Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-10-07
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS

Cleaned HON Exchanges that Reach Our Desk
FARMERs UNION PETITIONS ooNGREssMEN
The Farmers Union groups of Baincille and Culbert-
son recently circulated petitions asking an early sur
vy of the irrigation possibilities in the Missouri val
ley.
CAR ACCIDENT WEST OF A%RNEGARD, n. ID.
Mrs. league of Watford City suffered a broken
nose and other injuries when the car which her son
was driving was side-swiped by another auto west of
Arnegard last Saturday.
MINERS ESCAPE DEATH IN SHAFT TUMBLE
Three miners fell to the bottom of the shaft in the
mine north of Medicine Lake last Tuesday. They were
unconscious several hours but no further injury
seems to have resulted. The incident was blamed on
a mistake in signals.
WIIILSTON TO HOLD MEMS RALLY SUNDAY
The NTH annual mems rally of the Upper Missouri
Regional Brotherhood will be held in Williston on
October 10. Outstanding speakers have been secured
for the several sessions and the meet will feature
massed choral music.
LEMkE ADDRESSES CROSBY
Congressman William Lemke of North Dakota adj
dressed a crowd at Crosby Tuesday, discussing in de-
tail the Frazier-Iemke farm moratorium law. water
conservation and other matters of contemporary i'm
portance.
SUGAR BEET HARVEST BEGINS AT SIDNEY
harvesting of sugar beets in the irrigated areas
around Sidney has begun in spite of the wet weather
which temporarily delayed operations. The sugar fac
tory has opened with a t~hree-shift schedule. and will
run as steadily as beets can be supplied.
YOUNG DEMOCRATS COUNCIL MEETS -
Members of the executive board of the Young DEM
ocratic organization in Montana met in special ses-
sion at Glacpou loct Cupdav ,r,o u-;-u -
to correspond with the Presidents visit there. The
meeting was called by the state president. Vernon
Hoven.
SENATOR MURRAY STUDENTS
The Scobey high school assembly was addressed
last week by Senator James f. Murray while in this
section on his drouth emergency tour. The senator
stressed the importance of the citizens understand
Ing OF the machinery of government and advised close
attention to education.
FIRST N. ID. OIL WELL DRILLED WEAR RAY
The first deep test well to be dug in North Dakota
is being drilled south of Ray, operations beginning
last week. Geological studies and Investigations have
been conducted for several years preceding actual
work. The drilling is being handled by a Tulsa. Okla.
firm.
DISTRICT MEET OF FLA AT SCOBEY-
The Scobey chapter of the Future Farmers of Ameri-
ca organization were hosts to the Milk River district
meeting last Saturday. Delegations from Glasgow.
Hinsdale, Opheim and Culbertson attended the gath
ering and participated in the contests and events.
which included a shop work contest, livestock judg-
ing and various sports events.
WOMEN's CLUB MEETS, ELECTS OFFICERS
AT the convention of District five of the Montana
Federation of Women's clubs, Mrs. H. Earl Clack of
Havre was elected district president. Mrs. C. L. Ar
rivee received the office of vice president, Mrs. C. H.
Roberts of Glasgow secretary and Mrs. G. A. James
of Culbertson, treasurer. The new officers will be
installed at the state convention in Butte next year.
lNDOW BROKEN IN Malta CHURCH -
About 20 stained glass window panes were inten-
tionally shattered in the Episcopal church in Malta
last week. The members of the st. Mary's guild has
Just completed having all the windows repaired and
made weather proof for winter use. Although the
building is in the main part of town, no one has any
knowledge of the offenders.
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