Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-23
NEWS Ct OUR NuCHBORS

wlLLlsToN ANNUAL MUSIC MEET JUNE -
Sixteen bands with a total OF more than 800 musicians
win participate in the eighth annual band festival to
be held In Williston june 4. Each band will play a
half hour concert during the day. In the evening a
massed hand concert will be under the direction Of
Col. c. s. Putnam, director OF music at the North Da-
kota agricultural college.
LEGION CONVENTION AT FORT PECK
Fort Peck Post No. So Of the Montana American Leg
ion will be host to district No. / legionnaires, auxil-
larry members and their friends, The Fort Peck. post
is one Of the youngest In the state. Visitors at the
meeting, which will be held Saturday, May rs will
have an opportunity OF viewing the giant river con,
troll project
cHAI LETTERS DIMINISH AT WlLLisToN-
Although many dimes went out Of the ~postoffice at
Wiliston, according to George Harvey, postmaster.
few pieces OF mail have been received there with
dimes In return. Mail volume has taken a big slump.
More than 500 letters with dimes, went to Denver,
where the chain racket was originated.
GREAT NORTHERN ENGINEER RErIREsL
Joe Crow, veteran Great Northern fast mail engineer,
retired last week from active service. Engineer Crow
had passed his 10 year limit and had served In var
ious capacities on railroads for Al years. He formerly
was a personal friend Of James J. Hill, the Empire
Builder. His home is at Williston.
MADoc TRY STRIP THoD-
Some OF the best and most advanced areas OF crop
in the Madoc vicinity are to be found north OF that
town, where strip farming is being given a trial. The
grain is about two inches high and looks like a thriv-
ing crop. No evidence Is shown Of damage done by
blowing.
FUNERAL AT oRENoRA FOR HARLAN WEIR
Funeral services were held Tuesday Of last week for
Harlan Weer, od-time resident OF the Brush Lake
vicinity. MIR. Weer was critically injured In an auto
mobile accident last summer and never fully re-
covered. Burial was made at Grenora-
FRoiD SUPERINTENDENT TO BIG SANDY
Supt. 0. Lloyd Gillespie. who for the past twelve
years has been superintendent OF the Froid public
schools, and has been reelected for his thirteenth
year, rendered his resignation to the board and win
move to Big Sandy for the next years term
UNiNJURED IN FREAK AccIDENT-Although
she was struck by a truck, dragged sixty feet, and had
her head pinned under a rear tire Of the truck when
1t was stopped, Miss Rose Roberts suffered only
slight decorations and shock, in an accident on the
highway near Fort Peck.
MUCH FREIGHT OVER FORT PECK RAILS
The largest volume OF freight traffic In the history OF
the WiotaFort Peck railroad was noted last week
when more than 1854, 1893 net tons were hauled. The
total number of cars handled, including empties WAS
4,2S9.
SIX BALL TEAMS IN oRT PECK LEAGUE
AT least six ball teams will be entered for competition
in the Fort Peck baseball league, 1t was announced
last week. The several construction companies as we'll
as some of the towns will be represented in the league.
WILLisToN COMPANY WINS RIFLE MATCH
Company e rifle team of Winiston was awarded the
William Randolph Hearst trophy in the national rifle
COmD0fit1On according tn w w 1offrav More than
1875 national guard companies were In the competition.
SIDNEY TO GET ccc ~cAMP-Official announce
ment reaching Sidney the first OF last week was to the
effect that Sidney would get one OF the new CCC
camps to be established in Montana. The new con,
tingent will be put at work on water conservation.
GLASGOW ERECTING SIGN PosTs-Sign posts
are being erected on each side OF Glasgow to herald
the approach of tourists to the Fort Peck dam. The
signs are being placed by the Glasgow Chamber OF
Commerce.