Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-08-05
NEWS OF OUR NElCHBORS

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MALTA CITY HALL DEDICATED sATURDAY
"A full evening of entertainment. including a pro-
gram. games and dancing was sponsored by the Malta
fire department last Saturday night as a dedication Of
the city hall recently completed there.
OUR JUvENLE CASES AT POPLAR
Appreciated in the act OF removing magnetos and
tubing from machinery for the purpose OF subsequent
sale. four Poplar youngsters we're recently sent into
the district court, and their cases heard by Judge
Paul, who will render his decision at a later date.
BOY Is DROWNED IN IRRIGATION DITCH
Alex Robert. 1s-month-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Jackson of rural Sidney. was drowned last Sun
day in an irrigation ditch near his home. The body
was found by the father. shortly after the ~youngstsr
was missed from the family group.
SIDNEY HOST TO DAKOTA DELEGATION
About 275 North Dakota business men and city Of
hcials Of the Observation-Disclosures vicinity were taken on
a tour of the Yellowstone valley near Sidney last
Wednesday. The visitors were shown the dam struc-
lures, irrigation projects and crop stands.
RELIEF TO ARRIVE, sCOBEY
Several tons OF apples, prunes. onions and pow
dered milk are expected to arrive in Scobey soon, for
distribution to the more than 500 families on the
county relief rolls. according to the commodities de-
partment of the public welfare office.
FIRE DESTROYS GLASGOW ROADHOUSE -
The Riverside Inn, first roadhouse constructed as a
result of the Fort Peck dam boom, was completely
burned last Thursday morning. the fire being of I'M
known origin. The resort had recently changed own
ership but had not been in operation since last win
ter.
FALL FROM FREIGHT KILLS SEATTLE MAN
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]. Carl Carlson near Dodson, last Sunday morning.
According to witnesses. he was walking from one car
to another when a lurch of the train caused him to
lose his balance. He was believed to be enroute from
Fort Peck to his home In Seattle.
H EAR GLASGOW
Resulting from the explosion OF a kerosene stove,
a fire destroyed the clubhouse of the Glasgow golf
club last Wednesday. The caretaker's family, who
were occupying the building. were unhurt, but their
possessions and a quantity of golf equipment were
destroyed.
MAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF DAM PROJECT -
More than 1000 Sx1O progress photographs Of the
Fort Peck dam project have been taken since the be-
ginning of work in 1888. Besides these still pictures
approximately so, 900 feet of motion picture Aim have
been used in recording every phase and stage Of con-
struction. 1t is estimated that by the time the project
is completed there will be 5000 still pictures on file.
BAINvnLE AND POPLAR DAMS
Two additional water conservation projects have
been approved for northeastern Montana, the Poplar
river and Bainville dams having received an okey
from the state water board and the works progress
administration engineer. Details Of the plans are be-
ing worked out at present, but the exact number Of
men to be employed has not been determined.
COMPANIES WILL Go TO ENCAMPMENT-
The Glasgow unit Of the Montana national guard will
leave Glasgow August II for Camp Murray. Wash,
where they will participate in the war maneuvers Of
the 41st division of the Fourth army. The mimic war
will provide training in mobilization, concentration
and field exercises. conducted under conditions sim
liar to modern warfare.
HIGHWAY EAST OF SCOBEY-
Resorting to pioneer methods of highway robbery,
bandits herded a group of horses onto the highway
east of Scobey last Friday morning, stopped Nimrod
Gaines of Flaxville and at the point of a gun took his
watch and $2S in cash and ordered him to "get go
ing" Although the event was reported at once to
county officials no suspects have been located.