The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-24
ELECT HJELM COMMISSIONERS

ELEOl F1JELIM COMMISSIONER
The most important office to be filled this fall
is the office of County Commissicner-the cleo
ton Of a man to take the place of Frank French.
For this important office the farmers at the July
convention chose Peter HELM, well known and
highly respected farmer of the COmertown- McElrcy
country.
In endorsing Peter HELM the farmers made
happy choice-for Pete HELM is eminently quail
fled for this important office by education expert
ence and disposition. He will make an ideal COM
missioner.
Mr. HELM did not seek this nomnation-he is
net office seeker. No one was more surprised
than he when he was notified of his endorsement
by the conference of the Farmer-Labor party and
it was few days before he consented to enter the
race realizing as he does that the position requires
a high quality of public service for which the pay
is very inadequate
But being big man, man who has never failed
his community when it called him, he consented to
enter the aust and if elected faithfully serve the
people of Sheridan county county commissioner
Mr.. Helm is qualified for the office of commits
sioner both by natural ability and character He
knows the needs of the farmers and has the cour-
age to stand by his convictions. His election will
guarantee the continuation of the policy which has
reduced the taxes and paid the debts of the county
and which has made Sheridan county the most pros
porous farming county of the Treasure state
Mr.. Helm, a man of fine Scandinavian origin,
came to Sheridan county from Minnesota, many
years ago, in fact in 1910 He filed on a home
stead north of McElroy where he busted the virgin
sod, developed good farm and home and where he
is rearing fine family.
In all of the affairs Of oubIia vo4,ro
his community, Pete Helm has always taken a
leading part and has always requited himself in
such way as to deserve and receive the confidence
and respect Of his neighbors. Those who know Pete
Helm best boost him most and that is mighty
fine recommendation for any man.
Mr.. Helm has always been a progressive in pol
tics: was member of the non-partisan league and
when the Farmer-Labor party was organized he
joined it. He has joined and boosted all farmers
cooperative ventures.
Besides being the man for the job, Mr.. Hjelm
comes from the part of the county entitled this
time to representation on the Board of County
Commissioner territory that has always deliv-
cred solid vote for the party and which has new
er had commissioner, and so naturally now ex-
poets the voters of the county to reciprocate.
Mr.. Helms opponent on the republican ticket,
Frank French is a wealthy farmer from Medicine
Lake He has been in office for two years or will
be on January first. He was appointed to succeed
Jens Ibsen who resigned The appointment Of
French was the last official act of Judge Conner:
he made the appointment only few hours before
he retired. The appointment Of course should have
been left to Judge Paul but for obvious reasons it
was not.
Banker Powers of Medicine Lake, bosom friend
Of Judge Conner, is the man who was responsible
for the appointment of French and Banker Powers
knows what he is doing all of the time He is one
of the smoothest bankers in this section French
is Banker Powers contact with the government of
Sheridan county. French was selected not to rep
resent the farmers but to- represent the bankers
he was appointed to "bore from within" and he
has been boring quite successfully.
Of course during the past two years, as did Com.
Tyler before him, French has been pretty careful
Of his acts-he is foxy and smooth. He is waiting
for reelection and a six-year term when he will
disclose his real colors and expose his connections
with Banker Powers. Of course Banker Powers is
every day for Frank French. He is
not leaving a stone Unturned that might aid in
bringing about his reelection.
However, the farmers of Sheridan county are gcr
ing to elect Pete Helm Commissioner by large
majority come November q They are not going to
take any chances with bankers candidates.