The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-06-13

Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Humphrey anC
daughter, Mary, motored to Billings
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Phelps OF
Pryor, spent Sunday at the home Of
Mrs. Phelps parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Z. E. Ayers.
Several fight fans from Edgar mo-
tored to Billings Wednesday evening
to attend the fight card, but all were
very unsatisfied with it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Steele and
children, Miss Dolores and Robert
We're guests at the 5. NJ. Thornton
home in Laurel, Sunday.
The Edgar Ladies Aid met at the
ranch home of Mrs. H. Keebler east
of Edgar last Thursday afternoon.
An exceptionally large crowd attend
ed the meeting.
H. A. Smith visited with friends
at Washoe last Wednesday evening.
Mrs. A. L. Bailey visited at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Blanche
Lufkin, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Stief, now To-
Gated at Forsyth. motored to Edgar
Saturday for a three-days' visit at
the home of Mr.. Stief's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Stief.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Cole ae-
eompanied by Mrs. Conrey DeBarr,
spent last Thursday and Friday in
Billings attending to business mat
tiers and visiting friends.
Mrs. Bert Keller, accompanied by
her daughters, the Misses Edith and
Anna, motored to Billings, Wednes-
day, where they attended the picnic
given by the nurses of the st. Vim
cent hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Lowe, of From
berg, were in Edgar Thursday even
ing. Mr.. Lowe was looking over the
Jensen building, which had been &C.
cupied by the Edgar theatre for the
past few years, and which is having a
new front built on it. He will move
his pool hall there in a short time.
E. Z. Ayers has purchased the en-
tire equipment of the Edgar theatre
from L. G.. Jensen and has moved it
to the Ayers hall, above the Ayers
mercantile store, and will run the
show there. The first show will be
given Saturday night in the new hall
by Jensen and Orr, but in the future
Ayers will be in full charge.
Lawrence Wilson and Miss Katherin
of Ryegate, were united in
in Billings Saturday after
noon. Mr.. Wilson is the only son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Wilson, of Edgar,
and holds a Smith Hughes position in
Ryegate, where the young couple will
make their home. They We're calling
on relatives and friends here Sunday.
Mrs. 7. G. Humphrey. and Mrs. G.
F. Dowell were among the list of
lucky numbers in the drawing at the
First Anniversary celebration of the
Billings broadcasting station KGHL.
Out of five numbers drawn for the
winner of the radio given by that
station, three of the first four We're
Edgar folks, but the fifth and lucky
number happened to be a Billings
party. We all hope for better luck
next time.
The ranch home of, w. D. Wilson
was struck by lightning about 4:3O
Sunday afternoon, and the timely ar
rival of help saved the house from
burning completely. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Snyder, of Billings, were re-
turning home and when a short dis
lance from the Wilson home noticed
/ streak of lightning and thought it
was very close and getting closer they
noticed smoke coming from the roof
Mrs. Snyder went to Edgar for help
while Mr.. Snyder did what he could
until help arrived, the Wilson family
being at Pryor on a picnic with
group of other Edgar people. Several
cars of people from town motored out
to the ranch and were able in a short
time to bring the fire under control
and completely extinguish it. The
had struck the chimney, then
followed a metal cornice to the corner
of the roof where the fire started and
several of the rafters and ceiling joist.
were burned. The damage was con-
fined to this corner as openings were
cut in the ceiling and roof to get to
the base Of the fire. Considerable of
the damage resulted from water run
ming over the floors upstairs and
dripping through to the lower floor.
Word was sent to the Wilson family
who were at the time on their way
home, but their arrival was after the
fire had been controlled and all the
household goods had been taken in
doors. The loss will be partially COW
cred by insurance.