Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-08-08

Mrs. James Leslie and son, jim
mic, and Philip Cooley left this
morning by motor for Lewistown,
where Mrs. Leslie will attend the
state convention of the Order of
Rainbow Girls.
Roy Hicox, owner and operator
of Camp Beartooth at Beartooth
lake, was a business caller in Red
Lodge for a few days of this week.
He reported a thriving business at
the camp over the weekend.
Justice of the Peace E. B. Prov
inse united Robert E. Smith and
Anna NJ. Lundy, both of Miles City,
in marriage at a ceremony per-
formed Monday. Mrs. Anna Lopp
and James M. Burnett attended
the couple.
New road maps of Montana have
been issued by the state highway
commission and a supply was re-
ceived this week by the B~eartooth
Boosters club, where copies are
being distributed free of charge to
any interested parties.
Arland Andren of Cody, Wyo.,
and Minnie Nelson of Capron, ILL.,,
were united in marriage here We'd
nesday, the ceremony being per-
formed by Justice of the Peace <.
B. Provinse and witnessed by Phil
Pollard and James C. McCabe.
Mrs. Katherine Lauerman re-
turned Wednesday from Spokane,
Wash, where she has spent the
past four Weeks. She was ac-
companied by her neice, Miss Oc-
tavia Deegan of Spokane, who will
visit with relatives in Red Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Matthews
have as their house guests, their
cousins, j. M. Curry and daugh-
ters Helen and Margaret, of Co.
lumbus, Nebraska. They are to
tour Yellowstone park before re-
turning home.
Mrs. E. A. Anderson of Belfry
left Saturday night for Illinois,
where she will visit with her
daughters, Mrs. L. F. Jourdonais
at Evanston and Mrs. D. H. Jacob
son at Lombard. She will later go
to Oklahoma City, Okla, to visit
with relatives there.
Frank Grove, president of the
S. J. Grove Construction company,
contractors of the surfacing and
oiling work on units A, B, G and
part of section D of the new Cooke
highway, was in the city Thurs
day, making an inspection tour of
his company's contracts.
X. w. Skeen, local manager of
the Montana Power company, was
severely burned about the hands
and face when he came in contact
with a high voltage wire while re-
pairing the electrical distribution
system at a local canning factory
Monday evening. He is receiving
! treatment at the Mt. Maurice hos
pital, where DR.. S. M. Souders, at
tending physician, reports his con-
dition as not serious.
Sheriff Jack McFate received
word that Sheriff John w. Lee
was on his way here with extradi-
ton papers to return Floyd john
son, a county Jail prisoner, to Mi
Ian, Missouri, where he escaped
Jail while being held on a burglary
charge. Johnson was picked up
last week at Bridger by Deputy
Sheriff Robert Pryde and investi-
cation through f%ingerprints re-
vealed that he was wanted in Mis-
souri,.
Mrs. j. F. Brophy was hostess to
sixteen guests at a bridge lunch
con held at Richel lodge Tuesday
afternoon and honoring her daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Rosser G. Brophy,
who is a guest at the Brophy
home from River Mines, Mo. Four
tables of bridge were in play dur
ing the afternoon with honors be-
ing awarded Mrs. G. B. Foltz and
Mrs. Harry Moore. A guest prize
was awarded Mrs. Brophy, the
honor guest.
After a weeks visit at the ranch
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Orval Boyer
in the Willow creek district, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Mclaughlin and
daughter left for their home at
Seattle, Wash, via Salt Lake City,
Utah, Los Angeles, CAL, and
points along the west coast. Be-
fore leaving, the party made a
trip over the new highway and
stated that the new route would
receive high praise from them on
their return to Seattle.
Open competitive examinations
are announced by the United
States civil service commission for
the positions of special investi-
gator and an investigator for work
in the alcohol tax unit of the bur-
eau of internal revenue. Applica-
lions will be accepted until August
20 for the positions which pay sal
aries of $4,000 and $1,000 a year,
respectively, and require special
experience in the practice of law,