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A PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE
PLENTYWOOD, MONTANA, JUNE 6,1930
Weekly
JSTXIU. No. 10
publiai
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Entere* as Second Claas Matter, October It. 1912, at tbe Foa*
office at Plentywood. Montana. Under the Act of March I, l*W
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Onstad Cuckoos Himself Onto Wanda Hass
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plentywood to Take Over Electric Lighting System
L|| Cancel Franchise of the
lyiontana-Dakota Next April
jl miiitti c Special Meeting of Commercial Club At City
Hall Discus 865 Idea, Hear Facts and Figures In Regard
Electric J uice Savings, and Take Steps Toward Ter
Jniiiating Montana-Dakota Franchises—Means Great
Savings to Consumers.
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plentywood will install its own lighting system,
pfje City Council decided to do this at its meeting al
. City Hall- Monday night, after hearing the report of
ial committee appointed by the Council to visit
k River. Cavalier and Grafton, N. D., which cities
st municipal lighting plants, such as are proposed to
tall in Plentywood, and*
ier e conditions are simi- !
ci'SÂÏtS:
Uf, who having spent
bft week on their research, re
(Biied to Plentywood Sunday sub
pjtted their report, which in sub
as follows:
The cities investigated were
Cavalier and Park River,
ce r. a
ner
These cities are larger . than
otywood, with the exception of,
irk River, which is about the
conditions similar,
ice li
fton.
I. D.
l these cities have Morse-Fair- !
tks Deisel engines and own
fir own plants. Grafton has an
Miete steam plant which was
«adoned when the Morse-Fair-1
infc plant was installed, and
ttae towns are lighting their |
fcwts and public and charitable
■Stations free and charging the j
»ml public, rates no higher
charged light consumers in
tes™.!, and all «t these muni-;
arf making money on l
Wr «terprise—big money.
>-»Port especially was on the ;
Kv of Park River, which is about
t ' ile of Plentywood where con
p « « wry similar.
[jark River has two engines, a
, and distributing system. It
Park River to Yun the en
IÇ plant and collect money for
$5000; for fuel $3 ' 000 -
cta^ cost of $8,000 for the past
•«1 year. The employes con
bne f en i P° lice *
W. water and street employes,
Ae gross revenues for year after
three times 'as miy:
«« lights as is in Plentywood
JJ*- library and lighting
^houses, poor house and all
, charitable institutions free,
« nearly $30.000, making a net
' of about $22,000, out of
were deductions for pay
®t of plant, etc., which money
>i on rage Four)
dtich
ESS COMPENSATION ACT TO
RELIEVE WORKER OF COURT ACTION
idIw ^damental prin
• j. " workmen's Compensation
Industrial Accident
the
power to adjust all
ere m • u 0mpensation 80 that
• ! na i be no necessity for an
or * er b> into court to
for
nr\ SPction of the law
^ thf Sr S t0 the las t session
J* t -~Jnn gd , U L e:
otfleJ 1011 - to ««clad
board shnn vf lon ' aw ard,
l5§?SS>» SJÎÂ
ut^n ^? U ' and maV
*^'»sin to ** iioam u an 1 after op
'«•reTiÄS.'"« tb.
Hem«. ^
iv«i uka mages for bijuries re
in at
ces bv 6 L to i prevent sharp prac
*snff»ri° Pe claimin g that they
IS! ""««watef injuries than
ake,, o Accident Board
Obfcy ^t^ tlement in doubtful
" C n J he ^ der8 tanding that
mrker : Pn)ve . s ^bat the injured
«iff* *• '"rther 1
I He
corn
case can be reopen
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?* 0 *^ e aS° S fv, ° f circumv ent
tbough PL« ° a ^ 0se w bo profit,
SSsatorf Î 1 ! and Two <> f the
hrtn* th , Act succeeded in
^ la »so ^* le »®l ature amend
pi ,, {J at ' lf an injured
coa f d - bullied, or
makm ^ a com
' "twith a corpor
5 ander Plan One,
^ Plar ^ T ^ ompaay operating
Accident Industrial
^ 10 act arni W - ou d , '^ Power
furthfJ 81Ve the injured
Jdi case, n, compensation. In
of tkrou Sb the
treasury,
i nst f J. he pÇjms of the
G resA n riM W " rporation
H is the 1 " the Case
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FEDERAL POWER
SECRETARY NOW
UNDER CHARGES
Washington—FP — Mrs. Minnie
Ward, file clerk in the Federal
Power Commission office, has fil
ed charges with the Commission,
to the effect that letters from
power company executives, urging
the appointment of Executive Sec
retary Bonner to the post he now
holds were taken from the Com
mission's files when or just after
Bonner had possession of those
es ,
former Executive Secretary Mer
r in w ni testify that the letters
were received before he left the
office, and were there when Bon
ner came in. Bonner testified be
f 0 re the Senate interstate com
merce committee that he did not
know that power company chiefs
had urged his appointment.
Bonner was in California last
summer when the newspapers dis
dosed that the power trist was
very influential in shaping his pol*
icy Upon his return, late in Aug
„st, he secured the tiles. Mrs.
Ward charges that she saw Chief
Clerk Griffith taking papers from
these files. Recently-, when a let- ;
ter from Sidney Z. Mitchell of
Electric Bond & Share, approving
Bonner, was turned up by the
Federal Trade Commission
tigators, a search of the Power;
Company files disclosed that Bon -1
ner's endorsements had vanished. |
. Mitcbel i and th .^
favored Bonner, it is alleged, but ;
they would have been equally
pleased tc have Paul Clapp, direc-1
tor of the National Electric Light
Association, put in charge of the
Commission's authority.
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Following winds of high velocity
which had sapped the moisture
from the fields, Sheridan county
and Northeastern Montana receiv
ed a drenching soaker.
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award Ä
appearing therefor. Any order de
cision, or award rescinding, alter
^■o„° r o?"wÂhVSâîÆ r ^;
effect as original orders or awards,
The following is the section of
the law as amended by the legis
lature*
etc. The board shall have continu
decis 3 io?| d and 0 aw 0 ar e d r s, a and may at
any time, upon notice, and after op
portunity to be heard is giy en to
oï e amend 8 any in such St ôr^r? n dêci a sion
or award made by it upon good .
cause appearing therefor Provi ^'
în a r P tofnri °^?er h or 11 ame t nd a my P finai
settlement or award of compensa
tion more than two years after the
e t n h. m hoard an shan V not
have the power to rescind, alter or
amend any order approvingafuii
and final compromise^ settlement^O!
or m award 'rescinding, altering or
amending a prior order, decision, or
award, shall have the same effect
as original orders or awards.
Iiook both sections ov ^ car ] f
fully and yon wdl where tnc
corporation lobbyists got m
work in the last legislature
is a saille of how attempts are I
engineered to bea
their compensation. j
last w$Äe?T miner received an 1
Last winter a miner^r in 1
a j mine oiretfng under Plan One.
Th™ injury resulted in the Aestnxc
tlon of the Sight of the^eye After
and declared him °ready tor work
'he miner went to the office of
corporation to see * ^couid gKj
Appearing before ^ the*laim agent of
the' mining company the miner ww
asked what he desired. He
work in the 3 mine. The following is
the miner's story: ..
ThC (C ^lr nu ^'«
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Plentywood won from Redstone
The LaGranse School, Dist. 21.1*
dosed with program on Friday af
ternoon, after which refreshments
were served
A very enjoyable social time was
spent with nineteen guests present, j
The people receiving perfect at- '
A f ?U he SSbST J 'SS?r:
Westphal, Loretta Westphal, Eugene
Westphal.
Sheridan County Receives
$5,152.05 from Licenses
Helena, Mont., June 5—License
receipts continue to enrich the
coffers of Montana's 56 counties,
although the sum received by
some of the smaller counties for
May receipts is rather small.
The total for May was $116,j21.
76. The money received it> distri
buted to various counties in pro
portion to the licenses taken out
in each. The funds are used for
road construction.
Sheridan county's slice of the
May license mellon was $5,152.05.
MORE CANDIDATES
Three more candidates have
filed for office this week: name
ly Ed Iversom and Viggo Peter
sen for county commissioner, and
George Bolster for County As
sessor, all on the republican tic
ket.
Thursday evening in a ball game
played at the Fair grounds in this
city by a score of 9 to 4.
LaGrange School
Closes With Program
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Helena, Mon June
Taka
. ere ls . Tune 4 tn De
dar ortendmg from June 4 toDe
«
tary Df manifold
you would W
™ lcs " d . , TmIZ. Sf
^ 0 T®. . refer tn
C, JI> thl - *"* ""J •
a duestiun anses m
inves-;. .. , d f 0 n 0WS .
fînlldlv on which
didatpc . mav fjip f o ; s t a te of
candidates may file for state of
1 June 5-19—Between these dates
. f state cer tifies
... i nrimm
candidates tor the primary elec
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MONTANA POLITI
CAL CALENDAR
GIVES MUCH DATA
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it
your
t 1/t t,,. ,
June 14 Ihis is the final day
on which petitions for nomination
f°r county off ices may be filed.
Juiy 8-The fma! day tor filing
with the secretary of state com
p !eted initiative measures.
July 14 —On this date blanks
for reporting election expenses
will be mailed to various state
candidates.
July 15—Primary election.
July 25—This is the final date
which nominees who have been
nominated on more than one ticket
may accept the nomination of
I »»? Party ' he oth ?J- . . ..
! July 27—The secretary of state
: will send special messengers for
I returns which have not reached
1 his office. .
j u i y §0—The state canvassing
board must complete the election
canvass by this date.
August 4-On this date the
on
printing of pamphlets containing
proposed mitiative, referendum
■" final
which initiative and refer
endum pamhplets may be distri
buted t 0 county clerks.
September 5-October 5 —Between
these dates, candidates nominated
par ties not admitted to the
primary election must file certifi
cates of nomination. (To be ad
„^ted to the primary election, a
must bave at least three per
cent of the total vote. This year
only the republican and democrat
ic parties are Emitted to the pn
^
September 15—This is the final
date Dn w hich state central com
mitteeg may meet to formulate
platforms
September 25-October 9—Within
^ state candidates for
^ „ enera l election ballot and the
title f of sp€C ial measures are cer
ied
October 14—This is the final
dat€ on which a candidate may
decline nomination, if he has been
for office by a conven
^ a par t y not eligible to take
01 a pi 1 ^ election.
P art m w P g __ * Expenge blanks
-i, be ma iled to candidates and
orea niz a ti»ns taking part in the
^Spaign. , .
' November 4—General election. _
November 26—The secretary of
e+ „ t „ maV se nd a special messen
not received.
December 1—The date on which,
tb gta t e canvassing board must)
have completed the state canvass,
:
John A. Matthews, one of the *
associate justices of the Su- *
preme Court, has accepted an *
Äträon 1 at P^tvÄ •
:sä ^ i :
nariicuterlv^fortunaT hi se- *
* curimr the* services of an ex *
* tremelv able sneaker * *
* In ri OVA M-ftvr aK h r A *
* most of his lito^in Montana *
* growing up with the country.' ;
* 0n ° ^ me ' ,0( * e tht .
: tr V" pub ; :
* , t, u blic nroserater aS *
* her of terms. And, from that *
* office he hemme Dicfrief *
Ju(i g.g boldine such Position *
for many years. Thereafter, *
* and bv à laree maioritv hé *
* "a. ÄS tfe •
of the Supreme Court, which •
position he now holds. . *
* Judge Matthews is a power- *
* f u 1 public «sneaker TTic onh *
* ject^as not been announced*
. ^ , , na , no , Deen announced,
' but he has been elected in the *
* past upon a platform of sound *
^ enforcement, without fear •
and without favor. • ♦
WELL KNOWN
JURIST TO GIVE 4TH
OF JULY ORATION
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leaves a sorrowing husband, four
children, three sisters, three broth- j
ers and a father. [
The many friends of Mr. Holm
dahl in Plentywood join with the j
host of friends of the bereaved
family in and around Navajo in
extending most sincere sympa
thies.
PIONFFR NAVA IO
r aSv daccccTm/av
LADY PASSES AWAY
Harriet K. Kollman, beloved
wife of Fred Holmdahl of Navajo,
died at the Sheridan Memorial
hospital in this city Tuesday, May
20 th.
The deceased had been a resi
dent of Montana for 20 years,
coming to this state with her par
ents in 1910 and was married to
Mr. Holmdahl on August 12, 1913.
She was born in Bowanyille, Minn.,
34 years ago.
To mourn her departure she
NnrtKprn Mrmtan»
[Northern Montana
Group Will Support
u:n r. Y d:ii_
IVlUIage 1 ax tSlUS (
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Havre June ^.-Organization of
the northern Montana committee,
to supplement the work of the
state executive committee m
charge 0 f the state millage tax and
bond issue campaign has been com
pleted her by well-known residents
of northern Montana.
R. G. Linebarger, former presi
dent of the Montana State Press
association, was secured as secre
tary and has opened headquarters
™ Havre.
The committee contains repre
sentatives from the counties
Glacier. Toole, Liberty, Hill Blaine,
Phillips, \ alley, Roosevelt, Sheri
dan and Daniels. The northern1
Montana committee will assist
state committee in its work in
these counties.
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GOSPEL ME1ETINGS TO
BE HELD AT WESTET
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Sponsored by the Westby Mis
sion Circle in co-operation with
the Montana Baptist State Con
vention, a series of Gospel Meet
mgs opened in Westby, Montana
Wednesday of this week. A large
tent pitched across the street from
the Orpheum Theatre is being
used. Meetings are announced for
every evening at 8:00 o'clock.
The Rev. Manus Rhode, McCabe,
Mont.; Dr. E. R. Curry, Bozeman;
Evangelist David P. Nygren, Kan
sas City, Mo., and others will be
the speakers. The musical end of
the campaign will be worth while,
Conquering Revival Hymns," Mr.
Nygren's song book will be used,
A hearty welcome is extended to
all irrespective of denominational
affiliations.
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County Fair Grounds
a R . f ,
Are Being Improved
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Work of improving the Sheridan,
county Fair Grounds is progress
ing rapidly. . F *
A ball diamond has been laid
out and the back net installed.
. on the ground for a
large exhibition building to be
i erected by Ole Hippe, who receiv-1
ed the contract a short time ago.
j A race track will be built and
it is expected that the grounds,
will he m fine shape for a Fair
this fall.
tween Joseph F. Dolin and Wil
Ham W achter of Medicine Lake
over rent of Dolin's land, farmed
Jp*
. T bet ^ een the
contestan ts, Dolin to receive
T"î r for p P 10 5 Q ™ fore ;
1 wSLf rem t£l ttae 0 " " d
t
!a CTOp share agreement. Wächter,
he said * had farme d Dolin's land
near Medicine Lake for several
years. They drew up a crop agree-!
me î lt coverin g the years 1925, 1926
" ma^eTthe crofi^Hs" ^
name but turn over half of the
"TC this ^agreement was sign
ed ' a mort >?age was foreclosed on
la ™h. Pachter late * bought
the certificate of sale and then re
fused to accoun t to Dolin for the
Previous crop. Dolin sued to re
Cover and * unsuccessful, appealed.
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Swanson Coming
J_ «'re Tresnass "
m 1 ne trespasser
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In 3 dramatically forceful story
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■ m a role that once again en
I ables uer to wear the beautiful
^ ^e
Itamous on the screen. 1
Supreme Court Decides
Medicine Lake Case
Gloria
I Swanson makes her debt in talk
* /-ri. i ... ,
A Chautauqua program will be
given in Dooley, beginning Satur
day and ending Tuesday of next^
WC Æ' J ^ € J- 8 ' 9 ' 10 -.
Th® Chautauqua is on the | a ™ e
circuit as that published for Ante
lope last week in the Producers
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The four-days' program u said
to be an exceptionally good one
and the large tent will no doubt
have a good house at every per
formance.
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at
ipheum theatre next Sunday, Mon
l y and Tuesday ' Ju . nd 8 ' 9 : 10 '
when "The Trespasser,' her first
all-dialogue United Artists picture,
written and directed by Edmund
Pouding, opens for an engagement
of three days.
CHAUTAUQUA AT
DOOLEY JUNE 7-8-9-10
Scobey Young Man .
Dies of Blood Poison
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After an illness of only eight,
|ayf , which he guffered in .
tensely from the effects of blood
ison caused by a slifrht bruise
on tbe ^ n<Mes o{ his right hand,
Ted Pet one of Scobey's fine
f armpr< , died Pr ; dav even .
| May 23, at 6:20 at the Good!
Samaritan Hosnital in Williston
Th UT1 f or tun a te man had al
been hugk happy fellow
wb om one liked with P? first ac-1
nmnntam** He was in biskhirtv-1
p econd ve é r Two years am he
wag united in wedlock to Helen
Stewart of Outlook, Wash., and tol
tbpm wa _ bnrT1 _ bnv ' npar
ofl:„_ v,; c T+ «me ATI
j *£ ^ 0 ÄÄy oJ hfs wed
di tb t bi _ i- vpd ' _„ w bi
1 -j t
the]£" to rest Scobe V ccme
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I c* . 'i i* i j D .
Is Established Between
Great Falls and Butte
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Great Falls, June 3.—Although
the double daily airplane service
between Great Falls and Butte
will not be inaugurated until June
15, a new schedule for the mam
airplane between here and Salt
Lake City terminal was establish
ed Sunday by the National Parks
Airways, according to the local of
Lcials.
The new time enables the north
bound plane to leave Salt Lake
City at 4 a m. arrmng m Great
Falls at 9:45 a. m. The mail plane
remains m Great Falls until the
following morning, leaving here ;
on the usual time at 9 a. m., ar-1
riving at Salt Lake City at 3:05
P- m.
Beacon lights which have been
by the federal government
between Salt Lake City and Poca
e • j ba T e been illummated to,
gmde püots ; over the southern end
of the route during the dark
hours. The need for these beacons
Will be greater during the fall and
winter months. At present, pU
ots are able to fly nearly the en
tire distance in daylight.
The Great Falls-Butte stub air
line which is to be inaugurated
June 15, will establish a round
trip service between here and the
Mining city daily. The plane will
>ave Great Fait every'afternoon
at 2.30, arriving in Butte at 3:45
. p. m. The ship will leave Butte
[op the return trip at 4:30 p. m..,U
Wm. Hass' Private Attorney
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involved In Strange Intrigue
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pay-j*
fP f A MfDV
T WUUÜ IKtMltKY
TO REOPEN MONDAY
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Expert Butter and Ice Cream Man
Buys Interest In Local Institu
tion and Will Have Charge of
Ma " ata rturmg._
It is announced that the Plenty
ïï£r Ä MÄ
day, June 9th.
creamery machmery and equip
ment has been made with Mr.
^auntz J ® hans€ ^ n ° f Jamestown,
N. D. and he will be on the job
l'zî is n r;r' mK s ' ake fui ii
tXlnH jrÆ g .i.5
\ 5 r ,l 0 h an - e r comes verv high
. n comes very xugh
*y recommended as an expert m
h . is ,hle and wil1 make the very,
finest oualitv of butter ice cream
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anu sner oets.
Having learned
his trade in Denmark and with
two years as operator for the New
Rockford creamery and now hold
ing one of the biggest buttermak
er's positions in the state of North
Dakota, same being Bridgman and
Russel's Jamestown plant which
turns out about 30,000 pounds of
butter a day.
With the aid of the Plentywood
Commercial Club, Mr. Johansen
became interested and he has been
assured of the co-operation of the
business places of this city. The
Plentywood creamery has facili
ties for a large output of both ice
cream and butter of a very fine
qua jitv
Arrangements are being made
the cr€amery to associat e with
Land O' Lakes creameries and to
handle their brands here,
It ig also ^ planed to run
a tniek in the Plentywood terri
tory delivering ice cream and but
ter and b j farTT1 pro duce.
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Daniels County Popula
tion 5,528 In 1930 Census
Information received from the
supervisor of census for north
eastern Montana reveals the fact
that Daniels county population on
April 1, 1930 was 5,528.
are 874 farms in the county.
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Scobey Golfers Win
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From Wolf Pointers
1 Scobey won the K°l f match
i from Wolf Polnt Sunday of last
week Wlth 738 to . 760 - A strong
wind 8 reatly handicapped the play
I ers ' and Wolf Point als <> was sh» 1 *
:' our o( its re S" lar tournament
4 "? 1 : _ ,
Cal Rogers, once a citizen of
j Plentywood, was low tor Wolf
j Point with a score of 89, and Roy
Johnsbn, also a former resident of
1 this city was low for Scobey with
-|81
1 Scobey and Plentywood will
.play Wolf Point on the latter's
There
course June 8th.
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Goes to Warm Springs
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Frank Sebastian was taken to
Warm Springs this week, having
lost his mind and being unsafe to
allow his freedom. The unfortun
ate mart was an inmate of the
Warm Springs institution some
time ago, but was allowed his free
dom when he appeared to have
regained his normal senses.
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Financing OI Shelby Fight
Revived In Suit Over Note
l^CVlvea «I
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Great Falls,. Rapidly moving
and hectic events of some seven
years ago in Great Falls and
Shelby were recalled Tuesday in
district court when time was turn
ed back to the days when a bat
tie was being tought here to fin
ance the championship prize fight
et ween Jack Dempsey and om
my Gibbons The battle for fin
ances was Tuosdaytollowed by a
legal battle between men who
were in a measure instrumental in
promoting the prize fight.
The case is instituted by the
Stanton Trust and Savings bank
against James A. Johnson, former
mayor of Shelby.
The bank alleges that Johnson
on June 16, 1923, executed a $40,
000 promissory note in its favor
and defaulted in payment of pria
cipal and interest that now am
ounts to about $33,000. Judgment
asked for this amount.
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Attorney Slattery of Great Falls Visited Plentywood Last *
Friday: Is Entertained By Onstad-Wanda Says She
^A ot w Em S loy s ed Babcock StiU 1,1
Case As Wanda Says She Wants Him.
The j ur y has been called, and Paul Babcock is her attor
ney of record .
There is a report current that L. J. Ontsad has in some
™^ooed himself into the case as the attorney for
Wanda. A representative of the Producers News inter
v * ewec * P au l Babcock, and that attorney said, "If L, J.
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Unstâd is in the case, I do not know about it. I have not
retained him to assist me and I will not. Upon hearing
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The trial of Wanda Hass is set for Monday, June 16th.
MEDICINE LAKE
YOUNG MAN DIES
Herman Eng, 23 years of age,
died Monday morning of this week
at his home in Medicine Lake
from tuberculosis, of which he
a
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was a victim for several years.
The deceased was a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Eng, the former pre
ceding his son in death three years
ago. A few years ago he was
married to Thora Ness, to which
anion two children were born,
both of whom died the past win
ter. Another brother Stephen died
In 1928. He leaves to mourn his
passing, besides his wife,
mother, Mrs. Ed Eng and a sister,
Mrs. Eddie Hendrickson.
The funeral was held Wednes
day at Medicine Lake, Rev. Stow
ell in charge and burial was in the
family lot at the old farm home
of his deceased father.
Mrs. Eng has the sympathy of
all in the loss of her entire family
during the past few months.
* FOR COUNTY TREASURER *
* I hereby announce that I am *
* a candidate for the office of *
* County Treasurer on the Re- *
* publican Ticket and will if I *
* am elected give to the people m
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* FRED IBSEN.
WET AND DRY QUESTION MAY BE
TABOO IN SENATORIAL CONTEST
mat that he would abid* by any
bibiti rP f PrPTldnm in Mon
Z rénnï
(By the United Press)
Democratic leaders seem to
think Senator Walsh's announce
lican's biggest senatorial guns
k .f • K V
£oSL P YssS
as if it were dynamite—which it
probably is—discussion of the
question has been confined mostly
to speculation, to date.
Although he hasn't expressed
himself, Justice Albert Galen,
i ea ding candidate for the republi
^ nom i na tion, is credited with
hem* wet. Walsh, on the other
hand, is dry. There seems little
doubt but what Montana is soak
ing wet—its repeal of the state
Prohibition law and later its re
fusal ^ re-establish the state dry
regime; its Literary Digest poll
VQte and smabe r polls such as
COTlducted by the Bozeman Chron
j c | e and tbe Lewistown Democrat
Newg al] int to that conclusion .
^ the gtage wag get for a
stpon „ prohibition battle when
Jugtice Galen and Seriator Walsh
faced each othe r-assuming, of
helley's
viRorous s i nfÇ ie-handed fight for
the republican nomination wil! f aii.
...... .
m^de
campaigner Walsh, made his ref
erendum statement which, demo
cratic leaders hope, will retain
dn ® s . and * "L, 1 !?®. Fame time kee P
^ ™ ^ Walsh .
Whether or not prohibition as
sûmes major importance as an is
sue depends on Justice Gaten, po
litical observers believe. Certain
ly the democratic incumbent is not
going to stress his dry views in a
wet state. The first prohibition
rumors that M,ss Hass had
retained Onstad, I inquired
of her if it were a fact and
she told me positively that
she had not, that she had
not even mentioned the
matter to him, and that if
he was in the case she had
nothing to do about it. She
said that Onstad had been
very kind to her, that he had
called
sums,
riding, and had invited her
to his home to dinner several
times, and that Mrs. Onstad and
Miss Onstad had called upon her
frequently, which she appreciated
very much, but that she had not
retained him as her attorney.
This is all that I know about the
matter. I saw by the Great Falls
Tribune that Attorney Slattery
had been retained in the case. Mr.
Slattery is an exceptionally good
lawyer, and he is acceptable to
me. Miss Hass told e me that
her friends at Outlook had had
negotiations with Attorney Slat
tery looking towards his employ
ment to assist in the case, but that
she did not know what arrange
ments had been made.
However, the Producers News
has been informed that Onstad
has been telling that he had been
employed to defend Miss Hass and
that Attorney Slattery would as
sist him, putting considerable em
phasis upon the assist.
These rumors have caused
amazement and much discussions
among the people of Sheridan
county, because L. J. Onstad is
not looked upon as much of a law
I (Continued on Page Four)
upon her on several occa
nad taken her automobile
over
from tbe
broadside must come
Galen camp.
if Justice Gaten
chooses to remain silent on the
issue or if he lines up behind the
Hoover administration's views on
prohibition the liquor issue may
Of
course
;
Montana's prohibition vote in
1916 when the state prohibition
act was passed was 58% dry, 42%
wet; in 1926 when this act was
repealed, the vote was 53 25% wet
and 46.75 drv in 1928 when re
establishment nf the ctote
f h Rtate enforce -
remain outside the pale. But the
immense interest in the question
will probably compel a general
airing of prohibition during the
senatorial campaign.
Republicans hoped—still hope, in
factr—that the well known dry
views of Walsh would swing a
block of democratic wet votes in
to Galen's camp. Democrats be
lieve this possibility has been de
finitely blocked by Walsh's refer
endum statement.
ment act was submitted, the vote
showed 46% dry and 54% wet.
The Literary Digest poll's returns
indicated Montana was 48% for
repeal; 28% for enforcement and
24% for modification. Prohibition
polls conducted by the Bozeman
Chronicle and the Lewistown De
mocrat-News showed predominate
ly wet sentiment in the district«
covered.
Congressman Scott Leavitt has
j filed for republican nomination for
congressman from the second dis
] election is virtually conceded. Ha
is unopposed to date.
trict. His renominatoin and ra-