Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-07-18
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SECTION or PREHISTORIC BEAST FOUND
A petrified section of the backbone OF a gigantic pre-
historic animal was recently unearthed In the bad.
ahds ABOUT 20 miles up the Poplar river from Poplar.
The section consists OF two vertebrae measuring over
Z inches In length. In diameter 1t Is s inches through
the body, not including knobs. which were presumab-
ly the base of the ribs. Other portions of the skele-
ton are being found in the mud.
sTABBINo At BRockToN THE FOURTH
Peter Lizotte OF Brockton Is In the county iail at
Wolf Point charged with second degree assault for
having attacked Emery Lundquist of that place during
the evening of the Fourth with a knife, and inflicting
a neck wound. The wound is not considered serious.
Lizotte is in Jail with bail set at $1,000. which has not
been furnished.
FARMER LOSES TRACTOR IN BIG STORM
J. 1. Ferguson. farmer ON the Missouri river and op-
orator Of the Lismas ferry lost a tractor and a 6-inch
pump In the storm which devastated Wheeler. The
hish-water caused a washout OF his irrigation bitches
and the whole river bank caved in. carrying tractor
and pump with 1t.
MAN is GIVEN SENTENCE FOR ASSAULT
Marvin Mike johnson, 2, former resident OF Spo-
kane. who has been a bartender In a Glasgow beer
parlor, pleaded guilty to an information charging at
tempted rape and was sentenced to serve 10 years in
the state penitentiary. Johnson officials stated, at
tempted to rape a 17-year old Glasgow girl.
TWO r HELD FOR eoxcAR THIEviNc-
Two men are In the Williams county jail arrested on
suspicion OF several boYcar roiberies on Great North
en tracks in the vicinity of Wolf Point. A series Of
~robberies. starting ON April 90. amounted to approxim-
ately $1,000 when merchandise was stolen and be-
lieved peddled.
WlLLlsTON cYcLisT IT Al SAN DIEGO
SEVERN Krohn Of Wrliston, who started out on a mo-
4~c-~y~ xl- - .-x-r A-z.A~- - o.
Diego Calf. He may alter his original plan to visit
Mexico and Central America and instead may answer
to the lure of the glamorous Hawaii.
OLDEST INDIAN WOMAN DIES At osWEco-
Mrs. Gets Good Mule, supposedly the oldest woman
living on the Fort Peck reservation died near Oswego.
Had she lived two more months she would have reach
ed the age Of 1877 years. Her memory was remark
ably clear until the time Of her death.
LIMIT LoAD NOW PLACED ON
Because OF continued heavy rain storms q load limit
is now IN effect on highway No. 2 from Dodson east
to the North Dakota line. The restriction will be
temporary. Not more than 400 pounds per inch Of
tire width will he permitted for any load.
CLOUD NAMED WOLF POINT osTMAsTER-
DR.. H. B. Cloud, who has been acting postmaster at
Wolf Point for the past seven months. Sunday receiv-
ed his Agar commission as ostmaster Receipt OF
LID u0CcobIdtcu Co IOIuudllty III utCAIu6 VFt u dct
ing postmaster and In as postmaster.
GUN WOUND PROVE FATAL TO MAN.
Clarence Long, 81, died at the General hospital at
Wolf Point from infection In his right leg that was
caused when an old gun exploded and a blast OF burn
ed powder entered his limb.
HEAT IS REPORTED FREE FROM RUST
Wheat in the Williston section is reported free from
rust, following an investigation OF the rust situation.
The investigation was made following ruAnors chat the
dreaded black rust had appeared in that section.
RECEIVERS FROM DRINKING oAsoLiNE-
The little granddaughter Of Mrs. August Priebe OF
Froid. has fully recovered from the effects Of drink
ing a portion Of high test gasoline which she mistook
for water. She was confined to 4 williston hospital.
MANY ATTEND CONGREGATIONAL PICNIC
The Froid and Medicine Lake Congregational church
es held q union service and picnic. There were 108
from Froid and community and 90 from Medicine
Lake and vicinity making an attendance OF 200 In all.