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THE PRODUCERS NEWS
_ A PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE _ i
Sub. Rates: Plentywood, Montana, Friday, July 3, 1925
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VOL. VIII. No. 13
Official Newspaper of Sheridan County
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Entered as Second Class Matter, October 18, 1912, at the Postoffice at
Plentywood, Montana, Under the Act of March 3, 1870 Pub. Weekly
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mMI'tNSA 11 ON LAW THAT
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that the Montana Fed
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If a railroad man is injured he. is
barred from suing the employing
companv in the courts and frequently
much as from $15,000
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recovering as
«25 000 where he would receive a
le of less than $15 per week under
"Workmen's Compensation Law,"
manufactured by some corporation!
hwver for the purpose of saving his
company monev. Instead of advocat
in? the passage of more such laws the
Montana Federation of Labor would
e belter emploved in advocating the
,-epeal of such employer's expense
saving artifices, designed to make the
state the buffer between angry injur
el workers and employing companies,
without anv corresponding benefit to
the oublie or the workers.
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At the same meeting Gov. Dixon, in 1
pronouncing his benediction on the
proposed law, stated that the people
of Montana could not expect much
from the Montana legislature. He
was probably thinking of the last ses
si'on whti-e the predominating major
ity were men who regarded Joe as a 1
kind of Messiah. Instead of staying
AURB ' Helena and like Moses of old, lead- !
ing his followers into the promised |
land cf peace and freedom, Brother
Dixon sulked in his tent and hid him
[N ■ elf somewhere near Flathead Lake,
l NEB saving his followers to flounder in the
political badlands where they became |
the easy prey of the bediamonded em- |
Pra® Varies cf the "big interests." Gov.
Dixon, being a bible student, knows
about how Samson of old licked the
• Philistines with the Jawbone of a
fl jackass. If he had stayed in Helena
iH and used the same weapon on the
"big interests" the bediamonded lobby
might have looked like the rearguard
cf the Philistine army.
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According to_a news dispatch, Cal!
toolidge, who, is spending the dog
■ with his folks in Swampscott,
surprised a bunch of cops on the plat
form of a Connecticut railroad station
oj handing them a fistfull of cigars.
Ihey thought someone was imperson
atmg the president until Cal pulled
out a notebook and marked down "Ex
oeiise to Norwich, Conn., Cigars,
the Sr/' The p °iicemen will find
. C! P ai? a good substitute for poi
pas for using on recalcitrant
criminals. Dispatches state Cal will
?° horse riding while on his folks'
S' We ahva V8 thought Cal would
? m a r . efd s ^ ee H to the hobby horse
l ' n the White House. But a
a aor ' e needs OATS and oats costs
money.
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RIFFIANS or RTIFFI 4 K <5
Only a short time ago the makers
or airplanes 5 l mun?tions Swa?
bus- telhng us " bout how the
trench could wipe out whole cities in
d'stant lands with deadlv oases and
implements of warfare Mis
Öd w omen 's cr^anizaHonc nml
I P«ice societies were .n^iino
H mI of propaganda. Now
'; e ; Hie Lillians and puncture the
^dramatic stories sent out by the
S' e mongers. Not only are the Rif
fcc «ta French
i e .' Z' are chasing the French arm
. ll over northern Africa in the
" V manner they chased the Spanish
. ... u -'Hort time ago. The most
eern't "i eap . ons of modem warfare
0 i,, t ; t0 De ineffective against a rev
freed naiy people struggling for their
the nr' 1 his is such bad news for
th ev * " ln t r class the world over that
y . p. re ''Rely to order the editors
ch anp ! l° u, 'nalistic mouthpieces to
n the name of the Riffians to
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Glas S°w arrived
the homes ° ( f \ ednesda y to visit at
Mr? a r - lls granddaughters,
Luebke. Moore and Mrs. Ben
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s * ,r* ram of Fourth of July
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on page four.
Hear O'Flaherty Speak at F-L Temple at 11 a. m. July 4
EARTHQUAKE ROCKS WESTERN MONTANA
O'GRADY PLEADS GUILTY AND IS PLACED UN
DER SUPERVISION OF STATE PRISON BOARD!
DIXON HENCHMAN ADMITS THEFT OF FONDS
Frantic Efforts of Anti-Farmer Gang of Wolf Point to Save!
Republican County Chairman O'Grady Fails—Lurid
Stories of Persecution of Ray and Jack By "Sheridan
Soviei'_Exposed By Uncontrovertible State Evidenc
Jack s Plea Opens the Eyes of Dupes of Gang.
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LANG FREED AS ONSTAD WINKS AT SUITE
The conviction and sentence of John O'Grady for misappro
priating funds of the county entrusted to his care, and the ™
quittai of Ray Lang by a Wolf Point Jury at the end of last week,
were events that aroused considerable interest in both Sheridan
and Roosevelt Counties.
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I WOLF POINT OLD GANG
j SPREADS 1HE DOPE
When the law enforcement officers
1 and the witnesses from Sheridan
; County arrived at Wolf Point just
before the trial commenced they
found the Roosevelt county seat all
agog. WcJf Point boasts an anti-
farmer old gang that resembles in
many ways the kind that flourished
in the small towns in the days of the
Nonpartisan League. .For . days be-
l° re *h e trial the Wolf Pointers of
ancient political vantage were busy
I creating sympathy for Ray Lang and
Jack O'Grady.
Lurid stories were told about how
the terrible "soviet of farmers" in
Sheridan county were persecuting
these two gentlemen who were clas
sifted as "political" opponents of the
Farmer-Labor Party. The fake
stories of the persecution of the Rom
inoffls and kindred aristocrats by the
emancipated Russian peasants spread
by the controlled press, could not
hold a candle to what was happening
in Sheridan county, according to the
Wolf Point old gang.
RAY AND JACK
LOOK LIKE ANGELS
The result was that when the trial
started the jury could almost see the
wings sprout freon the arms of Ray
Lang and see the expression of a
stained glass window saint appear
on the face of John O'Grady, who
looked as if he were the person (and
not the taxpayers) who was robbed
in the Clerk and Recorder's office in
Sheridan County.
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Local Business Men Form Company to Wholesale Gasoline,
Oils, Greases and Kerosene to Retailers and Large Farm
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ers anc * 1 hreshers Operating 1 ractors.
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PRISE FOR PLENTYWOOD
NAMED FARMERS PENNSYLVANIA OIL CO.
Clergyman Has Dance
Hall Operator Arrested
I Ralph Lee, who has been operating
dances at WelUver Hall was arrested
I Wednesday on a complaint sworn out
by Rev. Ross, of the same district.
The complaint alleges that Lee op
erated dances on Sunday. Attorney
Greer filed a demurrer which will be
argued next week.
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TTII/IIYT P OAT MIPITT
TEMPLE SAL NibHl
* A side-splitting comedy named
* Dolly Olson will be the feature
* at the Farmer-Labor Temple Sat
* urday night at 8:00 o'clock.
* This show is specially put on by
* the Richard Kent Company for
* the occasion. It is an entirely
* new piece and this splendid ag
* gregation of players will infuse
* new energy into a supreme effort
* to make it something that those
* who are there will look back to
* with pleasure.
* The prizes, which include a
* 21-jewel gold watch, a string of
* pearls and a chest of candy will
* be given out at eight o'clock.
* Patrons are urged to »e there on
* time, get their tickets and chan
* ces on the presents and avoid the
* rush.
WHEATGROWERS
HAVE NEW OFFICERS
* At the annual meeting cf the
* Wheat Growers the following of
* fleers were chosen for the ensu
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mg year:
D. R. Cresap, president; Herb.
* Bjorklund, vice president; J. H.
* McAfee, second vice-president;
* D. B. Hollenbeck, secretary-treas
* tirer.
The directors present were:
For District No. 1—Clair Ston- *
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District No. 2—Herb Bjork- *
* lund.
* District No. 3—C. M. Storm. *
* District No, 4—J. H. McAffee. *
* District No. 5—Wm. McBride.
* District No. 7—Wm. Tibbies. *
* District No. 8—Edw. Torske. *
* District No. 9— D. R. Cresap. *
* District No. 10— B. D. Hollen- *
* back.
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* Directors J. W. Walton and B. *
* E. Carlson were absent from the *
* meeting.
* The date for casting the vote *
* as to whether the association *
* will suspend or not is July 15th, *
* 1925, and the ballots should be *
* in the office of the association by *
* that date.
* The next board meeting
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* be held at Lewistown on July 16, *
* 1925. ♦
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this city finished organization plans
f or installing a wholesale distribut
mg station for gasoline, kerosene,
cal and greases,
After formation of the ccanpany
and the necessary papers were drawn
up under the corporate name of Far
mers Pennsylvania Oil Co., the corner
lot just west of the Producers News
^ was . purchase(L
The new com P an y now awaiting
the equipment, which as soon as
has arrived win be P laced on the land
recem,y purchased -
In talking with members of the
* new oil company, a News reporter
* was informed that a high grade of
* gasoline will be sold to the dealers,
* and tractor farmers and threshermen,
* a nd that the products will come from
* refineries that are well known for the
* superior products which they turn
* out.
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Last week several business men of
The following officers were elected
at a meeting held the first of the
week:
President—Joe Kavon.
Secy.-Treas.—Fay Bradley.
Vice President— Leo Zeidler.
Manager— F. C. Lindsey.
The new concern will no doubt
a thriving business and will spread
out as the demand for their product
increases into a industry which will
cover a good share of Northeastern
Montana.
Westby Editor Qualifies as
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GOOd Judge Of WklSkGÿ
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Says He Would Not Drink Liquid Served By Pete Turek "It
Is So Rotten''—Didn't Drink Whiskey in Plentywood
During Baseball Game But Saw Stageberg and Lillethun
Drink and Knew It Was Not Malt—Would Not Pay 65
Cents for Beer.
SAYS TOWN OF SCOBEY IS "WIDE OPEN
Otto Paulson of Westby, who gave
his occupation as a "mail driver, run
ning a newspaper on the side,'
peared before County Attorney Erick
son at 3:00 P. M., Wednesday and
testified that he saw people drinking
in a pool hall in Plentywood on Sun
day, June 14th. He did not know
the name of the pool hall, but it was
in the second block from the depot.
When asked if he drank any himself
he said, "No, I didn't touch it that
Sunday; I didn't believe in paying 65
cents," but he said he saw a lot of
Scobey ond Westby people drinking.
He mentioned the names of Truman
Stageberg and Albert Lillethun from
Westby, whom he stated he saw buy
beer and whiskey.
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MONSTER CELEBRATION
IS NOW IN FULL SWING
"ROWDS POUR INTO TOWN AS 4TH
OPENS IN BLAZE OF GLORY THIS MORNING
Band Music, Airplanes, Auto and Horse Races, Sports,
Dancing, Shows, Baseball Games, Boxing Matches, Fire
works, the Noise of Bugles and Detonations of Cannon
Crackers and the Inspiring Eloquence of O'Flaherty at
the Temple Makes This Year's Turnout a Humdinger.
URGE DELEGATION COMING FROM REGINA
As this issue of the Producers
News is being run off, the thunderous
noise of the press is drowned by the
detonations of the cannon crackers
and other klaxon-like sounds pro
claiming that the Fourth of July is
here.
Already hundreds of people are on
the streets and auto loads of others
dressed in glad rags are pouring into
the town and "letting themselves go"
in good old fashioned style.
All roads lead to Plentywood July
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SURETY COMPANY TO BE SUED
BY SHERIDAN COUNTY
Co. Attorney to Start Suit for the Recovery of
Funds Misappropriated By O'Grady—Plea
of Guilty on Part of O'Grady Makes Case
Against Bonding Company Strong.
The surety company on the bond of Mrs. B. K.
O'Grady will be sued for the recovery of the amount
of money misappropriated from the funds of Sheri
dan County by John O'Grady then acting as Deputy
Clerk and Recorder, according to an announcement
made today by Co. Attorney Erickson. The legal
contention of the County Attorney is that the prin
cipal, Mrs. O'Grady is liable for the acts of her
agents or deputies, and that the bonding company is
liable for any illegal practices on their pari while
acting within the scope of their authority.
The bonding company sued is the Fidelity and
Deposit Company of Baltimore, and the amount
sued for is in excess of two thousand dollars.
It is believed that the fact that O'Grady pleaded
guilty will facilitate the recovery of the money by
the county.
don't know his first
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When asked how he knew Stage
berg and Lillethun were drinking beer
and whiskey, he replied:
"Well, they can't get drunk on
malt or water.''
He was unable to give the names
of the persons he saw selling the
liquor and then the questioning con
tinued ;
Did you know any of these people
in there outside the two parties you
mentioned ?
A. Yes.
Q. Who were they?
A. Well, now, one of them is a
gambler; I suppose—I
notorious
guess—no, I didn't see him in there,
I saw him; it was Trimball—Shorty
Trimbell—I
3 and 4," seems to be the universal
slogan. Today, July 3, is more than
a curtain raiser for the Fourth. It
is a day of stirring music, auto end
horse races, a big ball game between
Plentywood and Scobey winding up
with a dance at the Fanner Labor
Temple.
O'Flaiherty Will Speak at the Temple
at 11 O'clock
Tomorrow, (Saturday) July 4th,
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ÎCITY FOLKS SEEK STREETS AS EARTH SHAKES
Buildings Sway, Chimneys Fall, Dishes Crash, Lights Wave,
Clocks Stop As People Flee From Buildings As the
Land Slides Tie
Ground Quivers for Several Second
Up Several Transcontinental Roads.
HALF MILLION DAMAGE IN WESTERN MONT
of
it
DR. CAMPBELL IS
BACK IN P'WOOD
Says Scientific Truths Cannot Be
Suppressed By Antideluvian Zea
lots.
Dr. G. E. Campbell has just return
ed from Minnesota to Plentywood
and is again actively engaged in the
practice of his profession, with head
quarters at the Leland Hotel.
Dr. Campbell, who made a reputa
tion here as one of the leading phy
sicians in Northeastern Montana, left
Sheridan County two years ago for
Melrose, Minn., to assist his father,
who was then in failing health, in
looking after his business.
Dr. Campbell's father, who was al
so a doctor, died recently and with
the settlement of his estate, Dr.
Campbell felt again free to locate
wherever he pleased with the result
that he chose Plentywood where he
has a host of friends and former
patients.
He stated that the country around
Plentywood never looked better to
him and that the prospects of a good
j crop here looked brighter than in any
places he had visited in Minnesota
and North Dakota.
Comments on Evolution Trial
He stated that tne evolution trial
in Tennessee was exciting a lot cf
attention in Minneapolis and other
eastern cities. Most of the people
seem to be of the opinion that the
efforts of a few old fogies to stop the
teaching of scientific truths will be
as unsuccessful as the attempt of
Mrs. Partington to hold back the
waves of the Atlantic with a pitch
fork.
"The missing link will be found at
Dayton, during the trial," said Dr.
Campbell, and then added with a
merry twinkle in his eye "Bryan will
be there."
Disorderly House Charge
Margaret Williams was arrested
Wednesday evening on a charge of
operating a disorderly house. On
being taken before Justice Olson she
pleaded not guilty and was allowed
out on bail pending trial.
KAVON'S GARAGE
CHANGES HANDS
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B. Trawicky and Stanley Palubicki Active Managers of New
Enterprise Which Will Be Known as Kavon Garage Com
pany—Will Handle Several Makes of Automobiles.
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WELL KNOWN CITIZENS INTERESTED IN DEAL
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Last Monday a deal was closed
whereby the property and good will
of the Kavon Garage passed from the
hands of Joe Kavon to a number of
local business men under the name
cf the Kavon Garage Co.
B. M. Trawickey, better known as
I "Mutt," and Stanley Palubicki will
j have active charge of the garage,
j Mr. Trawickey acting as général sup
I ervisor at the office and Mr. Palubicki
I having charge of the sales depart
j ment.
Mutt" Trawickey has been with
\ the Kavon garage for the past nine
years and during that time has eam
| ed the reputation of being one of the
j best mechanics in this country. With
Mr. Trawickey at the head of the
garage as supervisor, no doubt the
heavy patronage which they now en
joy will continue to increase with the
general prosperity.
Stanley Palubicki is a local boy,
having grown to manhood in this
j city. He has been connected with the
Kavon Garage for the past 18 months
as salesman in which capacity he has
proven himself to be a very valuable
man. Mr. Palubicki will have charge
of the sales department of the new
company. Ss "
A complete line of Willys Knight.
Overland and Star automobiles will
be handled with accessores for those
cars and also accessories for other
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Mother Nature picked up the State
Montana last Saturday evening
and the following Sunday and shook
a number of times to show that
she was still on the job.
The first shock struck western Mon
tana about 6:21 Saturday evening
and stopped all the clocks so that the
natives could not tell how long it
lasted. It was followed by one less
severe at 7:07 and by others on Sun
day.
In some places such as Livingston,
there were five distinct shocks within
period of two hours driving people
panic stricken from their homes. Af
ter spending a night frought with
terror the people along the line from
Butte to Billings saw considerable
damage done to their property as
Sunday dawned.
HEAVY
DAMAGE
No loss cf life was reported but
three persons were said to be injured
and damage to property amounting
to $500,000 took place.
The termors Sunday were confined
to the south-central region of Mon
tana, whereas Saturday's shocks cov
ered sections of four states, in 'die
northern half of the Rocky mountain
In the three other states.
range.
Idaho, Washington and Wyoming, the
tremblers were slight and no materi
al damage was recorded.
Two isolated towns are reported to
be seriously damaged by the temblors
incomplete reports state. At White
Sulphur Springs, which reported a
shock Sunday, virtually all cf
the county buildings of Meagher
county and many of the business
structures have been demolished with
an estimated loss of $100,000. A pro
perty damage toll of $100,000 was al
so exacted at Three Forks, it was was
reported.
The center of the disturbance, all
autoritative information here Sunday
night indicates, was in the lower Gal
latin valley and the major smaller
towns bore the brunt of the earth
quake's damaging effects.
Northern Montana Saturday night
felt a series of light earthquake
shocks, none of which caused materi
al damage.
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TRAINS REROUTED
Railroad officials In the south-cen
t ral section cf the state Sunday were
organizing their forces to repair the
damage wrought by the landslides
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PLENTYWOOD BAND TO
PLAY AT WHITETAIL
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* July lOtlb and 11th at Big Cele- •
* —bration Being Held in That •
* Town. •
* Arrangements have been made *
* with the Plentywood band in *
* which they have consented ta *
* take part in the big celebration *
* which is being put on at White- *
* tail July 10th and 11th.
* The presence of the band will *
* no doubt add much to a fine pro- *
* gram which is promised by the *
* Whitetail boosters. *
* The fame of the Plentywood *
* musicians is spreading over the *
* northeastern section of this state *
* and no eally big doings in a *
* short time will be complete with- *
* out their presence. •
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ART WANKEL
PASSES THE CIGARS
A. N. Wankel, well known
pro
gressive farmer of the Dooley-Ray
mond country, was in town Tuesday
with a broad smile on his face and a
big box of cigars under his arms.
On inquiry it developed that he be
came the father of a bouncing boy
the night before. Mrs. Wankel and
son are getting