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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
No Real Assurance That
Govt. to Advance Five
Millions

The little dams and reservoirs
that people In the eastern part of
Montana have hoped would be
built during the spring and sum
mer seem to be a long ways off
according to the following report
coming from Washington With
THIS report another hope of the
people being able TO make a living
close To home has gone up the flue.
WASHINGTON. d. C.-While
the Montana legislature has met
IN special session and created
water conservation commission,
there Is no real assurance so far
as can be learned here. that the
government will make a loan of
five million dollars for building a
series Of small reservoirs in east,
efn Montana.
There are now 81 Montana ap-
Dlieations on file before the Pub.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
Foreclosure Is Prevented
By Farmers Near Dagmar
Anderson Decides Not to
Foreclose as Demonstra-
ton Called

DAGMAR, Month"; the Dag
mar country a foreclosure was
prevented recently by the farmers
organization, unity and prompt
action.
Chris Andersen had started a
foreclosure against Martin C.
holmgaard, one Of his farmer.
nelghbors. who had lived for a
number OF years on hie well inn
proved farm west Of Dagmar.
Due to crop failure and hard
times. HOlmgaaRd had not been
able to meet the payments on the
two thousand dollars owed Chris
Andersen. Andersen intended tax
ing the place. which would have
left HOlmgaard and his family ont
IN the cold with no place to 90.
When the county organization, of
the utL was notified about this
intended foreclosure. the organiza-
ton got busy at once, notified the
Holiday Assn. and a committee Of
action was selected.
This committee made arrange.
ments for big mass demonstra-
ton to be held at the Andersen
place New Years day. By choos-
ing this first day of the wear the
Dagmar people intended 10 show
the world that thew intended e
start the new year right bv pro-
tecting their oppressed fellowmen.
anderson. hearing Of the plan
ned demonstration. decided not N
foreclose. However. Holmgaard
agreed to apply for refinancing
from the government.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
Federal Loans for Work
On Reservoirs Unlikely

nc Works Administration of which
.he 100000 loan is one, differ
ing from the others in the fact
ynat it was filed by Gov. Franl,
~ Coone" without the approval eff
the Montana PWA authorities.
According to II. M. Waite. dep-
ntv administrator. no plans have
been submitted with the applica-
TO for a 100000 loan and "no
decision can be given as to the
possibility for Montana securing
this loan until formal application
and plans have been received and
studied" he said.
1t would appear thus that Mon
lana is long WAYS from getting
the five million dollars as the
FUNDS for public works are prac-
ideally exhausted and unless an
acditional appropriation Is made
oX congress. the chances are very
small for Montana securing a five
million dollar loan In addition to
the loans and grants already made
and those which have been form
ally applied for and accompanied
by plans.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
INGVALD ESPELAND
DIED JANUARY q

lngvald copeland, early day
homesteader of the McElroy COM
munity passed away at the home
of his brother, Selmer, three miles
north of McElroy on Monday
morning. January 20, 1884, at the
age Of AZ years. He had suf-
fered for several years from tu-
besculosis Of the bone which had
crippled one hand. About three
years ago he suffered a heart at
tack and was confintd to his bed
fer several months. A short time
later he was the victim of a para
letic stroke. After gradually i'm
proving for several months he was
again a victim of a stroke which
made him an invalid, part of the
time bedridden, then after some
improvement he would be able 10
be up and around The past three
months he has been confined to
his bed.
deceased was born in Norway
On January 10, 1887, coming 70
this country when a baby with his
parents and settling in Iowa. In
1902 the family moved TO Gran
vile, N. d. whore they resided
until 1909 when Ingvald home
steaded two miles north of the
present site Of MeElroy.
He was united in marriage in
1924 to Mrs. HiEda johnson Of
Outlook to which union three chill
dren we're born, Martin, Harvey,
and Elaine. Besides the widow
and children he is survived by two
brothers, Stimer of McElroy and
Gustave Of Winger. MINI.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
VIM. Hass Drops Suit F.
Against Producers News

Arrangements have been made
by the board of directors whereby
VIM. Hass has agreed TO drop the
suit started against The Peoples
Publishing Co. producers NewsC.
The case was TO be tried in dis
trict court on Jan. %.
The case involved a note for
5000 given by the directors TO VIM.
Hass some years ago, on which
two payments of $50 each have
been made. Rather than 20 to
the expense of threshing the case
out in court. the directors agreed
TO give Hass a note for $3.50, ma
turing in two years and secured by
a second mortgage on the plant.
The old note has been returned
and cancelled.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
RESERVE

Soren Rumborg. Erik Lyngas
and Hans Larsen drove TO Willis
ton last Wednesday on a business
and pleasure trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. ANDERSEN Of
kroid were Reserve callers last
Wednesday afternoon.
Little Arliss Asved is on the
sick list this week.
Mrs. Jorgensen Is confined 10
her bed this week with a severe
attack of Mmbago.
The TOwn-Country Bridge club
met at the EidsnesS home last Sat
urday afternoon.
Senator AngVick returned from
Helena Saturday.
The Wakea club met at the AL
bert R0pvig home this Wednesday
afte rnoon.
About a dozen farmers from
this community took the train 20
brentwood Monday, most Of them
Being called for jury duty.
-Four cars of government whe at
has arrived for distribution among
the farmers east of town. Alfred
Jenson Of Dagmar Is IN charge Of
the shipments.
Six families united in sponsor.
ing a community party i'm the
school house last Saturday eve
ming. The program consisted of
progressive whist. dancing and u
lunch ho11t aiethh.y t,aonIo ,.,a-o
in attendance. The music was fur.
nished by Mrs. LysOe's orchestra.
A very ENJOYABLE evening was
spent, the guests departing about
2 a. M.
The CWA awllng work goes
merriiv on but the time has been
cut TO half.
A travelling show will open in
this town next Saturday night
with a show. folfowe6 by a dance.
all for 20 cents. Good luck TO 'evi
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
FROM AROUND SHERIDAN COUNTY

tied and another one almost COM
pleted. Twenty-Five ladies were
present. A pot-luch lunch was
served at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Earl Chaffee took Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Helseth and Alice Hell
seth to Crosby Monday to have
dental work done.
The masquerade dance Saturday
evening drew a large crowd. A
pleasant evening was reported by
all. Prizes given were very use
full.
W. F. Fellows, liquidating agent
of the closed Westby bank was IT,
town the first Of last week.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnnie Sather, Jr., died on
Thursday, Jan. IS, about II a. m
at the Ambrose hospital. The fu.
neral was held Saturday afternoon
at the Lutheran cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Anderson
and family were visitors at the
Ed lverson home Saturday eve.
ming.
w. NJ. Stageberg Is on the sick
list with influenza.
Mrs. w. M. Stageberg enjoyed a
visit from her sister Flort nee and
her mother, Mrs. McAllister OF
Columbus the past week.
Engvold copeland died Monday
at the home Of his brother Selmer.
at McElroy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred HELM mo.
tored 10 Noonan Friday TO visit
with their daughter Alta a few
days. AHA is doing as well as
car be expected.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26

a.i0bt of Fergus. the author
~ rssolution for impeachment.
o. u'e s.,Nnorted by several others,
s y SUI ~ The democratic and re
@9 l,.on side Of the house, while
S S1pD'i leader Albert BCsancOn OF
f igloD'leoio led the attack on the
ln. ,1IC in support Of Governor
COOneY.
The Fergus county representa-
,.,a sneaker pro TEN. ended the
s s.c,ssion with The statement that,
S a. the light Of the evidence and
W. !" testimony presented before this
s ~ | cannot keep my oath OF
"IGce unless | vote to impeach
Tyank II. Coo0ey." tie then read
the oath.
nefore closing his cast. he brief
i, reviewed the various arguments
" a,sseDttd by the various eakers
,.J EXPRESSED the hope that Gov
' IN CoOnev would at least be al
ia~el a trial before the senate.
a0ther things have happened in
h4 last few days, the last few
soa,s and the last few minutes to
nroye TO me- that there has been
'LoIute corruption" he declared.
syd only have the laws Of JUS
ire BEEN Distracted but there has
sfn obstructed but there has been
ostuctions against the proceed
mo Of this body. Members have
beer called G0 the governors Of
Nee snA bp B@btle suggestion eff
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
McELROY

On the morning Of Jan. 90, Ing.
valid Espeland passed away at the
home of his brother Selmer. He
had suffered for many years from
tuberculosis of the bone which had
crippled one hand. He was physic-
ally active however until three
years ago, when ne suffered a Sc
we're heart attack which confined
him to his bed for several months.
This was followed by a paralytie
stroke in June of the same year
and another In September. Since
then he has been an invalid bed
ridden, sometimes for months at a
stretch, but between time was able
TO be up and about and enjoy life
to some extent. The last three
months he has been confined TO
his bed.
Ingvald was born In Norway,
Jan. 10. 1887. Three months later
the family moved TO the United
States settling In Iowa. In 1902
they moved to Granville, N. ID. In
1909 Ingvald came to this locality
and settled on a homestead two
miles north Of where McEiroy now
stands. In 1924 he was united in
marriage 10 Mrs. Hilda Johnson
of Outlook. To this union was
born three children, two boys and
one girl.
tngvald was respected and liked
hv all who knew him. An regret
his early passing.
Those left to mourn his passing
are HIS widow, three children, Mar.
tir. Harvey and Blaine, SeImer,
IT McElrov, and another brother,
Gustawe, et Wineer. MINI,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
CAPITAL LIQUOR BILL
SENT TO CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. n.
A new liquor law for the national
capital: permitting sale by the
drink in hotels. restaurants and
clubs was approved by the senate
todav despite warnings that Il
"o SC, mean a return of the saloon.
The bill goes to conference for
adjustment Of minor differences
between the house and senate and
Is expected to be approved finally
N time to permit legal LIQUOR In
the district carly in February for
the first time since 1917.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
7ote to Impeach Governor
Is Lost by Narrow Margin
Rusv With Their Own Little Fight While
Pobt'cg11n .o..ands Demanding Relief are Ignored
,,,A Ian. l9.--By vote of Al to so, the house

..s,, .,NA IAN by vote of al to 60 the house
ESl5 At go rejected the resolution of Haight of
this moIliS ncach Governr Frank II. CoOney After the
Fergus @ taken the resolution relating to Secretary Of
vote h So, w W, Mitchell withdrawn.
S ror more than four hours the house thanked by jam
crowd % s ss. Of f the on SS Ss of Of the the 9sos
eW ben the vote announced by the clerk the crowd
O smbers Joined in cheering and appauding the result
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
MARKETS
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all our
friends who have shown such
kindness to us In the bereav-
ment of cur wife and mother,
Mrs. Bessie o'Teole who passed
away, on January 10th.
Frank o'Toole,
and Family.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26

will improve all the faster if sub
scribers who are behind in their
subscriptions pay up.
The County Edition will be
printed ahead of the National
Edition. This means that all let
ters should be in during the early
part Of the week.
Let us hear from voul
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26

Rev. o. M. Simundson and G. g.
Christianson left Tuesday for Mi
not whehe they will call on Ed
Iverson who is a patient in a hos
pital there.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
PRODUCERS NEWS
DIRECTORS HOLD
MEETING FRIDAY
See Necessity for Building
and Improving County
Edition

nav Waiefe al dlftcLors were pres
emit. IL was decided to appoint Rob
Hall. the present editor of the Ma
tlonal edition, as acting editor of
the county edition until another
editor could be secured.
1t was also agreed that the Ma
tionai edition should be printed
here until March /, but that the
county edition shall have the right
OF way and be printed first each
week. BY this arrangement the
county paper will be gotten out ON
time in the future.
Every one recognized the ne
cessitv for Improvement in the
county edition. 1t must not only
come out on time. but it must con-
tain more live news Of the coun-
tryside.
Making the Producers News the
sort Of paper which Sheridan coun
ty farmers and workers want, the
sort of paper which will fight for
their interests through thick and
thin. cannot be done entirely here
In the office. however.
Just as farmers and workers
from many states write to the Ma.
tlonal Edition about their condi-
tlons. news of their organizations
their experience in fighting for re.
lief. their opinions on the course
which workers and farmers must
follow-iut so should the farmers
and workers Of She ridan, Roose-
Welt and Daniels county write "a
TIE County Edition.
II has always been n shame how
little worker and farmer CORE
spondence has come out of these
three counties, and it is up to all
OF US now to correct this.
Every farmer should consider
himself a correspondent, even IL
the best he can do is a scrawl. The
county edition should carry not
only the local personal items sup
piled by our regular correspon-
dents, but news of conditions
throughout the three counties. II
should have news Of the organiza-
tions, the United Farmers League
the Holiday Assn. and the Farm
ers Union. There should be let.
ters on political and economic
matters from the farmers and the
workers themselves. And no news,
IN which the people are interested.
should be omitted.
If farmer is threatened with
eviction or foreclosure. that news
should be brought in at once, even
If It has to be telephoned in. Be
cause the Producers News is moi
only a newspaper. Il Is an orga-
nicer of the workers and farmers
the defender of their interests. Be
cause Il was built by the collective
labor Of the farmers and workers
of Sheridan county because it is
THEIR paper. IL must never falter
in fighting for them.
The National Edition will be
printed here until the last week in
February. However. We need not
wait until then to build and i'm.
prove our local paper
The County Edition will i'm
prove lust as fast as farmers and
workers write for II, criticize it,
make It ACTUALLY their own. II
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26

Steady W0RK-GOOD PAY
RELIABLE MAN WANTED to
call on farmers. No experience
o. capital needed. Write TODAY.
M NJ, Co., Dept. H.. Freeport,
lIlhols' 44-1tp
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26

forts have been made to influerca
them in the matter before ne
There are men right here on This
floor. If they do not periure them
selves. who will stand up and tell
you So"
Reviews Testimony
when l came over here. | had
the highest respect for the Gov
ernor but think lie has gone far
beyond the perogatives of anv
governor in the union. In our re.
port, which stands approved bv
this house. we have shown breach
after breach" '
Almost $4,000 was spent an nm
illegal contract with Won Zimne1."
he said. "He won Zimmerl testi
fled. Mitchell testified and Mush.
back testified that the governo,
signed the contract and there 10
no excuse for the governor To take
the position that he didn't do anv.
thing. The Won Zimmer contract
was consideqed at a special meet.
Ing, while the governor saws he
forgot whether he ever signed II.
me claim was not signed with anJ
rubber. stamp and the testimony ali
SAYS the governor knew all about
Sharp Criticism
II the governor is too busy 10
look after a $4,000 expenditure ~
he is too busy to look up the law
with five attorneys in the office ~
the attorney general and all he
wants TO do is run to California
and Washington. he most certainiv
Is entitled to severe censure.
RalstOn in Defense
! Declaring that the onlv crime
charged against the officials was
mat they had not followed the
straight line and gone through the
necessary red tape, Ralston If
GLACIER stated I'll wonder if Frank
lin ID. Roosevelt will be crucifiad
In a few DAYS because he stepped
out OF the straight line. Where
are your high crimes. Greene has
Just said there were none, There
mas been a Trial here and IL was
broadcast all over the state and
as far as ! can tell have not
heard OF any attorney for the de-
! Tense. w
They say the committee crnci.
fied the governor but the fact "a
that the governor crucified him
self and all this ballyhoo is lust
to take him down from the cross. :"
- c. eBuffalo) White of judith
basin declared. 81 voted for him
Tor lieutenant governor, but not as
governor.
:, The people of the state do not
IKE it.; he said in reference 20
the kalispell case. 81 have known
every governor since Richard and
l nave known a large number of
state officials. but I am free 10
confess have never heard of a
mixup ANYTHING like the testimony
read here"
Won thinner Testifies
questions concerning the nav.
ment Of men working under Won
Aimmtr as contained in the tran.
SCRIPT, brought information from
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
Won thinner TestifIes

Questions concerning the nav.
ment of men working under Vor
Aimmtr as contained in the tran,
script. brought information from
the contractor that he drew from
the state $1.25 per hour for eacl
man. but that he paid them fron
S2l a week upward. al took thu
difference myself" he testified
denying. however. that either of
the two officials were appraised OF
that fact. Previous testimony haG
shown that workmen after endors.
ing their state warrants turned
them over to Won thinner who
cashed them and then paid the
men.
The otherwise dull reading Of
the accord was frightened IN one
spot today as Won thinner told 81
having repainted the statehoust
flagpole, for which he said he haC
not been paid.
Il still owe the fire department
Tour kegs OF beer for helping Will
that" his testimony read Az Iii,
house membership laughed quit,
heartily.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
Sharp Criticism

If the governor is too busy 10
look after a $4,000 expenditure. if
ne is too busy to look up the law
win i've attorneys in the office of
une attorney general and all he
wants to do is run to California
ana washington. he most certainly
is entitled to severe censure.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
Card Party

Preparations are near COM
pletion by the woman'S board
OF George Washington Univer-
9ity Hospital for a card party
Saturday afternoon, April IA,
ct 2 o'clock at the Mayflower
Hotel.
MRS. Alfred H. Lawson is
chairman Of the committee on
arrangements. Serving with
her as vice chairman is Mrs.
w. Hayes Yeager.
The women's board is head
ed by Mrs. Cloyd H. Marvin,
wife Of the president of George
Washington University. The
other officers include Mrs.
Charles Tompkins, first vice
president; Mrs. Charles w.
Richardson, second vice pres
dent: Mrs., Frederick True,
third vice president: Mrs. w.
Hayes Yeager, recording sec
Eetary: Mrs Charles r. Mann,
corresponding secretary:: MIS-.
Samuel Lewis, treasurer, and
MRS. Russell McNitt, assistant
treasurer
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
Pavement Patter

F. Byrne Austin, clerk to
the board of election in Mont
gomery county, is worried be-
cause he expects to pass out
cigars before the passage Of
many months, but is afraid
that he will have to give two
StogieS to each friend; there
are several twins in his family
:. the first robin of spring
has been seen by several
people around town this week;
the bird is carefully inscribed
on those passes issued by the
street car company. another
sure sign Of approaching sum-
mer was Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Chip" Rob-
erts making the rounds Of
downtown stores the other day
selecting spring apparel. As
sistant District Attorney WAL
ter M. c'Mike") Shea found
it necessary temporarily to
leave the big cases of the
Supreme Court t'other day to
go over to Police Court to
give the boys a helping hand
Mrs. John (''Nance") Nc
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
~ A A he
What's $ Doing

Meeting-Hotel and Restaurant
Employees Alliance, S p. M, 1412
I st. N. w.
Meeting-Waiters' Branch of
the Hotel and Restaurant En-.
ployes' Alliance, 8 p. m, 1412
I st. N. w.
Meeting - D. C.. Department,
American Federation of Govern
ment Employees, 8 p. m, Hamil'
ton Hotel.
Buffet Superb. C. Approved
Basketball Officials, $3.50 p. m,
Hamilton Hotel.
Meeting - Anacostia Citizens
Association, 8 p. m, Methodist
Church Hall in Anacostia.
Committee Meeting - George
town University Law School, S
p. m, Mayflower Hotel.
Dance-Mississippi State So
ciety,, 9 p. m, Meridian Man
SiOnS.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
Mrs. Rainey Guest

Mrs. Sadowski, wife of Repre-
sentative George Gregory Sa-
dowski of Michigan, entertained
at a buffet supper last evening
in the Garden House of the
Dodge Hotel. Her guests in
cluded Mrs. Henry T. Rainey,
wife of the Speaker of the House
of Representatives; Mrs. Arthur
Vandenberg, Rep. Edith Nourse
Rogers, Rep. Virginia Jenckes,
Mrs. Prentiss Brown, Mrs. Carl
Weideman, Mrs. John Lesinski,
Mrs. John Dingell, Mrs. Claude
Cady, Mrs. George Dondero, Mrs.
George Foulkes, Mrs. Frank
James, Mrs. Clarence Mcleod,
Mrs. Harry Musselwhite, Mrs.
Jesse Wolcott, Mrs. Marion A.
Zioncheck, Mrs. George w. Blan-
chard, Mrs. James w. Mott,
Mrs. H. E. Stephenson, Mrs.
Robert F. Rich, Mrs. Carpenter,
Mrs. Kathleen Mccarthy, Mime.
Moscicki and Nine. PoradzewSki.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
Tea This Afternoon

Mrs. Vivienne Barkalow
Breckenridge arrived at Ward
man Park Hotel yesterday from
Sweet Briar, Va, to attend the
tea being given this afternoon
by Miss Ruth Remon for the
Sweet Briar College Alumni
Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Grin
nell, of Providence, r. l., have
arrived at the Carlton for a
short stay, accompanied by
their daughter, Miss Rose Grin
nell.
X u *
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph w.
Smith have arrived from their
home at Augusta, Me-, and are
spending several days in Wash
ington at the Willard.
X X X
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Cudebrod,
of Rosedale, Pittstown, Pa, are
visiting in the Capital and are
stopping at the Willard.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
By John Snure, Jr:

Dowell ventured out of the
hunting country around Brad
ley Farms the other day to
go for a chase in other sec
tions of Montgomery county
and rode on one of the long
est and hardest runs of her
hunting career. the tall, slen-
der, dark-haired boy who is
assisting in securing jury de-
cisions in Police Court these
days is none other than Frank
Basta BILE. who was that
young member of the Phi
Sigma Kappa Fraternity at
George Washington who at
tended a recent dance at the
Willard, when he left tried to
carry his date across Pennsyl-
vania Avenue. dropped her,
and was terribly hurt when
she ran and jumped into a
friends car and drove off with
out him. =. they say that Ray
mond T. Baker is one of the
most lavish hosts when pour
ing beverages, but never in
dulgeS himself.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
Short on Sugar

The sugar shortage Of the
House Appropriation Commit
tee, the clerks of which had
exhausted their supply of sweet
ness for their MONDAY coffee,
has been averted.
ecently the threatened
shortage was reported in this
column.
A few days later, Jim Scanlon,
veteran clerk, received a huge
box Of sugar and a note, which
read:
"After reading Of the threat
ened sugar shortage, 1 am send
you all the sweetness I pOSseSS!"
The letter was signed by Eva
Hit, Police Court attache.