The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-01-27


c. L. Hart and William Sehumm
were Billings passengers Wednesday.
W. D. Wilson passed through Edgar
Monday on his way to Fromberg.
]. P. Wetstein was a Billings Wis
itor Friday.
R. J. Thornton, F. B. Humphrey and
J. Z. Patterson were Billings visitors
Monday.
Mrs Ida Hartman left Friday morn
ing for visit with her folks at Den
yer.
Harold Bateman, coach at the high
school, has been confined to his bed
the past week with la grippe.
Three basketball games are sched-
uled at Edgar for the coming week;
Bridger, Tuesday evening; Pryor,
Wednesday evening; and Laurel Fri
day evening.
Several cars of local people motored
to Billings both Monday and Tuesday
evening to see "Ben Hur" at the Bah
cock theatre.
Mrs. R. NJ. Porter has been sub
shutting in the third and fourth
grade room during the illness of the
regular teacher, Besse Frates.
S. S. Hathaway of Pryor was Bill
ings passenger Thursday, Mr.. Jen-
sen going to Pryor that day to take
Mr.. Hatheway's place in the store.
The w. D. Wilson family were en-
tertained at a six o'clock dinner al
the Holstein residence Friday even
ing.
Mrs. ]. F. Long left Thursday for 6
visit with her mother at Los Angeles
California. From there she expects tt
go to Stockton for a visit with hel
daughters and to return home about
the first of April
]. I. O'Donell returned Friday eve
ming from two weeks trip and visi
at Portland, Oregon. Mr.. O'Donnell il
very much impressed with Portland
and the surrounding country. He vii
leave Edgar for Grand Forks, N. D.
she first of the week to make his hom
There.
A literary program given by tn
Edgar Woman's Club, assisted by tn
local school, was given at the loca
gym Wednesday evening. An old tim
dance followed the program. A goo
crowd attended although the weathe
conditions were against them.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Patterson er
= tertained a number of friends at SO
!, at their home in Edgar last Monda
evening. Mrs. F. G. Helstein and I
: NJ. Markusen won first prizes viii
Mrs. S. M. Thornton shared consol;
ton with Lester Orr. Light refresl
! ments were served at II ?. M.
1 While returning from Ryegate la
week Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Stokes hs
the misfortune of going over an en-
bankment, wrecking the car but wit
! only minor injuries to Mrs. Stoke
Mr.. Stokes came out without scratc
Mr.. Stokes had the car taken I
Roundup where he traded it in on
new Chevrolet sedan.
February % has been officially 81
! as Edgar Farm Rally Day. AS
I the past htree years this date will /
4 set aside by the majority of the peopl
in the Clarks Fork Valley, as we
as Rock Greek Valley, as a day j
I 1927 when everything else must /
1 set aside and attend this Rally fc
Word was received this week frol
! R. H. Wallin that L. Byrd will not h
4 eligible to play high school basketba
any more this season. Byrd was elig
ible during the first semester of til
school year and would have been elie
ible in the Edgar romberg game las
week, but did not participate as tn
local authorities were not sureIof hi
standing.
The Longhorns braved the storl
and motored to Belfry lest Wednesda
evening and tucked another scalp i
their basket. Murkuson and Bowel
forwards for Edgar, were at their bes
and were successful in making tn
largest score of the season in tina
game. Edgar totalled SO points t
Belfry 8. The local boys claim tina
there is honor in defeat at times
This time it went to Belfry, as the
state that in the three years Of play
ing Independent basketball, they hav
never met a finer bunch of real clea
sports than were pitted against ther
at Belfry. Usually there is more o
less "close up dirty work" during
game that escapes the eye of the ref
cree, but this class of basketball wa
left outside at this game.
Edgar basketball fans were treated