The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-09-12

dance floor. theodore Senecdl nau
engaged in a disput with Under
sheriff Bob Smith. Bob all a shlv-
er, hit SENEGAL over the head with
a sap, which quoted him down.
The five wops and SENEGAL were
arrested by the officers and brot
to Plentywood and lodged in jail.
On Sunday, Adolph Schultz
came to the county seat and swore
out a warrant for the wops,
namely, Adolph Wuiester, Milwau-
kee, Wis; Bert Amyot, New Jer-
sey; VIM. Finnegan, Vermont; Ar
thur Collins, New Jersey, and
Theodore SENEGAL of Raymond,
Mont, charging with assault on
Dave Schultz. County Attorney
Blackwell filed the complaint with
Justice Belanski. The boys en-
ployed Arthur Erickson as attor-
ney for defence. The boys plead
guilty, WueSter was given a fine
of S25 and a sixty day sent
ence, and the rest sixty day sent
ences. The sentences were sus-
pended upon agreement to leave
the country. The fine was paid.
The boys left as per agreement. =
Those who attended the dance
report all sorts of things going on
in the cars parked on the prem
Uses. People say it was the most
disgraceful spectacle they ever
; beheld.
The Outlook Dance
There was a dance at the Stiv-
ers Hall, Outlook, Monday even
ing. A special orchestra put or
the dance. All of the young peo-
pie of Plentywood, the high scheol
boys and girls, were there. The
Outlook young folks were alsC
out. The kids went over to boot
leg joints and tanked up. They
went to the dance. One of the
Plentywood boys got sore at the
trumpet player in the Markusor
Orchestra who was telling hou
tough he was. A fight broke out
Three boys came home in baC
shape. The Plentywood boys
drunk, got to fighting with thu
Outlook kids, drunk. Mike Elan
merry tried to restore order, an,
knocked down two or three boy
in the fracas. The town was il
a bedlam.
Drunken RedstOne Dance
At dances occurring at Redston,
weeks before, drunken driver
nearly lost their lives on the wa,
home from the dances. Wild or
gies are also reported at McCabe'
barn north of Froid where tn
young folks also gather and carr,
on under the control of nobody
The dance there two weeks ag
was a particularly drunken affair
Conditions In County
Besides these. conditions at tn
dances, the general moral condi
lions in the county are on a yer,
how level. The county official
who solemnly promised the peopl
to enforce the law at the last cleo
ton, have signally failed to do 81
Bootleg joints are operating in ev
cry town in the county. Gambling
is running wide open with tn
full knowledge and consent o
Sheriff Madsen and County Attol
ney Blackwell. Slot machines ar
operating at Medicine Lake an
other places. Card and crap game
are running at Gottlieb's saloo
and in several other places
Plentywood. Prostitution is bein
flagrantly carried on at one of tn
leading hotels. Booze is DcIn
sold in several places unmoleste,
the officers only raiding sma
places that have opened up
competition to those who are pa,
ing for protection.
There is no honest effort mad
to enforce the law. A farmer b
the name of Grier has been opel
ating a beer saloon on the bank
of Brush Lake all summer, whe1
he has made a fortune and hs
never once been bothered by tn
officers.
These conditions, and the ope
debauching and wholesale corruy
ton of the young people of th
county under the very eyes Z
those elected and sworn to enforC
the law without fear or favor
are arousing the citizens of Sher
dan county from one end to I'll
other.
They demand that immedial
steps be taken to terminate thes
conditions.