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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
WORK FOR
WAGES

At a meeting held by the work
els of Plentywood Sunday evening
the following resolution being
adopted and committee appointed
10 present it TO the Central Relief
Committee, where Art Wankel
made a motion I'm favor CT the
points stated in the resolution.
With Bennett, Ziebarth and Frank
French present, Wankeps motion
died for want of a second.
RESOLUTION
Whereas, the selling of our la
Dor power is the only way by which
the farmers and workers in Sheri-
dan county cam provide for and
feed ourselves and our families,
and go,
Whereas, attempts have been
made that we should work off the
relief already received and by do
ing so give away and donate to
the public, this our only means
Of supporting ourselves, by work
ing on our streets and roads with
out getting paid for it, be it there
fore
Resolved that we are willing to
do this work on the following con-
ditidns;
/. That work be done at the rate
Of so cents per hour, the 40 cents
to go off on relief already received
and the 40 cents to be paid in cash
out of the relief fund.
2. That 10 cents per hour ih
cash be paid for each horse.
8. Each person shall be entitled
10 work off in this manner Al
much as his relief in the previous
month amounted to until such 9
time when relief is no longer
needed.
orders shall be compelled to worl
off 20 per cent of gross orders
filled, either by doing the wotl
themselves or by hiring somebody
at the rate of 90 cents per houl
paid i'm cash.
5. That no discrimination or re
duction in relief shall be given OF
account of political affiliations Of
ON account of being unable t.
work.
BE it further
Resolved, that this resolution b.
presented to the Central Commit
tee of Sheridan county, and tina
it be impressed on their mind tina
If a thousand people work off Il
this manner $40 per month ]
would mean that 5000 days worl
would be done on the streets am
roads in the county each month.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
Pres. Roosevelt Considers
Direct Aid to States for
Unemployment Relief

Washington, March 25.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt is expected to urge
congress shortly to provide for di-
rect unemployment relief grants to
states.
According TO friends, Mr.. RoOse-
Welt is of the opinion that such
unemployment aid should hereafter
be in the form of advances rather
than loans. Many states, It was
explained by these associates, have
practically exhausted their borrow
ing power.
Funds for such direct grants
would probably be raised through
a federal bond issue of from $780,
600, 900 to $500, O0O, 900.
1t was understood that while the
president has not reached a final
decision as TO the matter of grants
he considers that many loans al
ready made to states by the recon
struction finance corporation may
as we'll be written off now.
Note by H. r.: While the Presi.
dent admits that reconstruction
loans already received by states
might as we'll be written off nov
and some more provided for, {
few pinheads, like Jack Bennett
are doing all in their power u
keep this money away from tn
people of Sheridan county.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
County Pioneer
Meets Accidental Death
at Glasgow Bridge Site

+. j. Michel, 81 years old and
a resident Of Valley county for 20
years, died in a Glasgow hospital
early Sunday morning as the re-
suit of Injuries he suffered when
struck by falling timber on the
"Red" bridge across the Milk river
a mile west Of Glasgow Friday
afternoon.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday morning at $3.50 in St.
RaphaePs Catholic church.
Mr.. Michel was bridge foreman
in charge of a crew tearing down
the old west span of the bridge,
which was TO be replaced by an
other. He was standing about 20
feet from the section which was
being torn down, directing the
work when, without warning, a
lateral piece fell and struck him,
breaking all but two ribs on his
left side, also the tenth vertebra.
Workers testified that the timber
was 20 feet long and weighed be-
tween 800 and 400 pounds.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
The BOSS OF The
CENTRAL RELIEF COMMITTEE

" each and every month during
the summer without costing the
county one cent.
We went there with the best in
tentlons, speaking in behalf of the
1900 applicants now on the relief
showing the committee that these
people would be willing 10 worl,
on the roads, providing they were
paid 40 cents per hour in cash out
of the relief fund.
Art Wankel supported our promo
sltion and made a motion 10 that
effect, Frank French being partlv
in favor of it. But, not SO with
Jack Bennett. In his raving and
unpolite way he told us to 90 back
and tell the people who sent US
that I'VE" were not going to take
any instructions from any farmer
or worker, that I'VE" lay down
our own rules.
That is the stand Jack Bennett
is taking and the darn fool doesn't
realize that he is getting to be the
most hated person in the county.
Instead of taking advantage of the
relief money available and put
some money in circulation in the
county, he is doing everything
possible TO keep It away from here.
Keeping the money cut cf the
county that could be had for the
asking, money that the county
would never have to pay back.
When | told him to resign and
put me in his place and / would
prove to him how these things
could be done, he just sineered at
me.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31

Mrs. Agnes Ator, wife of Will
liam AtOr, pioneers of this section,
passed away at the Sheridan
Memorial hospital at about 4:30
Tuesday afternoon, March % from
cancer. She had been confined at
the hospital fol- the past two
months.
Funeral services were conducted
Friday afternoon. A brief ser
vice was held at the Fulkerson-
Nelson mortuary Chapel at 1880
for immediate relatives after which
the body was taken TO the Congre-
gational church where services
were conducted by the Rev. Gale
Anderson. An enormous crowd
which taxed the capacity of the
church attended to pay their re-
spects to the departed ONE.
Mrs. Atlr was born in Scotland
April /, 1877, She came TO Re-
gina, Saskatchewan in 1901. She
was united in marriage in that
city to Mr.. Holland who passed
away some time Later One son
Ben Holland, was bonn TO this
union. He lives in the COalridg'
community. She was married II
1903 to VIM. Ator. 10 this unior
five children were born, three girls
and two boys: Dorothy, Anna
Alice, Howard and Albert.
The Ators have lived In this Sec
ton of Sheridan county for thirty
years and have a host of friends
who deeply regret the passing q
this pioneer.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
City Election
vote for
BOulds, Jones, Heron

At the coming city election to
be held Monday, April 3, John
Boulds' name will be on the ticket
for City Mayor and Idwal Jones
for alderman in Ward No. 2. Mrs.
Anna Heron has given her con-
sent 10 run for alderman In Ward
No. /. Petitions for her have not
been circulated, her name should
be written in on the ballot.
These candidates are we'll known
to the people Of Plentywood and
need no recommendation. They
are the working class candidates,
and stand for better conditions
for the working population.
If elected they will see TO II
that no water and light is cut off
from those who can not pay foi
1t.
They stand for work done with,
in the city being done by the loca
workers and at good living wages
They are for lowering the cleo,
trio light rates; If putting in {
municipal light plant will do it
they are in favor of going ahead
and doing II.
They stand for more relief
dental and medical care of those
in need.
Vote for BOulds. Jones and
Heron and have a better city
10 live in.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
LIBRARY NOTES

A shipment of new books has
been received by the Sheridan
County Library. These books will
be ready for circulation on Satur-
day, Aprile l, and will no doubt
be welcomed by patrons who are
looking for something new 10 read.
A portion of these are replace
ments of books that have been
very successful, but there are sew
eral new titles by such authors as
Bailey, Grey, London, Packard,
Wallace, Norris, and others. Two
new additions to the rental collec-
ton are "Ann Vickers" by Sinclair
Lewis, and "Boat of Longing" by
Rolvaag. Reservations are al
ready being made for these books.
In the field of non fiction, read
ers who appreciated Dimnet's cart
of Thinking" will enjoy his more
recnet book entitled what we
Live By" Stuart Chase's "a New
Deal" is timely, and readers of
biography will find Wassermann's
"Bula Matari," the story of Stan
ley in Africa, we'll worth their
time.
The children, too, have not been
forgotten, and there are few
new stories for every age. The
little folks will like the picture
book Of "The Tale Of the Wee
Little Cid Woman" "Angus and
the Cat" and new editions Of such
favorites as "Jack and the Bean
stalk" For older hoys and girls
there Is a new Or. Doalittle book
and one by VIII James-every bit
as good as "SmOky"-entitled
"Uncie Bill" Girls I'm their teens
will want to read FREEDOMS
Daughter" by Crownfield and
winning Out" McNeely. "Handi-
craft for Handy Girls" gives sug-
gestions for craftwork that should
be useful 10 Campfire Girls and
similar ofganizat Sime good
dog 81 ~ IT. v Scout lFoks
will not <, a-begg'r & either
No matter how much the Oft
doors calls at this season, nor how
much spring work, gardens, and
spring housekeeping demand of
your time, you will want to read
some of these books while they are
new and attractive,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
Coffee an

In Fargo, Okla, still exploded
and killed seven. 81 had a still in
the house and it blew up. was
trying to make a living and keep
from starving to DEATH" gasped
Roy Schmidt before he died.
And ON March "a, Mrs. Roose-
velt's dog got into a dog fight.
And the Helena Independent
says: "The American worker is
absolute lord over his own life"
And our judge put the Red Cross
i'm Jail.
And for saving a train from be-
ing wrecked, the IL year old Dor
othy Dixon of Kansas City got a
nice red apple and a stick of
candy.
And the Governor Of Alabama
received 100000 kilograms de
manding the freedom of the SCOTS
borO boys.
And "In spite of selfish interest
we (Plentywood) have always
moved ahead" the Herald says.
And Reinertson said he felt ii
was for the best interest of the
community not to have him on
the city council.
And selling poor mans drink"
is going to be an uphill job as
long as the poor man hasn't the
price of a drink.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
nv uANs RASMUSSENl

Is 10
~ MANY wears / have known
- Rennett and have always
1 1IAo him as a main you could
leo with, kind of sport that
MD be willing to give ana take
" MA a sporting sort Of way
" After meeting him the other day
Nhairman of the relief commit
~ ! cot a different impression.
t Son the way he acted on that
II I;af committee, couldn't help
Is a,,ino the impression that Jack
b o' mean and that it come from
i w@' hottom of his heart. That he
t WI a devilish desire to do some
nov t ham; that the poorer people
pous the more he would enjoy
Wing them still more misery.
G THiov having them go without
i- without food, without
l Iotbing and having them starve.
while / was sitting there and
ling the way he acted ! couldn't
Elm recalling in my mind the time
~ went down to Wolf Point to
10 a balf-witted boy being hung.
believe now that he actually en-
! ioved every minute of it, enjoyed
ygitting there and looking at this
hov being hung by the neck until
he chOked TO death.
Without even trying TO hide the
contempt he has for the people
asknig for relief dominating Jack
sits there and passes out his in
sulting commands to men and wO-
men alike. lie is the central com
mittee and without asking for the
oninion Of anyone else he uses the
word "wc." Jack is boss, to him
tbe rest is only so much dirt.
AT the present time there is not
q man doing as much ham to
Sheridan county as Jack Bennett.
II, is keeping away from the coun-
ty every bit Of progress In sight.
lie has that devilish desire Of see
inc our people starve or hung by
the neck till they die.
With committee appointed by
the farmers and workers ! went to
the central committee. We laid
b fore them a proposition by which
GOOO days work could be done on
the roads and streets in the cOun-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
BEER LICENSES TO
BE CONSIDERED BY
co. COMMISSIONERS

In the hands of the county COM
missioners has been left the power
70 pass on beer license applica-
tons whenever they meet for that
purpose. II is said that license
Is only going to be given to re
spectacle" people this time. Those
who have applied for license al
this time are;
Olaf Norby of Raymond and
Oscar Helseth of Westby as WIN lie
salers; as retailers, Philip Bour-
ASA and John +. VOTERS, Plenty
wood Jack Dwyer, Outlook; ], B,
Chandler, Medicine Lake, N. j.
Eyenson, Reserve, Henry Skells,
Westby.
The rush for license has not
been as great as some people at
iirst expected. II seems as though
The general opinion at this time is
That they are going to go broke
selling 1t, which is very likely to
happen. With no money in the
country and people have gotten
linto the habit of making their owa
home brew, selling "poOr mars
drink" at 20 cents a pint, is going
TO be a flop if the poor man hasn't
got the 20 cents.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
WHAT IS A
BLADDER PHYSIC?

A medicine that works on the
bladder as castor oil ON the bowels,
Drives out impurities and excess
acids that cause irritation which
results In getting up nights, fire.
quent desire, burning, leg pains
and backache. BU-KETS Go gr.
Tablets) is a pleasant bladder
physic.
Get a 25c test box from your
druggist. After four days If not
relieved go back and get your
money. You will feel good after
this cleansing and you will get
your regular sleep.
e. /. MILLER, Druggist, says
BU-KETS is a best seller.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
PRODUCERS NEWS
CELEBRATES ITS
18TH BIRTHDAY
CBY HANS RAsMUssEN

With this issue the Producers
News starts on its sixteenth year
of existence. 1t has battled along
now for fifteen years and is still
here just as spry as ever. Where
practically every paper started In
the Nonpartisan days has gone TO
the wall or has been gobbled up
someway, the Producers News is
practically the only one that has
stood the test and weathered the
storms.
Fighting for the farmers is an
up hill job, too big for most of
the papers that have tried 1t. Had
it not been for the splendid CO
operation given by the farmers In
all these years, the Producers
News could never have stood the
test. 1t has been one continuous
fight from the very beginning and
the battle is not over yet.
At present the Producers News
is read by thousands of farmers
scattered all over the country, and
DIV inOhI Ol bllCiH lNE1AASA AP ~
only paper really worth while
reading. The name of Sheridan
county and PlentywoOd is known
from coast to coast. 1t has been
the caure of bringing many more
farmers into Plentywood than any
other institution we have, And
for Is years Plentywood has been
trying to cut its own throat by
trying TO kill the Producers News
and get it out Of here.
The battle is not always a pleas
ant one. By giving up some of us
could, probably, have a little moi
sugar in our coffee but, we are
willing to drink our coffee with
out sugar If it comes to that Nc
body knows what the next year
will bring, but with the farmers
behind it, the Producers News will
continue to fight for their rights,
be it against presidents, governors,
judges or postmasters. With that
determination we now start ON our
10th year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
@untyNews
RESERVE

Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Christensen
drove to WillistOn last Friday to
visit Nels Christensen who is pa
tient at a hospital there. He is
reported to be recovering rapidly.
A number of the friends and
neighbors of skov Nelson gathered
at his home east Of town last Fri
day evening, the occasion being
his birthday. The evening was
spent at cards and other amuse-
ments.
Mrs. Geo. Lund entertained her
Bridge club last Saturday after
noon. ----,,-'
The Wal1ea club met at the
home of Mrs. Viggo StrandskoV
last Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. G, Hanson en-
tertained a number Of friends last
Friday evening.
VIM. Rokken is doing a couple OF
kalsomining jobs at the homes OF
Geo. Lund and Mrs. +. q. Peter
son.
The Henderson boys are busiiy
engaged In overhauling a couple OF
tractors in the old Reserve garage
this week.
A number of the friends and
neighbors of Erik Sundstad gath
cred at his home east of town
Monday evening, the occasion be-
ing this birthday anniversary, Card
playing was the principal diversion
of the evening, A fine lunch was
served TO the callers at midnight,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Larsen are
moving out to their farm house
the last of this week.
Five of the local boys nave Sc
cured jobs ON the highway near
Medicine Lake and are ARRANGING
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
CELEBRATE FOUR
HAPPY DECADES
OF Welded BLISS
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Bolster
Surprised by Friends on
10th Anniversary

Towards evening last Sunday
people around the old ownsite
began moving from all directions,
carrying bundles of differnet de-
sciiptions, towards the historical
old house in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Bolster live.
In some way it had been diseov-
cred hiatt on this DAY The couple
had been married for 40 years.
Arrangements had been made to
honor them by a surprise. In the
afternoon George Monson had in
vited them for a car ride to his
place where he kept them until
about 6 O'clock. When they reached
home the whole neighborhood had
taken complete possession of the
house. With 20 people, tables and
chairs and stacks of cakes and
sandwiches the house was filled ia
capacity.
With Mrs. Black and Mrs. GoItz
IN charge of the arrangements and
George McnsOn acting as toast
master everything went fine. After
a swell lunch had been enjoyed by
all an envelope was handed TO the
bride of 40 years with a few APP
piOpriate remarks about the silver
standard having been adopted.
Progressive whist was next on
the program where Mrs. Thinner
man ran off with the prize Of
honor and Mrs. Charlesworth re-
ceived the low score.
AT II o'clock the couple were
again given possession Of THEN
house and with wishes for many
more happy years the intruderi
departed with the promise Of re-
turning again in ten years.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
Local Brevities

~ Ben Marsh was a caller here on
Tuesday,
Harry williams was a caller in
the city last week,
Meyer Lierback was transacting
business here Monday.
-Ob--
Sven Soderquist motored down
from Dooley Wednesday.
40
Chris Heiberg of south Dagmar
was in town last Wednesday.
-t4tr--
Arnold Hanson was a caller here
from ComertOwn last Friday.
--slo--
Frank Heppner has moved onto
the Brabac place north of town.
--OsI--
Mrs. Anthony Hopkins was here
OH a business trip last week.
Dir
Britt Chandler, Medicine Lake,
spent a few days here last week.
%
Peter Bruvold, Comertown key
man was a caller here Saturday.
Frank Barge from south of Ar
cher visited in Plentywood Thurs
day.
Odin Lutness of McElroy called
at the Producers News Wednes-
day,
MIR. and Mrs. w. Goff were in
from the McNulty precinct We'd
nesday,
Frank Steffter and family mo-
tored down from Dooley ON Mon
day.
Franch French, Medicine Lake
rancher, was transacting business
here Tuesday.
Bert Solheim and family were
county seat callers Tuesday from
nortr of Dooley.
%
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Johnson OF
DOoley were callers here the fore
part of the week.
Fred Miller and Melvin Arnesor
were in from the COalridge cOun,
try Monday.
S. Hoppins from the reservation
has spent several days here unde
care of local physician.
--ou--
Edwin Torpin, farmer north O
COmertown spent several days il
town on business last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Olson of thu
south Coalridge country transacted
business in tomn Wednesday.
! -out-r
Andrew Anderson living nOrtl
of Outlook spent part of Wednes
day in Plentywood.
Mr., and Mrs. William Stevens
Opheim are the parents Of an
pound baby girl born To then
Wednesday at the B. r.. Setter
hospital at Opheim.
Do
Clutch" Kazeck of the Wellive
country was discussing the farm
ing problem with friends here las
Thursday.
George Anderson drove a trac
tor from the H. r. Heppner farm
south of Dooley for the Interna
tional Implement company.
The A. j. Heppner sale north
east of Plentywood which was he'll
last Tuesday wass we'll attended
many from town being present,
-os~-~
Henry o. Hanson was here o.
business Wednesday. He Is farm
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
WHEN LAW MAKING GETS
TO JOKE
(BY HANS RASMUSSEN

What a joke law making really is
when you stop TO take a look at it..
A mess that there is neither head
nor tail TO-. After a law Is duly
passed and signed by the governor
and whamOt, then most laws are
taken TO some supreme court or
attorney general TO find out what
the law is all about. Those who
made them don't know, and they
are not intelligent enough to write
the law so they understand the
meaning of it themselves.
First our local law makers come
home and spread the news that
our auto license was only So. Then
somebody comes along and said il
was $40, and no one knew whether
IL was So or $40. So, they had
TO take the darn law 10 the sn-
preme court TO find out If il was
five or ten and the supreme court
made a guess at it, they guessed
at ten. That's the way il stands
now, and only God knows yet IL il
is five or ten.
And now comes another, House
bill SO and Senate bill 80, says
something about school bonds, but
nobody knows what it is yet. That
part has been left TO the attorney
general TO find out. At present
he is laying awake nights trying
TO figure out which way he had
better guess. After him comes
the supreme court with another
guess.
And then there is the beer lawl
1t is made in Washington and il
beats them all. There they made
law, that 32 per cent alcohol in
beer is not Intoxicating, when
everybody knows that if you drink
enough Of it you can get as drunk
as a lord and puke all over the
floor. Ii would have been just
as easy and practically just az
, correct passing a law taking the
intoxicating part out Of pure alec
hOl, and then we would have non
Intoxicating alcohol the same as
we now have beer.
Bringing this beer to us and
have us drink it by the barrel is
going TO save the country. The
name of the great President who
gave us the beer is heralded all
over the country. The law says
ii is harmless, we nan feed ii Ia
our babies. They want us all "a
drink a lot of it. And, then they
go TO work and make a law for
bidding the man who sells 1t put
ting a sign in his window tellinp
the public he is selling beer, Isn't
+ that law making for you?
1t makes us laugh at the laws
and look upon them as a joka.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
Comertown-DooIey

A dance was held at the =, W.
Holdeman home Friday might. !,
The Adolph Heppner sale held
Tuesday turned out to be very,
successful in spite Of the roads ana
financial circumstances OF the
farmers. A large crowd was pres
ent and fair bids were given, We
are sorry Mr.. and Mrs. Heppner
and family are moving away but
hope they win find luck and happi-
ness IN their future home, which
they will make at Missoula,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
Mother of Mrs. Salisbury
Passes at Tracy, Mimi.

Mrs. Emma Salisbury received a
telegram here this week saying
that her 70 year old mother, Mrs.
Ryan, had died from heart trouble
at her home in Stacy, Mimi, where
she lived on the farm with her 80
year old husband, daughter and a
SON.
On account of illness and fl
nancial conditions Mrs. Salisbury
will not be able to attend the
funeral.