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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-11
RAYMOND
(roo Late for last week.


The UFL held a meeting in the To-
cal school Sunday. Quite a number OF
brentwood people were present ana
some spoke. Some of the students
from YCL school were also present
and sang some songs. Mother Bloor
vertised in the Producers News Two
weeks before the meeting
A big dance was held at the Glib
son school Saturday night. There was
good sized crowd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Billet ana son,
Joe, from Outlook, and James Symes
were guests at the Hannah home on
Thanksgiving day
Macello Wendt spent Thanksgiving
vacation with Alice Symes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Fink were a.
mong the guests at the Sam Wilson
home on Thanksgiving day.
August Gibson and daughters Wv
ian and Lorene and Alma Loutzen-
hiser were business callers in Plenty
wood Sunday.
Henry Umback, Irwin Nelson and
Leland and Alkaline Evenson are at
tending the school at the Farmer La
Dor Temple in Plentywood.
Mr. and Mrs. Markuson OF Dooley
were guests at the AL Schrupp home
Thanksgiving.
August Gibson and daughters Wv
ian and Lorene were dinner guests
at Carlson's Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Stewart were
in Plentywood Monday where Mrs
Stewart was having some dental
work done.
Clifford Umback and Wayne La
Grange are hauling coal for the YCI
School at the FL Temple in thu
County Seat.
The county commissioners are put
; ting a fence around Abbie Carlson'i
place for her.
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N. RAYMOND

Irwin and ALI Peterson from
Dooley called on their sister, Mrs.
Alfred Stadstad last Wednesday.
Mrs. w. G. McCrady had the mig
fortune to fall and strike her head
on the ground last Tuesday. She is
recovering slowly.
Eleanore Holland spent few
days at the Ed. Black and Harvey
Nichols homes in brentwood the
past week. She returned home SUM-
day.
Alfred Stadstad and Joe Brown
were at Raymond Monday after hay
for their cattle.
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COUNTY COMMITTEE AGREES TO MEET
FARMERS ON FEED LOANS AGAIN

able to be present at this meeting
to meet with them and with the
committee of the United Farmers
League on Tuesday, December Is,
at one O'Clock.
The United Farmers League
urges all those farmers whose ap-
plications have not yet been ap-
proved by the County Committee
to appear at this meeting.
At the same meeting the Unit
ed Farmers League will take up
the cases of all those farmers who
have not received the necessary
Red Cross aid. This will be taken
up with the Red Cross committee.
All farmers who have not receiv-
ed sufficient aid from the Red
Cross should come to this meet
ing.
UNITED FARMERS LEAGUE
RODNEY SALISBURY,
Organizer for Montana
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LIBRARY NOTES

For those who are contemplate
ing giving books as Christmas
gifts, an extremely helpful aid in
the selection for children is the
Bookshelf for Boys and Girls"
This is a carefully selected list Of
books, old and new, classified and
described by experts on children's
reading, published by the R. R.
Bowker Co. A copy of this list
is obtainable at your county libra
ry.
In fiction, a recent addition that
should find favor with readers who
are "Ferber-conscious" is "Ameri-
can Beauty" by Edna Ferber. This
is a story of American life, be-
ginning with the magnificent Cap
tain Cakes in the 1600's and end
ing with the homecoming of ole
True Baldwin of Chicago. If you
enjoyed "Showboat" and "Cimar'
ron" you will want to read this
colorful panorama of New Eng
land life.
Now during the winter months
when there is more time for hand
work, housewives will appreciate
the suggestion in "One Hundre'
and One Patchwork Patters" TO
making patchwork quilts. In thi
new quilt book every phase o
quilt making is interestingly ex
planned, and there are detailed in
structions covering every ste
] from the selecting of the desig
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-11

Vasion OF ManChurIa into
the hinder recesses of the
public consciousness dur
ing the past few days.
The fracas has resulted in the
arrest of one, Pete Steieoff, hired
man at the Salisbury farm, for
insulting teachers in the presence
Of pupils. The warrant was
sworn out by Walter Raess, one
Of the freaks on the Plentywood
School Board after a meeting OF
these celebrities, based upon an
other one of those complaints
drafted by eminent Grant Bake
well, county attorney. The saw
age document was then placed in
tbe hands of our own Sheriff Hans
directing him to apprehend the
body of poor Pete, dead or alive,
and have him forthwith before
hiz'zoner" Judge Belanski, to be
dealt with according to the law
IN the premises, duly made and
provided, and the notions of Grant
Bakewell, whose idea have weight
there if in no other place in the
world.
The Great Adventure
Sheriff Hans went to the Sal.
isbury farm and got funny with
Mrs. Salisbury, who was i'll will
severe attack of the asthma, ant
got slap in the face for hi
pains, when he retreated, withou
Pete, to return a quarter of al
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COMERTOWN
and DOOLEY

Many from Comertown attended
the UFL meeting Saturday night
for the benefit of the Hunger march.
The meeting was held by the Young
Communist school. They all had
good time and enjoyed the speaking
singing and acrobatic acts which
were very good. The students have
done wonderfully we'll during the
short time they have been trained.
Miss Beatrice -Barner of Plenty
wood spent a few day visiting Miss
Helen Franklin of Dooley. Miss Bar
ner is leaving for st. Cloud, MINI.
to take up nurses training after the
first of the year.
A carload of ground feed ordered
by the Farmers Union members ar
rived in Dooley and was unIoaded
the past week.
The United Farmers League will
hold a meeting at Comertown on
Saturday, Dec. IL. The meeting will
be held in the school house. Lunch
will be served and everyone is well
come. Hoover can come if he wants
to
The Comertown school will give a
Christmas program the 10th of De-
cember. The 18th will be a big mite
for the school. There will be three
different programs at the school
gym. First, Christmas program; sec
ond p. T. A. program and third Lit
erary program.
The Ladies Aid was held in the
school gym on Dec. 8. There was a
large crowd present and they stay
ed until nine o'clock that evening.
The Comertown high school is well
attended this year. There are 43 stu
dents Of which IS are freshmen.
There will be a UFL meeting at
/ Comertown Saturday at D. m, Dec
18th.
Sunday, Dec. the house where
the Rebo girls live caught fire under
the stove, With the aid of Eric Oh
son and Clifford the fire was sue
cessfully put it out There is a hole
about six or inches in diameter
burned thru the floor under tn.
] stove.
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Ole M. JOHNSON,
DOOLEY PIONEER.
DIED TUESDAY

Ole M. Johnson, II years, pio-
neer homesteader of the Dooley
area, died at the Memorial hospi-
tai here, on December 9Th, death
resulting from pneumonia. The
funeral occurred at the Plenty
wood Lutheran church, Thursday,
December 10th, at 1870 P. NJ,
Rev. Simundson officiating and
burial was made at the Dooley
cemetery.
Ole M. Johnson was born in
Norway, December 22nd, 1859.
He come to Minnesota with his
parents when he was two years
old, where he grew to manhood
and was married, coming to the
Dooley precinct in 1914, where he
took a homestead, where he resid-
ed until about three years ago
when he come to Dooley, where he
has since made his home with the
Stenseth family, working at the
Dooley Hardware store till th'
time of his illness which occurred
just a few days ago. He leaves
to mourn his death: three daugh
tiers, VIZ. Mrs. G. H. Kattfleiscl
of Minot, N. D.; Mrs. G. H. Con
dit of Westhope, N. D.; and Mrs
H. N. Stenseth, of Dooley, Mont
A son, Maurice, was killed i
France in the World war-a you'll
who was well known in the coun
ty. The dead mans wife, Mrs
, Sarah Johnson, resides with thei
daughter, Mrs. Stenseth, at Doc
ley.
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WESTBY ITEMS

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Ferguson, Mrs.
George Lenigar, Mrs. Hamilton and
Donald motored to Minot Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Herein of Elk
horn district were Westby shoppers
Saturday.
Westby high school basket ball
team played Alkabo II. S. team Fri
day evening. Both games were raw
ored by Westby.
The Mission Circle met with Mrs.
Elmer Hultgren lest Thursday, Dec.
8. Mrs. Hultgren and Mrs. Alvin
Stageberg served.
The ladies aid served supper at
the Lutheran church basement on
Friday. Mrs. Overgaard and Mrs.
Charley Wicklund and Sylvia and
Dorothy Hamilton motored to Eek
man, N. D. Saturday for a brief Wis
1t.
The Baptist members have rented
| the Myars house vacated by Truman
Stageberg, for their church and Sum-
day school chapel. Any child who
| school is welcome to come.
Rev. Rhode Of McCabe held serv-
ices on Sunday at 1880. The service
was we'll attended.
Mrs. Vande Mark has been on the
sick list the past week.
Mrs. Anton Nelson entertained
Mrs. Charles Johnson. Mrs. Edwin
Iverson. Mrs. Otto Enger, Miss Mar
jorie Enger and Mrs Henry Skulec
Mrs. Otto Enger served luncheon
to Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Vandemark
Mrs. Skules. Mrs. Anton Nelson an(
Lena Miller on Saturday afternoon
A group Of old and young people
came out for Luther League las
Thursday evening. The program
consisted of a duet by Ellene Georg
and Bergliot Sand, two solos b,
Mr.. Niblack, a vocal solo by Der
gliot Sand, a piano solo by Mildre,
Bergh. a reading by Miss Hoeck an
song by the audience. After tn
program the young people went Il
the basement for their social hou
which consisted Of a mock weddin
followed by a grand march. Lunc'
was served at midnight.
Luther Hultgren has purchased
piano for his home.
The fourth club quilting bee wi
meet at Mrs. A T. OIsens' on Tues
day afternoon. Mrs. Rohweder wi
!. serve.
, Mrs. Gunder Rust. Mabel BIai
Mabel Rul1ke and Art Dedong froI
Alkabo were over and helped roc
: for the basket ball team Friday ev,
ming.
Miss Martha Gunderson is spen(
ing a few days visiting with relI
tives in Columbus.
Mrs. George Peele and Mrs. Ton
Weller and sons called on Mrs. Pa
Hultgren on Thursday.
Mrs. George Peele motored to G.
5 mertown Friday to bring home Edn
Ethel and Raymond who are atten'
ing high school there.
Lena Miller Of Ambrose. called {
friends here Saturday.
Miss Sigrit Tangen has left (,
Plentywood this week where she HI
found work.
Mrs. Budiene has moved into h
house in town for the winterI
z Eddie Nordhagen arrived home
Sunday from Minnesota where he h
lbeen working
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M'ELROY

Mrs. Potter and family of Dooley
visited with her sister, Miss Olga
Lundene here Saturday.
Mother Bloor lectured last Tues
day at this place to an intensely in
terested audience.
Norris Stoughton entertained at
dinner Tuesday evening at his bach
elor home at the Albert Mathew
farm, Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Kronen
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. My
ron Taylor. The meal was prepared
and served by the host himself and
his ability as a chef is vouched for
by all the guests. After dinner whist
served as a pastime to a late hour.
Miss Jennie Stubbe of Westby
who teaches the Clarence Nelson
school visited Miss Olga Lundene or
Saturday.
Mrs. Walter Anderson has been in
Westby for a time helping care fol
the new arrival at the Art Hetlanc
home.
Miss Josephine Vincent of Coal
ridge has been a guest the past tive
weeks of Miss Garnet Lindahl a
her home here.
Mrs. Ted Lindahl paid visit t.
her father, Peter Bruvold, Sr., tn
fore parts of the week Mr.. Bruvol'
lives near Comertown.
SeVera people from InlS COIuInun
ity have seized the opportunity t
visit the communist school while il
the county seat.
The ACivic Improvement Club wa
entertained Wednesday at the HON
of Mrs. Hilda Bspeland. The previ
Gus session met with Mrs. Neil
IDanielson.
The Farmers Union met Saturda
and elected officers as follows:
President, John Shoal: Vice-presider
Mrs. Peted Rogstad: Sec'y-Treas., !
w. Overgaard; Conductor, Joe Moor
bDoorlSeepers, Peter Rogstad and Pc
ter Degen. Walter Anderson we
, appointed head of the program an
| lunch committee for the next nee
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Einar Negaal
; from Comertown were present Sa
. urday. Mr. Negaard is looking aftt
the car Of turkeys and other pou
try which the Farmers Union
shipping this week from Comertow
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ANTELOPE

The Junior class of high school
gave a party in honor Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Grayson at the Black
more home Thursday night. The
teachers and H. S. students were all
invited. Music, games and lunch
were enjoyed. A set of silver spoons
butter knife and sugar shell were
presented to the neWly-weds. Mes
danes Blackmore, w. Richardson
and J. Stewart assisted the Juniors
with the entertaining.
A five table bridge party was en-
! tertained at the home OF Mrs. Jesse
Clark, Friday night. Mrs. H. Thore-
sen received high score and Mrs:
Ernest Grayson second. A delicious
lunch was served at midnight by
Mrs. Clark.
Mrs Bob Richardson was hostess
to the Homemakers Club Tues. in an
all day session with Miss Wort at
tending. The next meeting will De
at the o. B. Hoven home and be-
gins at one o'clock.
Monday evening Ups met at the
home Of Mrs. Inga Arneklev. Plans
were made for a Christmas program
consisting of two one-act plays,
"'xmas Truants" md Xmas Gifts"
to be given at the Gong. church On
Dec. 81 at 1880 O'clock The program
is free and everybody is invited. A
ten-cent lunch will lbe served at the
close OF the festivities.
Mrs. A. L. Medders and Mrs. I'd.
Ringquist of Plentywood visited On
Thursday at the Carl Brandon home.
Myrtle Johnson, having been alb
sent from school on account Of q
severe cough, is at her school work
again.
Hank HenriclOson is assisting at
Ingwalson's store in Plentywood
during the sale these days.
a. -
Sunday from an extended visit to
her brothers home at Crosby, N. d.
The Brandons are enjoying a visit
r from Esther Waller Of Homestead
! for a week.
The A. T. Larsen family have
r moved from the Arneklev house into
| the John Gray5on residence.
n Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Brandon, Wans
9 Buck, Esther Waller motored to
Plentywood Sunday for visit with
Mrs. Mary Gross.
Laude Tennes, Walt Hanson and
A r. Berg attended the meeting OF
the American Legion at the church
basement at Raymond Tuesday mite
All ex-service men are invited tC
come to the next meeting to be held
. at Berg's Cafe, Antelope, Dec. p a
q o'clock.
In honor Of Esther Waller, Mrs
Carl Brandon and Wana Buck en-
tertaired a group of girls at a sever
- O'Clock morning hike and waffle
- breakfast at the Brandon home. Th'
guests were Carol Foster, Nor'
~ Romstad, Marie Larsen, Helen Nc
- Laughlin and Ella Iverson.
y (Too Late for Last Weekl
n A six-thirty luncheon and bridg
~ party Sunday evening at the HON
~ of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Henrickson wa
ST enjoyed by guests at three tables
Mr.. Gutenberg and Mrs. B. Richard
y, son score highest
1n Mr. and Mrs. Claus Strand Wer
Oh hosts at a big goose and turkey dir
:. ner on Thanks giving at the home Q
IN Mrs. Strands parents, Mr.. and Mr.
VI Geo. Hunter, east of town. IN
40 guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hunter and son Donald Of Doole,
IL Grandma. Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs. &c
20 Hunter and son Murray, Mr.. an
at Mrs. w. ]. Hunter, Mr.. and Mr.
Jesse Clark and daughters Lois ar
10 Velma, Mrs. N. B. Saxton and Sol
ne Herbert and Craig.
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to the finishing of the quilt. Quilt
name stories-cutting designs-mat-
erial suggestions-yardage estimat-
es-definite instruction for every
step of quilt making are included.
Although circulation from the
main library averaged more than
100 books day during the month
of November, great many people
have been using the branch libra
ries closer at hand in their own
communities. It should be posi-
BILE for anyone desiring reading
material to get it without too
much trouble now that there are
nine branches of the library in OPP
Grafton. For those who are un.
certain as to the location of these
branches, list is given below.
Dagmar-Melby home, Mrs. Os
car Melby custodian.
Dagmar-Brinkman home, Mrs
]. c. Brinkman custodian.
Dagmar church-Gonius Laur
sen, custodian.
Medicine Lake-Leo's Grocery
Mr.. Francis, custodian.
| Reserve-Groskurth home, Mrs
lP. Groskurth, custodian.
Reserve-Johansen home, Chri
Johansen, custodian.
Raymond School house, abb
Harrison, custodian.
Westby- Miller's Store, Donal
Miller, custodian.
Comertown- Drangstvedt hom'
Mrs. Edwin Drangstveit, custodian
Il Other branches may be estat
lished upon request, so that wher
the main library is not easily az
cessible, readers may get books
. their own community.
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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH

OpAuA0S
Church school for all ages, 9:45
A. M.
Morning worship service, HOO
A. M.
Four Square meeting, 1880 P. NJ
Thursday
Character Builders, Alb P. M
intermediate Young People, 2
P. M.
intermediate choir practice,
P. M.
High School choir practice, 7:SC
P. M.
Senior choir practice, 500 p. m
GALE A. ANDERSON, Pastor
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CHURCH NOTES
LUTHERAN CHURCH
o. M. Simundson. Pastor

". M. OlmundSon, FaSCor
Sunday, Dec. 13.-Services with
communion at Dooley at 1890 a
m. and services at Antelope at two
thirty p. m.
Luther League at the Plenty
wood church at z p. m Everyone
is invited.
Sunday, Dec. 2O.-Services with
communion at Plentywood at IL a.
m. The communicates will kindly
meet at 1890 for registration.
Services with communion at Out
look at 2:30 p. m.
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Last Tuesday the United Far
mers League after questioning
two members of the County Feed
Loan Committee of Sheridan Coun-
ty forced them, as the result Of
the masses of farmers present, to
approve the feed loan applications
of those farmers who had had
their applications refused or cut
The County Feed Loan Commit
tee has further agreed to meet al
of those farmers who were un.
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Throng Of U.F.L. Members to Attend Trial

The Plenty~ood schoolmams, all bloated up with their
own Importance, have contributed to the gaety of nations
and the general entertainment of the bankrupt farmers
out here in the wide open Spaces by brewing real tenn
nest in teapot that has backed the war danger and the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-11
PlentyWOOd 'Schoolmarms'
Brew Tempest in Teapot"

lave Pete Steieoff Arrested for Insulting Them In
Presence of Pupis-Sherff Hans Slapped By Mrs.
Rodney Salisbury Retreats Rubbing Chops to Return
With Horde of Deputies and Boundary HOppers to Find
burv to Drag Him to Dungeon While Mrs. Salisbury
Holds Fort With Sawedoff Shot Gun
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Local Brevities

Mr.. and Mrs. Berg of Outlook |
were PlentywoOd visitors Satur-
day.
Mrs. Engler and son Freddy
were visitors in Outlook Wednes-
day.
Roy and Raymond Homme of
Outlook were callers in Plenty
wood Saturday.
/ Miss Grace Drager was a visit
or in Outlook the latter part of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wollan were
visitors in the city from Outlook
the latter part of the week.
Hank Henrickson of Antelope is
. helping out at the Ingwalson store
this week.
Miss Sigrit Tangen of Westby
: is visiting in the city with rela-
] tives and friends this week.
: Mrs. A. L. Medders and Mrs.
o Ed Ringquist visited at the Carl
$ Brendon home in Antelope the lat
:. ter part of last week.
4 100
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Brendon,
: Wana Buck, Esther Waller were
visitors at the home of Mrs. Mary
Gross Sunday from Antelope.
w. C. Wharton, representing
:, the Valer-Christensen Company OF
! Minot, was a business caller in
: Plentywood Friday.
le Eleanore Holland spent a few
days at the Ed Black and Harvey
y Nichols homes in Plentywood the
d past week. They returned to theil
IN home at Raymond Sunday.
ID -o-
= Andy Nesti of Outlook, whc
% has been a patient at the loca
! hospital for some time past, wa
! released and returned to his hom
:, Tuesday.
y Supt. J. B. Alexander and Mrs
Alexander, accompanied by Mis-
Buckneburg of the Outlook schoo
en- faculty were business visitors il
oil Plentywood Saturday.
ne The old blacksmith shop on tn
Of east side of the river at Reserv
IL was destroyed by fire early Sun
in day morning. The origin of tn
IS fire is unknown. The loss wa
RS covered by insurance.
:. John PalubicH and John Wa
Ia kowski returned from Perhan
a. Minnesota, Wednesday, where the
no. had gone last week to attend tn
he funeral of the father of Mr.. Wa
80 kowsd.
90
Carl Hovdey went to Willisto
Saturday for a short visit wit
he A. I. Osing family. He was a.
Dol companied by Mrs. Hovdey ar
IRE two sons. They returned Tue
he day.
70 Mr.. and Mrs. Henry William
'n and daughter of Reserve were vi
- itors in the city Saturday nigh
- While here they attended the pr
gram at the Farmer Labor Tel
pie.
les, Miss Beatrice Barner spent
ms, few days the past week visitil
on with Helen Franklin at Doole
cal She is on her way to st. Clou
,ff. MINI, where she will take i
it nurses training.
the 90
CHI 1t was reported around toy
the the latter part of last week til
Verne Little, an employee of Pe
MD Marion was held up and robbed
on Chicago, where he had gone w
.ono a carload of sheep for Mr.. M;
cor ron. .
YER The venison feed put on at r.
De- mond by the Raymond conting'
ong of the American Legion for me
bers of that organization fir
go surrounding towns drew an
as tendance of about thirty. An
sald lope, Redstone, Plentywood, D
ley and Outlook were represent
An interesting program was
on on by Capt. Beglinger, assisted
ex- several of those present and '
be- greatly enjoyed by the boys.
venison was contributed by I
mer member of the immigrat
service in Plentywood whe is I
cfafionod IN tho xunStprn mart
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SCHOOL BOARD HAS RED HEMORRHACE

Forbid PIentywood Pupils Visiting FarmerLabor Temple
Under Penalty Mamstreeters Wild Over Growth of
United Farmers League Want "Red' School Suppress.
J-Ignorant Teachers Prosecute Children of ''Reds"