Carbon County news., 1937-03-05

Entries for the story contest be-
ing conducted by Flash's News
stand are coming in fast and Mr..
Flashman urges those competing to
get their entries in now inasmueh
as the contest is scheduled to close
on March 10th. Contributions must
be based on the new Red Lodge
Cooke City highway.
The Red Lodge Rodeo association
meeting scheduled for Tuesday,
March 2, will be held instead on
Tuesday, March 9, it is announced
here by H. G. Olcott, president of
the organization.
Fred Brown, Red Lodge, led all
other Billings Polytechnic basket
ball players in scoring the past
season with 1876 points in 1S games.
The Crusaders captured 16 out Of
21 contests. Mike Barovich, running
mate of Brown at forward, a Bear
creek lad, garnered 101 points.
Teno and Tobe Leides, both of Red
Lodge, got 26 and % points, re-
spectively. Others ON the squad in
clude Wako Salo of Red Lodge and
Douglas McLuskie Of Bearcreek.
Mrs. Jean Kabrich and Mrs. Rus
| lsen Erickson of Billings spent We'd
nesday as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Shelley.
Alice Lumley, teacher in the Har-
lowton schools, visited relatives
land friends here over the weekend.
She was accompanied by Beatrice
Hirda, also a teacher in the schools
there.
Carl Hansen, Sr., was honor
guest at party recently held by
local employees of The Montana
Power Company and their wives
to celebrate his retirement from
active service with the Company.
Dinner was served at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. K. w. Skeen and Mr..
Hansen was presented with a Mon
tana Agate ring bearing the in
scription "From the M. P. c." Sew
enteen were present at the dinner.
Mr.. Hansen was born in Sweden on
January %, 1866 and came to this
country in 1881. He worked on the
street railways in Bozenan for
four years and first started to work
with The Montana Power Company
in Butte in 1896.
Marion Champa, formerly of
Washoe and a graduate of Carbon
county high school, was married to
Charles H. Steele of East Helena
on Saturday morning, February 27.
The Rev. E. Ziegler officiated. Be-
fore journeying to Wisconsin,
where they will make their home,
they are including in their itinerary
visits with friends here.
Mr.. Leland Newman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Loren Newman accompanied
Miss Dorothy Newman to Billings
Sunday from where she entrained
for her home in Seattle.
Mrs. Ben Schacht, Cody, Wyo., is
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Van of Bearcreek.
A letter has been received at the
newspaper office from Mrs. Dom
Curto, formerly of Red Lodge, now
of Chicago. She renewed her sub
scription to the Jicket-Journal for
three years. She writes "I am al
ways glad to receive the Red Lodge
paper because think Red Lodge
is one place I will never forget. 1t
was the most wonderful climate all
the year round. It's a fine little
town and I hope to come and visit
real soon."
Donna Vavich, Bearcreek, has re-
turned from Crocket, Cal, where
she has been visiting relatives and
friends.
Pete Dimich, Red Lodge, was
fined 81 when he appeared before
Judge John Sanderson here Fri
day on a charge of oprating a car
without license plates. Dimich was
apprehended here Friday by G. X.
Med Dermid, Billings, highway pat
rolman. Dimich is the fifth Red
Lodge man to be picked up on SIM
liar charges.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Newman
and Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Newman
were hosts Sunday at a raviola din
ner in honor of Mrs. Hazel Hunt,
Orange, Cal, sister of the New
mans, and Miss Dorothy Newman,
Seattle, a niece. The event was