The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
WESTERN MONTANA
At a Glance
Brief Bits of News From
Western Montana.

ing after spending a few days in the
city.
Word has .been received from Lloyd
& Roberts. now stationed in the Forty
eighth aero squadron at Fort sam
Houston, Texas, that he has been or
dered to the aviation school at Aus
tin. Texas. Mr.. Roberts resigned ms
position as manager of the Hamilton
Book store company last April, TO en-
ter the aviation corps.
The senior class of the Hamilton
high school entertained the freshman
at a Yamn Yama party Saturday eve
ming at the high school building.
Miss Geraldine Womsley entertained
the freshman class AT her home last
Friday evening.
Charles T.. Butterfeld, manager Of
the Valley Mercantile company shoe
department, resigned his position and
enlisted Sunday AT Missoula in the ord
ance department of the United States
army.
St, iunatius-Postmaste O'Connell
| is putting a new front into the post
office. and has ordered new lock boxes.
This will be IA great Improvement as
the growth of the town demands more
room for the increased mail.
A game of basketball was played be-
| tween the high school team and the
reclamation team and was won by the
reclamation boys, they being too heavy
for the school team. The game was
played in the Equity hall, Friday eve
ming.
X. f. Tyler will leave for Idaho in a
few days. where he intends to remain
for the winter.
Eddie TurnaSe has recovered from
a very serious case of typhoid fever
and is now around again. He vii
leave in few days for California
where he expects to recover his health
He will be accompanied by his mother
and Miss Turner. the trained nurse.
NJ j. O'Lary has gone to Helena t.
spend the holidays with relatives ane
friends.
A thaw came Sunday night and tool
about all the snow off the fields.
The hard times dance given in thu
opera house Friday evening was fairl,
well attended. A number of prize
We're given for best costumes and bes
dancers.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
; George Cobalt is dangerously i'll.
George Desmond, who it is stated
has confessed to robbing the postoffic
here was quite well known here, bu
it is stated he went under anothe
name while here.
Clinton-Mrs. George Brien spen
Wednesday and Thursday in Butte do
ing Christmas shopping.
: The Clinton schools will close 70
two weeks during the Christmas holi
: days.
Alex Peers spent the week end i
; Missoula Visiting Relatives and friend.
Miss Leone Capehart of the Clinic
(. schools spent Saturday and Sunday i
, Missoala doing Christmas shoppin
and visiting friends.
r. w. Angevine had a crew Of me
at his ranch near here Saturday butch
ering cattle and hogs.
r. .lohn Milward spent Sunday in Mil
town visiting friends.
Mrs. George Bren went to Missoul
Saturday morning 10 transact bushes
Mrs. J. G. Orr of Clinton and daugl
ter Gertrude of the l7renchtown schoo
spent Saturday together in Missoul
doing Christmas shopping.
William Richard has transferred pa
of his logging crew to his large cam
at Ludlow, where he is engaged in se
ting out Stulls for the a. c. NJ. con
y pany.
d George Belshaw has been spending
Il week at his home in Clinton. He
d at present engaged in the logging bus
y ness at Jake, Mont.
C The Clinton Whist club met at Il
d Union hall Saturday evening.
* Mrs. y. G. Ask has so far recover,
= from her recent illness that she WI
n able to go to Missoula Saturday.
= Miss Myra Airport went to Nilsson
Monday to accept position in the
W. G. A.
G. T.. Parent, Il rancher near Bonit
went to Frenchtown Friday to spei
the day with his daughter, Mrs. Vii
cent
Henry Lehr'S tine span of bay hors
became frightened when the lynch p
II broke. releasing the whffle trees fro
~ the sleigh. They We're caught at Il
IS Northern Pacific depot. The only dan
II age was a broken harness, and t
: horses legs were badly bruised fire.
le the whiffletrees.
I'd Mrs. +. j. Bender of Mssoula spe
II the week end in Clinton, visiting MI
re A. l. Coon.