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REMEMBER THE FARMER-LABOR PICNIC AT BRUSH LAKE SUNDAY. DANCING—BOATING—BATHING—SPEAKING. BRING THE WHOLE
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A PAPER OF THE PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE
PLENTYWOOD, MONTANA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,1930
XIII. No. 23
Foreign, 11.76 per year
in Ü. 8.. IS.00 per year
Sub. Rates:
Untere«! as Second Claas Matter. October 18. 1912, at tb« ly«'
office at rientywood. Montana- Tinder the A**» of Marer, » ' i*"
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L %e See It
O'Flaherty
by To* 11
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Burton
gktfdeclar
Unit«! States is a
à d*, Sker«" because it fails
Wto* SwW t'ni™.
he saw nothing m
the Workers Kepub
the charges
* W ^rUbor is employ«!
tb ! ^u^ier savs he has been
rectt? 11 '!' 011 f° r .
* ^ twelve years, and he
£ A*'opinions he formerly
the senator made
I^STtlut he does not
11* f (k^ir form of govem
he also believes that
• •- establish a Socialist
iß* ^.^Sn'wstern to capital
JJ \vrf is we disa8Tee
5 «Wer
now to
♦ hen
V
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. cwiet Union is stronger to
^ j^ucally and better off
p; iZl wv than at any time
t overthrow o£ the Ker
S, forffnment and the com
n. M»er of the Communists,
f ! iooger read daily., reports
J- Riel of civil wars and con
JL Russia The most stu
T J prejudiced capitalist edi
" inch? with a jaundiced
* » such fairy tales. The pro
/»nil anti-Soviet liars who
'vir habitat in th«. sewers
Helingfo.rs and ^ Bucha
•f Unit «instates* congress
who are ready to go for
lH rhjç j« a tribute to the
BfiwromMly"""' P °'
if KieL
Mt ire no w
ynitur Wheeler predicts the
(Continued bu hurt tage)
Squirrel Food
&
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by-1
A. NUT 3
"Wnte a good editorial on the
Dipiity of work ." This was the
tawritten order handed down to !
wry capitalist editor for Labor,
Kay. So the scribes got busy and j
ï surely did our heart good to [
M that we were of some conse- ■
met in the world. We have been,
[lacuiR so much on unemployment
tat we thot the capitalists did not
ikve any more use for us and
tiaybe would send us to the 1 can
neries where they do up the horse
[Beat. But we know now 4hat
Itiiey do think a lot of us, 'Our
chests are sticking out like the
cans of the graduates of '-those
Business Executive Colleges. We
re now on equal terms with the
hankers and the rest of the Ro
hrians.
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Some of the editors said that la
■i should not hog Labor Day.
» "people" want to get in on
V™ W ^° are P eo P^ ? None
w than the capitalist .politicians
f* r* Mows they are working
u nit wit > the capital
■JJ WeU - •that's the trouble fel
l-squirrels. The capitalists prac
-Z 1 " Lahor Day nowadays
fc'A,'tucker? md
wrù n v ^ eatef:t country in the
it the dl ^uty of labor
w .here every laborer
Plane ^ rha P s an air
^ at least one true and
ho und Q Wm «
• it,, rum *
' 1 * ; * 1
* dignified, the other
*'• than Lu<i that would rather
**! M j!!™' must be in a bad
tb e workers will lose
«3 ! j day, then who
work? Perhaps the
•Mhe Mfers who now live
km °*- dignified will
the ar f that those
V *Le present
Crst they ^ undignified. But
indignant. We
Vt there *° vernmen t statistics
• half at Posent two and
*ofb rs . : t °* undignified
u-îh- ' ^ n 'ted States—
laW k / to Work at digni
Wit. Oth
®*on, it, are ? e >riy sev
'lifted that ^ e willing to be
Stalin« win Ca ^ Le because
•NTLS 1 let them. i„.
of ,r* editorials on the
5f4?Jte- thy don't the
"".™e diffnitv
"un j
Til l Ul
men on:a dead man's
V blind
? labor ]
*r
the
mas
around.
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» r? lot of funn y pa
ai >d Ui? e Concessional
& e % that he iB a
ÿwaC&TSrSi
P'aytnate t? d ^ and Ms
u* ^ale* ÎT .^Faberty.
a; fun v' destine, have a
lift* 8 bi the n eac ^ ln K the funny
tÄ°* r "nuRff We alm ost
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Farmer-Labor Convention Nominates Candidates
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Riots and Drunken Brawls at Country Dances Over Week End
,
Drunkenness, Riots and Debauchery Prevailed
Schultz s Bam Last Saturday Night and At Outlook
Monday—Indifference and Connivance of County
Law Enforcement Officers Produces Harvest of Or
Scandalous Conditions Brot
to .Light Arouse Law-Abiding
Citizens of Entire Community
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YOUNG PEOPLE EXPOSED TO INDECENT
ENVIRONMENT EVERYWHERE IN COUNTY
Riots and drunken brawls prevailed at the dances held
at different places in Sheridan county over the week end.
These occurrences grow ever more frequent, and be
havior of participants ever more violent as time goes by,
owing to the neglect, indifference, and apparent conniv
ance of the law-enforcing authorities, who seem to be in
competent and unable to properly police the county,
The dances have become*
d ™ ken °rg ies -
drinking, fighting, swearing j
and downright immoral in
dulgencies are the common
practice. Most country barn
dances are mere excuses for
the peddling of moonshine,
and the opportunity for re
lationships among the
young that ave a public disgrace,
and a blot «on the name of public
decency. The officers of the law
are either to indolent or too cow
ardly to attend to the plain duty
for whfch they were elected to
office, and if human life is to be
preserved and common decency
maintained, something must he
done and that immediately.
As a result of the drunken "brawl
that occurred at
and
Schultz's barn dance last Satur-j
day night, and at Stivers Hall,
Outlook, last Monday evening, all
decent elements in Sheridan ooun
ty are aroused. It Sééms that
these dances have gotten so bad
that people who are striving to
give their young folks a proper
bringing up are not ^allowing them
to attend anymore. In fact they
complain that they do not know
what to do, as there is no place
now available with environments
and atmosphere conducive to high
er and better things for recrea
tion for their children.
Schultz's 'Barn Dance
Last Saturday at Schultz's bam
north of Dooley, there occurred
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Young Wolf Creek Boy
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Auxiliary Dance
The annual Auxiliary dance will
be held Saturday, September 20th
at the Farmer-Labor Temple in
this city. The proceeds will be
used for the benefit of the disabled
veterans and local needy families.
Thursday morning the residents
in the Wolf Creek community near
Redstone were saddened by the
news of the death of John R. Pace,
16 years tfld,:at the Williston hos
pital.
The unfortunate young man,
who had taken a deadly poison
several days prior to his death,
thinking It was another kind of
medicine, had improved oonsider
ably and was'thought to be out of
danger. Latter the report came of
an operation for an abscess which
developed behind one eye and of
his death following the operation.
The deceased John R. Pace was
born January "29, 1914, at Froid,
Montana. He died at one o'clock,
September 4th,
He leaves to mourn his depart
ure bis father and mother and
three sisters Helen, Bessie and
Juneata, besides other relatives.
The Pace family have the sin
cere sympathy of all in the loss
of their son and brother.
INDIA REBELS IGNORE "SAINT GRANDES
DICKERING WITH BRITISH IMPERIALISTS
Simla, India, Sept. «.—While In
dia digested the demands of Ma
hatma Gandhi for pea^e in India
and the probable consequences of
their rejection by Viceroy Lord Ir
win, a serious menace vra* renew
ed again today on the northw est
frontier where Afghan tdbeemen
were gathering in the Peiwar area
for^a probable renewal of war
a The Mahatma put a definite
conclusion to consideration of
termination of civil resist r-e by
congress volunteers with his, Je
mands for a complete national
government in India, responsible !
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wherejDAGMAR COMMUNITY
FAIR SEPTEMBER 20
The famous Dagmar Commu
nity Fair will occur September
20th. This Fair has been an an
nual event for swine time and
attracts considerable attention
and a large crowd «very year.
The Dagmar people bring out
their products, and their handi
craft an*d put them on exhibi
tion which make a very pleasing
sight, and the 'winning articles
then make a community exhibit
for the county fair.
There will be races, horse shoe
tournament and an interesting
program. Frizes and ribbons
will be awarded the winners as
usual.
Former Pastor Dies
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Rev. Tammen, former pastor of
the Evangelical church in this
city, passed away Wednesday at
i Bismarck. The body will be re
turned to Plentywood where ser
vices will be held on its arrival.
Mr. Tammen is a father of Mrs.
Harrison Malcolm r of this city.
WM. E. BOYCE DIES
AT LOCAL HOSPITAL
Electrical Expert of Electrical Re
search Product Company of
Hollywood Succumbs After a
Long Illness Following Opera
tion—Mother Arrives by Plane.
William 'E. Boyce, Vitaphone en
stalling expert of the Electrical
Research "Product Co. of Holly
wood California, age 27, who was
operated -on in July at the Sheri
dan County Memorial Hospital
for ruptured appendix, and who
has been there since apparently
recovering, took a sudden turn for
the worse Saturday, Sept, 6 and
died.
His mother, Mrs'. Clara D. Boyce'
who had arrived via airplane was
at the bedside of her son when be
expired.
The body was embalmed and
prepared for burial by the Pulker
son-Nèlson Mortuary, and taken
by Ixru Hein to Culbertson Sun
day in a truck where it was ex
pressed, accompanied by the de
ceased's mother, to Los Angeles,
where'the funeral was held. Inter
ment was made in the Englewood
Cemetery, Los Angeles.
Wm. Boyce was the electrical
expert of the company manufac
turing Vitaphones and was very
highly valued by that company.
He came to Scobey in July to in
stall a Vitaphone in the Scobey
theatre and while on that job was
taken 'ill and brought to Plenty
wood where an operation showed
a burster! appendix. The young
man was in bad condition and
of
of
of
of
long hot summer was hard on him.
When Boyce fell ill another rep
resentative of the Electrical Re
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only to India, with the right of
secession from the British empire
when desired.
In the severe fighting of the
last few days between British
troops and hostile raiders in Pesh
officia! announcement re
leenrit.
mim i amcn had been
an Kharllchi 10 ^le, eouth.
0 fP araehina ;.
B«H*re
There was other fig ß at a
^us points along the frontier m
which the British and native torces
beat off their enemy with shrapnel
and rifle fire.
What About It Mr. L S. Olson?
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Mr. Lawrence S. Olson, editor of the Plenty
wood Herald, has not denied that he is engaged in
tax fraud racket, exposed in a story in the
Producers News two weeks ago. «
The Producers News came into possession of
the incriminating letter sent out by Olson to pros
pective clients thru Mr. Niels Madsen, Clerk and
Recorder, candidate on the Republican ticket for
re-election who informed us that he sent a copy
of the letter to Frank French, chairman of the
County Commissioners. Mr. Niels Madsen also
suggested that Mr. Olson was probably "working
with Ole Aspeland, County Assessor, in his con
spiracy to defraud the county. i
What about it, Mr. Olson?
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Capital or bhendan County, Home or The Producers
News, Will Be Host on September 13 to a Mass Con
vention Which Will Meet for the Adoption of a Pro
gram and the Nomination of Candidates for the United
States Senate and Congress on the Farmer-Labor Tic
ket. Charles E. Taylor May Be Selected to Make Race
Against Galen and Walsh.
IPlentywood to be Scene
Of Historic Gathering
September 13th promises to mark a milestone in the
forward march of the workers and farmers of Montana
towards tKeir ««vanripatior. fiom the evils that weigh
down upon the masses under the capitalist system which
has now outlived its historical usefulness and is bringing
untold misery and suffering to the great majority of the
population.
On that date
a mass con
vention will be held in Plen
tywood, the capital of Sher
idan County to adopt a pro
gram and nominate candi
dates on the Farmer-Labor
Party ticket for the United
States senate and the na
tional house of representa
tives.
The masses are rapidly losing
confidence in the Republican and
Democrattic parties.
Both are
tiiinucd cn Page Four)
County Reunion and
Dance Saturday Nite
A county reunion, and dance will
be ?given at the fair grounds pa
vilion Saturday night, Sept. 13th,
Two orchestras — Donaldson's
and Goodman's—will supply the
music for old time and modern
dances,
the pavilion,
nated.
pte is donating its piano for the
occasion.
Lunch will be served at
Everything is do
The Farmer-Labor Tem
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the.f. 8 ^ September 16th. The duck
hmrt is 15 and 4 geese in one day.
Many hunters in Plentywood and
over Sheridan county are prepar
ing to take in the first day's sport.
Returns From Europe
Mrs. F. Jasper, wife of the local
Congregational
pastor of the
church, arrived this week from
Europe, where she spent an ex
tended trip visiting relatives and
friends. Mrs. Jasper reports a
very pleasant trip and many in
teresting sights.
Hunting Season Opens
Next Tuesday; Quota 15
The duck season opens next Tu
Full Nationalization
Demanded By Gandhi
Poona, India, Sept. 9.—Negotia
tions for cessation of India's civil
disobedience campaign have brok
en down because Mahatma Gandhi
demanded a full national govern
ment, responsible only to the peo
ple of India and with the right to
secede at any time from the Brit
ish empire, as the price of calling
off the movement.
This, the viceroy,
refused to grant.
Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and Mr.
Jayakar, the peacemakers who de
livered those terms from Gandhi
and other imprisoned nationalist
cmetains to the viceroy, and
turned with Lord Irwin's reply, to
night made public the full corres
pondence after stating that their
peace efforts had ended in com
plete failure.
Lord Irwin,
re
Wayne LaGrange,
Candidate For Congress
On Communist Ticket
* Wayne LaGrange, Outlook *
* farmer, will be the candidate *
* for Congress on the Commun- *
* ist ticket this fall, according *
* to an announcement made by *
* Mother Bloor at a meeting *
* in the Farmer-Labor Temple *
* last Monday night.
* The speaker said large num- *
* bers of workers and farmers *
* were turning out to hear the
* Communist message in the
* Northwest. ~
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Two Beautiful
Bawds Operate From
Grandview Hotel
Two beautiful Indian maid
ens, formerly inmates of the
house of "ill fame" at Glasgow,
who have been more recently
operating at a well known Wolf
Paint hotel, arrived in Plenty
wood last week and are putting
up at the Grand View hotel, op
erating out of room 25. the
room specially reserved for pur
poses of this sort at that popu
lar hostelry. The fair young
daughters of Pocahontas seem •
to be doing a thriving business
and are evidently operating with
the consent 'of Plentywood 's no
torious sin chaser chief of po
lice, Oscar Collins, who is said
to favor rtrpper colored descend
ants of Minnehaha, and that
outstanding upholder tof public
virtue. Sheriff Hons Madsen,
who have not disturbed them in
the peaceful pursuit of their pro
fession.
It is reported that they
given tip immediately after
the raid of Nig's
Ranch" that they could estab
lish a fine business at Plenty
wood providing they did the
right thing with the piroper
ties It is also reported that
they have established several
very profitable contacts with
leading members of the Plenty
wood purity squad, some of the
city's very best people.
The Grand View Hotel has
been a very notorious inn for
some time. It is located in the
center of the city, is conven
ient, and is said to pay tribute
to the Plentywood chief of po
lice, Folks on the inside say the
° n *he chicken ranch were
to do away with competition for
this place. It is also said that
the success of the Gorham Ho
ik * at ^ 00 Ley suggested the idea
that the same racket would be
88 £™ fitabl e at Plentywood.
"ether Corp. Ted Winters
will take rooms at the Grand
lew has not yet been disclosed.
The chief of w \ ice is ^ to
♦w 1 *? Lis business to see
that the place is properly polie
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Chicken
par
21-Cent Gasoline
Available In One
Butte Gas Station
Butte, Sept. 7.—Butte motorists
today could purchase their gaso
line supplies in three price ranges.
The community filling station
and several other dealers who had
met the 22-oent price set by it
continued to sell at that figure.
One refiner today offered his
product at 21 cents a gallon while
another firm boosted its price to
the 24% cent level that prevailed
here before the community station
entered the field. ,
PRESIDENT BUDD
BACK FROM SOVIET
Victoria, B. C., Sept. 8.—The so
viet government of Russia > plans
extensive new railroad construc
tion to amplify the 50,000 miles of
line now in operation, Ralph Budd,
president of the Great Northern
railway, said upon his arrival here
on the liner Hiye Maru after an
inspection of Russian railways in
an advisory capacity,
Budd said he believed Russia
eventually would adopt the United
States system of railroad .opera
tion. He said he would urge im
mediate adoption of the American
system in his report t» the soviet
administration. He explained
ed the European system, based on
smaller locomotives and cars than
are used in this country and at
present there was a strong senti
ment favorable to German railway
practices. ,
"But I think it is pretty weil es
tablished," Budd said, "that Unit
ed States methods soon will be
adopted. If that happens, a rath
er large 'group of railway operat
ing men and engineers will be in
demand to introduce and carry on
the American system.
Budd's trip included an automo
bile journey across the Caucasus
range, where he said it was pro
posed to build a new electric rail
road. He said the projected line
would require a tunnel possibly
long as any bore in America.
Sheridan County Sends
Demonstration Team to
Midland Empire Fair
For the first time the 4-H Clubs
of Sheridan County were repre
sented at the Midland Empire
Fair at Billings by a Home Econ
omics Demonstration Team, and
they may be proud of the girls
who went as guests of the Mid
land Empire Fair Board.
Bernice Erickson and Helen
Stenehjem of Plentywood com
peted in a contest with other
teams in the state with a demon
stration of
Clothes Closet," which .created
much interest among the people
who heard the demonstration.
Since 1923, the Midland Empire
Fair Board has invited one Home
Economics Demonstration Team
and one Agricultural Demonstra
tion team from each county to
compete for state championship at
the Midland Empire Fpir. Rail
road expenses of the teams are
paid by the Board and living ac
commodations with very close su
pervision are provided for the 4-H
Club members while in Billings.
Since most of the counties of
the state are represented at the
fair, the competition is very keen
and the beams become very ob
serving. The girls who went to
the fair this year can tell you a
lot about demontsrations and are
going to help train other 4-H club
members. Next year,
one demonstration team, Sheridan
County should have at least fif
teen competing for the trip given
by the Midland Empire Fuir. The
winning team is
r *t-n exuo
instead of,
The
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Convenient
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Portland.
Another activity in which the
4-H clubs of Sheridan County
should take part is judging. 4-H
Club members should be trained to
judge good quality products and
this year Judging Teams were in
cluded in 4-H Club Contests. Sher
idan County did not participate,
however. In the other counties,
this work is done on a local lead
er basis. Leaders are given help
and information by the Extension
office, and they in turn are able
to give the boys and girls the in
dividual help which is necessary.
Sheridan County 4-H Cktb s have
made a g«od beginning. Let us
hope that it is only a beginning
and another year will show much
progress.
Red Owl Grocery Chain
Coming to Plentywood
The Producers News has been
advised that the famous Red Owl
chain store grocery will open up
one of their stores in Plentywood
this fall just as soon as arrange
ments can be made for a suitable
building.
Carl Hansen anflXhas. Norton
Lead Ticket In County Fight
Robert Larson, Old War Horse of the Farmer-Labor Par
ty Nominated for Senate; Andrew Hansen and Hans
Hardersen for State Legislature. Convention Listens,
to Rousing Address By Senator Taylor Who Declared
Capitalism Cause of Economic Depression.
Seventy-five delegates from every section of Sheridan
County met last Saturday in the Farmer-Labor Temple,
adopted a program and platform and nominated candi
dates for county and state legislative offices on the Farm
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STRIKES RAGE IN
SPAIN AS KING
ALFONSO FOXTROTS
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Madrid, Sept. 8.—Scarcely
important town in Spain remained
without some sort of strike tonitc,
while disorders occurred today at
Renteria, near San Sebastian, over
a metal workers' strike and free
for-all fights over political issues
reported at Orensc, in Gali
In neither of these cities did
deaths occur but manv persons
were injured and in Renteria all
business houses close! after the
strike was unexpectedly proclaim
ed at noon. Most of those injur
ed were struck by soones from the
mob or knocked down by
horses of mounted guards.
With increasing political activi
ty heralding the coning of gen
«*•1 elections, which will probably
be held in January, wit> strikes
gaining and the peseta Slumping
in value as the cost of living trocs
up, the authorities aic preparing
for further disorders in the prin
cipal and political centers.
King Alfonso is reported tango
ing on the Riviera with a French
chorus girl.
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WOLF POINT RADIO
ANNOUNCER KILLED
Wolf Point, Sept. 7.—Stuart
Beeman, 24, operator and announc
er at radio station KGCX here and
well known to thousands of chil
dren in this area as "Uncle Oscar"
who conducted the children's hour
each day, was electrocuted Satur
day as he worked about the broad
casting apparatus.
Radio transmitter trouble devel
oped Friday evening and Beeman
spent most of 'the night attempt
ing to repair the damage. Coming
to work early Saturday, Beeman
again attacked the job of finding
the trouble. While moving the
crystal control cabinet, it shorted
with the resistors on the high volt
age line and the electrical charge
knocked Beeman to the floor. E.
D. Krebsback, manager of the
station, rushed to his assistance
but Beeman shouted: "Get away.
Don't touch me."
The injured man continued his
struggles to free himself from the
circuit that was sending the elec
trical charge through his body. At
last successful, Beeman ran into
another room before he collapsed.
Two physicians were called and ar
tificial respiration applied, but the
operator died an hour after the
accident.
. Beeman had worked in radio sta
tions at San Francisco and Van
couver and before coming to Wolf
Point July 1 had been employed
at Station KLIR in Butte. He had
attended Billings Polytechnic in
stitute and Montana university. He
is survived by a brother who re
sides at Billings and his parents
who live in Santa Barbara, Calif.
BUYING POWER OF FARMERS OF
NORTHWEST LOWER THAN IN 1929
St. Paul.—Buying power of the
farmers of the Northwest will be
considerably lower from the 1930
crops than those of 1929, a survey
by the Farmers Union Terminal
association indicates.
"The purchasing power of agri
culture in the Northwest, howev
er, will be spotted," the Farmers
Union survey finds,
power of Minnesota farmers will
be much larger, as a whole, than
in other sections of the Northwest,
but not equal to 1929.
"With indications that Minneso
ta will have a large corn crop and
satisfactory yields of wheat, oats
and most other small grains, the
ability of farmers of the Gophei
state to make purchases will meas
ure up nearly to the levels of a
year ago. Com prices are nearly
as high as a year ago. However,
there will be decreases in the buy
ing power of wheat, rye, barley
and other grains because of the
price situation.
Low Prices for Grains
"In the eastern tier of counties
of North Dakota the situation is
somewhat the same as in Minne
sota, except that the extremely
low prices for small grains will
have a much greater effect
decreasing purchasing power
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"The buying
In
*er-Labor ticket.
The mass convention was
the most representative and
enthusiastic ever
Sheridan County. It was a
rank and file convention in
every sense of the word and
the delegates went home
confident that with the can
didates nominated and the
program adopted there is
every reason to expect that
the Farmer-Labor ticket will
be successful on November
4th*
held in
The candidates are: Robert Lar
son, Quitmeyer, state senator;
Andrew Hansen, Plentywood, and
Hans Hardersen,
representatives;
Dagmar, county
Charles Norton,
sheriff; Clerk and Recorder, Peter
Glein, Dagmar; County Assessor,
Martin Homme, Outlook; County
Treasurer Edgar J. Syverud;
County Surveyor, Hana Rasmus
sen ; County superintendent of
schools, Miss Ella Brinkman^
County coroner, Edward Hannah,
Raymond; Public administrator.
Jack Gibbons, Reserve: Justices of
the Peace in Plentywood judicial
district, Ted Thorstvedt and Jens
Gronvold.
Archer, state
Carl Hansen,
commissioner;
Medicine Lake,
Power to Fill Vacancies
The convention authorized the
executive committee of the Farm
er-Labor party to choose the nom
inees for justices of the peace and
constables in the other judicial dis
tricts in the county. Another mo
tion authorized the executive com
mittee to fill any vacancies on the
o?ket that might occur from any,
c use whatever.
No nomination was made for-
county attorney since
Erickson was disqualified by law
because of his candidacy in the
Republican primaries and there
other candidate available,,
(Continued on Paçe Fourl^
Arthur •
was no
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Losing Candidate Cannot
File Even If Winner Leaves
Poison, Sept. 6,—According •
to an opinion received by •
County Attorney Grover .■ C. *
Johnson from the office of thé *
state attorney general, thé ♦
filing of Mark Derr for conn- ?
ty attorney on the démocratie
ticket after the announcement *'■
by Grover Johnson, who was •
nominated at the primaries, •
that he would not be a candi- •
date for the office, is not leg- >
al. The attorney general also)
said that the name of Grover'*
C, Johnson must appear on •
the ballot.
Mark Derr was defeated lot *
the nomination on the demo- *
cratic ticket for county attor- •
ney by Mr. Johnson, incuntb- *
«jt, by a majority of one vote. •
Mr. Johnson has resigned the •
Lake county office and he and *
his family are moving t 0 Cali- •
fornia. He will be a law în-' *
structor at Leland Stanford *
university at the opening of •
the institution this fall.
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