Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-01-24
NEWS OF OUR NECHBORS

LIQUOR EDIcT DEcLARED A WI~LllsToN-
A touchdown" was promised by Relief Admnistrat-
or v. H. Thorstenson at Wiliston. when he declared
that he would wdeld the az on relief clients who use
FERA cash to purchase intoxicating liquors. Thor
saensons attention was directed to the seriousness of
the situation when Carl GiYbertson. Truax township
farmer, was brought before a police magistrate charg-
ed with drunkenness.
"WHiskER" PROCLAMATION AT CROSBY
-"All male citizens between the ages Of IS and 100
residing in Crosby ara ordered to refrain from shaw
ing or having a hair cut for a period from Jan. II to
Feb. 49," according to a proclamation issued by A.
Ingwalson, mayor OF the city. The act adopted will
be in conjunction with a sports carnival to be staged
in the city. Penalties will be inflicted upon those who
violate the order.
RAILROAD MAN DIES AT WI%LLlsToN-
Thomas Shea, retired Great Northern veteran, who
came to Wnliston with the railroad in 1887. died at his
home at Williston from pneumonia He worked out
Of Grand Forks as road construction foreman, bring
ing the railway across the praries until It reached
Williston in June, 1887. He continued working west
OF Wiliston into Montana but made his home at Will
listonL
FROZEN PIPE MANDATES LINo-A frozen wa
ter pipe caused the Medicine Lake Wave force con-
siderable trouble. Although the pipe had some forty
feet from which to choose to burst" 1t had to pick
out a spot directly over the linotype machine which
was deluged with some fifty gallons of water. After
getting the pipe repaired it took the force an entire
day to clean up the 'mess."
JOHNSON WAY HEAD RAILROAD TO scoBEY
Hugh L. Kirby, president OF the Wyoming Montana
Railway. which plans an extension of its Denver to
Casper railway through Scobey to Regina states that
Gen. Hugh Johnson, until recently administrator Of the
MIRA was all set" to accept the presidency of the
company. British stock has been interested In the
new railroad.
eILLleAN MINE B~URNINc-The GfllIgan Mine.
2h miles east Of Brockton has been burning the past
week The vein caught fire in November and has been
smouldering since that time, 1t has increased its in
tensity the past week which has caused some conster-
nation among the miners. Coal is still being hauled
from the mime. Measures will be taken soon to curb
the blaze.
OVER MILLION IN CROPS FROM Valley
Exceeding any previous year by a quarter Of a million
dollars, the total value OF crops grown on the Milk
River reclamation project during the year 1894 were
valued at $1,157 1871. The sugar beet crop, as has
been the case for the past several years, was the
largest single item in the cash income Of project
farmers.
WORK AT IA DISCONTINUED FOR 8 WEEKS
With the exception of tunnel work, there Is a prac-
tical shutdown for about three weeks at the Fort Peck
dam, when it is expected that the severe weather will
have passed. The cessation OF work effects between
5000 and 1000 men. Construction work, however, had
become hazardous during the below-zero temperatures.
STATE NATIONAL FULL STRENGTH
The Montana National Guard began Its 1885 training
schedule with its roster at full strength. The company
rosters show a total Of 70 officers. one warrant offic-
or and 1866 enlisted men engaged this year in the
arunory and field training schedule.
"sNOWBIRDs" TO STOP IN GLASGOW
Arrangements for entertaining members Of the Army
"snowbirds" winter maneuvers flight which will stop
at Glasgow, Jan. %, is under way. The stop at Glas-
gow will be a brief one. The f1iers will continue on
to Great Falls.
BEER VENDORS oRM o-RGANIzATioN-
AT a meeting held in Poplar by a large number OF
beer dealers in Roosevelt county, an association was
formed. A meeting OF the group was held at Brockton,
Monday, Jan. 81 at 2 p. IN.