The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-19
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IN PLAINS
INTERESTING GOSSIP FROM THE
BANANA BELT OF PROSPER
Gus SANDERS COUNTY.

Plains, March Observation-Disclosures
day. April Z. will be election day for
this city. when a mayor and three al
dermen win be chosen. Their prom
ises to be considerable rivalry for the
mayoratS, rs the names of several
prominent men have been mentioned.
The judges of election will be: First
ward. G, +. Harlan, Henry Stanton. II.
j. Morrison; second ward, p. c. Carte. ,
Jake Meyers, O. /. Avery. Third ward,
M. M. McGregor, Ed Hand, Alfred
Sears.
George Helterline, a thrifty farmer
and stockman. was recently honored
by being appointed by the governor a
member Of the Montana stock COM
mission for two years for Sanders
county.
The home of MI. and Mrs. Fred
McCully was the scene Of a surprise
party Saturday evening, in honor Of
their son. Ernest, it being his birth
day. over 20 of their neighbors and
friends on he south side of the river
gathered in and enjoyed dancing UNI
I'll midnight, when a tempting supper
was served. The family have recently
build a commodious concrete house on
their farm, three miles from town.
Messrs. George Wells and Harley
Remick are preparing to move their
families out to their reservation farms
this week, Mr.. Remick viii be post
master at Greensprings and Mr.. Wells
expects to go into stock-raising n
farming, THE two gentlemen are In
partnership and recently sold out
: their livery business here. Mrs, Wells
Will be accompanied by her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Pendergrass.
| George l.. Pavy, district manager of
the Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph company at Missoula. has
been here the past few days and is
contemplating the extension of lines
throughout the valley and to Paradise.
Mr.. Pavy is well pleased with the
business report of this valleys line.
Miss Eda Helterline, who has had
charge of the dry goods department of
the Ford < Co. store, has resigned her
position and Miss Grace Cav of Spo-
kane assumed management Monday
morning.
John Monaghan, a real estate dealer
Of Spokane. but formerly a farmer in
this valley, spent several days in town
the past week in business interest. He
has closed several big deals here in
the past six months.
DR.. and Mrs. Hattery left on No. al
Sunday for Portland, Ore, to reside.
Their car OF goods was accompanied
by T.. l.. ~Stockhouse.
DR.. coats of F~renchtoWn, successor
to DIR. Hattery, arrived Monday.
John M. Derr and family leave this
week for Lebanon, Ore. where Mr..
Derr recently purchased Il 40-acre
tract adjoining a town which has
about $500 inhabitants. Mr.. Derr ex-
poets to go into the dairy business.
Land is selling there for 5000 per
acre.
A. f. Marsh was called to Basin,
Wyo., last Sunday to conduct a boost
ing campaign for that fruit belt. He
worked in that capacity there two
years ago with great success.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Ed
wards have received news of Mrs. Ed
wards improvement to such an ex-
tent that she is able to walk around
and that she is enjoying the Cali
fornia winter very much.
DIR. II Mrs. Freeze of Missoula
'ihNC btth NiSitillB tt VIZ IL j, MOI
rison home for several days. the two
aides being sisters,
r. j. Johnston of Harlem, Choutea1t,
county, is spending a couple of weeks
with his brother here. r. l.. Johnson
of the First National bank.
w. Il. Prill recently purchased the
Rothman building and paint shop Of
Mrs, MCGOWAN and will fit mp an up
to-date paint and paper-hanging cs-
adjustment.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Willis of Glas-
gov are visiting relatives and old
time friends. They were residents of
Thompson Falls some Is years ago
and notice many changes since that
time. Mr.. Willis is an extensive stock
grower and IS in the life insurance
business in his home town.
Mr.. Fitzham's of the Pe~ndergass
hotel returned from Butte last week
with his family.
Mrs. Bickford of Missoula returned
home to Missoula Tuesday after Wis
iting with her sister, Mrs. r. S. Let
terman in South Plains.
Mrs. Roy Mcintyre of Spokane is
visiting her parents for a few weeks.