Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-07-27
NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS
Cleaned from Exchanges that Reach Our Deck
sANIsH GIRLS ARE DRoWNED-Th

SANLSH GIRLS ARE DROWNED-Three young
girls of Sanish, n. Oak, were drowned late Wednes-
day afternoon while swimming In the Missouri
river. The dead are Ruth Breslin, Florence ROYAL
and Dolores Lockrem. The tragedy occurred when
the Royal girl was swept into the current OF the
river after venturing too far. The youngest OF the
three, Dolores Lockrem, swan to save her and Miss
Breslin succumbed when she tried to rescue both
of her chums.
CANADIAN MINISTER GIVEN TITLE @he
Honorable A. G. Stewart, Minister of Highways for
Saskatchewan, was formally adopted into the ASSN
niboine tribe at adoption ceremonies held at Wolf
Point during the stampede. He was given the name
Black Eagle by the tribe, who also presented him
with a war bonnet. and assured him that he would
have the right of Sitting in the Tribal Councils and
Allending the Asslniboine ceremonial dances. Mr..
Stewart Is. distinguished man In the political life
Of the province of Saskatchewan.
SHORT CHANGE ARTISTS WORK pair Of
short change artists, occupying a cabin ait Williston
tourist park. met their match In G. b.. Wise, who
operates a grocery store near the park. The pair
entered the store. made a small purchase and pre-
ierred q ten dollar bill in payment. They then start
cd In with the usual tactics, when Wise notified
Them the transaction was closed and reported them
20 police. The pair left the city west bound.
GAS RATES UNDER from
complaining towns of Glasgow, Hinsdale, and Malta
met last Thursday with Officials of the Bowdoin
UTILITIES Co., in Glasgow In an informal discussion
N natural gas rates, sponsored by Tom Stout, public
service commissioner. The meeting brought no pro
spects OF a reduction In gas rates although officials
q Inc company stated that a reduction would be
recommended.
O Thompson
appeared before Judge Lieper last Wednesday morn
ing formally charged with robbing the N. P. depot
at Glendive, Johnson plead guilty to the charge and
was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary.
Johnson informed the court that he was drunk
when he committed the crime.
LOST BABY FOUNDLThree-year-old Alfred
Cornell, missing from his home In the badlands
in Norstog township, Mckenzie county North
Dakota for 4S hours object OF a search enlisting the
interest OF more than 200 men was found shortly
after six o'clock Thursday.
Al CLUB GIRLS HAVE CAMP-sixty-nine
and leaders and ~forty-nine visitors attended
durnng The three day camp held at Culbertson by
members of the Roosevelt An club. Recreation and
work We're the important items OF the
program.
NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING-Th move
nent for a new high school building was started in
'uney iast week lhe district plans to finance the
project through the new Federal system. The cost
the structure will be $700 600.
OLD SCOUT DIES AT POPLAR-Joseph VIM.
Jr-, son of the famous old scout. died at
ne government hospital in Poplar. He had been i'll
VI the grea1er part of two yers. Mr.. Culbertson was
at Poplar March 81. 1879.
WOLF POINT STAMPEDE A sUOCESs-Wolf
'oant's annual stampede was BY att reports the big
est and best OF the 13 shows staged thus far. on
ne opening day the new grounds were dedicated
y the largest first day attendance ever recorded.