Plentywood herald., 1937-07-15
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS


FATALITIES FOR 4TH CEIEBRATOKs HIGH
Fatal casualties among celebrators of the GLORIOUS
Fouth' reached high of 400 this year. while the
United States celebrated the anniversary of its inde-
pendence Hospitals and undertaking parlors did an
overtime business all during the 4th and 5th Traf-
dc accidents took by far the largest toll with drown
inss rating second, and deaths from fireworks de-
creasing
IMPORTANT VISITOR AT FORT PECK
The scene of the worlds dirt dam had distinguished
visitor on the Fourth of July the person of Major
General Edward Markham, Chief of Engineers in the
United States army The major general inspected ev-
cry phase OF the project and expressed himself as
peing greatly pleased with the plan construction
of the engineers and civilian assistants
WOMAN INJURED IN CAR-OOW COLLISION
When the model A Ford coupe in which she was
riding struck cow on the highway south of Sco-
bey. Mrs Wilfred LaCombe of Park Grove received
cuts and bruises serious enough to require hospital
attention Neither the driver Of the his wife
injured. The was badly damaged and the
killed
BLAZE AT SCOBEY DAMAGES STORE -
fire of unknown origin but thought to be caused by
spontaneous combustion did considerable damage to
the Johnson hardware store in Scobey last Monday
Both the and the city fire department made ef-
forts to extinguish the blaze and much of the loss
estimated was caused by water soaking as well as
fire.
PEAK OF EMPLOYMENT PASSED AT DAM
Employment figures for June 80 show that there are
1886 men now employed the Fort Peck project
This is a decrease of 162 since the middle of June
and would to indicate that the high point of en-
ployment has been passed for the year. with
the diversion tunnels and spillway completed
CIRCUS PERFORMER HURT AT WHEELER
A fall from high trapeze during her act at the
Wheeler performance Of the eirband circus resulted
in serious neck injury for Mile Gladys Thourneau
well known of the most daring aeraliss in the
United States Doctors in charge of the believe in
the possibility of her recovery.
GAS THIEF SENTENCED FOR INVENTION -
An ingenious suction pump fixture attached to the
motor of his car, enabling him to obtain free sup
ply of gas from any parked beside him. resulted
in $50 fine for Monte Martin of Park Grove when
he araigned in Glasgow after being
caught with his invention in operation.
NEW PASTOR FOR MEDICINE LAKE, FROID
The Congregational churches of Medicine Lake and
Frod being served by the Rev. r. L. Cosand,
who arrived recently at Medicine Lake to take over
his duties there He succeeds Rev. Goodson who left
the parish last fall
BOY DROwNs IN MILK RIVER TRAGEDY
nine -yea-od boy, Glen Davis of South Wagner,
drowned in the Milk river last Saturday. The accident
occurred at the Phillips county annual Farm Bureau
picnic as result collision of motor boats
the river.
MAN INJURED IN CLOSURE is DEAD
The only injured in the process of closing up the
old Missouri channel at Fort Peck dam two weeks
ago died last Saturday at the Glasgow hospital. The
John Lindgren of Wolf Point
WILLlISTON HOST TO HUGE CROWDS
Officials of the American Legion celebration commit
tee estimate that 10000 persons In Willison
during the two-day celebration of Independence Day
on July 4th and 5th.