The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-10

poor doctor was taken up by the
board. 1t seeming that most OF
the people of the county would be
unable to secure medical attention
for themselves or their dependents,
because of general poverty, there
fore the health o the community
was endangered, the board deemed
it wise to hire a county poor doc
tor and charge him with the care
of the people of the county. The
board called in DIR. ]. c. StOrkan
and talked the matter over with
him, and finally made deal with
him to treat the sick and do the
necessary operative surgery for
$3.50 per month, and actual ex-
penses. However, it was agreed
that In case of sickness that the
patients be brought DO Plentywood
for care and treatment, except N
emergency when the doctor would
call until patient could be moved
to the county seat. 1t was of
course contemplated that the pa
tients would stay in the Memorial
hospital where their board and
care will be paid by the county, Or
possibly in some cases at private
places or at the hotels in case of
lack of room at the hospital. The
arrangement will go into effect at
once.
Deputy Assessor
! Another matter that consumed
, considerable time of the board was
: the discharge and appointment of
{ deputy assessors by Assessor Boil
ster. On the last day of June AS
; SCISSOR Bolster discharged Christ
Christensen as deputy assessor anC
/ appointed Carter Phelps of Home
! stead to that position, at the be-
} hest of several leading Homestead
republicans, acting thru former
+ county commissioner r. G. Tyler
: It is understood that Mr.. Bolster
: was under som epolitical obliga
ton to Homestead Republicans
and that he was not exactly salts
r fled with his deputy, Christ Chris
: Jensen, in fact having made W
d his mind to dismiss him some tins
r kago, and so Mr.. Bolster agreed b,
appoint Carter Phelps to that posi-
q ton. Mr.. Phelps has worked in tn,
= assessors office as a clerk con
, siderable during the last few week
4 preparing the assessment returns
: for publication. which appearet
recently in the Medicine LAX
Wave. When he finished tina
work. Mr. Bolster assured him h,
D would put him on the lob as depu
tv July 1st. Mr.. Christensen wa
8 DISCHARGED an Mr. Phelps was an
pointed as promised. Mr.. Bolster
it is said, did not give Mr.. Chris
e Jensen any notice Of his contem
: plated dismissal.
I When the news of Christensen
:, dismissal broke there was som
excitement. Clerks and deputie
u rushed from office to office an
n asked, "Did you hear abou
= Christ? He's canned! Isn't it aw
l. full ?" When the news reache
n main street, it was upset. J. I
n Sorem, the grOceryman had
s spasm. Just why is a conjecture
o He stopped everybody that cam
It along the street, seized him an
screamed, "Did you hear abou
Christ? Old Bolster has canine
him. Isn't that a shame ?" Walt
er Raess was indignant and wer
round and round. Everybody o
% the main street thought the count
was ruined; that without "Christ
If taxes would never again be leviet
le A delegatiin was sent to see Con
N Anker and another to see Con
If Hansen, insisting that this mus
8 not be, that Bolster must tax
c. "Christ" back whether he would 1
ne no; for "Christ" would not have
Job and he just couldn't get aGon
ne without one. Prune Merchant So
le EN- got a petition and rushed
r and out along main street gettin
to signers to put Christ back c
oil the job. Of course Carter PheTp
sy friends got busy too. Delegation
Mt went to see the commissioners al
urged them to clay off" Com
Anker and Hansen called on Be
- ster to talk the thing over al
=, Bolster, mild as he is, fIared I
- and told the commissioners TIL
- he was assessor, elected by t
- people the same as they were al
= that he would run his own Off
- and appoint his OWN deputit
which they allowed was fair enJ
and retired. The commissions
. decided, however, because of Ca
/ ter Phelps record as postmast
at Homestead that they would n
ratify his appointment. Assess
Bolster was obstinate and h
- made up his mind to make rece
ss' appointments. Things cooled doV
'1s as they will. It occurred to ma
We that "Christ" could get along wit
W. out a job as well as ten MILL
~ other people in this country, a
IT. that really he did not have a
N especial claim upon the county 3
is, i that come to think about it, he W
nS not any better than any other !
III publican deputy, and that the
nS were many just as good reput
's cans IN the county out of wol
70 - and that nearly anybody with
20 20 binary intelligence who could re
Io and write, could really do anythi
- to be done in the assessors off
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