Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-30
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POPLAR CONSTRUCTION UNCERTAIN
According to a report from Senator Murray to George
Washington, Indian representative Of Poplar. who re-
Gently returned from Washington, d. C., the Interior
department of the federal government had indicated
that the money required to be spent on the proposed
Poplar dam would be more than the benefits derived
from that project However 1t WAS stated in the letter
that the department would give the matter further
consideration.
OFFICER STRUCK BY MoToR-Harry Combes,
night officer at Sidney was seriously injured last
week, when he was run over by a car whose driver he
had motioned to stop for a minor traffic violation. The
car had come to a halt when the driver put the ma.
chine in low and stepped on the gas. swerving to the
side and striking Combes at the same time. The &C
cident occurred ON the eve OF Combes' leaving the posi-
tion as night officer. after years on the night job
without an accident
GOOD WILL TOUR TO START AT WlLLIsToN
-Williston will be host to representatives from five
states and three provinces, June 10, on the eve of the
good will tour which will begin on the following day.
under the auspices Of the Greater North Dakota AS
ISOLATION. The itinerary OF the tour will include the
state capital at Bismarck, where the tour will be
routed the first day.
SUICIDE VERDICT CLOSES INVESTIGATION
Wilbur Jones, Wheelock elevator man, met death
by his own hand, was the verdict OF the coroners
jury investigating the death Of the lad who was found
the victim of a 20 calibre bullet, April 6. Circum-
stances OF the affair caused the drawn out investiga-
ton, after it had been thought that foul play had been
committed.
40 RECEIVE DIPLOMAS AT scoBEY-At a pro-
gram with Instrumental and vocal features and an
able address by Carl D. Borton Of Glasgow, a member
Of the state board on education, 49 seniors Of the
Scobey high school we're awarded diplomas Thursday
- r-A -u.d. "a - Il u~~z-x Hlo roc - h. rroJ,n<-
In the schools history.
DREDcEs MOVE MUCH FILL-The Government
dredges on the huge Fort Peck water conservation
project have reached the point where more than 15O-
600 cubic yards Of fill are being placed In the dam
each day. May 10 was the record day. In that 24lhOur
period more than $1,000 cubic yards Of fill were
placed in the dam.
TO BUILD FORT PECK NASHUA load
The Inland Construction company of Omaha was
awarded the contract for building approximately 5h
miles Of highway between Fort Peck and Nashua.
Citizens OF Nashua have been trying to procure this
road since the start of construction OF the Fort Peck
project
SCHOOL FUNDS IA BENEFIT FROM DAM
Montana may add thousands OF dollars to its school
funds as a result of the sale OF granite blocks to the
government for riprapping on the Fort Peck Dam. The
granite would be sold in four ton blocks at 10 cents
per ton.
cULBERTsoN SCENE OF SCOUT JAMBOREE
in spite Of wet and cold weather seven Boy Scout
troops, with a total membership of LOT, attended and
took part in the district Jamboree at Culbertson.
Scouts from Wolf Point, Poplar, Froid, Fort Kipp and
Culbertson were In attendance.
NASHUA WOULD IMPROVE oWN-Th town
of Nashua has applications in at the state public
works administration office, for constructor OF water
works and sewer projects. The proposed systems will
cost nearly $4,000.
STOCK GROUP ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT
j. D.. Reid was elected president Of the Northern
Stock Growers Association at it's tenth an
nual meeting at Malta last week. Lee Sedgwick was
secretary Of the organization.
ROOSEVELT M TRY STRIP FARMING
in strips to prevent blowing promises to
become a permanent practice in Roosevelt county, II
this years increase in that method is any indication.