Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-04-25

Prof. Stanley l.. Johnson autoed
to Flaxville on Saturday, to visit
with relatives there. He returned to
Westby on Saturday evening.
Rev. j. N. Dordal was out to the
home of Oscar Clemetson of near
Comertown on Wednesday of last
week, especially to visit with Mrs.
Minnie Olson, the aged mother Of
Mrs. Clemetson, who has been an in
valid for a number of years, and is
confined to the bed. The pastor also
administered the Lords Supper to
her.
Our druggist, Mr.. C. N. Rostad,
called on his mother and brother at
Comertown on Wednesday afternoon,
the 18th. His mother, Mrs. Oline Ros-
tad, is making her home with his
brother, M. l.. Rostad of Comertown,
who is the postmaster and n Of
the merchants at that place.
Miss Judith Anderson, who has
been clerking at the Westby Grocery
and Meat Market is at present visit
ing with her parents northwest OF
this city. She will soon return to
Westby to take charge of the sales
at the ladies department of the Mel
son-Sannerud Co., store. We congra-
tulate this local store in being able
to secure the services of this eff
cient sales lady, and we are all
pleased to have Miss Anderson re-
main here.
Mrs. Anton Nelson, formerly Dora
Enger, is back on the old job with
Luther Hultgren, at the Westby
Grocery and Meat Market. Mrs. Mel
son feels at home behind the counter,
and her many friends are glad to
come in there to have these old time
chats with her.
Mrs. Hans Hansen is having
charge of the ladies department at
the Nelson-Sannerud Co., store until
Miss Judith Anderson arrives to take
up her duties there.
Jerome Dordal rode his pony out
to the Martin Nereson farm after
school on Friday to visit with Cliff
ford Nereson. He returned to WestbS
on Saturday.
The Westby choir has been asked
to sing at the Baccalaureate service
to be held at the church on Sunday
May Goth. They meet on Monday
evening for practice. Mr.. c. N. Ros-
tad is directing the choir.
Trina Paulson boarded the train
at McElroy on Saturday afternoon
for Crosby. During the past weeks
she has been assisting Mrs. Martin
Nereson with her homework.
Our neighboring town on the east
Alcobo, was again visited by a very
destructive fire on Saturday evening
and continued Sunday morning. W.
have been informed that both of the
elevators burned to the ground, ant
that other buildings neal by were
partly destroyed. 1t came very neal
taking the depot too. At Alcabo the
water is scarce, which is very unfor
tunate especially in case Of fire. Al
emergency call was extended to The
fire department Of Westby to come
to their aid, but as the local tele,
phone central was not in operation
at the time, the call did not go thru
Our fire department would undoubt.
eddy have saved considerable proper
ty there.
The Senior class Of the Westby
h;~n cobar1 md D,nf Err0c1nhnv
drove over to Plentywood Monday
afternoon to have their class picture
taken. 1t was a kind Of an outing
for the class too, which was very
much enjoyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Grytness from
Fortuna visited with relatives and
friends at Westby Sunday.
The Sunday School children of the
First Lutheran Church Of Westby are
busy these days drilling for a Child
ren's Day program to be rendered
some time in the next month. Mrs
Dordal and Miss Bratholt are the
instructors.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Olesen enter
tanned quite a number of their Dane
vile friends for Sunday dinner.
The road crew is getting ready to
begin work on the road between
Westby and Fortuna. This port of
the public highway has been a dis
grace for Western North Dakota. 1t
gave the tourists and travellers a
very poor impression of our country.
When completed it will be pleasant
to travel to Crosby, Kenmare and
Minot, where so many Of our people