The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-06-30

trict and while they are sorry to hear
of the change and still glad that he
is making a good advancement. lie
will be succeeded here by Harry
Fuqua of Red Lodge, who has taken
charge this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Gauen and chill
dren. Mr. and Mrs. |. o. Perl and Mr..
and Mrs. C. Y. Schwindt comprised a
Bridger party that motored to Mystic
Lake Sunday. They report having
had fine time but found the climb
up to the Montana Power company
plant a little strenuous.
Joe Henry, superintendent for the
Midwest Oil company, IN the Grass
Greek field, accompanied by Clarence
Eddy, who is superintendent in the
Salt Greek field for the same COM
pany, were in Bridger Saturday while
on their way for an inspection of the
Dry Greek drilling operations.
Bridger people were considerably
pleased when receiving word that the
contract for the construction and
graveling of the road between the
Heiser beet dump and Edgar had been
let to a Billings firm of contractors
When completed this will give us a
gravel highway all the way to Bill
lings.
Three Norman Elders from Billings
attended the Later Day Saint Sun
day school, held in the Ingram hall in
Belfry Sunday. They were met here BY
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Youst of Belfrv
and accompanied by the Misses Mar
garet and Jewell Stevens of Bridger.
Mutual was held the same evening at
s o'clock, the Elders returning to Bill
llngs Wednesday.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
are sponsoring a silver tea to be given
at the Pengel home in Bridger Fri
day afternoon with the following pro-
gram; Piano solo-Mrs. Pengle; read
ing-Miss Madeline Steele; musical
reading-Miss Avis Walters; piano
solo-Mrs. Hazel Barlow; reading by
Miss Alice Marie Gauen: reading by
Miss Bette Midget.
The following were registered at
the Antler's hotel this week: H. E.
Hagan, L. R. Darnbelleck, E. O.
RaIlsback, VIM. Clifford, P. H. Part
ridge and H. E. Menecke, of Billings.
K. G. Stone, Ellen Stone, Ross, North
Dakota; B. W. Phayre, F. L. Phayre.
and wife, Pitchfork, Wyo.; James I.
Brown, Denver; W. NJ. Organ. Svca-
more, ILL.,; L. C. DAILY, Helena. G. o.
Fofsman, Albert NJ. Hill, Clark, Wyo.
A great deal of interest is center
ed on the irrigation ditch being con-
structed by J. O. Higham and Claude
foust of Belfry to irrigate their res
pective ranches. Water will be pump
ed by an electric motor from the
river into the ditch, current being
furnished by the power line at Belfry
The pump and motor are already in
stalled and only a small amount OF
ditch work remains to be done be-
fore starting operations.
To correct an error in last weeks
items in regard to the Earl Rhodes
accident between here and Fromberg
the fault being laid to someone's care
less driving; we have since been in
formed that the accident was caused
by Mr.. Rhodes car swerving across
the road into another car driven b,
Russell Roberts and family of Rob
erts. Mr. Roberts Immediately brough
Mr.. Rhodes and little boy back tt
Bridger after the mishap.
Funeral services were held in The
Catholic church Saturday morning al
10 o'clock for the late Andrew Slass
who was found dead at his ranch home
east of Golden, Tuesday afternoon
1t was the opinion of the coroner anC
others that he had probably died the
day before from hemorrhages, severa
of which he had had previously. Rev
Father Patrick Joyce of Billings con
Quoted the services and Ed Lovegreen
George Hammer, R. N. Barrows, Mike
Truman, Elmer Miller and Mike Sc
cora acted as pallbearers. Intermen-
was made in the Bridger cemetery
No known relatives Of the deceased
have been located at this time.