The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-12-12
FRIDAY, DECEMBER IL, 1880
THE EXAMINERS REPORT

Just before election, the Producers News called
attention to the fact that the annual public
iners report had not yet been published.
We gave voice to the theory that, more than
year had elapsed since the last examination, the
report out but was being suppressed.
The fact that it did not appear looked suspicious
We knew the examiners had been here. We thot,
however, that the examiners department was help
ing the republican administration by holding the
report back in order that no benefit would accrue
thereby to the Farmer-L Labor candidates.
The Producers News was right as usual about
the suppression of the report, but wrong in the
idea that the state examiners department in
vOlved We apologize to the state department.
But the Sheridan County Republican officers
did suppress the report
We discover that the report was sent to Nies
Madsen on September 10th. Also to the Medicine
Lake Wave, the official paper The law provides
that it must be published in the first issue of the
official paper following its arrival, and that it be
spread upon the Minutes of the Board at the next
regular meeting. 1t should have been published
by Joe Doln in the September 18th issue of the
Wave or in the issue of the 10Th at the latest 1t
should have been spread upon the Minutes of the
regular October meeting. The first half of it ap-
peared in the Wave of November 2Sth and the
paper said the Notes. which contain the criticism
would appear in the next issue, namely the issue
of Friday, December 5th. The Notes did not APP
pear in that issue. The report not only was not
spread on the October minutes, but it was not
spread on the November minutes. We understand
they are on the December minutes, but Clerk &
Recorder Niels Madsen has been busy since
Monday, December LIST, that he has not the minutes
out yet In fact he has been so busy that when
we learned that the Examiners Reports were out
that he could not find time to make copy for the
Producers News, tho the paper asked for a copy
over two weeks ago. Mr. Madsen has always fur
nished the Producers News a copy pronto hereto
fore.
Niels Madsen, as Clerk of the Board received
this report in September. He was bound to call
the same to the attention of the Board He did
not do it, for if he had he would have had the fact
noted in the October Minutes No doubt he called
Commissioner Frank French's attention to the re-
port, as French is chairman of the Board No
doubt he showed the same to Com Ed Iverson We
doubt that he did to Victor Anker. He must have
had part in the suppression of the Report He
can hardly deny it.
The publication of the report would have defeat
ed the Republicans, and we'll Niels Madsen knew
it. 1t would have helped in the election of Carl
Hansen. We wonder if Mr.. Madsen was support
ing IversOn or Hansen And we wonder also if
there Were any connection between the suppress
sion of the report and Niels Madsen's vote in the
Medicine Lake precincts, where Madsen got in the
Two town precincts, 112 votes to for PaluhicL
and 10 for Glein, and in Medicine Lake country so
for Madsen, to 20 for Palubicki, and 81 for GIein
and where Ed Iverson got nearly all of the votes
Niels Madsen has been advising Carl Hansen
we wonder If Niels will explain to him the reasons
Tor the suppression of this report
he may have an excuse, a plausible excuse if
so, we are curious to know what it is.
NO one expects anything from Frank French or
I'D Iverson-but many honest Dagmar farmers er
peet more than this from Niels Madsen
inns incident of the Examiners Report is an oh
!ect lesson to the farmers of Sheridan countv-ifs
just taste OF what it means to them if the Pro
ducers News is allowed to sink-if If docs Tbor
come alive and send in your subscription The
s'oTV OF me Examiners Report alone in this issne
Is worth the price of the paper for the wear.