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A PAPER OF THE PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE. BY THE PEOPLE
PLENTYWOOD, MONTANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1928.
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HOOVER TO BE NAMED ON FIRST BALLOT
(j. 0. P. Leaders Flock to Kansas City for Big Republican Pow Wow
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Kansas City, Tuesday, Jume 12—
The Great Republican convention
opened here today. The eyes of the
ution are turned to the party lead
who will select the Republican
candidate and formulate the party
platform. Everything points to a
Uvely and exciting convention.
Among those prominent at the
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convention is Senator Reed Smoot
ol Utah, who heads the important
Resolutions Committee.
Very much in evidence is Scene- j
Ury of the Treasury, Andrew Mel
lon. who held the fate of Herbert
Hoover in the hollow of his hand
and by a nod of his head decided
that the Secretary of Commerce
should be nominated for president
on the Republican ticket. Another
brilliant colorful personality is
Charles D. Hillis of New York, vice
chairman of the Republican Nation
al Committee.
William M. Butler, named by
j Pres. Coolidge as chairman of the
Republican National Committee, has
functioned as the chairman of the
Committee on Arrangements at
Kansas City. He called the con
mention to order at 11 A. M. today
(Tuesday).
Another important convention fig
jfe is none other than Senator
I H. Moses of New Hamp
enire. he was elected permanent
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of the convention.
Simon D. Fess delivered the key
We speech, a very forceful ad
«ess in which he lauded President
tooiidge anil the Republican ad
ministration, pointing out the many
Usings which the grand old party
I bad brought to the nation. Fess is
* historian and a staunch adminis
tration adherent.
Kansas Citv wa« ns the
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tonvention last Iw>mW thf.
hotly contested battle to choose
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when Iz eilt ? held that year,
liam Jeiininir 10 |i ratS nominated Wl1 *
Jemungs Bryan.
|, v invention is distinguished
array of colorful personal!
al Vr» ,, ^ ,xon is the sergeant
N.ÎL W - Mulvane, Kansas
flvinir * ,^ 0mm 'tteeman, is here in
formL < S ors * John N. Johnson,
Nardln^i 1 * S€nalor in Kansas, is
CtoniJ'K the gates as "second in
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Group Four of Montana Bank
Association Hold Meeting Monday
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^ 0l i Wa? L n tana ^ an kers Associa
»temia,, ** el d at Plentywood. _
fckle . inc luded a round
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tana P^ident of the Mon
fcinWm !f S associ ation, and ap
Thr a l!î committees.
», address 0 # 011 ses sion opened with
§°*ard m t w . e ' coni e by Attorney
5*ato r j ^ J*» .and response by
^ First • Schnitzler, president of
b'tass w '_ at ? bank of Froid. An
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^ank of rw?'. of the Farmers State
I ^etary-trp 311(1 the report of
Jetant V. Applegren,
^k of of the First State
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In Session.
All Nations Baseball Team to
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rounding country will have an opportunity to see the famous All
^ a tion team meet the fast Plentywood nine at the Herald Ball
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Professional Team Will Take on Locals at Herald Ball Park
Saturday and Sunday, June 16-17. All Nations Aggregation
Made Up of Famous Players of United States. Superior
Class of Local Players Draws Famous Team to Plentywood.
BALL PLAYERS HAVE NATIONAL REPUTATION
♦Park in this city.
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NELSON SELLS HERALD
TO WILL1STON CONCERN
A deal was consumated Tuesday,
whereby C. S. Nelson, the founder
and owner of the Plentywood Herald,
sold that paper together with the
Herald building to Mr. Polk of the
Williston Herald. The consideration
is reported to have been $7,000.
issaid that acor^rationwiU beform
ed which will take over the paper, it
is also re P° rted that considerable lo
"""S was inveSt ^ " the , e . nte 0 r ;
and lately
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i subscription campaign will be launch
ed ca i culate d to make it really .a
county paper. The purchasers will
no doubt complete C. S. Nelson's con
tract with the county as the official
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paper.
Mr. Polk took the paper over today.
It is reported that a. very capable
editor will be placed in charge of the
publication. The plant will also be
enlarged to meet the requirements of
the paper that is planned.
I. D. O'Donnell agricultural agent, on
Farms and Farm Management," and
Activities and Plans of the Montana
Bankers Association" was given by
Elroy H. Westbrook, president of the
association.
Banquet at Catholic Church
A banquet was served at the Cath
olic church, at which Mrs. J. J. Court
ney, accompanied by Mrs. A. J. Gar
neàu, gave several musical numbers.
Miss Hallie Wheeler, accompanied by
Miss Frances Wheeler, also rendered
several selections. There was an old
time dance at the Farmer-Labor tem
pie.
Ladies accompanying the bankers
were entertained throughout the day
by Mrs. William Erickson, Mrs. C. B.
Bull, Mrs. A. Riba, Mrs. Georg«
Lund and Mrs. Frank Koester, fol
lowed by a banquet and picture show.
All banks in the five counties were
more officers,
of the best
represented by one or
The convention was one
held in this district.
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Plentywood Has Unusual Chance
Very few towns the size of Plenty
wood in the United States ever gets
an opportunity to see such a team as
the All Nations in action and it was
only after Manager Backer told them
of the equally famous players on the
Plentywood team that they consented
to make their schedule include this
city on their trip over the country.
Captain Hilden has been putting
the boys through a stiff workout the
past few days since Scobey handed
them a defeat last Sunday and the
boys have gingered up considerably.
The All Nations will find a worthy
opponent in the Plentywood All Stars
and will travel on high if they beat
them.
All the fans should be there and
bring your* trumpets and show the
All Natio ns wh at a lively town Plen
tywood is and let them carry the word
they travel over the country that
in Plentywood they found the biggest
little city in the whole United States.
The All Nation team has been
greeted by thousands wherever they
go and play in some of the largest
cities in this country. You will miss
as
grand opportunity to see some of
the best base ball players in the world
in action if you do not attend the
games Saturday and Sunday.
Progressive Fanners in Convention
Thursday Endorse Paul for Judge
The special delegates of the several I
councils of the Progressive Farmers
of Montana, in and for Sheridan coun
ty, called by the Sheridan County
Council of Action, assembled at the
Farmer-Labor Temple, Plentywood,
Thursday morning, June 14th, at elev
en o'clock and organized. Hans Har
derson of Archer was made temporary
and then permanent chairman Mrs. P.
D. Howell was made temporary and
permanent secretary of the convention,
George Bell of Quitmeyer precinct
and Council, was made vice president
and Ben Moe was made assistant sec
retary. , _ •
There were forty-five delegates
present and the same number of al
temates, who had the privilege of
the floor but no vote except in the
absence of the delegate, making a to
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HAS LITTLE
OPPOSITION
Farmers Delegation Parade
For Farm Relief—-Conven
tion Deadlocks Over Issue
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DAWES LIKELY TO
BE VICE-PRESIDENT
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Kansas City, Friday morning,
June 15.— The nominating speeches
are now being maUe and Hoover
and Lowden's names are being
placed before the convention. Hoov
er's nomination is assured and he
will be nominated on the first bal
lot and Dawes will probably be
nominated on the first ballot for
vice president. Everything is over
but the voting. Adjournment will
occur some time this afternoon.
1 Delegates are now packing their
i grips. The farmers tare still parad
ing. There are threats of a split in
j the republican ranks which may re
sult in the bringing out of Norris
as a third party candidate. Hoover
Mill be nominated on first ballot
with votes to spare.
Convention Deadlocked on Farm
Relief
Kansas City, Thursday, June 14th—
The smooth waters of the Grand Old
Party, in convention here was ruffled
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today, when the report of the resolu
tions or platform committee came in
this morning. A fav**,relief plank for
the platform was offered from the
floor, which opened the flood gates
of oratory, and the whole day has
been consumed with speeches pro and
con, resulting in absolute deadlock of
convention and the delay of nomina
tions and adjournment as planned by
Hoover managers who had planned on
finishing up tonight.
Some sort of declaration for farm
relief will probably be written into
the platform.
Convention Opened Tuesday
Kansas City, Missouri, June 12.—
The curtain on the great play, the
great Republican Convention raised
j today, amidst noise and jamboree.
Bands are playing, flags are waving
and there is much evidence of wild
night before. The stage is set for
the nomination of Hoover for presi
dent and Dawes for vice-president.
The temporary organization and the
permanent organization have been
determined upon by those who run
the republican party. There is wild
revolt in the ranks of the delegates
from the middle west who are de
manding a candidate favorable to
farm relief, and a plank declaring
therefor. This is about the only flaw
in the great platform hewn from one
block. This crowd of farmers is ob
streperous. Its noise caused Coolidge
and his backers to decide that he
would under no circumstances allow
his name to go before the convention,
and thus brought about new align
ments of the Coolidge supporters.
Sen. Fess has been named as the
keynote speaker and delivered the op
ening speech, lauding the present ad
ministration and all of its acts, pay
ing great tribute to Coolidge.
Then the credentials committe was
designated and other committees
picked, and the convention got down
to business.
Mellon Goes to Hoover
The big event of the day occurred
when Secretary of the Treasury,
Andrew Mellon, in complete con
trol of the Pennsylvania delegation,
who held the fate of Hoover in his
hand, and who had maintained a
continued silence as to his inten
tions, after Coolidge had declared
himself endorsed the ^candidacy
of Hoover, the Californian. This in
sured the nomination of the Secre
tary of Commerce of three admin
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tal of ninety representative farmers 1
i n all This convention was the mostlty
representative of the farmers in Sher-1
idan countv in point of numbers atr
tending- and nrecincts represented ever
held in Sheridan county and is indica
tive of great political influence. The
enthusiasm and optimism was evi
dent at all time?
There was one major and one minor
question before the convention: Major,
whether the convention should select
one of fhp old parties and endorse
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Countv Attorney A. C. Erickson
left for* Minot Saturday morning to
attonH tvT qnns of Norway convoi
tion in that city. He returned
TuesHnTVnH reports a good conven
tio? a^d fine time.
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A view of the estate of the late Henry Clay Pierce, which has beeft
•elected by President Coolidge for his 1928 summer residence. It is
the Cedar Island Lodge, On the Brnle River, about 35 miles frotQ
Superior, Wis. It is about 1,000 feet above sea level
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Hold Big Convention Tuesday
B. C. Marks, Grand Master Workman Will Deliver Address
At 11 A. M. Hundreds of Members and Delegates Will
Be Present from Scobey, Froid, Westby, Dooley and Com
ertown. Fine Program Arranged for Day With Big Base
Ball Game Between Scobey and Plentywood Wrestling
Match and Races of All Kinds.
WHIPPET COACH GIVEN AW AY FREE AT DANCE
Arrangements have been completed by the committee in charge
of the A. O. U. W. convention to be held in Plentywood next Tues
day, June 19th, and a big time is promised the public and the vis
iting members on that day.
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Grand Master Workman Will Speak
Prominent Speaker
At 11 o'clock Tuesday morning B.
C. Marks will deliver a public address
at the Farmer-Labor Temple. Mr.
Marks is a well known speaker and
the public as well as members of the
Workmen lodge is invited to be pres
ent.
Initiation at 1:00 O'clock
At 1:00 o'clock, a combined initia
tion of all the lodges ef this district
will be held. All members as well as
delegates are invited to take part in
this impressive ceremony.
Big Ball Game at 3:00 P. M.
At 3:00 o'clock, Plentywood will
play Scobey at the Herald Ball Park.
This promises to be one of the best
games of the season. Scobey defeated
Plentywood here last Sunday and now
thinks that they have got Plenty
wood's goat, but the Plentywood fans
figure that all the breaks were
against them Sunday and that they
will make the Scobeyites weep the
next time they meet.
Baseball fans will be in Plentywood
from long distances to see this game
between the two best teams in the
Northwest.
Wrestling Match
During the interval between the
ball game and the races. Jack Loftus
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candidates to file on the selected par
for nomination in the ensuing pn
maries, or whether the Progressive
Farmers should avoid the primaries
and call a mass convention after them
to place a full ticket in the field to
participate in the final election, and
the minor question, the nomination of
candidates. The convention decided
by almost unanimous vote to call a
mass nomination convention after the
primary, at which time a complete
ticket would be placed in nomination
and supported by the Progressive
Farmers. This done away with the
nomination of candidates at this time.
The convention then endorsed Judge
Paul for the nomination for Judge on
the republican ticket and adjourned
subject to the call of the Council of
Action.
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TO CLARK S DEFY ;
CAMPBELL ORDERED
TO DITCH ANSWER
Special to The Producers News
Helena, June 14.—This week, Wm.
Clark Jr., published an open letter to
the Helena Independent, and William
Campbell. It was published in the
Butte Miner and the Daily New
Northwest at Missoula, the Clark pa
pers. The letter was a political bomb
shell in the camp of the Anaconda
Mining Company and nearly shattered
the sixth floor of the Hennessey build
ing at Butte.
It is rumored on the streets here
that the redoubtable Bill, the editor
of the Helena Independent, wrote a
reply to this epistle to the patriots of
the Treasure State full of vitrol, but
that Bill's big bosses would not let
him print it—so Bill gnashes his
teeth in silent range in his sanctum
up the Last Chance Gulch.
It is believed that Bill will yet erupt
in the course of a few hours.
P. F. of A. State Delegates Have
Enthusiastic Three Day Session
The Progressive Farmers of Mon
tana held its Annual State Convention
at the Farmer-Labor Temple, Plen
tywood, Sunday, Monday and Tues
day, June tenth, eleventh and twelfth.
The delegates from over the state
met and organized Sunday. Work on
the state constitution was done, reso
lutions were passed and officers were
elected for the ensuing year. The
delegates put in a very busy three
days and much work was accomplish
ed that will militate for the further
building and strengthening of the
organization.
The convention was largely and
representatively attended by delegates
and leaders from over the state. There
were large delegations from Valley,
Roosevelt, Daniels and Sheridan
counties.
The delegates commenced to arrive
early Sunday morning. Sunday af
ternoon the preliminary work was
completed and Monday morning the
permanent organization was perfect
ed. Hans Hardeson of Archer was
made permanent chairman and Mrs. P.
D. Howell was made permanent secre
Committees on ways and
tary.
Robert Rinker
Is Found Dead
Near Raymond
Thursday morning of this week
while engaged in county work on the
grader working between Raymond and
Outlook, Robert Rinker, feeling ill,
left the machine to lay down, but
dropped dead a short distance from
the grader.
The crew working with Mr. Rinker
on the road rushed to his assistance
in and
to Plentywood but life had passed
from the body some time preyious.
The deceased had not been feeling
well for several days and had fainting
spells which indicated a weak heart,
but he was able to work with the ex
ceptions of the times when
spells attacked him.
Robert Rinker came to Sheridan
county about thirteen years ago and
has been engaged a good share of that
time on tractors in the county. He
was an expert mechanic and done his
work in a most efficient manner.
The deceased was a single man. age
42 years, He leaves a mother in Cali
fornia, two brothers in Mound Jack
son, Virginia, and a sister in Washing
ton, D. C. to mourn his passing.
Word has been received from rela
tives in Mound Jackson asking that
the body be prepared for shipment to
that place where it will be interred in
the family plot.
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DRAMATIC CAMPAIGN
IS OPENED BY RANKIN
Special to Producers News.
Helena, Montana, Thursday af
ternoon, June 14.—Wellington Ran
kin, brilliant United States District
Attorney, former Justice of the
Supreme Court, and former attor
ney general of the state of Montana,
candidate for the nomination for
governor on the republican ticket at
the primaries, Tuesday, July 17th,
will start a dramatic campaign on
this week end at Havre, where he
will deliver his keynote speech,
which will be an invective against
corporate domination of Montana.
It is reported that great interest is
being taken in his campaign and
that the people of Havre will turn
out to give him an ovation. From
Havre Judge Rankin will continue
his campaign from one end of the
state to the other.
It is reported that heavy pro
gressive support is swinging behind
Rankin, while the corporations are
throwing their support behind Lee
Dennis of Great Falls, indicating
that the battle for the nomination
is going to be bettwen Rankin and
Dennis.
means, organization, resolutions, con
stitution and bv-laws, and grievance
committee were appointed and report
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affair. .
The following state officers were
elected by the delegates who will hold
office during the ensuing year:
Officers
Director Oiarles P. Jones, Dan
iels county; Filed Manager, Ole San
vik, Blaine county; Secretary, Hans
Rasmussen, Sheridan county; Treasur
er, Neils Madsen, Sheridan county;
Chaplain, Eli Eliason, Valley county;
Educational Leader, Art Wankle,
Sheridan county; Matron of Junior
Councils, Mrs. James Ostby, Roosevelt
county; Shepherd, U. G. Barnhouse,
Sheridan county; Shepherdess, Mrs.
Effie Adams, Roosevelt county; Guard
Dan McCall, Sheridan county.
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After the election of officers Tues
day evening the convention adjourned
sine die.
Monday evening the Progressive
Farmer delegates joined the delegates
to the Bankers' Convention also meet
ing in Plentywood, Monday. The dance
very pleasant and enjoyable