The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-06
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1923


Hardly had the PlsutywOo6izns recovered from
thar Thanksgiving dsT0tions Ehsn fate II the
form q . posse Of prohibition agents and the m
eTItzbe Corporal Winters, descended On then arm
C with search warrants and bs1tszxss 70 vent the
wrath Of the Law OF what was left OF the good
splrit that pervaded this happy town during the
holiday. Rival lawyers, doctors and editors had
buried thar hs-chsts znd were wishing each O1her
long lie and plenty OF reIuunerz1ive trouble WHEN
the forces Of Law and disorder appeared upon the
scene Br0therly accord disappeared as Il By mag
ic and the demon Of disc0rd assumed sway.
As boOtsgger fed 70 safety logging their va
thru deep snow drifts, laden down with bottles OF
brew and cans Of 2lc0hOl, the mini0ns Of the law
snOte feroey II ice chests, kicked At suSpiciOusly
closed doors, tapped cash registers N search Of
hidden stimulznts chased the crippled and he'd up
the halt, searching for forbidden liquid forbidden,
alas bu1 always with Is. even as the poor
Our police chief was aroused from 2 peaceful
sleep and pleasant dreams CT flowing fzg0ns n
VsIhaIlz where the good and thirsty 20 after Thor
calls them 70 hinsef Our sheriff was disturbed II
his monday prayer as he was suppicstng his
Deity % show him the right way along which 70
lead his faction 50 that peace without Indennites
would cr0wn his efforts N the next election Bur
ley Bowler II far away Scobey was telling The
members Of The British Overseas Society what 3
terrible country this Is and how glad he VII Be 70
leave i for dear Of London q so0n as he succeeds
N borrowing his fare. The editor Of the whistle"
was studying the an Of entertaining lonely child
ren Even the bO0teggers were considering the
feasibility Of adopting policy Of not squszEng On
each other, When Ths blow fsl and suspicion and
hatred reigned once more
The people gave thanks TO soon Obeyng the
presidential cal for praise 70 the gOOd Lord who
gave them Republican administration, . poor
wheat crop and SIN poorer prices, farm relief
board that failed 2 relieve until the victims Of
prosperity were almost beyond relief, q stock
market crash that left hundreds OF thousands pen
niless, growing arm OF unemployed, with the con-
segment diminishing Of the purchasing power Of the
masses prohibition and the corruption that inevi-
tsbly follows N It's train-they turned their eyes
70 the heavens and prayed laughed OF cried accord
ing 70 their nature. They might have waited IN
II he warrants issued 70 Otto Waddel BY Com
mission Rapp OF information supplied BY the 4Mys-
ferrous Nh. Smithsrss had pstered 0ut
Must Il be always thus? Is II beyond the polit-
cal wisdom OF the powers governing this cry and
county 70 devise ways and means whereby the op-
erstors Of the bootleg and gambling joints could
be trained 50 that their activities would not invite
the attention Of prohibs, giving the town bad
name and rejecting On the efficiency Of our Owl
law enforcement apparatus? With taxes gong u
and up and up the farmers and business me-
should not be disturbed possible, while pioneering
over the rising cost Of county government BY IN
noise Of axes crashing On furniture the crunch1nl
Of dry snow under the fest OF flying bOOdeggT
and the wzIIIng Of cripples caught with micksyE
On their way to the hOOseg0w. Al this Is distract
ing and should be avoided 4 the minds Of Our ri
ers are capable Of thinking way out
Its Just too bad that We did not postpOr
Thanksgiving until after Dee 2 But II would
tough On the sc0ffavs- We informed tn
3 fellow can't get drink around town znym0r
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