Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-11
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS
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"FCCLCh oNHOOL OESIHOHEO BY FIHE-
A blaze probably caused by a carelessly thrown cigar
cite or match spread rapidly in the Wheeler school
house shortly after midnight last Saturday and caused
the total destruction Of the building and its contents.
A large crowd attending a dance In the building esti-
mated at 200 people, fed from the swiftly burning In
terror. Many were forced to leave their wraps while
others smashed windows to get outside and gain
safety.
Asst OF FORGERY GANG SENT TO JAIL
After four months investigation by Valley county and
Glasgow officers, the last member Of the so called
Mason & Walsh forgery gang went to the state pris-
on last week when George Robbins, As, alias George
Rogers and George Robinson pleaded guilty to a for
gerry information and was sentenced to serve four
years In the penitentiary by Judge John Hurley.
COUNTY AGENT REHIREp-County agent E. G..
Ferguson was employed for another year by the coun-
ty commissioners and the annual budget for the ex
tension work was agreed upon In Blaine county. The
county will pay s., ESQ, an increase Of $50 over last
year in the item OF travelling expense and the federal
and state governments will furnish $1,000. Ferguson
was formerly county agent Of Sheridan county.
GRENoRA MAN MAY LOSE EYE-Jack Fellman,
GrenoIa merchant, is in the Good Samaritan hospital
at Winiston where he is suffering painful and SER
fous facial decorations when he was cut by flying
glass after the car in which he was riding turned over
near Harmon park at the north end Of the city. Fell
mans attending physicians said that the Grenora man
may lose his eye.
PETITION FOR POPLAR DAN PROJECT FILED
Petitions of prospective water users and other in
terested parties are expected to he forwarded soon to
the State Water Conservation board to hasten action
of the building of the proposed Poplar dam as a con-
servation project. A meeting was held at Scobey last
week and petitions were drafted.
SMALL VOTE AT CITY E~LEcTIoN-Only about
40 votes were poled at the Scobey city election Mon
day when A. R Hanson and o. w, Paus were elected
aldermen and George R. Case. city treasurer. Only
three votes were cast against the special five mill
levy required to meet the city budget for the fiscal
year.
sHARETHE.WEALTH SOCIETY ORGANIZED
A Share'ThelWealth society, supporting the Huey
Long movement in national economies, was organized
at Brockton Monday evening of this week. Member
ship was estimated at from so to SIS or a unanimous
movement of the eligible persons present.
GET GOOD PRICE FOR cATTLE-Last fall the
Schnhzler Corp, OF Froid placed Al steers which aver
aged 644 pounds per head ON a feeder contract in Iowa.
The cattle were sold a few days ago for about SITS per
head. The Froid company received s1,SO4.36 for its
share and the feeders got s1,216O5.
CHECK FORGERY RESULTS IN PRISON TERM
Harry Cummings, a transient, plead guilty to an in
formation charge before Judge John Hurley at GIas-
gov was sentenced to serve IS months in the state
prison Cummings was arrested within an hour after
he attempted to pass a check for $50.
WINS THE $7o-Mrs. Martin Manley was the
lucky patron at the Rex Theatre In Scobey last
Wednesday night She won the $40 cash prize which
has been piling up from week to week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Manley have been living in Scobey this winter.
AIRPLANE AT ZURICH DAMAGE BY WIND
An airplane, belonging to Chauncey Flynn, of Zurich
was badly damaged when it was blown loose from its
by the high wind last Wednesday night and
rolled across a field for three quarters Of a mile.