Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-12-06
NEWS OF OUR NECHBORS
DEMOCRATS PROTEST APPOINTMENT


Protesting the appointment of DR.. II. B. Cloud as
postmaster of Wolf Point, about one hundred Demo
cratic precinct committeeman and other Democrats
voted to demand that Cloud resign as Democratic
state committeeman from Roosevelt county. Pressure
will be brought to bear on Senators and Representa-
tives. so that, 1t is said, they will make appointments
upon recommendation of the county central committee.
instead OF making appointments over the heads Of the
committeeman.
AUTO ACCIDENT NEAR BAiNvILLE-An acct
dent that might have been fatal occurred Tuesday night
east of Bainville on highway No. /. A beer truck
driven by B. w. Ratledge, and belonging to the Nehl
Co, Of Winiston sideswipped a trailer belonging to a
Kansas City contractor enroute to Fort Peck. The
Nehi truck was thrown against the front Of an oncom-
Ing Chevrolet smashing it.
sPANIARD GivENJ JAIL TERI AT WlLLisToN
Senior Rudolpho TrLas, claiming parentage of high
Castihan Spanish and a university education Is cool
Ing his wandering heels In the Williams county jail
where he opens a 50day sentence, charged with I'M
moral practices with a girl while posing as her hus.
band. Police were ordered to make the arrest by the
girls foster parents.
WILLlsToN RECORDS SMALL PRECIPITATION
The p~rotracted drouth OF 1884 is expected to give
Williams county a new alltime low precipitation rec.
ord Weather observers state that up to last Friday
the weather bureau recorded 10 inches OF moisture
so far this year. and ii a normal precipitation OF SIS Is
experienced In December, the total for the year would
be 6.28.
MckINNEY Is STAR ON COLLEGE TEAM
Howard Mckinney, former football star at Culbertson
high school. now a freshman at the Brigham Young
University. played brilliant football for the B. Y. u.
this season, according to a news dispatch from Provo,
Utah. Mckinney proved to be one OF the most effect
I've ball-carriers on the team this year. He graduated
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GETS STIFF SENTENCE FOR CUTTING
Stating that Glasgow does not welcome knife ex-
perts,' Judge John Hurley sentenced L. Roy French,
81 to serve ~ years in the state penitentiary ON a
charge Of second degree assault, the result OF a fight
in a north side beer parlor Nov. II In which Herbert
Guldbrandsen, waiter In a Fort Peck tavern, suffered
a severe knife wound In his back and on his wrist.
EASTERN MONTANA TO BE RE-sEEDED-
Government experts are preparing to repair the unin-
territorial havoc wrought by the "sod-buster' Of pioneer
days In eastern Montana. They've perfected a process
for reestablishing buffalo grass on western plains.
The method has been found to be thoroughly practical.
1t is to transplant pieces OF sod to w%ellploWed land.
FOUND DEAL IN HoME-In a little one-room
shack ON his homestead near Norheim. rs miles north
of Chinook, the body OF David Hodgins. 81 year old
bachelor, was found by his ~neighbors a victim OF
suicide. Lying beside him was a 22calibre rifle with
which he had apparently fired a bullet through his
ear causing instant death.
CROSSES TO MARK FATAL ACCIDENT SPOTS
Scenes OF fatal highway accidents In Flathead coun-
ty will be marked with white crosses, county commits
sioners have decided. Designed as a reminder OF the
result OF recklessness, the board believes 1t will pro-
mote care among drivers and bring home to them the
seriousness OF an accident.
TAXI DANCING NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW
After receiving several complaints against the practice
of taxi dancing carried on at beer parlors and tav-
erns in the Fort Peck area, an investigation showed
that there is no state law prohibiting 1t, 1t has been
stated by officials.
WHEELER HOWARD ACT is DISCUSSED
A series OF mass meeting 1r discussion OF the Wheel
er-Howard bill are being held by the Indians OF the
Fort Peck reservation in advance OF their vote on the
adoption Of it on December is. Sentimen in favor
of the bill Is growing steadily.
THANKSGIVING DAY OFFERED FULL MENU
Uncle Sahn's wild children, who trouped into Wiliston
Thanksgiving day for food and rest sat down to a fest
i've board which could well grace any family table.
The men ate baked chicken with all the trimmings.