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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-27

ing of the road and tresspassing |
on the premises. The complaint |
therein raised the issue Of the |
possession of the land. Affidavits |
IN support Of petition were signed
by +. M. Swanson, fieldman for
the Union Central, purpOrting to
relate the relations of the Com
pany and Callahan, the cancella-
ton Of the land contracts, right of
the Company, and denying any
right Of possession of the Gala
hans to the farm and charging
him with trespassing on the prem
ises; by Arthur A. Blaise, re.
lating that he was in possession of
the premises by lease from the
Union Life and that he entered
the premises on March 25, 1886,
on the basis Of that lease, and that
his possession had been questioned
by Callahan upon his return 10
Redstone about the first of Sep
TENDER, and that a notice to va
cate had been served upon him by
Callahan which he had ignored and
that Callahan had entered the
| premises and was working on The
same as if he were the rightful
owner; and one by K. G. Kaufman
the general agent of the Union
Life, setting forth the claim Of
cancellation Of contract and the
, right of the Company to possession
The complaint was served q
Callahan and the Board of Count
Commissioners. Judge Paul issue
? an order to show cause why tn
Injunction should not be granted
2 setting the date for hearing fc
Friday, the 18th day of Novembe
1885, at 10 o'clock at the cour
rooms Of the Plentywood court
o house. Both Callahan and Il
$ Board Of County COMMISSIONS
X answered thru their attorney, We
non Hoven. The temporary j
l. junction was granted, but Il
hearing and the temporary
le straining order by stipulation
% the parties were continued un
le the trial thereon upon the merl
and issues and the entry Of fir
4 Judgment thereon, which has n
o. vet occurred, and it is so, st
ne pending, with Blaise and others
SO possession Of the farm.
- CALLAHAN
4 TURNS TO FARMERS
With the filing of the petit
for an injunction by the I'm
Life. Callahan realized that Il
at Union Central had determined
N, violate its own agreement, ma
ed in good faith, and actually can
he the land contracts if possible, I
q take the farm away from n
he and thus rob him of all the MOI
md he had paid them, and of his we
he of toll. It commenced to dSV
IN upon him that something had
IAN tually happened, and that tn
ia. wac a conspiracy in existence,
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on Friday, January 3, and near
the Callahan farm for the puF-
pose Of a conference and il nee
essarv 4 demonstration at the
Callahan farm with the idea OF
putting the Galatians back into
the possession thereof. But the
dav before a blizzard set in and
was at its height the day appoint
od for the demonstration, the
roads were blocked, so only a few
farmers were able to get to the
Hagan farm.
SHERIFF MADSEN
TAKES PART
But the news of this meeting
reached the ears Of Sheriff Mad
sen. At the behest Of the lnsur-
ance company, he, accompanied by
several special deputies which he
had appointed for the occasion, in
Guiding local immigration officers
and border patrol, went out to the
Callahan farm to protect Art
Blaise in the possession Of his old
neighbours home. During the aft,
; ernoon, when no one had appeared
at the Callahan farm, Sheriff
, Nadsen went over to the Hagan
farm where the few farmers were
gathered, making a plan for the
campaign to put Callahan back on
t the farm.
J There enRued a hot discussion
r Of the affair between the farmers
: and the sheriff, and between
d Callahan and Sheriff Madsen,
= when Callahan recalled to MadseT
It how he had supported him for
) sheriff, and had gone out to work
l. for his election, now to be repaid
Re bv him in the protection OF thoS'
le who were actually robblnR him
m that he as sheriff was more COLI
ID cerned for the Insurance company
BE than he was in the welfare OF nj
m neighbor and friend. The mex
he dav Callahan come to Plentywoo
= and went to Sheriff Nadsen's Of
lis flee, and they went out to the 1a
IS where they talked the matter oVO
IN. very frankly.
VS. STORM
We PREVENTS ACTION
ht, The matter was advertised 7
he be considered at the meeting cafe
in at the Farmer-Labor Temple, So
nd urday, January II, to organize Il
IN the defense OF the Westby Penn
or Sale defendants, but again ther
all was a blizzard raging that p:
Of vented the meeting: The cold WI
for ter then set in, the roads we
ing blocked, so there has never been
gh- mass meeting Of the Holiday a
I'm other farmers to take definite
ton in the matter.
COMMITTEE
SEES BLAISE
n. But several days after !
S IoY P1entywood meeting, about ..
- 90, several members Of the Hold
rea. eCOntinued on Page %
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that his old neighbor, Art. Blaise,
and others, were a party to it.
He was loath to believe t. but the
facts stared him in the face.
It was then that he turned to |
the Holiday Association. The Hoh- |
day committee looked into the
affair, and became convinced Of
the plot to dispossess and rob the
Galatians. The committee, after
deliberation and considering all OF
the facts decided to take the mat
ter up, come to the protection of,
and make a fight for the rights Of
these brother farmers.
When Callahan turned to the
Holiday Association for help,
Attorney Hoven withdrew from the
case.
The matter was brought to the
Producers News. The editor ia
miliarized himself with all of the
facts. Both the Holiday commit
tee and the News editor pointed
out that the Holiday and the Pro-
ducers News would make the fight
} on the basis Of principle; that it
} had no personal i'll will against
Art Blaise, who was In possession
!, and others associated with him;
that they were all farmers and
that the farmers and the pape'
. would fight for them and protec
|. them as quick and ON the same
n basis as It would Callahan unde
y the same circumstances; that may
d be Blaise was confused an
e misinformed, and did not compre
], bend the meaning Of his act; tina
II when the demonstration wa
r, called, that a committee of farm
t. ers and neighbors should first b
: sent to see Blaise, to explain II
he situation to him, and to ask hi
re- to vacate the Callahan home ar
r farm, and to tell him it would 81
n that he was put back on the far
he which he had vacated when
e. moved into Callahan's home, b
If fore anything else was done. tn
til was agreed to by all, and was G
it's pecially agreeable to Callahs
lal The editor of the Producers Ne'
lot said: "If Blaise refuses to lea
ill the farm, and we go into this figl
in we will fight it through to Il
bitter end. We do not believe
starting a fight Of this kind a
stopping. IF in the fight
pleasant things are exposed in
lon der that the public may know
on the facts, it is the lookout
leA Blaise and those behind him,
70 he can avoid all of this By act
'ue the part Of man, and a nell
lcei Dor, and vacating Callahan's ia
; ;.s at once"
nav HOLIDAY
80 MEETING CALLED
IN In conformity with this
ac- word was sent by the Holi
ERE farmers to meet at the farm
and Art HaTan, in the Redstone a.
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remained in his neighbours home. !
Callahan also had certain neigh |
bors see Blaise and try to
persuade him to Yacate and allow
him, the rightful owner, to take
possession, but to no avail.
However, Immediately upon re-
turn to Redstone, Hurschel Gala
han and his sons went upon the
farm to do and did do, consider
able necessary work thereon, with
the idea in mind that the affair
would eventually be settled up
satisfactorily and that he would be
back in the possession of the farm.
In fact, he felt that the whole pro-
cedure was a matter Of misunder-
standing on the part Of the Union
Central Life Insurance company,
based upon reports Of those in
conspiracy to injure him, which as
soon as explained, would be
Strengthened out.
COMMISSIONERS
BUY RIGHT-OF-WAY
The county commissioners Of
Sheridan county recognized the in
terests of the Galatians in the
premises, and his right to the pos
session Of the farm; for the rec
ords showed the legal rights Of
Callahan to the farm and nothing
was on record derogatory thereto
and Callahan and his family wa
in the country claiming the farm
Shortly after the Galatians re-
turned to Plentywood, about til
, middle of September, the board 0
county commissioners came t
4 Callahan and bargained with hir
a for a right-of-way through the
, farm, and securing Callahan's pei
n mission to build the road, starte
!. TO build the same. The road we
q laid out and designated as woT
/ project, it did not damage tn
= farm, as a matter Of fact it In
proved it by providing bette
and more direct road into IL
village of Redstone. The ros
N come from the south, through Il
as farm north to Redstone.
Q The Callahan boys went to wo
IN on or about October End or 9
8 moving fences preparatory to g
ct raising of the grade, and al
s. went to work on the grading: Tn
: did not do this from any mallclo
(. motive, but because they wante
" the road through the farm.
ct COMPANY
nd GETS INJUNCTION
But the Union Central Life
once, through its attorney, Brow
Davis & Haines of Billings, fl
ID. a petition for an injunction in
D. district court at Plentywood, b
fore Judge Paul, namely on
r 26th day of October, with its DC
he in the sum of $500, asking t
of Galatians and the Board OF Co
Us. tv Commissioners of Sherlt
md County be enjoined from the bu
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,copdposd from - :; terminate
III ore paTty c declaration to
l ,.s,'yo 4 the other pppr rES'; and
, I@9' regs55;d .. Il 90 Of the facts acts
= : rish5t: .s se:s to 5c1' the burglar r,
gves a llc covenant is .I plainly s
p a g'S 81 any grounds grounds Central
e sSy way t t5s 0'I away with 18th!
q Ss > and n6r su[ a9t victorious
s.bG they syyDS SOdI' upon the farm.
end .1 aspg'G cSounty-fOr. t there
% to be no or t"V worker in our ~:
4. { one is to judge O' ''''
.r,bsn case
,IIIHAN
LAY ~ Callahan I went to see see, !
grsclei y lie difficulty-Wen'
~ 1 eSgnty ~ Attorney Hoye1
re UUo'' I bought Of criminal !
9'o never S9t suggested g a suit q. at
s9ar Ou soT the the recovery of IN,
ID law "a At ii first the attorney
sued l'S. silSi Of his property G3I
'F si0I came to the conclu
e .5 Re Callahan was out out Q Q
'a ' nS5 had no chance beca9s
W :. a a,aanc cI clause in tn
g Issrfracts, which in the oplnl92
~ d. loa lung attorney was an Of
The yoI roS,ld not surmount, tn
''. .s1 NJ e5'' that all equity an an
.4 aaliV we're in the side OF tn
l lI;5fRnsli NOTICE
'I !. aid before, the cancellatl,
y ~ '1 land contract, notice W
~ 9S fled led in the office Of n I
I eS and md recorder of Sherid'
. ~ IS 80 as far as the RECORD
SI'. .5s1Deemed Callahan's contra
,6Il good, he is still in posse
" ~ # the farm. The law r.
r III I that any instrument atfe'
" III H. tit title Of land must be du
y ssor Re and only the distr.
,rrt'i has jurisdiction Of title a
SessiOn.
iOTICE TO VACATE
SERVED ON BLAISE
Shortly after returning to n
lone. about the middle Of Sc
,mber, Hurschel Callahan had
otce to yacate served upon A
bw A. Blaise, demanding that
move out of his home and of
IA premises inside of five da
M Plaicn IGNORED the notice
Evening star., 1936-04-04

varies from 20 to so, according to the
mood and the occasion. Both mu-
sical groups make trips out of town to
play.
Immediately after the organization
of the first club, officers were appoint
ed and the club was incorporated un-
der the laws of the District OF Colum-
bia. It will always be Maj. Browns
Boys Club, but he has turned the
active work over to an administrative
group of Washington business and
professional men and women.
Mai. Brown Is chairman Of the
Board of Trustees and the Board OF
Governors. Other officers include
James E. Colliflower, president and
chairman Of the Board Of Governors:
James A. Remon, vice president ana
chairman of the Board OF Managers;
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, vice presi-
dent; l.. G. Leeck, recording secretary;
Robert v. Fleming, treasurer; T. j.
Roberts, assistant treasurer; James
A. Counciler, controller, and Mrs. E.
H. Nick, assistant controller.
There is q medical staff Of rs, the
members of which rotate their serv-
ices, and a fully equipped dental clinic
at No. 4 is open every Tuesday eve
ming.
Funds to run the club come through
contributions, entertainments and q
general campaign once Q year under
the direction Of the director OF the
Boys Club. Pvt. Meshkoh.
Evening star., 1936-04-04

occasion of major Importance. There
were flowers and a note from Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, there were
friends Of Maj. Brown, who heartily
approved the project. there were
proud mothers and fathers and in
the center of the spotlight 200 eager,
excited little charter members,
scarcely able to believe their eyes.
The lusty club grew and soon
truant officers, probation officers.
business men and mildly bewildered
citizens began to look at 1t with
respect. Soon the day came when
club No IL was opened at Kenilworth
and Ord place northeast, and then
came No. 4 at 472 I street southwest.
Plans are now being considered for
similar recreation center for the
young colored lads.
CLUBS are open from pm. to
pm. Membership Is limited to
boys between 6 and Is years old. There
is an application blank which is made
out and signed by the parents. This
gives q case history of the family and
is filed at club headquarters. No
dues-no red tape-all that is re-
quired is that the applicant live in
the zone serviced by the club house.
To Director John P. Meshkof falls
the high duty Of translating ideals
into action and to this end he has
his "cabinet"-14 carefully selected
young men who supervise the various
branches Of club activities. Their
duties include teaching swimming,
boxing, games Of sport and skill and
physical culture and managing the
club house. They receive q nominal
fee for their services and regard the
position highly.
Since the Inauguration Of this social
experiment, juvenile delinquency has
decreased 81 per cent in the territory
of the boys club. There has been
gratifying decrease in neighborhood
complaints, citizens no longer furnish
automobiles for unexpected Joy rides
and the cats sleep unmolested IN the
shadow of the club house.
At first the staggering boy whose
nimble legs could overtake q fast
moving truck or outrun painting but
determined cop saw no reason why
he should attend gym class, and the
smaller boys, emulating their heroes,
also stayed away.
"Pushin' your arms up and down
hoppin' first on one foot, then on the
other-phoooy on that" But when
the trapese offered chance to skin
the cat and chinning bars appeared
well, that was something else. At
tendance shot ahead and reports show
Evening star., 1936-04-04

recreational and health facilities in
three strategic neighborhood centers
and made the once-feared policeman
as popular with the boys as a hokey-
pokey man with free ice cream.
But this juvenile metamorphosis
was not accomplished by official
sleight- hand. There were months
of build-up when Maj. Brown ex-
planned his objective to the men on
the force and they in turn endeavored
to gain the confidence of the "brats"
and "hoodlums." Day and night they
worked to make these little human in
struments of revolt against society
into boys with respect for and under
standing of law and order.
The Boy Patrol was the first step
in the right direction and gradually
all the men on the beats established
friendly relationship. Cops" became
pals" and the boys no longer took
to their heels when they saw q
uniform.
RUT the delinquency areas con-
tinued. They still had to play
in alleys and vacant lots. They still
went pell-mel down the street on
roller skates and ganged up at street
corners, seeking an outlet for their
youthful energy.
With cold weather, the boys looked
around for warm place to congre-
gate. Finally few plucked up
courage and ventured into the warmth
Of the police station. They weren't
kicked out. The police were friendly
to little boys and one night startled
Maj. Brown, Unexpectedly entering the
NTH precinct station, found a couple
Of youngsters playing checkers while
dozen or more boys looked on,
excitedly offering advice and cheer
ing when q favorite made the king row.
The major was equal to the occasion
and brought refreshments for the
impromptu party.
Nov there's q thought" he unused
on his way home. I'm going to
establish my first boys club right in
No. s."
The building was ideally constructed
for the purpose and with the help OF
P. w. A. funds and labor, the base
ment, which was away from the
oficial business Of the station. was
converted into . model club house
with q gymnasium, library. reading
room, lockers, showers and sanitary
facilities.
On February ~, 1884 the most
unusual experiment In local police
history was launched and the Boys
Club No. 5 was formally opened. with
an the civic honors that attend an
Evening star., 1936-04-04
Bv Leah Stock Helmick.

THREE aging horses left Fort
Myer recently bearing Uncle
Sans richly-earned blessing,
u We'll done, thou good and
faithful servants"
With the words Exceptional serv-
ice" written across their closed records,
Flash, Applejack and Baldy-"soldier
horses" tried and true-entered an un-
familiar, oive-drab van, neighed fare
well to suspiciously silent Sd Cavalry
men and rolled away to the remount
depot at Front Royal, Va.
They are the first local horses to
benefit by new edict of the War De-
partment which provides that con-
demned horses or mules Of conspicu-
GUS merit need not be sold or de-
stroyed, but may be retired to remount
pastures to end their days.
The three animals chosen for this
unusual reward were more than 10
years old when they joined the Sd
Cavalry upon its return from France
in 1919. Since then they have been
the troopers best friends. They were
never idle, never i'll, but were ready,
when the bugle blew, for an all-day
march, a succession of drills or a
holiday hike with soldier pals. Some
show jumpers have to be kept in a
glass cage" said an officer. but Flash
and Applejack took part in every rou-
tine job of Troop E." In addition.
they were superior jumpers and. for
is years. carried enlisted men to
victory in the exacting Fort Myer
horse shows.
RALDY, allotted to Troop F, de-
~ veloped as the reliable partner of
all the wild rodeo feats for which
his masters were noted His steady
gaits and even temper placed him in
constant demand for every risky ex-
pertinent the stunt-riders might at
tempt. He was also one of the few
remaining horses who could "play
dead" a trick that formerly was rou-
tine training for Indian warfare
Thousands of Washingtonians have
seen Baldy in this role at the Friday
rides" of Fort Myer, where he starred
until the past season.
Good temper and vigor, as displayed
by these Cavalry favorites, are not
always the qualities that recommend
Army horses to a soldiers affection
Jumbo, q recently retired ARTILLERY
hero at Fort Sill, Okla, was of diff
ferent caliber.
This animal carried his head high
and was q magnificent beast-"per-
feet" except for an oversize neck
which required specially made har'
ness. In that necessity lies the whole
story! Jumbo was the mightiest
worker at Fort Sill. When he threw
his tremendous strength into the
collar he and his mates pulled two
ton guns from Oklahoma mud a.
easily as cotton or cabbages! But
Jumbo never labored alone. If a team
mate refused his share of the burden
the furious Jumbo bit and shook the
Stacker into activity. For this reason
he was frequently used to break in
new horses, or "remounts." On one
occasion this was not a success The
Evening star., 1936-04-04
Juvenile Problem Is
Neatly Solved With
Benefit Not Only to
Youngsters, but to
Citizens as Well.

that, Of all activities, physical in
struction led for the period, May Is,
1895, to January 1. 1896. with 1881
In attendance.
CHowERs with free towels took Sec
ond place, with 53,2s7 in attend
ance for the same period. And, be-
ueve it or not, the library was third
with 17,747 books checked in and
out. The rowdy youngsters who used
to emulate the gangstersand frighten
nervous citizens out of their wits now
get their thrills with Tom Sawyer,
Robinson Crusoe, Horatio Alger and
other tales of mystery and adventure.
Storytelling is listed, but only COS
were interested.
It's brain above Drawn with the
Brown boys. for only 1875 went to
the mat for exercise. Most Of the
boys who box and wrestle talk about
making it a profession.
Ping-pong leads in all the games Of
skill and 30,44s participants played
this fascinating game during the last
six months of 1885. Each club has
its champions and the club trophy
changes hands regularly in the COM
petitive games. Checkers Is second
favorite and some 10,7S0 games went
into preparation for the checker cham
pionship. There are a dozen or more
teams and they hold qualifying games
at regular intervals.
Base ball and foot ball are seasonal
games, but 80 days of base ball check
ed UP 6,747 participants in practice
and exhibition games and 56 days OF
foot ball drew Q record Of 1854 par
ticipants. All teams are fully equipped
and there are prizes donated by Maj.
Brown, by business men and the puo-
lie to stimulate interest and rivalry.
Swimming classes are held only
once q week until there Is pool OF
their own. Now they use the facili-
ties of the Y. M. c. A. and the JEWISH
Community Center and l5 days OF
swimming took care Of 1,719 boys.
Not all activities are listed at every
club. Only at No. 4 Is there a COOK
ing class and fully equipped kitchen:
Eight classes netted an attendance OF
1850 who checked on their vitamins
and calories, with q recipe or TWO
thrown in for good measure. Over at
No. S 421 boys went to work on q
dancing class and spent many hours
with taps and shufi1es. A singing class
at the same club made up in volume
what 1t lacked in voice, but there
was not q crooner in the 7Sl members.
The greatest single educational unit
Is the band and there Is an eager
waiting list and much practicing OF
musical instruments.
ITO DATE the band numbers about
l. so pieces, but it lis expected to
have it up to its full strength OF 100
pieces by July l. In gay red uni
forms the little fellows take part In
every parade and furnish music Tor
radio programs, civic affairs and semi
onicial occasions. The harmonica
band u Q feature and the attendance