The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-20
WESTERN MONTANA NEWS Of INTEREST
Alta Glance
Brief Bits Of New. From
Western Montana.

WeSISIU MOHI2Ila.
| Darby. r. Mcwhorter. postoffice
inspector checked up the Darby office
Friday between trains. lie compile
mented the postmaster on the manner
in which his accounts are kept.
Sergeant Howard Dudley left Thurs
day for Vancouver Barracks. Wash, to
take the examination for Vest Point.
i Mr. and Mrs. T. A. johnson and fam
lily have returned TO Darby from Ana
conda, where they have been living for
several months.
H. A. Cox and family, who have been
living on the johnson place. on the
West Fork, passed through Darby
Friday with their live stock, wagons.
and household goods. They are unde-
cided as to where they will locate.
/ The Yeomen went to Ross Hole and
gave their play. 1.-THE Dust OF the
! Earth" Saturday night. There was a
good crowd and they made about s4o.
| Mr., and Mrs. A. p. Nickel enter
tianed a few friends at dinner Satur-
day evening the occasion being the
third anniversary of their marriage.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. n.
Ia. Ostergren and children: MI ana
Mrs. Sever Thompson and little oaueh-
| ter Hazel and Mr. and Mrs. w. r. FOL
linger and children.
corvajiis.-M. ]. Kelly, Occur
d'Alenc CITY merchant. was here Mon
cav to visit at the home OF his mother
| n-law, Mrs. Nancy Simmons.
Miss Richard and Miss Alice Chat
fin. Leland Summers and Gilbert Cna1-
Tin were Missoula visitors Sunday. by
automobile.
victor.-Rev. and Mrs. G. G. Gull
|bertson and little son. Robert. left yes
terday for Santa Anna. California.
where they will spend a couple OF
weeks with Mr.. Culbertson's mother
and brother. From California they
will go to New Haven, Conn. where
they expect to make their home.
Russell r. Hickey Of the aviation
corps, located at Vancouver, wash, IS
home on a Is days. leave of absence.
Mr.. Hickey says he likes the work
fine and receives the best of treat
mcnt.
The Junior class of the local high
school will stage the play "Too Many
Husbands Saturday night at the o2-
era house. The proceeds viii go to the
Junior Red Cross, which was recently
/ Q, ganized and yesterday received thcir
charter of membership.
St. Ionatius.--M. J. Forseil. assistant
principal in the public. school, left Fri
day for Spokane, where he will be ex-
amined for enlistment in the army de-
partment of forestry. If accepted h"
will make short visit here before
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After a few days of bright weathc.
quite a rain fell Monday and the farm
ers say these rains indicate q good
crop this year.
Superintendent Theodore Sharp Of
the Indian agency brought Mrs. Mccoy.
matron for the Indians. to st. Ignatius,
and she will reside here during the
summer.
Superior.-The st. Regis school in
Mineral county opened Monday morn
ing after a two weeks shutdown oc-
casioned by an epidemic of measles.
Organizer Davies of Butte visited
Superior Monday and at a meeting at
the school auditorium there was Gre
ated the Superior War Savings soci-
ETY. with Jesse Daily. president; E. y.
Hord, vice president. and NJ. Leota.
Wright. secretary.
Close to $40 was realized from door
receipts at st. Patrick's day dance
at Red Mems hall Saturday night. The
receipts went to the Red Cross.
The Tarbox ranch near Quartz
changed hands on Thursday last when
a. T. Johnston concluded negotiations
with Mrs. Tarbox- Belts and took over
this well known property. The con-
| sideration was $500.
Elmer Hershey Of Missoula will ad-
dress Superior people after the basket
ball game Wednesday evening at the
high school auditorium, on Syrian and
T, Armenian relief work.
| George l.. Dean and County Attorney
! Merrick made a hike to the DR.. Eddy
claims on Trout creek late last week
and included a fishing trip in the Incl
dentals Of the journey.
! Romantic Knights OF Columbus
theid their annual entertainment and
dance Saturday night. The Roman
hall was crowded to the doors. Dur
ing the evening splendid patriotic ad
dresses were made by Messrs. Par
sons, Mulroney and Owens of Missoula
and Professor F. c. Becker Of Roman.
The proceeds Of this dance were for q
| patriotic fund.
| Mr.. Taulbee with his family has
moved here from Oklahoma. Mr.. Taui-
bee purchased the Couture farm Of $50
i acres seven miles southwest OF Roman.
This is one OF the very best irrigated
farms in this valley. Mr.. Taulbec is
a progressive farmer and thinks this
is one OF the best irrigated sections he
has ever seen. He says that there will
be other farmers from his section who
Twin probably locate. here In the near
future.
4 +. w. Friske has removed his fam