Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-06-07
NEWS OF OUR NEICElBORS
FORT BuFoRD" LEAVES FoR GLASGOW

.FORI BUFORD" EAv FOR GLASGOW
The river boat Fort Buford' with Skipper c. J. WOOD
ruff at the wheel pulled away from her landing near
the Yellowstone river bridge near FairvieW bound loF1
Glasgow where she will be put In commission - :
pleasure boat, plying the Missouri river out OF thai
city during the next five months providing the Mis-
souri, has enough water in her bed to float her-De-
cause Of continued drouth conditions. "
TWO GRENoRA MEN sENTANCED 70 rem
Oscar Stenerson. rs, and Dolliver Roberts, 20, both OF
Grenora. were sentenced TO one to twenty years In the
state penitentiary at Bismarck on a charge OF robbery
in the first degree. The two confessed to taking $45
in currency from Nels Christianson of Dagmar after
smuggling him with a beer bottle in an alley in Grenora.
cuLBERTsoN WINS TWO BALL GAMES
Glasgow and Wnliston fell victims to Culbertson In
two ball games played the past week. Glasgow was
decisively defeated IA to 4 while Willston lost 3 too.
The Williston game was witnessed by q big crowd.
Babcock was on the mound for Culbertson In the VIII
liston game while HOFFMAN twinled the Glasgow game.
ATTENDS JUBlLEEJ. S. Day. extensive cattle
rancher near Culbertson. was among the many "old|
timers" attending the Golden Jubilee celebration OF the|
Montana Stockgrowers association. Mr.. Day was one|
OF the organizations first directors fifty years ago. He
Is 81 years old. and has accumulated an extensive|
ranch just south OF the Missouri river from Culbertson
BODY OF BUFORD IS lDENTIFlED-I
The body OF a man found near Minot In the river hasI
been identified as Frank Crandnre former section u.
borer for the Great Northern railway at Buford. Thel
mans Identity was established by the Minot transient
relief bureau. crendnre. respondent because OF in-l
ability to seek employment took his own life.
BIG CROWD AT MILES CITY JUBILEE
Over thirty thousand people watched the biz pageant
held at Miles City last Saturday depicting the Old
West A four mile parade was the final event OF the|
three day celebration In honor OF the 5Oth anniversary
OF the Montana Stockgrowers association. Many old
timers OF this section attended the festival.
WORLDS BIGGEST STEER BEING DISPLAYED
The worlds biggest steer weighing nearly two tonsI
is being displayed at Glasgow. According to the Glas-|
gov Times he is as big as 2 or 3 bulls and seveulI
cows and calves. The steer Is a product OF Montana
having been raised In the central part Of the state. He
is II years old,
INDIANS WILL STAGE RAIN MAKING DANCE
-Assin1bolne Indians OF the Fort Peck reservation
will stage their annual ceremonial rain producing
dance at the Indian fair grounds a half mile from
Frazer June s, ., 10. The dance is religious In nature.
ceremonial and one OF the last customs to which I
Indians cling.
WORK ON POWER LINE IN FULL SWING
Work on the 2s6dnie power line from Great Falls to
Fort Peck is now being done by the contractors. AL
though construction began at Great Falls, tt Il, pro-
ceeding so rapidly that it was necessary to make Fort
Benton. 40 miles distant. the base OF operation after
the first week.
SCOUT mi Al PoPLAR-The. Northeastern
Montana Boy Scout camp went into action at Poplar
last Thursday. Scouts from ~Plentywood, Medicine Lake,
Poplar, Culbertson, Wolf Point and Bainville are in at
tendance. G. W. Orner Of Poplar Is camp supervisor.