Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-09-27
NEWS OF OUR NECHBORS

ACTUAL WORK ON DAM TO START SOON
Actual building Of the Fort Peck dam is scheduled to
begin about October ], almost a year since prelimin-
airy work began. Stumps are now being blasted out OF
the area just south of the boatyard where the winter
harbor y to run from the river channel west to the
machine shop The 2S-inch discharge pipeline thru
which the dredeed materials will run, is ready for
connection so that materials can be carried to their
place in the dam structure.
OPTION OF LAND GIvEN-The Froid Hunting
club has given a sOday option OF its q acre tract near
Medicine Lake to the u. S. government to be used as
part OF a game preserve In the event the lake is to be
designated by the government Government officials
have been busy for some time buying land options
around the lake to determine about what such a pro-
ject would require in money expenditures before the
project is given final approval.
SUGAR BEET ARvEsT coMMENcEs-Har-
vest OF Montana's greatest irrigated cash crop-eugar
beets-has begun. The refinery OF the Holly Sugar
company at Sidney is due to get under way soon. The
Chinook. Missoula and Billings plants will be started
In the next two weeks. Rough estimates Indicate An
output OF between ~15O.OOO.O00 and 300, 100000 pounds
OF sugar this year.
FIRE DESTROYS HOSPITAL AT FoRT PECK
Fire threatened the new town OF Fort Peck, last Tues
day. when flames burst out In the partially completed
hospital building Prompt action on the part Of the
recently organized fire department of the town and
officials OF the district prevented the spread OF the
fire to other buildings. The fire was caused by the
accidental spilling Of hot ~asphaltic paint on the floor.
MATTRESS FACTORY TICK ARRlvlno-slr
huge boxes. containing nearly 5000 pounds OF mattress
ticking has arrived in Poplar and has been unIoadec.
A carload Of cotton from the south Is also expected.
Operations have been delayed by failure of materials
to arrive and 1t is expected that the factory will open
just as soon as the cotton arrives.
FRoID PEOPLE IN auto cRAsH-While en-
route from Greenville. O.. to Froid, Mr.. and Mrs. @.
b. McCabe met with an auto crash on the highway
about 60 miles east OF Williston. N. Oak, when their
sedan and another car came together headon. Both
cars were badly damaged. None Of the occupants was
injured
GLASGOW COURIER PUBLISHES TWICE A
WEEk-Beginning this week and continuing each
Tuesday and Friday the Glasgow Courier will publish
issues twice each week. The tw1cea-week Issue ia In
preparation for a daily paper. publication of which
will begin just as soon az the new town OF Fort Peck
Is settled and the Courier establishes an office there.
FREIGHT TOPPLES clNDER PiT-The cinder
pit OF the Great Northern yards at Brockton was near
ly demolished Tuesday morning when a local freight.
while switching cars. backed into the dump and threw
the steel work to the earth. Much Of the machinery
was ruined although 1t Is expected most of 1t will be
repaired
CORN CAUSES DEATH or cATTLE-Loss OF
20 head of cattle with future losses almost certain.
has been suffered by a cattle raiser ON the reserva-
Losses followed entrance by the cattle into a
field OF corn and are believed due to a combination OF
gorging and poisoning.
HARDWARE STORE ROBBED
The Storm hardware store In Brockton was pillaged
last Saturday or Sunday evening. Entrance was made
TO the establishment through the window above the
stairs and thence through the door leading directly
% the store The loot taken was approximately $62.OO.
STREETS IN GLASGOW BUSINESS DISTRICT
70 BE oiLED-HaIl and Booth. Stanley, NJ. OAK.
awarded a contract for road mix oiling OF nine
blocks in the Glasgow business district ON a bid OF
S4.539O0. Work will begin the first OF the week.
is SENTENCED TO INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
ieorge Kaufman. III, OF Culbertson was committed last
week to the State Industrial school at Miles City until
years OF age by Judge +. r. Leiper at Sidney fol-
lowing bis plea OF guilty of stealing a horse.
ANNER OUTPUT REACHES 24.OOo-More
than $4,000 cans OF meat are ready for winter distr1-
oution to relief clients. and more than 5000 will be
added each week at the FETaA cannery at Williston.
There are also 2,400 cans OF vegetables.