The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-27
At Glance.
Brief Bits Of News From
Western Montana
Communities.

church. He returned to Helena Sun.
day afternoon.
| CorvaIlis.-Charles McRae was sum
moned recently to Calumet, Michigan
by the death of his mother, who had
reached the mature age of 81 years
Mr.. McRae expects to be away about
| two weeks.
| corvalIis.-P. NJ. Flugstad has beer
nominated for school trustee to sue
coed himself, but as yet there have
been no nominees for the two positions
held now by A. f. Burrel and O. L
West whose terms expire
Corvailis.-The 5Sth birthday ami
vcrsary of Mrs. John Treece was very
| happily observed Sunday by 80 of hel
relatives who surprised her by com.
ing to the Treece home for the day
\ feature of the occasion was a
sumptuous birthday dinner.
Hamiiton.-A. n. Smith arrived here
yesterday from Missoula to assist Mr.
Stone in the supervision of the con
struction of the sugar factory here
| Mr.. Smiths position will be that of as
| sistant superintendent of construction
| for the Montana Utah Sugar Co.
Hamilton.-Mr and Mrs. w. c. Cul-
bertson, who have been living at the
Ravalli hotel for the past two months
left this afternoon for their home al
The Pines, where they will spend the
summer.
Stevensviile.-The office building OF
| the Farmers and Business Mems as
ISOLATION is today being made ready
| for occupancy. 1t had been planned
to move into the new quarters today
| or tomorrow, but it has been decided
| to have the interior of the building
fixed up for the purpose for which il
is intended before it is occupied
Workmen are today engaged in fitting
| up the place.
StevensvilIe.--Alva Fender, a former
| Stevensville resident, and who for sew
eral years was connected with the To-
cal creamery. is spending a couple OF
| days in Stevensville. Mr.. Fender went
to TT. Benton last fall to accept the
| management of a creamery plant
which was under course of construc-
| ton.
Stevensville.-George Dobbins, son
OF Mrs. Sterling Dobbins, sustained a
broken leg Saturday when he jumped
| from the top of a fence to the ground
This is the second accident in the
Dobbins family within The last two
weeks. The first was when Mrs. Dob.
bins fell on a slippery sidewalk and
| sustained a broken arm.
Vctor.-Russell Hickey returned
home yesterday from Bohemian where
he has been taking a short course in
engineering at the agricultural college
He has accepted the position as en-
gneer for the Victor Reduction COM
pany at the Curlew. The mill was
closed some time ago because of the
| cold weather, but it is expected tc
resume work again this week.
V'ctor.-Mr. and Mrs. Judson Bond
arrived Saturday from Browning
Mont, where Mr.. Bond has been sta
TONED the past winter as an employe
for the United States reclamation
service. Mr.. Bond left on the after
noon train for Portland, Ore, and Mrs
Bond will remain here at the J. J.
Bond home for short visit.
Superior.-Since the heavy snow
slides commenced Superior has had
but intermittent mail service and the
news that traffic would be resumed
Tuesday was very welcome.
Stevensville-B. +. Strange, a veteran
teamster during the civil war, saws
that during weather such as has been
experienced in western Montana this
spring, they kept their mules alive for
several weeks with cottonwood and
brush rations.
st. 'gnat'us.-Mr. G. H. Beckwith is
still confined to his home as the result
OF ar operation some weeks ago. al
though about and glad to see his many
friends.
st. Ignatius.-Harry Mcleod, hard
ware clerk of the Beckwith Mercan-
tile company, is again on the floor AT
the store. He was confined to the
hospital in Missoula for several weeks
with a slight illness.
St. lsnatius-Andy Magee, a pioneer
rancher northeast of st. Ignatius, has
sold his ranch of 100 acres to Thomas
Wald Of Alberta, Canada. The transac-
ton was completed Saturday. Mr.. Ma
gee, after selling all chatels, intends
to seek warmer cline.
st. lgnatius.-George Renward. with
his well-drilling outfit struck water on
the c. d. Worley ranch at 335 feet
with 40 feet of water in the well. He
is at present driving a well on the
Brown-CoN ranch adjoining the town
site.
st. Ignatius.-A. P. Morse, cashier
OF the Mission State bank, with the as
sistance of r. H. Mcbride of the Res
ervation Farmers Grain company. is
auditing the books of the company
preparatory to liquidating all claims of
farmers having wheat in storage. The
benson-Staebek company, grain buy
ers OF Minneapolis. Mimi. have sent a
representative to st. Ignatius to look
after their interests.
st. 'gnatius.-The scarcity of hay