Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-07-25
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INCOME CITY YOUTH IA NAIL RACKET
John C. Nelson. 81. McCone City resident has been
sentenced to serve IL months In the state peniten-
tiary. Officers said he worked a racket whereby mall
order house were defrauded OF merchandise through
forged checks. Checks were often accepted without
clearing them through the bank Of origin. Merchand-
ise was then sent and Nelson called for it under sew
eral assumed names at stores in the project area.
finds $500 IN CACHE NEAR HAvRE-
John Doherty purchased a small shack In Shelby
Junction west Of Havre. While renovating the build.
Ing he found a cache of 1880. Doherty says he will
return the money to any person who can prove con-
clusively that he is the owner OF the cash. So far
Doherty has interviewed no one laying any claims.
NASHUA RESIDENT HIT BY LIGHTNING
Struck by lightning in Williston where he was visit
Ing his parents. Earl Korsmo Of Nashua. suffered In
juries which are not expected to be permanent. He
and his parents were standing in the yard watching
the electrical storm when he was struck by the bolt.
For an hour he was unconscious.
MAN SHOT BY FATHER, DIES At MALTA
Twentyfour hours after he was repeatedly shot
through the chest and hand by his father, Alfred
Jones, 40, died In a hospital at Malta without regaining
consciousness. The father, Robert (Tennessee) Jones
told officers he shot his son at the farm home after
the son had made threats.
SELLS HORSES, BUYS BICYCLE, RIDES HOME
VIM. Schike delivered IL head Of horses to the buy
es at Scobey, went to the hardware store. bought a
bicycle and rode 1t to his home al miles southwest OF
Scobey. Buyers have been making regular shipments
Of horses recently and Old Dobin is staging a come
back in the price range.
THIRTY-sEvEN TROUT CAUGHT
A 37pound Machinaw trout. believed to be the largest
ever taken from Yellowstone park waters, was caught
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dentist, DIR. Silvernaif. The giant was 50 inches long
and had a grth Of 22h inches In front OF the dorsal
fin.
WIND CRASHES BIG wINoW AT scoBEY-
During the peak OF last Mondays windstom at SEQ
hey the big plate glass window in the Johnson Hard
ware store was completely demolished. The window
had been In for 20 years and had not even a crack IN
1t before the storm. which is a record in itself.
MONTANA MILLER DIES AT kALisPELL-
Charles w. Jensen, one-time prominent figure In mill
ing and business circles of northeastern Montana and
western North Dakota died at Kalispell following a
short Illness. Mr.. Jensen formerly owned mills at
Fairview, Bainville and Winiston.
RUSH FATALLY INJURED ON sPlLLwAY JOB
George Washington Rush. 80, truck driver employed
by the Connolly Contracting company at Fort Peck
suffered fatal injuries last Monday night when the
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pinned him in the cab.
LIQUOR torres SHOW PROFIT IN STATE
purchased 1897 .3s7.1 worth OF liquor at
the state stores during the first half Of 1885, for a net
profit to the state Of $466. lO4.35. Buttes two stores
led the field. Glasgow residents bought $114, 731.1O
worth Of liquor.
WOLF POINT MAN FACES FEDERAL CHARGE
Frank Calder OF Wolf Point was taken into custody
by Otto Waden, deputy special officer, and lodged in
the county Jail charged with selling liquor to Indians.
His bond has been placed at $500 which has not been
furnished.
BOY coUTs PLAN TRIP TO MINNESOTA
Minnesota or Bust is the slogan Of the Sidney Boy
Scout troops. They plan to leave Sidney July % to
spend a week at the Lake OF the Woods In northern
Minnesota. The boys will make the trip by bus and
cars.
DIVERSION TUNNELS BEING ENLARGED
Actual work has started on the enlargement OF the
Fort Peck tunnels. Mason and Walsh are now COM
mencing the great job OF digging the four diversion
tunnels to the full 82foot excavated diameter.