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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-11-16
NORTH DAKOTA FARMER EXPLAINS
:: THE REVOLUTIONARY WAY OUT"

what 1 call it," and l said, "And
you voted for Wall Streets candi-
date for president ?" 81 voted for
Roosevelt" he said, and l said,
"Then you voted for exactly what
we're getting now and can man
have a theory of government who
pretends to want the cooperative
commonwealth and votes for hell
on earth?"
Now let me tell you something.
We Communists do actually have
a theory of government and it is
based on the proposition that hu-
man life can't exist without labor
and that to labor belongs all of
the products of labor and that no
one has a right to live who does
MT do useful work and that any
one who gets a living without do
ing useful work steals it and that
no thief has a right to claim own
ership of any part of the earth
or anything on it. We claim that
the earth and all that's on it and
in it, by right, belong to the farm
ers and workers; that the farmers
and workers must have a pure
farmers and workers government
/ "a dictatorship of the proletiariat.
Not dictatorship of one man but
of the working class over the class
that Expresses US nova real re-
preventative government. We claim
that the farmers and workers can't
have that kind of a government and
allow the thieves and shirkers to
vote or have anything to do OF
say about nominations, elections OF
politics of any description until
they have proved, by a term OF
years spent in useful work, that
they are good for something and
that they are friends of the farm
ers and workers. We demand fol
the farmers and workers 'title tC
the earth and the right to rule it,
and we tell them to keep theil
, powder dry for they are very like
, ly to find it necessary to fight fol
their rights. Do you see anything
wrong with our theory of govern
ment?"
"Only one thing. You are al
) ways preaching revolution. ! be
lieve we can get these things peac
) ably, gradually by ballot, by elect
ing good men to office" Eyes,
II said. 'You believe in wastin
! your time at conventions nominal
: ing good delegates to try to nom
4 mate good men for president an
! vice president in Wall Street pan
! tv conventions, and then you vast
: your vote voting for Wall Street
candidates because ]. P. Morga
! and company and the editor OF tn
/ Farmers Union Herald fooled 20
4 DELEGATES into voting for then
0 You believe in voting for the Sc
/, called progressives we have
S congress now, who waste the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-11-16

the candidates for office on the
spot, especially the sheriff, as to
what their attitude toward farm
ers and workers is going to be if
they are elected-what they are
going to do, if any person or group
OF persons attempts to take your
constitutional rights away from
you-whose side they are going to
be on in case you find it neces-
sary to force the relief people to
issue enough relief so that you
and your families can live, and if
they refuse to give you definite
and correct promises, run another
candidate who will protect you.
use your mass power, your
mass influence, to save your chat
tells, homes and lives. That's the
revolutionary way and that's the
only way that viii save the farm
ers and workers today and they
are the only ones worth consider
ing or protecting.
r.. W. Dalziel.
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LONGVIEW

Mr.. and Mrs. John Turner and
Melvin Arneson were at the Gust
Westrup home Tuesday evening.
Melvin and Mrs. Ed Arneson
were at the Henry Osksa home
Sunday. Mrs. Arneson got a tur-
key gobbler while there.
Nels Arneson was in Comertown
Wednesday.
Nels Nelson called at the N. A.
Arneson home Wednesday.
Morris Rowland called at the N.
A. Arneson home Thursday.
William Herman, Gust Westrup
and Nels Arneson were in Coal
ridge Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Negaard and
daughter of Comert0wn visited at
the home of Mrs. Math Rowland
home Sunday, Nov. a.
Mrs. F. Miller and son Freddie
called at the Math Rowland home
Sunday, Nov. A.
Fred Herman was in Comertowr
Friday.
N. A. Arneson and Christ Buh
were in Comertown Friday after
noon. Mr.. Arneson took in TIVE
boxes of dressed turkeys for Mr.
Bull.
A few persons from here attend
ed the play in Comertown Satur
day night.
Mrs. Ed Arneson visited wit
Mrs. F. Miller Sunday afternoon.
Harold Howard and Paul Mile
were at the N. A. Arneson HON
Sunday.
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Glenburn, N. D.

Glenburn, N. D.
Dear Producers News:
A farm woman who thinks she
is religious but, who voted for
Roosevelt, and who tries to kid
herself into thinking that she be-
lieves all that is between the two
covers of the Bible, told me that
she believed in reading good lit
erature but that she thought the
average working person needed
good deal of eight reading"
Think of it! Light reading"
when millions of men and women
are unemployed, idle and unable
to enjoy adequate food, clothing
and shelter, not to mention enter
tainment and culture; when mil
lions are suffering for the same
things and denied the right to de-
velop properly, physically and men
tally; when good working men,
women and children are shot and
gassed for striking and picketing
the only type of strike that is
effective or o value-when the con-
Sutudonal rights of the farmers
and workers are over-ridden and
public officials tell them to go to
nell with the constitution, as oc-
&c Cured in Roberts county, S. D.,
and Linton, N. D.
=. don't say that all of the Bible
IS bunk. Any fair mind will glad
~ admit that there are many good
teachings in the Bible. They are
the naturalistic teachings. The
.Super-naturalistic teachings con-
slider the bunk.
There are two kinds of litera-
lure tOday--capitalist literature
and proletarian literature.
The lives of the farmers and
workers are cursed and spoiled by
poverty and war. Poverty ant
war are the causes of all of the
farmers and workers troubles
communism will abolish poverty
and war. Communist literature
stands for Communism pur'
farmers and workers government
II condemns the oppressors ant
uefe0ds the farmers and workers
II demands for the farmers ant
workers "title to the earth and tn
nght to rule it." Communist lit
erature is the only good literatur
On earth today.
While attending the Holida
convention in Minot, a man sal
% me, "You know. Dalziel, you
theory of government differs
great deal from NINE" "That'
why we can't agree" I said. Gar
you sure you have any?" Ger
,Sslnly I am" he said. I sale
lou pretend to believe in the &C
operative common wealth, don
yOu!" Certainly" he said, an
asked him, ''That's supposed
se Just about heaven on cart
isn't it," and ne said, "That
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-11-16
ALIAS SUMMONS

In District Court, of the Fiji
teenthe Judicial District of the
State of Montana, in and for the
County of Sheridan.
Northwestern National Life In
surance Company, a corporation,
plaintiff,
Hans P. Madsen, Executor of
the Estate of Elmer v. Bergh, de-
ceased; Jess H. Voorhees,; o. A..
Aspelund; L. S. Olson; w. E.
Pierce; Plentywood Holding Com
pany, a corporation; E. H. Dunn
mer; Sheyenne Oil & Gas Com
pany, an insolvent corporation,
and G. E. Wagner, trustee in
bankruptcy thereof, and Jack Ben
nett, defendants.
THE STATE OF MONTANA
sends greetings to the above nam
ed defendants and to each of them.
You are hereby summoned to
answer the complaint in this ac-
tion which is filed in the office OF
the Clerk of this Court, a copy Of
which is herewith served upon ont
of you in each County wherein
any of you reside, and to file your
answer and serve a copy thereof
upon the plaintiffs attorney with.
in twenty days after service Of
this Summons, exclusive of the day
of service; and in case of you
failure to appear or answer, judg
ment will be taken against you, b.
default, for the relief demanded il
the complaint.
Action by plaintiff against allow
named defendants for the foreclo
sure of a mortgage execute,
March 18th, 1919, by Elmer v
Bergh, and wife, to State Bank o
Redstone, for $2,5OO.OO, securin
promissory note in that amount
Z and mortgaging the S1aSEA, tn
E1aSWA, Sec. 9, NEANWA
S1hNWA, and NWA SWA of Set
: 16, all in Twp. 95 N, of Rye. 5
, E. M. NJ, plaintiff alleging tn
. sale of note and mortgage to
Demand is made for $1,S00.00 an
interest, taxes paid by the plail
=, tiff, abstract charges, court cos
and attorneys fees, all of whiC
more fully appears in plaintiff
d complaint, herewith served upC
d you, and to which reference
hereby made for further particV
K lars.
e Witness my hand and the Sc
Of said Court this 3rd day of N
:. vember, 1884.
h (Seal of the District Court
c. B. Peterson, Clerk.
p D. c. Peterson, Deputy Gle.
HOWARD M. LEWIS,
Il Plentywood, Montana,
"a Attorney for Plaintiff.
N Nov. 9-16-23-30)
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1FF AGENTS ACCUSED OF FORCING WOMEN
~ oSTEP OUT" OR BE CUT OFF FROM RELIEF

EDITORS NOte-The following
". contains some serious charg-
le'.s aoinst employees of the county
Is :os administration. 1t states
r Re some relief agents are using
t pa, position to force women to
tnsm out" with them or be cut
!. the relief. Similar statements
o. - come from other sources but
20 have paid no attention to it
w. we we could not believe that
Sll .h abominable misuse of power
SUI possible here in Sheridan
We" '.rnty. We understand that the
'Oaa has already been presented
e tbp county commissioners. The
D News will do all it can
~ot TO the bottom of this ard
" have these degenerate methods
stopped.
The letter is full of Indignation
,nt the writer of the letter is per-
gastlv willing to back it up in
Ill Ill In the meantime, an inves-
t;gation seems to be very much
II place.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all those who
SO kindly remembered and assist
ed US in our recent sorrow.
To the choir for their beautiful
music, and to Rev. Simondson for
his comforting words, we express
our heartfelt thanks.
We greatly appreciated tn e
many beautiful floral offerings.
Wesley Fellon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Lindhe and
family, Mrs. Perry Lester
and family, Mills Hordure
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-11-16
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
letter in your letterbox which
would like to have you print in
rour paper about this wonderful
!oliff station we have here in
PlentywoOd.
Il locks as though those relief
amptoyees are trying to put every
bodv off of the relief which they
can so they can have just that
.mueh more to pocket for them
selves.
II you are not willing to step
ont with some of those men that
are employed up there you are cut
off the relief and told your case
is closed.
n that is what this relief sta
ton Is put in here for to break
m families and homes, we are
much better off without any.
A lady not long ago went up
and asked for an order for coal
and winter clothing and was turn
ed down and told her case was
closed. She also was promised a
mattress and was turned down
when she asked for one. So she
went to the county commissioners
with her case and was sent back
to the relief station to see what
could be done, but got only g
bunch Of sass from Mrs. Hansen
who is employed there and who
seems to have a lot to say.
The first day this woman wa:
told, when she asked about EN-
ployment, that only those that art
on relief could get on this worl
that is to come up for women.
The next day she done as tn
commissioners told her to do ant
see what could be done and wa
told by this Mrs. Hansen, "Yo1
can't expect relief and employment
;bOth," which she isn't getting an.
Of.
The case worker that was dow
to her house is trying to send he
children back to the Mister whic'
is married to another woman, an
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put a crippled boy in the CCC
camp and try and have this little
woman rent out her house and 90
some place else and look for work.
If this isn't breaking up families
and homes, 1 would like to know
what you call it.
wonder what kind of sys-
tenn this is; a fine way for you
men employed at the relief station
to pay for your high life; pay it
in relief.
And l think this station can get
along with a few less employees
than they have up there. Some
of those women don't know one
thing about house work or cook
ing and they are the ones who are
trying to tell US what we can get
along on.
Well, old gals, put yourselves in
our shoes and see how long you
can manage on a little of nothing
for a couple of months or more.
Trade places with any of us house
keepers and see what you can do
and how you would like ito
sleep in a bed without a mattress
and just a few covers over you,
and nothing in the house to cook
to eat, and see how long you
would last.
We can use that 81 day just
as we'll as some of you sassy
mOuthed women.
What we had years ago and
and what we've got today are two
different situations. If we coulC
raise crops and gardens and have
/ the prices like they were few
years back, we wouldn't need tt
come to the relief station and ash
for aid of any kind.
Those times are times of the
past, and during this drought i
puts us all on the rocks, excep
those than can draw 81 day o.
more, who are sitting pretty. The
don't know what it is to have hare
times or go through hardships, anC
have nothing to worry about.
The case workers who are EN-
! ployed by the relief station ar
pretty nosy. They want to know
your life history from the tim
. you were born until now. The,
) must want to write a book of som
, kind and call it the history o
Sheridan county.
| People, stop and realize hoy
/ much is paid out each month
, employees working at the relic
station. The women get 81 a da
5 and the men get a little more;
little over $4,000 each month. tt
e no wonder people who need aid al
( cut off the relief.
Take notice! Something's got
E be done and soon, too. What
this coming to? What we nee
s again is a demonstration put O
u to wake up few of those none
t hoarders. And we need to take
Y few of these cases into our ow
hands.
n And call another meeting of IL
r whole county.
h Will sign off.
d "A Reader.
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WESLEY

Ed. Ferguson will sell all his
farming equipment, stock and |
furniture at auction on
Wednesday, Nov. IA. He plans on
moving to California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin entertained
a number of friends at supper Oh
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bergen of
Elkhorn shopped in Westby Tues
day.
The high school operetta will De
given Friday at the Orpheum.
Sunday night Luther League
program at the Lutheran church
at 1880.
Mrs. Nellie Burke has returned
to Columbus after three weeks
stay in Westby.
Ted Nordhagen returned home
Saturday from a business trip to
Glasgow.
Maurice Bergh and family have
moved into the Schlosser house.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Morrison
spent Friday night at the R. Stub
be home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor of McElroy
motored to Plentywood to meet
their daughter Alberta and her
husband who arrived from Tacoma
for a visit.
On Sunday afternoon the silver
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. McCallister was celebrated
at the lodge hall. A huge we'd
dirg cake adorned the center Of
the table. A purse of silver was
presented to the honor guests. Mr.
end Mrs. McCallister, Mr.. anG
Mrs. Bud McCallister and children
Florence McCallister and Eddie
left for their home at Columbus
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Olaf Alstad of Bowbelii
called on Westby friends Tuesday
Charles Wickland and Charlie
Stubbe arrived home from For
Peck to spend the week end.
Mrs. Luther Hultgren and chill
dren arrived home Monday after /;
two weeks stay at Minot.
Luther Hultgren is busy thest
days buying cattle to ship to tn
! eastern markets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvins returne,
from a0deer hunt at Sidney.
Mrs. Mary Krowen of Lonetre
, spent Friday afternoon at tn
: home of Mrs. R. Stubbe.
The L. D. R. girls gave a car
nival and had candy booths a
the church parlors Friday night
, Proceeds amounted to $50.
: Mrs. Annie, Mr.. and Mrs. Os
! car Christianson shopped in Pler
! tywood Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hass attende
: to business affairs at the count
esat Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Weatherb
i were county seat callers Saturda!
q Ole Medvedt of Pleasant Vale
is busy building a hog house.
- Mrs. Charlie Myers, Mrs. Cha
lie Johnson, Mrs. Christ Hols
Mrs. Gust Stubbe, Mrs. Reinel
= Stubbe, Mrs. Anton Ditmarso.
Mrs. Henry Jensen, Mrs. Oscs
Helseth, Mrs. John Phelan an
= Mrs. George Friesleben attende
! the New Deal club meeting
q Plntywood last Saturday afternoo
4 The next meeting will be in Fe'
= ruary. Mrs. Charlie Myers is pre-
. ident and Mrs. Christ Hoist Sc
Il rotary of the Westby unit.
20 Mildred johnson is confined
! her bed with bronchitis. DIR. H:
Tf is in attendance.
20 Andrew Christofferson is sci
a ously i'll at the Plentywood he
= pital.
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ANTELOPE
Dorothy Richardson

Helen Mclaughlin was a guest al
the Leo Donaldson home on Frida,
evening.
A. F. Ziebarth transacted businss
in town Friday.
Syl Iceland made a business triI
to Willisfon Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fe1bbaum have NOV
ed into the A. A. Enfield home,
where they will reside for the school
year.
Little Jacky Ator has been suffer
ing from stomach flu the past week.
Howard and Mrs. Ator have had
slight attacks also.
Several from here attended the
party given by Mary Rita Hovland
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Fred RIackmore has as her
| guest, her sister, Miss Carrie Hamil-
ton, who Is superintendent OF nurses
at the ~neurologic hospital at Welfare
Island, New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Haugen OF
Great Falls are guests at the Albert
Lindquist home east OF town. Mrs.
Haugen will be remembered as Grace
LindQuist.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Island are
parents OF q son born at the Excl
stad home in Plentywood-
The bank building has been sold to
a Mr.. Peterson from Dagmar, who
will use 1t for a residence this school
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernon Stevens have
q nnvrr Hatyrhfn~ Lrrs Avurxr< IN
C. e. Mclaughlin and family
spent the week end visiting at the
A. G. Strom home in Glasgow and
the t.. e. Singleton home In Vida.
J. J.. Murray shipped a carload OF
cattle Thursday.
Several farmers have reported the
loss on several horse from drinking
stagnant water.
Mrs. @. b. Hoven. Mrs. ALI Hoven
and Mrs. j. e. Stewart were guests
at the Blacksnore home Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Glaze from the
Welliver country visited at the Leslie
Hedges home Thursday.
Maylon Francis has rented the
John Grayon house and will keep
four high school students this year
Walter Hansen left by car for
Oakes, N. D., to bring back Mrs.
Hanson and small on, who have
been making an extended visit
Mrs. Inga Arneklev has gone to
Rothsay, Mimi, to spend several
months visiting relatives.
Weldon Richardson and E. M.
Krost are making an extensive trip
over southern Montana and parts OF
Idaho. They we're at Payette, Idaho
last week and will return soon.
Mrs. Mary Hedges was a guest at
the Leslie Hedges home last week.
Miss Catherine McNulty and niece
spent the week end at the r. S.
Richardson farm home.
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CHERRY VALLEY

MI. and Mrs. t. Holderman and
children we're supper guests at the
Adolph Rehmer home Wednesday
evening. the occasion being their son
Carts birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Rice are the
happy parents OF a baby boy born on
Tuesday. August 81 at the Pete Ack.
elstad home in Plentywood.
Harold Langlois of Plentywood was
a visitor at the Adolph Rehmer home
several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Steinke and fam
lily visited at the r Stubbe home
near Westby Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. D. Schultz and children OF
Dooley we're dinner guests at the G..
Westrup home Sunday.
GunEar Fransen spent a few days
at Glasgow last week.
The girls sewing club had their
last meeting at the st. Johns church,
Friday afternoon. Lunch was served
after which the girls presented their
leader. Mrs. T. Holderman with a
linen table cloth in appreciation OF
the work she done for them.
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FRANKLIN
Mr4 C. \. BrSck

Oscar Rose suffered a paraletic
stroke on Monday and has been In a
serious condition since, being UNI
able to talk or move.
On Wednesday the Brinkman fam
lilies held a closing out sale at the
home OF Jens Brinkman, where they
disposed OF their personal property
preparatory to their move to Missis-
sippi In the near future, Mr.. and Mrs.
Brinkman are among the very earl
lest settlers OF this community. They
have built up a well improved farm
n are OF the very best people In
ouT vicinity. While a neighb0rhood
feels the loss OF these people we are
glad they are In circumstances to
move to q more congenial climate
and prosperous country than this
particular part OF the country has
proven to be Of recent years. The
very best wishes OF a netghborhood
OF friends and acquaintance Is ex-
tended to this family on their depar
ture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Williamson and
family, Miss Lille Sentx and Craig
WELD we're WCuuccNAy evening SUP
per guests at the C. r. Brock home.
A party OF friends went in to spend
the evening with G.. E. DahlstrOm on
his birthday Thursday evening.
Mrs. Peter B. Glen entertained
her club on Thursday. Mrs. Liefring
and Mrs. Devine we're guests at the
party.
Ole Wikum moved his family to
Glasgow or Tuesday where he is
employed.
Mrs. Ed Rasmussen received 4 ter
egTam this week telling her Of the
death OF q brother at Detroit Lakes.
MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter B. Glein are
enjoying a visit from Mr.. Glejn's
father from Foxholm, N. Oak. at
this time.
Mrs Ole Jensen and children OF
Reserve attended the Brinkman sale.
They spent Wednesday night at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Rasrnus-
sen and attended the club nj Mrs.
Gleins, OF which she Is a member. on
Thursday. |
a very unfamiliar sight was seen
and heard this week when the Henke
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WESLEY
n R

Nj. and Nn- g. p. Friesleben were
Crosby visitors last Friday
Mn Du1Ain and SONS. Fred and
Robert and An Schcoley, Who have
been visiting 1t the Clarence Onstad
h0ame, left Monday q hst week fof
their home 1t Los Angeles, Calf.
An- DuIhin II Nn- Clarence On
stad's mother.
Nr. and Arx Laurence ROhweder
a Glasgow arrived On Saturday 80
ming for = short VIM with relatives.
They returned A0ndny, takinx their
household gneds mifh them
Ni@ He1ea Jeneen Who has been
In Ghsgnw TIE Ms two weeks 70
turned Saturday n1ght and h 1nck
1t ker - - ~ teasphnae opsxa1or-
Nr Al Nh Alfred 0poklie and