The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-08

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the time the crowd arrived. At
that time the banker had hauled
two loads to town.
After most Of this had been ex-
planned to the farmers, commit
tee. composed Of farmers from
four different counties were ap-
pointed to take charge Of thresh- /
irg and look after Mrst Snuggins |
interest
OWNERS SHARE
HAULED OFF
Trucks were ordered 70 the sep
arator and filled with one-fourth
Of the wheat during the afternoon,
one fourth being what the COM
mittee decided should be Mrs.
Snuggins share. The bankers
trucks were sent back to town
without loads. The trucks hauled
the owners share off.
Mr.. Ereth was assured by the
committee, that if any more than
one-fourth had been taken by the
trucks the pay for the balance
would be returned. The committee
also offered Mr.. Ereth the farm
ers' protection for his part of the
grain, which he accepted but later
got cold feet and backed out and
let the banker help himself.
Late In the afternoon the banker
and his wife drove In on the place
and told how he was protected by
| law. That the banker was pro-
tected by law was something the
farmers had found out to their
sorrow, they wanted to know what
end Of the law the farmers came
in at. If the law gave the bank
ers the right to take grain away
: and chase people out Of house and
home, the farmers were willing Il
resist such law and were here fol-
|. that purpose. Before leaving, tht
banker was told that if anothel
demonstration was ecessary j
was going to be a bigger one.
: AT the time the trucks pulled
I, into the Raymond elevator tn,
Z banker had been there and give
his instructions. The elevator man
supposed to be a farmers mar
obeyed the banker and refused {
buy the wheat. Then the wheat
disappeared in the dark and no.
body seems to know what becom
|" of it.
On Tuesday Sheriff Madsel
: Undersheriff Murray with a bi
gun strapped on him, the count
= attorney, banker Rooster and II
: border patrol, were combing Il
= OutloOk-RaymOnd country lookin
= for wheat with the bankers bran
!. on it without finding it.
In order to show something fl
their days work they brought
> Ed Hanna and Norbert Schnittge
of Raymond, charged them wit
- stealing wheat from the Snuggil
- farm and put them IN jail und'
$500 bonds each. Their trial
, going to take place before justi
A. Belansh on Sept. Is, and Is, !
AZ doubt going to be mighty j
. teresting one.
= The same evening more than
= dozen farmers from Raymol
az came here willing to sign the
bs bonds, and the two criminals we
"a let out of jail with only one m;
ne to the good.
Then on Thursday the law 81
IA ceeded in rounding up a dang'
=. Gus character, young Adrian A
a rich, and brought him in heav
- guarded with guns, put him in
- under the same charge and BOZ
- But he wasn't there long, befl
80 the people from Raymond were
y, the spot and bailed him out.
' trial is set for Sept. is.
If there ever was a doubt in z
on farmers mind about who "
1nu protected by law, this case plai
IN shows that the whole law mach
sne with its sheriffs, attorneys, Dor
-. patrol and guns, and even the (
vator men, are al lined up on
- bankers side and dances to
tune he whistles
to