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THE PRODUCERS NEWS
THE PRODUCERS
NEWS GOES INTO
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A PAPER OF THE PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE
Pientywood, Montana, Friday, January 15, 1926
Official Newspaper of Sheridan County
Foreign, $3.76 per year
(n U. S., $3.00 per year
Sub. Rates:
Entered as Second Class Matter, October 18, 1912, at the Post
office at Pientywood, Montana, Under the Act of March 3, 1870.
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IN THE
&eSt and Small
Qfmw
inJ
ÎC
of
Irai
n _k a Reverend gentleman
before a crowd[of HH
chake-down artists at bt.
tated that the late John H.
iiihim that the reason the
FeS Reserve Bank
. iHine at Minneapolis were built
thick at the base was because
t» ïe *zl of the institution feared
titf omt-. mas ses and an assault
iT SfÄ of the wealthy
« St Lson this modem fortress
Endows and with heavy iron
liSntr doors was built so securely
r Ärt of the banking district of
• Mill Citv. Ust week I saw them
kîvv iron gates before the re
.TJ-I learned that 18
.3 guards were always on duty
The controllers of the Feder
R/ tene Bank evidently feel that
their institution does not rest on pub
confidence or on popular support.
Last
scare
peakȣ
jonftfrin?
Rich
yjjliOf
Cat
•jere.
ilii
be
COI
WMm'HELL?
Yr\ why all this entrenchment
external aggression when the
of the past show that such in
have been wrecked from
against
-tat
tea
jj.jûn From what 1 know of the
Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapo
i. ind the people who are immediate
and outside its doors I am
inced that it stands more danger
ihment from inside than
Let us look up the govern
rithout
r A(lv of the Bank- The most im
;...lividual inside the bank
Mr. Mitchell, chairman of the
Who is Mr.
11? Was he a successful bank
) discharged his duties to the
th satisfaction to his clients
DOV IS I
iw.« of Directors.
HiK
irhi
, ,
successful'^business * men
Of big enterprises. The
' 'oV u ve^km m if thf bank
Northwest in con
t to himself? Hardly. Mr.
ne other than the man
the Capitol Trust and
Bank of St. Paul which clos
on millions last year. He
president and the man who
>r wrongly steered its path
icticn.
no
k
, Of >t
WHERE DID
BAD PAPER GO?
rs an
ine "
id in the
ho Ninth District Bank shows
ich reliance can be placed on
; What else happened in
' Federal Reserve Bank dur
welve months ? You
lore Wold, who was
he Federal Reserve
paid a remuneration
efur. I was looking
when in Minneapolis
io you think I found him ?
der the mahogany
desk in the North
itional and was drawing
ear instead of the $18,000
i the big government bank
treet. V
WB
u
ial
did Mr. E. W.
Mr. Wold away from
Bank and pay
salary he? received
per formerly held in
estem Bank, but slulfed
Vderal Reserve, would tell
he Northwestern National
g no bad paper.
1 paper go? Did
i. W. Decker c*f the* North
ilional to pay Mr. Wold
salary he received from
Federal Reserve for his services
iatter institution. I will leave
to judge.
ser
the
Mr
v
X IN
N i POSITIONS.
; iney put a high class banker in
• place of Mr. Wold when he moved
3P on Hennepin avenue? They put
'h Boy \oung who was trained to
' ■ Mr. Wold's bidding there. Nobody
e ' er heard much of Mr. Young be
iMr
m h became Governor in Mr.
place. But insiders in the
■ k knew that he was Mr. Wold's
,■ 6 ' man - He still says yes to his
^nner master. Some years ago
- r. i oung was cashier in a country
i, . at l ake Linden, Michigan. Did
n-e to his present high
• °i won derful opportuni
■ aiToraed the "industrious man"
• this great country." Nothing of
c k! "É He got into the Federal
> -me bank of the ninth district be
T/'f he had a powerful banker
,r;: : or î the board of directors of
-. institution. And he was moved
■ itts present position because he
* • '>e s " man to Mr. Wold. And
Ti- , a '' important now since Mr.
îJt , ame a "y^s" man to Mr.
f 1 l h p Northwestern National
ich now boasts that it has no "bad
I
position
the above named
■ ^ - "»iiicu eminent
n 'j,' 1 rea '! these paragraphs
^ 1 get very sore at somebody
uve a remedy at their hands if
that their reputation is in
'u r 4' 1 1 IX puvuuuil Ih til"
T I / statements written hert
•Â n ' ut ' f° r criminal libel. I
on extradition and stand trial
county,
® adv».
own dunghill in Hennepin
Minnesota. But I warn them
aim tt-.iî C L . ^ a subpoena duces te
UxT ,, lssu ®d to bring all the
•papers and other documents
. 3, ° n Hie case into open court
,3..- an opportunity thereby
■g every material fact, in
K 'e and much more besides.
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FUMIGATED;
UOSED for two days
^ County Public Libra
? this Thursday and Friday
a thorough
•Nui a ; 01 us premises. It was
"Ram Saturday,
FARMERS' MOVEMENT SURGES FORWARD
AT LAST! STOOLS FILE COMPLAINT
SHERIDAN COUNTY OFFICERS
ARRESTED ON BELANSK1 WRIT
Charge Erickson and Salisbury With "Obstructing Justice '
By Arresting C. V. alias "Three Fingered Brown
Poplar on a Serious Criminal Charge — Threatened
Charges Against County Officers Fail to Appear Al
though Smelling and Snooping Squad Have Been Busy
Here for Weeks—Hearing Will Be Held Before Belanski
on 28th inst.
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FARMERS' ORGANIZATION WORRIES SNOOPS
Hundreds Make Application to Join As Persecution of Chos
Officers Starts—Farmers are Alert and Will Tolerate
No Frameups.
en
The mountain in labor has at last brought forth
Information has been filed in
charging County Attorney Erickson, Sheriff Salisbury and Un
dersheriff Stoner with obstructing Justice.
a mouse.
Commissioner Belanski s court,
ARRANT swokn BYWkLLWKK
U. h. Deputy Marshall arrived in,
rient>wood Saturday and served War
rants on the aforementioned Officials j
an d Andy Holm about noon of the ■
same day. The defendants immedi- j
atdy went before Cpmmissioneir Be -\*
lanski, who fixed their bail bonds at i
$1000.00 apiece. The bonds were at j
once put up by William Haas and
Served*«! the Sheridan 'County
officers reads as follows:
THE UNITED STATES OF AMhRI
CA, DISTRICT OF MJMANA,
L,. UNITED STATES)
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A. L. uruK.o )
Before me, the umlersignea a
United States Commissioner, tc.i the
A?" to îîri Pe M 0ni WeUi^
peared this day Eail M. Wellivo.
who. on oath, deposes and sag hat
A. C. Erickson on or about the i6th
day of December, 1925 at Plenty
v ood in the District of Montana, did
unlawfully, conspire .and interfere
with a Federal officer in the perform
ance of his duty and did obstruct jus
tice contrarary to the form of statute
in such case made ami proviûeo am.
against the peace and dignity of tlu
U ni ted States or America. ^ ^ ^
and FURTHERMORE THE SAID
DÉPONENT SAYS he has reason to
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IAIN ST. BUP
INGS tiîANGE HANDS
Bolster Block Purchased By Peterson
nnrl Will Be Remodeled Into a
First n ciass Furniture and Hard
ware Store—Sheridan County State
Bank Building Purchased By Carl
Co
Bull for Consideration ot $5,501*— 1
Library Will Be Moved to Place Now j
Occupied By Farmers and Merch- i
ants State Bank and There Will Bel
a General Shakeup on Mam St.
Two important transfers of proper
took place in the downtown dis
trict last week. The Peterson Com-||
pany acquired title to the Bolstei
Block, which they have used jor
business purposes during the past
year, and the Farmers and Merchants
State Bank became the owner of the
old Sheridan County State bank. Both
are in the heart of the Pientywood
loop and face what Admiral Mar
ker's dry navy have advertised all
the state as the "Red Square.
I p-to-Date Hardware Store
The purchase of the Bolster Block
the Peterson Company.-follcws the
purchase of the First National Bank
Building bv the same company within
a year and shows that the Peterson s
?„nSder business in Pientywood will
continue to grow and expand, in a
"Sent isfued by the new owners
Mon,lay. the buildmjr wdl be remod
eled and an effort will be made to
make it one of the most up-to-date
hardware and furniture stores in thi^
part of the state. Artisans wiH soon
be at work and no expense will be
spared to make the store the finest on
that side of the street.
Buys Bank Building.
The Farmers and Merehants Bank
became the owner of the old Shenda
County Bank building when a deal
was consummated between Carl Bull
and Fred Ibsen whereby the buyer
aereed to pay $5,500 for the plac .
This is supposed to be exclusive o
all fixtures etc. The value placed on
this building by the bank examiner
was $7,000. It is one of the most up
tb-date and well-equrpped bulling
the kind in eastern Montana and it
generally conceded that the purchase
got it at a bargain. Somrf tim ago
bids were received for thejm TTass
this.building in which William Hass
bid the Wg^est amount o behoof
the Farmers Co-Uperauvc
tee. All the bids wçw rjjjte ^
time. Mr. Ibsen conduced the pi^
ent agreemnt of sale with M .
«Äve to New Quarts
The building at present occupied by
the Farmers & Merchants State Bank,
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BROWN MAY BE TRIED AT #
^ GRE AT FA LLS *
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A writ of review from the l ed- •
e™* Court^week. •
' ceived in I leniywooa tms weeit. .
* The writ requested that the Clerk
* of the Court send *
-Three
# J n * „ * tw :'u be prose . v
• ^cd in the federal court _for the ;
.y'I'Y'rri? V nVltvr KNOW •
* Attorney Slat- ;
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* g a i, 8 b U ry, County Attorney *
* Erickson clair Stoner for *
* "Ohstructmg Justice" was filed
* Without h * 8 knowedge. It did j
* ^ „ Q through his office in
* Ui T ual way but was sworn to • j
, by one Earl Wel i ive r before a * i
* Commissioner named Belanski in
* plentywo „ d . T he U. S. District •
, Atto / ney a s o flice is looking into •
* tbe ma t te r. .
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r h p re ±rom Antelope last Tues
r»ldav calling on friends and doing
"V. duping They attended the
^ in .the Catholic church
parlors in the evening.
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Henry Knudson was he«rfrom Red
stone a few days this week atténuai,.
district court and »«dentally calling
on a few old f.iends.
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i pet snake with that darned _
1 club. Too bad he did not
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The Sheridan County 'Frame Up'
By Charles E. Taylor
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There has been a lot of excitement in Sheridan county
lately as a result of the visit of the alleged special agent, C. V.
Brown.
Brown was sent to Sheridan county, according to in
formation from Col. Marsters to Editor Wallace, to co-operate
with the local authorities in the apprehension of violators of
the prohibition laws.
Brown did not report to the county officials when he ar
rived nor did he co-operate with any officer except L. S. Olson,
local justice of the peace, whom he took out into the hills north
of Redstone to explore oil lands, Brown representing himself
to be a great petroleum expert. Uoon Olson's return from the
hills he paid to the county treasurer $150 which he had col-jf
lected as fine money a couple of years ago and stolen. The
law is mandatory that all fine money must be turned into the
county treasurer within thirty days. This money had been
collected by Olson from a violator of the prohibition laws.
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Brown then had a secret meeting with Mayor Wagner,
and the Pientywood City Council comoosed of Ray Lang,
, , ir. . . , v . i.t i. r» «.I.
Jack Kjelstrup, Joe Navon and Walter Kaess. Whether the
entire board was present I do not know. Perhaps this CO
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(operation by Brown With the Village authorities IS what Col. |
Marsters meant when he advised that Brown was to co-oper- j
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a te with local officials. If SO, this IS alright, tor the Mayor and
icity council and city police, are as much charged with the en
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forcement ot the state and Village laws Within the confines Ot
the city limits as is the Sheriff within the confines of the coun
\ f n ? 1 more s °—sp if there are men engaged within the city ]
limits in the sale of intoxicants, the city authorities are bound
t O put a Stop to it and punish the law violators—and if there
are j"' n[ - s of this kind running in*
and if protection money!.
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before the dealers went to the county
officiaIs,-for what would be the use
of dealing with the county officials
unless the rials were agree-!
able, who could arrest and prosecute:
them upon the first violation, and
which joints could hardly run with
a policeman patroling main,street day
a nd night unless the city authorities
wire agreeable. And it is a fact
that it has been a long time since
(here w as prosecution of the viola
tion of the prohibition laws initiated
by the city authorities and it will
probably be a long time before one is,
even though these men had a con
ference with Brown.
Brown *hen met with such men as
Oscar Collins, the man who used to
^ Joe political fixer in this
section and the man who while act
line as deputy stand land agent, fixed
Jack O'Grady out with a farm by
i very questionable means; Jack O'-1
Grady, who is a paroled, self-con
i fessed thief, having solen $2100 of
! the money paid into the county by
farmers on their seed gram notas; L.
Is. Olson, who had just returned tlu
$150 fine money which he had for
gotten to turn in; Burley Bowler
notorious Scobey tin horn
and undeported, undesirable subject
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* SOLTIS TO SPEAK ON THE *
* RUSSIAN REVOLUTION. *
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» A lecture of great interest to *
* a ii thinking people, will be de- * !
* Uvered next Wednesday evening *
* a t the Farmer-Labor Temple by *
* j G h n Gabriel Soltis on the sub
* j^ct:-"What Happened in Russia *
* in 1917." *
* This is a rare opportunity to J
I • hear the subject presented from
* the standpoint of the actual his- *
* torica! truth. The speaker him
* self is well qualified to present
* the subject, and the admission is
* free. Everybody is invited.
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SHOOTS SELF IN 1NS1EP
t gtanley widen er accidentally shot
himgelf - n the inptep last Tuesday af
t ; tb a 22-guage rifle. A doc
an d after the bullet
was removed, the pain subsided and
^ * present the pa ti e nt is getting along
nicely.
SECRET PROGRESSIVE ORGAN
IZATION CROSSES STATE LINES
Councils Formed in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minne*
sota as Well as Idaho and Washington. Grizzled Vet
of Nonpartisan League Endorse- Organization at
Minnesota Swings
erans
State Wide Conference at Bismarck.
Into Line.
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f While Coohdge and Jardine are calling conferences on the
3 ™ question in Washington and bankers in Iowa are asking
for relief in fake farm meetings , t e secre armers organi
zation formed here six weeks ago has crossed the state lines
North Dakota, South Dakota and
ORGANIZATION DRIVE ON IN DANIELS COUNTY
Soltis Will Address Several Meetings There Soon. Bouck com
ing Back to Organize Eastern Montana and Western
North Dakota.
established outposts in
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i Will Become National in Scope
It is a i rea dy functioning in Idaho
and Washington and promises to
sweep the Northwestern states like;
w ii<ffi r e and spread into other places:
*
like Iowa, Oklahoma and Kansas and)
become a national organization that)
the exploiters of the producers will |
have to reckon with on the political!
anl economic field. Several letters j
ducers News from different parts of j
the state asking for organizers and!
tiîœpfion he?e that the
temporary state headquarters have
ment of principles and other para
j r- r>vm will be
desiring to form councils
î>r ° n-': vo nn in Daniels Countv
Farmers of Danids County are put
^ ' • . . PnI i r { v
^ng on
meetine " will be
heirinnimr ne-t week Joh^
^JSg? * SafionalW famoSS
Gabriel Solbs. a Mfaon^ly famou»
speaker who Ï , Dakota and
! partizan League in iNort .
the * armer- 1 -ÆDoi rz i .. -
^a, wd a ^ meetings
jjj 1 ^hoolhouses or halls should
j in . 1 ® ca f 1 > C lates°to*theT office of °the
wrlte for dates t0 tlie °
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have reached the office of the Pro- i
supplies for local councils.
Growing Pains.
DOZEN BOOTLEGGERS
OCCUPY COUNTY BASM
Plead Guiltv and Take "Their Medicine" After Being Charged
With Liquor Law Violations by Salisbury and Erickson—
Biggest number of Liquor Men Ever Confined in North
Montana Jail at One Time—Other Cases Drag
Slowly in Judge Paul's Court—Jury Returns Verdict
Against Hoffman in Car Case.
SCORES ATTEND SESSIONS OF D1ST. COURT
With few exceptions all the old time bootleggers and
proprietors of Joy parlors are now held as guests at the
Bastile through request of the County law officers and by
order of Judge Paul.
ty
Take Their Medicine
Those now in jail all pleaded guil
tyl and are taking their medicine
without putting up any squawks that
a canary bird could hear. The coun
ty jail contains the largest number of
liquor law violators ^ver confined at
one time in any jail in Northeastern
Montana. The following are the
names c£ the men sentenced and tinea
by judge Paul: Joe hish, 30 days and
$100 fine; John Boulds, 30 days and
$200 fine; Fred Radons, 30 days and
$200 fine; Adam Kelter, 30 clays; Os
vald Selvig, 30 days and $200 fine;
Thomas Killy 30 days and $100 One;
Charley Naw, 30 days and $200 One;
Philip Bourassa, 30 days and $200
fine;Albert Rorvig, 30 days and $200
fine; John Wolters 30 days and $200
fine; Henrv Krebsbach, 30 days and
$200 fine; George Wright, 30 days
and $200 fine.
Horse Belongs to Rich wine Says Jury
Not many other cases have been
yet disposed exf on account of the
length of time taken to introduce evi
dence in the Mortensen, Richwine and
Harry Hoffman cases,
crowded every day with many people
who drive in from the country to
see the cases tried. The case of Bill
Nace against Harry Richwine of
Medicine Lake consumed a good deal
of the court's time. Nace claimed
the horse belonged to him but was
now in the possession of Harry Rich
wine. He wanted to regain possession
of the beast but the jury after ma
ture deliberation decided that the
horse should remain in possession
Richwine.. . The horse which caused
all this litigation and expense to
plaintiff and defendant was estimated
to be worth the sum of $15.
Hoffman Case
Myles Henderson of Crosby, N.
The court is
REDSTONE AND
With one game apiece to their
ml^agdn'next lïturda^ evening^at
the Farmer-Labor Temple m this cit\
tt 'SST gap
ï t K
floor after the hoys from the west
floor alterne roy
strengthened their team.
' The game Saturday night should be
i a Lea" cat and no doubt a large crowd
wilf be prient from Redstone and
Pientywood. Outlook is also said to
be sending down a delegation of root
ers to boost for Redstone,
er. to noat tot
BIG DANCE AFTER GAME
Immediately following the basket
ball game, the floor will be cleared
for one of those well known and popu
air dances at the Farmer-Labor lem
pie. The renowned "Swede Ewert's
Danceland Entertainers will furnish
'the music.
PIENTYWOOD TO
PLAY OFF TIE
Next Saturday Evening, January 16.
Preceding Dance—Redstone Pre
sents New Lineup.
their lineup and
Eamoug Scholar and Philosopher Died
at Q u tj 00 fc Community Hospital on
, Wednesday of Heart Failure.
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Pettie, settler oi
" ld '^ h X'"
» scnoiar a
*JjjJ** n di ®J _/ the
£™ y 1 'l ied
Outlook t
Prof. Pettie was really famous in
Sheridan County and the entire state
of Montana by reason of his weather
prophecies written under the caption
of "Astronomy and Our Weather*
which were written exclusively for
the Producers News and copied all
over the state.
Prof p e ttie came to Sheridan coun
j | y a num ber of years ago and has a
0 f friends and a number of rel
a tj ves j n this section of the country.
Tlie deceased was a person of un
usua i learning and since a young man
Eas a i ways been in the forefront of
PROF. PETTIE
CROSSES DIVIDE
:
munity Hospital
Wednesday after
noon at 5 o'clock
of heart failure
after having fail- ,
ed for several a
weeks. Death was \
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very easy.
all progressive movements.
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