Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-02-28
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS

NASHUA SCHOOL BUILDING APPROVED
The application Of the Nashua school district for a
loan and grant of s49, 100 for the building Of a new
school in Nashua has been granted by the govern
ment. Citizens OF Nashua have worked and planned
for the new building for a long time and the news was
joyously received. The Nashua school building Is al
ready overcrowded and new pupils are enrolling each
week. Harold Boyd. formerly Of Redstone. is superin-
endent OF the Nashua schools.
REWARD OFFERED FOR MURDERER-Rewards
of 500 each have been offered by Valley county Of
ficers and True Detective magazine for information
leading to the arrest of Paul Benner, wanted in Valley
county for the murder last September Of Herman Alb
raham, rock worker whose body was found partially
cremated near Glasgow. Benner's photograph, with
announcement of the rewards, appears In the March
issue Of the magazine.
ROD AND GUN cLU6 PUT OUT FEED
approximately three tons of wheat and screenings has
been distributed in the Brockton and Poplar vicinity
for game birds by the Brockton-Poplar Rod and Gun
club. Farmers living on the south side Of the river
report that the birds are In a very bad condition. Ac-
cording to reports Hungarian partridges seem better
able to care for themselves under adverse weather
conditions than the Chinese pheasants.
MINoT RADIO STATION BOUGHT BY PAIR
Myron ]. Bennett, former radio announcer Of KFYR,
Bismarck. and Howard r. Wood, of Bismarck, an
nounced late last week they had completed negotia-
lions for the purchase OF radio station KLHM in Minot
The change in ownership became effective Monday.
The station has applied for an increase In power from
$50 watts to 5000 watts.
BOARD limits BEER PERMITS NEAR DAM
The state board Of equalization has announced that 1t
will not issue any more beer permits within a radius
of 5 miles Of the Fort Peck dam unless authorities ap-
prove them There are about Is beer permits in small
OuO a tho dar, md tbov urtJ no orvpitt n IN
tinue only by approval Of the Valley county sheriff or
the county attorney
MANY ACRES OF TAX LAND TO BE SOLD
A check of the county tax title land on which the
Blaine county board OF commissioners last week voted
to give an option at SLIPS an acre to the policy Sec
tion Of the federal surplus relief corporation shows
that the total amount to be disposed Of to be log, 1912
acres. All OF the land lies north of the Milk river and
is classified as grazing land.
NEW FIRE TRUCK AT %PoPLAR-A flashy, mod
en appearing fire truck has been provided Poplar by
the u. S. fire department agency volunteer organiza.
ton. 1t has been equipped with ladders, $50 feet OF
hose, tools and fire extinguishers. A benefit dance to
provide funds for purchase OF a good siren for the
truck is planned.
ELEVATOR MAN HELD IN JAlL-Oscar C. OF
son, former manager of The Imperial elevator company
of Grenora is in the Williams county jail and will face
charges Of ednbezzlement OF more than $3.50 from the
Grenora elevator. In the complaint which states at
torney Burk filed, he charges Olson with embezzlement
OF $56160 in cash and 81 bushels OF wheat.
MALTA CHECKER PLAYERS LEA FIELD
Checker hounds from Malta have been busy during the
recent days defending their titles against all corners.
Sunday afternoon the Hawe team played a return
match with the locals and were again defeated, the
score being % to II with 10 draws.
CAR SMASHED WHEN HIT BY LOCOMOTIVE
A car driven by Leo Crowder OF Fort Peck was vir-
tually wrecked Tuesday afternoon at Glasgow about
500 o'clock. when it colided with a slowly moving
Great Northern locomotive. Crowder was not injured.
The cause OF the accident was not determined.
JUDGE GORDON coMMissIoNER-Judge Char
les Gordon of Wolf Point has been commissioned as a
United States Commissioner for a 4year term. The
appointment took effect Feb. ]. He succeeded o. T..
Stennes, who served two terms and was not a candi-
date for re-appointment-
SECOND PAPER TO START AT GLENDIvE-
Charles Siebold, recently of Butte, according to re.
ports will begin publication of a new weekly newspap-
or at Glendive this week.