The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-08-12
POLK'S CONTRACT
Is CANCELLED BY
COMMISSIONERS
(Ru HANS RASMIISSENl


After discussion for quite while
the two commissioners, Frank
French and Carl Hansen, finally
got together late Tuesday after
noon, at the close of the commits
sioners session, and cancelled
Harry Folks county printing con-
tract. s>.sl.. ~ A
That Harry Polk had violated
the law and thereby forfeited his
contract is something that nobody
can deny. Only Victor Anker
would not see it that way, he was
still sticking up for Harry Polk,
regardless of law, with the result
that Victor Anker was left out of
the picture entirely.
The two commissioners were
lboth determined that the contract
should be cancelled, but what
should be done with the contract
after it was cancelled was the
sore spot on which they could not
get together until the last minute
To those who knew what was
going on, it looked very much like
the whole thing was going to be
a fizzle and nothing was going to
come out of it, in spite of all the
noise that had been made about it
Frank French stood pat for Civ.
ing the contract to the Medicine
Lake Wave, and Carl Hansen
stood just as pat for The Pro
ducers News. Both of them realiz
ing that something had to be done
or they would only be laughed at
Finally, in the last minute they
both gave in and agreed to this
That the contract should be givel
TO Joe Dolin for the next two
years, that the Medicine LAX,
Wave should be the official count.
paper for that length of time, tina
Joe should print all official no
tees, commissioners proceedings
etc., registration lists and othe
3 supplies, which amount to abou
! one third of all the printing. But
that Joe Dolin, without any prof
i to himself, should sublet to The
Producers News all the rest of tn
!, printing. The price for printin
S is to be the same as at presen
j which Harry Polk says is yer
reasonable and low.
v Carl Hansen made the motion [
!, cancel the contract and Fran
J. French seconded it, Victor Ankle
> voting NO. Carl also made I'll
# motion to give the contract to JIG
n Dolin, as the only way out of tn
= mess. Frank French voting We
l. and Anker voting No.
le If Harry Polk don't like
/ which he might not do, then it
N now up to him to make the me-
t move. The wisest move he ca
r make is to go right back to Mort
v Dakota where he belongs. Star
e ing lawsuits cost money, and
IN has no legal grounds to stand o
II u He has violated the laws of tn
Is state pure and simple. The tv
ic claims that has been produc,
:, does not represent the only prir
h ing done at Williston, copies
several such claims can be pr
d duced, and we have been inform
Sr that practically all the coun
st printing was done at Williston.
e. At the time the county comm
do sioners called for hearing, tn
n notified him to bring his bool
in and show what part of the pri1
IT. ing had been done at WillistC
he but Harry Polk never showed
y at the hearing, neither did
by send his books. He is not going
ng be so wild over bringing his ca
at into court.
al The Attorney General was ask
y nv for an opinion in this case So
1e- two weeks ago, but as it Is ell
as ton year he might offend son
ION body, so his opinion never came
he That Harry Polk is law breal
ell might not be much of a shock
n. M, his Economic League" most
NJ them would be willing to line
nd with Al Capone himself. We o.
nat hope Harry will stay here 10
ing enough so he can be present
their funeral on Nov. 8. A c
at tain should always stay and
m his ship sink.