The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-30

low like you oughtn't be miring up
with all that trash like Steve Titus
who amt got a pot to sit on. You
and Ike once had about the best
farm up yonder. Keep away from
this organizing business. Now the
town needs a foreman on the road
and"
Flint got up. "Do you under
and English 2"
johnson smiled.
"You can go plumb to hell"
Sure enough when they got to
the farm, there was the deputy
waiting for them. Flint let Ike
do the work. Ike took the notice,
to- it into a hundred pieces with
out reading it, and scattered it on
the manure pile.
] Some of the farmers shook their
heads. They didn't see how you
could handle that fellow Johnson.
He was a bastard, sure, but he
hadn't been licked yet. Admira-
ton was evident in their cussing.
That didn't discourage Flint and
Steve. They emphasized over and
over the impor ant point they had
not tried pressure of a whole bunch
of farmers on Johnson yet. Mass
pressure had worked on the com
pany. Jesse got up at a meeting
to give the whole story of the
Sherman fight-the dea'h of the
two children. the chestnut bust
ness, Ida's fall, the pole crash
all this to fatten the pockets Of
Johnson and his gang. And nov
he was talking of a lacking thu
herd. If he gets away with 1t
other creditors will try the pick
! ings. After Jesse sat down, the!
, had a surprise-the little Jew
chicken farmer who came from 2
miles down he valley, the one
: whose ice box had been take
away. He was a small rootv maj
with a big nose that reared bac,
from a dirty moustache. The farm
ers smiled but not for long. H
: was intense and had the gift o
:. CAB. Found out he's one of on
q gang" Flint whispered 10 Ton
! Lucy. And little B6rgdorf tol
; how the loss of the icebox near
9 shutting up his small stand wheI
he sold brOilers and eggs.
meant ripping the bread and but
v er out of his belly when it we
! half down. He was going to sta
$ couple of days with the She,
e mans to go down to Johnson. f
a was ready any minute, even no
n if they were. If they struck viii
f. the iron was hot, they could Der
h johnson to their shape and US
o this fight to build a real organic
t. ton
20 AS a result of the Bergdorf me
ing, thirty-five farmers, tenant
s Wash, his boy and a cousin linz
up to visit Johnson. Toss anC
ID Jennie I'll US went along too. The
n drove up to Johnson's store. F
l was out. They drove down to tt
at farm. The powdered little spli
tail snickered Johnson was oil
to gone to the big city. They drO
Mt back couple of miles in their @
j. cars and trucks beating like bs
ke tered drums. They stopped at
gas station where there was
1e phone. Jennie called up to spe
in to AL. Said she was niece W
We hadn't seen Uncle Albert in a lol
time. AL answered Johnson W
ir, hiding around the farm.
They held another meeting rig
lis there at the gas station. They {
nd cided to catch Johnson in the p
1g GERS. One half would follow {
road to the bend and wait for FL
he to signal. The rest would retrs
If their steps and swing down to
mt northside of the place.
up Flint walked down the road
'ss alone. He stopped at the gate a
waited. In about a half he
=" johnson appeared with he char
IL feur. He saw Flirt and salu.