Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-08
Mig Collins Again
Runs Afoul LdW

Mig Collins who has been the edit
orial dictator for the Producers Moose
for some time past, and who, together
with Rodney Salisbury have been run
ming things pretty much to suit them
selves, fell afoul of the law again the
other day when he was convicted in
federal court at Great Falls Of main
tanning a nuisance by keeping CON
traband liquor on hand at the "chick-
en- ranch" last fall. According to an
Associated Press dispatch he was con-
victed and given 60 days in Jail and
fined S125.00. The fine was paid and
we understand he was allowed until
May 18th in which to arrange his bus
mess affairs here and commence serv-
ing his 60 day sentence.
Outside Of trying to get a new
trial or else perfect an appeal to the
supreme court on his recent convic-
ton to serve three years in the peni-
tertiary and to pay a 100000 fine,
there should not be much business
for him. He sold his ranch to Rodney
Salisbury who is now the full fledged
manager Of same; his housekeeper
Ellen johnson has troubles of her own
with the federal courts; he is reported
to have smashed his automobile while
enroute to Great Falls from Plenty
wood; and someone poisoned his po-
lice dog; 80 that all in all, there
should not be much business for him
to attend to here unless it might be
that he is waiting for an opportunity
to make good his threat against the
Herald building and property and
watch the fire after it gets nicely
started.
The sooner he is out Of the way,
the sooner will the Moose cease pub
LEGATION al his support editorially and
financially will cut short the exist
ence of that SANDER organ, in spite
of any efforts on the part of Rodney
Salisbury to keep it open.
And the sooner both Mig and the
Producers Moose are out of the way
will the dove Of peace settle on Plen-
tywood again.
George Dunn, former running mate
of Mig Collins got a jolt in federal
court the same day Collins met his
Waterloo there. Dunn was charged
with possession of liquor at Big San
dy changed his plea from not guilty
to guilty and was sentenced to 80
days and pay a fine of $4,000 on one
count and on the second count was
given a six months suspended SEN
tence and placed on probation for five
years. Prohibition officer Waddell tes-
titled that Dunn had injured him by
throwing a bottle. George Dunn is
one Of Charlie Taylor's playmates
whom he SO ably defended in the Pro-
ducers Moose when the assault on
Waddell occurred.
Pete Gallagher, former deputy sher-
if under Salisbury, apparently too
proud to work, tried his hand at
moonshining last fall and run afoul
of the law. He plead guilty to pos
session and maintaining a nuisance
at Plentywood, but not before he had
been indicted by the federal grand
jury. What kind Of hypnotism was
used in his ase may never be known
but all he was fined was $50 and CIV
en- a 40 day suspended sentence and
on probation for three years.
Rankin's Friendship
In sentencing these old offenders
and former law enforcement officers
who have all been friends and sup
porters of the Producers Moose, in
Mig Collins who got 60 days
and a $125.00 fine and Estes with a
fine, while the rest of the Plen-
and Sheridan County bunch
penalized heavily in proportion
to their offense, one thing appears
and that is the friendly feel
ing District Attorney Rankin has for
and his bunch. His recommen-
iations to the Court is usually IN
,idered-