The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-10-17
OLE ASPELUND

Last week there was printed letter in the Pho
ducers News signed by Ole Aspelund, anent the
j.. S. Olsen tax racket in which Assessor Aspe-
lund repudiated the nsinuation made by Niels
Madsen to the effect that he, Aspelund, was in
some way or other associated with L. S. Olsen in
his racket of fleeing Sheridan County out of tax
money for consideration.
Mr. Aspelund said point blank that "he had not
yet sunk SO low as to work or commune with L.
S. Olsen"
Ole Aspelund knows L. S. Olsen-knows the
sort of an oyster he is: for he worked in Aspe-
lund's office for a number of years as deputy as
SCISSOR and caused Ole no end of trouble while he
was there, until he was driven by desperation and
the need to his own reputation, to get rid of
him, which he did. So when Ole says he hoped he
would never "sink low as to be accused of
working with L, S. Olsen it has significance-it
carries meaning
L. S. Olsen has been everything. He used TO
work with the cold gang until that outfit final
ly gave him the boot for taking his; then
double crossing. After he could get no more
handouts there, and after he had made himself
universally despised by working with Burley Bow
Ter, the Canadian refugee hunting down pro-Ger-
mans, rounding up and burning Russellite litera-
ture, reporting those as traitors who could not
before the council of defense as seditious citizens
who refused to buy him drink and, being on the
rocks, he went among his church friends with tears
IN his eyes, and confessions his lips, and beg
ged them in the name of his family to try to get
him county job in Ole Aspelunds office and
through this influence job was secured tor this
miserable scalawag He was hardly in office be-
fore he started his crooked work He fixed assess
ments when Ole wasn't looking: he, as Justice
sold cases, and pocketed fine money, and finally
Ole could endure the skunk no longer he let him
go; then Lawrence Immediately Joined the oppo-
sltlon to the Farmer-Labor party and moved in
hoping to get another handout there. However he
failed and was on the bread line when his old pal
the Scobey tinhorn- gambler, and British stool
pigeon, came to his rescue and made him the edi-
tor of the Herald. While working his oil racket
aid other shady games he carried on his tax rack
ct in getting the land valuations of mortgage and
insurance companies reduced for so much DER iob
to the injury of Sheridan county and the resident
taxpayers. Lawrence hopes TO get the county print
ing next time the republicans win; of course he
wont for the French Powers machine will see
to 1T that Joe gets it again for full statutory rates
without bid. Even that outfit will have nothing
70 do with Lawrence, for well they know Law
renee would double cross his grandmother for
second hand furniture and they will give him moth
ing.
Ole Aspelund knows L. S. Olsen-and Aspelund
Is acquainted some with the ways of Niels Mad
sen
However, the Producers News does not believe
that Ole Aspeund was has been working with
L. ). Olsen In any way or manner, to further that
gentleman's skulduggery. We have known Ole AS
pelund Tor "a long time and we have never vet had
occasion to question his honesty nd integrity and
ne leaves office after ten years of service as clean
as mounds tooth and record for efficiency and
economy that cannot be questioned.