The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-02

man and French say isl Risley's
hand writing on it to prove it.
Therefore it was Risley who put
the money into the General fund
received from the Surety Company
and then took money out of the
Sinking fund to pay the banks for
their lost securities. 1t sounds
very reasonable that Risley would
do this: for he and not the County
Commissioners would want to keep
plenty of money in the General
fund.
Sinking Funds Invested
The Commissioners say there
are no outstanding warrants draw
ing interest against the county ex-
cept few in the county fair fund:
that the Sinking fund is at pres
ent buying all warrants issued.
The Commissioners did not say
whether they were buying the
school district warrants also,
which would furnish investment
for the entire sinking fund. The
sinking fund can also buy warrants
of other counties.
French admitted that there were
Sinking funds out in banks draw
ing no interest but did not say
how much: he told the farmers
that at the regular December
meeting the interest rate had been
raised to go on money deposited
in banks. Did not say why that
was not done two years ago.
MOrck Tells EN-
The Examiners report was not
printed because it was an unfair
and personal report, and the Com
missioners intended to send Madsen
and French to Helena to see about
French to Helena to see about
getting report rewritten but didn't
get time to go as they were too
busy right before election. French
didn't think anybody could be fore
ed to publish anything untrue and
personal about themselves. FREQ
MOrck was there and tried to de-
fend French, but proved to be
more of a detriment than an asset
to French. Morck tried to explain
everything about Examiners Re-
ports, referring to his experience
as cashier of a bank. Tom Sund.
stedt said: cit might be possible
that Morck's explanation is al
right, but I sure would hate t.
have the county go via the same
route that Monks bank went" Thu
crowd roared and Morck got as rec
about the gills as turkey gobbler
French Involves DOlin
French, again speaking of Elk
aminers report, finally squirmet
around and put the blame on Do
lin, saying that Dolin had got
copy of the report in plenty O
time to print it before election
but that he had probably not ha,
the space to publish it because O
election stuff. several thot the re
port would have made good cleo
ton stuff: that the Producer
News would no doubt have foun,
. the space if it had been sent to il
, Erick Sundsted said at this tim
that the county had better Civ
those no good seed grain notes t
Morck for collection because More
just enjoyed to make people mis-
cradle by threatening to do al
kinds of terrible things to them
they didn't pay and anyhow Moro
was a terrible hard-boiled collector
, Everybody roared again an
Morck got still redder in the face
Erick added that if Morck didn'
; want the job, maybe there wa
: somebody doing the same kind O
business as Morck who would tr
to collect for the county-mor
laughter, and Morck was by thi
time plainly embarrassed.
, Tax Refunds
Frank French and Niels Madse
! solemnly told the farmers tha
Peter Marion got the receipts fo
! his taxes at the time he paid ther
by check: that Dan Olson sent tn
{ check to Minneapolis for depost
$ and the check kept on travelin
r around the clearance circuit unit
! the bank closed about two or thre
! weeks after the check was mad
' out: that Dan should have take
E the check direct to the Plentywoo
$ Bank instead of sending it aroun
D the clearance circuit.
!, Just Plain Lie
Of course Frank French an
Niels Madsen know that this is
deliberate lie made out of Il
, whole cloth for the purpose {
i having some excuse. Both the!
: officers know that Pete Marie
did not get his receipt at the tin
the taxes were paid, but that IL
receipt was pinned to the chez
and collected just as all otht
: checks are collected or were co
I lected: they know well that Il
county treasurer is not suppose
to take anything but cash, by lay
i for taxes, and that checks take
does not bind the county: that Pc
Marion, an officer in the ban
t could have gone to the bank hin
self and got the money and ca
n ried it down to Olson, if he h;
II any reason TO believe that the bar
l. was unsafe: they know that Sc