Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-08-12
NEWS OF OUR NElGHDOKJ
WILLISTON BOY SWALLOWS BEARING :

wIILIsTON BOY SWALLOWS BEARING :
A half-inch roller bearing which slipped down the
bronchial tube of Emmett Miller when he swallowed
it was removed in Minot by a specialist. The ball
bearing had become firmly embedded in the lung.
GLASGOW CHOOL ADDITION POSTPONED
After all bids had been submitted and none came sat
isfactorily within the districts budget, the Glasgow
school board decided to postpone making additions
to the Glasgow school building for furthering voca
tional education.
WOLF POINT BANK L%QUIDATES ACCOUNTS
The First National bank of Wolf Point. at a meet
Ing OF the stockholders, has decided to l~iquidate the
institution. and sell the building to the First State
bank of Wolf Point. The bank will close Its doors AZ
soon as all accounts can be settled.
POPLAR REGION BADLY HIT BY HAIL :
The fine irrigated fields and gardens in the Missouri
river valley near Poplar were swept by a very de-
structive hail storm Sunday. Vegetables and grain
crops were crushed and pounded. destroyed beyond
hope of recovery. The hailstorm was very local In ma
ture.
DUCK SEASON VII OPEN OCTOBER 9th
With practically the same regulations and bag limits
In force the duck season for 1887 will open on o.
tober 9 for thirty days. Restrictions on many gamA
birds are still being enforced, as they have been for
the past two years. All hunters are required to have
a federal stamp permit.
CAR HITS DITCH ON SCOBEY HIGHWAY =
When the key In the tie rod came out Of the car
owned by Howard She'll OF Scobey slid into loose
gravel and into the ditch northwest of Scobey last
Tuesday. The car was badly dented and bent in sew
eral places but the driver was uninjured. Mr.. She'll
had insurance on the car.
FIRE IN WOLF POINT NEWSPAPER OFT7OA
"A fire of unknown origin destroyed much Of the
building and equipment Of the Wolf Point Herald Of
fee last Monday morning, beginning apparently in
the paper stock and spreading to other parts of the
structure. The ruined machinery, including press and
linotype, were covered by insurance.
SLEEPING SICKNESS KILLING HORSES
An unexpected and severe outbreak of sleeping sick
ness is killing horses all over northeastern Montana,
with the outbreak seeming to center around Scobey.
The county agent there reports that at least ten hors-
es have died of the disease within the last week,
while many more are sick. The disease is transmitted
by the bite of flies and mosquitoes.
TRUCK CROWDED OFF ROAD AT GLASGOW
When a car swerved sharply to his side on the
highway a few miles east of Glasgow, Henry McLain.
Great Falls truck driver, was forced into the ditch
with a large tank trailer truck. Although the cab was
undamaged and therefore the driver uninjured, the
tank was considerably damaged. No trace Of the
road hog has been found, McLain being unable to
describe either him or his car.
ASHUA BUY EXTNGUISHING EQUIPMENT
A full line of fire fighting equipment that should be
sufficient to have any possible fire under command
has been purchased by the city Of Nashua. The new
equipment includes a fire wagon, a chemical engine,
and several hundred feet Of hose. This with the water
system and conveniently placed hydrants recently in
stalled, should enable the city to cope with any disas-
ter efficiently.
CAR STRIKES DEAD HORSE ON HIGHWAY
way east of Scobef, Frank White of Shelby and his
party were uninjured but the car was smashed too
badly to be driven. The horse, which some other car
had previously struck, had had its leg broken and had
been shot bu customs officials, who had driven to Sco-
hey to have someone remove the horse. White struck
1t before they returned.
10000 VISITORS SEE FORT PECK PROJECT
Figures resulting from both statistics and estim-
ates place the number of tourists who have viewed
the worlds largest dirt dam at 40, 900. Cars from
every state in the union except Louisiana have been
noted and tourists have registered from Canada, ia
Panama. According to estimates. by the end of this
year there will have been rs, 900 visitors at the dam
site.
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