Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25
M OF OUR NECHBORS

HEARING ON LIGHT RATES HELD AT BROCK
ToNA meeting attended 10y Representatives from
every rown in Roosevelt county YVES held ~ the Brock
ton high schoa last week The meeting WAS called for
the purpose ID discussing the existing electric Light
and power rates A committee, Or. DHrfand OF Frud,
A 7. Listug OF Wolf Point and Fred Turner 1t Poplar
was appointed by the body to EMPLOY council to fur-
ther the aims 10 bring about cheaper hight rates at
hearings to be held in this section
FARMER WINS CASE eAINs GRAIN BUYER
"A judgment OF S5D5lS obtained in district court al
Culberrson by J. q. Spurgeon- q grain farmer. against
the Imperial Elevator Company at culbertson and to
wfnich Spurgeon sold a quantity Of wheat Was affirmed
in the supreme court Spurgeou alleges that he de-
livered e.ses bushels Of wheat TO the elevator and was
paid sl.lo4o5 on account The Imperial elevator denies
that he delivered 10 IT more than l,Ste bushels.
LINEMAN DIES IN FALL RON PoLE-The Fl
Peck dam claimed another victim hast week, its 18th.
when George Pear. s.. a linenan, fell from a high
pole and was injured fatally when a power line touched
his body. Peart drew the attention Cd fellow workers
TO hs predkarnens when he called that he was caught
by the power line. While they attempted to throw a
rope TO him by which he might have escaped from the
pole. he fea and suffered multiple skull fractures, a
broken arm and leg
eAND TO BE ENTERTAINED BY PECK STAFF
lpFSI NlSSJul bdnC On NIlllsLOn mas accepted
an invitation from Fort Peck to play a concert at the
dam May IL on its return from the band tournament
at Havre- Officials OF the engineer corps OF the big
federal project viii be hosts to the band at dinner Sun
day evening and offer arrangements for a sight seeing
tour If time permits.
OFFICERS RAID CITY HoMEJames Higgins.
OF Williston, charged with keeping intoxicating liquor
for sale as a beverage was bound over to district court
1acf uaot ~ e-nn hord uscOr1c urc orr1~$o1 So1iorr
ing a raid by officers at his home on First Avenue.
Police confiscated a quart OF moonshine whiskey and
reported several quarts broken before they entered
Higgins home.
ICE BREAK BRINGS ACTIVITY AT FORT PECK
breakup OF heavy ice jams on the Missouri river at
Fort Peck was the signal for activity on a 24hour
basis as government crews speeded operations prelim-
mary to actual dredging for the great fill Of 1000. ooO.
OOOcubic yards. according to an announcement from
the office OF Maj. T. B.. Larkin, district engineer.
WHEELER RESIDENT KNOCKED OUT AND
THIEVES GET MoNEY-Geoge Tunison was struck
from behind by a burglar and $24 was taken from his
pockets a few blocks from his home when he was re-
turning from work at Fort Peck. He was knocked out
and when he had regained consciousness the money
was gone.
POPLAR MAY GET ARMoRY-It is probable that
Poplar will soon have under construction a new $780,.
600 armory building for quartering their company Of
the U. S. National Guard Approximately 100000 is
contemplated as an allotment to Montana for armory
construction
c~ULBERTSON WINS FIRST IN
T-EsTs-Culbertson high school placed first in the
annual district scholarship contest held there last
week. Brockton was a close second, Bainville third,
and Antelope fourth. Over 100 high school students
representing the four schools took part In the contest
OIL TRIkE AT LANDUskY-
Oil has been struck on the Bull Creek dome near
Landusky, which is near Malta. A flow estimated at
10 barrels per day has been encountered at $50 feet
but larger casing will be set and the well drilled deep
er for exploration purposes
FIRES IN PHILLIPS COUNTY CAUSE DAMAGE
Two fires at Cole and Bowdoin last week caused
property damage estimated at $4,000. Three buildings
were destroyed at Bowdoin and a wood and sheet iron
structure at the Cole gravel camp was razed.
BRockTON PAPER SUSPENDS-Just a year
after its birth the Brockton Independent has an
nounced suspension. Howard Hagen the editor and
publisher has accepted a position with the Williston
Daily Herald.
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