The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-10
At Glance
Brief Bits of News From
Western Montana
Communities.

Plains.-Miss Frances Clark. who
has been attending the University at
Missoula, came home Monday. Miss
| Clark was n member Of the class In
| the department Of pharmacy. This
was her freshman year and she ex-
poets to return to Missoula this fall
to resume her studiess
None of the business houses except
the banks were closed on Tuesday.
which was registration day.
| Two large crews OF men are stead
lily at work in the Vicinity of Plains
ard between here and Camas repair
ing the roads which have been In very
Ind shape
Two cars Of raw recruits passed
Through Plains on No. Al Monday. The
boys got off the train at this place for
a few minutes and with their cheering
and singing soon attracted number
of people to the train. They all were
In the best of spirits and seemed glad
that they We're going to see some ac-
ton in a short time.
Tony Howell went to Missoula Sun.
day to take the examination for the
navy in which he was successful.
i A two-ton Packard truck was re-:
ceived In Plains Tuesday for the
Murry. Transportation company of
camas The machine was shipped
here from Spokane.
Joe Smiley. who has ranch east
of Plains. has started to cut Il large
| ;.ll - bo, ;e.< iii oct
that any hay has been cut around
Plains for n number of years.
Jack Fischer Of Little Bitter Root is
q patient this week. Jack is laid up
with the erysipelas.
The Plains yards OF the N. p. are
full of freight trains which have been
left here on account of the fact that
1.-THE yards at Paradise are also full
and no trains hauling freight can be
handled there for the present.
Mr.. I. r. McCully and wife left
Tuesday morning in their Studebaker
car for Hamilton for n weeks visit
with friends. Mr.. McCully is pros
porous ranchcr of the south side.
4 Mrs. r. w. Simpson and daughter
Alice. departed the first Of the week
for Pullman where Earl Simpson has
been attending the civil engineering
department of the Washington univer-
sity. They will have n short visit with
him before he leaves for the coast as
he has enlisted in the engineering
corps of the army.
, The continued heavy rains of ths
, past two weeks are causing some wor-
: ry among the farmers of the Plain.
valley, as they fear that the crops will
: rot in the ground If warmer ant
, slightly drier weather does not com.
pretty soon.
County Assessor j. A. Greene o
l Thompson Falls was a Plains visitor
the first half of this week Mr.. Green,
is attending to tax matters in this par
of the county now and Is being as
sisted by r. c. Carter of this place
a Miss Coda Whalcy has returned
, from Cheney, WASH, where she wa
recently graduated from the Washing
ton state Normal school. Miss Whale
has secured a position as tpcher Il
:, the Plains schools for the next term
: corvallis.-Mr. and Mrs. W. "
. Walls Of Drummond visited friend
here Friday.
Fullerton and Son of Hamilton in
stalled a water system Friday in tn
home of w. d. Lear.
Carlton.--Mrs. Win Davis of Veto
y and Mrs. Alic Collins Of Wisdom wer
. guests of Mrs. Schrader last week.
DR. Thomas has come from Mime
apolis to spend the summer with he
sister. Mrs. Cottrell. who went eas
from here last fall to consult eye spe
cialists, and had one eye operated Q
3 by noted doctor in Chicago.
The circle will meet with Mrs. Her
Erickson Tuesday afternoon, the dat
being changed on account of anotht
meeting on Thursday.
> John jones' Jr., has gone to st. Il
- natius. where he is working for II
:. Y. s. r. s.
~ Flag day. June IA. will be observe
.. in fitting manner The ladies of II
u W. II. c. and some invited friends wi
usual flag day ceremonies they W
have dinner.
. The W. r. c. met last Thursd:
with Mrs. Jones. There was good a
tendance and an interesting meetin
Mrs. Smith, Miss Smith and Nj
Wilburn went to Corvallis Wednesd'
night to attend the dedication Ger
:. mony of the Odd Fellows hall.
~ Mr.. Miller has a new granddaught,
~ The young lady arrived Wednesday
AT the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawren
lHowland in Missoula.
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