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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-05-06

Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Carlson
Carlson drove to Williston n day
this week.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-05-06

Sylvester Dwyer of Circle was
greeting friends in Wolf Point on
Wednesday. He attended the ban
uuet in the evening.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-05-06

Mrs. Floyd Dewitt is going out
onto their ranch Friday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04

Gonius Laursen was nominated
by the farmers to run on the Com
munist ticket and represent them
at the state capitol as their State
Representative.
Genius Laursen was boIn in
1855 and grew to manhood On his
fathers farm in Wisconsin. He
was among the first settlers in the
Dagmar community, taking up a
homestead there in 1906 wne.e he
is still living. In 1912 he married
and they have four crildren, all
living at home.
He has always taken an active
part in community affairs an0
many affairs and many a job of
trust rave been bestowed upon him
in the course Of time by his fell
low farmers. At present time he
is director Of the Dagmar Bur
rial Association, director of the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Co., on the Advisory board of the
First State Bank of Medicine Lake
in behalf of said Fire Insurance
Co., and president of the Farme rs
Elevator Co. of Reserve. He is a
member of the Lutheran church
and at the time they had the high
school in Dag1nar he was it's treas
urer.
Genius; Laursen is at pre- sent
time the owner of 430 acres of
land, just how long he can hang
on to it is question withhim as
well as it is with all the rest cf
us. He knows where the shoe
pinches. When he goes to Helena
he will represent the class of the
/ farmers of which he is one, rep
resent these who are facing fore
closure, sheriffs sales and eviction.
And he has the nerve and ability
to stick up and fight for them; he
has proven this on more than one
occasion.
In the last few years Genius
Laursen has gotten to, be known
all over the county. In the fights
the farmers have put up against
the county agent and for relief,
he has been among the most agrees
sive and active ones. He is good
speaker and has a Let of ability,
so when the farmers send him to
Helena they will have a farmer
there who will be able to tell the
rest of them about the conditions
on the farm and will not be afraid
to spit it out.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04

Two years ago Selmer copeland
ran on the Farmer-Labor ticket
for the office for which he has
again been nominated on the Com
munist ticket, the office cf county
treasurer.
THU his campaign two years
ago he is we'll known all over the
county and made, friends wherever
he went. He is cool-headed and
courteous and enjoys the very
highest reputation as a citizen and
man in the territory where he
lives. He is in every way qualified
both by education and natural
ability for the office of treasurer.
Selmer Espelnnd was born in
Hancock county, Iowa, IN 1896. At
the age of six he with his parents
moved to Granville, N. Oak. where
his father took up a homestead,
and where: Selmer graduated from
the public school later on.
In 1911 his father died and his
widowed mother moved to Mon
tana with, her children and took up
homestead near McElroy which
passed to- Selmer when she died
in 1928, and is now his present
home.
Between, the, age of fifteen and
twenty7onee years, Selmer did not
stay at home all of tie time, bat
Travelled and worked at different
activities and went to school, tax
ing a business course in Omaha,
and going to night school at other
times.
In September 1917, he went into
the army, saw no oversee SER
vice, but was in the Student Army
training camp at the time the wal
ended. He is a member of the
-Westby' Post of the American
Legion.
In 1925 he married, but five
wears later his wife died in a
North Dakota hospital, leaving
him with three small children. two
boys and one girl. Lately he ha:
again married.
Selmer Espelund has alway,
identified himself with the work.
ing class side in politics. He ha:
taken an active part in Farmer:
temperatures and other organiza
lions of interest to his class
When he is elected county treas
urer we will have a man in tina
office who is not Only able to d.
the work but at all times can b,
depended on looking after tn,
farmers and workers interests.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04
ERNEST GARRICK
Communist Candidate for
CLERK and RECORDER

+ Ernest Garrick was born in
Grundy county, Iowa, in 1878. He
grew to manhood in Buchanan
county, Iowa, where he graduated
from school and learned the black
smith trade. He married in 1896
and moved to Montana in 1908,
where he settled on a homestead
near Outlook. They have seveA
boys. Since 1928 he has been
making his living at blacksmithing
and at present is located at Ray
mond where he is running a garage
and blacksmith shop.
Ernest Garrick was recommend,
ed for the office of Clerk and Re.
corder by his many friends in the
Outlook community. He has the
highest respect of everyone who
knows him. Through the many
years he has been here, the farm
ers have learned that he is a man
on whom they can depend, will
stand up squarely for their inter
ests at all ii mes. When he is
elected to the important office, the
office will be conducted IN the in.
terest of the farmers and worker!
of Sheridan county.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04

Harry Williams was born in the
state of Illinois in 1877, in 1884
he moved to Missouri with his
parents and resided there until
1907 when he moved to what is
now Sheridan county and home
steaded east of Reserve, where he
is still farming.
Harry Williams has gone thru
good and hard times with the rest
of the farmers, has always taken
an active part in all progressive
movements and fought for the In
tereSt of the farmers.
The office of Coroner, to which
he was nominated at the Commun-
ist convention, is a more impor-
tant office than most people rea-
lie. Besides many other impor'
tant duties, he is the only man IL
the county who has the authority
TO arrest the sheriff. In order *
complete our Communist ticket i
is very important that we also
elect our County Coroner.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04

of ourselves, if we are ever going
to get anywhere.
We, the farmers, find ourselves
in the most damnable conditions
ever imaginable ut the present
time. Farms all mortgaged, in
terest and taxes delinquent, and
practically no crop and no prices.
We are holding on by the skin of
our teeth.
Just read an article where the
fruit growers received only Is to
so cents for a box of apples and
we pay from 81 to $i.35, ard can
not afford to buy them. It takes
three to four bushels Of the very
best wheat to buy three peck o.
apples, and everything else is n
the same proportion or worse.
So, Mr.. Farmer, what are yor
intending to -: IN IL i /: day
Hog tie yourselves for another
four years, or are you going Il
try and free yourselves from thi
hellish conditions that has beer
brought about by Wall street an,
its supporters. You will have ;
chance for escape thru the ballot
But you viii not /escane If 70,
support any other ticket than IN
Communist ticket. In this count,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04

Magnus Danielsen is 46 years
old. AS one of the early settlers
he homesteaded in the northeast
of Medicine Lake country in 1907
on that homestead he is still living.
In 1924 his wife died and he is
now a widower, they had no chill
dren.
Out of many good men in that
part of the county Magnus Daniel
sen was the one who was chosen at
the convention to run for County
Commissioner on the Communist
ticket.
Magnus Danielsen is very well
known in the commissioners dis
trict in which he is living and will
carry practically all the votes in
that part of the county. He is
one of the directors of the Dag
mar Cooperative store, is a mem
Der of the Taxpayers Association
and has for many years been one
of the trustees of the local Luth-
eran church and has held many
other jobs of trust from time to
time. He is recognized by every
body as having the ability and the
markings of being as good county
commissioner as could be picked
from that part of the county.
Magnus Danielsen is not a we'll
to-do farmer. He has gone thru
the mill of hard times with oil tho
rest of us; he knows the farmers
are struggling for their very ex-
istence, and knows what the strug-
gle is all about because he is one
of US. When he goes into the
commissioners chair the farmers
and WORKING people of Sheridan
county will have one more of their
men in that important office who
will look after their interests first
of all. Magnus Danielsen is going
to go over with land slide.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04

and split the farmers and laborers
vote. When we say labOrers we do
not mean carpenters, blacksmiths,
and such, we also mean bank
clerks, bookkeepers, small business
men and all who labor. It's up to
all of US to support the farmer.
If the farmers suffer poverty,
naturally all must suffer alike.
We haven't any other sources of
revenue in this part. Consequent
ly, when the farmers commodities
are sold below cost of production
the whole thing is bound to sink.
Now, the proposal the LIBERIA
tor" puts forth, has been proposed
for the past IS or 40 years by the
Socialists, but Il hasn't gotten
anywhere yet, and the sponsors Of
it doesn't expect it to get any
where, only to split the votes on
election day.
Mr.. Voter. don't be misled this
time Perroarber your circum.
stances when you enter the vot.
ing place. Also remember this
that the ballot Is the only chance
for redemption. a>d that the Com.
munist party is your party.
From a Much
Disgruntled Farmer
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04

Harry JUL was born in a sod
house south of what is now the
town of Outlook, while Culbertson
was yet the nearest trading point.
His father had worked in the
Carnegie Steel Mills in Pennsyl-
vania during the time when Chas.
Schwab was clerk in the office.
He was a witness of the Rome
stead strike in Pennsylvania.
AS his health was breaking down
under the strain in the steel mill,
he moved to Montana and settled
down on the plains as HOMESTEAD
er. Thru the experience of his
father, Harry JUL has received
his first understanding of working
class struggle, which he has i'm
proved on later by attending the
Young Communist school at Plen-
tywood and later in New York
City.
After completing one year of
high school Harry had to go back
and work on the farm, where his
fathers health was failing, and
since the death of his father in
1928 he has run the place.
Harry JUL is now touring the
state and will no doubt get a lot
of votes. Should he be elected to
U. S. Congress the farmers and
workers will have one man there
who they can absolutely depend or
something they have never had be-
! fore.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04

Comertown-Dooley

Genius Laursen, Magnus Daniel
sen and Mrs. Odin Lutnes, Commun-
ist candidates were supper guests at
the Jens Ibsen home In Dooley on
Saturday.
English services were held Sunday
in the German church. Rev. Mehl
drove up from Fortuna. Dorothy
Fiel accompanied him being an over
night guest at the Peter Jensen
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Rhemer and
sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Dahl and
son Robert visited at the H. e.
Steinke home Sunday.
A Halloween party was held in
the Rocky Spring school Monday for
the school children. Visitors were
Blondina Steinke. Marie and Mar
garet Heppner, Carol Rice and Clay
ton Holdeman.
Vote for Linda e. Hall for County
Supt. OF Schools. (PoI Al
A farewell party was given at
Adolph Heppner's October Is. The
party was given for Daniel. Edward
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04

Mrs. Anna U. Lutnes was born
in Calendar, Iowa. When seven
years old the family moved to
Edgely, N. D. After graduating
from the country school she then
went to the University of North
Dakota at Grand Forks. There
she completed the preparatory
course, which was equivalent to
high school. Afterwards gradu-
ated twice, first from the Normal
department, and later from the
College of Arts, receiving the
Bachelors Degree. Was in school
rooms either as student or teacher
up to the spring of 1910. Mostly
teaching in country schools.
Mrs. Lutnes came to Montana
in 1910 and homesteaded near
what is now McElroy, where her
brothers also were located.
In 1914 she was postmistress in
the town of Outlook. In the fall
of the same year she was married
to Odin Lutnes and settled down
on the homestead at McElroy
They have three children, all boys
two Of whom are now in higl
school and one in the grades.
Mrs. Lutness is highly respected
by everybody who knows her. She
has acted in the capacity of schoo
clerk and trustee, and is looked
upon as being remarkably brigh
and dependable by the people il
her community.
Mrs. Lutnes knows the farm ant
school problems, she has brough
up children and brought them vi
well. Sheridan county is fortunat.
in having a woman with her edu
cation, ability and experience, viii
ling to conduct the education O
our children as Supt. of Schools
There should be no question of he
election, as everybody who know
her feels that here is a woman VIII
can safely trust our childrens edu
cation with.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04
CHAS. E. TAYLOR
Communist Candidate for
State Representative

Chas. E. Taylor needs no intro
duction to the people of Sheridan
county. In 1918 he came to Sheri-
dan county as an organizer for
the NOnpartisan League, and was
shortly after appointed editor of
the Producers News, which paper
he bas edited most of the time
ever since.
In 1922 he was first elected by
the farmers to the State Senate
and was reelected again in 1926.
His record as a State Senator is
one that any man could be proud
OF. Almost single handed he fought
the Anaconda Copper Co., and the
other big interests and stood up
for the interest of the farmers and
workers. He is regarded, even by
his enemies, as being one of the
best speakers and one of the best
politicians in the state of Montana.
In 1880 Chas. E. Taylor ran for
the office of United States Sen
ator, but was defeated by the
money power behind his opponent.
This year he was nominated by
the Communist convention togeth-
er with Gonius Laursen to repre-
sent the farmers and workers in
Helena at the next legislature.
No man in Sheridan county has
stood the abuse and criticism that
Chas. E. Taylor has in the last Ia
years Of fight he has put up in
the interest of the farmers. And
still Charley is taking the same
stand he took IA years ago. H?
never sold out to the big bust
ness, although a man with his
ability and education could have
had many chances. He is one of
the most able men of the north
west, and the farmers are lucky
to be represented at Helena by a
man of his ability, who is looked
upon by everybody as a political
heavy weight.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04

Two years ago Hans Hardersen
run On the Farmer-Labor ticket
for State Representative. This
year Re was nominated fer sheriff
on tie Communist ticket.
Hans Hafdersen was born in
yS"hlecvi@ Holstein, Germany. in
1889 When Hans was six months
old MS nare~ts emigrated t. the
U. S. and settled down in Clinton.
low2, where the father worked as
a harness maker and upholsterer.
After graduating from school
Hans went to work as carpenter.
cement worker and farmer in
Iowa and Nebraska. In 1911 Re
came to Montana and filed on the
homestead near Archer where he
is now living. Later he married
Grace Morgan, the daughter of J.
j. Morgan who was one of his
neighbors. To them have been
born three children, two girls and
a boy.
Hans Hardersen understands the
problems of the farmers and the
workers. He has been both. AL
though he is a good farmer and
hard worker he is now facing the
same conditions as practically all
OF US, where he can no longer paw
his taxes and interest, and it is
Onl y a matter of time when some
BODY will try to also take his land
and home away from him and his
family.
With foreclosure, sheriff sales.
ard evictions facing practically all
of us. the election of a sheriff is
at this time of the greatest i'm
pOrtance to the farmers. Hans
Hardersen is known all over the
county, known as a man who has
always stood in the front ranks in
the farmers fights. He is known
by the farmers as being fearless
and a man they can depend on at
all times. That's the reason they
picked him for their sheriff.
Hans goes into the campaign
with the full understanding and
determination that he will protect
the farmers and workers inter
est first of all. He is fully in har-
mony with the United Farmers
Leagues slogan: "That there shall
be no more sheriff sales and evic-
tons of poor farmers" And he
has the CUTS to go thru with it.
Hans Hardersen was one of the
headers who took leading part
in the county agent fight and the
feed and seed loan racket. He has
always taken a leading part
whenever the farmers interests
were at stake. The farmers and
workers know this and are going
to rally around him. He is going
to be their sheriff.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04
JOHN P. Petersen
DIED MONDAY MITE

John P. Petersen, well known
manager Of the Monarch Lumber
company in PIentywood for the
past five years died at his home
in Plentywood Sunday evening
about nine o'clock from heart fail
ure. He, had not been in the best
of health for some time but was
able to take care of his work until
a day or two before he passed
away.
Mr.. Petersen was born in Nor
way 81 years ago, coming to this
country when about 20 years of
age. In 1914 he commenced work
ing in the lumber yard at Ante
lope for E. w. Palutzke, continu-
ing in the business under the
various predecessors of the Mon
arch Lumber company until 1921
when that company was orga-
nized. Through his courteous and
fair dealings be made many
friends among the settlers who
had commenced to flock into what
is now Sheridan county. Later he
was transferred to Scobey where
he remained for several years
finally being transferred to the
Plentywood yard of the Monarch
company.
Resides the widow he leaves tt
mourn his passing two girls and
one boy. It is believed that a sis
ter resides in North Dakota bat
it was impossible to locate her
All other relatives reside in Nor
way.
Funeral services were hello
Thursday afternoon at 80 at tht
Lutheran church with the Rev
Simundson officiating. Burial wa.
in the local cemetery. The attend
ance at the services was very
large.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04

Hans Rasmussen was born in
Denmark in 1871, where he re-
ceived his education, going thru
high school and graduating from
architectural college. He al o
learned the trade of bricklaying
and plastering. In Europe and
America he has Travelled more than
any man in the county. In 1893
he landed in U. S., has crossed
the pond seven times since then.
He has worked as craftsman, sup
erintendent, contractor and brick
layer in many big cities here and
in Europe. At times he has worked
as a farm hand. In 1906 he work
ed for Uncle Sam at the Panama
Canal.
In 1908 he came here from Sc
attic, Wash, and homesteaded
southeast of Dagmar. He was one
of the first tractor farmers in the
county and lost his homestead in
order to pay for the tractor. He
then married girl with another
homestead which the Federal Land
Bank is now Threatening to fore
close on at any minute. They have
two children.
Hans is we'll known to the peo-
pie in the county. Twenty years
ago he was nominated for county
commissioner by the old Socialist
party and run on their ticket. II
1922 he was elected by the farm
ers for county surveyor and helc
the job for six years. Together
with the rest of them at that time
he went a long ways towards nut
ting the county out of the hcle.
Hans is not traitor. When hi
had the choice between selling ou'
or go without pay, he stayed on
the job for about two years with
out pay. When the convention
wanted to nominate him for some
more honorable job, Hans refused
to take it, the surveyor job is goot
enough for him, he is not looliny
for honors.
When Hans again steps into tn
campaign with the rest of the
radicals he knows, that with the
present deplorable conditions OF
the county the task of the Com
munist candidates when elected
not going to be funny one. An
the farmers and working people i
the county know that in him the
have a man they can depend OF
he never turned traitor, anC
there is lot of fight left in hir
: yet.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04
Coffee an

The store across the street from
the Producers News is now open
and is place where the farmers
Will feel right at home.
And after a while brentwood
wouldn't be such bad place to
come to.
And some of Martin Toftness-
pastry has real jelly inside.
And Hoover said: ask million
children are improperly nourished.
And Roy E. Ayres said of elect
ed | will look for a foreign mar
Ret for our surplus wheat"
And the Communist say "For
goodness sake, let's give the chill
dren something to eat"
And Pete Aklestad is pounding
nails IN shoes from morning until
night.
And in London they are throw
ing stones at the Kings palace.
And Monday evening everybody
will be at the Temple listening to
songs and speakers.
And the teacher said: "Pete,
can tell what you had for break
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04
RESERVE

The Wakea club met at the home
of Mrs. Lyngas last Thursday
The Bridge club met at the Lars
Angvick home last Friday afternoon.
A we'll attended meeting was held
by the Communist party in the
school house last Friday evening.
]. H. Fairchild left for Spokane
last Monday afternoon. He plans to
spend the winter there.
Vote for Linda e. Hall for Countv
Supt. of Schools. (Pol. AID. }
A number of friends Of Skov Mel
sen gathered at his home east OF
town on Monday evening. The oc-
casion being a Halloween party.
A number of the young peopre
from town took in a Halloween par.
ty at the Danish meeting house or
Monday evening.
A sister of Mrs. N. ]. Evensen Is
spending few days at the Evenser
home.
Peter Groskurth took a bad fall a.
the Cooperative Implement store OF
Monday evening but suffered M
serious injury beyond a stiff knee.
Bernhard Nielsen is suffering from
severe cold this week, but never
theless he carries on the big cam
paign with all possible enthusiasm,
Vote for Linda e. Hall 70,
C-.--&-- -
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04

Continued from Page Two)
for Magnus Denielsen by putting
an X after his name. Every vote
for Peter Glein is a vote against
Danielsen, a vote that will help
elect Olson, by taking it away
from Danielsen.
Remember farmers, the Liberty
candidates were put on the ticket
by the Polk ollins-Bennett gang,
aided by Pat Wallace, by and thru
the fundamentally of Bob Larson,
renegade Communist and Wobbly,
for the ssle and conscious pur-
pose of electing Economy League
candidates and especially A. J.
Olson to the office of county COM
missioner.
You will find Magnus Daniel
sens name in the Communist
I On
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04

Alfred HELM wa.
Sweden in 1882. NineteOoUof a
Old he landed in UnitsS In .! y
and settled in Alexandra ~ ~
In the spring of 1910 h.
TO Montana and took IN ~ y
stead in the Westbv ter,it. ~
Alfred HELM has an av.aI.
ally good education from ' Si'
country, where he atter ~ %
Naval Academy for seyersI u.
He is a good mixer, with a . " y
ing personality. When he Is w. E''
to the office of Clerk Of co1 r,i' 4
people of the county can nun 1.
sured that they will have . !.
fetal who will serve t6ei, u \.
ests: '" us
:. AS long as Alfred Helm |.
iIVeo IN the country he has alv~
been at the front and amsa a,'s (
best fighters, taking a Ie,s'
part in farmer movements ' n.
3 ne was nominated at the eorr.
ton shows the farmers Hs sS', ],
fidence in him, when eIectsa +
farmers and workers will han
friend in that office on whom /
can depend and who thew VIII
joy meeting.