant then that Patterson abandoned
1 the land and that Mckee took posses
sion of it and started to grab and did
crab the crop. Mckee is alleged to
have taken the crop from these lands
for a long time and when pinned
down bv Karlson is alleged to have
entered into an agreement with hlm
that in consideration of him (karl-
son) not foreclosing his mortgage
against said lands, Mckee is alleged
to have entered into an agreement TO
nav the notes in question and to guar
antee their payment with his endorse
ment in writing on the back thereof
Karlson alleges that he demanded
payment of the notes from defendants
at "divers and various times" before
the commencement Of the action bu1
that defendants would not pay.
AS a result of the failure of McKe'
and LANCER to pay the notes this &C
ton is instituted and judgment is de
n manded from the court.
: There are two notes for five hun
S dred dollars and one for $4,000 to
gether with interest.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
ANDERSON BABY
DIES AT DOOLEY

Delcra Roslyn Anderson, 8 years
old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Anderson of Dooley, passed away
Thursday morning after few days
illness.
The little girl was taken sick Tues
day with influenza and the little body
was unable to withstand the ravages
of the disease.
The funeral will be held today Fri
day. at 300 o'clock at st. Johns
church, and burial will be in St.
Johns cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson have the
sympathy of all in the loss of their
little daughter.
Mr.. McElroy of Minneapolis ar
rived in Plentywood yesterday to visit
/ his brothers here. He is now stay
ing with John McElroy of this city.
/ He states he saw Sen. Taylor and
other Montanans in Minneapolis and
reports that they are doing well.
10000 LESS FARMS IN U. S.
The number Of farms in the United
States decreased 10000 asst year
while cropped kInds decreased 1900,
900 acres, according to a survey just
completed by the U. S. Department
Of Agriculture. Idle acreage, eXclus
i've of summer fallow land, was es
timated at 25,000,000 acres.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28

At hearing before Judge Paul in
Chambers a divorce was granted Ger
trude Johnson of Plentywood, from
her husband, William Johnson last
week. The plaintiff charged desertion
cruelty and non support The COM
plant upon which the decree of di-
vorce was founded alleges:
"Said defendant has treated the
plaintiff with extreme cruelty by the
! infiiction of grevious mental suffering
upon the plaintiff by said defendant
by a course of conduct toward the
plaintiff which justly and reasonably
is Of such a nature and character as
to destroy the peace of mind and hap
piness of plaintiff and to entirely de-
feat proper and legitimate objects cf
marriage and to render the contin-
uance of marriage relation between
the plaintiff and defendant perpetual
ly unreasonable and intolerable to the
plaintiff in that during all of said
period of time defendant addressed
and used towards plaintiff vile, pro-
fame, abusive and insulting words and
epitheGs and has called the plaintiff
obscene and abusive names and other
vile profane obscene and insulting
language"
There were no children involved in
this marriage.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
Wants To Get Away
From High Taxation

William E. Endersby and R. N.
Endersby Of Whitehall, Daniels coun-
ty, called at the county assessors Of
flee Wednesday. They have land on
both side of the Sheridan and Daniels
county line.
In a conversation with Deputy As
SCISSOR Olson, William Endersby stat
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28

Price Drops
A Westland station at Plentywood
was selling gasoline at 2715 cents per
gallon retail shortly after the rep
resentative of that company made the
announcement of the reduction of
prices to a Producers News reporter
At the same time the retail prices in
all but one of the local garages was
321s cents per gallon. The whole
sale price of gas sold by the West
land was reduced to 25 cents per
gallon.
Continental Expected to Follow,
Westland
AS this price brings the price OF
gasoline lower than the price charged
by the Continental Oil stations ir
Montana, outside of Butte, it is con
sidered probable that there will be /;
further reduction by the Continenta
which is the Standard Oil Compan.
/ in this state.
While the price of gasoline is be
ing revised downwards in 'Montan
there is bitter fight between tn
various Gil interests throughout tn
| United States with the result tha
consumers are getting gas at some
thing near fair prices.
Price In MinOt Drops Cents
The price of gasoline in Minot K
day was reduced two cents a gallo
and a one cent reduction was mad
in the price of kerosene.
J. P. Beaton, manager Of the MlnC
Continued On page Al
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
ARREST POPLAR
PROPRIETOR ON
LIQUOR CHARGE

Poplar, Aug. 25.-Assistant Coun-
ty Attorney Arlie M. Foor, Under
sheriff Charles Council, Ford Monroe,
city marshal, and Warren Vasko,
night marshal of Poplar, raided the
Poplar rooming house, a lodging
house kept by Steve Deal, arrested
Deal and seized a quantity of moon
shine whiskey and beer Thursday
Deal was taken before Justice of the
Peace Fred Turner, who held him un-
der $4,000 bond for a hearing. His
bond was furnished by Felix Meow
an, Jack MCGOWAN and William Nc
Clammy. The liquor was taken tC
Wolf Point for evidence.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28

ed that the taxation on the land he
had in Sheridan county was much
lower than he had to pay in Daniels
county. He expressed himself in
favor of annexing a strip of Daniels
county to Sheridan county.
"The taxes up there are out of rea-
son." he said. "If l cannot get away
from them any other way I will have
my house moved on to the land I own
in Sheridan county"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
katZenlamner stunt


The Frame-Up
Like all the frame-Cps emanating
from a dive the people saw through
it at once to the intense chagrin of
its perpetrators. This time the venom
of the gang was directed at Sheriff
Salisbury. The first inkling that
something raw was to be pulled at
Scobev was conveyed to residents of
this citv when Berry Stephens put in
several calls for Sheriff Salisbury
Thursday evening Of last week. The
sheriff was busy hopping up wet
places at Outlook at the time and
driving Goldbrickers who had landed
there to fleece the farmers, in the
general direction of Scobey, which is
) rendezvous for underworld charac-
ters at this time. Next morning ne
was visited by an individual who told
him that he better go to Scobey and
fix things up with Berry Stephens at
once and thereby prevent a big ex-
posure.
seThev Cannot Blackmail Me"
The sheriff, who knew ne did no
wrong. laughed in this enissary S
face and remarked, "Why let them
expose all they want to, they cannot
lblackmail me-" Speculation was then
rife as to whether they would accuse
the sheriff. who takes his orders from
the farmers of Sheridan county IN
stead of from a Scobey bootlegger, OF
the theft of the Crown Jewels, or the
dynamiting of the Welland Canal OF
Continued on last page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
10000 LESS YARNS I'M u. S.
Plot To Discredit Sheriff Salisbury Fails
HERE FROM INDIANA

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Guenther,
former residents of this community
but who have been living at Terre
Haute, Indiana the past four years,
arrived in the city this week for
visit at the Frank Guenther home.
Harold says that he doestn't think
much of Indiana and expects to make
his future home somewhere in this
section of the little old green earth.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
DEMOCRATS LOOK
F0R HARMONY"

Talking about parties, the depar-
t1re Of the spirit Of Bryan for parts
unknown, has lifted a great weight
from the back of the democratic
donkey. Every year that the man
from Nebraska did not get the nomi-
nation he succeeded in turning the
Democratic Convention into some
thing resembling. a menagerie of wild
animals with the cages open. With
Bryan out of the way the democrats
are looking forward to harmony and
brotherly love and another OppOrtu-
nifty to feast at the public trough and
to elect another president who will
again bask in the sunshine of the
fayors and the patronage Of the house
Of Morgan. We underst and that Mr..
NcAdoo is already casting longing
eyes on the soft job in the White
House. He hopes the people will for
get that 100000 fee he got from Do
heny shortly after he quit his job as
Secretary of the Treasury. We are
afraid the public memory is too long
to allow Mac to MacAdOodle the Unit
ed States. He better move to Eng
land where he can buy title a IL
William Waldorf Astor.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28

definite lines of attack - smuggling,
illegal manufacture and illegal diver
sion.
For many weeks the selection of
this staff of officials has been the
stumbling block in placing into Oper-
alton the sweeping reorganization
program that has practically shOrn
Roy A. Haynes of his power as pro-
hibition commissioner.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28

The repercussons of the terrific gasoline raging
throughout the United States between the independents and
the Standard Oil Company beginning be felt in Sher
dan County Closely following the editorial published in
last weeks Producers News showing the prices in
South Dakota and other points, the WestIand Oil Company
sIashed prices two cents per gallon Wednesday,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
KING BERRY'S
LIQUID MTSIC

In another part of the paper a story
appears about how an old time hang
er-on Of Berry Stephens resort was
imenting the strange way the boss
IS acting lately. Evidently afraid of
a visit by Federal men His Majesty
Of Scobey is using his famous back
loom piano as an icebox. The old
sound box that regaled the patrons of
the palace of the wet goods King with
cheerful jazz is now grinding cut the
stun hat cheers at rs cents a throw.
ias expensive music ought to be eX-
n5laratng. The old timer thinks that
Berry is getting queer lately. He
may degenerate into a soda pop ped
glef' he thinks. If Berry ever did
N3t we would expect to see him don
black suit, buy a prayer book and
X 10 Sammy Nyquist's Sunday school
class regularly.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28

A law in Virginia requires pedes-
trians to walk on the left hand side of
highways where they may watch ap-
preaching danger instead of being run
down from behind. Sounds reasonable.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
CROP STRIKE THREATENED FOR NEXT YEAR
Farmers May Refuse Put In Crop They Cannot Reap
Native Bankers and Business Men Aroused to Danger
Tenant Farmer Serfdom Looms Loan Companies Be-
come Overlords of State.

The following article which is reprinted from Great
Falls paper shows Illuminating way what is transPring
the farms of Northern and Eastern Montana today 1t
would appear that crop sharks have descended the state like
of hungry locuss bent upon eating every green
and living thing the farmer raises
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
PENDING LAWSUITS WORRY AL LAWRENCE
Wright to Sue for False Imprisonment = Williams Anege
Lawrence Solicited Brbe While Lawrence Says 1t Is tn
Other Way-Funny Scobey Mixup to Be Aired in Court

Driven desperation by the terrific exposures OF the
many sinister recent happenings in Scobey and angered by
the publication the Producers News of the intention of the
Federal district attorney prosecute Berry Stephens early in
September the old gang in Daniels county pulled another
~o+,,r
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
'IDLE HOUR" FIGURES
IN COURT ACTION
Football Is Target Abatement Proceedings Started by Eck
son-Aleges Sale of Intoxicating Liquor

County Attorney Erickson made and filed complaint
asking that the frame building, occupied by George
Wright in the city of Penywood be abated nuisance with
the clerk of the district court last TUESDAY.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28

Denver-Elias Marsters appointed prohibition direc
for district with headquarters Helena Mont pres
will be the supervision of federal prohibition enforcement
WYOMING Idaho and Montana
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
Shake Il jim Montana
Prohibition Forces

Elias Marsters Enforcement Director of Idaho Rule Mon
tana Wyoming and Idaho District With Headquarters in
Helena = Idaho Was Dry Bone Under His Admins
tration.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
WESTLAND MAKES
ANOTHER 2 CENT CUT
Scobey Concerns Latest Move May Force Continental to
Follow Suit All Over Montana-Lowest Price in Plenty
wood Is Now 272 Cents Retail and Is Cents Wholesale.
INDEPENDENTS AND STANDARD OIL Clash

Battle for Supremacy Rages While Consumer Gets Gas at
Prices Ranging From 1879 Cents at Wichita to % Cents
at Rapid City, s. D.Montana People Pay Highest Price
In Country.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28

FIGHT AGAINST CROP CRABBERS ATTRACTS WIDE ATTENTION
Report Failure in Shen-
dan County to Their Masters

Blame Producers News for Determination of Farmers De-
fend Their Rights-Famers MercessIy Robbed in Other
North Montana Counties.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
BLOND BEss OPTNEs

the boss ~ stock stock promoter called on
sOcksp ne has to ..unscrew.. his
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
YOU CAN'T BLACKMAIL Me-"
SHERIFF TELLS GANG EMISSARY

Amazing Story of Treacherous Attempt Besmch Charac-
ter of Man Gang Cannot Control COnspratOrs Cover in
Terror Daniels County Farmers Become Enaged at Ne
farious Plot
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
rroNONY CAL"

"LlO-,T- I'M editorial columns will be
~ article showing how the
i9-Hl q @eI5zertised economy bunk
raca ar''- n practice. The figures
FaIA' = the article specifically refer
9s- 5 Dakota. They tell a very
e l.--irg S.-.. story. Let US now turn
h. prairies of North Dakota
--..- --a JungIes Of Washington D. C.,
Z. y ir- Dumb Cal' who seems to
[s vs.. secured the political copyright
--.5 .s gr0d Economy" We hate to
.yro.e 1 =. tire hypocracy of the little
- S,rikeoreaker, who now sits in
- g..'-- residential chair like a frog in
+. - 5Hanuc ocean. But for the sake
Z. u rass education OF the public it has
h done Cal has just come for
WI with the budget of government
..rsrsas --- for the next financial year.
E ais for an expenditure Of nearly
s~r million dollars which IS an in
-sasa III over 300 per cent over
-F@- the government spent ten years
ago.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28

What is the reason for all this in
.,sseq In 1910 government eX-
rT.ss amounted to $639,502, ,470, not
ending the Postal Service and sew
s,aI other self-supporting depart
-s--s of government. Of that amount
-ro.t5irds. S432, ,376,782, went 10 pay
En- wars past and to prepare for wars
n tbe future. The last budget pre-
Tara5 bv President Coolidge calls for
srpaDditures of S3,l15,874,151. This
~ not include the postal service re-
arirements. Of that amount $780,
i25l5O will be spent to pay war deb, s
and to prepare for future wars.
Outside the ever-increasing army
IF pavroll swivel chair artists, who
decorate government offices and chase
abmt the country, where does this
vast sum Of money go? Did you ever
.top to think where the "fat boys
v6o put up Gals campaign expenses
oo- their profits? If you solve this
0restion YOU will see through the
economy" illusion and pick anything
but an old party voting column next
election.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
JUDGE S. E. PAUL
GRANTS DIVORCE

Decree Separates Gertrude Johnson
From Her Husband-She Charged
Him Vile, PrOfane and Abusive and
Failed to Provide for Her Support.
, 1925-01-07
BEAUTY PARLOR
IS EXPANDING

For the eighth time since her es-
adjustment in Casper, Betty Cooner.
proprietress OF Betty's Beauty Par
Tor, has announced a general en-
largement OF her business quarters
N order to keep pace wit hthe great
advance in business felt since tile
first OF the year. The parior will
remain In its present location in the
Tribune Building. but has been en-
larged to take In what was formerly
the Tribune Barber Shop. In the
new space afforded by this change
Betty has placed two special chairs
for the bobbing OF. ladies' hair and
has allowed the present waiting
room to extend into the new add
ton.
Betty is assisted in her work by
Sam Cooner who formerly owned
and operated the B~ecklinger Build
ing Barber Shop before moving his
chairs to the Tribune building,
Across the entire front OF tho new
and enlarged beauty parlor Is a
| show case filled with dainty toilet
articles which will delight every Cas-
per lady who enters the establish
ment. Every one of the modern
booths are private and comfortable
| and the operators r generally con
| ceded to be Casper's best.