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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
HOME OF OLD
CAT TO Be SOLD

San Gabriel, Calf, Oct. TO-
The last chapter in the monetary
affairs of the worlds wealthiest
cat, Mitzi, a blue angora which
died, interstate" last April, will be
written here next week.
A Los Angeles auctioneer will
ask for bids on the $4,000 fur
nishings to the $4,000 home that
Mitzi had occupied. The home
had been maintained solely as a
home for the cat after its mis-
tress, DIR. Maud Cain Ide, died in
October 1880.
Mitzi, who was Is years of age
when she died under mysterious
circumstances, it is reported, had
been willed the home by its mis-
tress, and DIR. Ide's companion
Mrs. Pauline Goetz, was named as
guardian and allowed to remain II
the home with the cat.
Now that Mitzie is dead, the
furnishings of the home will be
sold at auction and the proceeds
added to the $265, 900 estate left by
the cats late mistress. The estate
was left largely to charity.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
United Farmers League Demonstration
REUTER-
CROSSES DIVIDE

Jasper Reuter-, 68, passed away
at his home in Plentywood Sunday
afternoon, October IL, 1881 at
$50. He had been sufferer from
cancer for some time.
Besides his widow he leaves to
mourn his passing four children,
Nick Reuter-, Mrs. Elmer Gooder
Mrs. Claude Winands and Mrs.
Carl West all, of Plentywood, and
seven grandchildren. Three bro
theirs and three sisters also sur
vive. They are Nick of San Diego,
Calf, Peter of Carlos, Mimi,
Phillip of Grand Forks and Mrs.
Annie Ritter of Minneapolis, Mrs.
Kate Thomas of Eureka, Montana
and Mrs. Josephine Delker of AL
exandria, MINI.
Jasper Reuter- was born in Car
yer county, Minnesota on March
&c, 1868. He was married to Hell
ena Hendricks in Minnesota forty
two years ago. He lived there until
about 18 years ago when he moved
west locating with his family here
in Plentywood where he has since
made his home. He conducted {
livery stable here.
Mr.. Reuter- had many close
friends who mourn his passing anC
who will miss him greatly.
Funeral services were conducted
with the Rev. Father Platschne
officiating ard interment was mad
in the local Catholic cemetery.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
AGED WOMAN HAD
HUGE SUM HIDDEN
In HOTEL ROOM

New York, Oct. 1.-THE dicov-
cry of an additional 100000 in
currency in hidden pocket in her
skirt today brought Mrs. Ida May
field Woods hoard of cash and
securities to near the million mark.
The SO year old woman was TAX
en- last week from the hotel room
in which she lived alone, and Tlac-
ed under a guardians care.
A nurse, observing the aged
woman furtively counting money,
waited until she dozed and then
extracted a canvas bag from her
skirt. In it were 10 packages.
each containing five $4,000 bills
Earlier in the week authorities
found about 100000 in currency
and securities in Mrs. Woods Her
aid Square hotel room. 1t baC
been stuck away in trunks which
contained her faded finery.
But it had not been determined
whether this 100000 represents
the total wealth of the widow Of
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
COL. LLNDBERGH'S new PALATIAL
MANSION ON HILL TOP IS FINISHED

scribes a rectangle about 70 feet
long by 40 feet wide, with the
longest sides as the front and
back. The terrace, floored with
large flat-surfaced rocks, irregu-
larly placed, extends the full
length of the front. Five sets of
French doors, evenly spaced, con-
meet it with the interior. From
that terrace, Mrs. Lindbergh viii
be able to see her husband long
before his arrival as he flies home
from his New York office.
The back door, which suggests
the entrance to such colonial tav-
ems as adorn Christmas cards,
opens into a paved parking space.
From that leads the rocky "rOad'
to town which dicourages many
would be visitors from seeing the
Lindbergh estate.
At one end of the house is a
small rooted porch, concealed from
the roadside. Facing that is q
pump house of the same materials
as the house.
Work1men skilfully placed the
thatched slate shingles on the roof
to give the appearance of wooden
shingles distorted by the rains and
sleets of generations.
Long ago the Sourland mountain
country interested historians, geol-
ogists and seekers of "atmos-
phere."
Biologists have shown interest
in it because it provides an excel
lent example of how trap rock
centuries ago melted and forced
its way up through layers of shale.
to form the backbone" Of a noun
tain ridge. On the slopes can be
seen evidence of shale having
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
WOrkmen Now Adding the Final
Touches to Interior of Building
-Watchmen Guard 1t Day and
Night-NO Visitors Allowed.

Trenton, N. J., Oct. 13.-When
the Lindberghs return to New
Jersey from their abandoned world
flight, next week, they will find
their new home on Sourland noun
tain almost ready for occupancy.
With the exterior completed,
workmen are now making their fl
nal touches to the interior and ex-
pect to have the 10-room Tudor
stone house in order within three
weeks.
Whatever the contents of the
large white building, which from
some directions can be seen for
miles only the workmen and a few
intimates can tell-and they wont.
Outside the door stands a sign in
forming those who have driven up
over the steep, narrow and rocky
road that leads to the Lindbergh's
new estate, that no visitors are al
lowed inside.
All day and night the new home
is guarded by watchmen who are
polite to visitors but rarely give
direct answers to questions.
The ''front yard" of the $50
acre tract, in which is located the
flying colonel's private landing
field, is criss-crossed with vestiges
of old stone fences, placed there by
farmers over a period of two CEN
turtles.
Narrow, shady lanes, walled in
by rows of sapling naples and un-
derbrush, have grown along the
stone fences.
The outline of the building de-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
JOBLESS MAN SENDS
WIFE AND CHILDREN
OUT And KILLS SELF

Denver, Oct. 14.-Thomas Fol-
ger, SO, a garage worker who had
been many months without a job,
called his two little daughters,
June, 10, and Marjorie, 8, to his
side in the squalid room they cali
ed home.
"Take this quarter" he told
them, forcing a smile, Ego to the
store and buy yourselves an ice
cream cone. Better take mother
along, too"
Mrs. Vera Folger protested. She
knew it was her husbands last bit
of money. But seeing the girls
dance about in expectancy, she put
on her wraps and took them to the
store.
AS soon as they were out upon
the street, Folger went to clothes
closet, took an old rifle out, placed
the barrel against his temple and
pulled the trigger.
When the wife and happy kid
dies returned they found him dead.
Mrs. Folger told police her hus-
band had tramped the streets for
months looking for work.
"He was unable to see us IN
want any longer" she said.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
1900 CHICAGO IN
STRUCTORS HAVE
PAYLESS PAY DAY

Chicago, Oct. 15.-Pay day came
again this week-without any pay
day, for Chicago's $4,000 public
school teachers.
They have received no cash for
their services since last April, al
though some have accepte dscrip
fro milne to time, only to find it
almost valueless. They were not
even offered scrip in leu of this
weeks 100000 payroll because
an injunction suit against further
issuance of "Civil War Money"
is pending.
The city is totally without money
to pay the teachers. There is no
prospect of any until the first of
next year when the state legisla-
ture presumably may devise a fl
nancial scheme to ease Chicago's
bankruptcy.
The various teachers organiza.
tons reported that many of the
school ma'ams were in desperate
circumstances. One was reporte(
who walked 16 blocks to and from
school daily because she could no
afford z cents carfare. Anothe
lost her home because she could no
keep up her payments. Other
were reported in the clutches o
loan sharks, while nearly all ha,
run up large bills with kindly gro
ces and merchants.
An i'll fated tax reapportion
ment scheme. which held up CO.
lections from property owners fo
more than two years, is responst
BILE for the teachers difficulties.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
NEW CITY WELL GIVES
SUPPLY OF SOFT AQUA

In another couple of weeks the
new city well at the fire hall will
be completed it is expected. The
last well castings have been wired
for and should be here shorty. The
hole has been drilled to the desired
depth and slipping the casing in
will be a matter of few days.
The well has been drilled to a
depth of 25S1s feet, the water ris-
ing to within 1 3feet of the top.
At the depth of 100 feet the well
was tested and produced 20 gallons
per minute. At the present depth it
is estimated the well will produce
at least 80 gallons per minute,
which at this time of the year will
supply the needs of the town. The
water is reported to be of a nice
soft quality-just the very kind
the women of Plentywood have
been looking for. A sample of the
water has been sent away for an,
alysis.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
CONG. S. LEAVITT
VISITS PLE'WOOD

On his trip thru this part of the
state Congressman Scott Ieavitt
visited at the Producers News Of
flee for some time Tuesday morn
ing. Mr.. Leavitt is making sur
vey of the drouth stricken area of
the state and at the same time
fixing up his political fences.
His attention was called to the
fact that the conditions in this
part of the state were worse than
he probably anticipated; that most
of the people in the county would
be in need between now and next
harvest of feed and seed as well
as food and clothing. The Con-
gresham promised he would do
his best to relieve the situation.
At noon Mr.. Leavitt had lunch
at the Elgin Cafe together with
some of the more prominent poll
ticians and business men. 1t was
generally agreed that it would be
best not to say any too much about
the drouth situation and the needs
of the people to the outside world
as it would possibly harm the bust
mess and political situation in this
section.
So the congressman left town
after visiting with some of the
most well-to-do, well dressed and
well fed people. He finds that We
are building a sixty thousand dol
lar addition to our school house.
He goes to the next town anC
meets with the same class Of
people and after he is through will
this Survey" he goes back K
Washington like Secretary Hyde
and tells them we are more scarce
than hurt.
He did not meet with the hun
dreds of people in every one o.
our little towns who do not know
where their next meal is coming
from and who are facing a white
with no work, no money, no food
no clothing and no coal in sight
He did not meet with the thous
ands of farmers who are now fac
ing eviction and starvation afte
spending life time improving tn
country and producing enough t
keep them for a thousand year
had it not been taken away frol
them by some political trickery.
No, Mr.. Leavitt did not see thes
people-it is his political duty nc
to see them. 1t is his polite;
duty to go back to Washingto
and tell them that the Hoover az
ministration has created gres
prosperity and that we are mol
scared than hurt. And our Loo
politicians agreed with him. Tel
ing the things just as they al
would hurt our business and wou
give the present administration
bad reputation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
DISTRIBUTION
of Free Potatoes
IS COMMENCED

The first carload of dOnat-
ed, free potatoes arrived in
PlentywOOd Tuesday. The pO-
tatOes are handled by the
Red Cross with Hank Lever
enz, in charge of distribution,
dishing them out in ten bush
el lots per family as fast as
he can.
More carloads are expected
to arrive soon not only In
PlentywOOd but also in the
other towns scattered over the
county, and it is expected that
everybody will at least have
plenty of potatoes to eat this
winter.
Another carload of free pO-
tatOes has been shipped into
Westby and is now being un-
loaded and distributed among
the people of that vicinity.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
BANDITS ROB INDIANA BANK OF
s4,OOOOO, SHOOT UP TOWN, ESCAPE

Bailey, the aged bank president,
said he was awakened about 1:45
a. m. by the first charge of nitro
glycerine.
"I went to the front door but
couldn't see anything, it was so
dark" he recounted. 81 waited a
few minutes and a freight train
came by. Just as the train reached
the crossing / heard another ex-
plosion. knew then they were rob
bling my bank.
ct got my shotgun and went TO
the front door and threw the screen
back. Just then someone yelled
Get back in that houseI and a
bullet whizzed past my head. / cut
loose with the shot gun and then
it Just began 10 rain bullets. The
screen bothered me and so l got
back in the house.
"AIl l could do was to sit here
and listen to them blowing my
bank to pieces. Every once IN 9
while / could hear some one vel
at them and hear an explosion
The last charge they put in was
big one for it shook all the build
lings around"
The interior of the banking
room was demolished. Partitions
were knocked down and office e
uuipment blown into tangled mass
eS.
The safe door almost tore GU
an outside wall. Not a whole gias'
remained in any of the doors o
windows.
| A safe deposit vault and record
of the bank were not attacked D.
the safe blowers. The loss Is GOV
cred by insurance.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
REACH
COMPROMISE WITH
SECRETARY HYDE

The new feed loan regulations
agreed upon last week by Secre-
tary of Agriculture Hyde and the
governors of Montana, North and
South Dakota followed conferences
extending over several days ip
which the states chief executives
sought modification of agriculture
department regulations.
THE maximum loan per family
was reduced to $500 from 81 900.
Loans for livestock feed hence
forth viii be made for 20 head Of
cattle, six horses, 100 sheep and 10
brood sows, at the rate of So per
head for horses and cattle, 80 cents
for sheep and 81 per brood sow.
A compromise was reached on
the question of mortgages, the gov
eminent agreeing to accept second
mortgages, except where prior
liens exceed: $25 per head on work
horses; $50 on milk and purebred
COWS; $3.50 on stock cows; $40 on
two-year-old milk stock and pure
bred heifers; $15 on two-year-Old
stock heifers; $40 on yearling beef
stock; $2.75 on sheep and IS on
. brood Sows.
The regulations provide prior
mortgage holders shall not fore
close their liens before Sept. 3d.,
1882, without consent of the agri-
culture department.
Applications to Dec. 1.
: Applications will be received I'M
til Dec. 1 from farmers in Mon
: tana, North and South Dakota,
: Utah, Washington, Nebraska, Wy
: oming and Minnesota. The loans
; cover five months feeding and ma
ture Sept. 80, 1882.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
UNITED FARMERS
LEAGUE MEETING

There win be meeting OF
the United Farmers League at
the Wankel School northeast
of Raymond, Sunday morning
October Is at IL o'clock. COf-
fee served free. Bring your
lunch.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
G.B.SHAW LAUDS
SOVIET OVER AIR
In Transatlantic Radio Address
Famous English Author Asserts
Russia Now Has the Laugh on
Us With Huge Budget Surplus.

New York, Oct. H. George
Bernard Shaw in a transatlantic
broadcast to the United States to-
day maintained Russia has the
laugh on u.s."
The bearded Irish philosopher
and playwright, speaking from
London defended communism and
the soviet government in Russia,
which he recently visited. The pro-
gram rebroadcast over a nation
wide hookup was his first radio
speech exclusively for Americans.
"Russio has us fooled, beaten,
shamed, shown up, Outpointed and
has all but knocked us out" Shaw
asserted.
eve have lectured her from the
heights of our modern superiority
and now we are calling on the
mountains to hide our bushes II
her presence.
Russia flaunts her budget sur.
plus, her people employed to tho
last man and woman, her scientific
agriculture doubling and treblina
her harvests, her roaring and mul
tiplying factories, her efficien
rulers, her atmosphere of sucl
hope and security for the poores
as has never before been seen il
a civilized country on earth"
Shaw, compared the overthrow O
the czarist regime in 1917 to tn
American revolution.
"Lenin and his friends took com
mand of the soviets and establish
ed the union of socialist soviet re
publics," he said, "exactly a
Washington and jefferson an
Hamilton and Franklin and Tor
Payne had established the Unite
States of America 141 year ago.
In his characteristic deep voic
he added: "a word or two of cor
ISOLATION" to those "who have bee
telling one another for a mont
that have gone dOtty about Rul
STA:
| "After ALL" he remarked, "son
of the most wonderful things IL
Russions are doing were sugges
ed 90 years ago by American
many of whom have been sent |
!. Jail for their pains"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16

Lizton, Ind, Oct. 49, Reminis-
cent of the depredations OF the
James boys, gang of safe blow
ers early today wrecked the Lizton
State Bank, shot up the town and
escaped with approximately S4,OUU
in currency and negotiable securi-
ties.
The robbers, in two automobiles
obtained hammers, crowbars and
tarpaulins from a nearby railroad
shed, broke their way into the
hank through a side window and
then opened the front door. For
an hour and half series OF nj
crogiycerine charges were set OH
until the door on the time lock
safe finally gave way, crashing
through a partition OF the Dank-
Meanwhile Marion Bailey, u,
nresideht of the bank, who lives
across the street, engaged IN a gun
fight with a bandit who was par
ricaded behind a pile of benches
in front of the bank building. -.
Residents of the village Of 2Ot
inhabitants midway between lndl'
annapolis and Charlottesville, were
unable to communicate with au
thorities as the robbers had cut al
telenhone and telegraph lines. Ka
Their than face the gunfire OF I'M
bandits. they remain 10 thell
homes while the wrecking OF th'
bank was completed. Damage Q
the bank interior and the building
probably will exceed $2,OOO' It wa
estimated.
Picking up their loot the ropper
commenced firing in all directions
to intimidate the citizens ana orOV
out of town.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16

While this was going on a lady
official of the Red Cross was con-
Quoting another meeting at the
court house. When this lady was
informed, by delegation appoint
ed for that purpose, that 1900
farmers would like to see her at
their meeting, they were politely
told that she was sorry but she
just did not have the time.
At four o'clock the huge crowd
left the temple and paraded thru
the streets. At the time the first
part of the parade was at the hos
pital, four blocks away, the tail
end of the column had not yet
left the temple.
Banners were carried by the pa
raiders with various inscriptions as:
No More Sheriff's Sales; No More
Evictions; We Want Cancellation
of Debts; Free Mooney and
Billings; Nobody Starves in Rus
STA; We Object to Cast-off Clothes;
etc. The children were carrying lit
tie banners such as: We Want
Dolls; We Want Shoes; We Want
Clothes; We Want Apples. Some
women carried red flags.
The parade wound up in front
of the Court House where another
talk was given by Mother Blool
and pictures of the crowd taken
4 By this time the Red Cross
meeting had been adjourned il
haste and had left the court house
This was not a parade of buns
It was a parade of. the most intel
ligent and most wide awake PEG
ple' of Sheridan county. 1t was
parade which demanded respect
and they got it.
In the. evening everybody VIII
could possibly squeeze inside tn
temple was entertained for abou
three hours by well planned pro
gram in which local talent did 1t
! best and did it well-some real act
ing, singing, dancing and spealin
4 was enjoyed by the packed huus'
= After the program everybod
l stepped on everybody else's toe
to the tune Of old time music VI
/. til after midnight. The energy
! the rising and retiring generatio
i was so inexaustable that II
: orchestra played Home Swe'
Home about twelve-thirty but aft'
: a short respite and the tender {
! a few extra shekels were induce
to continue the dance. In the a
: tempt to "fag out" the maratho
I ia fast two-step was played an
! kept going continuously for fiftee
!, minutes but the enthusiasm of IL
J dancers was too great and the O
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16

Wall Street prepared its armed
forces to share in the colonial
plumber of China, and to build up
the war front against the Soviet
Union in Manchuria.
The Graphic, telling of the Sc
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
LOSES CATTLE

Ray Stoner lost two milk cows
recently from the effects of eat
ing the green shoots from around
corn stalks on which a certain
fungus grows. A number of other
cattle belonging to Mr.. Stoner and
John Carroll are slowly recovering
from the ailment. There is ser
UNI which may be administered
which will cure the malady If Civ
en- in time. A timely call on the
veterinary may save several valu-
able animals.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
Plentywood Boy in Band
At Montana University
Special to Producers News

Special 20 PrOducerS NEWS
Missoula, Oct. IA Myron John
son, Scobey, and Arnold Peterson,
Plentywood, students at the state
university, are members of the
Grizzly Band this year. They will
make the trip to Butte for the an
nual Bobcat game, Oct. 81.
According to Director Roy Free
burg, late registration has brought
the membership of the band up to
new high mark. 1t will be neces-
sary to cut the group down to the
allotted AZ for the Butte game.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16

ton of United States imper-'
ialism published in the New
York Evening Graphic, states that
"the United States moved score
of its war ships into strategic
points within the "battle zone"
This has been going on for some
time, though the capitalist press
has kept the matter quiet, while
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
'.MOTHER" BLOOR
MEETINGS

Mother Bloor, state organizer
of the United Farmers League
for North Dakota win speak at
the following places:
Navajo School House, Saturday
Oct. II at 8 p. m.
Valley School, east of FrOid,
Sunday, Oct. 1S at 8 p. m.
Alkabo, N. d. school house,
Monday, Oct. 10 at 8 p m.
ComertOwn school, Tuesday,
day, Oct. 20 at 8 p. m.
Opheim, Auditorium, Wednes-
day, Oct. Fl at one p. m.
Peerless, Community Hall at
8 o. m, Wednesday, Oct. q.
EVERYBODY WELCOME
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
Mass Meeting and Parade Of
Agrarian Organization Draws
Throng;; No Untoward Events

Fifteen Hundred Farmers their Wifes and Children from
All Sections of Sheridan County Gather in Plenty
wood for Meeting = Big Farmer Labor Temple
Is Packed to Overlooking - Parade Extends Over
Four City Blocks-Banners and Red Flags Carried by
Marchers-Red Cross Representative Turns Down In
vitation to Attend Because of Lack of Time"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
A * WICK SHOW AT
HE TEMPLE OCT. 24th

br me n headliner at the Farmer-La-
tCho.. e ~ on Saturday night, Oc-
corS St "a will be the celebrated ac-
Sis ulOn player Arney Wick and
~ associate players.
edS go, good show Of music and COM
tbss,o" WIN pprecede the dance at which
snfs WI; WIN be plenty of old time
jarz ntermingled with the latest