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VOTE FARMER-LABOR STRAIGHT

Vote the Farmer-Labor ticket straight-heed not
the "best man" argument
good man with bad party, or bad man in
a good party is in a bad fix: good man in a
bad party is helpless-a bad man in a good party
is prevented from doing much damage And the
6est man is after all matter of opinion only.
The best man then always wins, though he may
be a bad man.
An administration is only as strong as its weakest
link A party entrusted with the administration
and power IN county with one or two weak links
in the way of opposition officers is not entrust-
cd with the government. 1t is crippled from the
start and rendered powerless
government can only be carried on by means
Of party-it cannot be carried on by hodge
podge of free lancers and opposing individuals.
Either vote the Farmer-Labor ticket straight or
vote the Republican ticket straight
Be sensible and consistent
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cinity and did more than am,
man for Medicine Lake. 10y other
key away from the Indians nv Dros WINS
ed the Indian children and tt1o1eet- tet-
Protestants and Catholics alilro lated ed
honorable and upright John 6.%as was
"a big Democrat and a Roman Iqiley Gagy
olic). '''' Oath-
l, too, had the honor and nIooa
Of meeting that distinguished gdi'aSute aSi
Of Democrats that DR.. and NJ P9[Oy II,
Daniels were taking across to e. S;JAc NC
and l think the people of tho tSSlley Stsy
of Montana should feel hapnv r. @IdVe ~
could help to elect the Hon = U'ey
Walsh President of the United So D.
l believe the Klan believes IN y'''ses it
tice toward Themselves and ever,;o,s JUS
else. y yone
They are strictly against wbisl,.u
1 hope c. E. Conner will not ,,3ATy' ~
elected to the Supreme Court me Oe
not surprised the Hon. B. K. WbooIS was
er did not come to this part Of ~, t5o
country to talk for C. E. Conner me :
was pleased.
l was pleased to see the wav Conn
ty Attorney Erickson and Sber;fs
Salisbury handled affairs when tbaI llI
came down to Homestead last snrinS,
when the two people were found iS
the river "
I think we have a man as Chan
cellor of Montana University (Prof
M. A. Brannon) that the farmers
would all like and be pleased to send
their children there for an education
if they knew him.
/ also think the National Guard is
good for this country. The bows
learn to work together in harmony
and have a greater respect for our
American flag.
Thanking you for publishing this
in paper,
Respectfully,
MAY c. JACOBSON.
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BIRDS OF A FEATHER

1t is an old proverb that "we can Judge dog
by the company he keeps"
Another one, the product of the wisdom of
ages, asserts, Birds of Feather Flock Togeth-
er"
And these old sayings just about state the
truth-it has been the experience of the writer,
that these old sayings are true all of the time.
Now let US come to the politics of Sheridan
county
We have two sets of candidates on the ballots
for the consideration of the voters the set on the
Farmer-Labor Ticket and the set on the Repubi-
can ticket.
Now, who are those on the Farmer-Labor tic
ket? What has been their political sentiment
and affiliations of the past?
A moments thot will recall that every man on
the ticket are men who have fought the graft
conditions that once were rampant in this county
and which plunged this county into debt over
Sl2OOOOO in few short years: men who fought
these conditions consistently; men who have al
ways stood for the farmers and for policy in
their interest: men who have been elected and re-
elected on the issue of the policy they have car
rid out and the records they have made
On the other hand, these men have been fought
by what designate as the "old gang' day in
and day out, with devotion and consistency
worthy of better purpose. The 'old gang
which was in power during the days that graft
and loot reigned supreme in this county; when
the county was plunged million and a quarter
dollars ito debt; when the seed grain swindles
were put over, and wild oats and foul weeds were
seeded from one end of the county to the other;
when the $27OOOO were deposited in the Sheridan
County State Bank without bonds and which
transaction alone cost the county nearly S2O0OOO
the price of an elegant court house; these things
besides many other doings of similar character
has opposed the group on the Farmer-Labor tic
ket at every election. It has not been converted
by deed or accomplishments. It is nothing to
them that the debts have been paid, that taxes
have been reduced, that the expense of operating
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Antelope, Mont.
October IL, 1926.
To Producers News:
Election is soon at hand. Thanks to
County Surveyor Rasmussen for the
explanation he gives US about the
3 cent gasoline tax. l hope the
voters will heed to his warning and
Vote against the cents tax in
measure No. 81.
Will say that in Dakota, farmers
do not pay tax for gas used in trac-
tors on the farms. The tractor is
not on the highway after it reaches
the farms and gas used for farm
work ought not to be taxed. The
tractor men ought to see if Montana
has such law as North Dakota in
regard to tax on gas for tractors.
| have also warning to the Vot-
ers on November End. 1t is in re-
gard to measure No. 80. Please vote
against Repeal of the Prohibition
law. Let them fellows be knocked
out. If you get wine and beer back,
we may have to use the fist. Now
you can do it with the Vote. For
the welfare of the race, vote against
the Repeal. If any one says it is
worse now than open saloons, it is a
lie pure and simple. Therefore I ap-
peal to every Christian man or wOm-
an of all denominations or creed, if
you belong to a church or not, to
line up with the prohibition force
and vote as such.
We have difficulty now to pass
autos on the roads, it will be more
dangerous still if they are drunk
drivers.
Why do we have that bad slang:
women and Wine, When the wine
goes in, the "Wise" goes QUITS
Norwegian saying.
MalOnye and Parks, anti-prohibi-
tionists, ought to be ashamed of
themselves, representing the bad ele-
ments in society. 1t reminds me of
the Good Government League of
Sheridan county years ago. The
members of the League were saloon
keepers every one of them. They
sure are gentlemen-after they got
your money and get you drunk in
side the saloon, they will in their
white aprons, throw you outside and
leave you there for a sober man to
pick you up.
You voters are responsible to help
the "piggers" to stay dry.
Think it over, Voters, and for Gods
sake, vote against Measure No. 80.
j. o. BRENSDAL.
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Oct. IL, 1926.
Producers News,
Plentywood, Mont.
Dear Sir:
Have been reading your articles in
regard to County Commissioner and
l still think Frank French would be
a good man for the place.
You say "he is slick and smooth. !"
He always works very quietly even
with his threshing and plowing out
fits but he always gets the work
done rapidly and the men do not loaf
on the job. He has many of the same
men every year. He has the same
cook in the cook car for years and
his young daughters helped the cook
on the car this year. He has a wife
that is used to gingham dresses and
lots of hard work, so he won't need
to steal or graft from the county for
her to put on style.
You say the Klan is working for
French. I think they are a very
worthy organization and I do not
think the Scandinavians would be
against them if they knew what they
stood for. AS l understand it they
are against that order of the Catho-
lie church makes "that when a Cath
olic marries a Protestant the child
rem must be brought up in the Cath
olic church" That order has pre-
vented many happy marriages and
caused much misery and unhappiness
in the world. By this I do not mean
to say anything against the many
Catholic who have helped to build up
this country.
One of the men who will live in
the hearts of the people of this VII
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May Jacobson Thinks
French, the Klan and
Sen. Walsh are Alright

Homestead, Mont
Oct. 18, 1926.
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Peter Fiske for Miss Crone
Editor, Producers News:

Editor, Producers News:
Now just before election l think
it would be in order to say a few
words about the candidates that are
up for election. AS a clerk of
School district l am much interested
in who is going to be our next Sup
erintendent of Schools. l have known
Miss Emma Crone ever since she be-
came Superintendent of Schools and
would say that the voters would
make no mistake by electing her
again. The office has been run in
a business-like way without fear or
favor to anybody and l am sure the
rural district will get a fair chance
as long as she is in there.
Miss Crone understands the school
laws and gives us advice we can de-
pend on and save lawyers fees.
1t is fine thing for the clerks to
have their Trustees report made out
for them the way they are made out
now by Miss Crone instead of hav-
ing to make them out ourselves at
a busy time of the year like we used
to. About all we have to do now is
to get the trustees to sign them.
We know they are correct now, be-
cause our books are all audited by
the County Treasurer before the re-
port is made out.
Voters should disregard political
parties and vote for those who are
most fitted for the office.
l am Republican but I am going
to vote for Miss Crone.
PETER FISKE,
Clerk of School Dist. No. 80.
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Nels P. Miller Favors French

The Producers News,
Plentywood, Montana.
Gentlemen:
l hope you will grant me some
space in your paper to say a few
things about the county commission
er'S office. / am a blacksmith and
a worker. l am in close touch with
the farmers in doing their work and
/ think l know the kind of a man
the farmers and workers want for a
county commissioner.
cit is very important who is elect
ed county commissioner this fall"
"The future of the county depends
much upon whether the people select
Peter Helm or Frank French for
this important office"
l quote the above from the editori-
al which appeared in the Producers
News last week; it is a fact much
depends upon who is elected to this
office and l can say right here that
Frank French should be elected if
the best interests of the farmers,
workers and tax payers are to be
served.
have known Frank French for
eight years. He is the man who has
made a success of his own affairs.
He is a man who has the ability to
transact the big county business and
watch the expenditures, and keep
down the costs.
Mr.. French is a farmer and a
friends of the farmer and the work
er. The statement that he is picked
by a banker is not true and should
not be peddled to the voters who per-
haps do not know him.
EVERYBODY that knows Frank French
knows that he is a square shooter,
that he is fair and will give every
man his rights. AS county commits
sioner he has not been or ever will
be the tool of any banker. Ask any
farmer in any section of the county
that has had business before the
county commissioners, since he has
been a member and see what they
say about how they were used or
treated by him. They will all tell
you the same thing that he has al
ways been fair and has tried to help
them.
Frank French has proved to the
farmers what kind of a commits
sioner he is and they are all salts
fled and he is the kind of a man they
want.
While he has been farming all
these years, he, like other farmers,
watched the extravaganza of the
county officers and has seen money
wasted and knows what does not
help the farmer and what they do
not want. Frank French is among
the biggest tax-paying farmers of
the county, he knows how all are
burdened under high taxes and knows
that the farmers and workers want
economy used in every department of
the county.
The editorial referred to says if
French is defeated the present ad-
ministration will be continued; well,
maybe lot Of taxpayers do not want
the present state of affairs; you
know there are a lot of unnecessary
expenses put on the county and many
items costing the county hundreds Of
dollars that could be done away with.
If you know Frank French you
know he is the right man for the Of
flee and he will get your vote; if you
do not know him go to some farmer
neighbor that does know him and see
what he will tell you. Do not let
statements that are not true mislead
you and lose a good member from
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Medicine Lake Man
Thinks Different

Editor PRODUCERS News:
On the main road south of Medi-
cine Lake is a long grade. In order
to prevent this grade from washing
out, a plank fence was built on the
east side of the road a few years
ago.
In the spring of 1925 high water
lifted posts, planks and all, so it was
floating alongside the grade. The
grade was then ripraped with rocks.
Ole G. Nelson and his two boys,
Owe and Eddie, were hired to pick up
posts and planks and haul them to
John NorbO's yard. Later County
Commissioner Frank French ordered
the lumber hauled to his own yard in
Medicine Lake, saying it would be
more "safe" there.
Just how much lumber there was,
nobody seems to know for sure, but
the county paid Mr.. Nelson and his
boys $4,000 for hauling the lumber
this short distance. Mr.. Nelson and
his boys are considered good work
ers and no doubt gave the county
full value for the $4,000. Mr.. French
looking after the job and passing the
bill without objection much also have
thought it was worth the $4,000.
A few of the planks were used for
culverts, but where did the rest of
them go to and what become of the
posts, they have all disappeared
from Mr.. French's yard.
Some Medicine Lake people are
mean enough to say that our County
Commissioner used the lumber for
his sheep corral. The same people
are wondering if Frank could be
cute enough to use the county's lum-
Der for his sheep corrals and then
charge the material up to his part
ners and get paid for it.
A MEDICINE LAKE MAN.
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1InaB08
Mr.. Brensdal Writes

Antelope, Mont.
OofObol- 10 1905
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the Board of County Commissioners.
Frank French is fair, upright and
honest and he is the man the farm
ers and workers want to represent
them as county commissioner.
Vote for Frank French for econo-
my and Square deal for every
body"
Yours very truly,
NELS P. MILLER.
P. S. I am herewith enclosing
check of $500 for a years subscrip-
ton of your paper.
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LOOK OUT FOR THE ROORBACK

The ROcrbac minute to the voters about
candidate containing that time will allow the
attacked candidate to
is usually the cloth which the parties responsible
the
time and
There many months which which the
merits demes of the candidates before the There
Any statement out too late to permit usually false;
it should be treated a asehoOd.
Pay attention the rOOrbac not be mpeded last
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THE PROHIBTTIONLA

The voter on election day will be presented
with ballot initiated measure No. 80 which
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.STUIL Defends
COUNCIL

Champions of the Citizens AZ.
visory CouuciI rose ia it, defense
ii the meetings It i've citissns' AZ:
sooiations last night with the result
that Harry u. stuil, George y
Hayenner. DR.. g. p. Richardson.
ana George Reason. present mem
bers Of the body, were re-nominats1
and d. Il. Pullman and Pr. y. y.
Shoemaker were put UP fOr election
a committee ok i've, members u
the West END association. WIN -.
deavor to investigate the accom-
plishmenta of the council before de-
Gliding whether their body win up
hold the council, or add their dc.
nunciation to those of the George
town. Iowa Circle end Mid City AZ
sociations
Criticism Of the council has ITO
inception among special interests
which are trying to disorsdit the
work 81 the body, Harry NJ Stull
told the stanton Park Association.
He claimed that the council WAS
Edevoting much valuable time IN
giving what IS termed the opinion
Of the people .on affairs of the
District.
a special meeting az the council
held while Its accolnpl ishTnents were
being mulied over and q ted bE
hall .a-dozen associations, wae called
made last December on bill to
aesfa I,l4et, s Ifssxsy fsf1fln ar flfafra11ces
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CAPT. BOSKERCK
HEADS PATROL

Capt. F. S. Van BoskerclS, coast
guard, has been ordered to assume
command Of the Boring Sea patrol
force on April 10. according to Rear
Admiral Fred Billiard. comn1andant
of the Coast Guard Service. Other
shifts in the guard are as follows:
Commanders A. L. Gamble, from
duty as commandant of the depot
and assigned to headquarters in
Washington: r. Ridgely from com
nand Of Base 1 to duty as com.
Enander OF the depot at Curtis Bay.
Md; Eugene Blake, jr., from the
Seneca to headquarters in Wash.
ington: and p. w. Isauriat from the
Yamacraw to command Base 1.
Lieut.. Comdrs. T. G. Crapstsr
from further duty with Coast Guard
headquarters in Washington to com.
naand the Seneca; p. B. Eaton flcm
the Bear and assigned 20 head.
quarters of the Southern division.
W. K. Scammell, from the Algon
gum and assigned to the Rear;
Lieut.. w. S. Morse from head
quarters of the Southern division
and assigned to the Haida, effective
On April 1: Ensigns j. III. Martin
from the SnOhomish and TO the
Bear and j. A. Fletcher from the
Snohofnfsh and assigned to the AL
eanquin. Boatswain j. w. DAVIS
from Base s to the commander CT
the destroyer force for assignment
20 duty on destroyer basing on New
London.
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three divorce suits and is at pres
ent defendant in a $25O,0O0 aliena-
ton Of affections suit filed by
Joseph Quinn. owner of a chain of
jewelry stores in Michigan, faces
arrest on q perjury warrant sworn
out by his second wife, Vesta Tay-
Ior. il he appears in Michigan.
Josephine Raymond, the first wife,
obtained q, divorce in 1921, alleg-
Ing cruelty She named Vesta Tay.
lor as correspondent.
Raymond divorced his second wife
in Chicago. charging desertion. he
then went to Miami, Fla. where
he met Mrs. QUINN. Mrs. Gumm
obtained q divorce lin Yuctan, Mex,
and she and Raymond were mar
ried. QUINN had the divorce set
aside in the jackson County courts
and was finally granted a divorce
on the grounds of his wife's all
legged actions with Raymond.
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six SLIGHT TEMBL ORs
PUT QUEBEC ON EDGE

QUEBEC. March 2. This city
was on edge today following the
excitement Of last night when six
faint earth shocks were felt. They
came almost on the anniversary Of
last years quake and caused great
excitement.
No damage was reported by the
shocks, which resembled the sound
of heavy traffic over cObblest0r1es.
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SHOOTS DOCTOR.
AND HERSELF

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March
a.. Mystery surrounds the shooting
at Somerset Of DIR, Delma r.
weaver, widely known physician Of
Orange county, BY Mrs. Lille
stevens, q widow, who, after firing
three bullets into the doctor body,
attempted to end her own life.
Particulars are nleager. DR.,
Weaver, 1t is stated, was spending
the evening at the home Ut 4
friend when b phone call came
from Mrs. Stevens, who said that
one Of her children was ILL Re.
spending. DR.. Weaver drove 10 the
widows home.
He was met at the door bv Mrs.
Stevens, who asked: 'Is this Or.
Weaver"
Az the doctor answered Yes" the
woman Il said to have opened fire
with revolver. three shots taking
effect.
One penetrated the shoulder,
another split a finger as the doctor
threw UP his hand, and u third
pierced the left lung, close TO the
heart.
Mrs. stevens shot herself, the
bullet penetrating close to the
heart.
Mrs. Stevens was brought here
on the first Southern passenger train
passing through Somerset.
Her condition Is regarded as criti-
cal. Infection Of the wound ts
feared.
DR.. Weaver was brought to Uni.
versity Hospital on d later train
In charge Of DIR. Frank Scott. His
condition Is regarded as more
hopeful.
The physician, who is about SIS
years of age. has b wife and several
grown children.
One on his daughters teaches
school Iii Orange county.
Mrs. Stevens MIas befOre mar
riage Mrs. Carroll. uf A1bennArie
and Ii 50.
Her husband, who was four years
III the employ oK the Southern rail
way, committed suicide about three
years ago. There are three children
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mount RAINIER
IN new row

MT. RAINIER, Md, March 2.-
Another tense situation has de-
veloped in the deliberations Of the
mayor and town council Of Mt.
Rainier over the filling of the
vacancy created by the resigna-
ton of John A. Weller as council
man from the Fourth ward.
A special meeting February %,
called to fill the vacancy proved
fruitless and last night only the
mayor and one councilman were
present for the regular session.
Lacking a quorum, there was no
In the meantime friends OF Bert
r. Sager claim that he should
have been named to succeed
Weller.
According to Sager, he was led
NV the council to believe that
when he had obtained a petition
signed by the majority OF regis
tered voters In the Fourth ward
he would be named TO the seat,
provided there was no other petit
ton presented to the council.
Sager claims that he obtained q
petition bearing the signatures Of
$50 residents of the Fourth ward.
or these at least ninety are reg
istered voters, Sager claims.
He states there are approxi-
rnaaely 1875 registered voters in
the Fourth ward. He also states
that so Ear as he knows no other
petition has been presented to the
It Is expected that q special
meeting or the council win be
called later IN the week, when the
no f4ar viii hA taken IN again
Sager represented the Fourth
ward in the council from May,
1928, to May, 1925.
The present episode is another
In the series Of stormy ones which
has marked the administration III
Mayor Kenneth Bovay, elected last
May. DisagreeTnents caused q pro.
longed delay In the appointment q
town officials following the cleo
ticn, but until the present stu.
alton developed II had appeared that
the city fathers had practically
buried the l1atchet.
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81 a Day Scrubwoman
Leaves ST., 900
to Relatives

NEW YORK, March o..
Miss Dottie Wakefield, fifty
years old, scrub woman and
window washer in downtown Of
flee buildings in Oklahoma City,
died few days ago, leaving
$25, 900 in cash and securities in.
q stronghold.
The woman lived iii the Sal.
walton Army boarding home.
earned 81 to $1.26 d day. The
money will be turned over 20
relatives who live in Cameron,
La.
She also had $4,000 to her
credit in a Louisiana bank.
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SHIP COMPANY MUST PAY
For DEATH BY MOSQUITO
Ipboto 81 international

MANCHESTER. Eng. March 2.
"A British seaman, asleep in his
bunk on board ship In the harbcr
st Client, was stung BY mos
quito and died from poisoning.
Judge Leigh in the Manchester
county court has held that the
steamship owners were liable and
ordered them to pay the mans
widow 1000 compensation.
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Couple Wed rs Years

WYCKoFF Y. s., March Ar.
ana Mrs. John Demarest. aged 81
and 93. respectively, win ceIehfate
their 10th wedding anniversary -
day. Last year they received 8 per.
soIlaI letter Of congratulatiOu from
President Coolidge
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FIGHTS Al IMONY
Of 100000
b international News Service

JACKSON, Mich, March g..
sidney A. Raymond. wealthy Flori.
Ia real estate dealer, today notified
his attorney he would appear IN
court here Monday to fight the
100000 alimony suit of his first
wife. Josephine.
Raymond, who has figured in
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10 enable learners to play.
stringed Instruments, numbered
stops for the strings have been In
vented and music TO be used ii
printed III corresponding figures
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"a slide, see saw, and n1erry-go,
round have been combined BY an In
ventor into an Amusement device
FOR children, the chute being used
FOR all three purposes.