Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-12-27
NEWS OF OUR NECHBORS

lNplANs REJECT REORGANIZATION ACT
Indians of the Fort Peck reservation emphatically re-
jected the Indian Reorganization Act. The vote was
578 to 276. 1t was commended by opponents among the
Indians that If offered. no guarantees whatever tnat
benefits under it would be forthcoming after 1t was
accepted. Most Indians of the reservation are exten-
sive land owners and these did not favor the IDEA OF
government controlled program OF land acquisition Tor
community, or tribal use
STRIKES SCHOOL GIRL; MUST FACE TRIAL
Direct Information has been filed In district court
against Herman Muller, charging him with second de-
gree assault. Muller is alleged to have struck katn-
leen Meyer, IA year old Wolf Point school girl In Inc
face. inflicting serious injuries. When a doctor was
called for the girl the day following the alleged ihciu-
emit, she was found to have a broken nose ano Two
black eyes.
lEc BROKEN IN ELEVATOR LlFT-Assisting u
work at one OF the Peerless elevators, q Mr. Luno-
ouist OF Williston got his leg caught between Inc
dumplng platform and the floor and before Inc ~
could be turned on to lower the PLATFORM again Dun
bonaa below his knee were broken. NJ. L. buckih,
formerly OF Scobey, who was working with MN TO
leased Lundquist from his predicament-
DAM BRINGS GANGS; COPS BUsY-The county
attorney OF Valley county, and olilcers y "oVoA0
county have been active In a campaign 10 ceai W
gang rings that have sprung up In Vahey county = -
90 people have been rounded up and brought 70 court
They were charged with vagrancy IN most cases
both men and women have been put uAA0
fined or confined to Jail.
ropr PECK EDITOR kILLEDlohn B. Thomas
editor OF the Fort Peck Press, a weekly pupneAuoA,
was instantly killed Friday night when his car sno "
tho ,cv highway near Wheeler during the blizzara-
THOMAS, neck was broken and he was dead Wnen =
an from the wreck OF his light car. Ills death was mo
,oe+h ~ occur In the state by automobile accidents
during 1884 up to Friday evening.
aEER SALE ON SABBATH BRINGS PENALTY
Chief OF Police Ole Olson, Wil1stons sWuns I pe
stick on beer tavern proprietors Monday Wnen ne .
rested William Harstein on q charge OF selling peer on
sunday between the hours Of 2 g. m. and ! ?. III. anu
issued a warning to other beer hall proprietors 1na'
Tho cttv ordinance on regulations for dispensing beer
mnst be obeyed. The defendant was fined you.
HAVE COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS T Z { E
Az has been customary for many years, unere was .
community Christmas tree In ScoDey MONDAY nsns
nna thousand children were given treats. A big tref
was erected on the Rex theatre corner ana many hon
all over Daniels county attended the gaia evening =
mirth and merryanaking.
POPLAR RIVER SURVEY FINDS PROJECT or
a state engineer In charge OF the survey 4ai1s ~
combating technical examination and preliminary =
views on West Poplar river at hlcnianu - -
tha statement that "the West Fork Poplar project 9
R,chland has now enough ~irrdgable land under surve
to Justify construction.
OVER 5000 WORKING AT FORT PECK DAM
IN spite or the fact that winter is here, the Foil res
n~o,act continues to furnish enjoyment for more ina
5000 people It was stated at the district ONCE OF u
Army engineer. Figures show q total OF b,oso "orAs
an the payroll OF contractors and the government
Ho sum RECEIVED BY BEER
! The state board OF equalization has received sso.ooo
' money. with applications for beer licenses lot lso
y The Issuance OF the licenses was Wednesday. Tue
davis, mail brought In $4,4W to the department WA
4 mail later In the day brought almost as much
COLLEGE TO GET PWA FuNDs-The appAat
tion OF the Northern Montana College at Havre ~
: PWA funds for the construction OF q oormltory u
been approved for $19S, 900. Contracts for Inc &C
Y str1,ction OF the building will be let by Feb. !.
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