The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-01-10

they searched men, boys and girls
at the New Years dance IN the
Farmer-LabOr Temple.
Business men are now complain
ing that the presence Of the border
patrolmen IN Plentywood has a
more detrimental effect on bust
ness than the snow drifts and zero
weather. What good could a Chi
nook do? they say as long as ev-
cry farmer in the county who
might come in to do some buying,
is afraid he may have a gun stuck
into his ribs or q sap swung over
his head by somebody in uniform
who suspects that he is a human
liquor truck.
Corporal Winters was careful 10
spread the report among the VIC
tins of a recent raid that The Pro-
+ ducers News is responsible for the
activities of the dry officers. Of
course everybody with ordinary in
( teligence knows that this Is a lie.
, Where ever the long green is not
put across the crack to the enforc-
ers Of the Noble Experiment"
there are raids and real ones.
Where the sponduliks show up on
; the hour there is never much trou-
bic. There may be a collar" or two
wrapped around a pigger's neck to
bluff the public but the bootician
does not have that "awful feeling"
that a misery bootlegger, who
does not cooperate, experiences
when he gets caught.
Fought Protection Racket
The Producers News waged q
campaign against the obvious pro-
lection racket here IN Plentywood,
, which allowed bootleggers Gottlieb
and Dwyer to operate with impun-
ity while coffee-pot distilers were
getting the old razberry. This pub
hcity effectively smashed this ring
and it appears that the handsome
Don Juan under the direction OF
: the gallant hero of the World War,
Colonel Charles Sheridan, is max
ing things unpleasant for Plenty
! wood. Evidently Corp. Winters has
: not a very high regard for the IN
telligence Of the people Of this city
: if he thinks they viii believe hi:
story. And surely the Corporal
: should not need TO be urged by the
l Producers News TO perform hi:
duty. Surely the Corporal would
not Ike the implication TO b
: drawn that If The Producers New
did not camp on his tail he woul,
permit everybody else TO run witt
the same immunity enjoyed b.
o Messrs. Gottlieb and Dwyer.
Hotel Where Plans Are Made
For a long time the Corpora
could see from his coop In tn
! PlenytwoOd Hotel, the famous ic
! chest attended BY Jack DwyeI
! from which he could observe Jacl
: or one Of his bartenders take spir
: itual cheer any time Of the da,
!. and up to the wee sma' hours o
4 the morning. Strange that ii neve
q occurred TO the Corporal and tn
! other bright minds in the hotel VIII
= are reported to have a fairly goo
n line on everybody's business as we
y as their own, that perhaps III
stuff Jack was taking from his ic
n chest was not low brand OF moo
e or even Creighton's preferred bu
D. the old Mccoy from across I'll
% border tho somewhat cut and badl
IF diluted. But after Dwyer an
5 Gottlieb were ready Ia leave fC
% the wild scenery OF Spokane,
d sent his merry-mad men, Melvi
n and kantener IN and apparent
q appointed OF Lard s. Olson, editC
to Of the Bladder" as their offici;
z spokesman to give them aid an
o comfort in any escapade they ma
4 indulge IN at the expense Of II
d constitutional rights Of the either
if ".
The Producers News is the onl
paper in Sheridan county ths
n comes out openly against the boo
Is Logging system and against prob
W bltOn- The two are synonymous. A
e long as there is prohibition the1
? viii be bootlegg:ng, graft and COZ
:" ruption. The bladder" is in c,
c boots with SOME OF the bootles
d gers, the ones that stand IN goo
IS with CORPORAL Winters and appal
D. entlv with the sheriff of Sherida
ID county. The Bladder" may not q
D any graft from the piggers; Z
n least rot any more than the chic
T, OF police is reported to be recei,
/ ing. namely: free drinks. But som
=. Deople have q low purchasing prie
Lard OlsOn's convictions are wort
little and cost less.
Good or Lard s.
Ii Is interesting to watch the gy
rauons Of our good friend Lar,
= the noted exponent of law and OF
> der Lard is as excited with i'm
g portanee these days as he wa
when Three Finger" Brown of tn
u OF j. came 30 town a few year
pack. when OF Lard was justic
OF the peace and he had some fur
ny business with bootlegger tina
J ald not get on the DOCKET Il
At that time he was excited 70
2 different reason and those VIII
! saw Vi Lard S trying 10 turn BAG
rne hands of time and comb IN
art Of chirography for a way on
Z Of ms dilemma Ike to talk an
laugh over his predicament. The
say It Is a sight for the gods .
" see Lard play the role of WATCHDOG
Tor law enforcement and III
. bloodhound Of grafters.
others who knew the gentlemal
9eIore ne was run out OF Mort
I Dakota also Ike TO contemplat
= With phlloSophical ohServ.+;D,