Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-07-19
NEWS OF OUR MEICHBOH

BIC A Al HEDsToNElas Tuesday was =
big day for Redstone. The largest crowd ever gather
ed there for many years attended the celebration held
by the Farmers Union. 1t was In the form Of a big
picnic. Candidates seeking county offices. gave an
exhibition race OF 100 yards. Chas. Grant won the
contest. with Attorney Grant Blackwell and Hans r.
Madsen running a close second. Glenn C. Talbot was
the principal speaker OF the day.
KILLED REPAIRING BROKEN wiRE-Russsll
Burnison, popular young man Of Wolf Point, was killed
when he came In contact with an electric light wire
carrying $500 volts. Burnison. who operated an cleo
trc shop. was called to repair the broken wires In the
absence OF the regular Power company electrician.
The wires were on the ground. Burnison believed the
power had been shut off. and cut the wires He died
instantly.
WOLF POINT STAMPEDE is Big EVENT.
Bigger and better than ever. with some Of the best
riders on the continent participating proved . reality
at the conclusion OF the pig three day stampede which
ended Saturday. Three persons we're injured Thurs
day afternoon by horses. Two OF the injured were
riders and one was a racehorse owner who suffered
concussion of the brain when struck by the hoof OF a
horse as he was leading 1t to the stable.
TEN CARLOADS OF CATTLE FROM cuLsERT-
soN-Ten carloads of cattle were shipped from Cul
bertson last Thursday. Shippers were southstde
stockmen and most of the animals were moved on &C
count OF acute shortage of feed. The largest shipper
was the Three Buttes ranch with four carloads Of 100
head.
AsToR FAMILY THROUGH wILLIsToN-John
Jacob Astor, Jr. scion of a prominent New York fam
lily and party, passed through W1Iiston Thursday
morning In a special car attached to train Is bound
for Chicago and New York. The party had been vaca-
tioning on the Pacific coast. having spent considerable
time In California.
STATE LIQUOR STORE OPENS IN
Through efforts of the citizens OF Bainville and resi-
dents OF the community. that town has been awarded
q state liquor store. The main object Of the store II
to serve northeastern Montana The first store Is To-
Gated at Wolf Point. A. C. Coulston is manager OF the
new store.
BUS GOES OVER GRADE-ames Wig. IS, OF
Havre was killed and eight others injured varying
from a fractured skull to minor injuries. the result Of
an accident when the Fort Peck Bus OF the Great
Falls Coach Lines company plunged off the grade and
overturned as 1t fell down q 20 foot embankment ON
Highway No. 2 just east Of Glasgow.
BUILDINGS UNDERGOING RE
PAIRiNG-Many buildings in culbertson have beeu
undergoing extensive repairing following the damage
left in the wake OF a terrific hall storm two weeks ago.
Many Of the buildings required nsw roofs. Flying
chunks of Ice caused most of the damage.
RELIEF KITCHEN lNsTALLEDL kitchen has
DeeH Installed IN Inc W1iiHI0n relief station and zx
soon as equipment arrives transients Who are given
lodging will be fed on the premises instead OF q coun-
ty hotel Dennis Callahan. a retired farmer. has been
hired as cook and food supplies have been stored.
INJURED AT FORT PEck-E Funk. who was
working on the new Fort Peck town site digging with
a pick, accidentally hit a dynamite cap which was
lodged In the dirt. The cap exploded. burning his face
and chest severely. He was rushed to q hospital and
Is in a serious condition.
SPECIMENS FOUND NEAR en-
gineer on a visit to Chinook examined some fossilixed
bones found on North Fork creek near Chinook and
the larger pieces was the caudal vertebrea OF =
duckbill dinosaur.
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