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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11
Public Approves Move

Public Approves Move
Just as the clock struck six yester-
day morning six members of the
weaker sex" entered the office of
the McKee-Langer Co., removed all
the furniture and piled it in the space
between the library building and the
office of Attorney Paul Babcock.
They then moved in chairs, tables,
mirrors and cots to be used by the
mothers of Sheridan County, put up
a sign on the door and the window
which read: "Public Rest Room
and awaited developments. Several
people on their way to work saw the
furniture and looked and saw the
sign on the building and remarked
quietly to themselves: "Served them
right" as they passed along.
Mckee on the Street
The potent fact of the whole busi-
ness was that Mckee, who put many
a poor farmer out of his home, was
/ himself out on the street and a com
mittee of women from the Civic Bet
terment Club were in possession OF
the back room of the Library. The
shoe was now on the other foot anC
the evictOr was evicted. His furni-
ture was outside and he was walking
the streets looking in" while the
members of the civic organization
we're Hooking out" with amazement
at the antics of Mckee and his cot
erie of camp followers.
LANCER Appears on Scene
When the clock struck eight Ar
LANCER appeared on the scene ant
was taken by surprise as he noticed
| all the typewriters, desks and filing
cabinets of his company sitting Sc
Continued on page Eight
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BIG Sen. WALSH
STORY Held OVER

The first of a series of ar
ticles showing how Senator
Walsh favored bad Oil Laws
which Senator La Toilette Op-
pOsed-hOw his actions at the
time were in accord with the
wishes Of the Standard Oil Com
Dany and later when DOheny and
the Independent Oil operators
were beating the Standard at
their own game, Walsh was turn
ed loose on the enemies of Stand
ard Oil. This is the first of a
series of articles which viii tell
the inside story Of the investiga-
tons at Washington in 1924 and
what was back of them. The ar
ticles will create a sensation and
members of the legislature are
watching out for them.
Our readers throughout the
state must wait for another week
for the first Of these articles be-
cause of the press Of local news
this week.
''We must keep the home fires
burning" was what the Editor
said to the makeup man as he
reluctantly ordered the Walsh
Teapot Dome story lifted out of
the forms to make room for
big local article.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11
WINS FIRST
GAME FROM STANLEY

Last night the local quintet took
the first game Of two-game sched-
ule from the fast Stanley, N. D., bas-
ket ball team at the Farmer-Labor
Temple in this city by a score of SO
to 20.
The game was fast and furious
with Stanley far in the lead at first,
and Plentywocd constanaly whiting
down the difference, until the game
was won.
The game tonight should be a hot
one, as Stanley will go her best to
avenge the defeat of last night and
will try to even up the series if they
can.
All the fans should get out and
boost the local boys, and encourage
them to again duplicate last nights
victory.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11

der a nationalist government.
Looking for Excuses.
Realizing the perils of brazen in
terventionist policy the imperialist
powers are looking around for a way
out of the dilemma. In the guise of
friend of China, the United States
government is using its influence to
bolster up the discredited and weak
ened militarists. There are reports
current here that a tobacco company
is about to loan several millions of
dollars to Chang-Tso-Lin. This COM
pany is largely owned by American
capitalists but is under British regis
try. Hesitating to attack the Can
tonese without some plausible excuse
Kellogg is framing plot to Justify
Intervention when the first fake re-
port of an American death reaches
Washington from Shanghai.
Still Sending Troops
The government continues to rush
armed forces to China. Evidently
Coolidge has not the slightest inten.
ton of needing mass opinion adverse
to Wall Streets Chinese adventure
] Not since Woodrow Wilson indulgeC
in satirical jibes at the expense o.
his political opponents has a presi
dent treated congressional opposition
with such calculated contempt. Cool
idge is assured by the financial own
ers of the government that he stand
to lose nothing by a hardboiled poll
cy in China.
Attacks Soviet Union.
London, Feb. 6.-Reports of a bit
ter fight over the Chinese question
between two factions in the cabine
persist. The blood and iron group j
reported to be winning over the "mod
crate" faction led by Sir Auste
Chamberlain. Churchill is the leade
of the black jack brigade. It is rum
ored that Premier Baldwin is bein
won over to the Churchill faction.
The capitalist papers continue tn
agitation in favor of a rupture wit
CONTINUED on page Four)
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pointed.
BOuck Coming
National Director Bouck, who is
now in Wisconsin, is expected to ar
rive Friday and will give a resume
of the work of the organization since
the National Convention met in Min
neapolis. Most of the delegates viii
arrive Saturday morning. The viii
be very busy all Saturday and Sun
day but it is expected that a com
mittee from the Plentywood council
will have the privilege of entertain
ing them at banquet Sunday eve
ming.
Eastern Montana Well Represented
The organization has been about
eighteen months in existence and dur
ing that period has made remarkable
strides. 1t is a secret, pledge bound
organization and does its work with
out much show or noise. The fun
damental unit is the local council
where the head of the family func-
tions as dues-paying member. Each
member of the family is then entitled
to participate in the benefits of the
order. The County Council Of Action
is a central executive committee
having charge of the work of the or
ganization in the county. This body
is elected from the local councils.
There is a State Council and the
state convention is the supreme legis-
lative body of the movement within
the state.
PlentywOOd Council Meets
Monday, the 7th, very good meet
Continued on page Eighty
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Washington, D. CThe state department announcement
that MIR MacMunay, the American minister to Pekng was
instructed to lay before the military leaders of the opposing
Chinese armies proposal to neuaze around Shang
han considered here little short of definitely lining up the
United States the side of Chang TsoIin the Manchuran
bandit dictator.
With the revolutionary armies of the Naton government
sweeping on to Shanghai the mperasts using every sub
Orient With Shanghai in their hands and the revenue from
tariff on imported goods flowing into their treasury the Can
tonese would be position finish the task of DESTROYING
the reactonay marsts and unyng the whole country n
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
GRAFT
By Hans Rasmussen

How Plentywood School District
robbed the rest of the county out of
several thousand dollars is well
known all over the county, otherwise
the letter of Miss Crone, published
in this issue of the News, will ex-
plain the method used
1t might be well to mention, that
after Miss Crone had checked over
the census list, she invited the Plen-
tywood School Board to go over the
list with her to see if there was any
corrections to be made: the Board
never showed up. She also offered
that they could pay with time-war-
rants if the district was short of
Iccn~inued on Last Pagel
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11
COMMERCIAL CLUB
HOLDS LIVELY MEET
ING And BANQUET
Many Matters of Importance Were
Taken Up By Members and Dis
cussed-New officers Elected for
Coming Year.

The Commercial Club met at the
church parlors of the Lutheran church
Monday night, where a big banquet
was held and new officers of the or
ganizatiOn were elected.
Harmony and Cooperation, those
were the two things we wish to en-
phasize," stated c. B. Bull, retiring
president of the Club, at the banquet,
where he acted as toastmaster, and
kept the crowd in a good humor with
his vast store of wit and humor. For
this reason, Mr.. Bull asked speakers
representing all sides and factions to
give talks and they were all well re-
ceived.
Atty. T. w. Greer was the first
speaker of the evening and gave a
resume of the activities of the Club
in the past, listing all the things
which had been accomplished and the
improvements they had brought
about. G. c.. Johnson followed by
outlining plans for the coming year
The Commercial Club will put al
their efforts to secure the promised
State Highway from Culbertson tC
Continued on page Five)
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MIL LWAUKEE BEGINS
PRELIMINARY WORK
ON WINNETT BRANCH

Butte, Feb. 7.-(AP)-The first
step toward the greatest railroad con-
structiOn project in Montana since
the Milwaukee built its Puget Sound
extension, was taken Saturday, when
the chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
filed at Wlnnett a transfer of its
right OF way "east from Winnett" to
the Montana Eastern Railroad compa-
ny, subsidiary, it was learned Mon
day.
Ihls subsidiary was formed to con-
struct the proposed branch line from
Saugus to Winnett. This branch will
be unit of the Milwaukee's second
main line about twO-thirds across the
state, making this road the first
transcOntlnental road to have parallel
lines running across the state.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11

ture itself.
Frank Edwards ExDIOdes a Bomb
Shell
Following the introduction of a
resolution in the Senate asking that
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission take action on the request of
the Great Northern, Northern Paci-
fic and Burlington Railroads, the
two general attorneys for these rail
roads came to Helena and had a con-
ference with the Governor and the
State railroad commission to Tex
plain" the merger When they had
completed what they termed their ex-
PLANTATION and wnen ClIe smiles OF sat
isfactiOn on the faces of Governor
Erickson and the members of the
Commission were reflected back in
their faces. Frank Edwards, who
was present, slowly arose from his
seat and asked few questions about
the finance plans of the new holding
corporation, the cOmpOsure of the
two great railroad attorneys seemed
to vanish and the state officials took
on an expression of anxious inquiry.
The result was that the attorneys for
the Railroads stated that they were
not in position to answer Mr.. Ed
wards questions but stated that
President Budd of the Great North
ern and President Donnelly of the
N. P would come to Helena, if neces-
sary, to straighten out the tangle and
explain all that they could not talk
about. 1t is now announced that the
two gentlemen named are on their
Continued on page Four)
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were OKed.
Ask Removal of Mckee
A committee representing the Civ
ic Betterment Club attended and
asked that the room at the back of
the Public Library, at present occu-
pied by the McKee-Langer Company
be restored to the use of the public
and be turned into a rest room for
the wives of the farmers and towns
people who pay taxes.
A letter was also received from
Justice John ]. McElroy offering to
pay S35 per month for the office to
be used for the duties of his elective
office. He undertook to give a suf-
ficient bond for the payment of this
sum for one year.
McKee's lease expired the 1st of
February and the commissioners,
while they discussed the matter, took
no action.
Buy Expensive Culvert Metal
After dickering for two days with
the salesman of the North Dakota
Metals Culvert Co., the Commission.
ers decided to purchase $4,000 worth
of culvert material. This is usually
put up for bids but in this case Com
missioners French and Iverson dis
regarded precedent and bought tn,
culverts.
Hire Extra Attorneys
Towards the end of the session, an,
after consulting with up town attor
! CONTINUED on Last Page)
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Four Fingers Sliced Off

Wolf Point, Feb. 1-Wbile onera+
ing iced cutter at the Nieman
dairy sunday, Theodore Rothe had
the misfortune to get his right hand
in the cutter and the four fingers
were sliced off at about the first
joint. - -
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11
IVERSON PULLS THE MONKEY STUNT AGAIN

he Sheridan County Library rather that part of occu-
pied by the McKeeLanger Co., until Thursday morning was
again the storm center which the eyes of the state were
focused this week The occasion the eviction of Mckee,
notorious evctor OF farmers, from the back by bevy
OF pretty women Thursday morning
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11

The decision of Supt of instruction May Trumper handed
down last week which would have the effect of taking money
from the outside School districts this coming year and putting
it IN the Pentywood School District fund has caused wide
spread indignation the County 1t expected that show
ing be made and Miss rumper will be asked reconsider
her action action may be instituted
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11
SCHLAPS APPEAL TO BE
HEARD 24TH, HELENA

Thursday, Feb. oath, is reported to
have been set for the hearing before
the State Supreme Court, at Helena,
OF the appeal case of Ferdinand
CONTINUED on page Eighty
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11

Glasgow-Much interest is be-
ing manifested in Northeastern Mon
tana in the transfer of land in a
transaction which took place in Val
ley county towards the end of the
month of January. The Sheldon
Brothers of Minneapolis who were
connected with several banks which
failed last year in Valley county and
who lodged extradition to this state
were the principals in the affair.
Over 120 farms were transferred
by them to the Northern Farms Com
pany which has A. M. Sheldon as its
president
Sell to Themselves
Articles of incorporation of this
company were filed last week in Hell
ena by the Northern Farms Company
Delaware corporation through the
company's agent, George E. Hurd
and naming F. P Sheldon, A. M
Sheldon and Robert Driscoll of Min
neapolis as the incorporators.
According to an article appearing
in recent issue of the Phillips Coun
ty News, a Northern Farms Company
was organized in Minneapolis early
in 1925 with an authorized capital Of
S1,000,0O0.00. A prospectus issued t.
the public offered $375,000 of the
stock for sale. The company did no
Continued on page Five)
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Plans Ready for Pr. State
Convention Here Saturday
Lncolns Birthday VIII Witness First Convention of Montana
Organization Delegates VIII Assemble at the
Court House at 200 P. NJ, Saturday.

All arrangements for the holding of the first convention
of the Progressive Farmers have been completed The
convention will be called to order the county court room at
o'clock P NJ sharp Saturday the 9th instant and per-
organization will be perfected and committees a
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11

The County Commissioners of Sheridan County met in reg
uar session the County Court House Monday and Tues
day of this week with Commissioners verson and French
routine transacted and big undertakings
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11
Commissioners Meet and
Take Extraordinary Action

Without Request From the County Attorney They Appoint
Paul BabcoCk to Collect Insurance Due the County-In-
Attorney Lobbied in Pentywood for Three Weeks
Concerning Claim of County-lverson and French Buy
Culvert Metal Without Bids.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11
SHERIDAN COUNTY MOTHERS
REST ROOM ESTABLISHED

Embatted Women Give Crop Grabber Dose of His Own
Medicine When They Put Him on the Street-FIowers
Candy and Eatables Forwarded Entrenched Ladies AS
Public Show Approval of Deed-Commissioners Did Not
Renew Sharks Lease.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11

Helena-As the session Of the Legislature drags into it,
fifth week its dulness still continues No major bills have
yet come for discussion AS Of fact the side shows
attracting attention than the session of the leoa
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11
Thursday Morning
AND TALKS
ATTRACT MUCH ATTENTION

Edwards Questions Force Big Railroad Attorneys to Call for
Reinforcements- Gasoline Prices Probed - Mullhoand
Bank Bill Kiled-Teachers Retirement and Moss Conven-
ton Bills Emerge from Committee.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11
SIDESHOWS OlJTSHINE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Mckee Evicted From Library Building
Trumper Decision Caused
Widespread Indignation

People of County School Districts Up Arms Against State
Superintendent When They Learn Facts of Case-Decson
Would Result in DETECTION of Money from Country Dis
tricts Into Plentywood School District.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11
RUFFCORN CAUGHT PLACARIZINC STATUTE

Man from Valley Razzed By Brother Senators While Cham
Der and Galleries Laugh His Discontinue Says:
"Other Senators Do Not Seem Know Whether They
Coming or Going"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11
Kellogg Plan Would Aid
Traitor Chang -Tso-Lin

Head of American State Department Resorts to Suberuge
to Impede Advance of Victorious Revolutionary Army
Capture of Shanghai Feared by Foreign Powers
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11

THE GOVERNORS MANSION in
Helena is the subject of much COM
ment these days by reason of the
fact that the Board of Examiners
consider that a large sum of money
should be appropriated to keep it in
repair. Even George Porter thinks
that the old shack is in such a con-
dltiOn that the bad plumbing en-
dangers the health of old ''Flathead
John" To people over here in
Northeastern Montana who are clos
er 10 the capital of North Dakota
or Saskatchewan it is necessary to
explain that in addition to $7,500.OO
per year the Governor of Montana
IS given a big well furnished man
sion with a spacious garage attach
ed He is allowed for coal and light
and Is given money to hire manser-
wants and maidservants like the
PharaOhs in Egypt of old. Whenev-
er ne requires new set of dishes or
gravy boat he does not have to
look I'D his deposit book to see if he
has a bank balance; he Just orders it
and turns in the bill to the state.
All this procedure may be alright
but It seems to the average man out
IN the sticks that maybe the State
Legislature, instead of apprOpriat.
ing a lot of money to repair the
rickety old mansion, would be bet
ter advised to sell it and raise the
Governors pay about $2,500.00 ;
year and tell him to get his owl
mansion and keep il uD as he see
INT. Ten thousand dollars year i
much higher than the Governors o
most states in the Union get, bu
It would be cheaper for the taxpay
ers of this state than the presen
system of maintaining an elabOrat
barOnial residence with its appen
CONTINUED on page Eighty
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11
SHELDON DEAL
In VALLEY COUNTY
AROUSES INTEREST

Big Tract of Land Transferred to the
Northern Farms CO."-SheldOns
Were Connected With Number of
Banks in Valley County Which
Went to the Wall Last Year.
The Washington times., 1927-03-12
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