Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-03-16
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS
Gsnsd iron Kxchanses that Reach Our Desk

IN COMMUNITY Chin
ook recently the Old city hall was dismantled. Now
the American Legion post of the Blaine county seat
town In cooperation with the fire department Is going
TO build . new city hall. The project will give a num-
Der Of unemployed work from funds received from
special relief Of the r. +. c. The Legion will invest
some OF its money In the new building, as will the
fire department. The building is to be SO < SO feet
and constructed Of hollow tile and concrete.
CARL GAME CLOsED-Actin under orders
from Mayor FL X. Spooner, the chief Of police In
Havre notified every pool room. cigar store and card
room IN the city that all gambling with cards mus
cease The mayor stated that It had come to his
knowledge that some men were playing cards for
money who were on special relief lists and he felt
their families should be protected.
OSS On TATOHS- is estimated that 5O
carloads OF potatoes win be left on hand for growers
IN fhe MIX river valley between Malta and Chinook
this spring on account OF no outlet being found for
them the past winter.
SPECIAL ELECTION petition has
been presented to the city council OF Havre asking
thAt : special election be called to vote on the ques-
ton Of city-owned gas distribution system. 1t Is pro
posed TO borrow money from the X. r. G. on bonds
issued Dy the city, The cost liz not to exceed SOC. 900.
nAses present Eas system is owned by the North
west Utilities. which In turn Is owned by the same
holding company as the Montana Dakota Power Co.
HEART ATTACK FATAI-CorDe,ius Nelson ar
year old pioneer OF BainvilIe died from a heart attack
which WAS suffered when he was crankia9 his car.
nelson came to Bainv1le In 1905 and has made his
home on his original homestead ever since.
HAS h A. Peterson and
young son had = most miraculous escape from death
hH week when the conveyance in which they were
RIDING was struck on a railroad crossing by the east
bound .skidoo-" The buggy In which the two were
riding was completely demolished and the passengers
carried some distance by the train. The boy was quite
Dsdiy cut and bruised. but the mother suffered no
injury.
PBRE BRE sALE-Tne first ANNA, aa,e J,
me East Montana Pure Bred Livestock association Ia
- be held In GIendIve March III. II ia ranor+ad that
more than 80 pure bred bulls win be offered at tbis
sale.
ELKs M-ECT-Wfuston lodge number 1914 ~
:. & =. q has elected Ray KRUGER, area office man
aser OF the Montana Dakota Power Co. as exalted
ruler for the coming year. 7. v. Settle, who has sery-
g me iodse as secrutary and house custodian the past
e"dSe years. was reelected by a big majority. The
lodge IL now entirely out Of debt.
WOMAN NAMED George
p Mcmillan has been appointed treasurer Of Williams
county over In North Dakota to serve until the newly
elected treasurer. Oscar NJ Lee takes office May /.
= oinee VIII De vacant for a month due to the ell
011on OF Aorfen Mortensen to the office of county
ana1of which he must assume April LIST.
SEEK BETTER MAIL SERvICE-The com.
meTcial club Of Wolf Point is having a petition CIR
cuiabed which Is to be sent to the postmaster general
dunE the delay and inconvenience caused by lack 81
mail service eastbound out OF Wolf Point.
ESCAPES SERIOUS BURNs-Mrs. James Car
roi o. Wolf Point escaped serious injury last week
Wnen gasoline with which she was cleaning Some
Was 1Enifed from an electric spark. In at
tempt 70 carry the pan Of gasoline from the house
sne received severe burns on the hands and some ar
1eies OF clothing and bedding were burned. but the
QUICK response of the fire department saved both
Mrs. Carol from more serious injury and also the
destruction OF her home.
CHAMPION RIFLE AMI the third time.
company q Of the national guard In Glasgow has
been designated as champion national guard indoor
rifle team.
NEW PROJECT board of con-
tra Of the Lower Yellowstone irrigation system has
named Axei Person Of Savage as new manager OF
inc Hnssfion Project to succeed III. A. Parker who
renxned last month to become manager Of the irriga-
non project 1t Powell, Wyo. Mr.. Parker had manaR-
"a the Sidney project 10 years, but last year when
ING WateT users took over the project from the gov
7nment. ~ aEreed to remain as Its manager only
another year.