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After 3 Years Skaters
Have Letter From Son,
COrregidOr Defender

The first actual letter Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Slater have had in three
years from their son, Ellis w. Slater
who became a prisoner of the Jap
anese at the fall of Corregidor, was
received this week. 1t was dated
last July "a from Osaka, Japan, the
location of a prisoner of war camp
on the main island of the japanese
homeland. The letter was on paper
bearing printed japanese characters
and was written with a pencil. 1t
said:
Osaka, Japan,
July "a, 1914.
James H. Slater,
Laurel, Mont, r. r. l, Box 164.
Dear Folks:
Just a line to let you know I'm
all right.
l am working for wages every
day.
Your very welcome package and
letters were received a while back.
1t was just what | needed.
Tell all of the folks hello for me.
Give my best regards to Mrs. Win
ters and Russells.
Lots of love,
Ellis w. Slater,
American,
P. F. c., U. S. Army,
The Osaka P. o. w. Camp.
The last previous letter Mr.. and
Mrs. Slater received was dated Dec.
IS, 1911, three weeks after the at
,ack on Pearl Harbor. 1t arrived
lere quite awhile later. During the
ong interval between the letters the
parents have had one ~or two cards
n which printed prepared state
nents were checked and apparently
igned by their son. The last card
received recently.
The defense of Corregidor and
;ataan by hopelessly outnumbered
american forces was among the
eroic events in the early stages of
he war.
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-24

ONE, TAKE TWO IN
WEEK Of PLAYING
Bow To Billings Wednesday,
Win From Red Lodge Fri
day, Lowell Saturday

The Locomotives lost to Billings
80 to "a Wednesday night, but de-
feated Red Lodge 81 to As and
Lowell 80 to sc on the Laurel court
in Friday and Saturday night
games.
Laurel started fast against Bill
lings with George Harper scoring on
the first tipoff play. The Locomo-
tives had a 6 to l lead in the early
part of the first period but the
Broncs were ahead II to 9 at the
end of the quarter and Is to 16 at
half time. The Locomotives had a
bad third quarter, scoring only one
boint, with Billings ahead % to IT.
Bervyl Kimberley and George Har-
per each scored seven points for the
Locomotives.
A veteran Carbon county high
school team from Red Lodge was
turned back by the Locomotives Fri
day night, 81 to As, in a fast, free
scoring contest which saw the Lau-
rel team leading all the way. Tie
Laurel five were hitting at the
start and were out in front ID to
4 at the end of the first quarter.
Buzz Christensen, Miner spark
plug, came into the contest in the
second period and rallied his team
mates. Laurel was ahead % to 10
at the half. With Wayne Rapec
having better luck with his shots
in the second half, the Miners came
within four points Of the Laurel
team in the third quarter when they
25 to 90.
The Locomotives turned on the
heat in the last period and when the
starting five were in the game they
ran their lead to 40 to 25. George
Harper was high man for the Loco
motives with ID, followed by Bervyl
with IL, Jim Sherrow
with 10, and Jim Whitson and Don
Fellows with seven each. Rapec
scored ID points for Carbon.
The Locomotives played inspired
' Continued from Page Eighty
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MRS. FREUNO DIES
HERE At AGE OF 80
Came To Laurel In 1916-An-
nOunce Funeral and Burial
For Thursday Afternoon

Mrs. Mary Ellen Freund, 80, a
resident of Laurel since 1916, died
at her home Monday following an
illness of several months. Funeral
services will be held at the Metho-
dist church at 2 p. m. Thursday
with Rev. M. j. Wilcox officiating.
Mrs. Freund was born Dec. 3,
1864, at Cole Camp, Mo-, a daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Will
liams. She was married Oct. II,
1880 at Cole Camp to Daniel l..
Freund who died Dec. %, 1913. The
couple moved here from Wagner,
Okla.
Surviving are six sons, Samuel
L. Freund, Norman A. Freund and
J. Merton Freund all of Laurel; D.
Webster Freund of Eugene, Ore,
and Floyd Freund of Livingston;
two daughters, Mrs. C. P. Stadal-
man of Laurel and Mrs. Ray Bourne
Eugene, Ore; n brother, Ace
Williams of Sedalia, Mo-; two sis
ters, Mrs. Myrtle Henry of Mis-
souri, and Mrs. F. A. Nichols of
Wagner, Okla; 80 grandchildren
and % great-grandchildren.
Burial will be in the Laurel ceme-
terry. P~allbearers are to be Frank
Platz, Philip Noel, Grant Traver,
L. Stadalman, E. A. Sherrow and
II. E. Starkey.
Mrs. ]. H. Albertus and Mrs. R.
Brown will sing "The Old Rugged
Cross" and "Some Day Well Under
with Mrs. F. M. Braswell as
lccompanist.
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N. P. To BUILD NEW
POWER PLANT At
COST Of s393,000
Chief Engineer Blum Says At
st. Paul That Work Is To
Begin In Spring

Early construction by the North
ern Pacific railway of a new power
plant at Laurel, costing approx
mately $4,000, was announced to-
day at st. Paul by Bernard Blum,
chief engineer, following approval
by the war production board.
Work on a brick building approx
imately 100 feet square to house
three new 300-horsepower boilers
will start in the spring, Blum said.
The plant will furnish power foc -
company's round house, car shop
and journal packing reclamation
plant. 1t will include complete coal
and ash handling equipment and
other modern features.
The new plant is necessary be-
cause of the large increase in BUSH
ness handled through the Laurel
Blum said.
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FARMERS ASKED TO
INCREASE ACREAGE
Of FEEDS THIS YEAR
Tame Hay Increases Also Urg'
ed By H. G. Bolster, EcOnO-
mist Extension Service

In spite of a 1914 production of
barley and rye, Montana farmers
are requested to increase the acre
age of these feed grains in 1915,
declares Horace G. Bolster, land
economist for the Montana extern
sion service. Bolster also urges an
increase in the tame hay acreage.
Bolster advances two reasons for
increased feed grain acreage. The
first is that growing conditions have
been very favorable for several
years and unfavorable conditions
are overdue. Should the overdue
drought occur this year, yields will
probably be so low that there will
be a feed shortage. Another rea-
son, the demand for Montana barley
for mailing purposes has increased.
To present the complete picture,
Bolster calls attention to the pres
ent feed-cattle ratio. The 35h
million bushels of feed grains in
1914 is slightly less than the record
production of 1913, but more than
double the average production for
the period 1933-1942. Along with
this has come a substantial reduc-
ton in the number of grain-con-
Stunning animals on farms and
ranches, which means there will be
slightly more grain available per
animal for the 1944-45 feeding per-
iod than a year earlier. This is
true for the nation as a whole.
But, Bolster points out, there is
only slightly more feed available,
and that means a shortage for the
1945-46 feeding period even though
yields should be normal in 1915.
Turning to the hay situation, Boil
ster explains the states hay pro-
duction in 1914 is estimated at g.
433,000 tons, or Is per cent larger
than the 1934-1942 average. Under
normal conditions the amount would
not be sufficient to feed the live
stock now on farms and ranches.
1t is estimated that hay production
should be increased eight per cent,
unless there are unforeseen reduc-
lions in livestock numbers in 1915.
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GOOD CANES, UPSETS
SEEN IN |NTRAMURAL
BASKETBALL OF WEEK

Intramural basketball in Laurel
schools this week ending Saturday
Jan. 20, saw some good games and
some upsets. Locomotives Junior
came near to winning their first
game over the league leaders, the
Eagles. The final score was Eagles
~, Locomotives Junior 10. The
second game also was a battle. 1t
was between the Wildcats and the
Warriors, with the Wildcats coming
cut on top by a score of 20 to 10.
Teddy Rider scored II points for
the Wildcats.
In group A the league-leading
Rangers kept going by downing the
Torpedoes % to 6. The Buccaneers
came out on the long end of the
score over the Dive Bombers, 1911.
The pace settlers were j. Phillips and
w. Hageman.
In group C the game between the
PISS and Panthers was a thriller,
with Stickelberger shooting the win
ming basket. The score was 10 to s.
The Hellcats were too much for the
Cobras, and won 24-0. The Bull
dogs took the Tigers hide by a
score of is to 2.
Standings on Jan. 20 were:
C.o.
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Franzen and
Miss Emma Maschera spent Mon
day evening in Billings where Miss
Maschera visited her sister, Mrs. R.
w. Howell and Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
zen were guests at: the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. MacHesler.
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Meeting Of
Legion, Auxiliary At
Red Lodge Thursday

Hilmar Wage, district command
err of the American Legion, and r.
3. Packard, district adjutant, head
ed the Laurel delegation attending
a joint meeting of the Legion and
Auxiliary Thursday, Jan. 18, at
Red Lodge. Other officers at the
session were Mrs. Bateman of Hunt
ley, vice president of the district
Auxiliary, and Charles Rodgers of
Billings, state vice commander of
the Legion.
Representing Laurel post were
Homer Sheets, j. D. Fellows and
F. w. Graft.
Lunch was served after the meet
ing at Legion hall.
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II. THAYER DIES Of
WOUNDS At LEYTE
Parents Notified His Death
Occurred Dec. 14-Had Been
In Army Since AZ

Word was received from the war
department Saturday by Mr.. and
Mrs. Forrest Thayer of the death
of their son, First Lieut.. Raymond
Thayer, infantry, who died of
wounds Dec. IA, following action on
Leyte in the philippines. The last
letter his parents received from him
was dated Dec. 6 and was written
as he sat beside a foxhole shortly
after landing on Leyte. He had
previously been with the infantry
at Saipan and in the invasion of
Guam and had spent from August
to December on the island of Guam.
While there he looked for and
found the grave of Danny Gold
smith, a Laurel man.
Lieutenant Thayer, who would
have been 25 on Feb. 81, was a
Laurel high school graduate of the
class of 1887. Before entering the
army Sept. 90, 1912, he was a clerk
for the Northern Pacific railroad.
He was a member of Laurel lodge
No. 81, /. o. o. F. An uncle, Staff
Sgt. Gene Hollands, is with the air
corps in France.
Besides his parents he is survived
by two brothers, Lawrence Thayer
and Jamie Thayer, and four sisters,
Mrs. Ethel Ellingson and Mrs. Ge-
Butt of Billings, Miss Cozette
Thayer of Great Falls and Joan
Thayer, Laurel grade school pupils;
his grandmother, Mrs. Ethel Hol-
lands; a niece and three nephews.
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-24
Lutheran Conference
Of Ministers Is Held
AT 81. Johns Church

The Lutheran one-day conference
met here last week at St Johns
Lutheran church, of which Rev. H.
E. Vomhef is pastor.
Present at the conference were
Rev. H. Helmstetter of L~ewistown,
Rev. A. Wagner of Harlowton, Rev.
W. Leegr or Roundup, Rev. P. M.
Frieburger of Billings, Rev. Fl.
Gierke of Hardin, Rev. M. j. Lud-
wig of Bridger, Rev. A. Bachanz of
Park City and Rev. o. Misch of
Bozeman.
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METHODIST BISHOP
To SPEAK SUNDAY
Hummaker, Denver Area Head,
Coming Here From Cleveland
Study OF Peace Proposals

Rev. Wilbur f. Hammaker, resi-
dent bishop of the Denver area Of
the Methodist church, which includes
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-24

Walter Libecap arrived in the city
Monday night with his son, Sgt.
Donald Libecap and the latter's
wife. For many years in the butcher
shop business here, the elder Libe-
cap has seen much of the Pacific
ocean since beginning of the war.
He has made two extensive voyages,
including South Pacific areas, and
has called at many of the islands
where American forces on land and
sea have fought the Japs. He was
on transports where he served as
meat cutter. During a trip he broke
two bones in n of his feet, the re-
suit of an accident, and while lying
on his bunk with his foot in a cast
he read a book that described SINH
lar voyages and the experiences of
the writer in abandoning a torped-
oed vessel. AS the author was
telling about going overheard, the
alarms on Libecap's ship cut loose
to the approach of strange
aircraft. Walt looked hopelessly at
his ~life-saving gear slowed out of
and thought of his heavy
cast and iron support. But the jig
wasn't up; the strange planes were
from Australia.
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-24
Mrs. Burdett Attends
Legislative Meeting
OF State Beekeepers

Mrs. o. R. Burdett, secretary of
the Montana B~eekeepers association,
has returned from Helena where she
spent several days attending a
meeting of the associations legisla-
tive committee.
Measures pertaining to the indus
try were considered for p~resenta-
ton to the legislature.
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Sullivan made
a trip last week to Sheridan, Wyo.,
to visit their son, Wilbur Sullivan
who has been hospitalized for some
time after having served with the
air corps overseas. His wife, Mrs.
Phyllis Sullivan, accompanied Mr..
and Mrs. Sullivan to Laurel and
visited several days before return
ing to Sheridan.
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-24
REPRESENTS
LAUREL COUNCIL At
LEGISLATIVE MEETING

j. j. Parker, representing the
Laurel city council, was in Helena
during the past week to attend a
meeting of the Montana Municipal
league that was convened to prepare
a program of legislation for pre-
sentation at the present session of
the state legislature. The different
measures were designed to be of
assistance to all Montana cities.
Parker said on his return to Lau-
rel that the Municipal league meet
ing was we'll attended by delegations
from the principal cities. He said
a proposed bill regarding juvenile
delinquency was seriously discussed.
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-17
GENERAL COMMENTS:

Official bonds of all officers file, all having been duly
the examined they we'll
wish, however, to call attention o the following: -
includes This supported
Claim in expense
of prisoner
This claim against the should
for the of this claim should bill the State for
County
The requtOns should be used intended results
authority charge the County with merchandise material listed
Claims No 17455 $91O6e and No 1856 $1,000 of W. P
d S % % % e Sd ca% M 1894
lumber purchased @ 2 1914 that should
been % advertised % A for r., on & the above % % purchases NOV ~
oo1g a EXAMPLES N 58a 85 nd T 1158s
1 regular session every day sxeep @ Sgy There we're two
1914 and iemzed the above claims
Claims Nos i72SS 2ss @ and 9Ss 2 cover claims for Teba 1914
holiday and in February there are two In nearly the
deed PROPERTY on holidays We attention to Attorney Generals
Opinion VOL TO- which he held "a board county
business the business transacted the of the county
do not believe that inspecting properly
RecOncement kept While report may
appear duplication of work. the essential for proper
ommisones minutes of december 30 iS4S have the following
entry here additional vault and space available in
Roosevelt School Building with the entry
condition office
and storage vault room for old records The County
off the office There being vault the base
shelving making
fire hazard fire should of these records would be
could replaced through other
Nee0'0' Oh all 0''e'' A's ' Respecting p sab@tted
Deputy State Examiner
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NOTICE OF CLOSE OF
REGISTRATION

Notice is hereby given that the
Registration for the Municipal Elec-
ton in the Town of Broadview will
close February Is, 1945, at 500
o'clock P. M.
Electors residing within the Town
of Broadview may register before
the County Clerk of Yellowstone
County at his office in the Court
house at Billings, or by appearing,
before a Justice of the Peace or a
Notary Public in said County, or
before a Deputy Registrar, in the
manner provided by law.
Dated at Billings, Montana, jan
uary S, 1945.
GEORGE G. OSTEN,
County Clerk and Ex-officio
Registrar of Yellowstone
County, Montana.
(Date First Pub. Jan. 10, 1945-6t)
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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT
The Cove Irrigation Co., Billings,
Montana

, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That at a meeting of the directors
of the COVE IRRIGATION CO.,
held on the 10th day of January,
1945, an assessment of S1.00 per
share was levied on the capital
stock of the Corporation, payable
to the Secretary-Treasurer at 1922
First Ave. North, Billings, Montana,
on or before February 18th, 1945.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment shall remain unpaid on the
18th day of February 1945, will be
delinquent and advertised on 26th
February 1945 for sale at public
auction, and unless payment is made
before. will be sold on March 18th
1915, at the office of the corpora
tion at 1922 First Ave. North, Bill
lings, Montana, to pay the delin-
quest assessment thereon together
with the cost of advertising and
expense of sale.
By order of the Board of Direc-
tors.
Billings, Montana, January 18th,
1916.
LLOYD LIPP,
Secretary Treasurer.
P. o. Box 1904, Billings, Montana.
(Date First Pub. Jan. II, 1945-4t)
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LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF CLOSE OF
REGISTRATION

Notice is hereby given that the
Registration for the Primary Nom
mating Election and for the Munich
pal Election in the City of Billings
will close on the following named
dates:
For the Primary Nominating
Election February 1, 1945, at 500
o'clock P. M.
For the Municipal Election Feb
ruary Is, 1945, at 500 o'clock P. M.
Electors residing within the City
of Billings may register by ap-
pearing before the County Clerk of
Yellowstone County at the Court
house in Billings, or before a Dep
uty Registrar, in the manner pro-
vided by law.
Dated at Billings, Montana, De-
cember %, 1914.
GEORGE G. OSTEN,
County Clerk and Ex-officio Reg
istrar of Yellowstone County,
Montana.
(Date First Pub. Dec. 27, 1944-8t)
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NOTICE OF CLOSE OF
REGISTRATION

Notice is hereby given that the
Registration for the School Election
to be held in School District No. 2,
Yellowstone County, will close Feb
ruary 20, 1945, at 500 o'clock P. M.
Electors residing within the said
before the County Clerk of Yellow
stone County at his office in the
Courthouse at Billings, Montana, or
before a Deputy Registrar, in the
manner provided by law.
Dated at Billings, Montana, jan
uary 5, 1915.
GEORGE G. OSTEN,
County Clerk and Ex-officio
Registrar of Yellowstone
County, Montana.
(Date First Pub. Jan. 10, 1945-6t)
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NOTICE OF SALE
OF Tax Title Property by the Coun-
ty as Reappraised by the Board
of County Commissioners


By order of the Board of County
Commissioners of Yellowstone Coun-
ty, Montana, entered on its min
utes of the 3rd day of January,
1945, the Board will on February
9th, 1945, beginning at 1920 o'clock
A. M. of said day, at the front
door of the Court House in the City
of Billings, in Yellowstone County,
State of Montana, offer for sale at
public auction to the highest bidder
all the right, title, interest, estate,
lien, claim and demand of the State
of Montana and of said County of
Yellowstone in and to the following
real property and the Board deter
mined and fixed the fair market
value of the property at the amount
set after the description: which
amount constitutes and represents
the reappraised value as fixed by
the Board as of this date.
The South half (Sk) of Sec
ton twenty-five (22), Town
twenty-four tn @ (24) East East, NJ. A"f ?.
NJ, in Yellowstone County,
Montana .................... S480.00
Such sale will be for cash, or on
such terms as may be approved by
the Board, provided, however, that
if such sale is made on terms, at
least twenty per cent (2086) of the
purchase price shall be paid in cash
at the date of sale, and the re-
mainder may be paid in installments
extending over a period of not to
exceed five years, and all such de-
ferred payments shall bear interest
at the rate of 40 per annum.
GEO. G. OSTEN,
County Clerk.
Dated January, 3rd, 1945.
(Date First Pub. Jan. 8, 1945-3t) |
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NOTICE OF CLOSE OF
REGISTRATION

Notice is hereby given that the
Registration for the Municipal Elec-
ton in the City of Laurel will close
February Is, 1945, at 500 o'clock
p. M.
Electors residing within the City
of Laurel may register before the
County Clerk of Yellowstone Coun-
ty at his office in the Courthouse
at Billings, or by appearing before
a Justice of the Peace or a Notary
Public in said County, or before a
Deputy Registrar, in the manner
provided by law.
Dated at Billings, Montana, jan
uary 5, 1945.
GEORGE G.. OSTEN,
County Clerk and Ex-officio
Registrar of Yellowstone
County, Montana.
(Date First Pub. Jan. 10, 1945-6t)
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NOTICE OF SALE
Of Tax Title Property by the Coun-
ty as Reappraised by the Board
of County Commissioners

1
By order of the Board of County
Commissioners of Yellowstone Coun-
ty, Montana, entered on it's minutes
of the 10th day of January, 1915,
the Board will on February 18th,
1915, beginning at 1890 o'clock
A. M. of said day, at the front door
of the Court House in the City of
Billings, in Yellowstone County,
State of Montana, offer for sale
at public auction to the highest bid
der all the right, title, interest, es-
tate, lien, claim and demand of
the State of Montana and of said
County of Yellowstone in and to
the following real property and the
Board determined and fixed the fair
market value of the property at
the amount set after the descrip-
ton: which amount constitutes and
represents the, reappraised value as
fixed by the Board as of this date.
Lots sixteen (16), seventeen
QO, eighteen (18), nineteen
(19) and twenty (2O) in Block
thirty (30) of the Amended AL
lard Subdivision in the SEA
of Sec. 9, Twp. 2 &c., Range
"a East, M. P. NJ, now in the
City of Laurel, Montana, ac-
cording to the official amend
ed plat thereof, now on file and
of record in the office of the
County Clerk and Record
er of Yellowstone County, Mon
tana ............................S1O $1,000 each
SALE OF THE WITHIN DE-
SCRIBED PROPERTY WILL BE
MADE IN SUCH PARCELS OR
GROUPS OF LOTS AS DETER
MINED BY THE BOARD TO BE
FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF
THE COUNTY.
Such sale will be for cash, or on
such terms as may be approved by
the Board, provided, however, that |
if such sale is made on terms, at |
lease twenty per cent (20%) of |
the purchase price shall be paid in
cash at the date of sale, and the re-
may be paid in installments
extending over a period of not to
exceed five years, and all such de-
ferred payments shall bear interest |
at the rate of 49o per annum.
(SALES OF $4,000 OR LESS
MUST BE CASH.)
Dated January, 10th, 1915.
GEO. G. OSTEN,
County Clerk.
Date First Pub. Jan. 10, 1945-3t)
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British Milk Up

Output of milk in England and
Wales during the IL months ended
May 30, 1914, was 10 per cent larger
than in the corresponding period of
1899, according to British Off
cials. Consumption of fluid milk
during this period was up 81 per
cent over the same prewar year.
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NOTICE OF HEARING OF AP-
PLICATION FOR LETTERS
TESTAMENTARY

In the District Court Of the Thir-
teenth Judicial District Of the
State Of Montana, In and for the
County of Yellowstone.
In the Matter of the Estate of
HATTIE S. HANSEN, Deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that Lester Butler and Hazel Butler
have filed with the Clerk of this
Court a petition praying for pro-
bate of the last will and testament
of Hattie S. Hansen, deceased, and
the issuance to them of Letters
Testamentary, and that Saturday,
the 9th day of January, 1915, at
1000 o'clock A. M. of said day, at
the courtroom of this Court at the
Courthouse in the City of Billings,
Yellowstone County, Montana, has
been set the time and place for
hearing said petition, when and
where any person interested may
appear and show cause why the said
petition should not be granted.
Dated this goth day of December,
1914.
(Court SeaD A. w. STOW,
Clerk.
T. H. BURKE
ZIG Securities Building
Billings, Montana, and
HENNESSEY & HENNESSEY,
Stapleton Building
Billings, Montana
Attorneys for Petitioners.
(Date First Pub. Jan. 8, 1945-3t)