Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-12-17
NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS
SAYS IMPERIAL SLOGAN MAY BE CHANGED

SAYS IMPERIAL SLOGAN MAY BE
Commenting on the recent abdication of King Edward
VIII of England, the Daniels County Leader suggests that
in the British empire the salutation The king is dead
long live the king" may be changed to THE king is in
love. God save the king"
BOMNG CLASS is ORGANIZED AT SCOBEY-
The recreational division of the NYA at Scobey has or
ganized a boxing class, which meets twice weekly. Sew
eral local men have agreed to coach the boys interested
in the sport
HEAVY SNOWFALL LAST WEEK AT HAVRE-
The heaviest snowfall since 1899, when in one storm IS
inches were recorded, occurred at Havre last week when
precipitation totalled Is inches. Heavy snowfall was prev
alent throughout Phillips county, averaging about 10 in
ches.
SAVEWAY AT NASHUA is MOVED
Formal opening OF the Saveway store at Nashua will be
held this week. A new concrete, fre-proof structure has
been erected to house the concern, whose building was
Destroyed by fire last summer.
DRLLERS SEARCH FOR GAS AT POPLAR
An eastern syndicate is in charge of gas-drilling opera
tons near Poplar. The drilling is the beginning Of a large
program to get sufficient gas on the ground to supply the
proposed line from Montana and Wyoming to Minnesota
and Wisconsin. The last test drilling in the Poplar vicin-
iy was in 1928 when drilers lost the bit, following which
operations were discontinued.
WOLF POINT SALESMAN GETS
George Lofthus of Wolf Point, salesman for the New
York Life Insurance company, placed 36th out of 9-263
agents in sales during the first nine months period in
1886.
NEW FROID GYM NEARS COMPLETION
Last week heating equipment was installed in the new
Froid school gymnasium and the structure is expected to
be completed Immediately after the holiday season. The
floor is being laid and only a few minor details remain.
CULBERTSON THEATRE TO BE REOPENED-
E E. Bonebright will reopen the Lyric theatre at Gull
bartson in the building formerly occupied by the Farmers
Mercantile company. The theatre was opened last fall in
Tanners hall but it was necessary for the exhibitor to
suspend showings when the Department of Agriculture
leased the hall to provide office quarters for the Soil
Conservation department.
FREIGHT CARS DERAnED AT C~ULBERTSON-
The eastbound through freight was held up in Culbert-
son Wednesday morning of last week and No. 2 was de-
Layed about two hours when an arch bar on a loaded oil
tank car broke, deraihng it.
GIRL SUFFERS INJURIES WHEN ASSAULTED
Two fractures in her jaw, severe cuts and bruises were
suffered by Miss Ann Fertile, %, of Roundup as a result
of an attack by an unidentified mar in an alley at Glas-
Cow last week. Miss Fertile was not found until as min
utes after the attack. Glasgow police are making an in
v~estigation.
POPLAR PAPER KEEPS PRINTING CONTRACT
The Poplar Standard, official Roosevelt county publica-
ton, was awarded the two-year printing contract for
that county at the county commissioners meeting at Wolf
Point last week. Bids were entered by the Standard, Wolf
Point Herald and Roosevelt County News, the latter pub
lished at Wolf Point by Joe Doin, former Sheridan coun-
ty newspaperman.
AKERS CONVICTED IN DISTRICT COURT
John Akers of Poplar was found guilty of grand larceny
in connection with a horse stealing charge in district
court at Wolf Point last week The jury deliberated only
a few minutes. The conviction is the first meted out to
several defendants arrested last fall in the roundup of a
demonstrating ring which operated in Northeastern Mon
tana. Akers will be sentenced December 10.
FIRE DESTROYS GLASGOW
Fire of unestimated damage resulted when fire of unde-
termined origin destroyed the Northern Montana Alfalfa
Growers association warehouse at Glasgow last week.
ROOSEVELT COMMISSIONERS VOTE NDS-
The Roosevelt county board of commissioners last week
voted to appropriate, condtionally upon securance of a
feleral grant, $4,000 of county funds towards construc-
ton costs of a county courthouse. The Wolf Point school
district has voted to bond for SIS 900 towards the build
ing. A federal grant is being sought for $4,000. The pro-
posed building would cost sos 900.
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