Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-10-03
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS

CONTINUE SEARCH FOR sUiclpE-Williston
authorities are continuing their unsuccessful search Ia
the muddy channel Of the Missouri river for the body
OF Cora Vietch. whom they believe committed suicide
when she plunged into the river near the farm home
where she was staying. Fear that the body has been
caught on a snag IN the bottom Of the river and that
1t would be buried under a sandbar were expressed by
authorities.
MONTANA sTocKMEN MEET AT GLASGOW
Northeastern Montana stockmen gathered at Glasgow
at the Valley county courthouse to present reasons
why they are entitled to better service from the Great
Northern railway on shipments to Chicago markets.
The hearing WAS an informal conference before tn In
t~erstate Commerce Commission service agents, and Is
an outgrowth Of numerous complaints every fall by the
Chicago Livestock Exchange.
LAUNDARY MEN STILL FIGHTING RULE
Denying that. as claimed, a careful survey Of laundary
facilities In northeastern Montana were made before
the government built a laundary at Fort Peck, private
laundary owners of Glasgow and Wolf Point have
joined forces in the Aght. The private laundary men
originally protested after an order had been issued
prohibiting them from picking up or soliciting bust
ness in Fort Peck.
MEDICINE LAkE is NEW SANCTUARY
Establishment OF a new federal wild life sanctuary in
the plains region OF Montana has been announced by
the biological survey at Washington. The sanctuary
known as the Medicine Lake morgratory water fowl
refuge includes %. TOO acres Of submarginal lands, Fl
miles south OF P~lentywood. 1t is expected to serve as
a breeding area and u resting place during migration.
FLAxvILLE Wan INJURED IN
Brought to scobey Friday evening with bad lacera-
tions on the side Of his head, his collar bone broken
and four ribs torn loose from his breas. bone, Jens P.
Jensen, farmer about 20 miles south Of Flaxville Is
making rapid recovery at the hospital here. He was
thrown under a wagon while hauling bundles.
SAWYER STORE MANAGER Is SLUGGED-
A. T. Peterson, manager of the Sawyer store in Sidney
was sluggd twice on the head with a blunt instrument
by a unknown assailant on theway home from the store
late Wednesday night. lie was taken to a hospital for
treatment Robbery was believed the motive of the at
tack.
FAIRviEW MEXICAN PLEADS GUILTY.
Thomas Gonzales, 39year old Mexican beet worker of
Fairview pleaded guilty to charges OF assault with a
dangerous weapon and was sentenced to serve one year
in the Mckenzie county Jail Gonzales drew a knife ON
an intoxicated man over the refusal to accept a ciga-
rette."
PHEASANTs RELEASED AT WOLF POINT
"A shipment OF 100 chinese Pheasants was received at
" ~ a OiAS iWh NV o~AtC 60hO OkW aACh Ohu UOiO
turned loose in that area. A severe hail storm in that
section took a heavy toll Of "chinks" and hundreds OF
dead birds were found.
FILES SUIT FOR BUlLDNc-Aneging that her
son, Joseph P. Smart has fraudently taken possession
Of the Shannon hotel In Glasgow. Mrs Lila J. Shan
non old Valley county resident has fled an action in
district court asking that deed in Mr.. Smart's posses
sion be cancelled and that she recover the property.
REDsToNE MAN DIES AT MINoT HOSPITAL
Funeral services for Sanders Knight, 85year old resi-
dent Of the Redstone community were held at Red
stone. He died at a Minot hospital following an opera
ton He came to Montana In 1906.
THIEVES GET LITTLE FROM scoBEY DEPOT
Making entrance through one Of the front windows
at the Scobey depot, a petty robber failed to add much
to his financial status. The cash drawer contained
about $1.00 worth Of postage.
BIG HAIL LOSSES IN ROOSEVELT COUNTY
Hail losses to be paid by the state to residents in Roo
sevelt county will total $S,l36. OF this total $6.426.O0
was paid before Sept. IS. Last year $3.50 was paid In
that county from the Hail Insurance fund.
THORNTON NEW ALLEY sHERlFF-Warren
l. Thornton, formerly a farmer near Baylor was ap
pointed as sheriff OF Valley county to succeed the late
AL. Fassett. The appointment becomes effective Oct. Z.
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