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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
(Bv the United Press)

That perennial problem which
faces every county in the nation,
how best to care for poor and IN
digent inhabitants, has been solv-
ed in various and sundry ways by
Montanan's counties; and, In most
cases, each board of county COM
missioners is quite satisfied It's
particular method is the better.
Selecting representative coun-
ties in the state, the United Press
has conducted a comprehensive
survey of the county poor farm
situation in Montana. In counties
that maintain poor farms, operat-
ing costs per capita varied wideiy
in those that do so, monthly al.
lowances were between $40 anc
$50 monthly.
Custer county paid $525O.70 fol
the operation of its poor farm II
1929Lthe average number of IN
mates was eight-but this cos
was reduced to $2608.7S by TIVE
sources of income (1) sale Of pro
duce raised on the farm by inmat'
labor, $953.45; (2) other operat
ing receipts totalled $696.55. Av
erage cost per inmate per annun
was $462.41, a fair criterion OF Tn
average from year TO year.
The poor farm in which tn
county's investment Is $17,0S7, n
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
Judge Denies a
Continuance for
Fishbeck- Collins

Judge Paul Tuesday denied the
application of attorneys Paul Bah
cock and T. w. Greer, for a con-
tinuance over the term of the
cases of Fishbeck and Collins
charged with felonious assault and
with giving liquor to minors, three
of the five criminal cases set
down for trial at the special term
of court called to convene Tuesday
March %.
The above attorneys filed motion
for continuance on the grounds
that there was so much prejudice
prevailing against the defendant
because of articles appearing in
the local newspapers and malicious
dissemination of gossip by certain
interested parties, that it would
be impossible to secure a jury at
this time, and if such jury was
secured they would be so prejudic-
ed that they could not secure a
fair trial. The formal motion was
filed on the 18th on County At
torney Blackwell, and with the
clerk of the district court on the
18th. 1t came up for hearing be-
fore Judge Paul at Wolf Point OF
Tuesday.
1t is reported that Judge Pau
took the motion under advisemen
for several hours and finally de
MED the motion. 1t is said that tn,
grounds given for denial by Judg
Paul were that the jury had beer
subpoenaed, and would report Of
next Tuesday and an effort coul,
: be made to get a jury: that if j
was found to be impossible to sc
cure a jury from the venire Gale
, that the case would then be cor
, tinued to a later date.
, 1t is certain, however, tia
f Judge Paul will not preside q
? these trials but that an outsid
Judge will be called in.
r The cases are attracting consiC
e cradle attention because of tn
t fact that it is the first time j
e the history of the county that
: special term has been set and
g jury called to try a calendar col
e sisting of one felony and fur mi
n demenor charges where all parti,
It were out on bail, putting Il
II county to what would seem to !
n an extraordinary and unjustifiab
It expense.
e It is reported that an attorn'
Y from the attorney generals off
will assist in the prosecution.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
SURVEY OF COUNTY CARE OF POOR
AMONG COUNTIES OF MONTANA
United Press Finds That Opinions Differ Among the
Counties Depending Largely Upon Methods In Vogue.
This survey Is Pertinent to Sheridan County Readers
AS Commissioners are Planning on Poor Farm

cludes several acres of fertile land
four miles east of Miles City on
the Yellowstone river, on which is
located a two-story brick building
equipped with a kitchen, bedrooms
and parlor-much the same as a
private residence. Agricultural
products produced by inmate labor
includes poultry products, live
stock, wheat and potatoes. The
commissioners are convinced the
farm is a money saver and that II
provides a useful and productive
occupation for inmates.
Musselshell county, on the 9th
er hand, sees no immediate neeC
of establishing a poor farm. 1t
hoard of county commissioner
carefully investigates the domestic
and economic status of each appli
can't for public provender, allow
ca much each month to each peti
tioner and keeps careful checl
on expenditures. So successful
i has this system been in the past
| the commissioners said, that
nil he continued in the future.
CaIlatin county is completed
asoldn on its county poor farm
consisting of large brick dormi
torv a six-room brick house TO
tbe Superintendent, a barn, no
t chicken house and machin
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
CUT THE WHEAT ACREAGE
Farmers Union to Build Big Creamery at Williston
Farmers Union Locals
Initiate Move for Storage
Elevator At Williston

A resolution was passed urging
the Williams County Farmers
Union to take steps toward the
erection of a million bushel grain
storage plant at Williston was
adopted by the Stoney Creek local
of that organization at its meet
ing last week. The resolutions
were forwarded to other locals for
consideration.
1t is pointed out that there is
only 100000 bushels storage space
available at Williston since the
Williston Milling Company elevat-
ors burned some time ago.
! Attention is called to the fact
that this elevator would serve, be-
sides Williams and Mckenzie
counties, N. D., the territory in
Northeastern Montana.
1t is estimated that the Elevator
could be erected for $125,000. Il
would be equipped with apparatus
for cleaning and processing.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
Special to Producers News.

Special to Producers News.
Wolf Point, March 19.-The Dis
trict Court with Judge Paul pre-
siding is grinding away on its
grist of rape cases, booze cases,
robbery case, forgery cases, and
selling liquor to minor cases.
Court Stenographer Koser has a
bored look as he patiently records
the testimony.
Hugh Marion, Arlie Foor's as
sistant county attorney, is prose
cutting in Hugh's spectacular way,
wind jamming along, and playing
to the galleries as usual. He hao
bad luck with the case against
Kenneth Parks charged with sell
ing liquor to minors. He deliv-
cred one of his incompatible
harangues to the jury on the
beauty of the flag, the sanctity of
the home and the granduer of the
Goddess of Liberty and sat down
with a confident look in his eye
But his spell" backfired and the
jury brought in a verdict of not
guilty which was disconcerting to
Attorney Marion, who looked as
tonished. Hugh Marion will be
remembered as the County Attor,
ney who spent $4,000 hanging
young Schlaps, a poor idiotic boy
who had never breathed a norma
breath in his life, when his rela
tives were willing to plead hin
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
A. 0. u. w. Holds
Initiation AT Meeting

Thursday evening, March 18th,
the following officers for 1880
were present and held good
meeting at which a nice class was
initiated: M. W.-Mrs. Ida J.
kjelstrup; P. M. W.-John Palu-
bicld; Foreman-E. G. Brown;
Overseer-J. L. Sorem; Treasurer
Paul Kurtz; Guide-Miss Blanch
Miller; Inner Watch-Sidney Har-
land.
Refreshments were served after
the mitiatory ceremony, follow
ing which the time was spent
playing cards and listening to
music furnished by Halle Wheel
er and Kurtz brothers.
All the members present enjoy
ca the evening and promised tc
return and bring another member
with them for the next meeting.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
Thomas D. Campbell,
D e f e n d a n in Suit
on Promissory Note

Helena, March 16.-Judgment
for $4,000 on three promissory
notes alleged to be overdue is
sought by John G. Rumney in a
suit filed in district court against
Thomas D. Campbell of Hardin,
the bonanza farmer. The plaintiff
also seeks interest at the rate of
Z per cent from June IL, 1927.
1t is alleged that Campbell bor-
rowed $4,000 from the plaintiff
June IL, 1927. Three notes of
$4,000 each were executed, the
first due Nov. 1, 1927, the second
due Nov. 1, 1928, and the third
Nov. 1, 1929.
Rumney says $1,000 was paid on
the principal of the first note but
that no other payments have been
received by him. He seeks to re-
cover $4,000 on the first note
$4,000 on the second and $4,000 on
the third, plus accumulated inter
est. All the loans were payable al
Detroit bank, where the loan
was made.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
ROOSEVELT JURY ACQUITS DEFENDANT
CHARGED WITH SELLING MINORS BOOZE
Kenneth Parks Is Turned Loose BY Vote of Eight to -Four
Everybody Surprised Especially Hugh Marion
Whose Tongue Seems to Be Losing Its Cunning !.

guilty for a life sentence. Mar
ron is one of those who like to
stretch their necks.
The Wolf Point Herald reported
the case last week in the follow
ing words:
JURY ACQUITS MINOR CASE
"The first of the five cases
againt defendants charged with
selling Intoxicating liquor to min
ors was tried Thursday, and re-
suited in a verdict of acquittal
that appeared to be a big surprise
to nearly all those who heard it.
1t was the case in which Kenneth
Parks was the defendant, with
County Attorney Foor and Deputy
Marion prosecuting and ]. X.
Bramble for the defense.
"In condensed form the State
offered evidence to prove that two
high school boys, Donald Seth and
Hans Sveem, aged II and 10 re-
spectively, ordered, paid for and
received a bottle of liquor alleged
to be intoxicating. The evidence
of the boys was that Seth was
the spokesman and paid for the
bottle in advance and that Sveem
was with him when he received
the liquor and helped him drink it.
They identified Kenneth Parks as
the man who delivered the bottle
of liquor. The boys said they
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21

year ago, and has grown
like the proverbial green hey
tree ever since, and is goins
to reach out for the cream
and butter and ice cream,
business in this section of
North Dakota and Montana
until it has corralled the
lions share of it-and there
is every reason why it should and
none why it should not.
The Williams County Farmers
Union is going to build big
creamery building at Williston and
equipped it with the very latest
and efficient butter working and
ice cream manufacturing machine
ry-big enough to accommodate
the needs of this section of the
country and to care for its rapid
ly growing business for some time
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
JUNIORS TO PRE-
SENT PLAY AT
ANTELOPE

The Junior Glass of Antelope
High will produce "Be An Opt
mist" Saturday, March 10Th. This
hilarious comedy is cheerfully de-
dictated to everyone, everywhere
who is considered a crouch.
Funnier things happened than
you ever dreamed of after a mid
night encounter with a welsh-rare-
bit. Can you imagine why shot
guns and baseball bats are vital
to the antique business?
If you yearn for 'Culchaw" don't
see "Be An Optimist," but if you
want to hear the rafters of the
hall ring with laughter then "hoI
to it."
The people as you meet then
Isaac Golditch, antiquer
Kleis Larsel
Becky, his daughter Lois Clarl
Pietro D'Angelo CacciatinO,
expert worm-holer
Jerald Richardson
Jimmie Maynard, the poor stiff
Gordon Hover
Mildred Clinton, who is in love
and likes it Belva Hanso,
Mrs. Clinton, why mother-in-
law jokes are true Ruth Herman
Mike, just what his name sug-
gests Thorvald Larse
Ray Hudson, friend in need
but scarcely indeed
Marius Hanse
Miss Hull, an interior decorator
Irene GronvOl
Maggie, not green for greenness
wears off, so call her stupid
Carol Foste
Ethel Peabody, who defies love
to affect her
Clara ChristiansC
Spencer, paid guest
Knud PaulsG
Madame Gopher, dispenser of
spirit Lorna Blackmol
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
WOOL GROWERS
MEET SATURDAY

On Saturday, March %, the
wool growers and farmers who
are interested in the marketing of
wool through the National Wool
Marketing Association will meet at
the County Extension Office at
1:15 P. M. Murray E. Stebbins,
Secretary of the Montana Wool
Growers Association, who is also
director of the National Wool
Marketing Corporation, will meet
with the wool growers on the
above mentioned date to discuss
the plans for marketing the 1890
clip through the agencies ap-
proved by the Federal Farm
Board. During the past few
weeks, Mr.. Stebbins has hello
meetings in all important WOO
growing sections of Montana tt
give the farmers the information
in regard to wool marketing Sc
that they may take advantage Of
the organization outlined under
the Federal Farm Board. D. E
Richards, Livestock Fieldman TO,
Montana State College, will Civ,
the results obtained from the cos
of production studies from on
hundred sheep ranches in Mon
tana. Farmers who are planning
on going into sheep should be abb
to get some valuable informatio,
from Mr.. Richards talk on cos
of production. The meeting wi
start promptly at 1:15 P. M. o
Saturday, March %, in order tha
farmers who come in from tn
southern part of the county ma
leave on the afternoon train.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
Williams County, N. D.
Farmers Union L ocal Is
Organize Debating Teams

The Farmers Union locals OF
Williams county are coming alive
and are organizing debating
teams to debate public issues.
Saturday at the Hebron consoi1
dated school, Hebron and Bull
Butte locals will debate the ques-
ton: "Should Farmers and Labor
ers Patronize Chain Stores Z" He
bron to says eyes" and Bull Butte
to take the contrary side.
Then Stoney Creek will have a
debate the second Friday in April
on, Resolved That the Individual
Dealer System of Distribution Is
Preferable TO the Chain Store
System"
These debates are attracting a
lot of attention and increasing tne
attendance at the meetings OF tne
locals.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
TRACTOR SCHOOL
AT GU TL00K

There will be a Mccormick
Deering Tractor School at Out
look Thursday, March 26th, given
under the auspices of the Outlook
Implement Company. There will
be lectures, demonstrations and IL
Illustrative pictures featuring mod
ernized and mechanical agricul-
tural operations, directed by ex-
perts. The school is instructive
and worth attending. The school
opens at II a. m. At noon there
will be a free lunch. Everybody
is cordially invited to attend.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21

'eral farm board, who, in a
reply to a telegram recently sent
to him and to Samuel R. McKelvie
suggests a reduction of 10 per
cent in the wheat acreage, increas-
ing to 20 per cent in order to make
the tariff effective.
"There is no solution of the
problem unless we get the coop
Grafton of the farmers them
Selves" declares Mr.. Legge.
The farm board chairman de-
clared that continued overproduc-
ton in this country will end dis
astrously, and called attention to
the fact that according to present
appearances the sterilization cor
poration will have something like
10O,000,000 bushels of wheat on its
hands at the close of the present
season.
The full text of Mr.. Legge's re-
ply to the telegram of Gov. Shat
er of North Dakota is as follows:
Replying to your question as to
the basis of buying wheat after
the congestion at terminals is re-
lieved," the chairman said, "this
refers to a situation that is not in
the picture at the present time as
there is no possible hope for relief
in this matter during the next
J go days at least, the tendency
2 seems for the congestion to be
somewhat worse than better
eve have asked the growers tC
, cooperate with the board to the
extent of reductin In acreage, this
for the reason that we cannot see
how we can permanently hope to
J compete in the export markets on
: that commodity, with the excep-
: ton, of course, of a comparatively
small quantity of high protein
wheat which will always be in de-
mand for mixing purposes, with
other wheat producing areas where
! investment in land, taxes, and Ia
S Dor are much below those prevail
0 my in this country. 1t seems to US
3 that the solution of this prob
) lem is to adjust our production to
r domestic demand plus some Of
:. these premium wheats just men
toned.
Produces Blindly
"There is no possible solution 0
this problem unless we get the co
7 operation of the growers them
1 selves. No other industry in tn
= world blindly produces without an,
attention to potential market pos
( sibilities. In endeavoring to oh
t. tain equality for agriculture, it
N perhaps essential that agricultur
* heed some of the basic principle
ii of other industries. Wheat seem
j. to be in the worst situation of an
d. of our major crops, so far as tn
il export market is concerned, bu
x fortunately there is only sma
We amount of it exported on an aver
oil erage.
re "Your growers will ask no
ly they are going to get along with
CONTINUED on Last Fage)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
CONGRESS PASSES
SEED LOAN LAW

= The bill to provide seed
= loans for the farmers of the
northwestern states passed
> congress Monday, the amount
appropriated having been re-
duced from 100000 to &c.
100000 by the conference COM
mittee of the two houses.
A telegram received by the
Agricultural college from the
department of agriculture at
Washington has been forward
ed to County Agent Ferguson
notifying him that funds I'M
Her this act will be available
soon and asking his cOOpera-
ton in the setting up of the
necessary machinery to adj
- minister the act.
The county agent is asked
to recommend three men for
appointment in each county
for appointment by the de-
partment of agriculture to
pass upon all loans and it is
understood that headquarters
for this state and North Da-
kOta will be established at
Grand Forks.
The 100000 is available
for farmers in Is states. Sen.
Wheeler introduced a resOlu-
tiOn in the Senate March 9Th,
making this money available
for gas and oil as well as for
seed and feed. 1t will prob
ably be adopted.
1t is understood that moi
= more than $500 will be avail
able for any one farmer.
Full information will b
published as soon as released
The amount appropriated il
il SO small it is not likely tina
any farmer can get more thal
= $500.
-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
Congress Passes Resolution
Placing Statue of Artist
Russell In Statuary Hall

Washington, March 2O.-Accept-
ance Of the statue of Charles Mari
on Russell for placement in Stat
utary Hall of the national capitol
and the thanks of the United
States Congress are provided for
in a resolution which has just
passed the house. The resolution
refers to Mr.. Russell as one of
MOntana's most eminent citizens,
'illustrious and distinguished as an
artist in the depicting on canvas
of the early life of the West
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
Townley Anti-Saloon
League Debate at Williston

Williston, March 21.-A. c.
Townley debated here last night
with DIR. C. A. Ridley of Ashe-
vile, South Carolina. Townley
spoke for government control and
Ridley defended prohibition. The
debaters were greeted by a pack
ed house at the Armory. In the
vote at the end of the debate
Townley won by a large majority
An admission of 25 cents was
charged.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
FARMERS ELEVATOR
JOINS CORPORATION

Culbertson. - At a directors
meeting of the Farmers Elevator
company here it was decided 20
make temporary application TOT
membership In the Northwest
Grain Association of Minneapolis
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
Without Aid Of Paid Statesmen
Cooperative Is Selling Stock
Hope to Enlist Interest of Farmers Union Members In
Northeastern Montana In Buying Stock and Shipping
Cream Efficient Management Has Established Sue
cessful and Expanding Enterprise

Farmers can do things well as anybody ese-some-
times, maybe better
This is proven by the establishment and success of the
Farmers Union Cooperative Creamery at Wilston by
the members of the Farmers Union of Williams county,
North Dakota which started only little more than
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
ONLY WAY TO SOLVE PRICE
PROBLEM SAYS PRES. LECCE
Farm Board Chairman Says No Effective Steps Can Be
Taken Without This Cooperation of the Farmers
Asks for Ten Per Cent Cut.

reduction of the wheat acreage in the United States
to reduce eliminate the export surplus is the only
solution of the wheat marketing problem, according
recently expressed by Chairman Legge of the fed
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21
Federal Board
ADVOCATES farm
Storage ofGran

Washington, March. 18.-Warn-
ing that the farm board was hav-
ing difficulty in finding terminal
storage facilities, Chairman Legge
advised wheat farmers Monday
that if they had a good harvest
this year it would best be taken
care of in farm storage where in
surance rates are relatively cheap.
The farm board chairman, who
just returned from visit to To-
peka, Kan, said the prospects
were for a good wheat crop but
that some farmers were fearful Of
a protracted drought.
Legge, referring to a recent re-
quest by the farm board that far
mers cut down by 10 per cent
their acreage of wheat land for
the next year, said that it would
be better to let the lands lie idle
or revert to pasture than to pro
duce upon them the extra surplus
that forces down Bhe price of tn
entire, commodity.
MAY SEND AGENTS ABROAD
Washington, March Is. - Tn
. federal farm board may send it
! agents abroad to create marke
for wheat bought to relieve tn
glut of American terminals, Chair
man Legge said Monday night.
"It would take some time Il
work out such a program but i
would be beneficial" he added.
; The board, through the grail
= sterilization corporation, hold
. considerably more than 25,0O0,O0
= bushels of wheat. This holdin
= may mount to more than 100000
= 600 bushels before the winte
= wheat crop is marketed next Jun
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was huge, man-lke ape, its barred fangs close to
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a thousand devils in the hairy creature clinging to
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