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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
OUTLOOK

Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Grove and
brothers were Plentywood visitors
Tuesday.
A young folks party was given
at Jake Erethis' place Sunday.
Nord Snitgens was a dinner
guest at Bert Groves Sunday.
Clarence Grove, Albert Grove
ard Jacob E1eth were tanning oats
Monday.
Arnold Fredericksor of Medi-
cine Lake was seen on the streets
of Plentywood Friday.
Mrs. Arthur LELAND and Mrs.
J. b. Alexander entertained at a
bridge luncheon last Iuesoay. The
guests were Mrs. Rooster, N. j.
Nelson, Roy Nelson, Samuel Tomp
son, Mrs. Roy Morris, Mills and
Mrs. Carl Tango. Mrs. Mills re-
ceived high score.
Mrs. p. j. Scott entertained the
Misses Velma, Viola and Velma
Goodlaxon at lunch Friday eve
ming.
Grandma Hass who has beer a
patient at the Plentywood hospita!
has returned to her home last
week. She is not feeling very
much better.
Bert Groves is on the sick list
this week. ~
William Doe took Amund John
son to Plentywood last Tuesday
where he received medical atten-
ton.
Mrs. Gerald Garrick who is a
patient in the Memorial hospital
is doing very nicely. Mrs. Gar
lick was operated on last week.
Mrs. Ella West spent last week
at the home of Mrs. Andrew
LELAND.
Mrs. Donald Garrick and Reu-
ben Wollan went to Minot last
week to consult a doctor. Donald
has been aillng the past two years.
The Outlook vicinity was very
pleased to hear that another of
the young college students had
obtained a schools. Miss Nelma
Goodlaxon who has her diploma
from the Havre branch Of the
Montana university, will teach in
consolidated school seven miles
from Westby. Velma has the first
four grades and Miss Olsen the
other grades.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ross and
family were dinner guests at the
John Lindbloom home last Sunday.
Mrs. Ole Garrick entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. John Laid, sr., and
the John Laid, jr., families at a
goose dinner Sunday.
A nrmber Of friends were en-
tertained at a whist party Friday
evening at the Geo. Meharry home.
Mrs. John Gunderson received the
prize for high score.
The Ellis Hurst family sere
dinner guests at the p. J. Scott
home Sunday.
Lena Often is. assisting at the
Andrew LELAND home until Miss
Walkdens returss.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
CONNER IAL-RELIEF
COMMISSIONER MEET

Monday evening the Plentywood
Commercial club had arranged for
a banquet in the Congregational
church, to which the county COM
miseionets and members Of the re-
lief committees had been invited
The joint meeting was called for
the purpose Of discussing by what
method The people receiving relief
could be compelled to work on the
roads for relief received. A prob
lem the the Commercial Club was
very much interested in.
During the meeting it was sug-
gested that a good way to con-
vince the farmers that this work
should be done, would be to put
them in Jail for one week and feed
them on bread and water; but
nothing was said at all about what
method should be used in order to
get the store keepers, who had re-
ceived the lions share Of the relief,
to do their share Of the road work.
A move was made to unload the
responsibility Of getting this road
work done upon the shoulders Of
the county commissioners. But.
being that these men had mot been
considered competent enough e
handle the relief funds. thew were
not any too anxious about having
the road work proposition ur-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
LAW MANUFACTURERS AT
WORK In HELENA

US consider it nothing but farce.
In the last few days they fixed
up the beer and liquor bills SO
they will be In working order
whenever the 18th amendment
goes out of commission, which
might happen sometime within z
years. One Of the regulations
agreed on IN the last minute was
that a hotel must have 40 rooms
or more in order to secure a IL
sence.
The dealers license ON cigarettes
was lowered from $50 per year to
Someone had introduced a bill
by which all chain stores would be
compelled to pay an extra tax. But
IT was finally twisted around un-
til a tax was put on all stores
which means nothing else but a
sales tax. An extra tax that the
stores will collect and the con-
sumer will pay. And still gives the
chain stores the same chance of
killing the smaller stores as they
had before.
IN our report we have only men
toned few bills here and there,
giving a report on all activities
would fill a book, and most of
them Of lottle or no general in
terest, so what's the use CT vast
ing time and space on it?
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Local Brevities

Oscar Lee Of Antelope was seen
in our city Saturday.
Charley Larson transacted bust
ness here last Saturday.
Dave Earllunson from Dooley.
was here on business Saturday.
Albert Swanson from east of
town was seen here Saturday.
Joe. Hatvick Of Outlook transact-
ed business In the city Monday.
40
H. Rudie was IN town last week
from his farm near the Blue trail.
-Ott---
Matt Eaton Of Dooley attended
business here Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
90
Melvin Evenson and sons Of
Raymond were shoppers here on
Tuesday.
J. l.. Sorem returned Monday
from hte Twin Cities where he had
spent a week on a combined bust
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
Shipment of Flour and
Army Goods Arrive

For several days several large
boxes containing army goods for
the Red Cross have been laying
In the depot waiting for someone
60 pay the freight ON it.
We understand this shipment
consists of pants, shoes, shirts
and socks.
An arrangement was made by
which the freight was to be paid
out of the Reconstruction relief
fund. But for some reason the re-
lief allowance for the month Of
March has not arrived. If this is
be blamed onto the central COM
mittee on to the closed banks we
DO not at this time know.
Today a carload of Red Cross
flour is being unloaded at Plenty
wood Three carloads Of Antelope
and Scobey flour have been allot-
ted to thi scounty.
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RESERVE

W. II. Westergaard of Williston
was business caller in town last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Cliff Hansen was suffer
ing from an attack Of rheumatism
last week but is considerably inn
proved at present.
Oscar Opgrand checked the ac-
counts of the Farmers Elevator
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Lewis Bromberg of Scobey
arrived in town last Friday ard
spent a few days among relatives
here returning to ScobeY on Mon
day.
Geo. Lund is suffering from an
attack of the flu but is able TO
keep going.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Asved en-
tertained a few friends at a six
o'clock dinner Thursday evening.
VIM. Rokken returned from
Minnesota early last week, and
will remain for the summer.
Mrs. d. G. Mork returned from
Minneapolis last Sunday evening
where she has spent about three
weeks with her mother who is
seriously i'll
Pearl Moore returned to Fair
view last Sunday evening.
Mrs. N. J. Evenson is on the
sick list this week with an attack
of the flu.
The Buhd, Asheim, Strand, Full
kerson and Strandskov families
entertained the community at a
progressive bridge and dancing
party last Saturday evening with
about $50 guests attending. Card
playing was enjoyed until about
1920 when the floor was cleared
and dancing was enjoyed until
midnight when the guests were in
vited TO the dining room where a
delicious lunch awaited the guests.
After lunch, dancing was resumed
and continued until late hour.
Many guests were from other
towns attended.
Nels Larsen returned last Sat
urday evening after spending the
winter In Iowa.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
FEED, SEED LOAN
APPLICATIONS HERE

Feed and seed lean application
blanks have now been distributed
to the various committee men
over the county. Fred Mork Of
Plentywood Is the chairman.
Letters have been written TO
Senator B. *. Wheeler and others,
but no reply has yet been received.
II is expected that some Of the
red tape now existing will be re-
moved by the present adminietra-
ton and that loans will be handed
out more literally, epoedier and
wits much less red tape attached.
The demands In letters written
have been to that effect.
The rules at this time are. thet
you must reduce your acreage 30
per cent, not borrow more than SO
per acre, and rot over $500 II all.
IF YOU had two or more loans You
can not borrw yer 500.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
LIBERTY PARTY
FAKE PROMOTER
IS NOW EXPOSED
(BY HANS RASMUSSEN

(BY HANS RASMUSSEN)
Il will be remembered how Pat
Wallace bowed into Plentywood
last summer, months before cleo
ton. He stayed until the election
was well over with and then dis
appeared.
During his stay he masqueraded
as a farmers friend and a Liberty
party promoter. He was the one
who edited the Liberty paper
circulated in the county; the one
who arranged for speakers getting
into the county, among them the
old man Duncan who was running
for governor and as his final move
got the Liberty ticket in the field.
Many people were wondering who
was financing Pat Wallace's stay
of months, keeping his whiskey
jug filled othe brim at all times.
From reliable resources we have
received the information that the
following card was sent to Pat
Wallace lately, which might throw
some light into Pats mysterial
stay and the financing part of it.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
RELIEF ACTION
IS DEMANDED
BY The U.F.L.
(Bv U. f. l.. Farmers Relief
Committed

The Plentywood Commercial
.l,,b met the other night and took
~ THAT seemed to them a very
irppnortant problem, namely, that
49, farmers should work out their
r .,T orders on the roads lead
49, N PlentywOod. They of
ooorse had a banquet and several
sneeches were made.
Now the u. F. l.. invites these
.rookers to attend our mass meet
inc Saturday, March IL, at the
Farmer-Labor Temple, not that we
,y;u give their views any serious
consideration but, they could con-
tribute to the amusement part of
our program where we farmers
wiIl discuss plans whereby the
merchants making from 25 to 30
nor cent profit off the suffering
- tho producers will have a chance
10 do their bit ON the stormy end
n n No. Q shovel; for have not
,bceo gentlemen received more re-
lief than anv farmer? Two dollars
and 80 cents is not a bad profit
or n $40 order $3.50 would buy
some child good pair Of shoes).
They should be willing to do
this out IF gratitude for the won
dcrful opportunity they have been
piven to stuff off their old shop
worn stuff.
Everybody is remarking on how
much shiftier that always shifty
eve of c. G.. ChristiansOn is be-
coming. On the other hand old
Jack. chairman of the Sheridan
county yesmen, whose wife works
pat time in G. G.'s store and who
has never denied having stock in
thai store, shows no evidence of
twinges Of conscience, nor would
anyone expect to find a conscience
in a moro who would take pleas
ure in having a ringside seat at
the hanging Of another moron,
such ae Ferdinand Schlopps at
Wolf Point q Few years ago.
Not only enjoying the hanging,
but bringing home as a souvenir
pieces Of the rope that this feeble
minded boy was supposed to be
hanged with.
Gov Erickson appointed this old
moron who was recommended by
our pass the buck" Judge Paul.
who wen asked to wire the Gov
ernor demanding more funds from
the r. +. c., said he was not in
terested, (this was after election) i.
He relieves the farmers and
workers Of $4,000 per year IN the
form Of salary and travelling ex-
penses besides he's getting his re-
lief so why should he be interest
ed in children who freeze their
feet in bed for the lack of quilts
or women who cry with pain from
gall STONES who cannot pay for an
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operation, such as Mrs. Carl Jobp-
son from Comertown. Yes. JUDGE
we dare you to come to our MAS
meeting and explain your reasons
for not being interested. The S100
you receive each month is en,aI
to the relief of 40 families at SID
per month.
Letters come in daily TO the Il
F. l.. committee telling of suffer
ing starvation, freezing and sick
ness.
The farmers and workers families
IN Sheridan county now get less
than $40 per month on an AVERAGE
still the central committee. of Gid
Jack and his yesmen refuse 70 SOC CO
ond Comrade Wankels motion for
$4,000 for the month of March
the same az they did for February
If these men had Comrade Wan.
kePs understanding or the situa-
ton, they would know that while
the State Of Montana got 20 date
S1,$37 ,438, from the RFC thai the
bankers got 1907, IT'S, TAG and the
railroad companies got 1928, 519,-
2O2, in the face Of these figures
we farmers at our mass meeting
will demand $4,000 per month
and we will get it If we all come
and show this aggregation of numb
skulls that we mean business.
We producers Of wealth of this
country refuse TO submissively suf-
fer and starve when we have pro-
duced millions Of bushels Of the
golden grain that one Of cur local
Rabbits" spoke so glowingly of at
the Commercial club meeting.
Like the mouse we refuse t.
starve DO death on the inside Of a
loaf Of bread.
On March II at o'clock at the
Farmer Labor Temple we farm
ers in mass meeting will discuss
seed ard feed loans, relief and
any other thing pertaining to our
business.
The central committee is plan
ming on cutting off all relief. We
the United Farmers League say
relief shall not be discontinued in
this County. Now is tho time to
act so all come and have vcur
grievances written out ard brine
them with YOU. This will be the
biggest mass meeting ever held II
Plentvwood.
IN the eveninp three will he
program. after which n masuuer-
"tc '~~~~ co.. ~itc7l e. ---'--
own business then enjoy your
selves
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willing to- let them go blind for
need of glasses and die for the
want Of medical attention. Aftsr
you take that stand, and instruct
your central committee to that
effect, do you still expect people
TO look up to you and respect you ?
The slaves Of old was never
treated as the farmers are treated
today, their food at least was
plentiful, their teeth and health
looked after, and you, as a pro-
lessor know it--and still, YOU
cannot and will not" recommend
that the farmer, who has shaved
all his life for somebody else.
should be treated as well as the
slaves mad have their teeth, eyes
and health looked after.
You are also saying: "This de-
mand If applied over the entire
state Of Montana, as Il must be
were 1t concurred in, would mean
an expenditure Of something like
two millions of dollars per month 4"
Probably it would, Mr.. Spaulding.
but what of it? Hasn't money by
the millions and millions been
handed out by tie Reconstruction
Fund to defunct banks and rail-
roads, to institutions who never
cain and never will pay it back.
Suppose two millions per month
was scattered among the people of
Montana, then they would receive
in do months the same amount
that one man, Chas. G.. Dawes, re-
ceived in one day. But that YOU
cannot and will mot" stand for
Mr.. Spaulding, have you ever filed
a protest against these millions
being handed cut to these defunct
Institutions
When you say: "The present
ALLEGATION for Sheridan county will
not be changed by this State Com
mittee until spring brings less de-
mands upon you" want to call
your attention TO the fact, that,
when spring comes the farmers
will have more work and less In.
come than they have right now.
When spring comes the chickens
will lay more eggs and the cows
will give more milk-that is the
only income the farmer has a
summer. The eggs that are now
sold for 8 cents per dozen will
then drop down to three cents, OF
no sale at all. The butterfat now
selling for 10 cents will probably
drop to five cents. So don't fir.
ure ON stepping the relief unit
such a time when conditions have
been created whereby people will
be able to support themselves.
The crack you are taking at the
county commissioners is not very
complimentary, when you saw thai
your corporation will mot turn it,
RESPONSIBILITIES over to any Boart
Of County Commissioners" In oul
county the county commissioner.
have been picked, elected and an.
pointed bv the class cf people yoC
praise so highly. So. if in vtu'
estimation they made a poor Sc.
lection, don't Law the blame at oui
door Thov picked the best they
had. If thew are not good enough
to be trusted with the relief funds
its just too bad. II goes to show
that the best among the class that
YOU are linin0 up with are not able
to be trusted.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
Greyhounds Fail to
Capture Hide of the
Harlem Globe Trotters

A huge crowd of gleeful, elated
and highly interested spectators
congregated at the high school
gym Thursday night TO SCI the
famous Negro basketball team. the
Harlem Globe Trotters, give an
exhibition Of real basketball with
the Plentywood Greyhounds.
The crowd was in an uproar all
during the game as time after
time the Trotters showed their
skill with the bovine spheroid
throwing baskets from unheard of
angles and almost impossible DO
sitions. 1t Is reported that a
couple of the Greyhounds got
rather warm under the collar when
the visitors pulled" some of their
II eakish plays, AMI wanted to play
the part of matadors. However
the cheerful disposition of The
New Workers turned the dark
cloud inside out and me game FRO.
crossed without any unsportsman-
like conduct on the par: Vt any ~
tHS plhyeths
Those present had gone to see a
real exhibition of 1aske ball. the
like of which has never before been
seen in this section If the country,
they saw one, they enjoyed it i'm
mensely, they didn't regret the 40
cent admission charge and they oil
went home realizing that the
scientific end of the game, in this
part of the country, shows room
for vast development.
The final score was as to 90 in
favor Of the Globe Trotters.
Manager Louis Moe of the Grey
hounds, who promoted the game
merits a great deal Of praise for
securing the contest, and for the
excellent way in which things
were handled.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
Stockholders Meeting
of Farmers Cooperative

The Farmers Cooperative store
at Dagmar, Of which Thomas
Sunosted is the president and Wal
ter Therkitsen the manager, is
sending out its yearly financial
statement, in which is shown that
the gross sales amounted to $780,
520.S9. Showing a net profit for
1882 of $2,199.3b and to total UNI
divided profit Of $S,90S.53.
The annual stockholders meet
ing held at the Dagmar store on
Wednesday, March IS, at 2 y. m.
where directors will be elected. All
customers are invited.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
OPEN LETTER TO
SPAULDINC
(BY HANS RASMUSSEN

Your letter Of Feb. 10, to Jack
Bennett of Plentywood was printed
in the Plentywood Herald. In this
letter you state that you have re-
ceived requests for more relief
money for Sheridan county, the
sum requested being as high as
$4,000 per month.
The quotations ] am using are
from your letter where you say:
Thirty thousand dollars a month
would practically mean free food
to every man, woman and child in
the county" Yes, IL would mean
~ per person per month. Now,
Mr.. Spaulding, is that your stan
dard of living? Did you ever live
on SO per month, and if you did.
how did you like it? Just try IL
once and see how much food, coal
and clothing you get for the SO,
then tell us how you like it.
You say 81 cannot believe that
Sheridan county is in such dire
straights as would be indicated by
the $4,000 demanded"
Now, Mr.. Spaulding, when YOU
were here we offered to take YOU
around and show you, and you re-
fused to go. Now, after relief has
been handed out for months. If
you will come back again we will
show you where families, with the
house full Of children, are hud-
ding around the stove at nights,
covering themselves up with old
coats and rags, in order to keen
warm. They have no bed clothes.
Only last Saturday an old farm
er came into our office. He had
bees turned down by your relief
committee, t hat you praise SO
highly. and come to us for helm
and advice. He had walked thru
the snow and it was a cold day.
On his feet he had pair Of old
worn out shoes, he had no over
shoes. inside the shoes he had a
pair of bare old feet with no socks
on. How would you like to be in
this old mans place Mr.. Spauld-
ing? IF you were, would you still
say as you do in your etter chat
the affairs of Sheridan county
have been well handled by YOU"
Jack Bennett)?
You further say:
81 have received demands that
payment be made in cash, and
that an allowance be made for 81
worth Of food per month for each
and every member Of the family.
free optical service, free medical
aid and dental service I, Of
course, cannot and will not recon-
mend such a program" What is
WRONG with these demands, Mr.
Spaulding? When you were here
you told us that $4 a person would
be allowed for groceries. You also
told us that dental, optical and
medical attention would be paid in
emergency casse.
The reason the farmers in Sheri-
dan county are in the conditions
they are is Of no fault Of their
own They have been skinned out
Of everything they had by the
ruling class that you are a part Of.
When the price Of wheat dropped
to 20 cents, they had nothing to
say about It, neither we're thew
asked If they liked to have the
banks closed.
Are YOU taking the stand, that
after these people have been rob
bed Of evrything thy had, that on
ton Of that you are willing to have
their teeth rot in their mouth,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
Coffee an

All Smith said before the Senate
COMMITTEES: Russia is the only
place we can get a large foreign
market quickly, a market which
has the unusual distinction in the
times of never defaulting on its
trade payments"
And AL Smith also said we
should balance our budget eff
anything like that cam be DONE"
He didn't forget the off"
And, after travelling thru our
reighboring states, auctioneer Jen-
SEN said, that Sheridan county was
the most quiet and peaceful place
he had struck on his travel.
And the Globe Trotters just
played with our local boys.
And Roosevelt closed all banks
and doesn't know what TO do next.
And car license is now dished
out over the bargain counter at
$3.50 a plate and up.
And in Plentywood they think
we are going to have beer next
week.
And prosperity started in Plenty
wood on March a by eggs being
bought for 10 cents and sold for
eighteen.
And after Roosevelt got to be
President the chickens started lay
ing more eggs.
And spring is in the ain and our
cat doesn't come home nights.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
THERE WAS NO
RELIEF
(BY HANS RASMUSSEN

It was getting towards evening
last Tuesday. i was sitting by
the fire trying o keep warm, and
at the same time looking out OF
the window.
The morning had been nice and
fairly warm, but now it was diff
terent, the wind was blowing a
gale from the northwest, with
snow flakes mixed in with Il al
times. 1t was bitterly cold, the
wind penetrating everything and
we had a hard time keeping warm
alongside a good stove.
On the road running by the
house | saw a rig going slowly
by. 1t was an open, rickety old
buggy, ready to collapse pulled by
an old skinny horse and SKINNER
mule, moving very slowly along
and doing the best they could
In the buggy were two women,
an older one and ayomger one,
trying to cover their knees with
their short calico dress They
had mo blankets. / was wonder
ing who they were and how far
they were going in this teri IDLE
storm, and. if they would ever
get there alive.
1t was Mrs. Nelson and dauph-
ter, living Is miles from here. On
the Blue Trail where they travelled
there is Ely a few houses be-
tween here and home. They had
been in Plentywood locking for re-
llef for their sick husband and
father and the rest Of the family
-o'nd thew didn't pet It.
Oh, how I wish that postmaster
Bennett, professor Spauldirp and
Governor Erickson, Just once in
their life. could be compell-d TO
go thru the suffering that these
two w,mer went thru that stormy
nipht