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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
FARMERS ENJOY THEIR TWO
DAY MEETING AT Temple

And then there was ZONES the
pest, the man with the II children
and Jack Bennett wanting to know
where he got them from. And
Jones wanted milk for the chill
dren. Jack Bennett told him he
should get a cow, and Jones said.
all right I'll take the cow" Jones.
got on Jacks nerves, and every
now and then he would iumn nm
and say: II feel it in nv bones
that that man Jones is coming
again." And sure enough Jones
would come with more demands
for relief for his eleven children
Inc play was a scream from start
to finish and many said It was
the best they had ever seen.
1t was after one o'clock before
the program was over with, the
big audience had enjoyed every bit
OF it. After the program every-
body started dancing and some
did not leave town until the next
day.
Some who feel they are to good
to mingle with these farmers said
that another "nrob" had been m
town but those who attended could
not help admiring the Order and
harmony prevailing thru the two
DAYS Of fq''oers' festival.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
RESERVE

Mrs. Lars Angvick entertained IL
tables of bridge last Tuesday eve
ming at her home east of town. Mrs.
Carl Angvick and Mrs. Martin Lar
sen assisted whit the entertainment.
Mems high score was made by Olaf
Asheim and ladies was made by Mrs
VIM. Walker. A delicious lcnch was
served to the guests at midnight.
Spike Nelson was disconnected
from the bank here effective Feb. 1.
Al Cross turned his car over on
the road near Scobey last Monday
afternoon. A few windows were
broken but Al escaped with only a
minor injury.
Dora Johansen returned to town
last Monday and is making her home
with Mrs. Cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Sorbel and Mr..
and Mrs Won Eschen of Bainvil1e
were Sunday guests at the Carl Pet
erson home
a. number of young folks gath
cred at the Valdez Rasmussen home
last Monday evening when the Ras-
messen girls gave a farewell party
Tor Mabel Crogan, who is leaving for
the coast this week.
Mrs. David Murk received word
on Scnday that her mother is SER
iously i'll in Minneapolis. Mrs. Murl
Will leave by train for the Cities on
Tuesday evening.
Last Saturday evening the Ever
son. Peterson, Riley and Eidsness
Families entertained the entire cou-
munlty at a progressive whist par
" IN the school house. About 20
taples We're in play. At the end of
me card games dancing was en-
Joyed until midnight when luncheon
was served to one hundred and
seventy-five guests. After luncheon
dancing was resumed until about 3
a. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Aage Christensen
rendered dance music for the occa-
regular monthly meeting of the
commercial club was held Tuesday
evening.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Law MANUFACTURERS AT
WORK In HELENA

those who are still paying taxes
VIII not have To pay so much and
thOSe VINO are stnI working will
De Out OF a job or work tor lower
wages. But, when a resolution
was introduced in the house for
lowering the state representatives
pay from $40 TO So per day, that
resolution was voted down unana-
mously, not one voted for it. and
that included our two economizers
Harry Sparkling and Andrew
LELAND.
A Dill was passed by both the
houses requiring county commits
sloners to call for bids when max
ing a purchase of machinery or
any other supplies which will cost
SoUO or more. Another one en-
towering county commissioners to
Fix salaries of all deputies and
assistants in county elective office
was passed by the senate.
One bill providing for state in
surance of public buildings was
killed by the senate. Nothing else
could be expected. The private In
surance companies would not want
a bill of that kind passed.
Another bill providing for the
placing of the names of candidate
for president and vice president en-
the ballot, was passed by both
houses.
Senator Page gave notice of a
bill which would allow state en-
ployes to stop and rest or sleep in
any county Jail upon payment of
40 cents to the sheriff.
A bill to lower the legal inter
est rate from eight to six per
cent was killed in the house.
Both houses passed a bill pro-
hlbltlng nepotism. In other words
prohibiting officials from hiring
relatives. Most likely that bill
will be declared unconstitutional.
House Bill No. %, providing for
bonding the state for four and
half million dollars to take up out
standing warrants, was passed by
the senate, AZ voting for and eight
against. James Sparkling voting
for and Lars Angvick voted again
the BILL
A house bill, urging congress to
~ass the Wheeler 1e to silver
ill was killed by the senate.
4 bill forhiddirg the use # snare
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10

involved n in the raid on Red c,,o..
ciothing headquarters. O'S
according to this article Jndca
raul seems to be very much woyo
worried about Hans Hardersen,s
conscience, his taking the oath I If :
once and his communist Gomez -
tlons. The Judge himself was not
SO particular about his communist
connections last fall before the
election, when he catered to Their
votes and made all sorts of nro-
misses about appointments if he
was elected. "e
~, II the judge now don't want to
I'VE I up to his, promises it is lust
zoo bad, not too bad for Hans
Hardersen or the communist nartv
to htem it is practically imma.
!erlal. but, it leaves a bad taste
IN the mouth of the nearly thop-
sand people who had signed the
petition for Hans Hardersen with
Inem the respect for the Judge and
ms judgments will be a tbino If
the past. 'e Vi
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
ON THE GARBAGE
DUMP in CHICAGO

In the New Republic the condi-
tons in Chicago is described by
Edmund Wilson as follows:
There is not a garbage dump in
Chicago which is not diligently
haunted by the hungry. Last sum-
mer in the hot weather when the
smell was sickening and the flies
were thick, there were a hundred
people a day coming to one of the
dumps. falling on heap Ofrefuse
as soon as the truck had pulled out
and digging in it with sticks and
hands. They would devour all the
pulp that was left on the old slices
of watermelon and canteloupe un-
til the rinds were as thin as paper
and htey would take away and
wash and cook discarded onions,
turnips, potatoes cabbage or car
rots. Meat is more difficult mat
ter, but they salvage a good deal
of that too. The best is the
butchers meat which has been
frozen and hasn't spoiled. In the
case of the other meat there are
usually bad parts that have to be
cut ont, or they scald it and then
sprinkle it with soda To kill the
rotten taste and smell. Fish is
likely to be impossible-though
some people have made fish-head
soup. Soup has also been made
out of chicken claws.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
(BY HANS RASMUssENl

So far we have neglected keep
ing our readers posted on what is
gong ON during the go days ses-
slon OF the legislature at Helena.
10 Tell the truth about it we have
not PAID much attention to it, for
the simple reason that we do not
expect anything to happen that is
worth while. When the session is
over we will have several hundred
more laws of which practically
none will be of any benefit to the
ordinary people.
Inc session is more than half
over, but it takes about that long
for the law makers to get ac-
quanted with the different brands
OF whiskey and stenographers be-
fore they can settle down TO work.
For some Of them going to Helena
Is nothing but a pleasant vaca-
ton with pay.
AT present time Twas are intro
duced by the armload, laws got to
De laid down Tor everything unoel
the sun, everybody wants to have
MS name on a bill so they can 90
back home and brag about what
they did. The bulk of these bills
Will not be passed upon bteore the
last two days, when several hun
dred will be disposed OF and no
body will know what they are vot-
ing on. A law made OF killed in
five minutes or so. Laws for the
lest of US to live up to or take
the medicine.
The three law makers that some
body sent to Helena from SherI-
dan county, are probably a fair
sample of what the lawmaking
body consists of. They might be
nice enough people, good neigh
bors and good partners at a whist
game, but as lawmakers we will be
sadly fooled if we expect any
thing from them. Like the rest Ct
them they are trying to patch up
a decayed system that's beyond re-
pair trying to save a robbing sys-
tenn that cannot be saved, prolong-
ing our misery and giving US more
Of it.
Lately economy bills have been
introduced tight and left, every
body wants to cut somebody else's
wages, cut expenses everywhere so
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
HOUSE DAMAGED BY
FIRE WE'D. MORNING


wednesday morning the house
owned by Frank Nichols and occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Swan
son. was partly destroyed by fire.
Although it was bitterly cold
ana windy morning the fire de-
partment succeeded in putting out
the fire. The house was damaged
to quite an extent and most of the
Swanson belongings were burned
and ruined by water. They carried
ND insurance.
Nobody was In the house at the
time the fire started, but a fire
had been built in the heater, from
which it is thought the fire some
ow originated.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Second Atlantic City
Bank Closes its Doors

Atlantic City, N. j., Jan. 3d.
The Atlantic City National Bank
and its two branches, having about
$1,000 depositors, did not open for
business today. It was the second
financial institution in this city to
close within the last four days.
The last statement of the bank
made public Jan. 5, as of Dec. 81,
1882, listed deposits Of $685.
65S.34, capital of 100000, surplus
81 100000 and undivided profits
and reserves of $179,SS1.21. Total
resources were listed at s14,2OO,.
74O.36.
The statement also showed that
the bank had borrowed S1,325, 600
from the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation as of July, last year.
An additional loan of S35O,OOO had
been obtained in December.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Atty. Gen. Says Offer to
Cut Salary Not Binding

Helena, Feb. 8.-Replying to
queries put by R. N. Hawkins as
sistant state examiner Attorney
General Raymond T. Maggie today
ruled that the offer of candidate
for public office to reduce his nav
is not binding since salaries are
fixed by law.
The examiner had submitted the
case of an officer who, shortly be-
for election had voluntarily relin-
pushed part Of his salary.
Answering another question. the
attorney general said counties NAV
not make donations to any chart
table Institution not under its con-
troll.
On a third inquiry he ruled that
county commissioners have no au-
thority to appoint anyone to at
tend any meeting for any purpose
at the expense of the county.
On a fourth point, the examiner
was advised that except in emer-
gencies, no official may employ
any person without authority from
the board of county commission
ers but, with the boards auth
cation of the expense, may select
the employee.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
OUTLOOK

Mrs. MAIDS Billet received surgical
care at the Plentywood hospital last
Monday. She is doing very nicely
Mrs. Lloyd Deck was a patient in
the Plentywood hospital last week.
She IS expected to return home on
Monday.
Henry Radons had the misfortune
TO sprain his wrist while cranking
his car last Tuesday.
MRS. Andrew Ueland. Rydberg and
Mills visited at the home of Mrs.
Martin Lundeen Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Cosper en-
tertained at bridge last Friday. Mrs.
Don Eggar, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wal
ian and Emma and Clarence and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Nelson. Mr.. and
Mrs. August Westphal. Mr. and Mrs
Llndbloom, Mrs. Agnes Morgan and
EuWln and Edith, Maurice Eggar.
MT and Mrs. John Ladd, Mr.. and
MIS-. Clinton Cosper, Mr.. and Mrs.
JoIih EInulson and Mrs. Ole Car
TICK. Mrs. Emulsion received the
consolation prize for women. lack
Nelson and Ed Wallan tied for the
BOBBY prize for men and good heart
ca Ed' winning the prize divide ex-
actly even with Mr.. Nelson. the
nlckel pencil he received.
81 Goodlaxon and Violet BOYD took
VIENNA Goodlaxon to Medicine Lake
w ednesday. Velma will assist at
the frederick home in that city.
Mrs, Clinton Cosper entertained a
nuInper of her friends at a 4 o'clock
luncheon Thursday afternoon. The
guesus We're Mrs. Frank Koester
Toy Nelson. Charley Ross. Don
IroWer' Lloyd Homme. ole Garrick.
Jonn Ladd. Earl Cosper. Nellie Dick
and Ellis Hurst.
MRS: Martin Lundeen. Mrs. Oscar
Doe Mrs. Claude Mills and Mrs.
Ryeperg visited at the Andrew Uel-
ana nome Thursday afternoon.
MT. and Mrs. N. J. Nelson enter
famed q number Of their friends at
bridge Thursday evening
MT. and Mrs. r. O. Nelson enter
talneo Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Garrick and
eniioren Bryce and Kathleen and
cnliuren Bryce and Kathleen and
Mr.. and Mrs. LLOYD Homme and
daughter Roberta at dinner Sunday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10

traps, was passed by boht houses.
10 drop the license tee of "tliy-
vers" ana "Chevles" tom SO to
SO was killed by the senate.
Many more bills have been in
troduced and some of them passed
but the real fireworks has not
yet started, most of these bills are
OF very little interest to the franz
ers. When the show is over we
will have a lot more laws, but if
we expect that to make us any
better off we will be fooled. A
fair sample of what we can ex-
pect Is the refusal of lowering the
legal rate OF interest from eight
TO six per cent.
Neither house members nor en-
ployees have been able to cash the
warrants for last week. The total
cost for employees for the first
five weeks of the session has been
$19,S5S, which is $214.5O less than
the total for the same period two
years ago. There are more en-
ployees OIL the list but a great
many of them are on part time.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10

ed charges against farms is paw
ment Of interest and repayments
OF principal on mortgage debt.
There has been no noticeable
reduction in the farm mortgage
interest rate in New Jersey dur
ing the past five years. AS their
current income has fallen, farm
ers of the state have been froced
to borrow against their real es-
tate property to meet current
charges.
AS reported by the federal
census, the average amount of
mortgage debt per cent on farms
operated by full owners in New
Jersey rose from $57.41 in 1925
to $66.83 in 1880, an increase of
10 per cent. Although later fig
ures are not available, it is
known that this unfavorable trend
has not been arrested and that
the per acre mortgage debt is ev-
en- higher today. The increase in
mortgage debt has resulted is a
further piling up of fixed charg-
es against an already depleted
farm income.
'LElJIENCY" THE SOLUTION
For these conditions the COM
mittee after all of its study could
find only "leniency" by the mort
gage holders as a means of relief
for the farmers. The committee
refused to suggest any relief for
the farmers of the state as a
whole. What they do suggest is
"leniency" by the mortgage hid
ers to individual cases u dis
tress."
"The committee is confident"
the report concludes, chat worthy
New Jersey borrowers from the
Federal Land Bank of Springfield
and the New York Joint Stock
Land Bank will receive sympa-
thetic treatment and as great a
measure of leniency as the facts
in each individual case may war
rant"
THE ONLY WAY TO RELIEF
The farmers know all about the
"leniency" of the worthy" money |
sharks. If they are going to win
relief it will be only thru the mass
action that the northwestern and |
other farmers have shown.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
OF
HANS HARDERSEN
REFUSED BY PAUL

The following article appeared
IN the Great Falls Tribune last
Wednesday:
Plentywood, Feb. 7.-One hun
dred and forty communists, with
drums beating, marched to the
home of Judge S. E. Paul, putting
on a demonstration ON the lawn.
The judge was given a petition
containing about 200 names and
asking him to appoint Hans Har-
dersen county commissioner In
place of Carl Hansen, farmer-La-
Dor commissioner, who has moved
from the state.
Four of the demonstrators later
appeared in court chambers and
requested the judge to make his
appointment of Hardersen, claim
ing that in so doing it would
satisfy the radical element of the
county. The Judge told them he
would not appoint Hardersen as
he was a communist and could not
conscientionsly take the oath of
office to support the constitution
or the laws of Montana. He said
Hardersen was one of the leaders
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN by
the undersigned, Henry Osksa, of
Westby, Montana
That on the 10Th day of January,
1927. the following described real
CNEH) of Section ten (10), in Town
ship Thirty-five $3.50 North, of
Range Fifty-eight (58), East of the
Montana Meridian, Sheridan county.
Montana, was sold for delinquent
taxes for the year 1926 in the
amount of Forty-seven and 63-1OO
($47.63) dollars.
That there is now due and de-
linquent the total sum of Two hum
dred Forty-four and 66-100 (S244.66)
Dollars, which includes the taxes for
the years 1926, 1927. and 1928. to-
gether with interest and penalties
according to law, and which taxes
are subsequent to the above de-
scribed tax sale. and which have
been paid by the undersigned, to-
gether with the sum of Three ($3)
Dollars allowed by the statute for
the service of this notice.
That the time for the redemption
will expire on the 18th day OF
March, 1888.
That tax deed will be demanded
from the Treasurer of Sheridan
county, Montana. at the expiration
of the period Of redemption.
The undersigned is the owner and
holder of the County Treasurer's
certificate of assignment of dupli-
cate certificate of tax sale issued on
September "a, 1929.
That the amount necessary to re-
deem the said property is the sum
of Two Hundred Forty seven and
$4,000 ($247.e6) Dollars.
Dated January 10th, 1888.
HENRY OSKSA.
Purchaser. Westby Montana.
43-3t
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
GREEK PEASANTS
PROTEST AGAINST
GOVT. MEASURES

Athens, Greece, Jan. 1O.-Un-
der the leadership of TIE revo-
lutiOnary peasant committee the
currant growers in Pelopenesia
have demonstrated against the
Oppressive measures of the gov
eminent currant trust. Mounted
Police have been sent into the
district in order to intimidate
the peasants.
In Kilkis the farm workers
have gone out on strike against
a wage cut while those in Korn-
OfoliO are striking for higher
wages.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
COPS CARRY JOHN
AASEN TO HOSPITAL

john Aasen, who is we'll known
by many people here, was taken
sick in San Francisco and carried
to the hospital by six policemen.
John is nine feet and two inches
and weigh 400 pounds. He is a
brother of Mrs. B. N. Benson near
Medicine Lake, and will be re-
membered by many on account of
his enormous size.
He was born in North Dakota,
and has spent some years in Holly
wood with the movies, later APP
pearing in circuses. At the hos
pital the doctor ssaid he was ill
from a complication of ailments.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Local Brevities

Joe Mccall, Edwin Toben, Lud-
wig Williams and Dan Carson of
Comert0wn were compelled to stay
IN Plentywood all week on account
of the storm.
Magnus Mork, living west of
reserve, brought his son to the
hospital for an operation for an
pendlcitis, another of his sons was
IN the hospital couple of months
ago for the same ailment.
Mrs. Peter Madsen of the reser-
walton is in the hospital where her
condition is improving.
Rose Mary, the 1O-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Boulds, Plentywood, recently un-
derwent an operation for appendi-
cltls. She is getting along fine.
I'D
Otto Stadig of Plentywood spent
few days in the hospital.
Mrs. Bedwell, Redstone brought
her son to the hospital suffering
from ear trouble.
90
Mrs. Geysler Of Plentywood was
released from the hospital where
she had been for some time re-
ceiving treatment for broken leg.
Wayne LAGRANGE of Raymond
has spent several days in town
the past week.
Raymond O'Toole and family are
visiting at Homestead with the
parents of Mrs. O'Toole.
K. ]. Karlson was able to leave
his home last Saturday after an
illness of nearly six weeks
Leo McElroy moved into the
Plentywood hotel on Wednesday of
this week.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
(BY HANS RASMUSSEN

The two days farmers festival
FRIDAY and Saturday, turned Out
70 be a big success. From far
and hear farmers with their fam
lies had come and many STAYED
over night. The afternoons we've
spent listening to speakers, form
ing OF committees, passing resolu-
lions and demonstrations. For
each evening a splendid program
mad been prepared. The most in
tereStlng programs ever put over
In Plentywood.
The first part on the program
Friday evening was the Indiar
dance. and people just went wild
over 1t. Nothing like it had ever
been seen in our little town before
There was the big chief and IN
-terpreter, Fred Brinkman, with his
Indian tribe. They were there
with bells on, all decorated with
war paint and real eagle feathers.
which had been saved from their
turkey picking. There were souaws
IN flowery dresses, real Indian
blankets, and papoosse. There was
Art Martell and how he could
dance. They smoked their pipe of
peace, they beat the drums and
danced their war dances and MANY
others. 1t was something new, it
was interesting, and the big
crowd of spectators enjoyed it.
They applauded again and again.
A lot of work had been put into
the preparations of this perform
ance by these people, but it was
worth while and was appreciated.
After the performance there was
mare dances, talks, jigs, songs and
stunts. Pete Grasslin gave an
exhibit of What the Government
Gave Me-" What his government
mad given him was a big under
shirt In which two men crawled
into with more room to spare.
showing how generous the govern
ment can be at times. The crowd
roared.
AS the last surprise Mr.. Sabev.
the noted hypnotist of Medicine
Lake, offered to enter tain the au-
dlence. Which he surely did by
getting a number Of young peo-
pie up on the stage, and after
hypnotizing them made them do
most foolish and comical stunts.
They preached, they laughed and
cried, they played on instruments
consisting of broom handles, and
the audience laughed themselves
sick.
1t was midnight before the regu-
lar dance started but some made
up for lost time by staying with
it until close to morning. The
Indians furnishing most of the
music.
The program on Saturday eve
ming was even better than the one
the night before. The Indian tribe
gave another interesting exhibit. !
Mr.. Sabey put on another hypno-
tic performance, more laughable,
and more amusing than the pre-
vious evening.
The big scream of the evening
was the short play Central Com
mittee In Action" put on by local |
allen, where Peter Gallagher iml-
lated Jack Bennett and Rodney
Salisbury played Spaulding's part. !
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
FOREIGN TRADE OF
u. S. FOR 1892 WAS
LOWEST SINCE 'O5

Foreign trade of the United
States during the third year of
the crisis, 1882, was at the lowest
level since 1905. Exports during
the year were $SO6,OOO,0Oo less
than in 1881 and imports were
100000 less, according to the
Department of Commerce's pre-
liminary report.