Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-12-27
WESLEY
ID. Miller

DIT carter, mont, caIne nome last Sat
urday to spend Christmas vacation
at the home OF her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gus Stubbe.
Ira Hoist, who is attending school
at Eau Glare, Wis, is spending his
Christmas vacation at home.
The public school closed Friday
for a two weeks vacation and most
of the teachers left that evening for
their respective homes. Mr.. Guam
beck went to Shepherd, Mont; Miss
Lois Elda Howard to Melstone; Miss
Agnes Arestad to Billings; Cora
Wang to Great Falls. Mr.. and Mrs.
Niblack are spending their vacation
at the home of Mrs. Niblack's par
| ents at Fertile, Mimi.
The high school assembly room
was packed to its capacity last Fri
! day afternoon when all the high
school and grade pupils and a large
audience of visitors met and enjoyed
a Christmas concert given by the
Senior orchestra under the direction
of Mrs. Niblack. After the concert,
the grade pupils returned to their
respective rooms, where they held
programs Of their own Each room
had a lovely Christmas tree.
Mrs. Thorvald Nelson and son left
Friday for an extended visit with rel
atives at Kenmare.
Miss Myrtle Nelson entertained
the members of the ladies chorus at
her home last Friday evening.
Jacob Freund returned last Friday
from a trip to Missouri. Iowa and
Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Walters and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Wealth
erly and son were Christmas guests
at the Tom Weatherly home.
Twenty-Five l.. d. r. girls and their
leader, Mrs. Almlie were entertained
at a Christmas party at the Walter
Olson home last Thursday evening,
The early part of the evening was
spent ii singing Christmas carols to
the stshut-ins' and aged folks OF
Westby, after which they enjoyed d
social hour during which games were
played and Christmas gifts distribut
ed, the girls having previously drawn
names. A lovely lunch was served
by Mrs. Olson assisted by Mrs. H
Laugen and Mrs. A. T. Olesen.
Miss Margaret Hoist, who is at
tending Oak Grove school at Fargo
arrived home Saturday for the
Christmas holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hoel left Mon
day for Columbus, N. D., to spend
Christmas with relatives,
The community Christmas tree
which was put up on main street last
, week by the American Legion ant
T business men of Westby was fount
flat on the street Sunday morning
! Some unknown a ran into 1t during
the night.
J MI. and Mrs. Walter Rohweder o.
mas holidays with relatives at West
by.
/ A wedding of interest to Westb.
> people took place on Christmas "a,
at Luck, Wis, when Miss Ella Han
{ son and Julius Peterson were united
in marriage. Miss Hanson Is tn,
daughter of MI. and Mrs. Jane!
Hanson, former Westby residents.
Winston Ness of Dodson arrived
on Monday for an extended visit a
2 the Ole Ness home.
Q Mrs. Ole Helm and o n spen
Christmas eve at the Peter Helm
u home at Comertown.
! Dinner guests at the home of MI
! and Mrs. Friesleben last Sunda.
were: Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Olesen am
! Alton, Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Hanson
/ and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter O
| son and family and Mr.. and Mrs
Peter Nelson.
: On Christmas day Mr.. and Mr.!
Martin Nereson entertained Mr.. an
it Mrs. Carl Nereson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Nereson an
: family, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Sober
and family and Messrs. Halyor an
Ole Nereson.
Donald and Dean Miller were bus
! ness callers at Columbus, N. D., Q
= Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mile
Y and Diane returned with them t
spend a few days at the Peter Mile
a home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Ness and fam
lily of Plentywood spent Christmas a
k the A. M. Ditmarson home.
Mrs. A. w. McCallister of Colun
! bus, N. d., is visiting at the home Q
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. an
Mrs. William Stageberg.
. George Henry Kress, who die
2 suddenly of heart failure on Dec. Il
was born at Lake George, Michiga
on May is, 1874. In 1902 he was III
! tied in marriage to Dagny Flaskerut
at Wolcott, N. d. To this unto
three children were born, two boy
n who died in infancy and Mildred
: who is now living at Los Angelo
In 1906 Mr.. Kress ihomesteaded !
Elkhorn township, where the famil
4 made its home until last Septembe
4 when they moved to Westby. Mr.
i Kress passed away in 1915, and ]
1916 he was united in marriage t
Maria McMasters of Saskatchewan
n Besides his wife, he leaves to mour
his death twelve children who r
. side at home: Harvey, Lillian, Dal
a lei, James, Esther, Myrtle, DELL
Royal, Leonard, Pearl, Russell, an
. Archie. Several brothers and sistel
8 of Mr.. Kress who reside In Michiga
and Mildred OF Los Angeles were u
,r able to attend the funeral.
Rev. Melby officiated at the fune
Of al services which were held at Os
church Dec. 90, Messrs. Ole Skerm
i'd B. Squires, Sivert Dkness, Olaf Ne
r. son, p. Ellingsen and E. Rogsta
IN were pail bearers. Music was rem
cred by a quartette composed Of ]
n wing Olson, Norman Helm, Ruf
n 80 l W- 1914 0t