Plentywood herald., 1934-09-13
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS

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DAMAGE SUIT RESULT OF MANS DEATH
complaint asking $4,000 In damages the result of
the death of her husband in Glasgow Hospital Aug
ust H. following injuries received In accident
on the Fort Peck highway has been filed In district
court OF Butte by the widow OF the dead man. against
Johnson Drake Piper contracting firm at the Fort
Peck dam, and Henry Larson, labor foreman for the
company Two causes of action given in the
plant- One alleges Larson neg1gently and careessly
managed and operated the truck that 1t coded
with one driven by Hinchcliff
sAFFLoWER CROP READY TO REAP-Alfred
Rehbein. farmer living Lambert who also farms
tract Of land in the Fairview district has 200
OF safflower ready for harvest this fall Much publicity
has been given this product OF Mr. Rehben's by the
Goodrich Tire and Rubber Co.. of Milwaukee, Wis.
which will this year receive four carloads Of the seed
The oil in this seed is to take the place OF linseed
OIL The oil gotten from safflower is nearly Identical
to that taken from flax seed hut the crop is different
from flax inasmuch IT can be grown from year to
year old ground.
HUMAN SKELETON IS UNEARTHEp-Whne
excavating dirt at the dam which Is being constructed
at Green coulee the reservation Medicine Lake
workmen unearthed human skeleton. The bones
We're unearhed at depth OF six feet at the side OF
the coulee. Most OF the upper teeth still intact
Inquiry Is being made among the old timers in an ef
the skeleton.
ONE BEER EMPORIUM FOR EACH 45o PEOPLE
There is an average OF one beer dispensing establish
ment In Montana for every 450 persons. Figures re-
leased by the board OF beer control showed beer can
be bought at 1,119 retail establishments IS wholesale
houses A clubs and breweries 1t estimated that
Montana spent approximately million dollars for the
beverage In July
FAiR-Two men shot and knitted in q free
forall brawl which occurred about two o'clock last
Monday morning at the Crane dance hall near Sidney
Juan Ramirez is in the county jail awaiting further
vestgation on his part in the affair. The shot
were not seriously injured The shooting was the cul-
mnation OF a drinking party
MONEY IS PLACED IN SCHOOL FuND-Willis-
ton Beer Dealers who banded together Labor Day and
pledged their net profits from beer sales for the day
to needy school children have announced that sum
OF $26850 had been received from IL city taprooms.
The money will be used to aid children who are hav-
ing difficulty In attending school through lack OF
funds
NO DEAD DUCKS FOUNDING dead ducks were
found In lakes and ponds OF various sizes In northern
and eastern Montana during examination for natur
al duck food and symptoms OF duck sickness made by
two biological survey workers. The study was com
pleted by Kenneth f. Roahen and w. L. McAtee OF
Washington. D. C.
sPiLLWAY TO GIVE WORK THIS WINTER
Plans and specifications for the first portion OF the
Fort Peck dam spilIway construction have been re-
leased and the bids will be opened In the Kansas City
office September a. The spillway is to be located in
natural depression in the hills about 900 feet
OF the McCone county abument OF the damn
BEER ORDINANCE CHANGES AskED-PetL
tions requesting changes In the Williston ordn-
ance have been presented to the city commission The
petitions ask that beer sales stop at midnight day
and that no beer be sold Sundays. They also
ask that no music be allowed In places which sell
beer The petitions have not yet been acted upon.
TAXI DANCING AT GLAsGoW-Go west young
woman, Is the statement OF the williams County
Farmers Press, Ii you want job There is a crying
need for dmeadance girls at Glasgow, according
a plump individual who codnbing WiTliston last
week for taxdancing talent to transfer to the boom
city.
BIRTHS IN STATE ON lNcREAsE-Brths In
Montana during the first months OF 1894 totaled
5,66. increase of 322 the number for the same
period last year Births during the first seven months
Df last year 5,294
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