Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-02
MrWS OF OUR NElCHBORS
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BoTULlN POISON FATAL-Botulin, a poison
which forms In home canned vegetables claimed the
lives OF two children in the L. c. Rasmussen family
and two others are i'll at their home in Fairview. The
doctor recognized the symptoms as those OF botulism
and inquiring what they might have eaten containing
this poison, found that several days previous they had
eaten home canned spinach and the poison was traced
to that.
~eRAssHoPPERs MATCHING IN WILLIAMS
cOUNTY-The Wiliston Herald states that Williams
county farmers aiming to the city told Of Matching
grasshoppers in country lanes near their farms and on
southern slopes, exposed to the full spring sun rays.
Hoppers Matching this early In the season will do no
harm, Is the opinion OF the county agent here. He
said they will starve to death or freeze during cold
nights.
FINES GIVEN THREE; DRUNK DRIVE CHARGE
Carrying out the announced policy OF Valley county
and Glasgow officers, to bring a halt to driving OF
motor vehicles by intoxicated persons, two men re-
ceived fines In court there last Monday after pleading
guilty to operating machines while under the influence
OF liquor. One of the men, in addition was sentenced to
serve 20 days in the county jail.
zoRN HANGED AT MILES ciTY-Trembling
slightly. but otherwise unmoved. Henry John Zorn,
rs year-old slayer OF Lester #. Jones, a member of the
Montana Industrial school faculty. in an attempted
robbery, walked to his death on the gallows In the
cramped quarters of the Custer county Jail at 1877
o'clock Wednesday morning. He was pronounced dead
IA minutes later.
sTRATER FARMER DIES AS RESULT AUTO
UPSET-Ray Boris, a Strater farmer, died Monday at
a Malta hospital ais the result Of injuries suffered in
an auto accident west Of Hinsdale. MI. Borts' back
was broken. One of his companions, Tom Waldron OF
Cut Bank, suffered two broken ribs. Two others in the
car were not seriously hurt.
PIoNEER SETTLER is cALLEDJ. S. Day, one
OF the earliest settlers of the Cutbertson section died
at his ranch home south of the river April rs. He was
SS years old. Mr.. Day came to Montana in May, 1884,
more than so years ago and was one OF the early stock
raisers in the vast territory which was then devoted
entirely to that industry.
POPLAR MAN TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Moe.
unanimously chosen delegate to Washington to pre-
sent the Poplar River dam project, left last week. 1t
is anticipated that these projects will soon be under
consideration by Congress and that an informed and
interested representative should be ON hand to argue
their merits.
GROUP OPPOSE DANCING IN PUBLIC SCHOOL
Pastors In the lower Yellowstone valley have gone
on record as opposing dancing in public schools. Min
listers from practically every denomination of the re.
form churches signed a petition which has been pub
lished In newspapers.
POPLAR LEGION CITED ON ITS ACTIVITY
"A citation from the national headquarters at Indian
apons was recently awarded the Poplar post of the
American Legion. The citation was for having been
the first post In Montana to reach its membership
quota.
GIVEN ONE & sENTENcE-Joseph Moline,
FORMER U. S. railroad mail clerk was sentenced to
serve one year in the state penitentiary last Monday
at Wiliston when he pleaded guilty before District
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WILLIAMS COUNTY JAIL EMPTY-ail doors
in the Williams county Jail at Williston yawned last
week on empty cell blocks while sheriffs sat back in
swivel chairs released Of charges for the first time
since May, 1884.