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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-04-03
SHERIDAN COUNTY
AaOd.Notes

For a six weeks period beginning
April first the schools of Sheridan
county are to have the services of a
public health nurse. This has been
made possible by the sale of tuber-
culosis seals which were sold in this
county during the last two Christ
mas seasons. Three-fourths of the
total amount sold in the county may
be used in securing a nurse.
Miss Rose O'Connell who will have
charge of the work has had consid-
cradle experience in public school
examining.
There will be only one state sew
enth and eighth grade examination
this spring and that will be held on
May II and 10.
A survey thru the schools of the
county in the interests of the eradi-
cation OF the common barbarry will
be made this spring by agents of the
United States department of agricul-
ture. Such an organization of the
school children was made in Daw-
son county last fall. Sheridan coun-
ty has been selected for this purpose
because of it's Importance as a hard
spring wheat raising section.
MARJORIE MARKUSON,
County Superintendent
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FIVE FREEZE
CONTINUED from front page)

children, then started out afoot to
summon help.
Snow covered his tracks and he
never reached a telephone.
During the day three of the chill
dren died of exposure. Others be-
came hysterical and one boy acct
dentally knocked out a window in
the bus. In an effort to keep warm
the children burned up the seats
in the bus. They had lost most of
their food when the bus stalled a.
gainst the fence and when exhaus-
ton overlook them they huddled
together and fell asleep.
A search by the parent Melted
nothing but a rancher. looking for
strayed cattle came upon the bus
only mile away from his prop
erty. All were heaped in a pile in
the bus.
Summoning help the rancher
took the children to his home
where all but five were revived
Two of the children died in the
house-the other three had sue
cumbed while in the bus.
Bryant Untiedt, IS, one of The
survivors, told of the fight the
children made to avert freezing
Wrestling and boxing contest,
were engaged In to keep the boy,
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NorrCE or ELECrror


Notice is hereby given that at the
regular annual school election OF
School District Number Twenty, to
be held Saturday, April 4th, 1881, at
the Plentywood School House, Sheri-
dan County, Montana, there will be
submitted to the legal voters of said
district. who are taxpaying freehold
ers herein, the question of making
an additional 20 mill levy, in excess
of the regular ten mill levy author
lied by law, for the purpose OF
maintaining the schools OF said dis
trict, and for altering, repairing or
enlarging any school house OF said
district, and for building and equip
ping heating plants. or for any other
purpose necessary for the proper OPP
Grafton and maintenance of the
the schools Of said district.
The polls will be open between
the hours of One ID and Six CO.
o'clock p. m.
1881.
BY order of the board.
e. H E HELGESON,
(52-2O Clerk
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UAIRSTONER

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Ell Canine district, five miles
north of Corning, by three ranch
ers, the largest grower being ].
z. Thompson, who grew $4,000
of the bulbs; Clair StOner grew
$4,000; w. F. Dunn, third grow
er with $4,000.
''The gladiOli are planted in
the early spring, and harvested
in November. The men planted
this particular crop last May, but
an earlier planting would per-
haps have produced more bulbs.
A rather sunny location is best,
with plenty o fcultivatiOn, but
not too much irrigation, prOduc-
es best results. These growers
this year have six varieties, the
names being: Mrs. Frank Penn
bletOn, deep pink color; Sharon,
rose pink; Os Angeles, shell pink
Peace, white with lavender throat
Virginia, sensational red; HALEY,
salmon pink. The bulbs are dug
IN November, put on trays and
dried in the house for about two
months, when they are sorted in
to grades, 1000 bulbs of No. 1;
500 JumbOs and 1900 No. 2, going
into each sack, which weighs go
pounds, ready for shipment. ....-
'This season, Mr.. Thompson,
the largest shipper. planted five
bushels of the bulbs, which COW
cred three acres of ground. AT
present market prices Mr.,
Thompson will realize about ST.
600 gross from the three acres,
AS this is his first experience in
bulb growing on a large scale, he
made the statement in an inter.
view to this paper today that an
other year he expected to make
500 more on his investment, as
he has learned a great deal this
year of soils, cultivation, varie.
ties best adapted to this section
and irrigation. --... $780,. 1890. .....-
''The bulbs were loaded into
trucks and taken to San Francis.
co where they will be placed will
five carloads of bulbs from
Grants Pass, Oregon, and shipped
by steamer to Ong Island, New
York.
"As soil and climatic condition:
in this county are ideal for bull
culture, it is possible that large
industry may be built up here"
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PLANS BOAT TO
DO l2O MILESPER

Miami Beach. F'la.-Gar Wood,
first man to speed thru the water
faster than 100 miles an hour has a
new goal of two miles a minute.
After streaking his IL cylindered
Miss America TX across a measured
course on Indian Creek here to claim
an international record of 1O2.256
miles an hour for a nautical mile,
Wood said he plans to build a boat
capable of greater speed. In an at
tempt in the recent trials he was
clicked at 1O1.154 miles an hour ov-
er statute mile in his bid for an
American record.
"I'll buy engines capable of 1000
horsepower for the new boat" he re-
marked. 81 may have to go to Eng
land to buy them. but I will do it
if necessary"
The two 12-cylinder engines of
Miss America TX can develop 1900
horsepower.
Wood said he could easily get 40
miles an hour from a boat similar
in construction to the Miss America
TX and powered by the larger en-
gines.
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CATTLE TRADE
SLOW TO25c OFF

South st. Paul, March 3I.-Fol-
lowing outside trends trade in the
cattle division rueld weak to 25c
lower today, steers and yearlings
showing the maximum loss. Best
matured steers promised to land
at SO, bulk all weights being sal
able at S6.75 to $3.50, beef cows
S4.25 to $3.50, heifers $3.50 to S.
rs, cutters SO 10 1915, bulls from
$4.25 down. Vealers broke SOC on
late rounds, good grades center
ing at 81, choice kinds 50.
The hog market worked uneven
ly Is to 25 cents lower than Mon
day other than on butchers and
sows which sold about steady. Bet
ter grades 160 to around $50 hogs
sold at $7.25 to $7.65, selected lots
of 140 to $50 pounds making SITS.
Good and choice $50 to $50 pound
butchers sold at S6.75 to s7.25,
with sows at Sc to $3.50. Light
lights cleared largely at $3.50 to
s7.75, bulk of the pigs SITS choice
kinds to So.
Little change marked the trade
on fat lambs, desirable natives
clearing at So to $S.25. a few
choice offerings up to $3.50 late,
Throwouts sold at Sc 30 81, fat
ewes turning at S3.75 to $3.50 OF
fully steady.
Little change marked the trade
on replacement cattle. thin stock
ers scoring largely at $3.50 tc
$6.75, a few cars of choice quail
ity habitat finishing steers net
ting $40 and SO. Stock pigs
continued mostly at SITS, a few
chaice selections So. Feeding lamb:
sold largely at $3.50 to $3.50 o.
steady.
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= = y y y y X y y = y y y y
= RACINE VALLEY $

* * * * s = y = y
Friday Erick Sundsted celebrated
his birthday. Among those who call
ed were Otto Sorensen, Oswald An
dersen, Carl Lind, Anker Jensen,
Rasmus Paulsens, Tom SundStedS,
and several others. The party did
not break UP until the wee morning
hours.
Friday evening Carl Hansens call
ed at Niels Sundsted's.
Saturday morning Viggo, Carl and
Lydia Johansen and Svend Sorensen
left for Minot where Lydia was go
ing to consult a doctor. They return
ed Sunday
Sunday visitors at Niels Sund-
Sted's were Mr.. and Mrs. Maylon
Francis and Mrs. Vern Stevens and
daughter Ramona Darlene.
Soren Sorensen returned home on
Sunday from Minot where he has
been working on a dairy farm the
past winter.
Svend and Soren Sorensen. Julius
Knudsen, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Pc
dersen. Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Jorgen-
sen, Mr.. aud Mrs. Niels Sundsted
and the Viggo Johansen family were
visiting at Chris Johansen's Monday.
Mrs. Niels Rongborg is seriously
i'll with pneumonia Mrs. Jim An
dersen Is nursing her.
The ladies aid meeting held at
Rev. Larsen's was well attended.
The next meeting will be held at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jim johnson.
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will be guided by the plain text Of
the law which provides for the tax.
There is no way of determining
the intentions of the legislature,
and in view of the fact that Sen.
Tom Kane, and Sen. L. P. Dono-
van, one of the best lawyers in the
state, called particular attention to
the facts that the bill provided for
an extra and special tax, passed
the same without amending 10 cor
rect the plain statement of the
law, the court could only conclude
that the legislature meant what
the law plainly says.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-04-03
NOTICE

On May 5th. 1881, a Special Gem
eral Election will be held through
out the State of Montana for the
purpose Of deciding whether or not
the state shall be authorized to is
sue Highway Debenture Warrants in
the amount of 100000 for High
way purposes, in order to enable
the state to meet Federal Highway
appropriations.
The expense of holding this cleo
ton has to be paid out of the state
highway fund, and in order that
such expense may be held at a min
imum. the Board of County Commits
sioners hereby ask for Volunteers
to serve as Judges and Clerks of
Election and to post the necessary
notices, without pay.
If you are willing to volunteer for
either such services. kindly give
your Name and Address to the nm
dersigned Board before April 9Th,
BOARD OF COUNTY
(5z-zO COMMISSIONERS
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SQUIRREL FOOD

CONTINUED from Front Page)
usually go to the pen at all, so there
is nothing to stop you.
'Alo. folks, here is an oath for
those applying to Hoover for a little
seed and gas handout, compiled by
Adam Coaldigger; these blanks can
be secured at the Producers News
office.
Tor Farmers Seeking Government
Loan
soIemn1y swear that I have
worked faithfully all the days of
my life, and that my wife and
children have done the same.
so1emn1y swear that I always
arose with the rooster, and never
went to bed with the chickens; but
hit the feathers only after the
chores We're done.
solemnly swear that I never
INDUCED in grand operas, SYM
phony concerts, champagne sup
pers, trips to Palm Beach, chorus
ladies, Summing parties, or night
club life, and that hang on TO
every sheke1 that comes my way
with the fervor of a man holding
so1emn1y swear that as re-
suit of the active, simple, frugal
and abstemious life I have lived
accumulated nine children, a bed
ridden wife, plaster on the place,
and a chatte1 mortgage that covers
everything own, and some things
that aren't paid for yet.
so1emn1y swear that the seed I
am in hope of receiving Will be
planted in the ground, provided
that I am not planted first, and
that the mule feed I am praying
for shall not be devoured by my
wife of my bosom, or the children
of my lean 1oins, but that Will
muzzle them while they watch the
mule eat, so as not to lead them
into temptation.
finally, and solemn1y swear that
Will faithfully repay whatever
charity my government may see
fit to bestow upon me, making no
deduction for the taxes have
paid, nor the year have given for
its defense.
SO help me, Mike. Amen.
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400 has said over his signature the
measure does not provide a speciaI
tax, and Niels Madsen knows this.
Is Madsen trying to fool the voters
OF Sheridan county, people are ask
ing.
Nobody Else Gives
In connection with the proiect
OF asking the election judges to
work for nothing being 50 widely
boosted by the press of the state.
there has been no companion urop-
osition to have the papers Of the
state publish the election procla-
nation for nothing, nor the off
clal printers to furnish the sup
plies for nothing. In a case of this
sort where the taxpayers are ask
ed to serve as election Judges.
gratis, and then pay off the bonds
and interest, for the public veal.
many are surprised that the news
papers should be mean and ungen-
erous in the matter.
Lying Campaign Continues
The proponents of the six mill
ion dollar debenture road bond is
sue known as referendum measure
i 35, lib. 450, go merrily on with
their deliberate campaign of mis-
representation and falsifications,
half truths and twists, in their Eff
forts to make white black, and
black white, and in the face of the
best lawyers in the state to the
contrary, insist that the big bono
bill does not provide an extra ta1
of 5 cents a gallon 10 pay the in
terest on and retire the same, anC
tho the proposed measure plainl!
states that it does.
FOOt's Opinion
The latest material published i
purported opinion by Attorne,
General Foot, given in answer to
letter of inquiry directed to hin
by Representative David Salyerds
of Fergus county. The papers o
the state, especially the dailie.
print this letter frod Foot unde
misleading and lying headlines, i
! an effort to make it appear tina
, Foot says the measure does no
: provide for an extra tax, when h
E plainly, tho reluctantly, says ths
! It does so provide, but that tn
! legislature probably didn't mean
e that way, and that the suprem
court win have to decide.
! The Great Falls Tribune publish
es the story under the followin
head.
? give Cent Gas Tax Upheld b
. l.. A. Foot"
b "Says Referendum Levy of fly
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warm, while the girls were given
articles of clothing. Bryan's bro
Their froze late yesterday afternoon
and a short time later Bryan, ut
terly exhausted, laid down with
the others and went to sleep.
81 gave Orlo what clothes l had
left" said Bryan, "and all l had
left was my underwear. could
hardly move, was SO cold, and
prett ysoon l had to pile up with
the rest of the kids. The next l re-
member was waking up today BY
the stove at MIR. Rheinhetz's, the
rancher who found US.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-04-03
POLK'S WILLISTON
PARD QUITS POST
In DEEP DISGUST
Unable to Endure Harry's Unen-
NiabIe Reputation, WillistOn Ed.
tor Sells Interest In Herald.

Special to Producers News
Williston, N. d. March Am
nouncement has been made here by
Harry Polk( formerly the super
intendent of the Williston public
schools, from which position he
was removed because of mtimacles
with several young and tender
high school girls around fourteen
and fifteen years old, and his GER
tificate cancelled which was after
wards found to have been forged,
and more recently manager of the
Havre Daily News from which po-
sition he was not long ago dis
charged, of changes IN the Willis
ton Herald cOmapny, which involv-
es ownership of stock, officers of
the corporation and personnel,
Harry Polk is president of the
Herald corporation.
The principal change is sale by
S. T. Westdahl of his stock in the
company, a considerable portion of
which has been bought by Thomas
H. Noodle of Minneapolis, who will
succeed Mr.. Westdahl as editor.
Mr.. Noodle, who is editorial writ
er on the staff of the Minneapolis
Tribune, has been connected with
several papers of the northwest,
having for a number of years been
editor of the Richland County
Farmer at Wahpeton and for seven
years connected with the Minneap-
oils Daily News and the Renville
County Farmers Press at Mohall
N. D. He will move to WillistOI
April Z and assume his duties as
editor of the Herald.
Aside from year and half as
secretary of the Williston Com
mercial Club, Mr.. Westdahl has
been associated with the Willistor
Herald since 1919. EARLY in 1922
he and Mr.. Polk organized the
present company and bought the
Herald from George FAIRIES anC
he has since been editor, also be
ing secretary of the corporation.
1t has been current her for some
time that Mr.. Westdahl, who is ;
man of splendid reputation as ;
gentleman and a citizen, has beer
embarrassed by the exposure O
the life history of Harry Polk an'
has for some time been anxious t,
either buy Polk out or to dispos
of his interest in the Herald com
pany. Being unable to buy, n,
sold his interest and resigns as ed
; itor. Westdhal has many friend
, in Williston who regret the chang
at the Herald office that puts Nh
, Polk in charge.
; Mr.. Polk also announced the sal
/ of the stationery and office sup
ply department by the Herald cor
, poration. This business will be re
| moved to another building and wi
} be under the management of Mis-
= Rose Gerrity, for some II year
; in the Herald service.
, Harry Polk owns a half inter
} est in the Daniels County Leader
and Burley Bowler owns the othe
, half, and Polk and Bowler own tn
= PlentywoOd Herald, small publ
cation here. which they have bee
t trying to dispose of without sue
+. cess as it is said to have been
: burden on them financially sine
!. they took it over a couple of year
l ago. For the past year they hav
e not paid much attention to tn
: publication leaving it in charge Q
: anyone they could pick up for til
e time-as a result the paper is baC
8 ly run down and discredited.
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Cents Merely Substitutes for the
Present One"
The Helena Independent runs
Foot's letter under the following
head:
Attorney General Foot Says No
Double Gas Tax"
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LEGAL NOTICES
$500 REWARD

Stolen about March 1 from my
place four miles southwest of Plen-
tywood. Reward for information
leading to the arrest conviction and
sentence of party, and recovery of
one set heavy work harness, not
mates; one 1S-inch collar, one saddle
medium weight, and nearly new; rid
ing bride with Berry bit, brow band
was missing. Notify me OF Sheriff
Madsen FRED FERSUHN, Plenty
wood. (52-2tp)
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HOME IS
A STATE PARK

st. Paul A state park has .
been formed of the former boy =
hood home of Col. G. A. Lind >
bergh, a farm near Little Falls, =
MINI. The state legislature last >
week passed the necessary meas .
= ure creating the park, and Gov. :
Olson has signed it. Col. Lind
bergh and the other hairs Will :
give the state q deed to the :
property, most Of which is tim
Der land along the Mississippi =
river Thousands have visited the :
beautiful tract to sea where I
"Lindy" was a boy, since his I
historic flight from New York !
to Paris three years ago.
A a - a a a . a =
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-04-03

The charity pose of many big
idustrial and commercial firms
which gave 800 for unemployment
relief with one hand while cutting
the payroll $500 a week with the
other lis being checked up by ten
representatives Of the New York
Community Councils.
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Now, we read in a news dis
patch. buried discreetly where on
ly the foxy are liable to scent it,
that the collapse of the farm
board policy is welcomed by those
who sponsored it and that the
plutes in Wall Street and else
where who live on the farmers
and workers are of the opinion
that the money spent by the
board is revolving around the a
grarian problem will pay divi-
dends to the grain gamblers in
the form of an object lesson to
those who think the government
should or can do anything to
help the producing classes. If
there are people who believe that
Alexander Legge, the Hoover
flunkey, made a serious attempt
TO relieve agriculture they should
continue to vote for the republi-
can and democratic parties. What
have the st. Paul and jamestown
leaders of the Farmers Union to
say now? They were getting
along nicely with Legge. and Tai
bolt. at the Farmer-Labor picnic
at Brush Lake last summer told
us that he was for getting HIS
for the farmer right here and
now even tho he admired those
who were not content with half
measures. p. s. 1 wonder how
is the genial Bill Lemke of Far
go getting along with his finan-
cial scheme to help the farmersi
It's easier 10 reform a rOue than
the capitalist system. Bill. $500 60,
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And the lady said ''Nay, nay,
You shall wash no windows to-
day."
So we picked up our buckets and
we all walked away
Saying. eve will wash no more
Windows today"
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AS We SEE IT
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beemess is against heavy taxes
on principle. The wives, affinities
daughters and poodle dogs of the
rich must be taken care of even
in Porto Rico. From Porto Rico
Hoover went to the Virgin Islands
perhaps to repeat what he told
the Porto Ricans, perhaps to learn
if there was any truth in the re-
port that the islands were apprO-
priately named.
Yah, yah, and da, da. read
in the papers that the Kaiser Is
the richest German in the world.
The United Press is compiling a
list of the worlds richest men.
Bills wealth is estimated at a.
round 250,0O0,0OO marks or ap-
proximately S65, 100000. The big
"Me und Colt" man has several
hundreds of Germans working for
him on his estates and in his cas-
les in Germany. The noble Hun"
is living in idleness and luxury,
sound in body and as sound as he
ever was in mind. while hundreds
of thousands of the American he
roes who went lover there" to
make the world safe for demOcra-
cy are shivering on the bread
lines. Not to mention the tens
of thousands who laid down their
lives in the CORY trenches of
France and Flanders to crush
Kaiserism. Again we repeat:
O'Shea can you shee?
Clippings have a habit of new
er being where you thOt you
placed them. Just now / looked
for a clipping containing Federal
Farm Board Chairman, MIR.
Stones statement that the Grain
Sterilization Corporation would
not be permitted to buy any more
grain but would dump what it
has on hand on the market if the
farmers planted more wheat than
the wise heads of the farm board
believe they should plant. COinci-
dent with this statement wheat
prices went down to the lowest
level in SO years. Since the Farm
Board was organized the PrOduc-
ers News has consistently held
the opinion and dared to state it,
that the board was never intend.
ed to help the farmers; that il
was a political gesture on the
part of the republican party to
garner farmers votes. The Pro
ducers News was probably the
only paper in the northwest t.
hold this opinion. If | am mis-
taken, L. C. Miller and Tom Ay
ers can sue me.
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INCOME TAX ALMOST!

Better progress was made at this
session towards an income tax than
ever before. This bill failed to car
ry by only a few votes. Many ex-
pressed themselves at the end Of
the session. that this particular bill
should have passed this year. This
statement came from such members
who had worked and voted against
the bill, but who had later changed
their minds regarding it, This goes
to show that such a bill will event
ually be enacted
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To- GAS TAX

Continued from front page)
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Beginning the first Monday in
Washington. D. c. This commission
has the power to order a reduction
on interstate freight rates, which
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SOLONS
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tees cut them down to about two
million as a total for all This
sum was later raised to a total of
$2,OS6. 10000 at which figure it pass
ed both the house and senate The
final allotment to each institution
was as follows: