Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-12-24
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS
MEM GAMBLE STORE OPENED AT LAKE

c. p. Englestad of Medicine Lake opened a Gamble
store agency in that city last week. He and his wife
were formerly proprietors of a beer parlor and rest
aurant there.
DECREASE IN CHILDREN IN NEXT COUNTY
The Roosevelt county school census shows a de-
crease of 500 children in that county from the total
of last year. The decrease is a drop of 6.S per cent
from the figures of the previous year.
NASHUA H.. $. CLUB WINS TWO MORE
The rampaging Nashua high school basketball team,
which last week end won a close decision from Plen-
tywood there. during the week also torunced Gias-
Cow. "a to IT, and Saco 6S to 4.
FIRE DESTROYS MILL AT wILihsION-
Fire which started from unknown cause destroyed the
feed mill and elevator of the Farmers Union Coop
erative Association of W1lliston last week, and did
damage amounting to approximately $4,000.
MANY ATTEND FROID AMATEUR SHOW
A capacity crowd attended the Froid Catholic ladies'
amateur show hast week end. Faye Buccholz. Medi-
cine Lake. violinist, won first and Jim Stsbban OF
Medicine Lake, cornetist, was awarded second prize.
s%TOCKYARDs COMPLETED AT WILLsTON-
Workers this week completed the new SIC. 900 stock
yards at Williston, N. D., and officials in charge have
promised stock producers "the best service in the
northwest" Four men will be regularly employed at
the yards.
VIDA sHEErMAN DIES FROM FALL
Marius p. Johnson, Vida sheepman. was found dead
at the foot of an embankment after several days
search for him. Apparently he had slipped and fallen
over the embankment in the dark. He is survived by
his wife and five children.
THIEVES ATTEMPT BBE OF ORE
Police at Wolf Point reported last week an unsuc-
cessful attempt had been made by thieves to enter
the J. c. Penney store there. The nails on the front
door window refused to unloosen. however, and the
raiders left the job unfinished.
LEGION GATHERS, REPAIRS OLD Toys
The American Legion of Williston this week gave
Santa Claus a helping hand by gathering old toys,
which were repaired and given to needy children. The
high school manual training department of that city
aided in repairing the toys.
POPLAR INDEPENDENTS IA PEERLESS
The recently organized Poplar independent hoop
team, composed of former high school stars, defeated
Peerless last week by a score of AZ to %. Peerless
used a new team nearly every quarter In trying to
stop the sharpshooting Indians.
SQUADS ARR ENTERTAINED
Two 1886 football teams of this section were feted
by civic organizations last week. At Crosby. N. d.,
the local Kiwanis club was host to the high school
team at a banquet and the Lions club of Scobey feted
the local team at the weekly dinner of the organiza-
ton.
MAN KILLED IN NINE YEAR BAINyILLE-
John Halvorson, 56. was killed late last week In a
coal mine cave-in nine miles south of Bainville His
body was discovered by his nephew early In the at
ternoon. aud although removed from the mine i'm
mediately he was apparently killed instantly, He was
unmarried.
WOLF POINT WOMAN LOSES HEIGHT
Mrs. l.. Dahlquist of Wolf Point has shrunk ~ in
ches the past year. She is afflicted with ostiamalacia,
a disease caused by over-acceleration of the parathy-
roid gland, which is known to exist in only one other
woman in the United States. The disease causes
shrinkage of the bone structure.
DIES FROM EXPOSURE
John e. Lee, a sheepherder near Glasgow for several
years. died at a hospital there from exposure after
becoming lost in a blizzard two weeks ago. During
the storm he slipped and fell, knocking himself nm
conscious. In a coma. he wandered over the prairies
and five days later was found by searchers.
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