Plentywood herald., 1930-09-04
The Plentywood Herald
The PlentywoOd Herald, Inc., Publishers
Lawrence S. Olsen, Manager and Editor
Published every Thursday At Plenty~ood Mon
tana, where It Il catered in the United States
Postoffice az second-class mail matter.
Underworld cMethods
of Campaign Financing

Mig Collins and Rodney Salisbury together with
their spokesmen have long tried to regain foothoid
in Sheridan County politics. Mig said before ne went
to Great Falls to silky day sentence for sell
ing liquor this summer that he would be back here and
see that officers elected in this county this fall
who would be subservient his wishes and that he
would again become political boss of the county
When he went away all the furniture was, we un-
derstand moved by Rodney Salisbury to safe stor-
age place. AS Mig came back ne apparently
leased the Chicken ranch premises from Salisbury and
although the main building had been abated and locked
up by federal court order and to remain locked 1or
one YEAR that did deter them from remodeling the
garage into another dive, and Immediately opened
as business place with which to raise funds 1or ms
political campaign this fall.
However things did not work out as well as
planned Last Saturday night the Federal, County and
City authorities cooperaed and raided the place, and
found sufficient evidence warrant all kinds OF legal
punishment for the various offenders, both men and
women.
Mig Collins said that this another political
move on the part Of the present office holders to rem
state them for another term and to defeat the gang he
intends to have various tickets at the fall cleo
tion We wonder if it politics that played last
winter when the place raded after it was learned
that school girls were being lured there?
Ever since Sheriff Madsen and County attorney
keep that place of shame closed and they have sue
ceeded fairly well. However; the Collins Salisbury
coerie needed cash and had the place again reop-
ened in defiance of all law and order
Mayor Storkan gave Chief of Police 0. J. Col
lns full authority to gather evidence and it was on
such evidence that warrants obtained last Satur
day. which resulted in the raid that night at which
time Federal officers were invited to if the abate
order of the Federal Court had been disregarded
They found that the order has been disregarded,
and also found all kinds of other evidence, sufficient to
warrant the most drastic steps being taken to punish
the offenders. One of the soiled doves who arrest
ed stated that they renting the premises from
Rodney Salisbury
Ten minutes so after Mig Collins, had been
brought into Plentywood, Salisbury on the job
signing bonds for his release and the next day he
signed bonds for the release of one of the women.
Certain parties who believe that such things
should be permitted to remain open here suggested
that the soiled doves be let off with fine of five
ten dollars. What advertisement that would be for
Pentywood and Sheridan County and for the officers
who have to uphold the law and the peace and
dignity of the State of Montana and the City of Plen-
tywood? In few days streets would be thronged
with of this rffraff when they learned of such
a fine being imposed
Rather than to do this suggest that these
Offenders be punished to the very limit OF the law and
set example for other would-be offenders of
laws who would like to settle in this territory and
practice their underworld business.
We have right to live in decent community,
and that anyone should say it political move at
this time, is insult to every law abiding citizen of
Sheridan County Politics did not enter into the raid;
the Federal government took part the City authorities
took part and the County officers did their duty The
complaints were sworn to by Oscar j. Collins, Chief
of Police of Pentywood who is not elected to Office
Federal officers who took part under the Civil
Service law and have interest in politics
To Sheriff Madsen and County attorney Bake
we'll and to Mayor Storkan and Chief of Police Collins
and to all other officers who took part in cleaning
this nest Of human vpers vote of thanks
for upholding the strong arm of the law
We sincerely hope that all right thinking voters
OF Sheridan County will refuse to support anyone who
seeks Office who has the approval or endorsement of
the element who would again become political
power in Sheridan county.