Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-04-12
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBOE

FIRST TRIP TO DAM PROJECT BY TRAIN
On locomotive 1850 and pulling a train Of eight cars
the first trip with steam power was made by a crew
to the end of the track at the Fort Peck dam site. A
crew of Great Northern men hired by the government
made the trip. With the exception OF a gasoline motor
all the equipment for the Fort Peck railroad is being
rented by the government from the Great Northern
with crews complete.
MINER KILLED AT FORT PECK AM-Nie F.
McNiel, age So. of Butte. a miner employed on the
Fort Peck project was fatally injured in an accident
which occurred In the entrance to the experimental
tunnel which has been driven into the bluff on the
right bank of the river. A portion OF the tunnel caved
in on the unfortunate man. Death occurred a few min
utes after the accident.
ALLOTMENT CHECKS ARRIVE IN ROOSEVELT
Wheat allotment checks in the sum OF $48,171.80
have arrived in Roosevelt county and are being dis
tributed. II Is stated that the checks just received will
average less than the first shipment as many Of these
represent a division of payments where crop share
rent Is paid.
HOUSE WINS MATCH AT A~LExANDER-El
wood House. Sheridan county ~grappler. threw Frank
Hyde OF Glendive In a rough and tumble match at
Alexander, N. Oak. 1t took House Il minutes to throw
his opponent, the first fall with a hammer lock. while
the second fall required % minutes In which a
double wrist lock was used.
BRockToN TO HAVE pAPER-Another news
paper will join the journalistic family OF northeastern
Montana this week when the first issue OF the Brock
ton Independent will be mailed Friday. The new
weekly paper will be edited by Howard Hagen OF
Culbertson. Mr.. Hagen has been a member Of the
Culbertson searchlight staff the past year.
cooNEY is EAST STATE v-islToR-Governor
Frank H. Cooney paid a visit to several northeastern
Montana towns and cities last week. MI. Cooney was
the principal speaker at a Thomas Jefferson dinner
at Sidney and also made an inspection trip to the
Culbertson Missouri bridge which is rapidly being
completed. He also visited at the Fort Peck Dam site.
with impersonating federal Officers when they entered
a house In Havre. Charles Gilbert and Jd McIh~ain
were arrested there last week, and will appear In fed
eral court on q charge OF burglary. The men. dis
guising as prohibition men. were presumably In search
OF liquor.
LAKE CLUB HOLDS E~LEcTioN-The Medicine
Lake commercial club elected Joe Dolin president for
the ensuing year. Other officers elected to serve were
E. G.. Peterson. vice president, A. l. Kadlec. secretary.
treas, and S. G.. Christensen and R. w. Borley, direc-
tors.
MONTANA MAN VICTIM or HEART FAILURE
wv iAidm ~ A1An- ~ S1NAS F~NAN~ -~
lister to Ireland, dropped dead at a dinner given IN
his honor at Dublin. Heart disease was the cause OF
death. Mellow ell was a Montana Democrat, having
lived at Putte.
POPLAR cuLBERrsoN CONTRACT LET-The
state highway commission has let contracts on III
projects at a total cost OF $~1.352,327. Contract for oil
ing the Culbertson-Popla highway was let to the
Inland Construction Co, Omaha, at $106,378.
DANIELS COUNT PIONEER PASSES
J. C. Cayanaugh, resident OF northeastern Montana for
81 years, died last Wednesday. Mr.. Cavanaugh was
suffering from cancer. He was an extensive farmer
on the Fort Peck reservation south Of Flaxvine.
INDIANS HOLD BIG RALLY AT POPLAR
An Indian democratic rally was held at the Indian hall
west OF Poplar Friday. Invitations were extended to
prominent democrats In the state to be present Music
was furnished throughout the day by the Poplar band.