Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-12-10
alien IS ARRESTED
FOR THREAT TO A
SCHOOL 7EACHER
School Board Passes Resolu
ton Regarding Extra Cur
ricular Activities

Last week the school trustees OF
Plentywood passed a resolution thai
any pupil taking part in the activities
sponsored by the so-called Young Com
munist school at the Farmer-Labor
temple will not be permitted to par
ticipate in any extra<urricular &C
t~ivlties during the balance of the
school year.
The school board had made arrange.
n,ents with the secretary of the Far.
mer-Labor Temple, A. c. Erickson, te
use the building for basketball each
evening from November 20 to Christ
mas. Later Mr.. Erickson informed
school authorities that it would b
impossible for the public school bas-
ketball teams 10 use the building or
account of it conflicting with plans
of The United Farmers League which
was making use of the Temple fol-
its own sports program and other ac-
Invites.
The resolution was read to the high
school pupils Thursday morning, De-
eember 3rd- That afternoon four pu-
pills absented themselves and attend
ed classes at the Farmer-Labor tenn
pie. On Friday morning they admitted
they had played 'hookey" and were
asked TO bring written excuses after
lunch. These xcu were not salts
factory to the faculty and the pupils
were penalized by having to make up
this lost time after school.
Abuses Teacher
Friday afternoon shortly after five
O'Clock a party by the name Of Stein
off who is said to be a hired nan on
the Salisbury farm came to the eighth
grade school room and allegedly
brandished a stick at the teacher, Is
ed threatening and pnofane language
towards her and ordered the Salisbury
pupils to 90 home at once.
Issue Warrant
Last Saturday q warrant was issu-
ed in Justice Belanki's Court for the
arrest Of Pete Steinoff, an alien, about
40 years Of age, who claims to han.
from Bulgaria
The complaint on which the warrant
was issued states that Steinoff abus-
ed and insulted a local teacher in the
school. The sheriff was informed that
Rodney Salisbury was harboring this
man and he went to the Salisbury
place with q warrant of arrest for
Steinoff. Locating his man in the
Salisbury kitchen, the sheriff present
ed the warrant and informed Stein
off that he was under arrest, where
upon Mrs. Salisbury called TO Stein
off, Don't accept service Pete" The
sheriff again told Steinoff that he
was under arrest and to come along
with him. Noting that Steinoff hest
tated TO come with him, and having
been told that he carried a dagger.
sheriff Madsen kept his right hand
on his gun in his overcoat pocket and
took Steinoff by the shoulder with the
other hand. At this point when the
sheriff was thus handicapped, Mrs.
Salisbury sprang between the two
men and began to beat the sheriff on
the face. Steinoff made a lunge, tore
his clothes loose from the grasp of
the sheriff and ran back into the
house.
Coroo e. C<rsLn Gko
Mrs. Salisbury continued to strike
the sheriff who decided to go for help
as he did not want to Injure Mrs.
Salisbury. A little later the sheriff re-
turned to the Salisbury home with as
sistance. He found the doors locked
and was informed by Mrs. Salisbury
from the inside that she had three
guns. She continued to abuse the sher-
riff and denied that Steinoff was
there. The sheriff took her word for
it and left.
Plead Not Guilty Monday
Steinoh was not apprehended, as
each time an officer searched for him
he had disappeared. Monday parties
attempted to obtain information from
the sheriff's office about the charge
against him, which was not forthcom-
ing until the prisoner could be appre-
hended. Later on, accompanied by
Rodney Salisbury and another man,
he appeared in Justice court and plead
mot guilty" His bonds were placed
at 5000 and his trial set down for next
Monday afternoon
On Wednesday Salisbury asked a
member Of the school board to have
the action against Steinoff dismiss
ed, and if he failed to do so, he would
make things interesting for the school
officials. The board has not seen fit
to comply with Salisbury's demands,
preferring 10 let the law take it's
course.