The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-17
WESTERN MONTANA
At a Glance
Brief Bits Of News From
Western Montana.

Superior.--Georgc L. Dean and
Ivan r. Merrck went to Missoula Sat
nrday to attend the case of the heirs
Of Lichi Simahu against the Chicago.
| Milwaukee and st Paul Railway COM
! pany. where they will testify as wit
nesses. Simanu was killed by ont Of
the defendant company's trains las:
spring. and his heirs have Brought suit
| for $4,000.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Wright. the county sup
I erintendcnt. visited .Alberton schools
| this week.
! James L. Stewart, II forest ranger
working near Superior. was admitted
! to citizenship at Il session of The dis
triat court on Tuesday evening.
| r. +. Berry. who is United S,atcs
| commissioner at Superior, will offer
| homestead proof in a few days before
| the district clerk at that place. The
| Berry HOMESTEAD is located few mil, 5
west of Iron Mountain.
Midnight maraudcrs visited tie
| saloon of James Masser some time
| between the closing hour and dayli@ht
the morning of December Is and re-
, lievnd the premises of six quarts Of
old Crow whiskey
4 Rcd Cross social and dance at
the Redmen's hall Saturday night was
well attended and the profits con
siderable. 4 donation from the local
Rrbekah lodge swelled the Red Cross
funds $40 this week
"A large number Of witnesses from
Mullan and Wallace who spent last
week in Superior in attendance upon
| the Kuhn trial returned to their
homes on Friday.
A. y. Whitlock announces that the
| case of Alex Kuhn, convicted of muir
| der bv n jury at Superior last Thurs
day. will he appealed to the supreme
court Kuhn will be sentenced by
Judge I.entz Monday
Mrs Winnie Spanncth and Mrs.
Jesse Moore visited Wallace last
week where Mrs. Moore received med
zeal attention.
Captain Shields of Wallace, once an
old timer hereabouts and now court
bAiIiff Of Shoshnne county. Idaho, Wis
tied Superior friends early last week.
Mrs Ivan T.. Merrick and little son
Of Superior returned home last week
| i.fter a visit with relatives in Butte.
Ray Il. Webb, special agent for the
Milwaukee, visited in superior on
| Wednesday last. Mr.. Webb goes in
| few days to Chicago to make his
/ annual report.
George Q. koontz, now employed at
| Mullan, came over to visit his family
| last week and was seized upon by the
sheriff and pressed into jury duty.
Four damage cases against the Mil
| wauiee railroad ware settled out of
court last week. the defendant COM
pany paying for stock injured and
killed.
| The initial work on the new draft
wis done at Superior Saturday when
the local board. consisting OF DR.. Ell
mer Iessler. Sheriff Charles Hoffman
md j. d. Dwyer with Mrs. Pearl
| Boyer. clerk, met in executive session
This board will work with the IegaI
advisory board for Mineral county
which organized last week while Judge
LentZ was here.
Sula-Mr. and Mrs. Edgar 4. Blake
entertained Thursday evening in honor
of Mr.. 1slake's mother, Mrs. NJ. A
Blake. and sister. Miss Elsie, who left
Saturday for Missoua. After a shor1
tvsit there. they will go to California
for the winter.
Commissioner Edwards returned
from Hamilton Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Wetzsteor
We're business visitor in Hamilton OF
Wednesday and Thursday.
| Henry Smith of Hamilton, made i
business visit to Sula Tuesday.
| Carlton-Thr Sewing circle met or
Thursday at the home of Mrs. Murphy
Mr.. kronps spent two or three day
! ia t'renchtown.
Mrs. Lew Wemrlc is staying in Mis-
soula q couple Of weeks. a guest il
| The home of Mrs. Crisman.
School will close mex, Friday after
n noon for the Christmas holiday Their
will lac an entertainment in the even
ing
Mrs, chris Johnson is here from Mis-
with his parents.
Emil Hcndricksou is working il
Missoula
Tho heavy fail of snow Of a few
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