Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-01-09
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SNOV, (OAD TAIL III LICK DAKOTA PASTOR
-hev. U. X. Svore, of Alexander, N. Oak. narrowly es-
capped from death in the snow and cold which swent into
that area Christmas. His car slid into the ditch am
distance from Alexander. Unable to get the car into the
road he started to walk. He tried to reach a nearby farm
house and fell, exhausted. He was rescued bv a farmer
who brought him to his house and revived him Though
he suffered frozen face and hands, Svore delivered a
Christmas sermon in the Lutheran church in Alexander
FOUR ARE SENTENCED IN DISTRICT COURT
Gordon Mail was given a suspended sentence of two
years and Melvin Buckles was sentenced to serve one
year in the state penitentiary on forgery charges in dis
trict court at Wolf Point. Amos Kennedy was sentenced
to one year for car theft and Victor Walking Eagle who
participated in the act was sentenced to a year at the
industrial school at Miles CITY.
GLASGOW MAN INJURED IN AUTO M1sHAp-
Francis Cavanaugh, 81, Glasgow store clerk, suffered
fractures of both legs, internal injuries and minor abra-
sions when he was struck by a car driven by R. E. Phil
lips OF Glasgow, project employee, on the Fort Peck
highway. Phillips was absolved of all responsibility in the
accident.
SEVEN DIE IN ROAD CRASHES DURING 1875
Figures from the Williston Daily Heralds vital statistics
files for 1895 show that traffic fatalities in Williams
county increased 1873 percent over 1884 when seven per-
sons lost their lives in highway accidents the past IL
months and only three during 1884.
PUPILS IN ROOSEVELT SCHOOL INCREASE
The annual school census for Roosevelt county shows
1876 persons Of school age, an increase of So over the
1884 total. Boys predominant in this number, there being
2,23O boys and 2,146 girls. There are $50 boys of pre-
school age and 543 girls.
IDNEY NEWTON ROAD IS LET
The S~idney-Newlon road contract together with the
Sidney bridge cutoff will be placed under contract by
the Montana highway commission at its meeting Jan.
"a. Construction will begin as soon after the awarding
of the contract as practical.
FLAxvnLE YOUTH is ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
While hauling hay at his fathers farm a mile from
Flaxville, Henry, 18-year-old son of Slvio Gouet,
suffered a painful injury when a 20 rifle he was carry
ing on the load for shooting rabbits was accidentally
fired.
HAS SAME LICENSE NUMBER FOR Fl YEARS
Will Aiken of Helena has had the same auto license
number for q years. He first obtained the number 1923
in 1915 and has obtained it every year since. He has
been secretary to various Montana governors for a quar-
ter of a century.
DAM SPHLWAY WORKER MAY LOSE EYE
Carl Samdahl, %, spllway worker, may lose the sight of
his left eye as the result of an accident while at work
on the spillway at Fort Peck Tuesday. While cutting a
steel cable a splinter of metal lodged in his eye.
N. DAKOTA YOUTH BREAKS INTO BOX CARS
"A Williston youth Monday faced juvenile court Of
fcers on a charge of breaking sealed freight cars in the
Willston Great Northern yards and removing merchan-
disc.
WMLSTON SPENDS MUCH FOR A
Williston residents spent nearly $4,000 for Christmas
postage this year, about twice as much as last, Post
master George Harvey reported. Eight men were add
ed to the postal force.
CHINOO SUGAR PLANT FINISHES RUN
The Chinook plant of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company
sliced 5000 tons of beets during the run just recently
completed. The crop was handled at an average rate of
about 1,130 tons a day.
FIRE DOES DAMAGE AT WATFORD CCC CAMP
"A fire caused considerable damage at the CCC camp
south of Watford City when in some manner it got start
ed in the basement of the project garage, completely de-
stroying the building and IL or Is trucks.
WORK ON FORT PECK DAM is SPEEDED UP
The year 1895 saw great progress on the construction OF
the worlds greatest earth filled dam at Fort Peck. Con-
tractors accomplished much.