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Official Newspaper of Sheridan County
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Plentywood, Montana, Friday, July 9, 1926
Entered as Second Class Matter, October 18, 1912. at the Post
office at Plentywood, Montana, Under the Act of March 3. 1870.
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to Things ôn< ^Pi SÏ?
Of GC O/Tla
Concern.
tAF PRIMARY is one of the sacred
1 the fake progressives would
. „ the people to leave untouched
^unimpr» Ted - They say to the vot
00 * far and no further shall
(lu , u go :: Scratch a fake progress
,n and vou find * conservative. And
'\. t cotîld ^ more conservative that
, av that such institutions as the
pnmarv cannot be improved or
2 d not be changed. I wonder
Z our SO called progressives who
'„ not want a change in the Direct
Sian, think of how their darling
»stem worked out in Pennsylvania.
T* closures to hand show that the
three million dollars was spent
,mre in an effort to round up votes
favored candidates. If any
required that the> pres
svstem was fundament
cows
or
•Thus
ers
tm
new
for
«idfnre were
4 W vicious and demoralizing and op
JLj t0 the interest of the man who
U not the money bags of the mil
lionaire* at his hack; if any fresh
»oof that the system was a natural
- vH j f r of corruption was needed, the
Pennsylvania have
It was demon
. .. . 4 ,.
SOME OF the big papers in this
stit« took advantage of the I rimary
vandal in Pennsylvania to advocate
ri» return to the old convention sys
tern as the remedy for the present
appalling situalion.These papers are
* unreasonable as the fake pro
nives who want the primary law
ti remain as it is. You can no
more turn back the hands of the
tlock and return to the old conyen
tion system than you can go back to
th» days of the wide open saloon.
The Primary can he improved but
should not be abolished. Several
states have improved the system to
make it conform to modern princi
ples. The State of Idaho has a very
pad Primary Law. There the peo
pie select their COUNTY OFFICERS
through a law somewhat similar to
»hat we have now in force in Mon
tana. But they do not select state
or national candidates at the Pri
nary. Instead the people select deJ
«ales to a state convention. They
select these delegates through the
primary system thereby eliminating
the drawbacks of the old party cau
cases. These delegates in turn at
•end a state convention and select
their state ticket and bind their can
didates to their party platform.
IN MONTANA every Tom, Dick
and Harry who has joined half
1 dozen fraternal organizations turns
himself loose on an electorate who,
perhaps, never heard of him before,
Hie result is that we are getting
hw (trade state and National offi
ters for some time. We are getting
developments
^applied the lack.
•rated there that the Primary af
forded predatory interests their best
opportunity to corrupt the electorate.
in
no party responsibili
ty and who can disregard the good
hl»nks of their party platforms at 1
:h«r own sweet will. And we are 1
getting over representation in some
parts of the state, such as Flathead,
•Rich boasts of four state officers,
and no representation in sections
*uth as Northeastern Montana. Such
things could not happen in a con
vention composed of delegates elect
ed by the people through their coun
ty primaries. Conventions so con
stituted would endeavor to select j
wen »ho would bo best qualified for
the offices as well as to take into i
«count their geographical location.
Ifn of all parties who have the in
terest of the state at heart will soon
I teroinize the inequities of the pres
f ? ! primary system and work for a
change which will result in a moro
•jrtentific method of selecting can
didates »ho will ultimately become
I w custodians of our taxes and the
I ru ' er s of Montana.
HJKRF.RT PF.Frr. the genial and
faille state editor of the Great
... tribune, while in Plentywood
w **k asked Mr. Franklin if
Th w ,® s ? n > democrat in town.
R< ' (iston(1 resident
h/ head for a while and
mal r of ' ed: "There is no such ani
or I v'\ ar u a11 Carmer-Laborites
■ ïtîifLiV 5 u re V The ? mwer W8S
I iuVm , " ! shows that we are
I br! 'i r rma P°htical conditions
I SL L me wiU come in the United
m tin L l" SUf h a state of affairs
■ th t ru,e int dcad of the ex
■ * 1 Here we have the enlight
I rV^^srie people lined up in
I îrv.£ mer : LaW P art > ' ind the con
II Thf. Xes ,n f h° Republican party.
1 Iti" mm "««««ty for the
, m.K ,d I? arty ,ha " there is use for
t .oo a Ford rar. The I.
• Tb. have shown political sense
I TVv Ä one °* old parties.
s ""Id try to convince their
Mate tb ♦ Tu °î^ r c «unties in the
hi.. in . hat ,he h*st way to serve the
tic rlfw-i* V ? n< ? the hands of
<* j« „no 11 lo , cnmhine their
t»n < n ^P°htical party instead
darifv tb Ur • a n ) ov ^ would greatly
stru e :,i„ ? s( tuation and place the
on ,. een Progress and reac
on a bur field.
thk
there
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fore
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in ScoW*Tu° f an . old RanR sheet
f 0 ' ' ,,. e ". ca hed to task last
*t»rv .Km. 1 . ! . nK a Jtrosaly untrue
4 P°G>ri»wi a ^dizen of Plentywood,
l an d then qualified his
wh y don't
r*f er / Sr.ty alone." I suppose
***? ke rail' ,. an,e ' s county although
p,ace 4 ! our county"
ïî rf d th»» v ! nR *T ,en >t is remem
\ n 'ted <;*•>/ ls n °f a citizen of the
cannot vote for
he en °ff>cer up there.
" Is Rta tc over a score
P* no» rv, ( „- t l rove ca ttle over what
*W f an * ls and Sheridan Coun
tlSi *°P le were here.
conu> ; a I e kinds
m * lnto N»« state. I have
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LEITER AIDS HUNGRY LOAN SHARK
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Nye's Victory Smashes Cal's Grip On Congress
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SENATOR IS VICTORIOUS
Defeat of Hanna Regarded As Slap at Coolidge's Foreign and
Domestic Policy—With 1. V. A. Candidate Out of Way,
Race Will Be Between Lemke and Nye—Defeat of Sor
tie Anticipated.
FARMER-LABOR TICKET TO PULL BIG VOTE
Washington, July 5.—President
Coolidge's chances of controlling the
senate of the seventieth congress, to
be elected in November, were dis
tinctly more slender today as a re
sult of the victory won by Senator
Gerald P. Nye, in the North Dakota
primary.
Nye's nomination was accepted as
ano ^ er administration defeat, simi
j ar to t ^ at suffered in Iowa, when
j nsur g en t 0 fthe corn belt, Smith
-^y Brookhart, triumphed over Albert
R Cummins. While not as spectacu
j ar insurgency as his low-a
colleague, Nye has been just as con
s j sten t j n his opposition to nearly all
of Coolidfçe ' s policies,
Washington Backing
| T he administration had not been
j con fldent of defeating Nye, but it had
been hopeful . with White House ap
, prova j l. b. Hanna, who was the
Coolidge manager in North Dakota
- n 1924 , was put up against the
I vout hf u l Nye and was backed solid
j v hv the powers in Washington,
- -p-iends of the president had hoped
^ or a pj anna victory to offset that of
i H roo kh ar t in Iowa. They saw today
j bu ^. ^ttle hvpe of preventing Nye's
j r e ( urn> f or a republican nomination
j n North Dakota is traditionally
i equ ivalent to election. Between now
1 and November a decision will be made
w >, e ther to put up a regular to op
e t ^ e insurgent in the election,
j Nye Young
Nye's political career is without re
p arallel in senate history. Bare
34 years old, he was an ob
p'cure country editor when Senator
Ladd died a year ago. Gov. Sortie re
-iected all the advice received from
Washington to appoint a "regular
, and selected Nye fc.r the une x pi roc
1 term, which so nettled administratif»
i leaders here that for weeks they with
held his credentials, and refused
t seat him. Ultimately, after a bitter
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Fans
BIG BASEBALL GAMES AT
PLENTYWOOD THIS WEEK
1 MJUii
of Northeastern Montana Will Witness Best Games of
Season This Week—Will Meet Havre Hillers, House of
David and Regina Teams-Major League Baseball A
Through the Week—Huge Crowds Will Take in Baseball
Festival.
Beginning with next Sunday, Jub "'h, when the local
team meets the fast Regina team at the Plentywood Park, the
k-eball fans of Northeastern Montana wil have an opportu
nity of witnessing some of the best baseball games that have
* , „ sppn ; n this city, with teams that have a state-wide
ever been seen in tms Ciiy,
} and national reputation.
Regina Here Sunday
first g ame 0 f the series will
itl the f as t Regina team of Canada
l^dayf June 11th. Regina has de»
feated^ Scobey in every series they
b played this season and Plenty
ÏSS has also defeated Scobey ,n the
majority of games played this season,
™ ' the exhibition Sunday should be
I toodone^A large number of fans
i v e do wn from Canada and the
pi on tvwood boys are anxious to take
t y^ ' R etr iha team because a paper
rCLcif* tried to make light of
pi P ntvwood team as in comparison
m Scobey team. Every
le ld let out and help the boys
, h " up tfie Kegina team as a bunch
S°"o%tes in comparison with the
i Wters
Havre Hillers Here Monday, July 12
The ucstponed game which was
i. ave b ee n played some time ago with
the Havre fillers will be played
Monday, unforeseen accidents having
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Secured for Glasgow
Wolf Point., July 4.—County Attor
ne y Marron and Deputy Go. Attorney
F 0 ' or 0 f this city are in receipt of a
w i re from Congressman Scott Leavitt
^vising that his bill authorizing the
holding of federaL court at Glasgow
had passe d both houses c.f congress,
This will be a great advantage to peo
j n this part of Montana, since e
distance to Great Falls has in the
pas f made it almost prohibitive to
0 take any number of witnesses to that
city w hen a case was being tried m
federal court,
LOCAL MARKETS
Wheat, No. 1 D. N.
Wheat, Durum .
Flax, per bu. ..
Rye, per bu.*..
....$1.44
1.14
1.98
..70
DAGMAR LADY DIES
AFTER AN OPERATION
Expires at Plentywood Hospital on
Monday, June 28—Leaves Hus
band and Parents to Mourn Her
Departure.
Blanche, the wife of Folmer Peter
son of Dagmar, died at the Sheridan
Coùnty Memorial Hospital Monday,
June 28th, after an operation for ap
pendicitis. • a /
Mrs. Peterson was only a little
over twenty-two years old at the
time of her death and had been ill
but for a few days before her de
She was taken ill at her home
the farm at Dagmar, and was
taken immediately to Plentywood
where she Was operated upon, and
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Federal Court Term
a
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* formerly United States Senator ^
in • from Minnesota, and now tar
* mer -Labor candidate for govern- ■
• 0 r at the general election this _
* fall will be orator of the day at
• ,he Divide County Fair at Cros- <
• by, Thursday. July 15th.
lo- « Magnuo Johnson is cons.dered •
* a drawing card and it is likely
• that thousands will come for ^
to • miles to see and hear ^im. #
* The advertisement of the Di- ^
* vide County Fair appears in this *
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MAGNUS JOHNSON
WILL SPEAK AT
CROSBY FAIR
Magnus , Johnson, *
Princess Contest
Arousing Interest
.
Ole P. Hanson, Civil War Vet
* eran, pioneer of this section of
* Montana, hoard the last taps
* Wednesday mor ning, July 7th,
* and crossed to the other shore.
* He died of complications inci
* dent to old age, being 83 years
* old at the time of his demise.
* The old soldier had, however,
* remained on his feet until the
* last, and dies as he had lived
* with the greatest of Viking forti
* tude, although he has been com
* pelled to go on cruches for sev
* eral years.
* The funeral was held from the
* Lutheran church, and interment
* was made at the Plentywood
* cemetery. Rev. Egge saying the
* funeral services. A large num
* her of old friends attended the
* funeral.
With the passing of Ole Han
* son, almost the last of the Civil
* War veterans of this section havo
* passed to the great beyond.
* Ole Hanson was born in Nor
* way, 83 years ago. He came to
* America with his parents in the
* fifties and settled in Wisconsin,
* from where as a very young man
* he enlisted in the United States
* army and fought in the Civil war,
* serving his country well and
* faithfully.
* Years ago he came to North
* eastern Montana, to what was
* then Valley county, along with
* his brothers, Ely and Nels Han
* son and settled near Westby,
* where they IIv« d for years and
* where they engaged in farming
* and the cattle business, from
* which they retired several years
* ago well possessed of the world's
* goods.
* Ely Hanson, a brother, was one
* of the first set of County Com
* missioners of Sheridan county.
* He died several years ago. Nels
* Hanson, his remaining brother,
* attended the funeral of Ole, and
* is his only surviving relative.
* He resides in Plentywood and is
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
HEARS LAST TAPS
,
also an old man. *
* The death of Ole Hanson re- *
* moves one of the "land marks" *
of Northeastern Montana, and a *
* man of sterling character from *
* the community. *
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DISASTROUS FIRE
AT FROID SUNDAY
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Plentywood Vaudeville
* team will be there and present
* the Acts which they have pre
• sented at Plentywood and other
• places in the county with great
* success.
• This entertainment will be a
i * treat and well worth attending.
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Wipes Out Three Business Houses As
Hundreds of Men and Women Try
to Check Flames—Heavy Loss to
Owners.
On Sunday, July 4th, Froid
visited by the most disastrous fire
since it first became a village, when
three of the largest business houses
of Froid were almost completely de
stroyed by the flames.
The Froid Mercantile Co. was about
three-fourths wiped out, suffering a
loss of $ 20,000 or
store from where the fire started
was completely wiped out as was
also the Sorbel Garage Co.
The cause of the conflagration is
not known.
A portion of the loss was covered
by insurance, but notwithstanding
this, the loss was still a heavy one.
It is thought new buildings will be
erected at once to take the place of
those desroyed by the fire.
was
more. Louck's
AMERICAN LEGION
DANCE AT KOSKI BARN
Plentywood Post of the American
Legion is having a dance in Koski's
barn Saturday evening, July 17th.
This is the most logical place for
real time, says one of the promoters.
It's by far the largest and best dance
floor in eastern Montana. Dancing in
this place is just like a bowery,- a lot
of fresh air when you want it.
One thing to be remembered that
heck of a good time is assured
old and young alike and the pro
ceeds go to a good cause.
* DAGMAR LOCAL WESTERN
* PROGRESSIVE FARMERS
* MEET SAT., JULY 17
* The Dagmar Local of the West
* ern Progressive Farmers will
* havo an evening of entertainment
* at the Brotherhood Hall, north of
* Dagmar on Saturday evening,
* July 17.
* Superintendent of Schools, Miss
* Crone, will speak on School Mat
* ters and explain the 5 Mill Ref
* erendum Measure to be voted on
* this fall.
* Senator Chas. E. Taylor will
* also speak.
* The
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The Sheridan County Princess cam
paign, which has become a social
event in Sheridan county is already
arousing great and intense interest
throughout the county, and already
a few candidates have been placed
in nomination by friends.
This contest which is the Fourth
Annual Campaign in Sheridan Coun
ty, all of which have been under the
auspices of the Producers News, at
* this early date promises to be the
* liveliest ever held in the county.
* In Sheridan county, there are many
* beautiful girls—as pretty girls as
* can be found any where in the wide
* world—many of them qualified by
* grace and dignity to be real Prin
* cesses who would honor Sheridan
* county as Princess Sheridan at the
* great annual "Queen of Montana"
* Pageant at the State Fair at Helena.
* The modest pretty young ladies of
* the prairies, can hardly picture in
* their imaginations what it means to
* win the Coronet as Princess of Sher
* idan County: they can hardly vision
* the ceremony of election of the
* Queen of Montana; the crowning of
* the Queen and Princesses; the royal
* receptions; the beautiful homes in
* -which they will be entertained; the
* great balls at which they will be the
* belles, the drives, the dinners, the
* music, and, oh, the gowns.
* Gustaf and his Prince could not
* ceive greater homage or attention.
* All of Helena is at their feet for the
* gay Grand week.
* What girl does not want to go ?
* WhaY girl whose heart does not thrill
* at the thoughts of it? What person
* in Sheridan County but whom has
• some young friend who he would like
* to help bring this joy and pleasure
* to? There is no one callous to this
* opportunity to confer pleasure.
* Everyone can help a friend.
* Every subscriber of the Producers
* News can help a friend to win the
* chance, perhaps to have the happiest
* time of her life—a time that she
* never will forget. It is easyl In
• each copy of the Producers News
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HOSPITAL WAR
IS STILL RAGING
Dr. Campbell Fires Broadside at An
tiquated Methods Used in Local
Healing Institute — Says Layman
Gets the Worst of the Deal.
Affairs at the Plentywood hospital
have not improved since Dr. Steele
gave his famous interview in the Pro
ducers News a few weeks ago. As
a matter of fact the doctors boycott
of the institution still prevails and the
hospital board are, figuratively speak
ing, "on the horns of a dilemma." The
public are now getting interested in
the discussion and would like to hear
from Dr. Storkan. The Producers
News will be glad to give Dr. Stor
kan 's viewpoint in full if he presents
it in time for the next edition.
Dr. Campbell States His Position
Dr. Campbell is one ,of the medics
who refuses to perform any opera
tions in the Plentywood hospital while
under the present management. In
an interview this week he states his
position in a manner that leaves no
mistake as to what he means.
In an interview with a News rep
resentative today Dr. Campbell said:
The success of a hospital depends
on the average amount of rent
cured for the rooms. Dr. Sells and
Storkan I understand at one time paid
$35 for the use of 5 rooms making
their rental average $7 per room a
month, this included service of nurses
when needed and T do not know of
what else. The layman paid $25 per
week per room or $100 per month for
his room with service in connectiez.
Now the point is this the doctors who
took advantage of the layman's ignor
ance of hospitalization had their over
head paid by these who labored to
support the institution. Women stood
in the dust and dirt and sold little
things; the money being turned into
a hospital fund sc. that these men ( ? )
could receive something for nothing.
Any other doctor in the community
who labored to support the institution
were merely contributing to the sup
port of these men. If any X-ray work
was to be done the outside practi
tioner had tc. turn his patient over
not to a community institution but to
an institution which had a privately
owned X-ray out of which they re
ceived no service and into which they
put the overhead expense.
"The doctors had the power to hire
and fire any nurse w T ho would not re
ceive their dictations and I under
stand they were satisfied with un
registered nurses because they no
doubt could get them cheaper and use
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MOOSE JÂWWÏNS FROM
p-WOOD IN TOURNAMENT
* i With Eisberg Pitching for Plenty
* i wood and Donaïdson the colore.!
• twir er, on the mound for Moose Jav,,
* the local team lost 3 to 2 m the tour
* ; nament being held at Moose Jaw
* this week. Scobey lost to Regina.
* making the tw T o Canadian team win
* ners while Scobey and Plentywood
, battle today for third money.
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GLENDIVE JUDGE HANDS
DOWN STRANGE OPINION
Small Town Jurist Gives Writs of Possession to Foreign Loan
Sharks Before Occupier's Period of Redemption Expires
—Decision of Legal Backwoodsman Causes Widespread
Indignation—Farmer Warns Loan Sharks' Emissary
to Keep off Place.
SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW LEIPER'S MOVE
Following the visit of Judge Leiper to Sheridan County,
another batch of court orders have been issued which have
caused misery to the unfortunate fanners interested and tur
moil in the community. The Glendive Judge, who is now a
candidate for the Supreme Court on the republican ticket, has
at various time been called in to adjudicate foreclosure mat
ters and has left a feeling behind that he served the interests
of the foreign loan sharks as effectually as Judge, as if he had
been retained by them as counsel.
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Leiper's Strange Interpretation of
Law
BIG F-L. PICNIC
IN NORTH DAKOTA
The latest exploit of Leiper in the
legal way was to issue writs of pos
session to the purchasers of foreclos
ed lands before the period of redemp
tion. When the statute of 1921, hold
ing that the mortgagor was entitled
to possession cf his homestead during
the period of redemption, was cited to
Leiper, that gentleman brushed the
act of the legislature aside by stating
that such a law would not be passed
if the opposite was not true before
hand. It was pointed out to him this
law always existed in this country and
England for the protection of the
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* The Farmer-Laborites will hold *
* an all day picnic at Carl Pearson's *
* Grove, one and one-half miles *
* west, and one mile south of Bat- *
* tleview on July 11, Sunday. *
* It is expected that a large *
* crowd will attend the worth-while *
* affair, for William Lemke, the F. *
* L. candidate- for United States *
* Senator and D. I. Todd, candidate *
* for Commissioner of Agriculture *
* and Labor will speak. *
JOE KITTOCK'S ARREST
CAUSES BIG SENSATION
For What Purpose Seigert Paid Lawrence Money Is Basis of
Much Speculation—Producers News Carrying on Inves
tigation in Behalf of Law and Order—Sensational Dis
closures May Yet Be Made of Scobey Underworld Life.
The arrest of Joe Kittock in Scobey last week on a charge
preferred by County Attorney Nyquist has caused a good
deaf of interest in Noi4ieastern Montana and speculation
to the reason •or the arrest at this time instead of soon after
the murder was committed. A charge of manslaughter
preferred by the Daniels County Attorney against Kittock.
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CARL SEIGERT
The young man who was foully
murdered at Scobey over a yc*ar ago
and whose body was found floating
in the Poplar river by a couple of
teachers who were out hunting.
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PARENTS, BROTHERS AND SISTERS
of Carl Seigert, who was so foully murdered at Scobey, over a year ago and
for which murder Joe Kittock was arrested last week.
People Wonder at Charge
Why a charge of first degree mur
der was not preferred on the evi
dence supposed to be in the posses
sion cf the prosecutor is another mat
ter which is causing a lot of talk in
Scobey and the surrounding country.
It is pointed out that it is the in
variable rule for prosecutors to pre
fer a capital charge in such cases
and the court and jury, after a fair
trial, to reduce the charge in ac
cordance with the evidence.
Minnesota Paper Takes Notice
Another striking coincidence in con
nection with the arrest at this time
is that the local paper published in
Long Prairie, Minnesota, published an
editorial deunciatory of the murder
and asking why some arrest was not
made. Soon after the article was
published in the Minnesota paper,
printed in the neighborhood where
the unfortunate victim of lawless con
ditions in Scobey was bom and rear
ed, a chain of circumstances was cre
ated which caused County Attorney
Nyquist to at last move in the case.
Sichert Found Floating in River
It will be remembered that when
the body of Carl Siegert was found
floating by a couple of school teach
ers in the Poplar river, near Scobey,
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