The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-03-08

Billings Monday evening and expect.
to drive back in a new Oldsmobilf
in day or two.
Harve Kennard had the misfortune
to have his Chevrolet car consumed BY
fire Thursday evening on his way
home from town.
Mrs. T. G. Humphrey and two sons
spent several days last week at the
home of Mrs. Humphreys parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. 0. Seright.
R. J. Thornton is confined to his
bed at the ranch home eight miles
east of Edgar. His many friends hope
to see him around in the near future.
Workmen of the N. P. are busy at
Edgar this week distributing new
steel to be laid as soon as the crew
new working between here and Laurel
get this far.
Leonard Thornton of Thermopolis
spent few days in Edgar this week
visiting relatives and friends and
While here sold E. E. Hansen and c.
L. Hathaway new Whippetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Patterson and
son were dinner guests of J. |. O'Don-
ne i at the Edgar hotel Sunday. After
dinner the party motored to Billings
to attend the vaudeville at the Bah
cock theatre.
II. S. Wilhelm, who has been en-
p Dyed at the Reno Garage in Edgar
for the past several months, has Sc
vered his connections with that firm
and has moved to Pryor to work at
the Wilson Garage.
To ]. |. 0'Donnell, cashier of the To-
cal bank, goes the distinction of own
ing the first new Ford in Carbon
county. The deal was made by F. G. |
Holstein, local manager of the Bald |
win Lumber and Hardware company,
whose main offices are at Bridger
The Baldwin Lumber and Hardware
are the oldest dealers in the
state for Fords and Ford parts, having
aiken the agency the same time as the
E. B. Comfy company, formerly sell
ng Fords in Billings, did.
Moving seems to have been in style
around Edgar this past week. Mr.. and
Mrs. b. l.. Simpson and family moved |
% Billings from the Austin ranch
md Mr.. and Mrs. Knoll and family of
Fromberg moved onto the Austin
'anch. AXel Carlson and family moved
rom the Thornton place north of Ed
Ear to another Thornton ranch one
lalf mile west of Edgar, formerly oc-
upied by A. Yurain. Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Ruff and family of Custer moved to
he ranch occupied by Carlson the
'ast few years.
At the annual meeting of the Ed
ar Rally Day association last Friday
fternoon officers for the coming year
Jere elected. J. |. O'Donnell was elect
d president, Gordon Steele, vice presi-
ent, J. E. Patterson, secretary and
}. o. Seright, treasurer. A meeting
the elected officers will be called
1 the near future to appoint other
lembers of the general committee.
n. Holgate, past president, stressed
ne idea of getting after the program
little earlier next year and to Sc
ire better speakers if possible, MAX
lg the day bigger and better each
ear.
Friday night some providers entered
ne supply station of the Continental
Ill station at Edgar and stole 35 gall
ms of high test gas and three empty
arrels according to reports of thhe To-
al manager, F. B. Humphrey. Tracks
'aced to where empty cases were
ound satisfied Mr.. Humphrey that
large car was used. The same night
lie high school was broken into, by
liking out a window in the tipping
Dom. The looters looted the teachers
asks in each room evidently in search
loose cash. A petty cash fund was
ept in the desk of Professor Bude-
itz, which only amounted to about
LEO at this time, was taken, along
18th two new typewriters and all the
records, about 40 in num-
er. So far no trace of the looters has
zen found.