The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-02-10
EDGAR CRIST

III Va AAA MAN,
Last week was an extremely bad
week for Edgar Basketball players. A
total of six games were played by the
two high school teams and the hide
pendent teams and Edgar came out
with the short end of the score in all
games. Saturday evening at the local
gym the boys and girls basketball
teams met the Bearcreek teams. The
Bearcreek boys took home the glory
Eby score of "a to Is while the girls
won their game by score of 81 to
H. hurry of Bearereek officiated and
Markuson of Edgar umpired the boys
game. The Longhorns naotored to Abb
sarokee Friday evening to play a re-
turn game there with the Independent
team and lost by d score of q to IL.
During the game. F. Jensen suffered
severe sprain. of the left hand but
| owing to having only five players he
was forced to play the game through.
Also during this game A.. Steif had
the misfortune to have the cartilage
cracked in his knee which will keep
him from the game the balance of the
season. Saturday night they met the
Columbus team at Columbus and
again met with defeat. M. Dowell and
G. Joppa joined the team there but
were unable to foil the fast work Of
the Columbus five. Dowell was espec-
tally off during this game, only finding
the hoop for one basket. The Long
horns will play the Independent team
from Bearcreek at the local gym We'd
nesday evening, while the high school
teams will beeidle, awaiting the Clarks
Fork Valley tournament at Fromberg
Friday and Saturday. The local boys
drew Bearcreek for the opener and
their second game will no doubt be
with Belfry or Joliet.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Bailey and Mr..
and Mrs. O. F. Vaught. entertained a
group Of friends at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Bailey Wednesday and
Friday evenings. The evenings were
spent in playing 5000 after which
lovely lunch was served. On Wednes-
day evening Miss Alma Lacock and
Otto Jensen won high honors with
Mrs. G. Belenske and L. M. Gibson
sharing consolation. On Friday eve
ming R. H. Larimoe and Mrs. /.
Reams won high honors with Mrs. K.
Burris and Lester Orr sharing con-
ISOLATION
The Ladies Aid gave a community
programme at the high school gym
Wednesday evening to- raise money to
furnish the new basement at the
church. A very good programme was
rendered, after which coffee, pie and
sandwiches were served.
Sunday evening opened the Edgar
Theatre under the management of L.
G, and Ray Jensen. It is planned to
have picture show every Sunday
evening from now ON. The machine
which they have installed did not
work up to standard Sunday evening,
but an expert will be secured this
week to see that it is in proper work
ing order before the next show. Mr..
G. G. Crossen of Fromberg very cour-
.teously assisted the management in
the show Sunday evening. Music for
the show was furnished by Smithy,s
Six of Pryor.
The MacKey Sheep Co. loaded and
shipped ten cars of lambs from the To-
cal station last week. They still have
ten cars left at the corrals that they
viii ship in few weeks.
+ S. M. Thornton has purchased the
Hal Lumber Company stock Of farm
implements and machinery and is SELL
ing what he can there before moving
the balance to Edgar to add to his
stock here.
( Geo. Fox Of Laurel has leased the
Scally ranch east Of Edgar and has
moved his family there.