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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
SITTING ON TOP OF THE
WORLD

lief only because it is forced to.
"Times are getting better and
our state has the brightest crop
prospect in years. We want some
thing done for silver, and if that
is done. Montana shortly will be
sitting on top of the world"
We want something done for
silver, the Governor tells them at
relief meeting. Silver means
the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany, they control the silver mines
as well as the copper mines. That
is what Governor Cooney went to
Washin gton for, to do something
for silver. If that is done then
Montana will sit ON top of the
world. To him Montana is the
Anaconda Copper company and
nothing else.
While another 500 million dol
lars have been set aside for relief
that someone will get, our Cover
nor goes to Washington and says:
"Our people DON'T want relief
What we would like to know is
what good will silver do the farm
ers of Montana as long as they are
not getting any of it. Relief in
form of silver is good enough for
anybody, but if the farmers are
going to wait until the Anaconda
company hands it out to them,
then they will never get it.
1t seems as our Governor either
don't know the conditions of the
farmers In the state or don't care,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
HOPPER POISON
FURNISHED FREE

1t appearing from reports of the
various communities that there is
considerable damage being done by
hOppens, and It'll order to check
such damage, it is necessary that
the hoppers be poisoned. The
Board of County Commissioners
have purchased Crude Arsenic to
be distributed free for such pois-
oning and. also a carload of saw
dust. 1t has been found that saw
dust can be mixed with bran on a
50-50 basis with favorable results,
thereby reducing the cost of the
poison. The sawdust and arsenic
will be distributed free, and will be
available to all who desire to use
it. 1t is urged that all crop grow
ers make an examin alton of their
fields to determine whether or not
the hoppers are at work in their
crops. An application of poison
at this time may safe great deal
af cron ord If is yesre0tfullv urged
that such roisoring be done as
eoo~ a. nossihle.
Ire poison shoull be prepared by
using five pounds Crude Arsenic
with 100 pounds of bran, or so
pounds of sawdust. The arsenic
should be mixed with about 10
gallons of water and this solution
used to dampen the bran. Mix it
thoroughly and apply the poisoned
bran in the morning whe n the
hoppers are most active.
Caution
Extreme care should be used in
the hanlling of this poison as it is
deadly. Use gloves when work
ing with the poison and do not
leave amy lying around where live
stock viii get it. Sacks and uten-
sils used in mixing and distributing
poison should be buried deeply
after using. Do not allow chill
dren to handle the poison in any
manner
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
I00KNTC OVER THE COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

farm from the looks of things. no.
body should have any objection To
the place being fixed up and the
inmates taken care of. When our
relief committee seems to think a
family is just overloaded with
groceries if they get SO ner
month. l just WANT that COMMITTEE
to look over these grocery figures
for the, poor farm, a place whera
people are not overloaded with
swell eats.
We also find that Judge Paul
has appointed County Land Adj
visOry Board" consisting of HON
L RS Angvick, Hon. Andrew
LELAND. Hon. Harry Sparlin AS
chic Mann, Esq. and Svend Peter
sen. ESQ. What this board will do
and what their salary will be is
mot mentioned, but we understand
that this board is now looking for
a good man to- help them look
after the county's land. So here
is a chance for another Hon. ON
ESQ. to get on the county payroll
They also passed another resolu-
ton with many 'Whereases' in
which it says: "Many OF our resi-
dents have expressed a desire to
do relief work ON the county
roads," The commissioners being
willing to supervise" and get in
ON the relief work at the rate of
So per day and mileage. That the
residents who have expressed this
burning desire is the Commercial
club of brentwood the resolution
does not mentions.
AT the request of the Plenty
wood City Council they designated
the Babcock building as a ladies
rest room. For many wears the
farmers have tried to get the
commissioners to create a rest
room but never would they listen
as long as it was the farmers who
done the asking.
The boundary lines of the COM
missioners districts were also
charged at this meeting.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
SECRETARIES OF LOAN ASSOCIATION
GIVE INFORMATION

Farmers of this county will be
interested In the statement Just re-
ceived by Frank Rooster, secre-
tary-treasurer of the 500, r. r.
Uland for the Antelope and Chris
Madsen for the Dagmar National
Farm Loan Association, from J.
A. Scollard, agent telling how it
is expected there will be a very
substantial scale down in the debts
of many borrowers because the
farmer getting a loan will be able
to offer cash FOR settlement of
debts which he might not other
wise be able to pay.
commissioners loans are being
made to reduce and refinance the
farmers debts on a longer term
basis, to supply working capital,
and to refinance foreclosed farms.
The collateral accepted is first or
second mortgages upon all or any
part of the farm property, real OF
personal. including the crops. OF
course. before the Commissioner
makes a second mortgage loan he
will ask the holder of the first
mortgage to waive foreclosure
rights in accordance with the Com
missioner's regulations.
Loans are listed to maximum
of $4,000 each. These LOANS plus
all prior mortgages or other evil
dences of Indebtedness secured by
the farm property may not exceed
rs per cent of the appraised value
thereof.
During the first three years the
loans are in effect, borrowers will
mot be equired to make payments
on the principal if they are not
otherwise in default with respect
to- the conditions or covenants OF
their mortgages. The loan must
be repaid in such annual or semi
annual install ments as will dis
charge the debt within the agreed
period.
The Commissioners agent also
points out that these are collarizeC
and not personal loans and that
the financial condition of the APP
plicant as we'll as his history must
be considered, including, of course
the ability of the farmer to repay
his loan. The properties are APP
praised by the Federal Land Banl
appraiser and he uses the same
general values in arriving at the
value Of the property to be Offered
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
Local Brevities

Close to- downtown theatres,
Beaufort Hotel 112 3rd Street
South, opposite Federal Building,
Minneapolis, 75c, 81, $3.50 per
day.
Ray Land moved his family to
Poplar last Monday where he has
beer in business the past few
years while his family has lived
here.
The storm Sunday night did a
lot of damage thruout the county.
The big barn of Jim Toole's few
miles south of town was blown
into splintens. The barn of VIM.
Simonson, east of town, was also
reported as destroyed, killing sew
eral pigs and chickens. The barns
of Helmer Lee and Dave Nelson
and others were also damaged.
The wind was general over the
county but rain fell only in spots.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Aklestad and
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin ReinertsoD
left for Canada last Sunday where
they expect to eat fish and what
trimmings go with it for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. J. VanHee and
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Sachow re-
turned last Monday from a two
weeks trip to Minnesota where
they visited with the Geo. Bantz
family at Detroit Lakes and other
friends. They report a good time
and fishing as plentiful.
Carl Brinkman and Axel Olsen
of Dagmar were in town Thursday
gathering up a load of freight for
Minneapolis.
Gordon Petersen and Walter
Rasmussen started for Chicago
Thursday where they intend to
take a look at the Worlds Fail
If the fence is not too high to
climb.
A. C. Jacobson and SON Joseph
of Perley, Mimi, are visiting with
Conrad Peterson and family, being
the father and brother of Mrs
Peterson.
Mrs. Katherine Duggan went to
the hospital this week after being
confined to her bed for some time
Mrs. Iheo. Thorstvedt returned
last Monday from Wolf Point
where she visited her daughter
Mrs. Lertin Hall for two weeks
She was accompanied on her re-
turn by her granddaughter, Lure
Dell who will visit her grandpar-
ents for some time.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23

as collateral. The principal differ
ence between the Federal Land
Bank loan and the Commissioners
lean is that the land bank loan is
made only on the farm property
and can Lot exceed so per cent of
the normal appraised value of the
land plus 20 per cent of the in
sured, permanent improvements
whereas the Commissioners Agent
may lend up to IS per cent Of the
normal value and accept second
mortgages and personal prone
as security
The Agent points out that for
the convenience of the public the
secretary treasurer of the local
national farm loan association has
been appointed as correspondent
and that farmers should find it
convenient and satisfactory to
make their applications to this
correspondent rather than apply
directly to the agent stationed in
the Federal Land Bank.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
HOW TRICKY BANKER POWERS
OPERATES

Some time ago the county COM
mlsslOners decided that anything
leIt by a county dependent should
20 10 The county after his death.
VI course, it stands to reason that
Nne county could not grab any :
1nlng IN sight except some papers
were signed up to that effect, but
GOULD lille a claim against the prop
erty left by the county dependent.
In the Medicine Lake hotel is an
OLD farmer by the name of Theo.
Ihelser, who has now been on the
county for several years. He OWNS
what they call a good farm not
very far from town, but he has
mot been able to make "a living on
IT, SO the county is how taking
care of him as it should.
On this farm there is a S14OO
mortgage, but they claim the farm
is worth $4,000 and could be sold
TO neighbors for that amount or
more. THIS year more than half
of the farm is seeded and the crop
Us looking good.
Some day this old mann will die
and on top of everything else the
county will bury him and pay the
funeral expenses, which is all
right and nothing more than the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
PRINTING UNSIGNED
LETTERS

Sometimes we get unsigned let
ters telling about some trouble be.
tween neighbors. If we printed
these letters we wohld get our
selves into everlasting trouble.
Only last week We received such
a letter telling about some trouble
In the Wolf Creek country. This
trouble, We of the Producers News
know very little about and have
never taken any part in it.
When the letter states that on
june 8 about go people met at the
Producers News office and ir
some way settled this trouble, it is
not so. However, we are told that
a few men got together on thai
day and that the matter was set
led to- the satisfaction of all con.
cerne
One of the men present has Of
fered to go to that community anC
explain everything if meeting i,
call'd there for that purpose.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23

dozen used cars and succeeded in
placing a number of them in this
district.
Nearly everyone In town drove
out to the lake last Sunday for a
swim.
c. R. Cole of the Victoria Ele-
vatOr company was checking up
the local house last Friday.
Seven-eighths of am inch of
rain Tuesday morning freshened
the country quite a lot.
The town-country Bridge club
met at the home of Mrs. G. E.
FulkersOn Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyngas will leave
the last of the week for a car trip
thru Minnesota.
Narge Petersen returned from
Minot last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VonEschen Of
Bainville were Sunday guests at
the G. G. Peterson home.
The Farmers Cooperative Imp
cement Co. provided a couple OF
tractors and men to run a road
drag oven the road from town ia
a point about 10 miles east Tues
dav.
Bernhard Nelson traded himself
into a very good Four-door last
Saturday night.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
(BY HANS RASMUSSEN

While Governor Cooney is in
Washington telling Roosevelt and
others that Montana shortly will
be sitting ON top of the world" a
government man dropped into our
office and we had a little chat
with him. He had travelled all
over the state and was supposed
to collect seed and feed loans for
the government.
"The farmers simply can't pay''
this man said. eff it isn't grass
hoppers it is something else get
ting away with the crop. I wrote
the government and told them
they might as we'll forget about
the loars and cancel them-and
YOU should have seen the letter
thew wrote me back.
This man knew what he was
talking about, he had been over
the ground and knew the actual
conditions. While he gave US this
report, based on actual facts, Gov
ernor Cooney blows his horn at a
Relief Conference in Washington
in this manner:
"Our people," he said. "don't
want relief. they want work and if
we cam get money for work pro-
iects we soon can shut off relief
and hope in a short time not to
need help. Montana is taking re.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
Comertown-DooIey

Correction-The baby born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace LaVerdue
was a boy, being BORN Friday,
June 9. He was named Marshall
Rodney.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Oistad Thursday, June Is.
Jim McNulty, Frank Sturgeon,
Christ Tuition, John and Horace
IaVerdure made business trip to
Stanley, N. D. this week.
While hauling a load down a
grade recently Leo Brady suffered
painful injuries to his leg when
the wagon tongue broke.
Much damage was done in this
vicinity during the recent storm.
Many barns and buildings being
destroyed and much of the crops
were damaged BY the hail.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
FARMERS PICNIC AT
WANKEL GROVE
WELL ATTENDED

The all day picnic at the Art
Wankel grove drew a big crowd
OF several hundred farmes with
their families mostly from along
the 500 Line and Archer.
Lunch and speeches were ell
loyed among the shady trees. On
the ball diamond two interesting
games took place in the afternoon.
The Archer girls played a good
game of kittenball against the
RAYMOND girls. Raymond being a
wilmer. The Raymond boys also
were winners in the baseball game
with the Archer team, ia.
The riding of Art Wankel's
bucking work horses and wild
steers also created much amuse-
ment.
Those who stayed for the eve
hing enjoyed the dance in the
nearby school house.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
BLOWING THE
HORN
(BY HANS RASMUSSEN

Last week when the mercury
was playing well above the one
hundred mark, while the grass was
whiting away, the grain being
cooked by the heat and reports of
grasshoppers and other pests COM
ing in from all directions, the
Plentywood Herald had to- come
out and blow its horn about our
bumper crop.
1t isn't that we would not like
to see a bumper crop, but what is
the use going around and kidding
ourselves, we might as well look
the facts in the face anil admit
that the bumper part has been
taken right out of the crop right
now, tnen we can start and hope
for the next best.
This blowing of the horn is
what they call being a good
booster. If you are not a good
booster you are not much good In
a community, the louder you can
blow and brag and lie about the
local conditions, the more people
YOU can fool the better booster
YOU are looked upon as being.
If this blowing, Dragging ano
lying was going to do us any goOc
then | would say let us have some
more of it. But, even if we die
have a bumper crop, coming out
and bassoon it all over the world
would be the most foolish thing
we could do.
Every time a report like rha'
gets to those who control tne
grain market the price OF Whea'
drops a few cents more. Not only
that, but in the hotel Hobbies In
Minneapolis at present time there
are hundreds of half-st collec-
tors, peddlers and sleight-of-han,c,
performers of all descriptions al
ready to swarm into the bumper
COP sections like bees and graz
everything they cam get away
with.
Of course, there is not much
danger of the Plntywood Herald
being read that far from home
but a report of that kind might
slip into other papers, anil mos
likely that is what the Herald''
article is written for, to tell these
parasites to get ready and be sure
to come to Sheridan county. That
the Plentywood Herald should blow
its horn for anything that woulc
help the farmers is more thar
could be expected, something it
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23

duty Of the county.
But, if the county commissioners
expect to file a claim against this
mans farm and reimburse the
county they are going to be fooled
because, Ed Powers, the Medicine
Lake banker, is holding a deed to
the farm.
OF course Ed Powers hasn't
filed that deed yet, he is too
tricky for that, but as soon as
the old man dies the deed will be
tlIed and the farm is his. Ed,
Powers could file that deed right
now. but if he did them some one
would probably insist that he be
the one who should take care of
the old man. Ed is not taking anv
chances like that, he is like the one
IinI Reserve, those fellows don't
take care of anybody but them
selves.
After the county has fed Mr..
Theiser for years and finally has
buried him Ed Powers will grab
the farm with the $1,000 mortgage
and probably sell it to someone
else for $4,000. That is the way
bankers do business, robbing the
county does not bother them a bit
more than robbing the farmers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
" HANS RASMUSSEN

nv HANS RASMUoOENl
lBl Cor commissioners proceed
The .I ls't quite lengthy and |, cover
bgs az a. two pages in the Plenty
part = HFe saE For printing ct this is
wood o nG, will receive the sum OF
the Hei"HEE Had the bid that the Pro
$685. News submitted two years
juceTSs oa a accepted, the printing OF
ago. Oesn nosedings would have had
thsse+ Se taxpayers SAB even.
coSI w .roceedings also say that,
Inc living considered bids sub
"si.sl l5 the commissioners passed
nitt solution ito giving the printing 2;
IeSUlt to Harry Polk again, "
'9 S:.b will affect a saving to the
'I ,l.ing the little plural word bids
U sTotber slick way of fOOling
: usonIe. trying to make them
ne 9:.l pS That bids had been called
s . When the fact is that the
i9 s.lo thing was fixed up between
E VT5. PAX PoIk and the county COM
ha :..ioners and slipped over a
nll sStS before it was expected.
Dy Victor Anker voted mo" on the
, which goes to show that
r. ITs is getting to be quite a poll
t ~ The two others voting
s .l'. was all it would take to put
,ss s1 doaI over, so now Vic can come
y. .nt r and stand like a hero before
o. g-' taypavers when he rurs for
!. y, election and tell them he voted
Inst this crooked frameup.
ss we look over the proceedings
- - come to DR.. StOrkah with a
' N for poor doctors salary, DR..
g.n S1O2.8O for salary and sup
liz. iS for the county poor doctor.
p T then further down the list
m Hall slips in with another
V0N25 And when Old Dutch was
.i,k at the poor farm they didn't
even take the trouble to go and
see him.
What we find about the poor
farm is also quite interesting. The
Inns paid by the county for the
month comes to $3O9.39, some of
which can probably be figured as
ood Investment such as lumber,
,sed cats and the S45 cow Martin
Renerson slipped over on the
commissioners. The grocery bills
comes to S12O.44, of which Ing
watson Co. got the S95.44 and Lew
/ Helm SIS.
As long as manv more of us
soon will have to retire to the poor
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23

RESERVE

High wind Sunday evening diu
considerable damage around the
farms ON the reservation. 7. A..
Hansen had combine, a binder
and ccokcar wrecked and several
granaries turned over. His hired
man. sleeping in the cook car, es-
capped with minor bruises. 3. w.
See had some granaries and other
buildings wrecked.
Dry weather the past ten days
or more is beginning to tell ON the
crops, especially stubbed stuff and
late sowing.
Quite a number from town at
tended the dance at Antelope last
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Anderson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Christensen
were over from Brockton Saturday
and Sunday.
A car dealer from Crosby was
in town last Friday with half a
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23

picking rocks and burning thistles.
By people with very little ex-
perience in actual work the work
was remarkably well done and
more of it should be encouraged.
BY giving these peope little more
experience they might yet turn
out as good road builders anil use
full citizens.
This idea of "Good Road Day.
invented by the town people, is a
new one and a good one. On this
day some storekeepers were able
to work off his twenty thousand
dollars worth of relief between
the hours of 9 and 5.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
COMMERCIAL CLUB OUT
PERFORMING

If c. G. Christensen and old
Jack worked out the profit ON
$4,000 on the roads how long
would it take them?
Is Percy Neville "our mayor. .
the same Percy of the Doolev
Imp. Co., who through Hans Mad
sem seized Holdger Johnson's cat.
tie and after keeping them hid for
SIX weeks was forced to return
them without any expense to john
SON by the United Farmers
League?
Is Lord Nelson really a LORD?
Why is it that everything our
rubber-tired farmers put on is a
flop?
Why does Phil try to act like
old Jack when he is not around?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
OBITUARY

BryOn Peterson who nos.o,
tb m"y ct sunday evening, June IL, at
' Une Sner0oan Memorial hospital
MAS Was born May 8, 1888 at Wheato~
LII, IN 1910 he took up a homestead
M IVES, OF Dooley, Mont, where he
nved until the time of his death
ne leaves to mourn his PASSING
a father. Peter H. Peterson: fon1
gpl oyn Clarence of Rosholt, S. d,
Lercy OF Wolf POINT, and Ellie and
IRWIN IRWIN of Dooley, Mont, besides
Tour Tour sisters, Mrs. L. E. Clark. of
HaXne; Mrs. Alfred StatSSad~ Raw y
molid; Mrs. A. w. Kramer Ont
LOOK and Miss Elma Peterson Of
Dooley, Mont. '"A VI
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
THE GOOD ROAD
DAY

How the Rood Road Day.
turned out in the rest of the coun-
try we don't know yet, but here in
brentwood it turned out to be a
bowling success. Promptly at
a. m. all stores closed and at
lsast some of the business men
went out and did some actual
work.
Working I'M the sweat of their
brow could be seen such men as
Judge Paul, big John VOTERS,
Peterson Co., Leo Zeidler and a
number of others, ON the roads
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
CARD OF THANKS

we wish to express our sincere
appreciation to those who so kind
~ assisted us during the illness
and death of our brother Bvron
PPeterson. We especially thank
Kew. Anderson, Mrs. Ibsen. tha
choir and those who sent the beau
tltul floral offerings. Peter H.
PETERSON, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Peterson. Percy Peterson. EIfie
Peterson, Irwin Peterson, Mr.. and
Mrs: l.. E. Clarke, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Statstad. Mr.. and Mrs. A. W
Kramer. Miss Elma Peterson
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23

This idea should be taken up by
the farmers, and we suggest that
the farmers set aside a day anil
close their place of business be-
tween the hours of and 5, and
at least visit with the town peo-
pie. On July Fourth there are
celebrations going on in Westby
and Outlook. The Fourth of July
would be a good day for the farm
ers to designate as their Good
Roads day, where they could work
off their part of the relief by at
least visiting with the people In
these towns.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
NUMBER OF PICNICS
DURING SUMMER

The string of farmers picnics
planned by the United Farmers
League for Sheridan, Daniels and
Roosevelt counties, with Roger
Murray of Butte and other speak
ers, will be held around July g.
One of the picnics will be held at
Brush Lake. Look for further
dates.