Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-01-09
WE DON'T KNOW

WE DON'T KNOW
Names, figures and faces make news.
Now, let see what names, figures and faces feature in
the news of Sheridan County!
Here's a couple of little items concerning names and
figures that might prove interesting to that gallant six hun
dred farmers" (Which prove to be only 81 by actual count
who are supposed to own the Producers News:
Right Off the Records
REAL ESTATE MORTGAGES RECORDED: Docu-
ment No. 1854. Peoples Publishing Company to Louis
P. Donovan, ST 10000, acknowledged October 10Th, Re
corded October 22nd, 1929, in Book 242, page l35. West
80 feet of Lots l-2-3, Blork u, Original, Plentywood.
Document No. 1937O9. Peoples Publishing Company
to Louis F. Donovan, ST 0 90 acknowledged October 24th,
Recorded October 81, 1929, in Book 242, Page al.
CHATTEL MORTGAGE: One Cotteren, tworeve-
luton press; one Omaha folder No. l38lE; One Chandle,
& Price paper cutter No. 1906; one 5 H. P. electric motor
and fixtures; 4 composing stones; two type cabinets; one
type rack; one Ben Franklin job press and fixtures; one In
tertype Model c. No. 2739 with magazine, motor and fix
lures; casting box; one addressograph; perforating ma
chine; stapler; punching machine; Miller saw, also all
stoves, type slugs, metal. mailing list, and legality of the
Producers News, a paper published weekly by the Peoples
Publishing Company.
(Signed) Peoples Publishing Company
A. H. Anderson, President.
O. Nj. Lutness, Secretary.
The above names and figures will no doubt interest the
real owners (who have no controD Of the Producers News.
The faces9 0, yes!
Wldt klIQ Oh IL Will VI. dylOI- i IduCIly PICSCM
to the stockholders should they inquire about what became
of The money!
Perhaps. like Andy's books of the Fresh Air Taxicab
Company, all those figures don't mean nuthin' to the stock
holders nohow.
And, perhaps, some of the real owners will be mean
enough to ask who Louis P. Donovan is. Now that may
mean something.
If we reconect properly, Mr.. Taylor-O Flaherty recon-
mended Louis F. Donovan to the Board of County Commits
sioners as a lawyer who could help collect about $l00, 900
from the National Surety cOmpanv for the money that Sher-
idan County taxpayers lost when a couple of mysterious
robbers are alleged to have called about six o'clock at the
county treasury, (almost next door to Sheriff Salisbury's
office and walked off with the Doodle.
Collection Fees High
Nh. Donovan did help collect from the National Surety
Then, if county records are to believed, Sheridan coun-
ty paid something Gke$25 900 90 for such brilliant legal ser
vices.
Of course, we don't believe Mr.. Donovan got all that
z 5,00000 by anymeans. Mr.. Babcock, who with Mr..
Donovan, shared in the fee Of about SIS, 100000 also acted
for Mr.. Donovan in the drawing up of those two ST, 10000
mortgages in favor of Mr. Donovan.
But why TWO for ST 900. 90 each3
Why the apparent w LOANS Of 81 5000 0 each?
Was it because there were two lawyers who shared in
that nice modest little fee of SIS, 100000 which Sheridan
county pad2
We don't know.
Perhaps those two mortgages don mean nuthin."
We don't know.
Perhaps the recorded mortgages were just a matter Of
form SO that Mr.. TaylerOF laherty could show the stock
holders that he didn't get two chuncks of ST 10000 cash for
nothing.
We don't know.
Perhaps the majority members of the Board of County
Commissioners liked to have MI. Taylor-O Flaherty recon-
mend the right kind of lawyers.
We don't know.
Sheridan County has hired a lot Of lawyers and things
in its day. 1t always paid them we'll. One time it hired an
auditor by the name of Grant Hoage of Butte, Montana.
he drew a nice fat fee. MI. Hoage says Mr.. Taylor and his
trends got most OF the fee. We have an affidavit signed by
MIR. Hoage and his attorney to that effect.
Sheridan county, on the recommendation of Mi. TAYLOR,
one time hired a lawyer named B. K. Wheeler to collect some
money from the Beisekers. Mr.. Wheeler drew something
lie &0S 00Q -. e..