Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-11-04
STATE BRIEFS

Martinsdale-Mrs. ID. L.. Doig of Sixteen
has left for Dundee, Scotland, where she
will visit her sister.
Columbus-Nearly 81. 900 has been SUBJ
scribed for Columbus paving, estimated
TO cost approximately $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures Of the new Pol
son hotel has begun. Whistler and Duel,
Of Missoula. have the contract.
Columbus-Sam Sheeks of Rapids was
injured when the team attached to the
potato digger he was operating ran away.
One foot was mashed.
Choteau-The 18-months-old daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. j. p. Richardson Of Au-
gusta is recovering from an appendicitis
operation which was performed recently.
Whitehsh-Fred Motichka is exhibiting
potatoes here that were raised on his
ranch near LaSalle. which average two
pounds and are solid all the way through.
Missoula-A dozen Northern Pacific en-
gineers are now in the field, and con-
struction work on the new Bitter Root
line has started from the Hamilton end
Of the road.
Great Falls-Two school girls were in
jured here by wire staples hurled at them
by lads using slingshots. The police are
rounding the lads up, according to the
probation officer.
Butte-Despite the fact that Bessie
Clark told the court she could go to
church and pray as good as any OF
them the magistrate sentenced her to
80 days in the county tall.
Columbus-When the Adams dairy
herd strayed onto the ri~ght-of-way they
were hit by an eastbound freight. Nine
head of cattle were injured. Mr.. Adams
estimates his loss at approximately e7O0.
Broadview-Prairie fires over "a square
miles destroyed 1900 tons OF hay valued
at SIS 900 on the Comanche flats here
and the entire community was out to
combat the blaze with backhres, water
and sacks.
Sweetgrass-Peter ]. Nichols and Henry
Gauss, farmers Of the border section,
combined 40 acres Of Marquis spring
wheat which averaged 80 bushels. The
grain was grown on spring breaking and
was even in stand.
L~ewistown-It is estimated tina rs per
cent Of all the grain in Fergus county
has now been threshed. OF the re-
mainder. some Of the late planted spring
wheat is still green and will probably be
lost. Much has been marketed.
Big Sandy-S. A. Miller drove his car
into a landing airplane here. breaking
the ships propeller, landing gear and
damaged the wings. 1t Will be several
months before the plane will be repaired
The car was not badly damaged.
Bozeman-J. D.. Evans was arrested
here and charged with attempting to rob
a Three Forks apiary. He had moved his
motor truck into the bee section, and
was ready to begin business when he was
frightened away by three lads, officials
said.
Hysham-The body of a man, appar-
emily about 80 years Of age, was found
on an island In the Yellowstone river
east Of Sanders. 1t is believed to be that
of a Mexican who was drowned neal
Custer last June, while trying to swim
the river.
H~avre-United States customs officials
arrested q man and seized a saddle horse
and gun northwest of Malta on q charge
Of illegally crossing the Canadian border
The seizure was made within a few miles
Of the border. His cattle are being held
in Malta, pending disposal by the courts
Harlowton-A truck loaded with &c
Twodot road, four miles west Of Harlow
ton. The owner and driver. Frank Moser
who escaped injury, claims to have beer
blinded by an approaching car. In try
ing to avoid the impact, he drove off the
grade gradually, getting into deep mud
Lewistown-Both the Fenholt we'll near
Winifred n the Claggett we'll, farther
NGols Ol Lit NllocOuil I4fEIr WClC ouQt
down, the Fenholt because of a bailer
being stuck in the bottom Of the hole
and the Claggett for a lost underreamer
which 1t was thought would be recov
cred.
Miles City--The trans-Missouri and
Musselshell divisions of the Milwaukee
railroad are going back to extensive use
of kerosene. Trainmen and switchmen
will be equipped with kerosene-burning
lanterns. signal oil lamps being discard
ed. The railroad will require about 50,-
900 lamps.
Victor-L. E. Peterson, Victor, winner
Of many championship honors at the In
ternational Grain and Hay show, Chi
cago, has entered II samples in the bar
ley, rye, oats, wheat, corn, field beans
flax and alfalfa seed classes. Montana
crops are expected to play a prominent
part In the coming show, Nov. 26 tc
Dec. 80.
Terry-The finding Of Raoel Del Cantc
at Miles City by his elder brother. Don
ended a two-year search. Raoel, with his
parents, drove over q precipice, killing
the father and mother and injuring him
self. His mind has been affected by the
accident. He was found near Forsyth
dazed with his car in q ditch partially
wrecked.
POlsOn-When Mrs. I. N. Jones was
driving her car across the bridge span
ming the Flathead river she saw a truck
approaching. The bridge is narrow. The
driver became confused AND steered the
car into the railing. 1t crashed through,
but stopped with the front wheel hang
ing over the water. which is very deep
at that point.
HarlOwton-Miss Eleanor Kirk, former
Harlowton high school student. is on a
vacation in Hawaii. mo one seems to
work very hard here" she says. You
see every kind Of costume from the old
Mother Hubbard to pajamas OF Chinese
women. All Japanese wear kimonos. The
girls are dressed American style. The
natives fish In back OF their houses"
Hobson-Dr. Lloyd Kjos, Butte. has
opened a dental office In rooms over the
Murray block. The town has been with
out a resident dentist ince DIR. r. E. Ra-
maker removed to Missoula more than a
year ago.. DR.. Kjos purchased some of
the equipment OF DR.. Featherstone, who
has been making professional visits to
Hobson for some time. DR.. Featherstone
will go to California. DR.. KJos was for
merly Of Malta.