Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-02
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS


VIII vi Il
"A Writ OF Mandate served on the Daniels county COM
missioners by the Daniels County Leader of Scobey. or
dering them to execute a printing contract held by the
publication, was vacated last week by Judge Leiper of
the Glendive district. The judge held that the commits
sioners had complied with the mandate of the law by Of
fering to enter into contract of their own design. 1t has
been announced the case will be appealed.
MAN WOUNDED BY OFFICER IN FRACAS-
William Moon, 33, suffered a flesh wound in the leg last
week when fired upon by Deputy Sheriff F. E. Barnard
OF Valley county, who was attempting to quell a free
for-al fight at Park Grove, near Fort Peck. The officer
claimed Moon interfered with his attempt to stop the
battle. The wounded mans condition is not believed
serious.
GLASGOW FARMER BACK IRON GERMANY
Otto Elite, farmer living near Glasgow, returned recent
ly from a visit with his mother in Germany. Questioned
on customs of the European peoples, Mr.. Elite stated Il
agree with the strict censorship of the radio and the
theater in Germany, but with the newspaper, the result
Is to make the news meaningless" Mr.. Elite reports the
German people are economically in desperate straits.
FULL SPEED AHEAD SOON AT PROJECT
Final breakup of ice in the Missouri river will soon be
the signal for full speed ahead activity at the Fort Peck
project, reports from the army engineer offices indicate.
Dredges are pumping water onto the ice ia places at the
dam, to expedite the breakup in spots where the ice
holds firm.
GLENDIv YOUTH is AUTO CRASH VICTIM
Charles Hurley of Glendive died Sunday morning fol-
lowing a car accident in which the car he was driving hit
a concrete railing on the highway east of that city the
previous Wednesday. The vehicle hurtled through the
air forty feet and was completely demolished A COM
panion, Byrl Bradshaw, escaped injury.
WOLF POINT LUTHERANS PLAN HOSPITAL
Lutherans of Wolf Point have begun a drive for the erec-
ton of a 25bed hospital in that city. Tentative plans
call for a 25-room hospital, to be constructed at an e-
timated cost of $4,000. 1t is reported more than $1,000
has been subscribed at the present by Wolf Point firms.
BASEBALL CLUBS FOR SEASON
Several communities of northeastern Montana have
formulated plans for organizing baseball teams for the
coming season. Sidney and Culbertson have begun sub
scripton campaigns to raise money for materials neces-
sary for the clubs.
OPERATES RIVER TAXI SERVICE AT POPLAR
w. l.. Voorhees,, ferry operator on the Missouri river at
Poplar, is running a river taxi service. He uses a row.
boat to transport farmers across the river. He states that
another ten days of warm weather will be necessary be-
fore the ice will be melted sufficiently to use the ferry.
POPLAR INDEPENDENTS WIN TOURNAMENT
The Poplar Independent basketball team, composed !
mainly of members of this years top-ranking high |
school squad, captured the Independent tourney held at |
Culbertson when they defeated Brockton SO to 80 in the !
final game. Culbertson placed third, Frazer fourth.
WOLF POINT SUPPORTS TEAM AT HAvRE-I
According to the Roosevelt County News, Wolf Point
publication, nearly fifty fans from that city, besides the |
band and high school students, attended the state tour
nament at Havre in which Wolf Point was entered as the
north regional class B champion.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT WILLISTON MAY 9
Precinct committeeman of the democratic party in
Williams county will meet in Wiliston May 6, to elect
delegates to a state convention at Devils Lake May IL.
CIR BOR TO MEDICINE LAKE EDITOR
A 7Aa, pound baby girl was born to MIR. and Mrs. Fran
els Dolin of Medicine Lake last week Mr.. Doin is ed
itor of the Medicine Lake Wave.
PIONEER CULBERTSON WOMAN PASSES
Mrs. S. S. Moen, pioner resident of Culbertson, passed
away at her home the first of the week. She had been i'll
for many months.