Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-12-12
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS
Cleaned from Exchanges that Reach Our Desk

Cleaned from Exchanges that Reach Our Desk
NORTH DAKOTA PATROLMEN KEPT BUSY
Emil Lundquist, North Dakota state highway patrolman,
arrived in Williston Wednesday to patrol roads in that
territory. The patrolman said he was looking for mo-
florists driving at a high rate of speed on slippery winter
highways. He halted several trucks not equipped with
proper clearance lights.
MALTA PHYSICIAN SENTENCED TO PRISON
DR.. w. G. Hough, Malta physician has been sentenced to
one year and eight months in a federal prison for vio-
lation of the Harrison narcotic act. He was tried in fed
eral court. The jury brought in a sealed verdict of gull
ty.
BUS SERVICE ESTABLISHED FEsOM NASHUA
To accommodate workers at the Fort Peck dam, the Ma
shua Chamber of Commerce recently arranged to es-
tablish a bus service between that town and the dam.
Buses make three trips a day to and from the south
portals of the tunnels.
WOLF POINT ROVER IN ORGANIZATIONS
More than 100 livestock growers attended a meeting at
Wolf Point and organized the Fort Peck Growers asso-
citation. Livestock men from all over northeastern Mon
tana attended. Officers for the group were elected and
William Mindenan of Wolf Point will serve as president
CHRISTMAS KETTLES APPEAR ON STREETS
Captain C. w. Agre of the WIliston Salvation Army
has announced that the Christmas kettles will be placed
on Williston's streets this week and will mark the Ar
my's solicitation of funds for Christmas baskets and
for winter relief.
FIVE HELD FOR STOCK THEFT IN ALLEY
An investigation by a state stock Inspector and former
department of justice agent resulted in the arrest of FIVE
Valley county residents all of whom will be charged
with grand larceny as the result of the theft and slaugh-
ter of a cow belonging to a Missouri river rancher.
NEW NASHUA SCHOO READY THIS WEEK
The new $4,000 Nashua high school building has been
completed and the structure was opened Monday.
Funds for the buildings construction were secured
through the public works administration.
WHEELER PEOPLE BURNED, HOME DAMAGED
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Davis narrowly es-
capped being destroyed by fire last Sunday when flames
spread from a defective gasoline stove. Mrs. Davis was
burned trying to extingiush the fire.
WTLLISTON FIRMS DO A BIG BUSINESS
Wiliston did 1892 percent of all the business In Will
liams county during the first two months of the opera
ton of the sales tax and PIP percent of the total state
business a report from the tax division revealed.
FARMERS PROTEST LOCATION OF ROAD
Farmers and business men Of Peerless have protested a
feeder road north of Peerless as laid out by the state
highway commission. They want the road south of Peer
LSS instead OF nofIh.
SAYS NOT GUILTY OF FORGERY CHARGE
Melvin Buckets and Harry Mail, charged with forgery
and returned to Poplar las. week from Sioux City, Iowa,
pleaded not guilty in justice court. Bonds have been
set at $1,000 each.
HARLEM DENTIST TAKES HIS w LIFE
DR.. w. B. Smith, dentist of Harlem, committed sui
eide at his home following a Thanksgiving dinner spent
with friends. Ill health of a daughter was believed to
have been the direct cause Of the rash act.
WHEAT HARVEST REDUCED IN ROOSEVELT
Wheat harvested in 1884 totalled only Bills acres as
compared 271,17S acres in 1929 in Roosevelt county ac-
cording to the 1885 federal farm cersus.
BOTULIsM TAKES TWO MONTANA LIVES
Arthur T. Decker and George Andersen, Of Powder
River county died while enroute to Miles City he VIC
inns of botul;sm They were said to have eaten Geld
pack spinach.
THIEF STEALS POLlCEMAN'S CAR A nj
last Sunday night stole Bill Woods, Clubsl.san police
man, car. The car and driver were located at Poplar by
the chief of police there; however, the driver escaped
down an ally in lie dark and was ret apprchended.
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News Items Taken from Files of
The Pleniywood Herald of
20 YEARS AGO