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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25

Driving up to the home
of the Welters, IL miles
south of Plentywood, in the
Welliver precinct, he called
his wife to his Car, asked
her to come with him and
bring the baby. The wife
refused, he shot her with a
revolver, and she turned
and fled towards the house, when
he seized a $3.50 hi-power rifle
laying beside him in the car and
shot her in the head as she ran.
The wife fell on her face. Rich
ards went to the body of his mate
and again shot her throu the head.
Ruth Welters, twelve, came out of
the house and ran towards her
sister screaming. Richards shot
her through the muscle OF the tefC
arm. She fled around the house
and again shot her thru the head.
back his brother-in-law, Thomas
Welter, who was working on q
tractor 100 yards distant, who
came towards the house. The boy
proceeding, Richards shot at him
once, then again, and the boy re-
treated behind the tractor. The
man then went into the house
where his eighteen-month-old baby
daughter greeted him with a
smile, but he went close and shot
the baby between the eyes at the
base of the nose. The baby died
with the smile on her face. Then
he returned to the yard and the
mother-in-law drove up from the
pasture where she had been milk
ing, with the smaller children in
the old Ford. Richards, angereC
at this mother-in-law, especially
for interfering between him anC
his wife, opened fire on her a
once, firing several times, bur
missing. Mrs. Welters and child
rem drove past the tractor where
Thomas was hiding. He joined
her and they rushed to town fol
the sheriff.
Henry Richards, surfeited now
, turned the revolver onto himself
and sent a bullet thru his head
+, He fell on his back a few fee
: from the corpse of his wife.
;. The baby sister of Richard
4 wife lay sleeping in bed. III
did not disturb her.
Mrs. Welter and Thomas, an,
!. the children sped for PlentywoOC
d They called DIR. Campbell and the
: rushed to the jail where they toi
Sheriff Madsen or the awful dee
f of Richards. The sheriff notifie
b County Attorney Blackwell an
l. Coroner Nelson. The news sprea
ard numbers left Immediately
e car for the scene of the tragedy
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25

ened to line up with the Medicine
Lake crowd unless he got the job
of justice of the peace. Mr.. Boil
ster consulted public spirited citi-
zens and offered to sacrifice the
position to which he was elected
in order to induce Lard to vote
and work for his home town as
county seat. Bolster resigned and
Lard became Plentywood patriot.
The Producers News regrets
that it inadvertently hurt Mr..
Bolster's campaign in the prim-
aries by coupling his name with
the notorious scallawag Lard S.
Olson. Mr.. Bolster is a highly re-
spected and estimable gentleman
and has always been a builder of
his community and a staunch sup
porter of every project that made
for a bigger and better Plenty
wood.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
HUGH N. MARION OF
WOLF POINT LOSES
OUT In PRIMARIES
X. of C. "Vice Crusader" and Ku
Klux Ally Retired to Private
Life By Voters.
Producers News

Special to Producers News.
Wolf Point-Hugh N. Marion,
of Wolf Point, assistant county at
torney for Roosevelt county, who
visited Plentywood last spring to
"clean up" that city, was cleaned
up in "Clean House" campaign
here i'm the primaries when Mar
ron and his gang went down to
defeat. Marron's chief bid to
fame was the conviction and hang
ing of an idiot a few years ago
which cost Roosevelt county be-
tween ten and twelve thousand
dollars.
Marion is a notorious reaction
airy and labor-hater who did not
hesitate to ally himself with the
Ku Klux Klan when political ex-
pediency dictated such move
even tho the church to which he
belong processes TO hold the
knights of the night shirt and pill
low case in abomination. He is g
political crook of the first order.
Nominations for every count!
office were won by candidates o.
the Taxpayers Association, on tn
Republican ticket, in the primar.
election. Present incumbents o
county offices were defeated with
out exception, in one of the mos
surprising landslides to occur il
the county within recent years.
4 In this county, upsets which n
one anticipated and no one seem
to understand, occurred. In wha
was generally expected to be tn
closest race on the ticket, Henri
Lowe, Taxpayers candidate, wo
over John H. Anderson, incumben'
by vote of 1866 to 887.
The race for County Attorne.
also expected to be very close, n
suited in 1901 votes for w.
Rose, Taxpayers candidate, SO
2 votes for Hugh N. Marion an
422 votes for J. E. Rucker.
For County Commissioner, Wn
J. Mcbride of Culbertson, pole
| 1910 votes to 967 for George Lee
l son, incumbent.
For Treasurer, Harry Morley
Z Poplar, won with a vote of 49,
l to GOT for Neil McFarlan, incur
OF bent.
The biggest upset of all was Il
< Continued on Page Four)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
George Bolster Denies He Promised Job to
Lard Olson Says Report Cost Him
Many Votes In The Primary Elections

George Bolster, nominee for as
SCISSOR on the Republican ticket,
branded as false the story that
appeared in a pre-primary issue of
the Producers News which had it
that he promised if elected to that
office to make Lard S. Olson his
deputy.
The Producers News published
the story in good faith and OH
what it considered good authority.
Since Mr.. Bolster pressed us to
reveal the source of our informa-
ton and lest he might think we
manufactured the story in the Of
flee we feel that it is only fair to
Mr.. Bolster and to ourselves to
comply with his request.
Mr.. Alfred Jensen, Belster's
rival in the primaries gave the
story to the News and he alleges
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25

that he heard it in the courthouse
and we learn from the courthouse
folks got the story indirectly from
Olson. We believe Mr.. Jensen did
not wish to do Mr.. Bolster an in
justice.
Mr.. Bolster stated emphatically
this week to the Producers News
that he wishes the voters of Sher-
idan County to know that if elect
ed he will not give Lard S. Olson
a position as his deputy. He made
no promise to Lard he said and
furthermore he owes him nothing.
If ever under any obligation to
Mr.. Olson he stated, he discharged
it when he resigned as justice of
the peace some years ago, in order
to prevent Lard S. from support
ing Medicine Lake in the contest
over the county seat. Lard threat
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
NEWMAN SHOW
AT THE FL TEMPLE

Newman, the Great and his
marvellous show of wonder includ-
ing the world famous Simla Sc
ance will be the main attraction
at the Farmer-Labor Temple in
Plentywood next Monday and
Tuesday nights. This is not a
one-man show but superb pro-
duction of the latest, best and
funniest features in up-to-date
mystery vaudeville.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
RICHARDS REMAINS SHIPPED HOME TO MAINE

IF do not return two hours send what wages |
have coming to my mother said Henry Richards Tues
day morning he handed Henry Smith of the Weliver
country for whom he was working envelope with
address inscribed upon face He then drove off in his
towards the home of his wes parents Mr. and Mrs
John Welters where his wife and baby daughter had
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
CHURCH SERVICES AT OLSEN
SCHOOL HOUSE

On Sunday, July 9th, forenoon
and afternoon church services will
be held at the Olsen school house
on the Northwest Plentywood
bench. At the noon hour, lunch
will be served by the Plentywood
Bench Ladies' Aid. Everyone is
invited to come as the Gospel
Quartette from Augburn Semin-
ary, Minneapolis will be in attend
ance for the services.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
Plentywood
Citizens Advocate
Lighting System

WE, the undersigned citizens,
taxpayers and business men of
Plentywood, have thoroughly in
vestigated the possibilities of a
municipality owned diesel engine
power plant for the City of Plen-
tywood. We are convinced that
such a plant would be we'll worth
while to our city and wish to make
-clco,Suyue or Jne benefits derived
the OF as explained to us.
The most important point is the
fact that the power plant equip
ment as furnished by the proposal
presented by Fairbanks Morse e.
Co. is not an obligation to the
City but is wholly self-sustaining
and will be paid for entirely out
of the earnings of the operation
of the power plant.
That the power house building
for housing the equipment will
be paid for out of the cash which
the City now has on hand and
therefore the City will not be in
debted in any way for this NUM-
cipal building.
! Lastly, as a result of the above
facts, it appears to us that the
City has everything to win anC
nothing. to lose by the installation
of a municipality owned Diesel en-
CINE plant. Surely if our vote il
the coming election is cast for tn,
plant we have at least the chanc,
of owning the plant with the pcs
sibilities of reduced rates. If Ou
vote is cast against the plant, con
! ditions will remain the same a
they now are. The fact that tn
Fairbanks Morse d Co. will in
stall their equipment amountin
to approximately $47,O00.00 an
require payments for this equiv
ment solely from the profits Q
its operation indicates in itsel
that the plant must be a payin
I proposition. Further, after tn
equipment has been paid for,
S follows that this immense prof
6 which will pay for $47,000.C
s worth of equipment in five yea1
e will, from then on, be deposited
;, the City's treasury. When SUI
! ficent surplus has then been bui
d up the result will be either a r
i duction in rates or reduction
taxes.
e We, the undersigned, do Their
# fore highly recommend the insta
!" lation of the municipality own,
, diesel engine power plant as HI
k been proposed for the City
d Plntywood.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
Squirrel Food

AafO Olson went off half cooked
a. = usual last week. Anticipating
s siS' tne Producers News would
0n a VI ms coarse and brazen sell
~ Ss.. 70 the power company, he
listened ;e to confess the whole
s5 s We'll Lard doesn't need to
S ~ his prostitution: every
~ ~ey Knows about him. This is
n nos me ne, first time he has sold out
tsn.. VIII 1t be the last. Money
N ,S,S with Lard = even small
S.eres Of silver are eloquent and
noSI.' Lard is what is COM
Ss ily termed a "chippie;" he does
VrSlnesS ;, for bOnbons and chewi,,
tSa4 II is told about the burg
psr =, Lard went over to the com
! ss, OCdy, soul and britches, for
nac JSUnd hand la !, electric washing
Bs 'v wn Well he probably needs
hat TLa "a and as it is not likely
and anal E " will occupy the exalted
lss g dpaIsIlnguished position of "al.
onS., editor of the bladder much
e s sIlo,- Harry Polk refuses
he 'n low Lard's name to ornament
rsg Ig'SsInead of that odiferou.
dstiou0n mere ere being depths of degra
N ''U uo,, which even iecherous II Ha :
b O MUD evade-the opuortunit,
win i II up second hand furnitur,
t sic y gone. So, make hav whe,
amt raining seq I. "e'
Ana !illlIf
when n' I this recalls another tim
tudnoD a tSi was bought. It wa
ceorss. I y county seat fivh :
pese sse Bolster was Justice Of n -
could no Lard I'd. wanted to be b. b.
peevsa NY get the votes. lar
Nsdieii0'. threatened re- to sup m%a
dvulps' e sa Lake for county seat tp an
:, > secrets which he had lear
Continued on Las, PAGE,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
GENERAL MEETING
TONITE AT CITY HALL

The PlentywOOd Commercial
Club has called a general meet
ing for tonight at 500 o'clock
at City Hall, when Mayor StOr-
kan will explain the tissues to
the voters and juice users. Mon
tana- Dakota representatives will
be there to really.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
Observation-Disclosures
Shoots Wife's Sister In Arm
Brother & Mother Dodge Lead

Henry Richards Frantic Over Marital Troubles Ends AN
With Rifle Monday Morning Bloody Deed Occurs
ters-Wounds Sister-in-Law = Shoots at Mother-in-
Law and Wife's Brother.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
WHO CAN VOTE AT
SATURDAYS ELECTION

Anybody paying personal or
real estate taxes whose name
is ON the Tax Roll can vote
on the proposition to establish
a municipal lighting plant to-
morrow.
The polls will open at 500
= o'clock in the morning and
= close at 6 p. M.
Ward One votes at City Hall
= and Ward Two at Farmer-La-
. Dor Temple.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
As We See 1t
~ Tom o'FIaherty

Coolidge, cOlumnlst anu
Calyn ide O is helping to keep
ssstiOnal tOOtsie on the
The Ia'lU ,S narrow path with
sT'l ggaiIv Sc sermon in the press.
Is d'i !: a lot of truth in what
There 7 Int never a bit of poetry.
Be sass s.snce, it is Calls opinion
For i 1S;s world is made up of :, a
thaI s THeoule. Furthermore ne
% Of ,h DepV some of those people
avs Ia . and some worse. Hav-
ore g. those two bold leaps IN
bs !s hitherto unknown realms
b Ine sfaund thOt Cal sits on the
d g'f csrpet an and declares that
pa nssl sn the wicked there would
I'd ID = anything for the good to
r'I p m themselves with. Har!
Scupyn Cal keeps going like this
s nstt " soon he'll be telling III: us
-, Sandruff is bad for the hair'
ths' as&s $3.50
c..rdoe is strongly opposed
"smDerng the producing
% - The idea of unemploy-
ca =, insurance is horrible to
I And he viewed with alarm
~, 1l., citing up of the Farm Board
ne Int I might help the farmers
~ g a;ye them the habit of de-
-, that the government DO
n nth. them as it does unto the
..Ds,Iists. Now he is less alarm
: Sre 70 the failure of the Farm
3 S.' "a to give any help. He
I D this will prove a salutary
i N.Y. 70 those who expect the
'a|;tslist government to help any
Srt the bankers and industrial
capitalists.
r,orv advanced country in
rn,oDe has some form of mem-
aIayment insurance and New
Es,Iand has Just provided for a
i.rr of $3.50 on every solvent
'5aH over q for unemployment
;Dswapee 1t is called the 'HdOle"
4 New Zealand. OF course our
unemployed prOletariat are too
considerable of the feelings of our
starving millions to suggest such
thing. Being the greatest peO-
Mo in the world, we must be diff
ierent from all the rest of the
world. With our unemployed
riding to employment offices in
their IimOusines or flying from
cty to city in their airplanes it
i quite evident that it is prema-
ture TO raise the question of the
dole"
$685.
When the patriotic anti BOlshe-
yk, gOd-fearing, American work.
ngman is down to his last Rolls
Royce and when he has to sell
his yacht to square uD with his
broker it may be time to consider
doing something or other about
the unemployment situation. With
the HOings of bricklayers anC
plasterers chrOnicled in the sOcie
g columns and the comic strip:
who dares to say that this sys
TEN is not a solid foundation
Everybody is a capitalist and i
not who is to blame only him
self! 1t is true that we have no
heard so much recently about tn,
vulgar riches of the wOrkingclas
and how they flaunt their ill-gOt
Ten Swag in the face of their EN-
pOyers but we have mo dOub
they are as flashy as ever.
- 49,
Instruction No. 1: To all GU
readers and their sympathizers
Scan the papers diligently 70
reports Of suicides, chiefly anon
var veterans out of work an
markers who went south wit
Continued on Last Paeal
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
Signed

w. D. ROY
c. C. JOHNSON
L. G. ZEIDLER
C. w. PETERSON
FRED FORMAN
PHILIP BOURASSA
EDW. C. PETERSON
L. Fl. HILYARD
JOE REDMOND
G. G. CHRISTIANSON
LELAND KITZENBERG
POSCU POPESCU
ANTON NELSON
r. E. LANG
MARC DANIELSON
HAROLD HANISCH
A. J. MOORE
G. r. KIENAST
j. w. MCKEE
L. J. ONSTAD
w. J. RAESS
H. d. MOORE
J. P. Peterson
MONARCH LBR. co.
BY J. P. Peterson
ANDREW HANSEN
ALL MEMBERS OF CIT
COUNCIL
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
Kills Wife, Baby Daughter, Then Himself
Observation-Disclosures
or Controversy Grips People of Plentywood
Electors Decide Saturday for
Hi-Line or Municipal System

Mayor Storkan and City Council Insist That Huge Profits
OF Power Company Can Be Saved to the People of
Plentywood BY Means of Municipal Plant-Power
Crowds Say That 1t Cannot Be Done and That PLENTY
wood Would Jump from Frying Pan Into the Fire.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
Big Dance At Schultz's
Barn Tomorrow Night

The music at the big dance to-
morrow night at Schultz's barn,
north of Dooley, will be furnished
by a fine 8-piece orchestra.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
PEOPLE MANIFEST GREAT INTEREST IN SUBJECT

To do not to do that is the question The quail
fled voters and taxpayers decide the controversy
tomorrow, Saturday., and it looks now as if every
mothers of them will be hand to vote to do or
not to do.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Moe of Ar
c:ler are the proud parents of a
n an baby boy born to them
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
The Primary Vote
In Daniels County

Following is the complete vote
as cast in the Primary Nominal
ing election in Daniels County on
Tuesday, July Is.
The Washington times., 1930-06-23
Gun AMID WOMAN
DOWN POLICE

Sergt. Guy L. Jones and Con.
stable Fling, minions of the law
in Montgomery county, are not
afraid of burglars.
But when it comes to facing an
irate woman with a shotgun which
is in good working order, it is time,
the two officers think, to. hedge
and arbitrate a bit. =
Last night they received a call
from a neighbor Of Edward w.
Koch, of Woodside, Md. that the
Koch home was being burglarized.
The Kochs, the informant stated,
were at a beach for the weekend.
Sergeant Jones and Constable
Fling sailed forth. When they
arrived at the house they placed
a ladder and prepared to climb
through q window. As they
reached the tor they found them
selves gazing at the business end
of q shotgun. At the other end
WaSea very angry looking woman.
The officers retired.
Later it was explained the woHl-
an was Mrs. Koch's sister and be-
lOnged in the house.
The Washington times., 1930-06-23
DAWES VISITS
FORMER AIDE

MILWAUKEE, wis, June 23
fINS0-Patients in the Sacred
teart Sanitarium marveled to-
ay at the 35-year-old friendship
hetween Gen. Charles Gates
Dawes and Francis Kilkenny. his
.ormer office boy, which brought
he author of the Dawes repara.
tions plan 80 miles and back on
i hot Sunday to visit Kilkenny.
The ambassador to the Court
of st. James suspended his execu-
tive tasks in connection with the
coming Chicago worlds fair and
'urried here for an hours chat
nth the man who grew up in
his service.
Ambassador Dawes went direct
70 the hospital and there spent
m hour with Kilkenny, recalling
ne past when they were asso-
ciated at Chicago in the invest.
;nent business. The ambassador
made no other calls while here.
Kilkenny. now As, took his first
lob under Dawes when the latter
vas comptroller of currency in
President McKinley'S Administra.
lion. Kilkenny then entered the
investment business. He became
u lieutenant as Dawes aide
during the World War and was
his office manager in the cam
I,aign of 1924 which brought
Dawes into the Vice Presidency.
The former office boys health
i1roke recently and he was forced
70 enter the sanitarium.
The Washington times., 1930-06-23
Parachute Riggers'
LalO in Force July I

Government licensing of all par
achute riggers, as an additional
precaution against parachute fail
ure, viii become effective July !,
the Commerce Department Divi-
sion Of Aeronautics yesterday an
nounced.
All applicants must be at least
18 years OF age, and must satisfac-
torily pass practical demonstra-
tion test Z
The Washington times., 1930-06-23
CARNIVAL IS CLOSED

The carnival conducted by the
Brightwood Commandery Drill
Team Association, at Florida and
Colorado AYES. N. W.. has. closed
William E. Eccord. nf the 300
block Rock Creek Church Rd
N. W., won an automobile.
The Washington times., 1930-06-23
CREDIT MEN TO MEET

The associated Retail Credit
Men OF washington win hold a
luncheon meeting tomorrow at
1880 o'clock at the Ambassador
Hotel.
The Washington times., 1930-06-23
Is yours, too, a skin bvey in
the most bltlzess light?

enthusiasm has made it the official
soap in all the great film studios.
On Broadway, too, the stage stars
are SO dependent on its delicate
luxury that it is in the dressing rooms
of legitimate theaters all over the
country And even in Europe the
screen stars know the secret of this
dainty way to loveIiness, and use this
fragrant white soap for their beauty.
The Washington times., 1930-06-23

TTOW people love the closeup!
IL How irresiStibly they are drawn
by the loyelinesS revealed in food
of light near to Them.
Only the girl with exquisite skin
can pass the closeup test" As Holly
wood directors declare.
A cruel test of beauty which you,
too, must pass! Admiring eyes close
to 1On must find yonr skin temptingly
soft and smooth. Have you the con-
fdence in your power TO attract which
only such alluring skin can give?
You can have!
YON can use the same gentle care
aattb belOUsd Holl llyt0OOd taOOrites do.
YoU can keep 1OUr skin lOOely Witb
Lkx TOfIet Soap!
Of the 521 important actresses in
Hollywood, 511 use Lux Toilet Soap
to guard complexion beauty. Their
The Washington times., 1930-06-23

Your "trayel" worries can BE- elm
Inated through. the purchase Of a car
Of your own from one Of the reliable
dealers advertising In tOday's Classified
Ads.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-16
MORE ROADS
Three Valley Improvements
Obtained at Austin

Three improvements in Valley
highways will be made in the near
future as a result Of assurances
won by the delegation from this
section from the state highway
commission which met in Austin
Monday.
The commission granted a so per
cent aid Of the $4,000 to improve
half a mile Of F. street out Of Har-
lingen to the Arroyo. or the section
known as Dancy's permanent waves.
1t was also agreed that the Military
highway TO La Feria would be start
ed after the first Of the year. with
plans for ultimately extending the
road 10 Mission. A third improve
ment obtained was the construction
on the 6-mile Harlingen-San Benito
highway, the commission ordering
Commissioner Baughn TO 90 ahead
and build on state specifications at
county expense and that the state
later would take the highway over.
Proposed designation Of Edinburg
to CombeS road was postponed.
County Judge Oscar c. Dancy
headed a delegation from the VAL
ley which appeared before the
state highway commission. Whit
Rogers. McAllen. was one Of the
members.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-16
Blast Kills One In
Mexico CITY Plaza

MEXICO CITY. Sept. 16.-iP-
Police today conducted an investi-
cation Of a mysterious explosion In
the Plaza de la Constitution 'slich
last night took one life and serious
~ injured twelve other persons.
The plaza was crowded with
$4,000. people celebrating Mexico's
independence anniversary and
awaiting appearance OF President
Ortiz Rubio on a balcony of the
National Palace to repeat into the
radio microphones the Critic de
Dolores" or Mexico's independence
CRY.
Suddenly the explosion occurred,
precipitating the utmost excitement
Ambulances rushed the injured per-
sons 10 hospitals and calm return
ed. The president appeared, rang
the liberty bell. and repeated Hidal-
COS independence cry and the cele-
bration went on as usual continuing
until dawn.
While the general explanation of
the explosion was that a bomb had
been thrown into the crowd of
merrymakers police said IL might
have occurred when a badly sent
rocket fell into a group OF other
fireworks and set them off. 1t took
place on the opposite side OF the
plaza from the National Palace.