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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12
P. T. A. MEETING
A GRAND SUCCESS

The reception held in honor of the
Plentywood school faculty by the
members of the Parent Teachers AS
sociation and the public Friday even
ing, September 28th at the Catholic
church parlors, was most enjoyable
affair.
Games were played which brought
forth a feeling of good fellowship
and everyone seemed to enjoy them
selves.
J. Franc Murry, president of the
Parent Teachers Association, gave
an address of welcome to the Plenty
wood school faculty, including both
the old and new teachers. His talk
was well received and was heartily
applauded.
Songs were sung and Miss Wheeler
gave a delightful reading, making a
well-rounded program.
A nice lunch was served by the
lunch committee of the P. T. A. af.
ter which all departed for thei1
homes having enjoyed the evenine
and the opportunity of rleeting tn,
instructors of the Plentywood chill
dren. Many more events of thi,
kind will be held during the comins
year by the P. T. A, and everyone +
cordially invited to take part in thes,
very enjoyable affairs.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12
D. OF H. CARNIVAL
DANCE OCTOBER 20

The local lodge of the Degree of
Honor fraternal order will give an
other of their special dances at the
Farmer-Labor Temple Saturday ev-
ening October 10th.
The dance will he in the form of
a Carnival which is always enjoyed
by those attending with horns,
streamers, confetti, and all the
things which go to make up a Carni-
val dance.
The Krazy Kats will furnish the
music which insures a lively dance,
besides the other festivities.
At this dance three pieces of fur
niture will be given away to the
lucky persons whose numbers are
drawn. Every dance ticket entities
the holder to ticket on the furni-
ture.
A large crowd will be present at
this big social event of the season
as the Degree Of Honor lodge is not
ed for the good times that are had
at their dances.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12

Judge Pray will preside as the trial
Judge in the Federal Court.
Gus Riba was the local agent of
the National Surety Company from
whom the County bought the burglar
bonds in 1926. The County had car
rled heavy burglar bonds since 1920.
when the financial conditions of the
county become such that the banks in
the county were unable to care for
the county money by reason of the
inability to furnish the necessary
bonds.
At the time of the robbery there
were a little over $4,000 in cash in
the safes of the county treasury
which was taken by the bandits. To-
gether with the cash over 100000 in
bonds were taken. Some of these
bonds belonged to the county and the
rest to local banks who put them ur
for collateral security to secure
county funds on deposit in the sew.
eral banks-none of these bonds have
ever shown up and whether they are
destroyed or still in existence is &
matter of conjecture only.
No trace of the bandits have eve1
been found, either by the county Of
state authorities or the Nationa
Surety Company.
The suit against the Surety Com
pany is in line with that company
policy to never pay an obligation ex
cept at the end of law suit.
This trial is being watched witt
considerable interest both by the tax
payers of Sheridan county and peopl
of the entire state as the robber.
was one of the many spectacula
holdups that have recently been stag
ed in the west.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12
JOE WlX RUNNING LIKE
A RABBIT FOR SHERIFF
OF ROOSEVELT co.

Word reaches Plentywood, that Joe
Wix, well known Progressive Farm
er leader of Roosevelt county, who is
a candidate for Sheriff on the Demo-
cratic ticket in that county is put
ting up some race for that office
against Sheriff Anderson who has
held that office for the last three
terms and that indications are now
that Wix will nose Anderson out and
send him back to the farm November
9th. Wix has. the solid democratic
party behind him, the progressives,
besides a host of friends and neigh
bors who believe that John Anderson
has been in office long enough and
that now is a good time to make &
change. Many people say that the
voters of Roosevelt county, could not
pick a better man than Joe Wix fol
the office of Sheriff and his many
friends and boosters are workins
night and day for him.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12
Rankin and the
Company Press
phillips County News)

The lines are being pretty
clearly drawn in the governor
ship race. 1t is not difficult
to discover whose candidate is
whose. Day after day the daily
press is nagging and scolding
and bereating Rankin - but
Rankin is more battling to
them now than he was in the
primary election, in that he re-
fuses to spoil the splendid ad-
vantage the whole situation has
given him by answering back. 1t
is the part of wisdom, because
the people of Montana today
realize that the political utter
ances of the c0pper-Owned press
must be more greatly discounted
than ever before. Their united
attack is an asset that any man
running for office in the state
ought to value and highly cOvet.
1t is the highest compliment that
can be paid him-and, cOntrari-
wise, it would be a milestone
about his neck to have even their
tacit support because of its vi
ciOus implications.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12

WIldC CIle gang naQ done and
what they had planned on doing
during the coming Autumn.
Reed said that there were three
men in the party and that they had
planned jobs at Grass Range and
Roundup, and that from Roundup
they were going to Virginia City, the
county seat of Madison county, where
they intended to hold up the county
treasurer's office sometime this fall,
most likely on the last taxpaying
day, thus duplicating the holdup of
the Sheridan County treasury two
years ago this fall.
Teagarden's Recorder, published at
Denton, town in Fergus county, a
short way from Grass Range in re-
porting the affair said:
Prompt action last week on the
part of Sheriff Guy Tullock nippec
In the bud series of h0ldups which
had been planned in this section OF
the country. He was called to Gras:
Range Tuesday evening when The
safe in the pool hall was blown, anC
the explosion aroused some of the
citizens. Ascertaining that the rob
bers had headed in the direction o.
Roundup, he phoned to the sheriff a
that place to be on the look out, anC
then started out himself, taking alonI
his police dog. The Roundup sheriff
drove out few miles from ROUNDUP
in time to interscept the robbers, bu
realizing that they We're trapped
they speeded up the car attemptin,
to run down the sheriff. AS he dodg
ed out of danger, he opened fire
striking one of the robbers. Sheriff
Tullock arrived few minutes later
and chased the robbers into a blin
canyon, where they took out afooi
, leaving their wounded companion hid
den. The wounded man was locate
by means of the dog and he confesse
, to his part in the crime, stating tha
, there were three men in the part
and that they had planned jobs q
Grass Range, Roundup and later II
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12

Now in speaking of the amount
of which the Treasurer was rob-
bed, the amount of money Sc
cured was about or a little over
S4OOOO-about what Joe got for
county printing in 191S-the rest
was in bonds, mostly county, put
up for collateral security.
Charles Lundeen, since he resign
ed office in the autumn of 1926,
has spent the most of his time In
California. He is not nor has been
negotiating for the erection of
skvscraper or a dog house In the
Twin Cities. Lundeen has no am
bition to build a skyscraper-he
has very little ambition about be-
ing county treasurer. People who
know Lundeen, know there are no
more honest, conscientious, rell-
able or capable men in this coun-
ty than Charles Lundeen, and they
know these insinuations by DOlin's
papers to be nought else but base
less wanton slander-and they
know well that paper publishing
this sort of stuff to be absolutely
unreliable and irresponsible.
Taylor is no more concerned II
the election of Charles Lundeen tc
the offices of County Treasurer
than he is with the election of th'
rest of the Independent Ticket. H'
will live if all of the candidates arr
defeated. True the next county
treasurer will handle lots of none!
and there is no one who can handle
It better than Charles Lundeen, !
makes no difference. whose mann
is called.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12

dl UlGdG olIo1 AuNONoy1 ONCOOSI
18th. The case will take from
ten days to two weeks to try.
County TeasuIer Z. Torstenson,
and his deputy, Anna Hovet, and
cIeTk Ida Newton, together with
mass of the treasurer's records have
been subpoenaed. Clerk and Record
er Niels Madsen and deputy Ralph
Hair, together with Sheriff Rodney
Salisbury, former undersheriff Rob-
et RObke, and deputy sheriff P.
Gallagher, have been called as wit
nesses, besides Frank Koester of the
Security State Bank of Outlook, Carl
Bull of the Farmers and Merchants
State Bank of Plentywood, Frank
Epler of the Citizens State Bank of
DOOley; Gus Riba of the Riba State
Bank Of PlenytwoOd and others may
yet be called. Several of the wit
nesses and much of the records leave
for Great Falls today, in order that
the records may be gone over care
fully by the attorneys for the county.
The attorney appearing for the
county are: County Attorney Erick-
son, Attorney General Foote, and
special attorneys Paul PADDOCK of
PienywoOd and Sen. Donovan Of
Shelby.
The attorneys for the Company are
Attorney Clausen of the National
Surety Company, Stewart & Brown
Of Helena, Geo. Hurd and Attorney
Freeman of Great Falls.
The National Surety Company by
way Of defense filed a general denia,
to the complaint filed by Sheridan
county, so it is not known just what
line Of defense it is basing its hope!
Of defeating the claims of Sheridan
county upon. The Company defens'
will be disclosed as the trial proceeds
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12
Schnitzler and Hazelbaker
Visit Plentywood Tuesday

Sen. Schnitzler of Froid, National
Republican Committeeman from Mo
ntana and candidate for reelection
to the state senate of Montana from
Roosevelt county and Sen. Frank
Hazelbaker of Dillon, Mont, Repub-
lican candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, were in Plentywood calling on
the Republicans Tuesday forenoon.
The Producers News acknowledges
very pleasant call at the editorial
sanctum.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12
GARDNER-KIRK

Rernice Lucille Kirk, daughter OF
Mrs. Fred Hanson of Flaxvlile'
Mont. became the bride of Mr.; Leo
willard Gardner of Fergus Falis'
Mimi, on Tuesday, October gun;
1923 at s D. m. Rev. Clifford o1
Plentywood officiated. Only imme, :.
diate relatives were present due 70
recent death in the family. .
The Young couple left by car foi
the east. en- route they viii visit al
the home of Mr.. Gardner's parents.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12
Theodore Wix Married

Theodore Wix, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Wix of Lanark, was married last
week to a lady from Sidney. "Ted"
Wix and his father Joe Wix are part
ners in quite large farming opera
tion in the Lanark country and is a
very popular young man in south
eastern Roosevelt county where his
host of friends wish the newlyweds a
long and happy married life.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12
DANIELS co. OFFICERS
VISIT PLENTYWOOD

Assessor Smith of Daniels county,
and Juls Anderson, formerly editor
of the Scobey Sentinel, were Plenty
wood visitors Thursday afternoon and
while in the Sheridan county capitol
took occasion to call at the Producers
News office where the farmers can
-didates Of Daniels county are having
some printing done. The farmers
have endorsed their candidates on the
democratic ticket in Daniels county
The visitors report that the indica-
tions are that the county democratic
ticket will win every place this year
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12
Daniels County Voters List
Largest In County's History
Increase of 288 Over Primary Regis.
tratiOn; More Than 1900 Votes
Will Be POlled Nov. 6.

Daniels county now has 1920 req
istered voters, according to the list
compiled by Carl Faanes, Clerk and
Recorder, who estimates that at least
1900 votes will be polled on Novem-
Der 9th.
There were 2,O02 registered for
the primary, when approximately
1,500 votes were polled. The 288 new
voters are almost sure to vote this
fall, and, although the primary vote
was the greatest in the history of the
county, it is almost certain that 3
new record will be made on Novem.
Der 9th.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12
John O'Daire of Havre
Is Shot By Holdup Men

Hinsdale, Sept. 20. = Robert J..
Smith of Providence, R. l., and John
O'Daire of Havre report they were
Aeld up and robbed at Vandalia
about lU O'Clock by th~ae men. The
two men, accompanied by a few 9th.
ers, were riding west in gondols
car, when three men entered the ca
and commanded them to hold III
their hands. After the bandits hac
taken all of their money, they either
got excited or deliberately started tC
shoot. In the mixup and getting out
of the car, two of the men were
shot and wounded.
John O'Daire received two wounds
one in the thigh and the other il
the calf of the leg.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12

'.uS ueIeat the taxpayers out
OF Just that amount. We want
every Outlook voter, every man
VINO knows Charles Lundeen to
read it.
Chas, Lundeen, TayIOr's candi-
Sate Tor county treasurer. who
mas since the treasury was rob-
Oed Of SlO6,OOO.OO, taken a seat
among the high financiers of the
lmm Cities, it is reported is ne
sOuatmg for the erection of
GSyscraper office building in the
tlOur City. Taylor, it is said,
wants his friend Lundeen in the
SSneridan county treasurer's of
There may be no cOnnec-
non between Lumdeen's two am
Shs' SAOhs' Still strange things have
happened. The county treasurer
wiz nave access to huge sums of
years. '"O
we don't believe there is one
SE Hn IN the whole Outlook country
wbo nh An0wS Charles Lundeen but
".O "nO Will resent these libelous and
him. nSAiuaVlons against
~ tas ll squib is an example of the
soo, co. 'nat appears in Dolin's paper
IoUaa ~1n week. A crook himself of the
VIII WIS., type, a drunken degenerate
mo.o ou mulched this county out of
o. Oie mnOey in one year by means
wa printing contract during the
ssaI time when he even stole his
an gram from the county, than
Of u u The money the yeggs got out
tcis sne county treasury. This ar
NOT Is Just 1000 false: there is
vD an iOta of truth in it.
hstdSe "nen Charles Lundeen was nom.
ont os ISr treasurer, Taylor was
s,n -, q. q the county, over in north
deer9'ul 9'ulilnesota. When he left, Lun
tonaS name had not been men
lOr ~, Tor county treasurer. Tay
nomiuu.,nOt S,o not know of Lundeen'
ward wada'i0n until ten days after
splend;, de thought Lundeen
d Siu p;.. choice but had nothing t
the ",tH otl the nomination one way 0
with sner en any more than he ha
any OF the other nomination.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12

The suit OF Sheridan County against the National Surety Com
p for the sum OF SlO60O0 interest and COSTS the amount in
e the loss incurred by the county the time of the rob
berry County treasurer E. Torstenson, November 3Oh 1926
masked and which has been hured about from
court and delayed by numerous pleas bar by the Sure
Company has at last been called for trial in the Federal Court
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12

tended to hold up the county treas
urer's office at Virginia City,. He
gave his name as Reed, and is now
in critical condition at the hospital
at Roundup.
"It is hoped that Sheriff Tullock's
prompt action will put a stop to the
numerous holdups and robberies
which usually take place here at this
time of the year."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12

Froid.-The Froid Mercantile Co..
who have been doing business IN
small quarters since the big fire of
May End, are now nicely settled in
their fine new building and are an
nouncing their formal opening on
Friday and Saturday, October 12-1S.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12
Gov. Erickson and Sen.
Wheeler Speakers at Tenn
pie Saturday Evenins

Gov. Erickson and Sen. Wheeler
will speak at a Democratic rally at
the Farmer-Labor Temple, tomorrow
Saturday evening, October 18th. This
win be the governors first appear
ance in northeastern Sheridan coun.
tv. He will speak on his record
Wheeler will tell of the corruption Of
the republican party.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN DRAWS
HUGE CROWD DESPITE WEATHER

Exhibits at FarmerLabor Temple Attract Attention of Visit
from All Parts of the County. Inclement Weather Fails
to Stop Public from Attending Annual Event. School Ex
hbits Attract Much Attention AS Well AS Ladies Depart
ment
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12

The annual Sheridan County Fair which opened Wednesday
morning and ended Friday evening with big dance at the
Lbor Temple proved be another successful event in the line
OF agricultural development of this county.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12
Scheme to Rob the Madison
County Treasury Frustrated
Captured Burglar Dscloses Plans of Bandits Camp AT V-
gna City Until November 80 and Hold Up Treasurer As
Was Done at Plentywood Two Years Ago.

man who gave his Reed of gang of three
blew the safe of hall at Grass Range Tuesday,
wounded by the sheriff of Mussshe county, of
Roundup and captured by Sheriff Tuoc Fergus county
being hidden and left by his friends After apprehended
he made confession to Sheriff Tuoc which disclosed
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12
Joe DOEn Spews Foul Fumes
At Candidate Charles Lundeen
Vicious Lying Articles Says Lundeen Is Building Skyscrap
er In Twin City With County Money. People Who Know
Lundeen VIII Resent Unjust nsinuations.

We publish herewith squb from Dons Medicine Lake Wave
Which believed have taken money from the insurance
company help defeat the county collecting the insurance
@ county money which lost in the Treasury robbery and
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12
FRoID BUSINESS CHANGES

Froid.-Harry David has sold his
place of business, together with the
building to Jess StuT1er, who Is now
in charge.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12

County Suit Against National Surety Co. Starts tuesday
CO[NTY TREASURER TORSTENSON
AND BOOKS ARE SUBPOENAED

Numerous Witnesses and Records Called Surety Companvs
Defense Is General Denial County VIII Be Represented
By County Attorney Erickson Attorney General Foote
Attorneys Paul Babcock, and Sen. Donovan
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12

The first snow this fall fell in
Sheridan county Wednesday morning
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-12

The Ben Luebke family from Froid
visited in Plentywood Saturday and
Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23

work of Importance to the Legion comes
up.
Wood. native Of Spartanburg, S. C..
IS 80. He received an A. B. degree from
Wofford College in 1917 and was grad
uated from the Law School OF George
town University in 1921. and has law
Offices here with Carter B. Keene. He
served as second lieutenant III the Mo
for Transport Corps at Camp Holabrd
during the World War.
Seek Orphan Care.
One of a few resolutions acted upon
by the convention was one seeking
better care of orphans Of World War
veterans, 1t being stated that there are
- 600 OF them and 100 in the District.
Other resolutions brought before the
convention sought more adequate hos
0italizati0n and an amendment 10 the
World War veterans compensation act
TO make rating of temporary total
disability mandatory. for all veterans
with disability ratings, while they are
in the hospital At present. 1t was
stated only those veterans with 10 per
cent disability or more are given such
rating during the period OF hospitali-
cation
j. j. Ol0SKS OF Seret. Jasper PoSt
was awarded a. gold legion button as a
prize to the individual bringing in the
greatest number of new members dur
ing the past year. A membership drive
team. composed Of the following also
was awarded gold buttons: F. f. Bartl,
pit H. l.. Wilson and Lafayette Post,
all of LAFAYETTE Post: Charles j
Painter of George Washington Post
and Herbert W. Gardner of Lafayette
Post
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23

the traps. His score was not mad
public.
Visits Lake Islands.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
showed no i'll effects from their expcdi-
ton Yesterday to the Apostle Islands IN
Lake Superior. where they were 'hc
quests of Hunter l.. Gary of Kansas
CITY. Mo- and Frank Woods Of Lincoln.
Neb. who have Summer homes cn one
Of the islands
Tomorrow they will 20 to the North
Woods camp of Charles f. Lewis OF
Duluth and Minneapolis, at Lewis, Wis,
about rs miles from the Summer White
House. They will make the Trip on
special train and will not return to the
Brule until the following afternoon
The President intends to fish while
with Mr. Lewis.
. --
Sir Leslie Scott. K. c.. once talked
-fJ ,t.<ir
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23

of prohibition. declared that the gen
eral results of prohibition in the United
States thus far have been wholesome
and beneficial
The address, which was made public
here by the Treasury Department, con-
tanned a suggestion that other countries
cooperate with the United States to
combat illicit internationl liquor traffic
THE need for such an arrangement
Is becoming increasingly apparent"
Doran said we hope that the future
will bring about strong cooperative
action between nations in suppression
Of this illicit traffic"
BY such action. he declared, prohi-
,)ition countries would be in a position
10 devote more attention to domestic
comhatiVe measures and not expend
great energy in meeting an 'interna-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23
COOLIDGE SENDS
FOR SUMMERALL
President and Chief of Staff
to Discuss Phases of Ma
tionaI Defense.
BY !. Russell YOUNG.


CEDAR ISLAND LODGE. BRULE
RIVER. Wis. August 23.-~Seeking in
formation regarding national defense
and the possibility of notifications as a
result of the kellogg anti-war treaty,
President Coolidge has sent for Mai
Gen. Charles p Summerall, chief Of
staff of the Army to confer with him at
the Summer White House.
1t is expected that he will arrive here
Saturday afternoon The President con-
ierred last week with Admiral Hughes,
chief of Naval Operations upon this sub
ject and now wants to hear Gen Sum-
meralls opinions, 1t is apparent Mr..
Coolidge has considered comment from
abroad regarding the kellogg treaty to
go ahead with expansion of the national
defense program.
The President also wants to learn
from Gen. Summerall about plans for
the military establishment during the
next year and TO discuss the budget
of appropriation for the Army,
Slcmp Is Expected.
The President is anticipating an early
visit from Bascom Slemp. Michael Gal
lagher. coal shipper of Cleveland, Ohio.
personal friend Of the President and
a frequent visitor at the White House,
is a guest at the Summer White Hous"
today He arrived this morning, and
was met in Superior by John Coolidge
He will remain until tomorrow morning
There was a light rain here this
morning The President old not go out
on the Brlile for a morning of fishing,
but he did indulge III some casting in
front OF The Lodge He did not catch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23

any fish. lie also spent some time 2
the traps. His score was not mac"
D,ihIic