Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-04-26
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS

Anderson. GMAC representative filed charges against
John Q. Zuck of Poplar, arising out OF an automobile
accident just east Of Culbertson when the car driven
by Zuck hooked tenders with the car driven by the
General Motors representative. Both cars were dam
aged. the Chevrolet sedan driven by Anderson turned
over several times. None Of the occupants vere In
jured- zuck is being charged with driving while intox.
ieated-
NO VOTE CAST IN SCHOOL E~LEcTIoN-Rest
dents OF the Taylor school district In Valley county.
part of which is located on the, Fort Peck townsite,
apparently were too busy to vote. The county superin-
tendent reports that mot a vote was cast" 1t will be
necessary to appoint a trustee for the district.
WORK ON BOON TOWN NAY 1o-Montsna,s
newest boom city-Fort Peck. at the cite OF the ST.
100000 dam-wil be definitely under construction
May 10 Major T. B. Larkin. army engineer In charge
has stated. On this date he explained. army engineers
at Kansas City will receive bids for townsite buildings.
Included IN this letting viii be 100 temporary houses,
a laundry building. a theatre to seat 1900 people, a
complete laboratory. a town hall, recreation building,
store building. two donmatories for women and wo-
mems mess hall.
ROCK CAME STRIKE ENDED@ short lived
strike at the rock camps near Saco came to an end
last Friday. Dissatisfied workers who demanded
higher wages and a longer work week were paid of
by the contractors and many OF them left One hun
dred and fifty men have resumed work. Over 200
wanted to return but feared trouble would result :
CONTRACTING FOR BETS is ~coMPLETER-
Contracting for sugar beets In the Chinook vicinity
has been practically completed. 1t Is estimated there
will be 1900 acres under cultivation. The contracts
will exceed last years figure. The territory In Valley
county in the vicinity Of Glasgow will not be included
In beet program this year because d the interests in
and around the Fort Peck project, and the demand for
hay and grain.
POLICE ARRESTS ~BuRGLAR-Marius Antonson.
Canadian World war veteran. who fought 1t Ypres.
Vimy Ridge and Hill 165 with the ITS Canadian bat
tilion was lodged In the county jail at Wiliston
charged with third degree burglary. and facing de- !,
portation. Antonson was apprehended Tuesday morn
ing in the Bousliman pool hall where he was going
through the place, Twelve dollars In each was found
In his possession. which he took from the cash register.
oRk TRAINS PUT IN sERvIcE-Tvo work
trains have been out In service on the Montana divi-
sion Of the Great Northern. Steam shovels were cut In
at Brockton and saco to load gravel for ballasting-
WOLF POINT AIRPORT A FOR USE
Construction of the Wolf Point Municipal airport has
reached q point where the field Is now disable for
planes The $50 acre tract Is fenced, marked and
partly surfaced. 1t Is ON the federal highway halfway
between the Wolf Point bridge across the Missouri
river and the city.
KILLED BY TRAIN At WIoTA-A fatal accident
married the opening Of the Fort Peck railroad last
week when Russell l. Taulbee, n. OF Poison Was
killed by Great Northern mail train IS. Taulbee. who
was a rod man with the surveying crew, u. s. enEi-
neers, was dead when he was picked up after his car
was thrown about 200 feet by the fast train.
MEDICINE AXE IMPROVES sTREETs-Tne
Of Medicine Lake have been improved through
OF the road committee OF their commercial
The county machinery has been used and labor
mostly coming from the federal relief rolls, with gas-
oline and oil being contributed by the town OF MedE
cine Lake The main street and side streets have been
and leveled OH.