Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS

W BuRNED BY EXPLODING As-Ros Mar
ie Dehner. T. suffered a severely burned limb and Joe
Magre Of st. Louis. employed on the farm. suffered
burns on his hands. arms and face last week in an ex
plosion at the John Dehner farm in the Anderson COM
munity near Poplar. A gasoline tank OF a Delco
lighting plant was overfined. the surplus running over
the floor of the closely confined engine room and ev-
aporating A carelessly lighted match resulted in an
explosion.
PRIEST DIES WHILE ENRouTE TO IRELAND
Father William Spilane. 81, who for the past six
months made a brave fight for life In the Mercy hos
pial at Wiliston so that he might make an ocean
voyage to Ireland to see his aged mother, died aboard
the steamship Albert Ballin, a few hours before the
ship docked. Father Spinane was formerly a priest
at Culbertson. He suffered from high blood pressure
and heart complications.
FRoID SCHOOL BONDS ARE
Subject to the approval OF the attorney general, the
State Board of Land Commissioners has offered to
purchase the auditorium-gymnasium bonds offered for
sale by the Froid school district The bond issue was
voted on and approved at a special election held at
Froid in April. The completed structure will repre-
sent an approximate outlay of $4,000
INJUNCTION is lssUED-An injunction has
been issued in Roosevelt county against the board Of
county commissioners taking further action in the
DiuNhtohT opidl Suooi W li6lt. DiOChtOu udu
petitioned for certain territory now in Poplar school
district. The county superintendent had earlier this
year decided in favor Of the Brockton district.
SERIOUSLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT Levi
Guintere, "a, believed to be from Sidney and a former
resident of Milwaukee Is in a hospital at Wolf Point
in a serious condition the result OF an automobile ac-
cident. The car crashed into a ditch four miles west
OF Frazer. The young man was unconscious when
brought to Wolf Point.
POPLAR WOMAN STABBED TWlcE-Mrs. Dave
Rens of Poplar Is confined in the government hospi-
tai there suffering from two knife wounds a~llegedly
inflicted by Mrs. w. B. Atkinson, also Of Poplar dur
ing an alteration at Poplar last week. Mrs Atkinson
has been placed under bond of $1,000 which was fur
nished.
THIEVES AGAIN ACTIVE AT BRockToN-
Thieves again entered the Lien Mercantile store at
Brockton and yielded an undetermined amount OF
merchandise and $25 in cash. On Tuesday night the,
Brockton Pool Hall was broken into for the third time
this year, q quantity of merchandise being stolen.
Local persons are believed implicated in the thefts.
MONTANA PEOPLE BUY MUCH LIQUOR
The advent OF warmer weather in Montana is proving
no detriment in liquor sales. In May. according to a
monthly report of the liquor control board, total sales
were 10 percent over April. During the month patrons
of the more than 100 stores spent $4,000 for their
favorite vintages and spirits.
TWO CARS UPsET-Dr. J. c. Munich of Culbert-
son upset his car while attempting to evade a horse
on the road north OF C,lbertson- He was on his way
10 treat Mrs. Fred HIM who was slightly injured in a
similar accident The two mishaps occurred at the
same place. The doctor escaped injury.
NEW STATION OPEN AT PoPLAR-Westland
Oil company's new service station at Poplar at the
junction OF main street and the highway opened the
last of the week. Great pains were taken In it's ar
rangenent and construction to give a very attractive
appearance.
DRIVER OF TRACTOR FlNED-Louis Forth Jr,
was fined $50 in justice court last week at Malta ON a
charge OF driving a tractor with Tugs across the Milk
river bridge on the highway near Malta The COM
plant was made by Bill Wolden, highway patrolman.
MEXICAN BEET WORKER TO SERVE 2
Tony Torres, Mexican beet worker was sentenced to
two years In the state penitentiary after having plead
guilty to the robbery of the Rainbow store, which &C.
cured a Malta last March.