Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-03
COMMUNISTS MAKE
FUTILE ATTEMPT TO
UP SALE HERE
Crowd Dispersed When Water
Turned on From
Fire Trucks
4

Facing q protesting crowd OF some
two hundred Communists and Holiday
association members. and with some
twenty specially depiItized armed or
~fIeers. sheriff Hans P. Madsen noun
ed the combine in the court yard own
ed by y. P. Anderson e Sons Wed
nesday afternoon and ordered his
deputy j. Franc Murray TO proceed
10 sell the machine at sheriff's sale.
Although a bid of fifty cents was
made by some Holiday member. Mr.
Murray sold the machine at a bid OF
goo. made by the Rumley company,
holders Of the mortgage.
4 serious riot was narrowly avert
ed when leaders of the Communist
group backed a truck up to the com
bine just before the sale with the IN
tention Of hauling it away. The city
fire department had been called into
service. and when members of the
moi attempted to push a fire truck
out Of their path. several fights start.
ed and water was turned on to quefs
the melee.
One man attempted to cut the fire
hose. but was sent sprawling behind
the fist Of n of the deputies. Anoth-
er vent down under a heavy blow
from the city policeman's billy. Aside
from a few swollen jaws and water
soaked clothing no serious damage
resulted.
Trouble Was Anticipated
Following notice served on him
Monday that the combine would nev.
be sold. sheriff Wadsen had nrp.
pared for trouble.
Early Wednesday morning. truck
loads OF sFmpathizers be IN gathering
at the Labor temple. The Sheriff I'M.
nIediateIy denutized some Y enty or
thirty men and ordered them to re
port az the court house. The city fire
was called into service
with both its trucks.
An effort was made by the Holiday
Association group to get I'M touch
with the attorney for the Runelv
company and get the sale called OFF.
but nc avail.
Promptly at two o'clock sheriff
Madsen. accompanied BY under sher
TIT Murray and their %bodya1lard or
deputies. most of them armed with
shcfguns, rifles or revolyers. started
Tor the combine. They were faced ~
me protesting crowd. but forced Their
way through TO the machine and pro.
with the sale.
Heiberg for Sheriff
me opening gun OF the 1884 carn-
1algn was made by Hans Henderson
candidate for SHERIFF two
ears ago.. when he mounted 4 tr,ck
told the crowd that Chris Hei.
1ffs, 1oTnertoWn farmer would he tho
communists choice for sheriff in this
sampaign.
Mr. Heiberg followed bv 4 daclara.
that he would make the fight
= a Communist, adding that when
an sherllf, there VIII never be the
1T fnaf was pulled here today
MI. Henderson made d plea for =
oycoi on Plentywood merchants he.
anse Of their part IN coming 70 rna
10 OF sheriff Madsen in conductive
sale Pointing to some of the den.
lies whom he called s.gun-pugsp he
aid, This IL P1entywood. hona
seryone oil you farmers viii 90 home
eaefnalned 70 boycott every store In
until there isn't a mer.
hant left"
Claims Of Mr.. Anderson
The Herald found n p Andarpa,
cad of the company which purchased
re combine, a very amiabie gentle
ian, and who gladly offered iniur.
'ation when asked for his side of
Ne story
He commended that he had paid
I'D on the machine. OF this mount
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