The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-04-03
Bull FOreclOses Callahan Homestead
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1lOO pounds each, and ranged from
6 to 8 years old, and all were nm
broken stuff, wild horses from the
range. Callahan paid some nonov
down, and gave a note secured bv
chattel mortgage for the bal
ance, due in a year. The down
payment and what he paid on the
Ilrst note In the spring of 1918
amounted to S795 besides the -
per cent interest. And it was for
the $3.50 balance that he gave the
note in April 1918.
inns note was secured by -
mortgage on the Callahan home
stead in the sum of $3.50. The
mortgage was not signed by Mrs
Callahan, and it was a preliminary
mortgage on a homestead not vet
proven up. The mortgage was
filed in the Clerk and Recorders
office, then Mrs. Ben Johnson, at
the courthouse at Plentywood, on
April 10, 1918.
Callahan paid the interest. IL
per cent mind you, on the note
from time to time. But interest
at IL per cent grows fast. In the
fall of 1927 Callahan paid on the
$3.50 note $500. In the winter of
1928, he paid another 5000, leav-
ing in the neighborhood of $500
still due Bull. Shortly after the
Farmers and Merchants State
Bank of Plentywood failed in
JULY 1881, Carl Bull, who emf
grated Immediately for reasons
best known to himself and maybe
quite well known to some of his
depOsitOrs, made occasional noe
turnal philandering visits to the
Redstone area, and to his cronies
and intimates there, coming in the
back way across the reservation,
from Poplar, because he was
afraid to show his face either in
Plentywood or Redstone at the
time. On one of these trips, g
few weeks after the closing of the
bank, Carl Bull come to the Gala
han farm shortly after dinner, OF
very hot summer day.
BULL SOBS
LIKE A BABY
Hurschel was at the house and
Carl said that he wished to tall
with him, so they went to the
north side of the house, in the
shade for a visit. Carl told hi
tale of woe, and sobbed like baby
Mrs. Callahan, working in tn
room next to where the men were
heard the conversation. Bull toll
Callahan that he was broke am
down and out and needed money
and referring to the old note, said
"Hurschel, there is about $500 in
Guiding the interest still due or
the old horse note. l need none
badly and if you can help me on
in my extremity, 1 will give you
your papers marked paid for $40
in cash."
Hurschel replied: "This is har
time of the year to part wit
money, Carl. 1t is some time We
until harvest, and l need every
cent I have to buy gas and Q
for the summerfallowlng. Whll
the proposition is good to PAL
with that much money now WI
pinch me badly" But Carl plea
for the money. So Hurschel wer
into the house and talked the MAJ
ter over with Mrs. Callahan. 81
wanted to give Carl the money
possible as he was in such oil
tress. and the offer was generou
so they figured they could arrang
to get by somehow, ana Went q
their wallet and counted out S1V
and together, they went out. t
where Carl was waiting In 1rol
of the kitchen door, where Hu
schel counted it out to him. "a
sobbed out his gratitude, and p'
the money into his pocket, an
said he would mail the note al
mortgage back to Hurschel, an
release the same on the RECORDS
Hurschel did not take a receipt
; did not think of it, as he thougII
of course Bull would do as !
90 and when the papers u
not come along, he thought notnll
of the matter, figuring tney W. =
come some time. And so =
: matter dragged along. Bull nev
sold word about the matt
afterwards and four years WEI
by. The note was paid anu u
., was the end of the matter;
one gave the matter a tnougnI.
2 R,f in July 1885, four yea
e4 d--ri,oo which time never