Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-12-31
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS


NASHUA HOOPsIERs LOSE TO FRAZER
Nashua high schools hoop squad lost its first game
of the current campaign last week. losing to Frazer
by a score of % TO 20.
WORK WILL CONTINUE AT ZAHL DAM
Assurance was received by officials in charge that rs
men will be employed throughout the winter in con-
struction of the giant WPA earth dam at zahl. N. D.
OFFICERS MAKE RAID ON DANCE HALL
The Lakeside dance hall, 2 miles east of Malta, was
raided by county officers last week and Len Rawdon
and Arthur Johnson were arrested for operating
gambling devices. Both pleaded guilty and were fined
$50 each.
TWO COWS NEARLY WRECK TRAIN
Two COWS laid down on the railroad track near Wolf
Point last week to take a snooze. but the Saturday
night "skidoo' soon appeared, to transform the bo-
vines forty winks to permanent sestas. The train
was nearly derailed.
PIONEER MONTANA is DEAD
Funeral services were held at Fairview last week for
Herb Bell, 81. widelyknown pioneer stockman Of the
Sioux Pass section south of Culbertson. He came to
Montana when II years old and had lived south of
Culbertson for "a years.
THREE IN A DAY AT WHEELER
Three times within "a hours the fire department at
Wheeler answered calls last week. Fires in two
shacks were quickly extinguished. but a blaze de-
y a VA NNJoSShf W tAS ''hSSiSi ihht ahd
for a time threatened the main structure.
OFFICIALS RAID VALLEY NIGHT SPOT
Six people, two men and four women, were arrested
and more than 20 quarts of alleged intoxicating IL
quor and three slot machines were seized last week
by officers who raided the Bark resort at Valley, In
the lower Fort Peck project area.
WILL REBUILD ELEVATOR AT WILILsTON
The board of directors of the Farmers Union Mill
and Elevator at Williston. whose elevator was de-
stroyed by fire last week. has voted to rebuild on the
site of the burned structure. Operations will begin as
soon as the site is cleared.
HARD LIQUOR LEGAL IN r DAKOTA
Hard liquor became legal in North Dakota Saturday
and package sale was permitted at Williston by the
ordinance drawn up and adopted by the city COM
mission. A city election will be held soon In Williston
to decide If sale of liquor over bars. by the drink. will
be permitted.
CHARGES ELECTION FRAUD
Governor Walter Wexford of North Dakota has start
ed a campaign to retain the governorship of that state
which he lost when defeated by William LANCER in
the general election. Wexford charges fraud in the
counting of votes in Morton county, of which Man
dan is the county seat.
YOUTH CRITICALLY HURT BY TRUCK
Junior Rickle, of Wheeler. was critically injured last
Friday afternoon when he slipped beneath the wheels
of the Wheeler fire department truck as 1t sped TO ex-
tinguish a fire. The rear wheel passed over his right
hip. He was taken to a Glasgow hospital, where 1t
was reported his injuries may render him a cripple.
MARRIEs COUPLE TRAIN STOPS
Nathan Bugg and Markaret Hopkin of Regina were
married at Wolf Point last week between train stops.
They were met at train No. l by Judge Gordon, VINO
took them to the office of Sheriff Henry Lowe. where
the ceremony was performed, and then returned
them to the depot and the happy couple left soon al
forwards on train No. 2.
ONE DEAD AS RESULT OF AUTO CRASH
Keith Baltimore, 27, of Malta was killed and Harry
Hagfelt of Scobey suffered severe injuries when their
cars collided eight miles east of Hinsdale last week,
Baltimore's injuries included a broken neck, basal
skull fracture. broken ribs and a compound break In
his right arm. Tracks indicated Baltimore was on the
right side of the road. Hagfelt has a wife and two
children, who live in Scobey.