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The producers news., 1931-07-31
WESLEY MERCHANT
TAKES UNTO HIM
SELF A FAIR BRIDE

Westby, July 27.-TwO promi-
nent young folks were united in
marriage Sunday, July 26 when
Luther Hultgren and Miss Mae
Englar were married at a high
noon service read by the Rev. u
T. Dierdorff, at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. Ida Englar, OF
Surrey, North Dakota.
Before the ceremony Miss Flora
Laughridge sang, 81 Love You
Truly" She was accompanied by
Miss Edna Conklin. The ring ser
vice was used.
Immediately after the ceremony
a wedding dinner: was served the
guests who numbered twenty-si1
and was composed of immediate
relatives and few close friends
of the bride. The table was cen
tered with a huge wedding cake
frosted in white and yellow.
Following the informal reception
and dinner, Mr.. and Mrs. Hultgrel
left on a motor trip for Minneapo
lis and points east. Upon their re
turn August 10th they will max
their home in Westby where MI
Hultgren is proprietor of the West
by Meat and Grocery Company.
The many friends of the happ
couple join in wishing them futur
happiness.
The producers news., 1931-07-31
SECURITY STATE BANK, OUTLOOK
MAY BE MOVED TO PLENTYWOOD

encouragement he received is not
generally known.
The plans as developed are 70
get permission from the state
banking department to move the
Outlook bank to PlentywOod,
change the name, and open up in
the old Riba bank building. MIR.
Koester believes that there is a
real banking opportunity here at
the county seat for a bank run a.
long conservative lines-that Us a
bank of deposit and exchange that
does not loan any money at all but
which only invests its deposits in
bonds nd warrants. The idea is
reported to have been favorably
received by several Plentywood
businessmen who feel that the city
is greatly handicapped someway
or other without a bank where
checks can be cashed and money
transferred.
1t is also rumored that the First
National Bank o fReserve may
consolidate with the Security bank
of Outlook and also come to Plen-
tywood. This would provide one
live and solvent bank in the county
These bankers do not seem TO be
afraid of the jinks-five banks
have already met disaster in Plen.
tywood, yet they are willing tC
take a chance, which shows that
they are game.
However, with only one bank il
the county, as there would be i
these banks were to merge, with
the unloading of employees, anC
the reducing of overhead, it might
be possible to keep one bank going
in the county providing no more
loans were made, the funds KEEP
LIQUID at all times, and a servict
charge made to pay the expenses
of operation. 1t is said that j.
might be a good plan to have tn
depositors take five year certifi
Gates of deposit in those bank
that have already closed, ope1
them up and consolidate all O.
them into one bank at Plentywood
TO be run by a cashier and a clerl
at small wages. In this way tn
collections could be made, if the.
ever can be made at the minimum
of expense, while at the same tim
} affording some banking facilitie
to the people Of the county.
The producers news., 1931-07-31
Highway Commission Approves New Road Projects
CRACKS UP PLANE

Harold Hanisch, tyrO aviator,
cracked up the local airplane Sat-
urday night of last week on his
Until solo flight. "Red" was taxy-
ing to a happy landing when he
came to close to an abrupt depres-
sion and, giving her the gun and
a little rNdder skidded sideways
and nosing her over, breaking the
propeller and part of the landing
gear. Hanisch was uninjured. A
new "prop" was secured and the
broken portions welded and repair
ed and Pilot Strong left the first
of the week for Minneapolis where
the plane will be given an inspec-
ton by government inspectors as
required by law in cases where an
accident has occurred to the plane,
The producers news., 1931-07-31
Conspiracy to Alter Original
Hiway Program Unfold Slowly
New Roads Involving Million Dollars Added to State
Road Program Construction Dependent on -Four
Counties Stout Urges Building of Bridge Across
Missouri South of Zortman Power Plant Site

Helena, Tuesday, July 2S.- A
bridge across the Missouri river at
the power plant site, with neces-
sary connecting mileage was rec
commended by the Montana High
way commission today to the fed
eral bureau of public roads.
This new road is an addition to
the original road program adopted
in 1926 which the Scent gas tax
law was passed by the people at
the same time to construct and
which tax was raised by the legis-
lature in 1929 to scents per gallon
until April 1. 1881 and extended
again by the people at the special
election held May 5th last unit
1941, when six million in debenturt
bonds were approved to hasten the
completion of the program inside
of four years.
This is not the only addition tt
the original road program adopted
by the people which was to con
meet all of the county seats in the
Treasure State, made by the high
way commission, and it probably
will not be the last. Since the acr
was passed the commission hal
made several amendments and ad
ditiOns involving the construction
of more and more road located es
pecially in the wetern and centra
parts of the state. One of thes'
additions made is the road, con
tract for the construction of q
miles of which from Wolf Point t.
the Roosevelt-Daniels county line
/ let at this setting of the commits
sion, is the Wolf Point t-Scobey roa,
Another addition to the state pro
gram will be the Central Montan
Scenic Highway" projected frOr
Missoula, through the Rocky noun
tains to Great Falls and on t
Lewistown, through Jordan, cOnect
ing with the Yellowstone trail a
Glendive to- the south and layin
to the north through Sidney, cor
Meeting with the Roosevelt Ira
at Williston, diverting the traffi
from both trails through Lewis
town and Great Falls to Missoul
from where it can go south to tn
Yellowstone Park and north
the Glacier Park. The plan
build this trail and to make otht
Continued on page Four)
The producers news., 1931-07-31

0NE Hundred and Twenty-Five
men and women of Westby, in
" cluding most of the very best
people and substantial citizens, ad-
mirers and friends of Banker P. G..
Anderson, their prominent fellow
townsman, financial adviser and
political mentor, gathered about
the Home Cafe Hotel, Thursday
evening, just fter sundown, for
the purpose of expressing their APP
probation of the bankers public
spirit and self sacrifice in the clos
ing of the bank a few weeks ago
for the protection of the deposi-
tors" and his many neighborly acts
during his long sojourn in their
midst and especially for his long
loyal and faithful leadership of the
forces opposed to the sinister de-
signs of the farmers and workers
and that subversive but elusive
menace of society, known as the
! "Reds."
The party took Banker Anderson
completely by surprise, as he die
not dream that his neighbors con
templated such a demonstration il
his honor, nor did he even suspec
the big place he held in the heart
of his fellow citizens after al
these years of service and assist
ance and being naturally modes
and retiring man he was scarcel,
equal to the occasion and was Wis
ably overcome when confronte,
with a public demonstration o
their admiration, appreciation an
affection.
AS the demonstration developed
Mr.. Anderson, modeslty but vainly
tried to slip away from the admir-
: ing throng and retire to the priv
: acy of his home to regain his com
posure, but his friends with touch
ing emotions that could not be d.
MED insisted that he remain ur
til the festivities were completes
when he was permitted to depal
almost smothered with the toker
j of the affections, there to enjo
the exquisite pleasure that come
from the consciousness of havin
{ we'll done his fellowmen.
] Banker Anderson had come dow
The producers news., 1931-07-31
Rail Rate Advance Objec-
ton Made by Farm Bureau

Helena, July 29.-The Montana
Farm Bureau Federation raised its
voice Tuesday against the propOs-
ed increase of Is per cent in rates
on freight.
w. S. Mccormack, president of
the organization, in a statement
filed with the Montana railroad
commission, declared prices for ag-
ricultural products are too low to
permit their bearing any increase
in freight rates.
Railroads have a large surplus
accumulated during the last few
year." said the statement "Let
them use it; that is what reserves
are for. Agriculture is in sore
straits and any added increase will
further confiscate the commodities
carried"
The producers news., 1931-07-31
BAINVILLE BANKER
ACCIDENT VICTIM
w. F. Rhea Dies from Wound In
flicted When Gun He was Clean
ing Discharges.

w. F. Rhea, vice president Of
the Farmers State Bank of Balm
vile, accidentally shot and killed
himself at his home in that city
Sunday morning when a gun which
he was cleaning was discharged.
Banker Rhea, who was quite a
firearms fancier, was cleaning sew
eral guns which he owned. He had
cleaned two, it is said, and when
cleaning the third, revolver
which was evidently believed to be
empty, it was in some manner dis
charged. The bullet struck him iI
the neck and passed into his brain
He died almost instantly.
! The funeral was held Wednesday
afternoon at the Methodist church
Rev. Robinson of Culbertson off
ciating and interment was made a.
the Bainville cemetery.
w. F. Rhea was born in Umatills
county, Oregon, Oct. 80, 1874 ant
came to Montana Sc years ago. H,
started work as a COW hand on th'
ranch of Henry Sieben at Culbert
son and remained with the outfit
until 1900 when he squatted OF
land east of the present town o
Bainville. In the spring of 1904
Mr.. Rhea bought a few cattle an,
with his brand, the 4 reversed R
ranged them from the Dakota lin
north to Lake Creek. From thi
small beginning he expanded an
made his pioneer effort in whea
farming in 1907. At the same tim
, he was acquiring land and even
tually had more than 500 acres ur
der cultivation.
In 1917 Mr.. Rhea became inter
ested in banking and opened tn
First National Bank at Bainvill'
with Henry Lowe of Wolf Poin
John Shaw of Williston and r. I
Gustafson of Bainville as assoc
ates. In 1927 the First NatiOns
Bank was combined with the Farm
ers State Bank and Mr.. Rhea bt
; came vice president of the new il
Stitution. He was in charge of ths
, bank at the time of his death.
, Mr.. Rhea joined the Mason
. lodge at Culbertson, was affiliate
! with Helena consistory No. 8 I
= !, the Scottish Rite and was a men
Der of Algeria temple of the My
. tic Shrine at Helena.
: He is survived by his widow ar
two grown sons. William Rhea, j
! who lives at Detroit, Mich, al
: David E. Rhea, who has been a
4 tending technical school at Chic
ono
The producers news., 1931-07-31
FARMERS STATE BANK. BAINVILLE
ISLATEST TO JOIN THE 'IUMMIES"

the jolt all at once-they sort of
get used to the idea and don't
mind the loss in time. In the
meantimes the stockholders sort
of pass out.
The Valley Tribune, Bainville's
lusty little paper never mentioned
the matter. It was not an item of
news as everybody knew that,
something was going to happen.
The Traders State Bank of Pop
lar also joined the mummies lately.
The Poplar Standard also forgot to-
mention tn emtter-it is a sort of
a secret at Poplar.
The bank at Opheim also has
been put on the shelf with the rest
of the King Tuts but to date the
observing Observer hasn't observ-
ed anything about it-at least 30
our knowledge.
The producers news., 1931-07-31

than to starve.
Mother Bloor appointed Rodney
Salisbury provisional county seere-
tary for Sheridan county and COM
missioned him to undertake the or
ganiZation of Sheridan county and
push it to completion, promising
him to come to assist just as soon
as she could find the time. Sever
al farmers voluntarily made appli-
cation to County Secretary Sails
bury to join the organization that
day after the speaking.
Following the Brush Lake meet
ing Nels JesSen and Hon. Robert
Larson, well known farmers of
the Quitmeyer precinct, called an
organization meeting at the Frank
lin school for Saturday afternoon,
July 25 and sent word to all the
farmers in that precinct and in
vited Editor Taylor, Hans Rasmus-
sen and Rodney Salisbury to at
tend. Taylor and Rasmussen at
tended, Salisbury being unable be-
cause of farming operations to get
away. The school house was pack
ed in spite of the blistering wealth
er. Robert Larson was selected
by the farmers to preside and both
Taylor and Rasmussen spoke.
The speakers were applauded to
the echo as the organization and
the program Of the United Farm
ers League were explained. After
the speaking, farmers volunteered
to act as clerks to write up the
applications and 38 out of the SO
farmers present, joined. This is
probably the record organization
meeting ever held in the northwest
Such enthusiasm for organization
never existed before in the west, il
being even greater than during the
militant days of the NonpartisaT
League.
After the organization an execu'
) tive secretary for the Quitmeyel
local wa selected in the person oi
F. R. Christensen and a relief
committee selected composed Oi
Robert Larson, Nels Jessen anC
, one other. The executive secretary
and the committee engaged to SCI
every citizen IN the precinct and ee
cure his application if possible
The committee was also instructed
to make a complete survey of th'
: precinct for the purpose of com
Continued on Last Page)
The producers news., 1931-07-31
CORRECTION

Last week in a story about the
Dagmar Benevolent Society it was
stated that applicants were ac-
@pted between the ages of 16
and 80 years, when it should have
Oeen between the ages of 16 and
o. As a result of this error a
number over the age of 55 have
made application for membership
IN the society. The Society is be-
coming very popular and it will
not be hong until the entire mem
Oership of 100 has been allotted,
and when this hapens, member
snip will only be available as va
canciesOccm.
The Dagmar Benevolent SOcie.
y membership is held in espe'
oally high esteem, because of the
even and universal success of al
O the Dagmar cooperative enter
prlses which in the public minC
guarantees the success of thii
one. So any who wish to JOIN
should get his application in sOOI
u order to secure a membership
The producers news., 1931-07-31

town in the afternoon to the Home
Cafe Hotel where he had a rendez-
vous with a charming lady, who
"Pulchra Puella agriculi est VINO
resides west of the charming viii
lage of Westby-a popular pastime
with the Westby financier and po-
litical leader, who after a protract-
ed twist, emerged from the back
entrance of the village inn to find
his neighbors congregated in ami
mated groups, each holding in his
hand a small basket of ripe hen
fruit, who greeted him with an o.
vation, affectionately heaving the
hen fruit at his Grecian counten-
ance which rapidly assumed roy
al yellow hue.
This outburst took the benevO-
lent money lender of his feet, as it
were. He rushed forward into the
i impregnable ranks of his ardent
admirers, then retraced his steps
toward the door of the in to find
that avenue of retreat had been
anticipated by his neighbors, when
he took pell nell thru the trestle
work in the rear of the hardware
store pursued by his admiring
friends tossing the fruit playfully
at his retreating form.
Arriving at the rear end of TIE
Rostad Drug Store he leaped with
remarkable agility on TO the root
of the lean-to shed and raped OF
the window beseaching Rostad Il
open it to let him escape from the
enthusiastic outbursts of his amat
i've friends but Druggist RostaC
was out so there, at bay, he sub
mitted himself to the designs O.
! his persuers, begging them to hav'
a heart and a compassion for hi
natural modesty. Standing on tn,
roof of the shed, his imposing out
: line afforded a perfect target t
, the boisterous demonstrators VIII,
merrily pelted him till every on,
of the twenty-dozen pellets ha,
. been hurled, when the banker wa
> allowed to come down to earth.
Townsman Anderson asked to b
: excused when his audience insist
: ed on a speech, saying his hear
: was overflowing with the tokens o
: their esteem and begged their in
: diligence until some more asupi
l. cious occasion.
I Whereupon the erstwhile banke
5 was allowed to retire to his HON
y somewhat spraddled out and gooe
IS as a result of the celebration, b.
G thankful that his jealous admirel
had not gone further in their e.
n uberance.
The producers news., 1931-07-31
F.E. CUENTHER
FAMILY LEAVES
PLENTYWOOD
Having Sold His Home Here Pop
ular AutOmObile Man, and Fam
lily Will Go to the Pacific Coast
to Make Future Home.

Alderman Frank Guenther, the
popular automobile expert who has
been head mechanic at the Kavon
Garage here for the past thirteen
years and who has served nearly
three years on the Plentywood city
council, sold his beautiful home in
the second ward last week to Har-
ray Larson, local representative of
the Atwood Larson Commission
Company of Minneapolis, and will
resign his position at the garage
tomorrow, Saturday, night and his
office as alderman of the second
ward at the regular monthly meet
ing of the city council Monday
evening and on Tuesday, accom-
panied by Mrs. Guenther and son
Lester, will leave for the Pacific
coast states where he will look up
a business location and make his
future home. The Guenthers will
go at first to visit for a spell with
Mr.. Guenther's father at Harrison,
Idaho, where he will remain while
looking up d lOcdClOu.
The Guenthers have a host of
friends in Plentywood and Sheri-
dan county who regre their depart
ure and wish them every success IL
their new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guenther are pio-
neers of this section of Montana
They came to the Dagmar section
where they took a homestead il
1908, which they proved up anC
where they lived and farmed sue
cessfully until May 1918 when the!
sold the farm to Auctioneer Jen
sen and came to Plentywood wher,
Mr.. Guenther entered the ser
vice of the Kavon Garage compan,
as its expert automobile mechanic
, which job he has held until now
When Mr.. Guenther came to thi
city he Joined the volunteer fir
: department and in time became as
sistant hose chief which office h
J resigns Monday. In the summe
of 1928 he was appointed alder
! man from the second ward in Plen
. tywood by Mayor Belanski to fiji
: a vacancy and at the city electio
in April 1929, he was elected t
succeed himself and at the las
4 city election last April he wa
j elected TO succeed himself again, q
7 a tribute to the efficient and ecC
: nomical administration which tn
city has enjoyed since he went o
= to the council.
e Mrs. Guenther has been active
K social and civic affairs in many c.
e pacities during her sojourn hel
S and for many years has been idel
/ titled with the Degree of Hone
:, lodge of which she is one of tt
leading spirits.
n Mr.. and Mrs. Guenther hay
n three sons who have grown up
, Plentywood and graduated fro
, the public and high schools he
,e and who have many friends amor
r. the younger set. They are Ra
t. mond, salesman at the Ingwalst
store; Leroy, salesman with Il
~ Hub Clothing store at Glendi'
re and Lester who will accompany /
parents west.
The producers news., 1931-07-31
ST. PAUL LAND BANK
SELLS MANY FARMS

Sales of land by the Federal
Land Bank in May 1881 were 100
per cent greater than in May a
year ago, Henry o. Olson, st. Paul
Federal Land Bank official, said at
jamestown, N. D. at meeting of
the jamestown and Pingree farm
loan associations. "We are receiv-
ing the largest volume of inquir-
les from people seeking to buy
farms that we have ever had.
Many of these inquiries come from
People in cities who wish to ge,
back on the farm. Most of the
sales, however, are being made tt
farmers residing in the vicinity Of
the property Sold"
The producers news., 1931-07-31
UNITED FARMERS
LEAGUE MEETINGS

Meetings of United Farm
ers League will occur in the
precincts of Sheridan county
: scheduled below. Speakers and
organizers viii be present, who
will explain the organization.
: After organization precinct of
" ficers will be elected. All
" farmers are invited TO attend.
. McNulty Precinct, Mckinley
school house, Tuesday night,
" August 4th.
McElrOy Precinct: Wednes-
. day night, Aug. 5 at school
house.
Dagmar Precinct: Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
Brotherhood hall.
COalridge Precinct. Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
COmertOwn Precinct: School
house or hall Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
Other meetings may be ar
ranged at other points for the
week in which case they viii
be advertised by bills or by an
nOuncements.
. a = a Z 4
The producers news., 1931-07-31
RESOLUTION

Resolution passed by the Mon
tana State Federation of Labor
Convention:
WHEREAS, The railroads have
petitioned the Interstate Commerce
Commission for a Is per cent in
crease in rates, and
WHEREAS, The present high
rates are greater than traffic can
bear, and
WHEREAS, The high earnings
of the railroads have played their
part in concentrating wealth in
the hands of a few. and thereby,
contributing to the present stagna-
ton and business depression, and
WHEREAS, The Interstate Com
merce Commission has been strip
ped of its power to regulate rates
through the st. Louise -O'Fallon de-
cision by the Supreme Court, which
decision prepared the way for de
fiance of economic depression by
CONTINUED on Last Page)
The producers news., 1931-07-31
THE FARMERS STATE bank Of

THE FARMERS STATE bank Of
Bainville is the latest bank in
i this section to join the num-
mics.
Last Monday morning, according
to reports reaching Plentywood,
that bank went into a state of in
nocuous desuetude. It did not close
it's doors-that is now passe. Banks
don't close their doors nowadays,
but it just quit paying checks and
taking deposits for a spell. In the
meantime the undertakers got
busy among the depositors and In
duced them to sign up on the five
year moratorium plan. Some of
the depositors are said TO have
squeeled like stuck pigs but in time
put their names on the agreement,
The embalming being accomplish
ed in the course Of couple of days
the bank took its place in the row
of mummies.
The depositors are full of hope
that someday they will realize
something-its better than taking
The producers news., 1931-07-31
BAGS OF MONEY
ARE SHIPPED OUT
Of

/. thursday afternoon a week ago
h.. couple Of strange men, purport-
Sg az 70 be bank examiners or liqui-
ssSors' ss emerged from the Farm
fs s and Merchants State Bank in
.;S sa;S city with bags full of what is
So sS.u 70 have been money and took
fbelnl n oy car to the depot where
hey w were expressed, it is said, to
~ te u FEDERAL Reserve branch bank
was neeiena; e.s a.. Some people say there
ssT S SS4oOOO in the sacks and others
Wy W.. there was 100 in small change
Any ,r the money was sent awav is
n PS%andry % when there Is NO money
fectSIl,l'e Slle town and there is a per.
sns,..g y good safe in the bank. Echs
wSoree SS~ers that it is needed at Helen:
sborte = the banks are also gettins
OF ready money.
The producers news., 1931-07-31

The organization of the United Farmers League is
derway in Sheridan County and will be pushed rapidly to
completion The foundation for the organization was
laid at the 9th annual farmers picnic Brush Lake
Wednesday of last week by Mother Bloor district organ
zer of the United Farmers League and Editor Charles E..
Taylor of the Producers News when Mother Boor ex-
planned the organization and its purpose and Editor Tay
lor urged the farmers Join and prepare FIGHT rather
The producers news., 1931-07-31
U. F. L. MEETING AT
Mckinley SCHOOL
SATURDAY, $3.50 PM.

P. L. Brensdahl, executive sec
Tetary Of the McNulty local of the
United Farmers League, has call
Cd another meeting for organiza-
tonal purposes at the Mckinley
school in that precinct for Tues
day night, August 4th at $3.50 and
has asked the Producers News to
especially announce it and invite
all farmers to attend.
The producers news., 1931-07-31
Meetings Scheduled in
All Precincts in County

At Huge Drouh Relief Conference at Stanley North Da
kOta Conference, Monday July 20, Plans Made to Re
spOnd to Request for Organization Coming from
Northeastern Montana Work Started at Farmers Pic
mic, Wednesday, July 22 by Mother Bloor and Charles
E. Taylor Spontaneous Meetings Called Three Big
Locals Organized Organization will be Rapid-MO-
ther Bloor to Come to Montana.