The producers news. [volume], June 19, 1936, Image 1

About The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937

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THE WIVES and CHILDREN
HOLD the FIRST MORTGAGE
L BANNER for
ÄBOR PARTY
Producers News
Official Organ of Farmers Holiday Association of Montana
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Plentywood, Sheridan County, Montana,
Friday, June 19 , 1936
NO. 13.
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git WELL
Luces row
City
Electric
Their High
fo. Would <
I to Buy
and. Use ■
fried •l u ' ce
^deiseTengine
the needs of the
* W J the city, it is believed
driller has departed,
ifjt well and peaceful up to
Rut when it came to
5 ft pump! to force the
Jfinto the big tank
hill, the big fuss
or \\
iei
ojit'i!
P
the
over on
cemetery
Htm that the Montana-Da
»Cdlities company slickers, m
, iter days of May, came in
W Mayor Neville call a spe
eding of the City Council.
! hath pressure gentleman rep
LZ the Power octopus, pul
proposed contract out of his
, v jiiid In a suave and com
^ manner, read the same to
^ members thereof,
bread: The Montana-Dakota
ities company offers for sale
i the City of Plentywood an elec
lit pump and appliances, for the
Bff.ing sum of $1*100, cash money
ra note bearing 7 per cent inter
I (money can be had f° r 4) to
Idher with divers and sundry
rns for installation, amounting
j few dollars more, more or
a; the pump is knoWh by the
ihonius name of Pamona, with
ing extra for the harmony,
i furthermore, towit; to furnish
1 electrical energy to run the
if along with the juice for the
wt lights, for the bargain price
edy 4 cents per kilowatt hour—
I half of the 'rock bottom' price
* city had been paying all ot
« years, providing of course
Jt the total amount the city paid
» Power company equaled as a
1
iburn sum the total amount the
ly had been paying the Power
j*W*y heretofore for years for
™ty, namely the sum of
WOO per year. The eloquent
•«lobbyist said this arrange
(Contmued on Page) 3
U VETERANS
RECEIVE BONUS
I W™îj' Plen 'y w «>od veterans of
•fld war, received their ad
fe k° n( te> a day earlier
The bonds were
^Minneapolis Monday and
» bt a! X i ected until Wednes
- Mt eariy mailing in Minne
SvK vered then in Plenty
hours after release.
fcn rL Ve , teran to si £n the
NU» J 3 vïr tke government
îjjk a3 Wm. Langlois, the
«eut l° ^ ent who celebrated
I C n f on for sheriff.
aPPeM at
r™. wl . ndow for the
Ç bonds.
hero C er ^ s and the Post
ftea&s&tÆs
% 'SS.
btn. bonds in varying
Si S7on Vera ! veterans here
^ a ^ ew reived
hadi Enclosed with
1 than tho e c " ec bs for sums
$ 5ft a k moan t of $50 left
^ are Were iss ued,
1 * vetern * U ^ on P res entu
T Ä receivi ^ $570 i
l eV ? $50 bonds,
{^î|20. ^ C ^ eck for the re
A wis hing to cash their
Post o**- m t0 Botte
return f fk Ce ^ dl issue
bonds ar«^ e i m lmm ediate
re also negotiable.
Demo
Next
in
*U«t
mail
tht
GRAND RALLY OF
townsend clubs
For the Section to Be Held
in Plentywood in the Near
Future
HOLLAND TO SPEAK
Carl West, member of the State
Townsend Advisory Board, an
nounces that a grand rally of the
Townsend clubs in this section of
the state will be held in Plenty
wood at an early date, which will
be announced later.
Montana Townsend leaders, Abe
Weaver and the Hon. Mike Holl
and, the Townsend Old Age Pen
sion Club endorsed candidates for
Congress on the Democratic ticket
will be here sure, as main speak
ers, and Mr. West states that
Congressman Joseph P^Ionoghan,
of the West Montana Congression
al district, Townsenders endorsed
candidates for the United States
Senate is expected to attend.
•This grand rally is expected to
bring a horde of Townsenders to
Plentywood for a demonstration of
political strength.
after, until 80 'clock evenings, an
nounces Agent Ray White.
\ second trick operator has
j oer. stationed here. The enlarged
service will continue throughout
the summer months,
j
j
;
Rev. and Mrs. Orval Schmidt re
.turned Friday night last from
Minneapolis where they attended
j the annual Norwegian Lutheran
j church convention, after an ab
\ sence of two weeks.
|
The Great Northern depot office
in Plentywood will be open here
PLENTYWOOD DEPOT
NOW OPEN EVENINGS
Back from Convention
.
Court House—Why Not?
Taxpayers of Sheridan county have pe
titioned the Board of County Commission
ers of Sheridan county to call a special
election of the taxpayers, to vote on a $50,
! 000 bond issue proposal for the purpose of
building a court house, and the commission
| ers have called the election for Primary
Election day, Tuesday, July 21, so as not to
cause any extra expense; for the election
functionaries can hold this election along
with the primary election foY very little
extra cost.
Only taxpayers who are qualified voters,
vote on this proposal, and a majority
of all the qualified taxpayers must vote for
the bond issue in order to carry it—so the
voter taxpayer who does not vote on the
proposal, actually votes against it. If the
proposal carries by a 3 to 1 vote, and the
vote for it does not equal a majority of the
qualified taxpayers, the proposal is lost. So
it behooves every supporter of the new
court house idea, not only to vote himself,
but to see that his qualified neighbor votes
too.
a
can
There is every argument why a court
house should be built, and none against it.
The irrefutable facts are that Sheridan
county needs a court house. The make
shift now in use has cost the taxpayers now
the price of an adequate court house dur
ing the last 22 years since the county was
organized, while the county is in just the
same situation it was in when it start d.
If continued another 22 years, it wil cost
the price of another court house, and still
there will be no court house. - .
In fact it will actually cost no more to
build a good, adequate court
have the use of it, than it does to get along
A. F. of L. COVENTION HELD
AT BILLINGS, JUNE 23 TO 27
Convention Will Convene
Tuesday, June 23 at 10
A. M. at Union Hail, Cor
ner 29th St. and Minne
sota Avenue
The representatives and dele
gates from all unions and central
labor bodies thruout the state will
be present, also many prominent
speakers from different parts of
the state, who will speak on sub
jects of vital importance.
i at ^ eS |i
êl MrnHnv th TiÏpÎ T-t
Monday, June 22, has been stv
aside as teamsters and truckdriv
ers day in Billings. All truck
drivers are cordially invited to -At
tend this gathering which will con
vene at 10 o'clock, that day at
Union Hall, corner of 29th street,
and Minnesota avenue, South.
Tuesday at 6 p. m. the Federal
Labor Union will entertain all the
Many prominent speakers will
be present. The day will be de
voted to a general discussion cf
the vital problems confronting the
trucking industry, as well as the
necessity or organization. All
delegates of the state organiza
tion committee will be present.
The evening will be devoted to
^P^aking, dancing and other af
* airs * Refreshments will be served.
PROGRAM
ARRANGEMENTS
delegates at Flannagan Field with
a soft ball game.
Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock
a banquet will be held at Island
Park for all delegates and their
guests.
Thur-day night at Union Hall
will occur a free dance with re
freshments to all Union members
and their families.
Friday night there will he an all
with what we have, and in the end have
no court house. So that is the argument.
If it costs just as much to use what we
have, and more, than to build the court
house that we need, and what is more, if
we build it now, the savings occurring will
pay $1,000 per year on the cost of the new
court house, after all interest charges are
paid. Then why not build a court house?
Besides, also, if we vote $50,000 now,
and use it, the Federal Government will
match that sum with a gift in the neigh
borhood of $45,000, on which the county
pays no interest. If the county builds a
cheaper court house the gift from the gov
ernment will be less—in fact the riderai
grant is 45 per cent of the cost
structure.
Now this offer of a 45 per cent grant
on the part of the federal government will
not always be available. It may be with
drawn at any time. Then if anything
occurred forcing the building of a court
house, then the taxpayers will have to foot
the bill for the entire cost of the structure,
which is a foolish risk to take. And inter
est rates are now very low—they may
raise, in which case it would wipe out the
$1,000 per year saving that can be applied
the payment of the bonds. And surely
it is much easier to pay 55 per cent of the
cost of a court house than to pay 100 per
cent of it, and the interest charge on 100
per cent of the cost will likely, with the
raise of interest rates, be more than double
what it will be if we build now.
Also, we can build cheaper now than we
likely can in the future. With an infla
tion, which is likely, it will cost $2 to build
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the
on
night session if necessary.
The convention is the guest of
the Yellowstone County Trades
and Labor Assembly,'" says E. H.
Hetterbron, secretary. And it is
expected that this convention of
the Montana Federation of Labor
will be the most outstanding of
any À. F. of L. convention ever
occurring in the state.
fmkds are away from Sheridan
count y week. However, in
S pft e 0 f the fact the county has
been sailing on an even keel.
Some officials are at conventions,
one is out on a fishing trip, and
another is
nia.
County Commissioners A. J. 01
son and Carl Tange, and Clerk
and Recorder Niels Madsen are in
Great Falls attending the annual
County Commissioners' and Clerk
and Recorders' convention, in ses
sion there this week. County At
torney Hoven is in northern Can
ada casting for trout which infest
the limpid waters of that area,
vvhile Sheriff Hans P. Madsen is
MOST COUNTY
OFFICIALS AWAY
Half of the Sheridan county of
his way to Califor
on
on his way to Calif on; ia from
where he will bring his family to
Sheridan county to spend the sum
mer.
County Treasurer If \e
Cal! for Warrants
County Treasurer Pari Kurtz
announced this week that all out
standing Sheridan cour: y wai
rants on the Road Funk up to
and including warrant K ■. 17683,
and all outstanding war 'its on
| payment Saturday.
! the Poor Fund will be 1 . 'ed for
LIVINGSTON WINS
WATER RATE CASE
P. S. COMMISSION
ORDER HELD VOID
DAPPER JUDGE LEIPER
WRITES "GOOD ADVICE
IN LONG DECISION
*»
The city of Livingston was up
held in its case against the Mon
tana public service commission in
a lengthy order filed in district
court here Saturday morning. The
court battle was over rates for
water from the local municipal
plant.
Judge Leiper ruled that the or
der of the public service commis
sion calling for a 25 per cent re
duction in rates charged for water,
and also the commission's order
that all services of uses discon
necte d for non-payment of ac
counts be reconnected, was null
an d void. Judge Leiper's decision
consumed 22 closely typewritten
P a §® s * . .
* ae P Q -nic service commission,
on December 27 and 28, 1985, held
an informal hearing in Livingston
regarding the water rates. On
1 January 28, the commission ur
i dered t he . cit y to make a 25 P 61 *
cen reduction in its rates charged
for water and also that the ser
vices of users disconnected for
the nonpayment of accounts be re
connected.
This the city refu.-ed to do and
appeared before the district court.
Judge B. E. Berg, on Feb. 13,
issued an order to show cause,
coupled with a temporary restrain -
ing order, against the commission.
In issuing the restraining order,
Judge Berg also rules that the
amount to be paid by the water
users in excess of that required
under the order of the commission
be impounded, to the end that in
the event the commission's order
was finally determined to be valid,
then the amount so held would be
returned to the water users who
paid it. In his decision on the
(Continued on Page 7
MANY FILINGS MADE
IN FINAL HOURS
Most Filings are on Demo
cratic Ticket, but Repub
licans File Full Ticket in
Last Hours—No Fusion
This Campaign
HOT FIGHT LOOMS
The filings for party nomina
tions for the several county and
state offices, so slow heretofore,
speeded up this week during the
final hours for filing, when the
Republicans filed a complete list
of candidates, thus insuring that
there will be no fusion this year
under the leadership of Harry
Polk under the pretext of saving
Sheridan county from the ravages
of the reds and the county printing
for the dapper little Dakota po
litical boss of Sheridan county.
Most of the candidates filed
the Democratic ticket, which may
or may not show how the wind
blows; and it may be there will
be as much consternation in po
litical circles when the votes
counted next fall as there was in
Harlem the other night after the
big fight.
However, there will be a hot
fight in the Democratic primaries
between the Polk picked and the
independent candidates, right out
in the open from now on until pri
mary day, Tuesday, July 21, which
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