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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
WHEN We BURY OUR DEAD

the Young Pioneers, 10 which jan
is Salisbury belonged, put on their
uniforms and their regalia and
follow her to her grave, then it is
all wrong.
When soldiers are buried, it is
done with military honor. Their
comrades will be there in shining
uniforms; they will blow Their
horns; they will salute and fire
their guns. 1t is one hundred per
cent military. propaganda, and eve
lerybody thinks it is just fine.
Buff anybody gets up at lit
tie Janis Salisbury's funeral and
tells the people what she had been
interested in; if her little COM
rades get up and sing the songs
that she liked the best; then it is
also propaganda, but this time it
is not good propaganda like the
military one. Oh, no, it is bad,
very bad, something they must
know about clear out to Los An
geles.
At young Janis Salisbury's flu
, neral there were 400-500 people.
Some of them said it was the most
impressive and best funeral cere-
monies they had ever seen. But
some of them were there to find
! faults, and they think they found
them. If the funeral had taken
place in the church, these SAM
? people would also have founC
fault. they would have hoilereC
"hypocrite."
AS it was, they could net holleI
"hypocrite," so they did something
| else. AS soon as the funeral wal
over, they got busy telling every
body who would listen, that Rod
ney Salisbury was a member o.
the United Farmers League, ant
d from now on everybody who be
longed to the United Farmer
n League would have to bury thei
d dead exactly the same way as h
e did. These people knew they lied
: the big daily papers knew they lie,
!, when they printed it, but some
S thing had to be done in order t.
S keep people from joining tn
5 United Farmers League.
v The United Farmers League
not the only organization Rodne
/ Salisbury belongs to. He also be
s longs to the Degree of Honor. Nc
# body ever heard anybody say tina
e this funeral should have any eli
d feet on the members of the De
It gree of Honor. 1t is a Harmless
a organization and nobody is inter
IS ested in telling lies in order I
keep people from joining it. 1t
a different if you organize for til
it purpose of fighting for your right
lie and lettering your conditions.
.e The rest of us can bury OF
If dead almost anyway we want
> and nobody cares, but when
,e comes to Mr.. and Mrs. Rodne
h Salisbury, then it seems to be ev
a erybody's business, simply b,
g cause Rodney is the State Org;
n nicer of the U. F. L.
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Continued from Front Page)
ers and just when we thought we
were to settle everything, Joe Do
lin refused to talk, or even dis
cuss anything pertaining to print
ing claims, his excuse being that
it was no use to talk about it as
we could not come to an agree
ment anyway, so his object in
meeting US is yet a mystery. How
ever the fact that during the win
ter, Blackwell made the sad dis
covery that Dolin's bond was no
good for recovering any money
might have some bearing on Do
Inns attitude towards making g
settlement now, whereas last fall
he made the statement, that he
would be glad to pay back all ov'
exchanges.
The unfairness of Dolin was
proved beyond q doubt, when af'
ter all efforts to reach settle
ment with him had failed, the
committee and the commissioners
offered to arbitrate the deal by
leaving it to be settled by three
disinterested parties, Dolin prom
ised to consider it, but evidently
he is still thinking about it, as h
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
EAST
COALRIDGE

Thomas and Erick Sundsted of
the North Dagmar country were
callers at the Syverud farm on
Monday evening.
Edgar l. Syverud was called to
Plentywood on Tuesday on mat
tiers pertaining to the printing in
vestigation by the Taxpayers As
ISOLATION. and a hearing before the
County Commissioners.
The local farmers met at the
school house Tuesday evening to
decide on the letting of the pur-
chase of the pooled oil orders. A
very satisfactory saving was made
on approximately 1900 gallons.
J. S. Johnson, who has made
his home in Grenora the past win
ter, was a caller at the Oscar Mel
by home on Wednesday and stated
that he and family were intending
to move back onto their farm here
soon.
Martin Morken drove to Plenty
wood Wednesday to see about the
seed loans and other business.
Andrew Dahl commenced the
round of voluntary road dragging
on Friday afternoon. This will b
a neighborhood activity again thil
summer as it was during the past
each one taking a turn thereby dis
tributing the work and still keep
ing our roads in good shape, sine,
the county cannot afford to pa,
for maintenance.
Marinus Ibsen and J. C. Hansel
were in Plentywood on bushes
Saturday.
George Melby is substitute trac
tor mechanic at the Hollow Roc
farm a few days before the rus
sharts on the Melby farms.
Preaching and communion ser
vices were conducted by Rev. A.
Sheldahl at the school house @
Sunday afternoon. Sunday schoC
followed the services. In the ev
ening Rev. and Mrs. Sheldah
Henry and Edgar Syverud wer
supper guests at the Martin MOI
ken farm home.
Very little springs work is We
in evidence in this community ov
ing to delay in obtaining see
: loans.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
NORTH RAYMOND

Mrs. Joe Brown, Florence and
son Milton spent Wednesday of
last week, visiting with Mrs.
Browns folks, the Joe McBurney
family.
Mrs. Harry Holland and daugh-
ter, Eleanor and Mr.. and Mrs. Pete
Fink and son Harry were county
seat callers on Thursday. While
in town, Eleanor consulted a ply
stefan.
Many of the farmers interested
in the big mass meeting in Plen-
tywood, Saturday, drove down to
be in attendance.
Mildred Brown spent an enjoy
able afternoon visiting with Roma
Wilson Sunday.
Mrs. Lena Wilson has been as
sitting at the Carl Stadstad home
the past week as Mrs. Stadstad
has been on the sick list.
The Gibson school faculty enjoy
ed pleasant visit by Little Ed
ward Heisler, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Void and
son, Forest, were Plentywood shop
pers Monday. While in town, Mrs.
Void visited at the Charles Stru-
beck home.
Waldo and Joyce Crossom, child
rem of the Canadian custom man,
began school at the Gibson school
last Monday. Mr.. McCrady, the
teacher, now has the grand total
of thirty pupils.
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has not yet accepted the PROPOSE
ton.
The above is just summary of
the case as it stands today and it
speaks pretty well for itself. Here
is a good example of what a cor
rupt politician is able to get away
with. Anyone is liable to make
mistakes, but it is not reasonable
to think that all of these claims
were just mistakes and when the
county asks for a refund, we are
told to take it to court, Dolin
knowing that it is impossible to
recover on these overcharges with
out it costing the county more
than we could ever get back.
But one thousand dollars is a
lot of money and right now would
be good time to either make Do
lin pay back or make a good ex-
hample of what happens to one who
tries that line of business on the
county. AS far as the bond on a
printing contract is concerned, II
is nothing but a joke for the pur-
pose of fooling the people and the
only thing it guarantees is that
the printer will deliver at his own
price, whatever the county officials
order. But it would be we'll tC
bear in mind that for every claim
Dolin presented, he had to swear
before Notary Public, that eacf
claim was honest and true accord
ing to his contract.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
1 600 Federal Seed
Loans Are Wanted
In Daniels County

SCOBEY, April 12.-Eight hun
dred farmers of this community
have applied for federal seed loans
and 200 more are preparing ap-
plications. Ninety-six have re-
ceived checks, permitting them to
arrange for the purchase of seed
wheat and feed for horses or gas
cline and oil for tractors. Consid-
cradle difficulty is being expert
enced by some farmers in getting
waivers fro mlandlords and com
panies holding mortgages affect
ing seed loans.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
WESLEY

Johnny and Alfred Flaskerude
returned home from Peerless Mon
day.
A few people from Westby at
tended the dance in Fortuna Sat-
urday night.
Hilmer Skromstad and Art De-
Long were Westby callers from
Alkabo Saturday.
Mrs. Art Hetland visited with
Mrs. Hans Hanson Monday after
noon.
George Onstad returned home
the first of the week from Santa
Anna, Calf.
Jonas Johanson and son Harold
of Daneville were Westby callers
Tuesday.
Many farmers that moved into
town last fall, so as their children
could attend school moved out tt
their farms this week.
G. jacobson of Columbus, N. D.
called at the Olaf Gunedrson anC
Mrs. Ole Helm homes Tuesday ev'
ening.
Walter Peterson of Elkhorr
called in our city on Wednesday.
Nels Kronen and family were
guests at the Ed Iverson home
Sunday.
At the election Saturday, Mrs
Henry Skeels was elected truste,
for the school board.
A Luther League program wa
held at the Lutheran church Sun
day evening. Erickson, a class
mate of Miss Moren Johnson, an
graduate from the Concordi
College, gave a short talk whic,
was appreciated by the audience.
Miss Jennie Stubbe spent tn
week end at her home and wen
back to her school in Coalridg
Sunday night.
! Gunder Rust and Ralph DeJal
dine of Alkabo We're Westby cal
ers Wednesday.
r The Ladies' Aid will be held q
the church parlors Saturday, Al
ril 9th. Mrs. Rukkie and Mr.
. Lloyd Kittleson will serve.
; Charles Stubbe has become
. full-fledged mixer, on dair
farm in California, he writes hi
Westby friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Olson an
Miss Marjorie Enger motored
Crosby Wednesday to shop.
\ August Hultgren motored |
Plentywood Tuesday.
|, The Mission Circle will met
i at the Baptist chapel, April 2
Mrs. Anton Nelson aid Mrs. Lutl
q er Hultgren will serve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Hanson al
n the proud parents of a baby gi
: born April 8.
. Gust Stubbe and Ed Hass hay
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15

RESERVE

Several car loads from town and
the surrounding country drove to
Plentywood last Saturday evening
to take in the entertainment and
dance there.
Alfred Alison from Williston
was a business caller in town last
Friday.
The rock picking crew, sent out
by the Commercial Club under the
foremanship of John Kallak, did
a fine job of. removing the rocks
from the roads leading TO town.
The roads are now already for the
TOa1a plane plane which wiz vi. &c r:,r c~es
those roads in a few days.
The Soren Runborg family has
moved into the Ed Christensen
house, and will make this their
home for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claus Strand are
the proud parents of an eleven
pound baby boy.
The Farmers Elevator took in
a couple of cars of hay this week
1t looks like mighty good stuff
and reasonably priced.
| The Community Oil Co. received
a car of gasoline this week. Spring
work is evidently starting in thii
district.
Ed Christensen has secured +;
position as manager of a farm
near Medicine alra fnr fba ceo
son.
Mr.. Rice is clerling in the H
Tjomsos store during the seeding
Mr.. Tjomsos is devoting his tim
to his farm east of town.
Another car of ground wheat
due here this week from Kansa
City.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
COUNTY MANAGER
PLAN FINDING NO
FARMERS SUPPORT

That a county manager plan
was planned to be voted on at the
primary election, July 10, for the
purpose of giving the present
county commissioners the power
to appoint the manager for the
next two years and by doing so
give the manager a chance to hand
out the printing contract to Harry
Polk, was explained in a former
issue of this paper. 1t is one Of
Harry Folks political tricks.
One of the points we were not
clear on, has been cleared up by
the Attorney General. He gives
the opinion that, if the County
Manager plan has carried at the
primary election, then no names
for Clerk and Recorder, Treasurer
Assessor and Surveyo can appear
on the ballot at the general cleo
ton next fall. No matter if these
people have been nominated at the
primary or not, their filing fee is
not returned, it's lost.
Although the county manager
plan was one of the things recon-
mended at the political pow-wow
it looks very much as if they are
not going thru with it, there arr
too many office seekers and the!
know they can not all be appoint
ed manager.
1t takes petitions with 20% o.
the voters signatures in orrer t.
bring the question on the ballots
at the primary. 1t is very doubt
full that anybody will take tn
trouble of circulating the petitions
1t looks like Harry Folks littl
scheme for landing the printing
contract was knocked in the hea
by the article in the Producer
News, but he will be cooking u
some more.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
EX-COUNTY AGENT
GETS ANOTHER JOB
FROM HIS BOSSES

Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Ferguson.
our former County Agent, and his
wife, left last Wednesday by car
for Bozeman, Mont, where he was
given a job as field supervisor for
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration with headquarters at
Bozeman. He will have seven
counties under his supervision.
A small farewell party was Civ
en- for him at the Elgin Cafe
Tuesday evening to which none of
the Producers News bunch were
invited. Neither did he call at ou1
office to bid us goodbye.
The farmers of Sheridan County
won the battle and got rid of one
of their enemies, the County
Agent.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
OUTLOOK

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Skare and
Miss M. Buclneberg were Plenty
wood callers Saturday.
Alec Thompson has been seri-
ously i'll for the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doe were Plenty
wood shoppers Wednesday.
Misses Folsom, Buclmeberg and
Hawbaker were dinner guests at
the Lloyd Skare home Wednesday.
Ole Garrick has been working
on his house on the farm the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Alexander
were business callers in Plenty
wood Saturday.
Outlook was well represented at
the U. F. L. meeting and dance
held in the Farmer-Labor Temple
at Plentywood Saturday.
o. B. Snuggins returned to Out
look Monday, after having been
away six months in different parts
of the United States.
Grant Stoner was a caller in
Plentywood Saturday.
The Homme boys have beer
helping Bob Fitzgerald at the oil
station the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Berg were
brentwood shoppers Saturday.
Little Benton Wunderlich, whC
has been sick for the past fou]
weeks, is at this time improving
greatly.
Charles Roderick was a caller il
Plentywood Saturday.
Mrs. N. J. Nelson entertained a
a party Friday.
August Meyers returned from
Butte, Mont, last Monday.
Grandma" Hawkins, who ha,
been i'll all winter passed ava,
Wednesday. The funeral was hell
on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl J. Karlson o
Plentywood were business caller,
IN town Wednesday.
George Points of Daleview wa
a caller In town Tuesday.
George Bolster of Plentywoo,
was a business caller in Outlool
Friday and Saturday.
A birthday party was held a
the Ross home Wednesday in hon
or of Mrs. Charles Ross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schrull and FAM
ly, who have spent the white
months in town, moved back t
their farm Thursday.
Mr.. Morck of Plentywood trans
acted business in town Thursday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
COLOR Line DRAWN
i'm HONOLULU CASE
BARROW DEFENDING NAVY
OFFICERS AND WIVES

NEW YORK, N. Y. = Stirring
up of race hatred and barring Of
all non-whites from the jury has
been the policy of Clarence OAR
row in Hawaii in his lynch-mur-
der defense, according to press
dispatches. barrow, who was the
candidate of the National AssOcia-
ton for the Advancement of Col
ored People. as defender of the
Scottsboro boys, is engaged in the
defense Of Mrs. Granville FOrtes-
enc, har son-in-law. Lieut.. Thomas
II. Massie, and two enlisted men
charged with lynching and muir
dering a native Hawaiian, Joseph
Kahahawai. Dispatches stated
that barrow excused one half-cast
after another, and full bloo6ed ma
tives, japanese and Chinese were
looked on with equal disfavor by
the defense.
"Racial cross-currents flowed
though the jury box today as OPP
posing counsel sought to divert
them to their own advantage" a
dispatch TO the New York Times
stated.
"Sharp drawn racial lines en-
FILTERED the alleged honor Staying
of four Americans today as the
defense used peremptory challenge
to obtain a jury of whites and
prosecutors favored Orientals and
half-castes," the World-Tclegram
said.
= The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
attempted to draw barrow into
! the Scottsboro case, paid him =
large fee, said to have been two
thousand dollars, only to have his
, statement that he would not de-
fend the Scottsboro boys. A prom
r Use that the fee would be returned
in the form of a contribution Il
o Scottsboro defense has not beer
T kept by barrow.
;; The International Labor Defense
. fights for the full rights of Ne
groes to serve on iuries.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
By HANS RASMUSSEN

In our so-called civilized and
so-called Christian part of the
world, no concrete rule has ever
been laid down saying Just how
we should be buried after we die.
Neither have any rules for funeral
ceremonies ever been established.
In that respect it has been left
very much to the people them
selves to do as they pleased.
- Of the Several hundred Chris
tian denominations, each one has
Its own way of performing its
funeral ceremony; each one hav-
ing the only right shd correct way
20 them al ether weys ere >g-cc.r
Most of them have cemeteries re-
served for their own people, where
outsiders" are not allowed or al
least not welcome. To this no.
body has any objections, it is their
business.
Then there are others who have
found nothing in the hundreds Of
denominations which appealed Il
them. They. are honest, and above
all, they are not hypocrites: they
are not afraid of establishing
their own rules.
Some of them have ordered
their bodies cremated and tn,
ashes spread on top of the water
Others had their ashes sprea,
from the top of the mountains b.
. the four winds. Others again ha,
it thrown out from airplanes an,
scattered over the earth. An,
nothing much was ever said abou
it. Everybody thought it was al
right and was nobody else's bust
ness.
? But-when Mr.. and Mrs. Rod
ney Salisbury buried their youn
daughter among the flowers an
trees in their own garden, instea
OF IN the cemetery on the barre
hill, where they probably woul
t not let her in at all, or where sh
S at least would not have been we
come. That was a different story
that was a scandal which wa
t wired all over the United State
: and printed in big daily papers a
J. far away as Los Angeles, Ne,
York and New Orleans.
t If you look over Sheridan cou1
: ty, you will find many lone grave
k scattered here and there, some {
them you can still find and som
t not. You have never heard a wor
t said about it being wrong tn;
e they were buried outside of
cemetery-but when it is Jan
Salisbury, then it is different.
Even people who belong to
church are often buried withol
the church taking any part in Il
) funeral ceremony. Often lode
take upon themselves to bury the
1. members. In uniforms and r
Is gala and carrying their lods
IT banners the members will mare
IS in the funeral professionals
n fine funeral; there is nothir
r wrong there at all. But-wh'
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15

Thor Thorstenson has bought
the Strong johnson plane. II has
beer taken ~ Minneapolis where
it will be overhauled and put in
first-class condition. Thor, who is
chief mechanic at the Donaldson
garage in this city. will give les
sons in aviation here during the
summer.
The weather still continues very
dry in Sheridan county with sharp
winds at intervals. Farm work as
a general rule has not commenced
yet, due in many cases to failure
of the seed loan money to arrive,
and others are waiting for a turn
in the weather, The ground is
fast drying out and rain is needed
to start the grass and put the
ground in shape for cultivation.
Oscar Wagnild's home south OF
Outlook burned 70 the ground Saoil-
day evening, April IL. The fire
was caused by a defective stove
pipe in the attic and the fire haC
too much of a stare before it was
discovered. The residence was
completely destroyed and nothing
Of value saved. The many friend!
of the Wagnild family are sorry
to hear of their unfortunate los.
during these depressed times.
Harold Munson, George Over
by and Richard Poulsen dragged
the road from Plentywood b
Wagner's corner, a distance O.
1914 miles, and two miles west
along the mail route south of thi
city last Monday and Henry Alto
dragged from the Plentywoo,
road into Antelope Monday. Tn
men donated their services, traC
tors and fuel while the count,
furnished the road drag. Thes
Sheridan county citizens are t
be commended for their service
to the public in these times whe
; county road funds will not alloy
this work to be done by the cour
: ty.
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Wehmnoed IRON Trent Page)
horses should be employed and
fair wages paid. He also remind
ed the people of the coming cleo
ton and told them to be sure and
register before it was too late.
Rodney Salisbury reported on
the organization work and urged
that more local meetings should
be held.
Mrs. Snuggins of Outlook gave
a short talk in favor of the Pro-
ducers News, telling how import
ant it is for the farmers having
their own paper, and how import
ant it is for> the paper that the
farmers pay their subscriptions.
The meeting was then opened
for general discussions and ques-
lions. When Mr.. Brensdal asked
If the U. F. L. was against rel-
gion. the chairman, James Ostby,
correctly said, that the u. F. L.
was neither for nor against reli-
gion; that it was an economical
organization and everybody could
join regardless Of their religious
affiliations and belief.
The question of having a Young
Pioneer camp during the summer
where U. F. L. children could
spend couple of weeks, was dis
cussed an da committee of five
appointed.
The Young Pioneers were z
busy bunch, singing their songs
afternoon and evening, beside;
serving hot coffee and lunch.
The program in the evening was
a huge success from start to fin
ish, and drew one Of the bigges+
crowds ever seen in the Temple
with standing room Dver-crowded
To the tunes of the Outlook or
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
Two Sheridan Men
Committed to Asylum

Sheriff Madsen left the first of
this week by car for Warm
Springs with two men committed
for treatment at the state sani-
tarium there. Ernest Steinke, 81,
whose home is near Dooley, under
went an operation for withered
arm in an eastern city and gradu-
ally lost his mind. The other man
is Hans Hanson of Redstone, who
came here from California -four
years ago, where his wife and
children continue to reside.