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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-08-26
Ditch Harry Polk
at the Republican
County Meeting

Lately several Republican pre-
cinct committeeman held a meet
ing for the purpose of perfecting
the Republicans county organiza-
ton.
N. w. Markuson of Medicine
Lake was named county chairman,
F. G. Fishbeck of Plentywood state
committeeman and H. o. Stene-
hjem of Plentywood secretary.
That this was done without the
consent and against the wishes of
such political bosses as Oscar Col
Inns, Jack Bennett, and Harry Polk,
only shows that their days as po-
litical leaders are over with, that
they will have to take back seat
in the political ring and will soon
be forgotten.
That the committeemanship has
changed from R. G. Tyler to F. G.
Fishbeck, does not interest the
people in general at all, to others
it is regarded a step of the great
est importance. What it amounts
to is in reality this: Is Jack Ben
nett going to lose his Plentywood
postmaster job or isn't he? And
it looks very much like he is.
Instead of minding his own bust
ness and attending to his job,
Jack had to have his foot into
everything else agoing. He was
the one to decide il people could
live in the county or should be de-
ported. Beside who should be
nominated for little petty county
offices and who printing contracts
should go to. He was the one to
talk to the judges and tell them
what to do. Jack was counting the
red flags in the farmers parades
and knew who carried them, Jack
had to be in everything besides
being postmaster.
Lately he has been building uE
his outside fences, his local fences
are crumbling, and it looks like he
will soon have to retire m his Red
stone farm, if it is not eaten up by
back taxes by this time.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-08-26

Among other things you will no
tice that '$38,00O has been set
aside for Redemption of bonds and
another $44,5O0 for interest, these
two items make a nice little sum
of $4,000. These people, living
IN the east for whom this sum of
money has been set aside, need not
worry about how they are going
TO get their coal next winter, the
law takes care of them. But what
about our own people? What
about the hundreds and hundreds
of families in this county who will
not be able to buy coal this win
ter? viii it be any satisfaction
to them, when they are shivering,
cold and hungry, to know that
someone in the east is having q
good time on the $82, 500 collected
in the county?
What is a county administration
for? If it is the right kind of an
administration, it is there for the
purpose of seeing to that the peo-
pie in the county do not suffer
If there is any possible way it car
be avoided, that's their task, anC
at present time it is a big one
which it takes more than ordinary
CUTS to go thru with.
We understand that the county
has refused to do any strip mining
of coal, and we do not blame il
for taking this stand. Only a few
places in the county can strip
mining be done to any advantage
and will only benefit a small par
of the population. We have a 10
of coal mines scattered all Ovel
the county where miners are try
ing to make a small living and
selling coal at actual cost or ever
below. Putting these miners GU
of work is going to make thing
still worse.
That it will be up to the count,
to supply a Lot of people witt
coal again this winter is a fact W
can not get away from, and tn
most satisfactory way of doing i
is not by opening up new mines
but making use of those who ar
already here. When you get colo
you can warm up little by figur
ing how much coal $82,500 woul
buy.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-08-26

outfit pretended to prove that only
a couple small printing jobs had
been done in Williston, but then
soon got cold feet on that propO-
sitiOn and had TO admit that an
other half a dozen good sized jobs
had also been printed there. One
excuse for doing this printing un-
lawfully outside the state was it
was rush jobs' even supplies
printed months before it was ever
used was called rush work" by
Harry Polk.
County commissioner Victor An
ker, Harry Polk of Williston, and
Burley Bowler of Scobey, appeared
on the witness stand for the Plen-
tywOod Herald, Harry Polk being
very nervous, Burley Bowler as
cool as if he was at his usual
game playing poker.
L. S. Olson appeared as a wit
ness for the county. That Olson
had been subpoenaed was very
likely the reason that Harry Polk
found it wise to admit that sew
eral more than two jobs had been
printed outside of the state. Oh
son testified that the work done
at Williston had been brought
back and forward in cars in order
to avoid detection by having it
shipped by mail or express, and
that orders to that effect had been
given him by Harry Polk.
The last witness to be brought
in was Oscar Collins. He was sup
posed to swear and testify that
his old friend L. S. Olson was a
bad egg and no good. Oscar has
always been willing to swear and
testify to anything that comes
along. When anything dirty has
got to be done they can always
bank on Oscar being willing to do
it. Embarrassing his old friends
is one of his specialties. However,
this time the judge refused to
listen to him.
All day long the Judge sat there
and listened, no doubt he knew all
about the case and had his mind
made up which way to go from the
very beginning. Shows like this
are put on for the entertainment of
the spectators mostly. and give the
lawyers a good chance to show off.
Briefs are now going to be sub
mitted by the attorneys. the last
of which is to be mailed to Bill
ings Saturday. After which the
judge will look the things over and
decide whether or not the county
commissioners had the right to
cancel the printing contract.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-08-26

Guy Mellon, formerly p ioneer
homesteader east of Plentywood,
now of Campbell, Mimi, has been
in brentwood for the past fort
night attending TO interests here
in connection with his homestead
which he still owns an interest IN.
Old friends of Guy Mellon will
remember him as one of the for
mer members of the board of di-
rectors of the Producers News. He
and Mrs. Mellon left Sheridan
county in 1921 when he went to
West Virginia; in 1926 they re-
turned to Mr.. MELONS boy home
at Campbell, Mimi, where they
have since resided. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mellon now have four children,
two of whom are in school. He
reports times just as hard in south
western Minnesota as in Montana,
farmers can't pay taxes and plenty
of foreclosures. Guy is enjoying
himself here among old friends
He doesn't know just how long he
will be here but until threshing is
done and the crop on the old
homestead is marketed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-08-26

are: English and American history
required; chemistry, mechanical
drawing, home economics, rleated
art, Latin l or II, biology, higher
algebra and solid geometry, phys
ical geography and commercial
geography and possibly public
speaking.
Sophomores may enroll for four
of the following: English and geo
metry required; Latin l Or II,
European history, biology, home
economics, elementary science, vo-
cational civics under certain con-
ditiOns physical geography and
commercial geography.
Freshman are required to take
English and elementary algebra.
They may choose two other sub
jects from the following list: ele-
mentary science, Latin 1, vocation
al civics, girls over fourteen years
of age may take HON economics.
For graduation sixteen credits
are required. Following the rec
concentrations of the state depart
ment and North Central associa-
ton, the Plentywood high school
is requiring, four years of English,
two years of mathatetics, three
years of history and social science
including U. S. history and Amer
lean Problems and recommends at
least two years of science. Many
colleges require either two years
of Language or Science so it is
advisable for any who plan to go
to an institution of higher learn
ing to take either the Science OF
Language or both. If those who
are enrolling for the first time OF
have already attended high school
will talk over their plans at home
before hand it will no doubt assist
both them and the school in map
ping out a four year program best
suited TO their needs. The general
policy of the school will be to
limit freshmen and sophomores tc
four subjects.
Juniors who have ost a credit
may in most cases carry five sub
jects, as may seniors who require
that number for graduation. The
ability of those who enroll fol
more than four subjects to do ac
/ ceptable work in all must bt
shown from the beginning. 1t j:
expected that a grade of over 81
per cent be maintained where
pupil carries more than the regu
lar load. Fully accredited school:
rare guided in this requirement By
accrediting standards, in that
maximum per cent of the enroll
ment is set for those who woulC
permit pupils to take more thai
the normal load.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-08-26
Low FARES OVER LABOR DAY

The Great Northern Railway an
nounces a special low round trip
rate over Labor Day with an ex-
ira long return limit. For three
fifths of the regular one-way fare
you can make the round trip to
any station in Montana or west.
Tickets on sale September 1, 2, 3,
"A, 5. Return by midnight, Sept
TENDER IL. Good in coaches and
sleepinp cars.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-08-26

acres belonging to Archie Mann,
who lives about IL miles south Of
Plentywood yielded 40 bushels to
the acre-a record for this sec
ton of the state and one which
has not been equaled for a num-
Der of years.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Stenehjem
and family motored to Arnegard,
North Dakota to spend the week
end with friends and relatives.
They returned Monday.
Mrs. Almar Akre, who has been
receiving medical attention at the
local hospital the past week re-
turned Saturday evening to her
home in Reserve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Moe and
daughter Idella visited at the Deck
home in Outlook Sunday. Miss
Frances Deck accompanied them
to Plentywood and returned to her
home Sunday.
Mrs. Arnold Fellon and daughter
Virginia arrived from Williston
Tuesday to join her husband who
is employed at The Producers
News. The Fellons are making
their home in the Carl Hovdey
residence.
| A heavy hail storm is reported
from the north of Outlook and
north of Raymond territory Tues
day evening. The hail was accom-
panied by a strong wind and
was followed by torrential down.
pour. The crops o fseveral are re-
ported to have been destroyed.
Work will commence soon on
the relaying of the water main
just south of the track to the Lii
brary corner. The old mains are
in bad shape and are being re-
placed with heavy cast iron pipe.
Max Hueth has the contract for
the excavation work.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kenney and
son Patrick Joseph motored up
from Miles City Sunday for a
visit at the home of Mrs. Kenney's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Art Wankel
northeast from Raymond. They
returned to. their home Friday.
Mrs. Kenney is the former Wy
mona Wankel.
Miss no DIANA Damschroeder,
teacher in the Antelope schools,
was among the passengers on the
Galloping Goose coming up from
Williston Monday morning. She
had been at the University at Mis-
SOFIA during the summer session.
A large crowd was at the station
to meet her, all of whom she
greeted in her usual hearty man
liner. Dorothy was among them.
The Colored Minstrel show at
the Orpheum Saturday night drew
a fair sized crowd. All apparent
ly enjoyed the attraction from the
raucous examinations emanating
from the portals of the show
house. The dance at the temple
for which the minstrel orchestra
furnished the music drew a large
crowd-Of feminity, there being
only few of the boys who could
scare up the necessary 40 cents.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-08-26
Budget Sets Aside
$82,5OO for BondhoIders

On August 1 the county budget
was approved by the board of
county commissioners. The budget
is $14,370 lower than that of last
year, although the tax levy was
increased from COTS mills to 62
mills, being the highest mill levy
in the history of the county. The
taxable valuation of the county is
somewhat lower than that of last
year, $5,862,732 for 1881 compared
with $5,400,000 for 1882, which ac-
counts for the higher mills bring
ing less taxes. The budget print
ed below is, very interesting:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-08-26

trners in Sheridan cOun-
Many 5 5sl of the United Farm
H. T 1ug,e and their neighbors,
rs De Sssn discussing for some
bVe tSs project of organizing a
tine Vic o6r-operative to deal IN
BUYERS rs and it looks now as If
e iisa would become a reality
TIE E. W. farmers are considering the
ne is. iS Of co cooperative certificates
is'ul IIaggoUuiinations of SIS, $40, SIS,
. dslSs25 . which would furnish
E0' s sng capital to finance
tfs n.co.onerative. Many farmers
he ;.., ~ that $500 in certificates
Se IN he sold with a little effort,
r1la wonld be adequate 10 fl
'hl.n buyers cooperative of this
'sl'' The association would rent
Sl; Ian building in Plentywood or
8 snt tSe basement of the Farmer
Isbo ~, Temple, building some cheap
. DsDS, and wall cases and other
@ SN.,,ss investing a minimum in
l y accessories in order to have
S y mich of the capital as pos
4 'yIe for investment in groceries
wv W food supplies, making no play
~ tbe groceries in frills.
Tho farmers figure that they can
n l no investment of a small
. ~, If money that will earn such
l %-r V dividends as a few dollars
i vested in a grocery buyers CO.
~p9tive. The prices charged fol
o ,y,ceries in Plentywood and most
,isces in Sheridan county are out
II,csous-in fact Plentywood the
Drices are the highest of any place
roUn of in the northwest, prices
5eirg from 25 to so per cent
EcIer on everything in Plenty
Ts 10 than in any other town one
r,n find in a thousand miles Of
travel. The saving effected from
iis robbery would amount to
about half of a co-Operatives in
vestment in each and every turn
aver. and in many cases two turn
AYERS would save the entire in
rstment in co--ouerative certifi
cates.
The promoters say that the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-08-26
CALL FOR BIDS

The Board of Trustees of School
District No. 21, Raymond, Montana,
will accept sealed bids for approxi-
mately sixty (60) tons of coal, to
be distributed between the five
schools in District No. 21.
Bids must be in the hands of the
trustees not later than six o'clock.
p. m, Saturday, September IL, 1882.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
BY order Of the Board of Trustees.
p. L. COLLINS.
Clerk of School District No. 21.
(zz-St) Raymond, Mont.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-08-26
Outlook Schools
to Open Sept. 5

Preparations are being completed
for the opening of the Outlook pub
lie schools Monday, Sept. 5. Both
the grade and high school are ful-
ly approved. An unusually large
enrolment is expected in the high
school. The senior class will num-
Der 81 members, the largest class
in the history of the school. The
indications are that the freshman
enrolment will number at least
80 pupils.
The following is a complete list
of the teaching staff for the en-
suing year:
Principal, ]. B. Alexander, high
school, M. A. Craig, science and
mathematics, Mildred Buckenberg,
English and French; ]. B. Alex
ander, social science. Grades, Roy
Crossman, seventh and eighth;
Clara E. Folsom, fifth and sixth;
Edith Hansen 3A and fourth; Els
Their Johnson, 3B and second; Mar
garet johnson, first grade.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-08-26
Bids on Medicine
Lake Road Called
byHi'way Board

On August "a the State High
way Commission will receive bids
for the crawling of twelve miles
of highway north of Medicine
Lake. It is understood that the
commission requires. that not less
than fifty cents per hour shall be
paid for unskilled labor, with high
er rates for skilled labor. The
work is expected to start shortly
after the contract is let.
No bids have yet been called for
the grading of the unimproved
stretches between Culbertson and
Plentywood. Judge Paul has APP
pointed a commission of Archie
Mann. w. D. Dooley and C. F. Nc
Nulty. This commission will hold
a meeting on Friday, Sept. 2 where
parties interested in right-of-way
claims can present their claims. If
all claims can be Strengthened out
at that time, then the highway
commission might possible call for
bids for Sept. 20.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-08-26
UNITED FARMERS
LEAGUE MEETING
ON WE'D. SEPT.
. General Meeting, Farmer La =
Dor Temple, PlentywOOd. on
/. wednesday, September z, at
l o'clock. Z

CbOCk.
A general meeting of the u.
+. l.. will be held at the Farm
er-LabOr Temple, Wednesday,
September z at 1 o'clock.
The purpose of this meet
ing is to consult the county
commissioners about coal for
winter; to see what the Red
Cross is going to do to relieve
distress among the. farmers
this winter, and to discuss the
farmers strike and consider
plans for the marketing of our
grain, livestock and poultry.
The commissioners are in
session on the same date.
Every member of u. F. L. and
every farmer in the county in
terested should attend.
Signed:
RODNEY SALISBURY,
County Siecy. u. F. L.
Farmers, this is a very i'm
pOrtant meeting! Attend.
4 -
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-08-26

Reserve and vicinity were Wis
tied by a severe hail storm Tues
day afternoon. Hail lay in places
over a foot deep, but fortunately
the area covered was not great,
although several farmers suffered
severe loss in the area affected.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-08-26

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Selmer copeland of McElroy at
the Ambrose hospital Thursday,
August Is.
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TAKEN UP-One black stallion
branded on right thigh ---E
and branded on left Shout ~ D
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ents, Chancellor and Mrs. Josiah
O. Wolcott.
Mrs. James H. Hughes enter
tanned at luncheon Wednesday, at
her home on State street, prior to
the meeting at the Century Club,
in honor of Mrs. John M. Broomal,
of Moylan, who later addressed the
club. Mrs. Broomal who motored
down, was accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. M. Broomal Butler.
Miss Grace Stanford has depart
ed for New York City to spend the
winter with her aunt, Mrs. B. B.
Selph.
The Reverend and Mrs. S. B.
Hiley had as their guests over the
past weekend, Mr. and Mrs. Ham
ilton r. Bristol, of Waterbury,
Conn, Mr.. and Mrs. Spurgeon
Hiley and son Douglass, of East
Orange, N. J.; Mrs. Edward C.
Hummel, Miss Edith Luhr and
Reginald Hiley, of Summit, N. ].
Smyrna times., 1932-12-07
CHESWOLD
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

ltemS OF Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Cheswold, Dec. 6.-Mr. and Mrs.
P. L. Barcus entertained with a
turkey dinner in honor of their
thirty-seventh wedding annivers-
ary, having as their guests Mr..
and Mrs. James Hammond, of Will
mington; Mr. and Mrs. Willard
Barcus and children, Mrs. Frances
Smith and and William w. Kerper.
Mrs. Amanda Vaughn, of Bethel,
Md, was visitor in town last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Watson Cooper,
of near Newark, Mrs. Susan Coop
er, Rev. and Mrs. Thomas B.Coop-
er and John P. Jefferson were rec
ent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff
Cooper.
Mrs. Lille Wright has been en-
tertaining her sister, Mrs. Eliza
beth Bryan of Clayton; Miss Sallie
Lefferts and Miss Esther Wright
Of the Women's College, Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Barcus has
been entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. P.
L. Barcus, Mrs. Frances Smith and
William w. Kerper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Millard Tignor and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Denney
Morrie were recent visitors of
Clarence Scuse and family, of near
Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel King and
son Frank and family, Of Dover,
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
George King, in Wilmington.
Mrs. Frances Smith and Miss
Audrey Shackell of Wilmington,
have been visiting their parents
here
Mrs. Edward Cohee and daugh-
ter, Of Marcus Hook, spent several
days recently with her sister, Mrs.
Norman Smith and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Legar and
John r. Legar has been visiting
Edwin Kipp and family.
Mr. Milton Helms of Minneap-
oils, has returned from a visit to
his mother, Mrs. Agnes Helms and
family.
Smyrna times., 1932-12-07
SMYRNA LANDING
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Smyrna Landing, Dec. 6.-Mrs.
Robert Tribbitt, Mrs. Samuel
Sweetman and little Sammy of
Taylor's Bridge, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carlton Blent and mother, Mrs.
William Davis and daughter Joan,
Mrs. Frank Burrows, Mrs. Harry
Blendt, Mr.. James Tribbitt of
Woodland Beach, were recent Wis
itors of Mrs. James Tribbitt and
little daughter Ruth Jean, who is
convelescent at Mrs. Thomas
Wrench's.
Mrs. George Smith and daughter
Gwyn and Lorraine, have been i'll
with a cold.
Mrs. Louis Gaulke is spending
this week with her daughter, Mrs.
John Bailey and Mrs. Walter Reed
at Marcus Hook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Ford and
daughter Miss Francis, Miss Marie
Lewis of Dover, Mrs. Frank Ryan
of near town, were recent visitors
of Mrs. Thomas Wrench.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Warner
and sons, of Holly Oak, spent the
weekend with her mother, Mrs.
Emma Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. jackson
spent Friday in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Cole of
Smyrna, spent visit with their
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cole Sun
day.
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fecker.
Mr.. Vernon Graham of Philadel-
phia, Pa, spent the weekend with
his wife and daughter.
Mrs. Henry Cummins and chill
dren Governor" and Bobby, spent
the weekend with her parents, DIR.
and Mrs. ]. S. Cobb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reese and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shepherd
spent Saturday in Wilmington.
Mr.. George Davis of Wilmington
was the weekend guest of his
mother, Mrs. Julius Hawkins and
son George Jr.
Mr.. William Shepherd Jr., of
Wilmington, is spending sometime
with his father, Mr.. William Shep-
herd.
Mrs. John Saxton and children
have returned home after spending
several months with relatives near
Wilmington.
Miss Eleanor Morris, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Morris Jr.
is quite i'll at her home with pneu-
monia. Eleanor's many friends
and playmates wish her a speedy
recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Ennis and children
of Odessa, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Ennis father, Mr.. Arthur Carey.
Mr.. Julian Dunning of Denton,
Md, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Dun
ming.
Miss Clarabelle Solloway of near
Delaney's, spent Monday with her
sister, Mrs. Harvey Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Boggs of
Kennedyville, Md, were guests on
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. James r.
Boggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dicie Kitchens and
children, and Mrs. Howell Sevil,
spent Tuesday in Philadelphia.