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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
lBY HANS RASMUSSEN

IDA HANS R4ASMC SSEN)
Inc time for introducing more
pnIs mas now expired-344 house
Dllis and 203 senate bills have
peen introduced, making a total of
o4t. Some of these bills have been
ana will be killed, but a godly
number will become law, adding
some hundred new laws TO the sew
etal thousand we nave already.
shortly we will mention a few
Oh the passed and killed ones of
more and less interest to tie farm
ers.
Abolishing the office Of chancel-
Tor OF greater university was ps-
sed by the house and is now being.
chewed over in the senate.
Both houses passed a bill per-
mlttlnP county commissioners to
require able bodies persons seek
ing relief to work if deemed nee
essary.
Another bill was also passed
urging congress to pass farm re-
lief measures.
Senate bill, requiring all candi-
dates to pay filing fees, was pas
sed by the house.
House bill relating to the licens-
ing of automobile drivers was Kill
led in the senate.
In less than two hours the SEN
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
McELROY

Miss Jessie Degen, has gone ia
FeSSenden. N. Oak. where She ie
working in the home of Ralph
Pzowney former depot agent at NC
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs
John Shoal at the Trinity hospital
at Minot Feb. 2.
The school children enioved .
treat Friday when Mrs. johnson
brought to the school house a large
III gd.rthday cake which she distributed.
The occasion being the sixth birth
day Of her son. Wallace.
Miss Anna Rice is substituting in
me We'stby. school for one of the
teachers via was quite badly hurt
from fall while skiing.
1ngvald Espeland has returnr.-
ana IS staying with his brother Sell
. .ner aIter spending the past three
months in brentwood.
Owing to the storms and clod the
last week there was school here only
one day. Tuesday when part of the
pupils were present. Friday Jarl
bartness was the only one present
Hoald and Bernard Lutnes home
Aor the week end, Feb A. did not
return to Westby until Tuesday on
accoun- of the weather. Miss Anna
rice. her brohter Louis and the
CVergaard children drove to Westby
MONDAY morning but had consider
aDie trouble getting there. The car
stalled several times on the way
Orrls Anderson and Obert Medvet
made the trip back to school, a dis
lance of about ten miles with a
and wind.
Mr., Johnson. local elevator man
ager has been minus his car the
past week. Last Sunday he and his
young son Wallace and the depot
agent. Mr.. Olson, motored scoth.
one half mile from the Martin Kar-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
RESERVE

Miss Marion Murk arrived last
tuesday mornin and will spend
about three weeks at her home here.
She plans to return to her position
at Wolf Point about March /.
The basketball game between Re-
serve and Dagmar, scheduled to be
played last Wednesday evening had
to be postponed on account of the
severe weather.
The four high school pupils who
drive to Medicine Lake and back
each day, missed a trip last Wed
nesday on account Of the cold. The
thermometer dropped to 40 here on
Twelve couples from town drove
to Medicine Lake last Saturday eve
ming to attend the American Legion
dance.
Rev. Stowell conducted church SER
vices in the school house here on
Sunday evening. The service was
sponsored by the Commercial club
and several attractions were pro-
v1ded at the conclusion of short
service. Rev. Stowell addressed the
assemblage and was followed by
Carl Hole who spoke for about ten
minutes on the necessity Of a church
in community. The next speaker
was A. r. Rice, who delivered a
strong lecture on the liquor Ques-
ton. A children's choir rendeded
~ IiS INNS III N Ayt eo7 al
so contributed a number of songs.
and Rev. Stowell and Mr.. Fairweath-
er Two duets: a tableau by a num-
Der OF small children was very inn
pressive. Mrs. Fairweather assisted
at the piano. After the entertain
ment an oyster stew was served to
the crowd. being prepared and also
served by Robt. Henderson. About
sixty people were present
mrs. Gibbons entertained the Town
Country Bridge club at hire home
last Saturday afternoon. three tables
being in play.
Mrs. Sigvart Johansen and Dora
Johansen were Plentywood shoppers
Monday
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
Local Brevities


M. E. Lerback of Dooley was
mere on business Saturday.
Jim johnson east of Doolev was
county seat caller Saturday.
-OO-
Frank Lund spent the week end
with his family near Outlook.
90
Bonnie Carson of Comertown
spent last week at the Pete WIG
bachelor quarters.
Wayne LAGRANGE of Conner
town was a guest at Pete Vio's
Friday night of last week.
Mrs. Stapleton spent several
days at Malta on business nertain.
ing to the lease Of a hotel
Roy Anderson who is emn,ova,,
at the Nichols mine left for his
nome at Dooley the latter part of
last week. 'S VI
Floyd Freeman assumed his du-
tieS at the Riba farm Saturday of
a1ter weeks vacation visitinS ~
the Mack and Downey homes.
90
MAIDS Billet was down from his
I lam near Outlook Saturday. Mrs,
Billet has been in the local hos
proving. I'M
Henry Fransen, the local black
smith at Dooley, made a social and
business trip to the county seat on
Saturday. ~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
1900 FARMERS AT
ENID, OKLAHOMA
STOP FORCED SALE
Try ! o. W.

Oklahom City, Okla, Jan. 20
The Daily Odahoman, leading
daily newspaper of Oklahoma City
carries a news item in this morn
ing's edition about a foreclosure
sale. It says that 1900 farmers
came together and stopped the
forced sale and eviction of a farm
er near Enid, Okla. The sale had
been called by building and loan
company.
Oklahoma is said to be the
richest state in the union in nat
ural resources. Yet thousands of
farmers are being driven from
their farms to join the unemployed
in the cities. These farmers
should set UP their own commit
tees of action and stop all forced
sales and tax foreclosures.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
COPPER MACNATE
DIES In new YORK
(BY HANS RASMUSSEN

Another one Of our socalled great
men died in New York last Satur-
day, the GO year old John ID. Ryan,
chairman of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company.
Montana has sustained an ire
arabic loss in the death of John
ID. Ryan, chairman of the Ana
conda Copper Mining company anc
nationally prominent financier,-
loss that will only be empha-
sized as time passes. Thus did
scores of the states leaders in
governmental, professional and in
dustrial affairs express themselves
yesterday when they had recovered
from the first shock of the dis
tressing news.
The state as a whole, from its
orphan children to its chief execu-
tive, mourns the passing of one of
the outstanding figures in the de-
velopment of the commonwealth.
From all quarters came express
sions of sorrow and dismay."
This is only a small fraction of
what the papers had to say about
him. Columns are printed about
what a loss it is to the country
this man has departed. How he
donated to churches and gave
Christmas presents to orphans
homes.
He was born in Michigan where
his father was a prominent figure
in the copper industry. During
the world war he was appointed as
second assistant secretary of war
and directed the aircraft board,
but only few planes ever reached
the front.
Although he lived in New York,
he was Montana's dominating fig
ure. He controlled the mining in
dustry, owned or controlled prac-
tically all the papers in the state.
To big industry he was a great
man. To the miners in Butte he
was the man they shaved for hun
dreds of feet beneath the surface
VI Tic SdIlu. luS Ildl IOI WQOm
they died by the hundreds of con-
sumption from the unsanitary con-
ditions in the mines. Then left
their children for some orphans
home to take care of, and for John
D. Ryan to give a present to at
Christmas time.
While he lived in his five mil
lion dollar mansion in New York,
his miners in Butte were fighting
hunger and starvation, striking for
better living conditions and very
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
COUNTY SCHOOL
AID DISTRIBUTED

Close to 1000 has lately been
allotted to Sheridan county school
districts by the state equalization
board. The money was received
by our county treasurer last week
and placed to the credit of the
schools districts as directed.
The funds are collected fr,m the
FEDERAL oil and gas tax and metal
mines tax, and distributed for the
purpose of enabling the schools 70
run the full term of nine months
The schools receiving no aid are
either financially fixed so thew do
not need it, or they have failed to
make provision for a mine month
term. The fact remains, that the
worse you are off the better YOU
are off.
The aid only goes to the grade
schools and were distributed as
follows:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17

seldom getting them. But at
Christmas time he gave presents
70 orphan children, and he do
mated to the churches.
John d. Ryan was one of the
great financiers, and now he died
He was director of the National
City bank of New York, he was q
heavyweight among the money
getters, leader among them. And
with all his smartness. all of his
money and ability, he run the
whole system on the rocks and
then he died.
In the last few years he lost
ten million dollars. The citv of
Butte is partly deserted and never
before has there been unemploy-
ment and starvation such as there
is today. 1t is John D. Ryan's
city, In years past there has been
plenty of misery, but nothing like
this. The great copper king could
not save the copper, the bottom
fell out Of it, and he was one
of the smart ones, one that the
rest looked up to as a leader. and
he failed, with the rest of them
he tried to save the system of ex-
plotting people, but could not do
it.
The world will be able to get
along without John d. Ryan and
the system he could not steer clear
of the rocks, and even get along
better.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
Crude Petroleum to
Lowest Since 1926

Crude petroleum production con
tlnued the decline in December
which has been in evidence ,iu-inq
recent months, daily output drop
ping below an average of 1000, 600
barrels for the first time SINCE
March, 1926, according to figures
OF the Bureau Of Mines, made pub
nc, Fec. z, by the Department of
Commerce.
Total production of crude ne
troleum in the United States in
1892 was 7S1, $4,000 barrels. a de-
crease of 69,236,OOO barrels from
1881.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
Foreclosure on Home of
Dentist is Stopped

LIE Mars, Ia, Jan. Because
many of them owed DIR. 6. w.
Cunningham dental bills, 25 farm
ers Thursday forced Sheriff r. E.
Rippey to postpone foreclosure ac-
ton on Cunningham's home.
1t was the first instance in this
section where farmers interfered
with the foreclosure of city prop
erty. The farmers explained they
felt it was an obligation upon
them to protect DR.. Cunningham,
since it was their inability to pay
that endangered his home.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
M EMERGENCY EXISTS If YOU
ARE STILL ALIVE SAYS JACK

Who is to say when a maternity
: an emergency case? How
I'' - YOU like sadistic old Jack,
w. T";rman of the Sheridan county
t cl,c-I (Comrade Wankel omit
3odl mass on your caseE
'eI Isn + motherhood sacred enough
.hat sunposing, upon beng taken
tna tbe hospital that a certain case
" . NOT to be an emergency.
% R5U fact that this particular moth
- dn0 and child received the proper
q ue that they couldn't possibly
S car had at home offset the ter
l n;SIe Ito old jack mistake that
"S Tbe United Farmers League
sors that it is too late to decide
SGs or not a woman should go
W the hospital when she lies at
Sootb's door. We say every ma
es~y case should have hospital
go oro a. the expense of the county
20 Ctefe Who is more deservln
VI u Ibospital care that the women
' ~ wear after year have put in
, mnm hours of toll each day long
h NO.; old Jack and his yee-men
w Urr out of bed, again omitting
C Cam Wankle on the committee.
When the Farmers Relief Com
,,,;ttoe of the U. F. L. met with
tbe county commissioners to see
that that body knew about emerg-
onrv cases. we found the oOmmis-
sinners willing to leave it to the
doctors who are paid by the coun-
tv Unlike old Jack they thought
hat the doctors opinion in such
matters was superior to their own.
And every doctor admits that it
is impossible to tell beforehand
whether a maternity case is going
70 be an emergency case.
The county commissioners said
that if you need glasses an order
from DR.. StOrkan was sufficient.
IF the condition of your teeth is
impairing your health then an or
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
OUTLOOK

Mr.: and Mrs. Alfred MeHarry en-
tertalned a number of their friends
at cards Saturday evening.
Bert Solberg. who is assisting on
the Martin LuDdeen farm, had the
misfortune. to fall and injure his
arm very badly last Thursday.
The Scobey basketball team came
to Outlook Saturday where they met
the Outlook Blue Jays on the local
floor. The score ended 28-4 in favor
of Outlook
Mrs. Deck and daughters enter
tanned at dinner Sunday, DeIoris
M1ddlestat, of Raymond; Eric Ericlx-
son, Jack McClain, and Christine and
Max Deck. all of Plentywood.
MISS Phyllis Udy entertained a
number of her friends at Valen-
tine party Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Deck were Wis
itorS at the Einar Fredrickson home
IN Redstone Sunday afternoon. Lena
and Leonard Often recommended
them and will visit their mother dur
ing their stay.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
FARMER LABORITE
FOR REFNANCTNC
Shipstead Introduces Own
Version of Frazier
Bill

Senator Shipstead, only Farmer
Labor senator, has introduced his
own version of the Frazier bill in
to the senate.
The first step under his plan
would be, he said, to transfer "all
the powers of the Federal Farm
Loan Board, The Federal Farm
Board, the Federal land banks,
the joint stock land banks, inter-
mediate credit corporations, agri-
cultural credit corporations, live
stock loan companies and various
other agencies of like purpose" to
one government agency operating
within the Department of Agricui-
tire.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
Attempt Made
to AsSassinate
President-eIect

AS the paper goes b. press the
report comes over the radio that
an Italian tried to assassinats.
Franklin ID. Roosevelt at Miami
Fla, where he has spent some
time on fishing "trip.
AT a big meeting where ROose-
welt was speaking a man drew
a gun with the intention of
killing the presideht-eEect bat a
lady grabbed his arm and the
five shots fired missed their
mark, wOundfng four other per
sons. Including Mayor Cermak.
OF Chicago, who was seriously
wounded IN the chest. The man
who did the shooting was re-
ported to be insane.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
PROSPERITY
(BY CHARLES NnRrnM,

(BY CHARLES NORTON)
The Poet Philosopher
Well Old Hoover was defeated.
And prosperity was in sight
But they elected another president
Whose system is just about alike
Now Roosevelt is elected
And his heart is filled with cheer
We have a surplus of everything
So he thought he would try us out
on beer.
He is going to dc some wonders.
And to make himself remain.
He will be the real emancipation J.
VI the farmers allotment plan.
Our Constitution was based ON.
justice,
And it fell quite short its highest
steeple
Now they have forgotten all about
Promoting the welfare of the
common people.
Wheat farm one hundred acres,
Govt. reduces me thirty acre more
How can ] survive the future
When / hardly could make it be-
fore? -
A thirty per cent reduction
Will drive me to the wall.
And the rich will do the justice
And continue to farm it all.
| have a large family;
They have all worked hard for fun,
| am worrying about the older boy
Who is almost twenty-one.
His little sweetheart too
Is wearing his engagement ring
And wonders how the allotment
plan
Can be the very thing.
He has always farmed for dad
And to begin it is mo use;
He IS like a tiny baby,
OH Lord, how can this man reduce
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
Plentywood Applies for
$4,000 Loan from RFC

The Plentywood city council. has
applied to the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation. for a $4,000
loan with the intention of replac-
ing about 1000 feet of water
mains and install about 1000 feet
of new water pipe in parts of the
cltS now without water. They in
tend to use part of the money for
sewer extensions.
Il is expected that the work will
be done by local labor if the loan
goes thru.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
FROM AROUND SHERIDAN COUNTY

son home the car stalled. Wallace
was taken to the HARRISON home and
remained. the men walking home.
Saturday Myron Taylor and Mr..
johnson drove with a team and sled
and brought Wallace home fine
whole week having been stormy and
cold. The car is still stalled.
Train service was disrupted Fri
day the tenth when the east bound
passenger stalled on the sidetraclz at
columbus, n D., and Monday the
trains were back on scredule again.
While Peter Lutnes was absent
from his place some one with a per-
verified sense of humor entered the
building, rooted in all the contain
ers they could find, strewed con
tents out on the floor. trampled on
them, destroying snapshots and
oth.r lhings the wncn.1 up by
carrying fof the bedc1othing and
leaving the door open.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17

@~S' ~, 1000
Mr.. Jack Bennett,
Plentywood, Mont,
Chairman of the r. F. Corp.
Dear Sir:
Last night I was informed that
the committee had discussed, that
bought a silk bed spread, the
spread was rayon, costing $1.39.
l asked for underwear, house
dresses and a corset but could not
get my size, / wear size 46. My
mother wanted a spread and some
sheets. / handed them to her and
she gave me the cash for same.
/ sent to Sears Roebuck where /
got size 49, underwear and hos
iery.
can prove my statements if
called on to do so. / absolutely
can no tget fitted in clothing hel
in town; the yard goods I bought
I kept.
Hope this win be plain to
and your committee. however. /
am willing to state my case in
person if necessary.
Respectfully.
Mrs. 0. B. Snuggins.
Note by H. r.:
The rumors have been spread all
over the county by the central
committee how foolish some peo-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
3 Iowa Banks Try to
Stay Open by Holiday

Clinton, Ia, Jan. 18.-The Gin
ton National bank, the City Ma
tional bank and the Iowa Savings
bank began a two week holiday On
Wednesday under proclamation OF
the mayor.
The action was taken following
a discussion Tuesday night at a
meeting of Group s Of the Iowa
Bankers association, and is for
for the purpose of "stabilizing"
conditions.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
BRENTWOOD SCHOOL
NOTES
First Semester, Final Works
for Half Years Work
High School Hlnor Roll

AhSh NCAtCOl IIJnOr NOIl
The semester honor roll: Fresh
men. Charlotte Benson. Bernice
Erickson, Florence lesson. LOIS
Kent. Hazel Rasmussen, Arnold
Smith, Thelma Wilson.
Sophomores: Jack Kielstrup
Phyllis Nelson, Gertrude OVERLY
Marguerite Peterson, Richard Pet
erson and Helen Stenehiem.
Juniors: Alice Barner. Gudrun
!. Gysler, Alice Ridenour and Marion
Robetson.
Seniors: Beatrice Debing, Mil
dred Erickson, Helen E;verson,
Alice Hendrickson, Mary Marsh,
Isabelle Porter and Jane Ridenour
Those ON the Honorable mention
list are: Freshmen, Richard Gus
tafson, Leonard Hegland and Bar
bara Kjclstrup. Sophomores: Rob
ert Johnston and Margaret Lang;
Seniors: Walter Greenwood, Mable
Kent, Kathryn Kjelst1up and Ar
thur Marsh.
Honor Roll for Third
Six Weeks
Seniors; Beatrice Debing, Mil
dred Erickson, Alice Hendrickson.
Arthur Marsh.
Juniors: Alice Barner and Alice
Ridenour.
Sophomores: Jack Kjelstrup,
Phyllis Nelson, Marguerite Peter.
son. Helen Stenehpem and Richard
Peterson.
Freshmen: Charlotte Benson,
Bernice Erickson, Hazel Rasmus-
sen and Arnold Smith,
Honorable mention; Seniors:
Helen Everson, Walter Cromwell,
Mabel Kent, Kathryn Kjestrup,
Mary Marsh and Jane Ridenour.
Juniors: Gudrun Gysler, Frieda
Raess and Marion Robertson.
Sophomores: Robert Johnston and
Gertrude OVERLY. Freshmen: Alice
Dionne, Florence Jensen, Lois
Kent, Barbara Kjelstrup, Jose
phine Walkowski.
Special Honor Roll
The following pupils have been
on the honor roll each time it has
been compiled this year mad de-
serve especia mention: Beatrice
Debing, Mildred Erickson, Alice
Barner, Alice Ridenour, Jack
Kjelstrup, Phyllis Nelson, Margue-
rite Peterson, Richard Peterson,
Charlotte Benson, Bernice Erick-
son and Arnold Smith.
First Semester Honor Rolls
PlentywOOd Grades
First grade honor roll: Jean Viii
son ard Josie Hoveland. Honor
able mention: Betty Jane Stubble-
field, Martin copeland, Lester
Johnson, Arlin Undhjem, and Gene
Robinson.
Second grade honor roll: Oar
lene Petersen, Lorraine Morey,
Helen Gallagher and Vivian Vein
and. Honorable mention: Clifford
copeland and Billy Wagner.
Fourth grade honor roll: Leona
Smith. Ito Nelson, Betty Bauge,
and Roy Hansen.
Fifth grade honor roll: Grace
Cummins, Carol Storkan, Camilla
Salisbury, Betty Raess, Grant
Morck and Mona Moore. Honor
able mention: Dorothy OVERLY,
Shirley Clay. Joe Mcintosh, Pearl
Manke, Evelyn Moore, Doyle lie
barth.
Sixth grade honor roll: Shirley
Erickson, Earle Monroe, Donald
Peterson, Pearle Monroe, Mae An
tonson. Gladys Cummins, Helen
Mcdonald, Marjorie Koser, Melvin
johnson, Alvina Jergenson, Evelyn
Lidahl. Connie Anderson, Jimmy
Dean and Conrad Lund. -
Seventh grade honor rol: Rob
ert Benson and Frank Gustafson.
Honorable mention: Roger Lewis,
Alma Hegland, Stanley Peterson,
Norman Lund, Jimmy HOLMAN,
Harry Richards.
Eighth grade honor roll: Betty
Lou Benson, Roger Christianson,
Morris Lund, Ralph Oswald, Rod
new Stambaugh, Margaret Stor-
kan and Cecilia White. Honorable
mention: Dorothy Strubeck and
Vera Syme.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
Don't Get Up Nights
Physic the Bladder With
Juniper Oil

Drive out the impurities and ex
cess acids that cause irritation,
burning and frequent desire. Juni-
Der oil is pleasant to take in the
form of BUKETS, the bladder
physic, also containing buchu leaves
etc. Works on the bladder similar
to castor oil on the bowels. Get a
Csc box from any drug store. After
four days If not relieved of getting
up nights go back and get your
money. If you are bothered with
backache or leg pains caused from
bladder disorders you are bound to
feel better after this cleansing and
you get yocr regular sleep. Sold by
3. l. MILLER, Druggist.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
More Banks Close

National banks suspending Feb
z, 4, and 6 as reported to Comm
troller Of the Currency were:
Feb. 2: First National Bank,
OF Secor, ILL.,, resources $219,O44.
Pleasantville National Bank OF
PIeasantville, N. j., resources,
$6SO,00O.
Feb. 6: Citizens and Security
National Bank Of St. James, MINI.
resources, $500, 462.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
Shipment of Army Goods
Is Received for Relief

Five hundred blue navy ooats
and 500 cotton sweaters were re-
ceived by the local Red Cross this
week.
This allotment was distributed
to the keymen in the COUNTY. In
Plentywood the goods was handed
out Wednesday morning.
Shoes and underwear is reported
to be here soon.