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THE PRODUCERS NEWS
THE PRODUCERS
NEWS GOES INTO
EVERY HOME IN
THE COUNTY.
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A PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE. BY THE PEOPLE
PLENTYWOOD, MONTANA, FRIDAY, SEPT. 10, 1926
Official Newspaper of Sheridan County
Sub, Rates: ^. 01 ? T i 8 r q' per
_ m u. a., 13.00 p«r year
Entered as Second Class Matter. October 18, 1912, at the Post
office at Plentywood, Montana. Under the Act of March 3. 1870.
«Hr
§fSt W Small
Concern.
v u iil.l \.M Rl'FFCORN, can
H''N- ') ' r <tate Senator in Valley
^"f/mado the greatest mistake
life at a " heeler meet
of , \ vandale, he lost his temper
** "ailed Senator Taylor a "yellow
•' anti other pet names. Healiz
ha t hi' whole political future
-■ V», (>n the result of the sena
d#P ^| election in \ alley county this
tor h , lost his temper and invated
Wa-difsation which Taylor is
to administer to him at Avon
Ä «.« ,T»y«r
° 0 th<. greatest unmaskers of
''laical hypocrites that this .state
r ever seen and there will be a
crowd on hand to see him take
f suave , "fair" Mr. Ruffcom to
11 ,,..„intr. The political backers of
^republican floor leader of the
J . legislative session, having their
. t0 the ground and sensing the
^„sequences of the exposure of
Ruffcom'- record by Senator Tay
, have come to his assistance. Joe
L-kmir. une of the most astute po
litical editors aligned with the Ana
' da Company in the state, comes
ou t with an editorial in the Glasgow
c r °"^ r ^ record of* Mr. Ruffcorn!
attacked Taylor as an "emissary of
aS 3 'itIiTe S meddlfng'' PI in teS the
Hid c
campaign of a man whom he destg
tof.au" S bil"he Ul L C °M least"
n d amenable to reason." J
The concluding words of the last I
paragraph mean a lot. They mean
that Mr. Hocking can^ talk to Mr.
Ruffcom and that whenever the m
terests of the Anaconda are at stake
that the Valley county représenta
ée will be "amenable to reason'*
manufactured on the sixth floor of
the Hennessey building at Butte and
conveyed via the clever editor of
the Glasgow Courier. When Mr.
Ruffcom turned his back upon the»
depositors of the state and voted on
the Bank Guarantee Law as the in
terests of the Bankers Association
dictated we knew he was "amenable»
to reason.'' When he consorted wjth
the counsel of the Great Northern
Railway and voted on the bus atid
full crew bills the way the» directors
of that road desired we knew he
"amenable to reason." When
all the reactionary papers of Valley
county secretly and publicly sup
ported him in the last primary elec
tion we knew that the Anaconda
Company knew that Mr. Ruffcorn
safe and "sane and amenable
to reason". Mr. Ruffcorn posed as
a friend of the common people and
pomted to the giant corporation of
Butte pressing the thorny cro win o
martyrdom on his honest brow. But
the ( miner inadvertently let the c t
out of the bag and spoiled the Gre
nan pose of the lair Mr. Ruff
coral But—
Lives of (.real Men all remind us,
TTiat the path that leads to fame
Oft is blocked by writers friendly.
Who spill the beans and spoil the
»a.'
was
game.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVEN
TION' which met in Helena last
week was more remarkable for the
thing it did not do than the things
that happened there. The only fight
in the convention was over a prohi
bition plank that was sponsored by
Senator Walsh, Sam Stewart and
John Erickson. The plank, which
asked for the defeat of the repeal
of the state prohibition law was laid
on the table» by a big vote, which
ffoes to show that the Bourbons are
not against the return of Bourbon.
The hoom for the re-election of B.
K- Wheeler two years Jience
started the. day before the convention
»hen the Helena Independent, ....
leading copper daily in the state, pub
lished the picture of the junior sena
jw on its front page«. The next
öa ) Ex-Governor McDowell was
elected chairman of the State Cen
tral Committee.
w as
the
This is a very sig
tuficart piece ;>f Copper-Wheeler di
plomacy. McDowell, who is a vwy
dose friend of Wheeler's, knows
the way to the sixth floor better
than any man in Butte. His house
!? i Ust across the street from the
jkttte home of John I). Ryan and J.
"nice» Kramer has a mansion, form-
er 'v owned by Con Kelly, on the
... corner. So the mixing of the
heeler for Senator and McDowell
°r Governor political medicine will
not He such an inconvenient matter
* *7 a» this year, thanks to the
-"■*d hvhind-the-scones stage man.
''Cement of the recent Democratic
OthtT
invention.
Grand Forks. X. D., Sept. 5.—<Geo.
h. P resi(fent of the North Dako-1
J 11 ? Growers Association, re
ST e,t W today after an eyxtended
P over the northern section of the
he inspected the sixteen
acquired by the Wheat
o'ers Warehouse Company, of
^ be is also president .
the acquisition of elevator
htolities for the luuidling of the
• 'n of pool members comes the re
Ration that it has been the missing
JÄ the member to his or
*®J»tion," declared Mr. Duis. "At
J where elevators have been
•gmred ft ft found that the member
„ P is increasing rapidly, and that
. arp silvering their wheat and
v, dr ' e , ? ra ins to the pool elevators,"
declared.
ha. stations where no elevator
bf v, be !ï acc l u ired, pool wheat will
through the ordinary
* REPORTS POOL
ELEVATORS ARE O.K.
DAUGHERTY STANDS TRIAL IN NEW YORK
Another World Senator Goes Down To Defeat
SEN. LENROOT BEATEN BY
GOV. BLAINE IN WISCONSIN
Milwaukee, Sept. 8.—Governor John J. Blaine, leading
progressive and avowed wet, decisively defeated Senatorlr
vine L. Lenroot after a hot election here today. The election
t J irn ed on Lenroot's vote for the World Court. Blaine stated
Although Both Candidates Were Wet the Election Was
Fought on the World Court Issu
Coolidge's Chief Supporters in the Senat
Leader in Pact for American Adherence to World Court,
for Which Wheeler Voted,
Lenroot Was One of
He was
LA FOLLETTE CANDIDATE FOR GOV. LOSES
that no progressive could consistently vote for American ad
Terence to such a foreign judicial body without betraying the
people who elected him. I he victory of Blaine in Wisconsin
" regarded as another indication that the people of America
are bent on retiring all senators who voted for the bill that was
sponsored by the House of Morgan and the British Foreign
' 0 »
Otnce. f •
Riding ta victory in the Republi
can gubernatorial race on a wave of
a big majority rolled up in both ur
ban and rural districts, is Fred
Zimmerman, secretary of state, who
apparently has defeated Attorney
General Herman L. Ekern and two
others. Ekem was indorsed by Gov
emor Blaine and Robert M. LaFol
lette, Jr., Wisconsin United States
senator.
Zimmerman's victory appears to in
di ca te the only probable defeat of the
LaFcJlette-BIaineEkem ticket, whose
candidates are far in the lead for the
nomination for four other state of
flees. Progressive Republican con
gressrmen running for re-election
J f or g e d ahead on early returns, with
the exception of Representative J. D.
Beck of the seventh district, who
J trailed Merlin F. Hull, former secre
I tary of state, and another progres
| s j ve> by a small margin,
Returns up until midnight indicat
I e( j a neck an( j ne ck race between Sen
a to r Lenroot and / Governor Blaine
^ the senator enjoying a slight
h ead Blaine was pushed ahead by
j votes Milwaukee county, which
j ke carr jed in his three successful
campaigns for governor, and picked
additional votes in various sec*
| üons of the state .
R.
Contrasted with the Lenroot-Blaine
fight, was the phenomenal showing
of Zimmerman, who appeared unaf
fected by local sentiment towards the
senatorial race. The secretary of
state ran ahead in both Lenroot and
Blaine strongholds.
The Republican senatorial and gub
ernatorial contests held the center of
interest in the primary. Only minor
(Continued on page Four)
P. F. of M. Pass Judgment on
N. Dak. Wheat Growers Assn.
General Meeting at Temple Last Sunday, Approves Report
of Special Committee of Council of Action—Report
Says Pool is a Sound, Well-Managed Body—Last Sun
day's Action Follows Long Investigation in North Dako
Minnesota and Canada—Many "Sign Up" When De
Is Made Public.
farmers present
ta,
cision
The report of the special committee sent by the Council
!,f Action to investigate the Wheat Pools of North Dakota,
Minnesota and Canada was the chief matter up for considera
tion before a General Meeting of the Progressive farmers last
Sunday. There was a large attendance of Sberidan County
well as some from Roosevelt and Daniels
as
*
counties.
How the Report Came to Be Made.
The report was the result of a long
consideration of the matter by e
Council of Action and the Councils of
the Progressive Farmers in Shendan
ether counties. About two months
a^o the organizers sent into Montana
ihî the North Dakota Wheatgrowers
ÏLaSdation Yeportecl back to the head
the farmers were slow to
^fuJitfl they heaTd from the Coun
f^ion 1 Vthe subject. There
M . Duis, president of the
Upon, Mr. Geo ^ Plentywood
A ^° ^l?;ed b3ore a special meet
an d a PP^| - ^ The Council of
mg of the C^of A^ ^ ^ ded .
Aoti° decided to send a
N®« to North Dakuta to
^P ecia ! . nd ma ke a report of
^ This committee pro
their fin^ngs^ to M inne
ceeded from Norcn^ made
sota . officers of the North Da
' organization and same are em
kot* org rpD ort.
bodied m Sunday's meeting
tion taken 1 member to
imposes no duty gn^ny
joint the N dorge tTie game, but
and does no . submitted,
1 approve, the finding of
an
While the ac
EXPLOSION OF
WESTBY MAN'S GUN
ATTRACTS CROWD
The Ford sedan of a Westljp man
named Woodruff attracted a lot of
attention on the streets of Plenty
wood last Tuesday evening when an
explosion had occurred from within.
When a large crowd gathered they
found the Game warden investigating
and seizing a shotgun and S large
quantity of ammunition. The county
attorney also came along and found
an automatic pistol in the automobile,
which resembled an armored car
judging from the quantities of am
munition and firearms that were
strewn on the floor of the machine.
On investigation it was discovered
that the shotgun "went off" shooting
a hole in the dashboard and out
through the hood. It is said that
Woodruff loaded the gun a few min
utes earlier because of an assault
made on him by one Duffy, who had
imbibed too much hooch in Grenora
the North Dakota town that is dis
tinguished by the residents therein
of Editor Paul Paulson, a scribe of
international proclivities,
Friends
took the gun away
and laid it away in the car. It ex
ploded soon afterwards with the re
sults hereintofore mentioned.
Mr. and Mrs, Ostby left last Friday
for Helena where they will spend a
few days taking in the Montana State
fair.
facts contained therein will result in
big increase in the membership of
the Pool in Montana. The report de
clares that the North Dakota Asso
ciation is a sound, well managed in
stitution and recommends farmers to
sign contracts with the organization.
Many "Sign Up"
The Pool organizers report that
(Continued on page Four)
GOLDEN RULE CHAIN
STORE OPENS SEPT. 11
• The Goldén Rule Chain Stores *
• who operate stores all over the *
• west will have its grand opening *
• Saturday, September 11. The •
• place has been a beehive all of *
• the week where a crowd of salse- e
• people and helpers bavé been at *
• work getting the goods on the *
• shelves and the counters ready *
• for the opening. *
• The coming of the Golden Rule *
• Store, together with the first *
• class mercantile establishments-*
• already operating here makes *
• Plentywood the leading trading *
• center of Northeastern Montana. *
*♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦***•
COMMISSIONERS MEET
The county commissioners met last
Tuesday and Wednesday and transact
ed the usual routine business. All
three commissioners: Messrs Lun
deen, Iverson and French were pres
ent. The meeting started on Tues
day because Monday was a Labor day
and therefor à public holiday. A de
tailed account of the proceedings will
be given in the next issue of the
News.
County Supt. Emma Grone was
granted a two weeks' leave of ab
sence to visit her mother in Iowa who
has been failing in health for some
time.
County Commissioner Lundeen ask
ed for and was granted a 60 day
leave of absence to take effect In
about two or three weeks. Commis
sioner Lundeen will spend a couple
of months this fall in the Twin Cities
on business.
The Board having completed its
work adjourned Wednesday after
noon.
|W0NT. PRINCESSES
I ÄUNCH GAY WEEK
Treasure State's Fairest Daughters
Chosen by Various Counties Come
to Select Their Queen and Be
Guests at State Exposition.
♦ Special to Producers News
♦ *
♦ Helena, Sept. 7.—Bursts of ap- •
♦ plause greeted the arrival of*
* Montana's princesses at the fair •
* grounds this afternoon and the *
♦ crowds in the grand stand rose •
♦ to their feet to catch a glimpse *
• of the girls as they entered the *
• royal boxes accompanied by their •
♦ chaperon, Mrs. Lillian Miracle, ♦
* and by Mrs. Ralph O. Kaufman, *
♦ chairman of the Woman's Divi- ♦
• skm of tho Commercial club, un- *
* der whose direction a gala week *
♦ has been planned for the royal *
* court. Entertainers in front of *
• the grand stand suffered from *
* lack of attention until the prin- ♦
• cesses were settled in the boxes. *
♦ and throught the afternoon the *
* court was regarded with interest *
* as new crowds arrived.
♦ sides were heard remarks com- *
* pli men ting gentoel bearing and *
♦ smart appearance of Montana's *
• fairest daughters.
♦ NAME QUEEN THURSDAY *
* Every train coming to Helena *
* last evening carried girls from *
* all over the state who were elect- •
* ed to represent their counties at *
* the court of the Queen of Mon- *
♦ tana. After a round of festivi- •
On all *
* ties planned for them by promi- *
* nent Helena women and loading *
* organizations, the girls will meet *
♦ Thursday afternoon to select one *
* of their number as queen. The *
* fortunate, girl will be crowned at *
♦ the gorgeous coronation ball ♦
♦ Thursday evening by Governor ♦
* Erickson, ahd will later go to the *
♦ Sesqui-centennial exposition at *
♦ Philadelphia, accompanied by*
♦ Mrs. Miracle, as Montana's rep- *
* reseaitative. Excitement is run- *
♦ ning high and conjectures as to *
* who will be elected already are *
* being made by the girls as well *
* as by everyone who has se»en *
* them.
SAYS THAT COUNTY
WILL GET HALF MILLION
Sheridan county has 67 miles of
Fed'eral Aid highway, none of which
has been built. If Initiative Good
Roads Bill Number 31 is carried at
the general elections on November 2.
these 57 miles will be constructed by
the state within 10 years with revenue
derived from the proposed one-cent
increase in the present gasoline tax,
plus ederal Aid appropriations
Montana. The road would be main
tained by the state from the time of
completion.
This information was received by
the Producers News, in a statement
from the Montana Automobile Asso
cition, which is carrying on an educa
tional campaign favor of the meas
ure.
The value of the work to be done
in Sheridan county would approxi
mate $500,000 according to the esti
mate. This would include road, brid
ges, and maintenance. The county
could lose nothing but its share in
the equal division of the revenue
from the present gasoline tax, which
last year amounted to $5,084.
While the work on the county's
Federal road was being done by the
state, the county would, under the
provisions of the bill, retain its mo
tor license fees, which, with its reg
ular road levies, could be used to
build and maintain farmers' lateral,
feeder, and intermediate roads.
It is estimated that the additional
one-cent gas tax would amount to
about $3.50 for the average car own
er, allowing him 5,000 miles a year
at 15 miles to the gallon. He would
at the same time save at least $25
a year in decreased gas consumption,
tire wear, and fewer repair bills.
Montana has 4700 miles of Federal
highway, linking every county seat
in the the state. Five hundred miles
aore in forest reserves, 1100 miles are
completed, and 3100 miles yet unfin
ished would be built under Bill 31. .
Farmers Must Choose
• Between Peasantry
and Independence
* Streator, Ill.—(FP>—"The dU- *
* ference between the Farmers Uni- *
* ion program of cost of produc- *
* tion for the producers of farm *
* products and the program offered *
* the farmers by the. financiers is *
* the difference between the hope *
* of independence through intelli- *
* gent organization on tho one *
* hand and economic slavery and *
* peasantry on the other." Presi- *
* dent Milo Reno, Farmers Union *
* of Iowa, told Illinois farmers at *
* Indian Acres park near Streator. *
*************
WELL KNOWN N.D.
FARMER DIES
Julian Hass Dies After Being Sen
ously Injured in Automobile Acci
/
dent-Brothers Well Known Sheri
dan County People.
sy i -,r r» 77- tr rp
Crosby, N. D. Julius Hass, Troy
township fanner, died August 30th,
from fatal injuries received Sunday
evening when the automobile in which
he and H. Halverson, a neighbor,
were returning to their homes from
Crosby after attending to business
matters, overturned on a comer just
off the state highway, about three
miles west of this city. Mr. Halvor
son escaped with but slight injur
„ . v % < , , .,
Both men were pinned under the
automobile when it overturned and
were found within a short time by
machine and brought the men to this
city for medical attention. The doc
tor's examination revealed that Mr.
Hass was suffering from a fracture
of the backbone and from other seri
ous injuries, while Mr. Halvorson's
injuries were but slight.
nhitimrv
_ „ , y
Julius Hass was bom on the 25th
January, 18 1 1 m Germany and
died Monday, August 30th, at the age
of 55 years, seven months and five
days, from a fracture of the back and
other serious injuries received in an
automobile accident, Sunday evening,
August 29th, 1926.
Mr. Hass came to America in 1894
and settled at Wheaton, Minn., where
he was later married. In 1902 the
family moved to Mohall, this state,
where they took a homestead. In
1907 they moved to Canada where
they resided until 1923, when they
came to the Crosby country.
Mr. Hass leaves to mourn his loss,
his widow, five children, Mrs. WiT
liam (Minnie) Oakes, of Alberta, Can
ies.
ada, Mrs. George (Alma) Davies, of
Chicago, and Eddie, Emma and Clara,
who reside at the family home in
Troy township. A mother and five
brothers of Outlook, Mont., a brother
of Kenmare, N. D., and Albert, resid*
ing south of this city, also survive
the deceased. •
Funeral services were held at the
family home Thursday afternoon with
Rev. J. W. Rosholt officiating and in
terment was made in the Concordia
Lutheran cemetery near this city.
The deceased was a son of Mrs.
Hass of Outlook and has five brothers
in the county who are among the best
known and 'most extensive farmers in
Montana. The News joins with their
wide circle of friends in extending to
them sympathy in their sad bereave
ment.
BEIM FAIR SEPT 16-17
a Mr* AJnnDC c AI 17
dueiMUL AIND IVILlLiKt. oAL.lL
RFfORn RRFAKFR
KtLURU DRLANL
*
♦ the Moe & Moore firm and adver- *
* tised last week in the Producers *
♦ News has been the magnet that *
Beim, Montana will hold a two day
fair September 16th and 17th. At-
tractions scheduled are sports, agri-
cultural and implement exhibits, prize
dancing and aeroplane flights,
exhibits must be in first day, so the
judges can make proper awards.
All
The dissolution .sale put on by *
has been pulling crowds to towfi
* every day since the sale opened *
* Wednesday morning. Mobs of *
* hungry bargain hunters have *
* crowded the .store to the door *
* since the sale opened and if the *
* sale continues with the same vol- *
* ume disposal during the hext *
* week that has taken place since *
* Wednesday, the entire stock will *
* be sold out.
* • Messrs. Moe & Moore in dis- *
* cussing the sale with a reporter *
* of the Producers News says that *
* the firsi three days of the sale *
* was a record breaker ahd that it *
* has probably broken every sales *
* record in tho history of the coun- *
* ty. The sale is being managed *
* by the Kelly Sales Company of *
* Minneapolis, expert sales manag- *
* er and everything in the store *
* has bec«i thrown into the hopper *
* and will be sold..
* After the dissolution of the *
* partnership has been effected Mr. *
* Moe will carry on the business *
* with other capital associated.
* The sale will continue all of *
* next week. * See the advertise- *
* ment in this paper.
****.****
«
FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL
MUST FACE JURY AT LAST
Ex-Cabinet Minister Charged With Misappropriating Funds
Held By Alien Property Custodian—Case Attracts Lot of
Attention and May Result in Pulling Several Political
Skeletons Out of the Closet. v
SECRETS OF WALL ST. GOVT. MAY LEAK OUT
New York.—The most important graft charge trial in
the history of this country—a trial which is expected to open
the innermost secrets of the last two administrations and clear
up many rumors which have been before the American peo- •
pj e f or y ears started here September 7th.
toS/the Hiding td
ministration, and Col. Thomas W.
Miller, head of the alien property
cus todian's office during the same
period, appeared before Federal
Judge Julian w Mack and a jury to
answer charges of defrauding the
government
_ .. , , ' , , , .
. defendants are named in an
mc lictment re . t H n ?f l 7 as î" They
are accused jointly of conspiring to
mu J c ^ the government of their ^good
honest services when they "ill
fully and knowingly" authorized tae
transfer of $7,000,000 in cash and se
curities fror £ ^ he custod of the
ent to the Société Suisse pour
y k de Metaux without care f u lly
weighing and searching out the mer
° „ . _•_.
lts of the S ^ ss cor P oratl °" s claim -
. Paid for Services.
The indictment alleged that in re
turn for services rendered in the
transfer of the $7,000,000 Richard
Morton had given cash and Liberty
bonds to the amount of $441,000 to
Miller, Jess Smith, a confidant of
Bâugherty, who committed suicide
pr i or to his appearance before
the Senate COuim ittee, and the late
j 0 fl n r p > King, a former leader of the
Republican party and manager of
^oth the Wood and Roosevelt cam
paigns . Kin g testified before the
grand jury, but was not made a de
fendant in the indictment, although
fl e was named as a coconspirator,
These bribes were alleged to have
b een m ade on two separate occasions,
Th e fl rst one, amounting to $50,000,
ft W as alleged, was given to Smith
King before the allowance of the
claims, and the second, $391,000 in
Liberty bonds, to King, Miller and
Smith at the Waldorf-Astoria in New
York City after the assignment,
Soon after the filing of the Todd
indictment charging Miller, King,
Jess Smith, Ricard and Alfred Mer
ton, Fritz Zahn-Geigy, Leopold du
Bois, two German and one Swiss cor
poration with defrauding the govern
ment of its rights as a trustee when
(Continued on page Four)
Farmers Start Damage
Action Against Surety Co.
Men Who Were Victims of Temporary Injunction Sue for
Loss of Time and Inconvenience Caused by Frivolous
Action of New Ulm Bank—Case Grew Out of "Castor
Oil" Warfare With Crop Grabbers.
A damage action has been filed by several Raymond
farmers, who recently figured in wbat bas become widely
known as the "Castor Oil" injunction case against the Nation
al Surety Company. Because the Surety Company is a foreign
insurance company it was necessary to serve the complaint on
State Auditor George P. Porter, who in turn will legally noti
fy the Surety Company.
Surety Company Sued on Bond
The Surety Company is brought in
to the case because of a bond filed
by them when the Farmers and Mer
*
well known Sheridan County farmers
whose
known when Oscar Collins made an
affidavit stating that, when he at
became nationally
names
chants Bank of New Ulm, asked for
a temporary injunction restraining
the plaintiffs from interference with
the bank's agents on the Granrud
farm. The bond in the sum of
$2400.00 and was signed by J. W.
McKee, as agent and T. W. Greer, as
Upon a hearing tiefore
Juge Paul the temporary injunction
was dissolved.
Plaintiffs Prominent Farmers.
This action is now brought to re
cover damages for loss of time and
inconvenience incurred by the farm
ers ind attending the trial and caus
ing them the expense and trouble of
hiring a high price lawyer to defend
their rights, which were attacked by
Bank of New Ulm. The plaintiffs
are Melvin Granrud, U. G. Bamhouse,
A. N. Wankle, Edward Hannah, Har
vey Nichols, John Keller, James E.
Porter, Melvin Evenson, Gust Blank,
Harry 7 Hoffman, John J. Foley, David
A. Abbott and John Jorgensrud. The
attorneys whose names are signed to
the complaint are Harlow Pease of
Butte and P. J. Wallace and A. C.
Erickson of Plentywood.
"Castor Oil" Case Recalled
The plaintiffs in the action are all
attorney.
F-L CANDIDATE
FOR CO. COpR.
VISITS P'WOOD
* Peter Hjelm, the Farmc«r-Labor *
* Candidate for County Commis- *
* sioner, was a Plentywood visitor *
* Thursday. He impressed every- *
* one he came in contact with as *
* the right man to fill tho im- *
* portant «pffice he is nominated *
* for. While he is not so well
* known to people living in the *
* southern ahd western part of the *
* county his neighbors in the Co- *
* mertdwn and Westby territory *
* speak highly of him. He came to *
* live there from Alexandria, Minn.' *
* when the country was new a(nd *
* took up a homestead. He shared *
* the trials of his pioneer neigh- *
* hors and is now a successful fai'- *
* mer who is looked upon by the
* people along the Soo line as a •
* man whose sterling honesty ahd *
* business ability eminently quali- *
* fies him for the position of Coun- *
* ty Commissioner. Ho did not *
* seek the office. As a matter of *
* fact he was the most surprised *
* man in the county wheh a dele- *
t gatkm of his neighbors told him *
* he was the choice of the farmer *
* labor convention, that he was •
* drafted for the race and that he •
* would have to run. The people of *
* Sheridan county will have an op- *
* portunity to see and hear
* Hjelm later in the campaign, and *
*
Mr. *
* seeing him it ils a safe bet to say *
* that they will like this quiet, *
* earnest-looking man of hardy
* Scandinavian stock who, if elect- *
* ed, will help to govern the coun- *
♦ty from the viewpoint of the far- *
* mer, but will still be fair to all *
* interests concerned. *
*
evening.
tempted to grab the Granrud farm
for the New Ulm bank, they forced
him to drink a "Vile, noxious medi
cine, to-wit "Castor Oil" and "injected
same into his system against his will
and without his consent,
attracted a lot of attention at the
tilne and while injunctions and writs
of assistance were flying thick and
fast the people of the countryside
came to the rescue of Granrud and
harvested his crop while 150 women
waited with bottles of castor oil for
the crop grabbers, who did not dare
to show their faces.
The case
PLAYS AND ATTRACTIONS
FOR THE COMING WEEK
This coming Sunday, September 12*
a sparkling musical comedy is sched
uled at the Farmer Labor Temple.
The Hotsy Totsy Musical Comedy
Company has the reputation of being
the liveliest, peppiest revue in the
Northwest. There are twelve people
in the cast, dancing girls, and come
dians. The Laqua Kent Attractions
promise a good variety bill for the