Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-03-18
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS

MANY STILL EMPLOYED AT FORT PECK
The latest figures released from the Fort Peck en-
ployment office reveal that approximately 1000 men
are now employed on the project.
WOLF POINT MAN GETS JAIL. SENTENCE
Albert vassar was convicted Of assault in the third
degree at Wolf Point last week and was sentenced to
serve six months in the county Jail.
POPLAR TAKES N-DEpENDEN TOURNEY
Poplar Independents defeated Culbertson 81 to AZ In
the anal game of the independent hoop tourney at
Culbertson last week. Peerless placed third and
Brockton fourth.
COURTHOUSE FRI Is ExTINGUISHED-
A 6re caused by spontaneous combustion of an oil
soaked rag was quickly extinguished In the Williams
county courthouse last week. The blaze was accid-
entally discovered by o. o. Huseby. register of deeds.
INJURED CAGE PLAYERS ARE
Three members of the Wllliston high school bas-
ketbalI team are recovering In a Minot hospital from
injuries received when their car overturned when
they were returning from a basketball playof at MAD
dan.
MEXICAN SENTENCED TO PENITENTIARY-
Juan Lopez, Mexican beet worker. was sentenced to
two years in the state penitentiary following convic-
ton on a charge of slaughtering a sheep owned by
the Holly Sugar corporation of Sidney. The man had
a past criminal record.
MERELY A TYPOGRAPHICAL
Announcing that Helen Huseby of the Missouri
Ridge community near Williston had been granted
final citizenship papers, the Williams County Farmers
Press. Williston publication. headed the story as fol-
lows: Final Rites Held for Helen Huseby." Well.
everyone is entitled to his own opinion!
plan BOAT RACE UP RIVER
The Fort Benton Kiwanis club has challenged the
Glasgow Kiwanians to a boat race up the Missouri
river from st. Louis to Fort Benton. The race is pro-
posed by the Fort Benton club to recall the glories
of Missouri river navigation in pioneer days. The
Glasgow club has not yet accepted.
RAID GAMBLING DEN AT WHLdSTON-
Williams county authorities raided a gambling den
below the Ding Dong beer parlor at Williston last
week and arrested Vic Volney. who was charged with
operation a gambling game. Gambling equipment and
poker chips were seized. volney appear before Police
Magistrate Butler the next day and was fined $33.
INVESTIGATE DEATH OF MALTA BOY
Expressing dissatisfaction with the investigation OF
the states attorney staff in probing the death of
Loyal Kline, former Malta youth, at the State Indus
trial school at Miles City. County Attorney Gabriel
of Phillips county has re-opened the case by inducing
the attorney general to push further Investigation.
Relatives contend the boy died under suspicious cir
cumstances.
JOHN AKER ENTENCED TO STATE PEN
John Akers was sentenced to five years In the state
penitentiary on each of two indictments for alleged
horse stealing, the sentences to run concurrently.
Akers was convicted at the last term OF district court
at Wolf Point. OF the convicted men In an alleged
ring one, Louis Marsh of Plentywood, has been
granted a new trial and two have appealed their
cases.
WAR vETERAN IS KILLED BY TRAIN
The body of Geo. w. Songer, transient World war
veteran, was found near the railroad tracks at Snow
den, apparently killed by a train. Both legs were
broken and he was gashed about the head and face.
Papers in his pockets revealed he had been recently
employed on the Fort Peck project. A partner of the
victim, John thompson. was probably saved from the
same fate when he was detained at Glasgow by Valley
county officers to answer a criminal charge.
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