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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-15

Miss Buckneberg was a dinner
guest at the Lloyd Skare home on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Lee of Havre.
Mont, who have been visiting az the
+. J. Scott home, left Wednesday.
Mrs. John Ladd Jr. entertained
four tables of bridge in honor of
her husbands and Clarence Wollan's
birthdays. Refreshments were serv-
ed at midnight. An enjoyable time
was announced by all present.
Melvin Nelson of Scobey was an
outlook visitor Wednesday.
Lola Stapleton and Archie Hunt
OF brentwood were visitors in
town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Weiss and
claude temple visited at the Thos.
Clawson home Tuesday.
Mrs. Lloyd Deck and son Bobby
who have been visiting at the horne
or Mrs Einar Fredrickson returned
home Wednesday accompanied by
Mrs. Fredrickson.
Charles Cavanaugh visited at the
school Tuesday and Wednesday of
last week.
Daghne Void left Monday for Mi
not, where she will continue school.
Clair Johnson, Gladys Peterson
and Leo Lund left for Havre last
week, where they will attend col
lege.
A ~ pound girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Deck on Jan. 1. Ba-
by and mother are doing nicely.
Jimmy Simms Of Raymond was a
visitor in Outlook Saturday.
Walter Miller, from across the
line was a business caller in town
| Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Weiss enter
| tanned Mr. and Mrs CbarIaS posr
and family, Miss Helen Miller Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Hass, Mrs. Olson.
Miss Leah Michels and Jimmie. Sun
/ day at dinner
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-15
RAYMOND

A dance was held at the Cookery
school Saturday night. Music was
furnished by James Symes ano
George La Grange. A good crowd
was present and a good time was
had. Several Outlook folks were
present.
Mr.. Peterson of Mankato, Minn.I
was in town Saturday. Mr.. Peter
son is an old pioneer of this coun-
try. He left Saturday for Seattle
Wash, where he will spend the win
ter.
Ed Hannah made three trips to
Outlook Saturday, hauling Red
Cross flour.
VIM. Symes of Plentywood Is
spending a few days at the farm.
Mrs. G. Mccoy and son spent
Thursday visiting with Mrs. F. NJ
Tooke. A very enjoyable day was
spent.
Wayne LAGRANGE spent Monday
and Tuesday in Plentywood. He
was seeing the Commissioners in
regard to eliminating the County
Agents office.
Jim Symes hauled a load Of hay
to Plentywood Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brady were trans
acting %osiness in town Saturday
evening.
Melvin Granrud of Medicine Lake,
Formerly of this vicinity, is here on
business and visiting friends Melv-
IN mas many friends here and is kept
pusy talking old-times and hard
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-15

meth Smith, Ingbrit Haugsen and
trict were shoppers in our city on
Saturday.
Mrs. Hamilton and daughter Syl-
spending a few weeks visit in Eek
man, N. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wolfe and
son Junior left for their home at
Kelvin, Mont, on Thursday, after
spending a few weeks visit at the
G. l.. George home. Mrs. Wolfe is
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Mrs. Obert Stageberg spent a few
days at the Art Nordhagen home
southwest of Westby.
Martha Gunderson is visiting at
the Ole Galyerude home near Aka
DO this week.
A large crowd attended the Unit
ed Farmers League program and
dance Wednesday evening.
liver Kantrude of the southwest
country was a Westby caller on
Saturday.
Rev. Rhode of McCabe was here
and visited friends on Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Hoist and
children and Vera Jensen were
guests at the Morris Bergh home on
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berger Larson of
Crosby called on friends Monday.
Mrs. Severt Solhus of Saskatche-
wan is spending a few days at the
home of Mrs. Paulson. Mrs. Solhus
is a sister of Mrs. Paulson.
Helen George is on the sick list
this week.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-15
EAST
COALRIDGE

Little Othelia Bake narrowly es-
capped serious injury on Monday
when she fell with sharp pencil IN
her mouth. She is recovering nicely
from the injuries received.
Edgar and Henry Syverud were in
Plentywood on Tuesday on Taxpay-
ers Association business and attend
ed the meeting at the court house.
They were callers also at the r. r.
LELAND home at Antelope. Mr.. Ue-
land accompanying them to Plenty
wood.
Andrew Dahl and Marinus Ibsen
made business trip by truck to
Plentywood Monday
j. G. Hansen arrived from Kings
burg, Calf, on Wednesday, having
been delayed at Butte by missing a
train. Mrs. Hansen accompanied
him, and Marinus Ibsen and wife
driving at Williston to meet them.
Funeral services for John H. Han
sen were held at the farm home on
Thursday afternoon conducted by
Rev. A. ]. Sheldahl of Grenora. The
Lutheran octette Of Grenora assist
ed the local choir, a sympathetic
farewell touch being given in the
song Den Store Hyde Flok" sung
as solo by Miss Agnes johnson
with a humming accompaniment by
cnolr. Burial was in charge of Full.
kerson & Nelson of Plentywood.
and interment was made in the
Lutheran cemetery nearby. PAIL
bearers were Nels p. Miller. Jacob
Gauthun, Peter and Laurice Jensen.
Sigurd Bergum and Henry B. Syver-
ur, old pioneer and old country
friends. Only one near relative, a
brother, ]. G. Hansen and wife
were present. Friends from a dis
lance were Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Nj. r.
Paulsen and Mrs. Thorval Hansen
from west of Reserve, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ole Ibsen of Volmar, Carl Sather of
Westby and Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Saith
er of Grenora, besides a large num-
Der of sorrowing friends and neigh
bors who will miss q good upright
citizen and a substantial asset to
the community.
Lucille Dahl celebrated her 10th
birthday on Saturday evening with
a number of old and young friends.
Real homemade ice-cream was also
manufactured on the spot and great
ly enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Morken en-
tertained on Sunday afternoon Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Haven and family.
Miss Agnes Johnson. Sigurd Berg
UNI, Henry and Edgar Syverud. Mr..
ard Mrs. ]. G. Hansen and Mr.. and
Mrs. Marinus Ibsen.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-15
RACINE VALLEY

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Viggo Jo-
hansen, at their home, a baby girl,
on Friday, January 9Th. 1t is re-
ported that mother and baby are
getting along nicely. Viggo says
There is nothing like large falni-
~. I now have eight girls and one
The Dagmar local of the Farmers
Union held their annual meeting
elected: President, Martin Larsen;
Vice President, Erick Sundsted
Secy-Treas.. Mrs. Chris Johansen;
Conductor. Jens Miller; Doorkeeper,
Mrs. Jens Miller. Jim Kaae was
chosen as purchasing agent.
Among those who attended the
County Commissioners meeting
Tuesday were Gonius Laursen, Paul
Mouritsen, Christ Jensen and NieIs
Sundsted.
Anton Sundsted was in Plenty
wood Saturday to get their children
vaccinated for whooping cough.
Thomas Sundsted and Magnus
Danielsen have assisted with talinR
up stock at the Dagmar Store the
past week. Alfred Fredricksen has
been doing chores at Thomas Sund-
steds while Thomas was in Dagnar
Carl Johansen, Anton Sundsted
and Niels Sundsted transacted bust
ness at the garage in Medicine Lake
Thursday.
Wednesday the friends Of NieIs
Andersen presented him with a SET
Of batteries for hts radio. II being
Niels' birthday. Cards were PLAYED
until the wee morning hours. Every
one reports having had a good time
Carl Johansen. ST., is visiting a,
rnomas Sundsteds for a few days.
He went with them home Nrondsv
when they were up to sea Viero
Johansen's new daughter
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-15
RESERVE ITEMS

A number of the friends of Nils
Andersen gathered at his home east
OF town last Thursday evening to
celebrate his birthday. Card play
ing was the principal diversion of
the evening and a fine supper was
served the guests at midnight
Members of the All Club gath
cred at the home of Senator Ang-
wick last Friday and presented him
with gold fountain pen, in appre-
citation of his efforts in the inter-
ests of the Club.
Several cars of young people
drove to Medicine Lake to take in
the basket ball games there last
Saturday evening.
Church services conducted in the
school house last Sunday evening py
the Rev. Stowell were we'll attend
ed. The lights failed during the
services. which was very annoying
to those who attended. However, a
gas lamp was quickly located and
the services went on with this light.
The Evenson, Jacobsen and Glib
bons families attended a card party
in Medicine Lake last Monday ev-
ening.
Norma Peterson and Birdie Berg
an had to abandon their car near
the Dolphie Paulson home last Tu-
esday evening while returning from
High School at Medicine Lake.
Magnus Danielsen is involving at
the Farmers Cooperative store here
this week
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-15
Principal, Teachers
Quit Under Charges

MORGANTOWN, w. Va.
Jan. S.-Charges of immoral
conduct, based on the story of
peeping ianitOrs against the
suspended principal and two
teachers of MorgantOwn high
school, were dropped Friday.
Indictments against the prin-
cipal ]. T. West, and Blanche
Garfield and Esther Williams,
the teachers were nOlIe pressed
ON motion of Prosecuting Attor-
ney Albert Shuman. who said
he acted on the unanimous re-
quest of the MOrgantOwn dis
trict board of education.
Shuman told Judge Charles G..
Baker the board abandoned the
prosecution after West and the
teachers agreed to resign.
West was tried in October on
an Indictment charging him with
having immoral relations with
Miss Williams. The jury dis
agreed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-15
Outlook Young Lady
Bride In Minneapolis

Word was received in PLENTY
wood the first of this week of the
marriage of Miss Ruth Olson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Oh
son, prominent farmers of the
south Outlook country, to Mr.. Sid
ney A. Wallin, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. S. Wallin of 2221 30 Ave.
South, Minneapolis, on December
30th, 1881.
The bride is we'll known both in
the Outlook and Plentywood COM
munities, where she has gained a
large number of friends by her
pleasing personality. She came to
Sheridan county in 1910 and has
resided since that time with her
parents south of Outlook. While
we are not acquainted with the
groom, we will rely on Ruth's ex-
cellent judgment that she has
chosen husband of sterling quail
ty.
The happy young couple will
make their home at Excelsior,
Mimi, where the we'll wishes of
a host of friends go with them for
"a happy and prosperous welded
life.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-15
ANTELOPE

Mrs. Archie Morken departed last
Wednesday for her home at Cut
Bank, Montana.
N. H. Damstrom, together with
friends from east of Plentywood.
autoed to Williston, Thursday, to
see a friend who underwent an OBJ
Grafton at the hospital in that city.
program, cards and lunch were
enjoyed by all attending the Com
munity Club at the Lone Star school
Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Holland and
daughter have moved into the Van
Flee house.
A fair crowd gathered at the Jens
Jenson place Friday night for an old
time dance.
Otto Hoven arrived from Ada,
Mimi, to visit his brothers, Aft and
o. b. and families.
Both the girls and boys H. S. bas-
ketDaIl teams We're defeated at Doc
ley Saturday night. Medicine Lake
teams are scheduled to play here
January 10th.
Paul Christianso mis- spending the
week at the Art Anderson home.
A five-table bridge party and lun-
cheon was given at the G. W. Gray
son home Saturday night. Mesdan1es
Art GraySon, Ed Van Hee and L. w.
GTayson were joint hostesses.
The business of the Monarch
Lumber Co. has been discontinued
and the lumber moved to the Plen-
tywood yard.
Elsie Reitan is staying at, Yeager's
and Esther Folsom at Ernest Gray-
sons, since cold weather, to attend
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-15
OUR BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

every mainstreeter hollered "Hip,
hip, hurrayl" Frank swelled up.
He became the almighty. He re-
fused to pay the surveyor, altho
he was also elected by the people.
Wasn't he business man. elected
by the business people. and a
business administration was what
the county was going to get. He
knew that every big machine firm
was willing to give big commits
sions to any one who could place
big orders with them. Ordering
tractors, graders, culverts and
lumber become Franks long suit.
The county paid. All Frank had
to do was to find out where HE
could make the best deal and then
place the order. With Frank was
always on commissioner who was
a complete blank.
Placing orders for funding bonds
did not go so easy. There are
now $4,000 General Fund, $751;
800 Poor Fund and 100000 Road
and Bridge Fund warrants that
nobody knows what to do with.
Times are not so good any more.
The only graft Frank seems to be
able to get out of the county now
is keeping his daughter, on the
county payroll and pay her off
with bum warrants.
The mainstreeter is still holler-
ing: "Hip, hip hurray!" for their
business administration. Finding
a county fund 100000 in the hole
instead of being $4,000 to the
good seems to suit them just fine.
But the farmers look at it In a
little different light.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-15
Henry Karstens Died
Monday, Pneumonia

Henry Karsten, pioneer of the
Plentywood country, died January
II, 1882 at the Sheridan Memorial
hospital. He had been sick for
only a week with pneumonia when
he uddenly took a turn for the
worse. He leaves and wife and
two children: William, 10; Leo, 6;
and two sisters, Mrs. John Diet
rich of Clear Lake, Mimi, and
Mrs. Frank Dietrich of Plenty
wood; also two step-brothers: Fred
and Edward Abeling of Cashmere,
Wash.
A son William had just recover
er from a bad case of pneumonia
at the local hospital and Leo is
there at the present time conval-
escing after an operation for APP
pendicitis.
Mr.. Karsten was 81 years of
age when he first came to Plen-
tywood in 1907. He homesteaded
about eight miles northwest of
this city and has resided there
ever since. He has many friends
in this community who sympathize
deeply with his grief-stricken wife
and family in their bereavement.
Funeral services will be held at
the Lutheran church Friday at
two o'clock, Rev Simundsen Off
ciating. The F'ulkerson-Nelson
Mortuary will supervise the funer-
al services.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-15
Sheridan County Students
Enroll In N. Mont. Co-Ieps

Enrolment in Northern Mon
tana College established a new
record at the opening of the win
ter quarter. 213 students have
enrolled, showing an increase in
total enrolment of 80 percent ov-
er the winter quarter of last vear
Three students of former wears
have re-registered, Helen Mills of
Big Sandy, William Wallinder of
Havre, and Isabelle Hanson If
Turner. Twenty-three new SIN
dents began their college work at
the opening of the winter Quarter.
Among those from this section are
Mary Eaton, Dooley; Clair John
son, Leo Lund, lula Lund and
Gladys Peterson, Outlook; Elsie
Stomsvik, Richland; Laura Holvk.
Scobey.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-15
COUNTY AGENTS MOUTHPIECEI
SHUDDERS

good deeds it just makes your
mead swim to read about.
After finding out what this man
had done for his country, the Ex-
tension department of the State
OF Montana writes back to him
and says: "You are certainly to
be congratulated upon the COM
pletlon of so much work"
After spreading himself over
this report, the editor of The Her
aid comes out with an editorial
Dragging up the County Agent
and says. There are more farm
ers requiring his individual ser
wees than any other agent. .
Mr. ferguson is a friend of the
farmers. The farmers know
what he tells them can be depend
ed upon. :. He was the go-be-
tween for the farmers and Uncle
Sam. We Sudden to think
what would happen in this county
II we were deprived of our coun-
ty agent
1t is awful, it just creeps up
and down Olson's spine when he
thinks of it, he shudders.
Mr.. Herald's editor was there
when the farmers from all over
the county held their meeting
with the county commissioners,
demanding that the county agent
be fired at once. He was there
taking notes all the time. He saw
how the farmers made fools out
OF the few commissioners and
mainstreeeters who protected the
agent: saw how the farmers prov
ed the county agent to be an enc
my TO the farmer and nothing but
mainstreet stool-pigeon, and not
one word about it did he get into
the little rag he calls a '1newspa-
per-"
It might interest the people at
Bozeman to know the county
agent marks down in his little
book every time the telephone
rings and how many times the
janitor visits his office, but the
farmers of Sheridan county are
getting tired of paying for all
this foolishness. They never saw
the trees he planted nor his gyp-
sum plants. They want him fired.
If the county agents farming
knowledge is so superior TO the
rest of the farmers he should be
able to make a good living farm
ing and the farmers of Sheridan
county are willing to turn him
over TO him, free of charge, all
the land he wants to use and let
him hop to it. But county agent
is nothing but a political scheme
and a fake, and the farmers are
getting wise to it. You never yet
saw a county agent who could
make living farming.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-15
Local Brevides

#. and Mrs. Louis Bromberg OF
~ -, spent Christmas vacation
seGRTs at PlentywOod and Re
nsl 'a They returned to their
s'lso' Of Scobey via passenger on
Monday.
,,,o Strong and "Swede" John
~ hove shot a few coyotes from
son. SOL nIane during the holidays,
STs, saw it is quite a sport to
1 tT5 them from the plane.
wol+or Erickson of Westby was
BUSINESS visitor in town Monday.
"a Hanna of Raymond was a
pentywood caller Monday
The thaw Monday ended in the
I'm of a severe blizzard on Tues
l Iov and Wednesday. Reports from
s sSs western part of the state indi-
.ote high wind in some places,
ding severe damage to buildings.
Tho weather bureau at Denver re-
rorts the lowest barometer reading
avor recordd there. Thursday the
ann came out clear with sharp
freezing temperature.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Bennett were
weekend guests at the home of
Sid Bennett in Scobey.
Don't forget the YCL meeting
and big dance afterwards at the
Temple Friday at 500 o'clock.
Everybody welcome.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-15
By HANS RASMUSSEN

The Commissioners Proceedings
printed in the last issue of the
Producers News gives a lot of
food for thought.
On December 9Th, the commits
sioners met. The county was in
the hole. Instead of reducing ex-
penses they had increased them,
had hired more help, kept on is
suing more warrants, worthless
paper when there is no money to
back it up with, and there was no
money. So they started advertis-
ing, wanted somebody to buy fund
ing bonds-seventy-nine thousand
dollars worth of them-so they
could cash the bum warrants they
had issued for that amount.
On December 9Th they met to
find out who had given the lowest
bid-and there was not a bid. No.
body was interested in Sheridan
county funding bonds. Nobody
wanted them at any price. There
they sat: the whole Sheridan coun-
ty business administration" elect
ed by mainstreet. They were
stuck: their way Of doing business
had only been approved by some
local saps, the rest of the world
had given them the cold soulder
and left them with an arnful OF
warrants-$79,000 worth of them
that nobody would buy.
Going back few years is in
teresting. After the farmers start
ed their own paper there was a
time when the farmers could elect
every county officer, but never at
any time did they have full con-
troll Of the county board. At the
time the farmers took over the
administration, county funds were
also low and outstanding warrants
were many. But somehow these
farmers managed to bring all
funds back on a cash basis before
they were kicked out.
At that time the county treas
ury was robbed of $106,000 in
cash and papers. 1t was no loss
to the county: it was all insured
and after years of delay was all
paid back to the county with 80
interest. The capitalist papers all
blamed it on to the farmers adj
ministration. Others limited at
Joe Dolin and Frank French, the
present chairman of the county
board. Who did it was never
found out. Robbing the county
treasury was a paying job in
those days. Today person could
not get enough out of it to pay
for gas to get away on.
After having been appointed as
county commissioner for couple
of years, Frank French was elect
ed for the same position five years
ago. At that time, the road and
bridge fund was $4,000 to the
good. The county surveyor at
that time had done his best and
had in four years pulled the fund
out of the $4,000 hole it was in.
He had also told the people not to
vote for Frank French.
AS soon as Frank French had
been elected for the next six years
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-15
OUTLOOK news

The N. ]. Nelson and Art Iceland
families were dinner guests at the
j. B Alexander home Thursday.
Misses Margaret and Esther John
son were Plentywood callers last
Saturday.
Gwyneth Norris has an operation
for appendicitis last Thursday at
the Plentywood hospital.
Mrs. Art Iceland entertaine0
number of ladies last Friday in hon
or of Mrs. Olsen.
Mrs. Chas. Grant gave a turkey
dinner last Sunday in honor of her
brother Al Triplett of Great Falls.
The guests We're Mr. and Mrs. Clark
De Evelin, Mr.. and Mrs. John AL
bers and Miss Williams, all of Red
stone. The evening was spent at
playing bridge.
The Lutheran Aid met in the
basement church last Saturday,
where they served lunch and elected
new officers.
Miss Clara Folsom was a visitor
day.
Tuesday. a number of ladies met
at Mrs. J. b Alexander's home to
celebrate the birthday of Mrs. Tia
West and also to meet Mrs. Alex
ander's mother. Mrs. Olsen.
The Redstone players played the
outlook Blue Jays on the Outlook
floor last Friday. A real fight was
nut forth by both teams with the
Blue Jays coming out as winners
The final score was 9 to s.
Wunderlich's orchestra played for
q dance at Plentywood last Satur-
day which was very well attended.
A number Of Redstone folks at
tended the basketball game here
Friday.
Elizabeth Cook OF Tioga. N. d.,
came on the train Saturday. She
intends to work at the Henry yVitte
home north Of Outlook.
Mrs. Frank Koeser entertained the
scott, Hurst and Roy Nelson fami-
lies at dinner Thursday evening.