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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
DEATH TAX MAY REDUCE STATE DEFICIT

Butte, MOnt.-InventOry and ap-
praisement of the estate of Former
Senator w. A. Clark, filed in district
court here today, fixes the total value
at S47,763,5O8.49. It is signed by
James C. Phillips, James K. Heslet
and Phil c. Goodwin, appraisers.
1t includes Liberty bonds of face
value of S8,13S,5OO. first loan.
Property within Montana or sub
Property within Montana or subject
to it's jurisdiction aggregates $16,123,
061.85; Pennsylvania, $2,7O9,OO8.66;
District of Columbia, $21, ,315.68; New
York, $1,598, ,32O.52; New Jersey, 49,
219,91752; Colorado, $24,732.00; Ne
vada$129, .981.63; Utah, S845, 100000;
California, $2,916,442.11; Delaware,
$8,178, ,426.00; Arizona $1,346, ,509:35;
and Washington, S655, 1876.
In the list Of property in Montana
or subject to its jurisdiction are in
cluded the liberty bonds; $4,000
shares of the Missoula Public Service
company, $2,500,000; $4,000 shares
i of the Western Lumber company, ST,
/ 648,000; balance on deposit in w. A
! Clark and Brother bank, Butte, S2,-
| 489, 1929; entire capital stock and
bonds of Butte Electric Railway com
pany, S706,000; 100 shares of capita
stock of National Bank Of Montana
at Helena, $4,000; 1881 shares Of
stock in Montana Hardware company
Butte, $123,810; private railroad cal
/ S35,0O0; bond of Hamilton Cerea
and Flour company, Hamilton, S13,
500; two-thirds interest in Clark Banl
at Butte, $166,666.67; besides stool
in Butte County club, Elks club, Col
umbia Association, Butte, and persona
effects.
Corporate stock Of the City of New
York is appraised at $4,668,000; Penn
sylvania Commonwealth bonds at 81,
74,4O2.50; registered bonds of tn
city of Rochester, New York, $2,55O
, 900; Jersey City Bonds, face value
81 100000; city bonds of Elizabeth
N. j., face value 100000; bonds c
Hudson county, New Jersey, 100000
bonds Of Atlantic City, N. j., $25O,OOI
par
Delaware assets include $64,O4
Continued on Page Four)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
WHAT THE "GANG SHEET" SAID

WHAT THE "GANG SHEET" SAID
"Some very embarrassing questions
are now being asked in PlentywoOd
these days, with no one willing to as
sumo the responsibility of an author
itative reply"
cone of these is: What became of
the evidence against the Plentywood
dives which was procureG.Dy Commits
sioner Ed. Iverson on July fourth?
Mr.. Iverson discreetly remains silent,
hoping that in some way tie PrOduc-
ers Moose can put up a smoke screen
that will over-rule the question"
I
"When he completed the simple
task of buying several bottles of
booze in several Plentywood wet
goods establishments he was quite
proud of his Volsteadian accomplish
ments and prepared the public to view
the spectacle of Sheridan officialdOm
.swooping down on the lowly piggers
and abolishing them all at one fell
swoop.
"But nothing of the kind hap
/ pened.
'The piggers were tipped off to get
their stuff out of the way before mid
night Saturday night, after they had
disposed of as much as they could to
the crowd of July Fourth celebrators
''Mr. Iverson, a farmer, county
commissioner and very staunch farm
er-laborite did his share. He supplied
the evidence and placed it in the
hands of the proper county authofi-
ties"
''That was the last heard of it, as
far as the public is concerned. What
became of the evidence? Why didn't
the officials take action? Why didn't
Mr.. Tverson either force the sheriff to
act or expose them through that
great exterminator Of corruption, the
Producers News?
"And the question remains unan-
swered.
: ''The only answer seems to be the
rumor that the officers told Mr.. Iver'
son to "forget it." Then close po'
litical friends came along and IN
formed Mr.. Iverson that he was sit
ting pretty coed now with the bosse!
and don't get yourself IN wrong b!
! making it tough for the otf1clais.
''But Mr.. Iverson was not alone Il
= his evidence seeking. He had othe
, gentlemen with him. Who put tn
: Quietus on them?
VI
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
GIRL WIFE
CALLS

GIRL WIFE
CALLS
Just before he left the Jail his girl
wife. whom he had recently married
at Stanley. n D., called to see hlm
and kissed him goodby through the
heavy bars of the prison strong box,
as hot tears streamed down her face.
Slonim was arrested last week by
Sheriff Salisbury on complaints made
nv several Homestead people, that
/ he had taken money on orders 1or
Goods and subscriptions for newspa-
pers. The goods or the newspapers
never came. On further inquiries pc
inc made it was found that Slonim
represented the u. S. Woolen Co. OF
MINNEAPOLIS and the WoOlen company
charge that he never turned IN the
money he collected as down payments
on orders intended for them. Inc
Woolen Company further charged
{ that he had induced them to send hln
some money on various occasions
! which he never paid back.
: He was living on the fat of tn
: land until he established connections
D with Chas. Reifenrath, manager o.
: the Montana Record Herald. Iha
r gentlemen, being desirous of lettini
:, DIR. Landstrum's "Bull'' roam owe
the open spaces of eastern Montana
Z hired Slonim as solicitor for the Kec
T ord Herald. He did a thriving busl
a ness and kept his car well filled wit
e gasoline as he went from hamlet t
r town telling of the glories of Char
ley's paper. But angry subscriber
r soon began to lombard the Recor
lie Herald office demanding the pape
v they paid for or the money they pa
a with. This in turn caused Charlie
ne to get very angry with the result tn;
~ the wires between Helena and Plel
az tywood became very hot and one
the strong men of Sheriff Barn,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13

KNOWN
FARM LEADER
Mr.. Bouck, who was for years pre-
sident of the Washington State
Grange, is a nationally known farmer
leader who has spent a lifetime IN the
service Of the tillers of the soil. He
is one of the best speakers in the
United States and his first meeting
in the Farmer-Labor Temple is likely
to be long remembered in Montana.
Start making arrangements now to
attend Bouck's meeting around first Of
i December and hear his message to the
farmers of Montana.
SEN. ANDERSON
WRITES
While the announcement of the
coming of BOuck has created stir
letters favoring the formation of a
Farmers organization continue tC
pour into the Office of the Producers
News from every county in the state
The suggestion contained in the spe
cial article in the News a month age
, has met with a more widespread re
r sponse than was at first anticipated
, In this weeks issue we print letter
, from old warhorses like Senator And
: erson, Luverne Hamilton, HarloV
! Pease and others discussing variou
. nhases of the question. Letters fror
Senator Hannah of Sweetgrass couI
tv. F. L. Buzzel of Pondera and man
others reached US too late Tor publ
F. cation this week.
o FOUNDATION
y BEING LAID :,
81 The letters, appearing on Il
le editorial page of this paper, are u
le ioue in Montana. Never before h;
progressive sentiment been SO all
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13

"WiIl Mr.. Iverson please give the
nublic some information on the sub
ject? The people>of Sheridan county
would like to know.
evil the Producers News please
inform its readers as to what became
of Mr.. Iverson's evidence? and send
its usual marked copies to the chair
man of the anti-saloOn league, the
attorney general, the district attOr,;
ney, the department OF justice and
the federal judges?
If not, why not?
"Will Sheriff Salisbury or County
Attorney Erickson not inform the
poor, dumb public as to why they
failed to act or refused to act after
Mr.. Iverson had put the evidence IN
! their hands?
eve pause for a reply"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
PLENTYWOOD Will Get 1927 CORN SHOW

Sheridan County won a larger num-
ber of prizes than was expected at
the Northern Montana Corn and Pure
Seed show held at Glasgow.
The twenty prizes won on corn was
especially surprising. Prizes were
won on corn in every class entered,
except one. Sheridan county won the
Sweepstakes Cup for corn in the
Bows and Girls Club Work Division,
besides eight other prizes. In the
open classes for corn eleven prizes
were won, including first prize on
Yellow Flint.
The Banner for the leading county
in prizes won on grasses and forage
crops was awarded to Sheridan Coun-
ty. Sheridan County also tied for
! first place with Phillips County in
number of awards taken in small
grains. Exhibitors from Sheridan
/ County won first prize on Kubanka
| Durunn, first on Peliss Durum, first
on Emmer, and first and Sweepstakes
on Marquis wheat.
Fifty-four entries were made from
Sheridan County and forty-nine
prizes won.
Glasgow.-Friday closed the North
ern Montana Corn and Poultry show
at Glasgow, with TAP entries, the
largest event ever staked in northern
Montana in many respects. The
weather was ideal. The total attend
] ance is estimated at close to 5000
The exhibits were Of high class il
both the corn and pure seed, as wei
as in the poultry show.
County Collective Exhibits
High honor in community COLLECTIVE
: exhibits in grain and grasses wa
awarded to Sheridan county, in corr
: to Roosevelt county, and in potatoe
+. to Blaine. The judges, Clyde Mckee
agronomist of Bozeman; M. A. Be
and Supt. George Morgan of tn
. Northern Montana Experiment sta
: ton, worked hard from noon the sec
:; ond day to noon of the third to CON
!. plete their work. The large ArmOr
|, building was not large enough to hcl
:; all the exhibits. There were TAP er
:. Continued on Page Four)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13

When this was written the auth
or must have been suffering from
an acute attack of fictiOnal epllep-
sy or be harbOring a desire to mis-
inform the uniformed. "Why
didn't the officials take action,
asks the gang ink singer. If he
took the trouble to look up the re-
cords of the Clerk of the District
Court he would find that the Off
ciaIs DID take ACTION and took
it in a way that the statute OF lIml-
tatiOns cannot run against it and
work in the interest of the bootleg
gers as is prevalent in counties not
so miles from here. The records
show that the following cases were
filed in the District Court, August
10, 1925, by County Attorney Err
icksOn:
State of Montana VS.. n. D. John
son ed IversOn, infOrmant).
State of Montana VS.. Henry
Krebsbach CEds IversOns Inform
anti.
State of Montana VS.. George
Wright ed. IversOn. InfOrmant). }.
State of Montana VS.. John VOL.
ters ed. IversOn, infOrmant).
The above are the cases the
gang sheet seems to think the peO
6Ie are asking about. They were
omen for inspection when the IL
beIOus screed was written and cir
cuIated and are open today. They
give the lie direct to the gani
sheet.
Mr.. IversOn will meet and con
found his accusers on this subjec
at any time and place they name
The Producers News is givin
the information asked for.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
AMERICAN LEGION
PUTS ON GOOD CARD
Fair Crowd Witnesses One of the
Best Fight Shows Ever Staged in
PIentywOOd Wednesday (Armistice
Day) At Orpheum Theatre.

Last Wednesday afternoon the
lovers of a good fight had an oppor-
tunity to get their hearts desire,
when the American Legion boys
staged a boxing show at the Orpheum
Theatre in this city.
Heinrichmeier and Marsh were first
in the preliminaries and the boys put
UP a good show and put the crowd
in excellent humor by their cave-man
tactics in the ring. Marsh won in the
second when the second for Heinrich
meier threw in the sponge after the
RAYMOND battler reached his seat at
ter a strenuous round.
The semi-fnal between Louis
'eWop' Brcmberg and Baker Nelson
was another tough battle, but Louis
was a little too clever for Nelson and
had the latter outboxed, finally clos
| ing the right eye of Nelson in the
fourth, which caused that young man
to have his second throw in the
sponge as he figured two eyes were
better than one. Nelson put up a
good fight and with a little training
would undoubtedly make a mighty
tough boxer to beat.
"Wop" surprised the crowd with
the ease in which he ducked anC
side-stepped vicious swings and these
who came expecting to see young
Bromberg finch after receiving {
few good wallops were disappointed
Louis has got the endurance and vii
give and take with the best of them
which fact he proved when he con
quered a fighter of the calibre of Mel
son.
The main bout was a scream from
the beginning to the end of the tel
rounds. Fighting with clevemess anc
Continued an page 4
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13

William Bouck President of the Western Progressive
of the State of Washington will deliver addresses in
Sheridan County early in December. He will tell how that
organization works and what has accomplished for the
farmers of his state. His addresses will be valuable contbu
the discussion in reference the formation of real
farmers organization now going on in the state.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13

Sheriff Salisbury and the Co. At
torney ACTED. If county officials
in other counties did the same
thing il would not be necessary for
a Federal District Attorney to de-
nOunce laWlessness in their vlclnI-
ty; for an anti-salOOn league head
to spend a week denOuncing viola
tions of the prohibition law IN
their city; for federal officials to
be permanently quartered on their
town and for the inhabitants Of the
county to form a secret vigilance
committee to protect the rights
and property Of its citizens from
car thieves and murderers th'
county officials fail to apprehend.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13

given expression to by men who are
leaders in their counties all over the
state Unmoved by the enthusiasm
Of a mass convention they are ham
mering their ripe experiences in Mon
tana into coherent form and are lay
ing the foundation of a movement
newer and different and greater than
any of the past The thoughts given
expression to by these men today may
sweep Montana like prairie fire to-
morrow. The readers of the News
have an opportunity, by reading the
discussions, to see a great organiza-
tiion in the making. 1t is good to
know that they are taking advantage
/ of it.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
GEORGE WRICHT'S
CHRYSLER STOLEN
AT CULBERTSON

Mrs. Geo. Wright drove to Culbert-
son last Monday where she was to
meet her husband, whom she expected
home from Great Falls. she left the
car stand in the street and after an
hours shopping she returned to find
it gone. She at once reported the
occurrence to the authorities and up
to this writing she has not regained
possession of her car which was
new Christler Sedan. She returned
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13

They are sincere in their belief that
they are serving a real economic pur-
pose by taking the trolley or the
bus or the train periodically and buy
ing the things they need in some
large city near their home. An elO-
quent stranger from the city, in the
form of a department store adver-
tisement, or a mail order house cata-
Iogue, has explained the matter to
them in great detail and perhaps
some logic" says an exponent of the
"Trade at Home" movement, continu-
ing he said:
Coin Put Into Motion
''It is true that such buyers, by
carrying their money out of town In
fpersOn, or sending it out by money
order, are putting their money into
motion. That is one step in the pro-
cess of circulation as it is known by
economists and business men. The
dictionary says in defining circula-
ton: Motion around or through
something back to the starting point. .
Nothing come back in the kind of
circulation" they are trying to put
under way. Value received would
come back To- the community, if If
were the right kind of circulation.
That is the theory of all sound bust
ness. Nothing must be lost in the
Rcycle, whether the return is in money
or in kind.
The money or the purchasing pow
er, that is in a small community Is
like the reservoir of water that /;
stored up behind a dam. The big
CONTINUED on Page Three
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
PEOPLE In
TRACK ACCIDENT
Fisher Breaks Leg and Others are
wounded in Speedster Collision,
Two Miles from PlentywOOd.

Two railroad speeders came tOgeth-
er in a head on collision. two miles
west of PlentywOOd Wednesday night,
resulting in a wreck which caused
three men to be taken to the hospital.
II appears that Chas. CarbOne, sec
fion foreman at RedstOne~ and his
helper Sam Ohanasian. who were un-
loading cinders at PlentywOOd, start
ed for Redstone in a track speeder
Wednesday evening. At the same
time G. N. Hneman M. J. Fish
er were speeding to PlentywOOd in
the same kind of vehicle on the same
track. Two miles west of PlentyWoOd
a head on collision between the two
speedseters occurred resulting in the
following casualties: NJ. j. Flsner
one broken leg and several bod!
wounds; Chas. CarbOne several cuts
on forehead from which he bled pro
fusely and Sam Ohanasian, man!
bruises and blue spots on body.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13

according to reports reaching this Of
fee as the Producers News goes to
press. The town team led in the first
half but the everlasting pep of the
Younger men carried the day in the
last half.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
Copper Baron Had
Property in Many States
upIuurIIrun,uunlnuuIn NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Appraisal of Estate Fixed By Heset Philips and Goodwin,
Employees of the Late Millionaire Administration
Should Check Figures-Rch Mining Properties in Butte
Said to Be Undervalued in Apprasement Dead Million
ale Made Most of Money in Butte But Spent 1t Else
where.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
BOUCK TO SPEAK in
EASTERN MONTANA

Nationally Known Farm Leader VIII Speak in Eastern Mon
tana About December 1-Will Deliver Important Mess
age to PeopIe-Letters from Progressive Men in Nearly
Every County in State Cause Wide Interest and Crystal
lie Sentiment for Organization.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
THE TRUTH

Nobody IN PlentywOOd is asking
such questions except discredit-
ed politician who is charged with
altering state records.
The evidence secured by Mr.. w.
ersOn was at once properly labeled
and sealed and is now in the GUS
tOdy of the court. This paragraph
is a gratuitOus insult to the in
tegrity of Mr.. IversOn, who does
not drink. and is contempt of
court and of Judge the gang can
not control.
This effort to ridicule Mr.. Iver-
son because he showed a high de-
gree of public spirit in assisting
his brother officers is actuated by
the malice of those who do not like
the loyalty to the farmers of the
Sheridan County Commissioner
When Mr.. IversOn secured his evil
dence he turned it into the proper
officials and he made affidavits IL
support of his charges as is Gus
tOmary in such cases preliminary
to the filing of the information.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
PLENTYWOOD H. S. WINS
FIRST GAME OF BASKETBALL

The Plentywood High School team
plaved the first game of the season
Thursday evening with the local town
team, winning by a score Of IA to Il
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13

force came with heavy irons to take
the slender and elusive confidence
man with he Picadilly mustache to
the capitol city to stand trial.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
CONFIDENCE MAN WORKED
FOR MONT. RECORD-HERALD
SIonin1 Was Arrested By Salisbury After Buncong Many
People-Collected Much Money for u. S. WoOlen CO.
Woolens Never Carne-Talen in Chains to Helena By
Deputy Cough.

Ben Slonim one Of the most slippery confidence men
who ever operated in Eastern Montana, taken 70 Helena
last Wednesday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Cough of Lew
is & Clark county On of his reputation for wggng
out of as and handcu he chained by the Helena deputy
sheriff when taken from the Pentywood county Jail
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
CIRCULATION
IS NECESSARY

Money Away from Home
Town Does Not Benefit Your Busi-
ness Men or Your TOwn-MaI Or
der Houses and Large City Depart
ment Stores Only Undermine the
Prosperity of Home Community.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
Glasgow Exhibition
Was Huge Success

Sheridan County Won Two Out of Four Banners Given
County Collective Exhibit: 1st Grain Banner; 1s Grass
and Forage Crops Two of the Four Silver Cups Offered;
Sweepstakes on Corn-Boys' and Girls Club Work;
Sweepstakes Marquis Wheat.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
MOORE
PUT ON BIG SALE
V.,IS ISiashed on SlO,OOO Stock of
Arsr lSe-S250 Radio Given
I,Is,l' I % Holder of Lucky Number.
SaIe 70 BE Given from Start Of

Sale y be Given from Start of
Is NJ .sSle of the Producers News
,}a ny y Moore store, better known
y F-.s .- Cash Store, appears a
put ~ 'Li....fo,,auclng y. a large sale to
ai1g T..Sat ~ mat progressive firm be
r - y Wednesday, November 18Th.
s.e5 tbat .,.'5fVlew with Mr.. Moe. he
a.bar on account of the had
u,5 ~ experienced during the the
avsnbgs,. october and first Dart OF 81
liked a5s s'sy md themselves over
o,k "a ',.5 MN N order to reduce the
ientv .iele tI 1t can be handled con.
1000 ~ Iiaey are putting on G a his 6ie
,e enrbo.. Mr.. Moe also wished +
to II 5ea-a.ulc;al!y that the mercban
tenal tbs4 bs4lq IS not shelf worn q
fresb ~.tS sto.,1 has been carried over
The new ,oOA DS received this fall.
that ina nave proven by foIme
S-up ana y DO not believe in
lg1al oric. c eat down policy and tb
aeiss s'1is sale. Is cut to the quick ila dul hi
s,.s.ae, at III tbs reduced 51 price of me-
-'es win 'bs ~ opening of this sal
-,oful S95l0a = cash purchase 1I ~
s~l viii be beO ! radio on which Il
i... win reo.ilwn = girawn and the Iucl
''' carst8sse t1gSeive this fine set t'6i d.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13

Office boy to new clerk:-"Hey,
what are you laughing at that guys
jokes for, he amt no boss around
here"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
Sheridan County Farmers Win Many Prizes
Ananias Was A Piker
n.nuuuuuuuuuru.nun.uupruuauuunrnra'HaI

How the Daniels County Kept Press Caumnaes Sheridan
County Oficials-Base Insnuations Against Ed. ersOn
-Libes Salisbury and Erickson Exposed and Refued
Editor of ScObey Oracle Suffering From Fctional Epi
lepsy
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
55A.AhERS AND
hElElYERS MEET

laE Saturday several ex-bankers,
ers and one regular banker met
5leltywood and circled around in
81 i9mation They spent a good
.a Of their time travelling between
y u pa Bank Of Sheridan County and
2lc library building recently
by the county. They did not
-r the public as to the object of
S- Sheridan County Bankers
- No. I into executive session, but
whispered that the sale of the
- - q Sheridan County was earn
discussed the formation of a
ls cooperative bank was round
Sllemed and ways and means
nance and extend the fund fo1
s-Ime1t Of receivers were con
Those attending the meet.
moulded n L. Nelson, Oscar Gul
t Fred Ibsen, Receiver. Car
IA saa5er. Mark Olson. Receiver
rraa Lake and sometimes J, w