Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-08-12
FARMERS UNION
HOLDS PICNIC
EDWARD SPOkLIE FARM NEals
WESTBY SCENE OF
GATHERING

WESTBY- The Mckinley local
No. $50 Of the Farmers Union held
a picnic at the Edw. Spoklie grove
last Thursday afternoon. over l5O
people were present to enjoy the oc-
casion. Andrew Dahl of Coalridse'
the county president. and H. r..
smith of P~lentywood were the main
sneakers. The feed situation was the
main topic of discussion.
MORE WESTBY NEWS
Mr.. and Mrs. Erhart Peterson and
family of Makoti. y. D., arrived sat
urdav for a visit at the A. /. Olesen
home and with other relatives here.
MIR Peterson returned to Makoti on
sunday but Mrs. Peterson and chill
dren will remain for a longer visit.
Mrs. Tom Weatherly entertained
IA children at a birthday party in
honor of her daughter Jacquline's
18th birthday last Friday afternoon.
Morris johnson of Fort Peck
snent the week end at the j. Freund
home.
Marjorie Enger left Tuesday for a
weeks visit with friends at Minot.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. F. Friesleben and
Grandma Meyers, who nave spent
the past two months with relatives
in Minnesota and Wisconsin re-
turned home last Sunday. Mrs. VIM.
Frederick of Minneapolis. a sister
of Mr.. Friesleben, returned with
them. and will remain for a two
weeks visit.
The wedding dance given by Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Thompson at the
pavilion last Saturday night was at
tended by a large crowd.
The ~Pentecostal Sunday school
held their annual picnic last Friday
in the grove at the Ed Lien home.
Coast Guard Knocks of Seattle,
Wash, spent several days in Westoy
last week instructing and qualifying
the government patrolmen in pistol
shooting. He left on Thursday for
Great Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Rasmussen
and family have moved into the Lien
residence recently vacated by Mr.. and
Mrs. Watson.
Miss Lois Nelson, who has been q
quest at the Hans Hanson home the
past six weeks, left last, Thursda,
for her home in Minneapolis.
Freda Peterson, who is employed
in the county attorneys office IL
Plenywood. spent Sunday at thu
home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
p. C. Peterson.
Marie Arneson of Poplar, who ha'
been a guest at the Edw. SpokI'
home, returned to Poplar Monday.
Miss Rhoda Eckness and Orrin Oh
son were united in marriage at For
tuna Saturday, July 81, and hav
gone to housekeeping on the Ella
Olsen farm. Wednesday afternoon
crowd of friends and neighbors SUI
prised the newlyweds at their HON
with a postnuptial shower.
Carl Peterson, who has bee
working at Helena since last JUNE
returned home last Wednesday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wirtzberger
Mrs. Elizabeth Wirtzberger wa
born October IS, 1857 in Shamkar
Penn, later moving with her folk
to Watkins, MINI. She was united |
marriage to Lewis Wirtzberger i
November, 1885, and they mad
their home in Minnesota until 100
when they homesteaded near Yves
by, where she lived until her deaf
on August 2, 1887.
Her husband preceded her
death by II years. Besides her 2
grandchildren she is survived
four sons and three daughters, wi
are FIR. N. F. Wirtzberger and Mr.
j. j. Phelan of Blackfoot, Ida; A
mes Henshied of Rupert, Ida; Nh
Chas. Meyer, Joe, Hub and Ollie
Westby. All the children were pre-
emit at the funeral held at Plent
wood August 5 and conducted
her eldest son, FIR. WirtZberger, a
sisted by FIR. Wendt.
A son was born to Mr.. and Nj
Henry l.. Christensen Of Westt
July 81.