Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-28
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS
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ALL TOWNS TO OBSERVE MEMORIAL Day

ALL TIC OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY
All villages, towns and cities in northeastern Montana
are planning to observe Memorial day Saturday. Busin-
es concerns in most towns are planning to close their
doors, at least for the duration of community programs.
ROOSEVELT OFFICERS FILE FOR POSITIONS
With the deadline date for filing drawing near, all Roose-
welt county inchmbents have signiied their intentions to
run for denomination in the July primary. Many ncum-
bent officials are being opposed in that county.
VIM. N INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT
William LANCER, former governor of North Dakota and
candidate for denomination to that office on the Nonpar-
tisan ticket, was brought to Williston last week to receive
treatment in a hospital following a car accident near
Sanish. LANCER and several associates were in a car
which plunged from the road after sideswiping a truck.
Five ribs were fractured and Mr.. LANCER was in a coma
for several hours after the accident.
WILLISTON WILL HAVE BASEBALL CLUB
Representatives of civic and business institutions at Will
liston last week met to formulate plans for the organ
izing of a baseball club there this year.
BIDS CALLED FOR BROCKTON SCHOOL
A call for bids for the construction of a new high school
at Brockton, including all plumbing and heating facili-
ties, was issued last week. The bids will be opened at
Brockton June 6. Funds for the construction of the new
building will be secured by an Indian appropriation.
NEW POSTMASTER WILL BE INSTALLED
A new postmaster will be installed at Sidney soon. A. d.
Ferris is automatically retired and a democrat appointee
will succeed him Much interest has been expressed in
that city whom the new official will be.
WOLF POINT SCOUTS WIN NUA RALLY
Wolf Point Boy Scouts won the annual North Montana
rally last week, winning five of the six first places in the
remaining events. Tests were given in all Scout activities.
Froid placed second and Poplar third.
STREETS BEING PAVED AT CROSBY, N. D.
The Miller Construction Co. is in charge of paving the
Crosby, N. d., main street this week. One mile of high
way through the southern part of the city is also being
surfaced.
CROSBY KIWANIN SPONSOR CROW HUNT
The Kiwanis club of Crosby is sponsoring a crow hunting
contest, which will end June /. The club is paying five
cents for each pair of crows legs and one cent each for
crows eggs. The contest is limited to residents of Cros-
by.
HIGHWAY BUILDS SCALES AT CULBERTSON-
The state highway department is constructing 20 tin
platform scales at Culbertson. The scales are located just
north of the city limits at the intersection of highways
Nos. 2 and 16. The scales, which will cost $4,000, are one
Of the six sets in the state.
GLENDIvE TEACHER DIES THERE SUDDENLY
Arnold Weik, junior high school instructor in the
Glendive schools, died suddenly last week. Mr.. Weik
had been confined In a hospital there Tor two weeks fol-
lowing an operation, but was believed on the way to re-
ccvery when a blood eliot caused his death.
GLENDIvE RESIDENTS IN CAR WRECK
George Smith and Frank Troncinsky of Glendive were
slightly injured when Nh. Smiths car struck loose gravel
and turned over in the ditch. The men wee returning
from the state Knights of Columbus meeting at Havre.
The car was demolished. Many delegates from eastern
Montana were among the representatives at the conven-
ton.
DAKOTA FARMERS PLANT EIGHBOR CROP
Tonnes Egge of north of Willston is one man who will
agree the world isn't such a bad place after all. Just be-
fore he was TO begin seeding operations, he was forced to
submit to an appendectomy. Realizing his unfortunate
pledicament, Is of his %neighbors, with 10 tractors. moved
onto his place, prepared the soil and seeded the entire
crop. Wives OF his %neighbors, not to be outdone, moved
IN also, gave his house a spring cleaning and cooked for
their husbands during the seeding.
SCOUTS AT SCOBEY ARE BOSS FOR A Day
Boy Scouts took over the management Of city affairs at
Scobey last Saturday. All city offices, from the mayor
down, were in the hands of the Scouts. The custom is
observed IN many cities of the nation and is rapidly be-
coming popular in this part Of the state.
lake INSPECTION OF SCOBEY DAM SITE
Thirteen international, federal and state officials inter-
ested IN the proposed dam project north of Scobey made
an Inspection of the site last week. The trip was purely
Tor inspection, relative to possible damage to Canadian
lands which might be flooded by the backwater.