Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-06-14
NEWS OF OUR. NEICHBORS

HAvRE WOMAN SAYS THERE WAS CANNON
AT FORT PEck-Yes there was a cannon al old Fort
Peck Mrs Emma Ling Of Havre played upon IL when
a child Mrs Ling relates that when she was a little
girl in 1872 she was taken by her mother from old Fort
Bufard TO near Fort Peck. The cannon standing in the
center OF the old fort was one of the unforxeftable
memories OF that visit The finding of q piece < steel
presumably from a cannon while excavzting al the
dam site has brought considerable discussion whether
or notsa cannon really existed at the fort
FAMOUS CHOIR COMING TO wiLLlsToN-rhe
ST Olaf Choir is scheduled to give a concert in the
high school auditorium at WiHiston July 3. The onean-
ization is composed Of sixty carefully selected voices
from the student body OF 81. Olaf college al NorthfieM,
Minp- The organization is considered one OF the bea
In the United States. They have appeared In Europe
on several occasions. Several years ago they we're
featured in the Metropolitan opera house in New
York City.
PECK WORKER MEETS NORM.
about 30. waiter for the Northern Commissary Com
mission III a camp at Fort Peck was instantly killed
when a truck belonging to the company in which he
was riding upset on the state highway just east al
Glasgow The accident occurred when the truck and :
car grazed wheels while passing. The truck skidded
then upset on the road
NATIONAL GUARD COMPANIES TO HELENA
49, iuAuo eli tAlHuu III MOHL6U4 ETF0NT carving
Aontanas National Guard contingent to Helena where
they viii engage in two weeks OF intensive training
companies from culbertson. Poplar. Wolf Point. Glss-
gov. Harlem, Chinook. Havre and Great Falls Travelled
over the Great Northern The troop train arrived in
Helena Saturday morning.
LAYING NEW hundred and sixty
men are employed by the Great Northern Railway hv
ing new track from Brockton to Blair. The men en-
pfoyed are from northeastern Montana towns. The
rails are laid BY machinery. and moved to the track
bed where an automatic -spiker' put in the finishing
touches on the steel.
TRAIN CUTS OFF MANS LEc-Janes sbir,ex -
thinook. had his leg cut of BY q freight train near the
round mousse east OF Glasgow Wednesday niEht. He ID
Id the hospital in a critical condition. He lost q
siderable blood The man was under the train when II
started to move. and cut off his leg between the ankle
and the knee.
IS VICTIM or RIvER-Ray Mitchell. ven tnoxr
f1der ana trainer, who for many years lived at Won
ron', drowned Saturday morning while driving stock
across the Yellowstone river. The bodv ~. fourd
Wednesday Mitchell WAS a noted rider in former wear.
ana recently engaged in training rodeo and show horses
Id which work he gained wide fame.
MISSOURI SPAN NEARLY READY-E.xtern
-Aohtahas splendid new highway bridge over the Mis-
soun river Just northeast OF Culbertson is entering the
: . stages on construction Actual completion OF the
span. barring mishaps. Is scheduled for nert week II !.
- Sun % some time before the bridge can be used
for crossing.
RAIN STOPS TRAFFic-Trafic on the Fort Peck
road was temporarily tied up last week when ! hrra
Dus skidded across the road and blocked the passage
"hiie "ork was not suspended on the project alto<ath-
z much OF y vas because Of difficulties in negotiat-
ing slippery roads.
ROOSEVELT TREASURER R-EsiGNs-Rooseveat
county treasurer has resigned his office effective JuIv
] 20 accept a position with the First National nxnk -
WON Point The board Of county commissioners ac%
.'peu Inc resignation apd appointed John Curran,
deputy treasurer to I'LL the vacancy.