Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-01-17


to Kalispell, Mont. last Thursday
He was there on the sad mission o
attending the funeral of his cousin
Carl Magnussen, who died at thu
Kalispell hospital on January =. an,
was buried on Sunday the 9th. Re
turning home, Mr.. Nelson visitet
with his daughter Myrtle, who is re
ceiving commercial training at Grea'
Falls. He also visited at Havre witt
the Ruters.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Olesen were il
Plentywood on business and doing
shopping the It'll Of this month.
Our local immigration officer, {
|. Keeckner, was called on specia
duty to Scobey the first part of the
month. He served there for a week
Mesdames Walter Olsen and j.. n
Dordal called on Mrs. Henry Laugan
on Monday afternoon.
On Thursday the 10th, the Zio.
congregation Of Comertown held IT.
annual business meeting. The meet
ing was held at the school house and
was we'll attended. From the reports
read we learned that the congrega-
ton had enjoyed a very prosperous
year. New members had joined the
congregation, and the interest is very
good. The finances were in good
condition. Nearly $4,000 had been
raised the past year for local and
benevolent purposes. The congrega-
ton decided to begin Sunday school
work in Comertown. A committee of
-hree, namely, Jacob Twet, NJ. l.. Ro-
tad and NJ. l.. Sateren, were elected
10 draw plans and consider what
could be done to erect a church base
ment on the church lot. The Ladies
Aid has a fund accumulated for that
purpose.
The new Westby Garage building
las opened for business on Monday
an American flag was floating or
ne top Of the building to bid US al
/ hearty welcome OF good cheer, in
he American spirit of business
Walter Olson is now in a position to
.epresent the Ford business in ar
.p-to-date manner, and his mechan-
Is will give you the best of service.
A fine home wedding was celebrat-
"A at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Theo. P. Then on Sunday evening
Ihear daughter, Pearl Phyllis was
hen given in marriage to Avry Leroy
Hammer from near Fertile, Mimi, ir
he presence Of the Then family
illeir pastor, the Rev. j. N. Dordal
performed the ceremony. We con
graduate and join the many friends
f Mr.. and Mrs. Hammer in wishing
hem a long and happy welded life
Mr.. Hammer has been offered a pos.
zion in a meat market in Minot anc
hey may settle there in the near fu-
.ure.
There was a busy afternoon il
Tie First Lutheran Church of West.
~ on Friday. The congregation held
It's annual business meeting in the
church and the ladies served lunch
md supper in the church parlors
Mesdames Peder Miller, Henry Lau
gan and Lloyd kittelson entertained
TIE attendance was fine. From the
~'nl)rts Of the pastor, the secretary
{. N. Rostad, and the treasurer
'r1er Miller, we learned that thu
church work is coming along fine.
+. l.. Nielsen at Daneville celebrat
I'd his 7th birthday on Monday. 4
lumber of the children were home t,
,heer their old father and to wisl
aim many happy returns of the day
Mr.. Nielsen is one of the pioneers il
his vicinity, who has done his par
IN The advancement and progress o
.astern Montana, and the WesterI
aart of North Dakota. He is tn
aiher of a large family. Mrs. Wal
r. Olsen Of Westby is one Of hi
daughters. Last year Mr.. and Mrs
.>eieen visited their old home an
her many relatives in Denmark
hey spent three months in thei
l'atherland, and had a very ~pleasar
inp. We hope that Mr.. Nielsen ma
e.joy many happy years with u,
agratulations.
some years ago there was an OF
gst i~zation, consisting mostly {
1anng girls, that went by the nam
t Lutheran Helpers. They had s
iAriY aim to work for the church
implying a part of its furnitur
'i0nie of these ladies are: Myrt
Nielsen. Irene Nesten (now Mrs. A
Lert Lillethun), Jennie and Ain
Siubbe. These young ladies decide
rcce',tly to instruct their pastor
I'D for a Baptismal Font for II
lnlrch here in Westby. This Font
priced at about $4,000 and is
andy II ia ordarad from tba A,,o