Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-31
NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS
Gleaaed from Exchanges that Reach Our Desk

MARION VICE COMMANDER-Hugh N. Mar
ron. Of Wolf Point was elected -ice~commande OF
inc state American Legion at the convention held In
Great Falls. He is also one of the delegates to the
national convention in Chicago.
10 ABSENT VOTERS BALLOTS IN NORTH
DikOTA-The North Dakota laws do not permit
init the furnishing OF absent voters ballots In spe-
cial elections. North Dakota will vote September
y. on whether or not beer will become legal In tbs
state
WILL L~ABORATORY-A labora-
tory to test and anaIyze earth cores from borIngs
noH being made along the axis of the Fort Peck
dam will be established in Glasgow In September.
Drilling OF the first two test wells has been COM
plefed- Confidence that the project will be APPROX
ed was expressed In a telegram received this week
from Washington.
ESCAPE DROWNING IN MSSOURI-Death by
drowning trapped In an enclosed car faced Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom coigan and Miss Josephine Colgan Satur-
day night when darkness and an error in roads In
the thick woods on the south side OF the river led
them over the Missouri bank. The car remained up
right I'm The plunge, its top clearing the water by
about a foot. enabling them to keep their heads
above until they could open a door and escape.
O o VIEW SCHOOL HOUsE-voters of
the city OF Sidney registered an overwhelming de-
mand for the proposed new high school building by
a vote OF approval OF the proposition far exceeding
expectations The bonding proposition carried 1856 to
49,
OLD TIMERS TO PLAY BALL-Twenty-nine
old time baseball players have been invited to par
ticipate In the contest scheduled at Winiston Sep
tember g. Former ball players from this section OF
Montana and North Dakota will be on deck to COM
pete. The game will be played for the benefit Of the
EIks crippled children's fund.
RAINFALL PASSES ALI to-
tai rainfall which fell in a three day period this
month at Havre surpassed all previous records since
the weather bureau ait that place was established In
1879 The precipitation totalled $40 inches.
PAPERS o SUIT acknowledges in the
$2-247 suit brought by the unemployed In Williams
County. ~. Oak, against the county, have been
served Usher L.. Burdick, attorney for the unem-
ployed, is a law partner Of the states attorneys but
Burk said that that factor would not enter into the
suit. that he would vigorously defend the county
against the action.
SUE IN TEST CASE-Testing the right Of an
elevator to retain so percent OF the grain sold by
farmers for payments OF government seed loans In
cass where thresher's liens have been filed, q suit
has been started against the Farmers elevator ait
Winiston.
BRDG CONTRACT LET The Puget Com
struction Co. OF Seattle, Wash, were awarded the
contract for the construction OF the Bridge across
the Missouri river at Culbertson, ait the letting by
the state highway commission at Helena last week.
The bid 1905 1860 was nearly $50. 900 under the
recent estimate made by an engineer or the bureau
OF public roads ]. B. Lockwood OF Glasgow was the
successful bidder Tor the construction OF the timber
bridge leading to the site and Guthrie Co, OF st.
Paul we're awarded the contract for construction OF
a road leading to the bridge.
HOFFMAN HANGED AT
ely silent to the end. George Hoffman. as. early
Tuesday paid with his life for the murder OF George
2 'e0rse burrei. crippled choteau shop keeper. The
trap was sprung at 4.45.
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