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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-17
Sheridan and Roosevelt
County Officials Confer

County Treasurer Eng Torstenson
and Chairman of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners Ed Iverson and
Commissioner French went to Wolf
Point Tuesday afternoon where they
met In conference with the County
treasurer and the Board of County
commissioners Of Roosevelt county to
settle certain matters pertaining to
the collection and distribution of de-
Ilnquent taxes, since the creation of
roosevelt county in 1919. It seems
mat there has been taxes collected in
both counties that have not been 90
ing TO the proper channels. as a re-
SUIT OF errors in making the original
settlement between the counties and
N making of the plats Of the counties
first made out and filed, when errors
were made in the description Of GER
tain lands which afterwards have
caused trouble in making nm the tax
sheets, resulting in the payment Of
certain taxes to the wrong county
The officers Of the two counties made
trouble " eoiies' ene
The Sheridan county officials "a.
turned to the County Thursday on the
train. M sway vi inc
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-17
Progressive Farmers Hold
Well Attending Meeting At
Dagmar Brotherhood Hall

The Dagmar Council of the Pro-
gressive Farmers of Montana held a
well attended and enthusiastic meet
ing at brotherhood Hall, Saturday ev-
ening, February 18th. Viggo Peter
sen and Clerk and Recorder Niels
Madsen of the Plentywood Council
visited the Dagmar Council.
The first business on the order was
the election of officers. j. p. Olsen
was elected Director; p. M. Madsen.
Field Manager; N. j. Sorensen, Edu-
cational Leader; Mrs. p. M. Madsen.
Chaplain; Carl Hansen, Correspond
ing Secretary; Nels Sunsted, financial
secretary; Nels Petersen, conductor.
and Mrs. N. G. Petersen, Conductress'
The officers were indicted into Of
lice by Viggo Petersen, the able di-
rector of the Plentywood Council, in
a very efficient manner.
After the installation there was a
program of speaking and singing.
when Organizer Krogman delivered =
very good talk on organization and
the purpose of the organization and
what the organization expected to ac.
complish for the membership. The
address was interesting and well re.
ceived.
The Dagmar organization Is taking
on new life and from present indica.
tons there will be a large class OF
candidates to initiate at the nexi
meeting Saturday evening, Marcel
tenth, when the next meeting of the
Council occurs. A delegation from
the Plentywood Council plan on at.
tending the next meeting.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-17
BIB. GAME and DANCE
HERE FEBRUARY 18th
Local City Quintet Will Meet Fast
Arnegaard Basketball Team at FL
temple, Saturday February 25th.
Big Dance After the Game.

Arrangements have been completed
with the Arnegaard, N. d., basket
pail team to come to this city to plav
the local quintet at the Farmer a.
Dor Temple, Saturday February 25th.
The North Dakota team has a fine
reputation this season and defeated
tne local boys when they visited Arne-
gard, but the locals are not discour-
aged because Of this and plan to give
the visitors the surprise of their lives.
Inc home boys which have been
training and playing basketball dur
ing the present season expect a good
sized crowd to be present and help
them put over this game with Arne-
gard and not give that team a chance
to return home saying that Plenty
wood is a poor basketball town, be-
cause Arnegaard supports their team
with a big house every time it plays
at home.
The members of the local quintet
are also giving a dance after the
game. II takes considerable money
to keep up a basketball team and Il
has been found necessary to raise
money in this way to defray expenses
incurred during the season.
No doubt the Farmer-Labor Tenn
pie will be the scene Of a merry time
February 25th, when the hoopsters
put on their dance with Whites six
piece orchestra furnishing the music.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-17

Continued from page one)
Mr. Wilcox and ultimately seating
Mr.. Sullivan.
Rockne Against Christianson
AT the 1925 and 1927 sessions Of
the legislature Senator Rockne made a
record somewhat out of harmon with
That at previous sessions. He fought
the reorganization scheme Of Chris
Hanson vigorously at the 1926 session.
though not altogether consistently. If
he had stuck with Senator Devoid
and other Farmer-Laborites in oppo-
sition to the senseless scheme Of the
governor the measure would probablv
have been defeated OK at any rate Il
would not have been so modified as Co
leave elected state officials with some
OF their constitutionally created now
ers. 1t must be sal dtoo for Rocltne
that he fought Gov. Christianson's
schemes at both the 1925 and 1927
sessions. This fact makes IL quite OBJ
vious that the governors friends are
not at all keen about the Rockne can.
didacy. Rumor has Il that the Chris
Hanson support will be thrown to Mr..
Nelson.
Senator Shipstead will find little
difficulty in disposing of either Burn
gust, Nelson or Rockne at the pener-
al election.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-17
MRS. LEO ZEIDLER
SUCCUMBS TO HEART
FAILURE WEDNESDAY

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band, Leo G. Zeidler, three children,
Gibson, aged seventeen years; Robert,
aged fifteen years, and Barr, aged
nine years; her father, Robert Gibson
Of Rockwell, Iowa, one brother, Den
mis- Gibson, Of Rockwell, four sisters,
Mrs. Winnie Johnson of Rockwell,
Mrs. Lou Geer, Of Rockwell, Mrs.
Gertie Saylor Of Downey, California,
and Mrs. Mertie Saylor, of Downey,
California.
Mrs. Zeidler was a charter mem
Der of the First Congregational
church, organized in Plentywood in
the fall Of 1910, her name appearing
as the fourth name on the list, and
has been actively engaged in church
work all her life. She was the clerk
Of the church board in Plentywood
for several years, and a member OF
the Ladies' Aid Society since its or
ganization and its president many
years. In addition Mrs. Zeidler was
a member of the hospital board OF
the Sheridan Memorial Hospital foi
five consecutive years, having re.
SlBleu az DodTu meeting nelu Lnt
night before her death. She was also
member Of the Plentywood schoo
board for three years.
It is safe to say that no one woman
in Sheridan county has ever done
more toward the moral and social up
building Of the community in which
she resided than has Jennie Zeidler-
never turning a deaf ear to one il
need Of sympathy or assistance-nev
er refusing to aid in carrying out an,
worthy enterprise-never thinking o.
herself-she went about all her lif,
serving others and doing good.
A wonderful, loving mother anC
wife a sincere friend and neighbor-
one whose place can never be file,
in this Community. All of Sheridan
County--yes more-suffers the loss.
To her bereaved and heart-brokei
husband and boys-to her aged fathe.
and to her brother and sisters, a hos
of friends extend their heartfelt sym
pathy.
Funeral services will be held at tn,
Orpheurn, Saturday morning at elev
en- o'clock.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-17
RAYMOND

The children of the LaGranoe
school presented a short program last
tuesday in honor of st. Valentines
Day and Lincoln's birthday. The pro.
bers: NUM-
Significance of st. Valentines Dav
by Retta Nelson. LAY
ski. - "''e ''''iNur
6 Pantomine-" Slaves in Bondage, .
Second, Third and Fourth grades
:. AFTER the program Valentines were
distributed to the students.
there will be dance and a pie
social at the LAGRANGE school ON Sat az
urday Feb. Is for the benefit Of the
school. Everyone is invited.
Jack Klein of Colgan spent several
days visiting friends in the RavmonG
country He will again be here next
Saturday when he will entertain "a
the dance at the Lagrange school.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-17

gun of the Bennett-Stephens artillery
squad Poor Old Levi
Blow, blow, the winters wind
Thou art not so unkind
As mans ingratitude."
George Cudhie
When the name of Attorney George
Cudhie is mentiond in the general vi
entity of the bosses it is noticed that
a warmth at once suffuses the circle.
Approving smiles and appreciative
words emanate from the Bennett
Stephenites. George would make a
good Judge for the people" are a few
of the remarks For George is the
white-haired boy with his crowd. He
IS the brains" Of the Scobey gang.
Whenever a hard or ticklish job has
to be analysed George is called into
the conference room. The great legal
mind has unravelled many a tangled
skein in the politics Of eastern Mon
tana. When he did not direct that
important articles be published in the
local organ Of the Bennett Stephen
ties, he wrote them himself and wrote
them in such a way that the libel
laws of Montana were expanded but
still left intact.
The well creased election machine
of Daniels County will be at the dis
postal of George when he decides to
toss his chapeau into the ring. He
is the most dangerous contender
Judge Paul will have to meet. just
watch George. He will have a big
start on the other old gang candidates
IN the race for the bench. He WILL
he the old gang republican choice.
Gunther Considered
The Hon. J. J. Gunther may be
placed in the Democratic Primaries
to salve the feelings of the PLENTY
wood old gang. 81. j." while not pos
sessing the portly manner of the Hon
Lew makes up in legal ability what
he lacks in poise. Where there is an
aching void in the Uranium of the
Hon. Lew there is an abundance OF
gray matter" in Mr.. Gunther. Keer
your eye on J. j.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-17

ter an absence of several days at
Plentywood and Outlook.
Services were conducted Sunday at
the Ingvald copeland home by Elders
Sandidge and Ritter Of the Latter Day
Saints. A full house is reported.
The Corey oil well in the Shelby
oil field has produced 1000 barrels
since February LIST. Local people are
interested in this well.
+. G. Welsh went to Kenmare last
Wednesday to attend his sisters
wedding. After the wedding he stop
ped at Ignite, N. d., to visit his
mother, returning home Friday.
Miss Carrie Hansen invited the pub
lie to attend a party at the school
house Friday evening. All present
enjoyed a pleasant time. The enter
tainment consisted Of a short but
pleasing program by the school
games in which old and young par
ticipated, and lunch which no one
sighted.
Mrs. f. G. Welsh returned Monday
from a two weeks visit with hen
mother.
Friday at the o. M. Lutnes home
! an organizer Tor the Progressive
Farmers met with a number Of farm
ers to discuss the movement. Satur
day the McElroy Council held III
regular session at the A. f. Taylo
home. Considerable important bust
ness was transacted
We have a new depot agent. /
seems Russell Olson who left for
vacation just after the holidays is no
coming back. A new man, Fritz Ga
brielson, arrived Saturday to talk
charge Of the depot. Floyd Coleman
who has been in the depot since Mr.
Olson left, went away Tuesday. MI
Coleman is an accommodating .oun,
man who made friends rapidly durinl
his stay here.
Mr.. Zimmerman, who was depo
agent here last summer just afte
Mr.. Dunn died, passed through Nc
Elroy a few days ago with his wifi
for a short visit at Comertown. II
was married shortly after leavin
here.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-17
WOLF CREEK

Scott Cromwell made several trims
here by team with wheat and Nc Cal
lister took it to Redstone by truck.
;, James Cowan was visiting at the
kanning home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Oksendahl visit
ed with Mr.. and Mrs. Machines Tues
day.
VIM. Cromwell was a business call
er in Redstone Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Sheridan and
Mr.. and Mrs. Burke visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Arlington Tuesday.
Mrs. M. McCallister came out to
the farm Tuesday from Redstone
where she has been for some time.
Mrs. Wise and the Marsh girls
spent Tuesday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Burke.
Hazel Marsh spent Wednesday
night with Helen Machines.
Earl Otto and Martin Sortie of
Flaxville were business visitors here
Tuesday.
Fred Kanning was overhauling the
Wolf Creek Farming Co.'S. tractor on
Tuesday.
Hugh French and Dan Campbell
were leeuhIOne callers Ihursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cy Ulrich and Mrs.
VIM. Cromwell were in town shop
ping Thursday.
Mr. Worley, /. T.. Metzler's son-in.
law arrived here Thursday from Ok
lahoma.
M. McCallister is busy hauling in
wheat for Jack Burke.
Sven Myhre is taking advantage of
the good weather to haul some Of his
grain to town.
VIM. Cromwell was a business call
er in Redstone Friday.
l.. G. Kepple, representing the
Hart-Parr Co. was transactine bust
ness here Friday.
Owing to the good weather the big
dance at the hall Saturday night was
well attended. 80
Nels Oksendahl and James Cowan
were in Plentywood the latter part Of
the week.
Hugh French visited at the MacIn.
mes home Monday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-17

last Saturday night. Quite a large
number of people played whist until
q late hours. First prizes We're won
by Mrs. Wayne Aasved and Bob Gun
derson. Consolation prizes went to
MRS. Gunderson and Axel Christian
son. After an elaborate lunch, dane
ing was enioyed until a late hour.
= Inc date for the presenting OF The
Foor Married Man" to the public has
been set for March Ord. There will
be matinee in the afternoon at 2:30
ana an evening performance at 500
o'clock. The cast has been working
hard on the comedy for two weeks
ana promise two hours unforgettable
fun.
Last Wednesday afternoon meet
ing OF prominent farmers and bust
ness men was held in the office of the
Farmers elevator to promote a Farm
er's cooperative store. Some of the
ottlcers Of the cooperative store of
Dagmar were present. A committee
OF four was appointed to canvass the
territory and list up the prospective
purchasers of stock. The present
plan is to extend the Dagmar Asso-
clation and have the Reserve store
under the same management. They
propose to build a store and large
warehouse and handle a general line
OF merchandise, and operate a cream
station. Late reports from the can.
Vasslng committee show a favorable
subscription list.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-17
CLEMENTS HEARING.
STIRS COPPER PRESS.
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culiar order made by Chairman Glenn
ents which solemnly recited that the
previous chairman, Jerome Locke, had
never made a certain award, which
award appeared in five or six places
in the record Of the case, this for the
purpose of evading a ruling of the
supreme court and denying compensa-
ton to a client. Being interrupted
by Clements with similar interjections,
he laid heavy emphasis on the fact
that nothing had been said concern
ing the profit made by the employers
out Of the present line of rulings by
the board. State Auditor Porter
sought to come to the rescue of Glenn
ents by making a curious admission,
"that the board formerly never made
a lump sum award unless the Claim
Agent of the Anaconda company,
John Madden, wrote over and asked
the board to do So" Attorney Pease
asked Mr.. Porter what requests the
Anaconda company was making to the
board at the present time.
Compensation Law Question Opened
The committee concluded its pre-
sentation Of the resolutions by asking
Governor Erickson to name q day on
which witnesses could be brought be-
fore him to substantiate the various
charges made. TO this the governor
replied, "This is your hearing" and
refused to take any action resorting
to the ground that the governor has
not the power to remove the chairman
Of the board.
The agitation of this question has
brought to surface the discussion of
other subjects connected with the COM
pensation law, particularly the treat
ment of injured workers in the COM
pany hospitals, in the industrial dis
tricts of the state, and predictions
are being freely made that added inn
petus has been given to the efforts
of recent years to humanize and ex-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-17

George LAGRANGE, Jack Klein and
John Becker Of the Raymond country
attended the hospital dance at Plen-
tywood Saturday night.
A number of families of the Ray,
mond country attended the farewell
dance in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Heron in Raymond last Friday. All
report an unusually good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Strepp, son
Tony and wife of Ambrose North Da-
kota are here visiting the Becker,
Schikurski and nellie families.
Frank Nellie and Jake Klein made
business trip to Raymond Tuesday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-17
SPECIAL STOCKHOLM
ERS MEETING OF RADI-
UNI REM EDIES CO

There has been called special
stockholders meeting Of the Radium
Remedies Company to be nveLed a.
the Farmer-Labor Temple, Wednes-
day afternoon at two o'clock 10 trans
act special business vital 10 the sue
cess Of tie company which rust be
taken care Ol at tins time.
There Is a proposition, prop Led by
several Of the larger stockholders to
increase the number Of directors by
two, from five to seven.
A report of the business of the
company for the past year will be
read and an analysis Of the business
made.
Cei tain changes Il. the policy of the
company now feasible with the issu-
ance of the sweeping injunction
against Ed Weiss and the National
Radium Laboratories Incorporated, is
sued by the Supr slne court of Mime
sofa, which has put that gentleman
and that corporation ard other COM
petition completely tut OF business,
and changes that must be made as a
result Of the ruling ~ the Department
of Agriculture under the authority
conferred by the national drug and
insecticide act.
There will be report by Advertis-
ing Agency, the Supervising Chemist,
and the attorneys for the company.
The officers Of the company report
that the company is now taking on
a healthy growth and that the pros
poets for the future are very bright.
Every stakeholder is urged TO be
present as this meeting is very inn
portant one which requires the pres
ence of all.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-17
PETER COLLINS GAVE
LECTURE ON SUNDAY
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ACNnllnueu from pbEe OhtJ
northeastern Montana, and especially
to town with the social solidarity to
have created a hall like the Farmer
Labor Temple, dedicated to the adj
vancement of the community and the
principles Of free speech and open
and unhampered discussion.
The Farmer-Labor Temple is the
product of the socialistic impulses of
the people Of Sheridan county and is
run for the benefit of the community
without profit to anyone.
Attacks SaccO-Vanzetti
During the course Of his lecture
Collins took occasion to attack Sacco
and Vanzetti, asserting that he lived
in that section Of the country and at
tended the trial. and that Sacco and
VanZetti are guilty of the crimes for
which they were electrocuted. Mr..
Collins says this in spite of the fact
that the leading professor Of law of
the great university of Harvard who
lives where the crimes that Sacco and
Vanzetti were killed for committing
were committed, also attended all the
trial and legal procedures, who in a
book which can be purchased at the
Producers News office, claims abso-
lutely that the Italians are innocent
and that all Of the evidence proves
them innocent. Some of the greatest
iurists in Europe have made a special
study Of that case and all have pro-
nounced these men the victims of O
capitalistic frameup.
Socialists Smart People
The public cleaned from Mr. Col
Inns lecture that socialists and com.
munists are very clever intellectual
Deople with a highly developed socia
instinct.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-17
McELROY

Axel Groth returned Thursday from
visit with friends at Columbus, N. ID.
Mrs. Peter Solberg has been some
what indisposed lately, being troubled
with rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Corey were
entertained Saturday at a sumptuous
dinner at the A. +. Taylor home, the
occasion being the Coreys' fourth we'd
ding anniversary.
Mr.. Lester has returned from the
western part of the state where he
worked till he was forced TO quit on
account of an accident.
Miss Alberta Taylor, who was at
tending high school In Westby, has
oeen at home since the end Of the
iirst semester on account Of poor
Carl Ebeling returned Saturday af-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-17
ANTELOPE

Andrew Christensen was DuslIlesS
visitor in Plentywood Friday.
Chris Kleis returned from winston
last Thursday where he went for med
ical examination. He says there is
great fight going on in Williston over
whether or not to sell the city light
anil power plant to he Dakoa Montana
Co. The power company also propos-
es to pipe natural gas from Glend1ve
to Williston a distance Of about 100
miles.
Jack Regain returned from a trip to
Minnesota, Saturday. While he was
down there he took in the Twin Cities
He reports that there is lots of snow
left in Minnesota.
Arthur Andersen sold his fine Here
ford bull by Jack Courtney last Thurs
day
Chris Kleis sold fine quarter Of
land to Arthur Andersen last week,
the Sc. quarter Of 12-34-56.
Mrs. j. l.. Clarke returned from
California this week, where she had
spent the last two months visiting
relatives.
Mrs. Vernon Wells and Mrs. o. b,
Hoven spent Saturday and Sunday
with their sister, Mrs. Ford, at SEQ
hey. Mrs Hoven returned Monday.
Mr. Larsen and Groskurth Of Re
serve, was a business caller here Fri
day.
Chas. Mclaughlin, manager of the
Strom Hardware, is in Duluth, on
business in connection with the store
! here.
Peter Waller and Fred Glaze were
passengers for Froid Saturday where
they called on friends and relatives
over Sunday.
Olaf Arneklev went to Plentywoot
Saturday in his old Ford and return
ed in the evening with a bran new
Chevrolet, and if the new car don
get results, we lose our bet.
About six auto loads of young folk
took in the dance at Plentywood Sat
urday evening and they all report
good time.
Les. Hedges and Alice Erickson
were quietly married at Plentywood
Friday, February Sth. The bride an,
groom are school mates, both haviny
graduated from the Antelope Higl
School some years ago. The bride
who is an accomplished young lady
has been teaching school and tn
groom who is very popular in thi
community, has been running hi
mothers farm. The newlyweds hav
the best wishes Of this community i
their journey through life as man an
wife.
Axel Romstad and f.. Sorvick al
tended the Sons of Norway Lodge o
Plentywood Tuesday evening and re
ports a good time.
The Hoven Grain Co. received
carload Of Pennsylvania Motor an
Tractor lubricating oils Monday.
Hans Tjomsos, of Reserve, was
caller here Sunday.
Elmer Bernau, is spending a fe,
weeks in Milwaukee, Wis, renewin
old time friends.
II. j. Thorson, had his tonsils rt
moevd last week at brentwood an
has been staying close to home th
last ten days but expects to h
around again soon.
Ole ANDERSON is helping to piy
. the finishing touches to the Luthera
church this week.