Laurel outlook., 1947-08-20
LAUREL HAPPENINGS
rs YEARS AGO TODAY
Quoted and paraphrased items of
news from the 25 years ago
Laurel Outlook.
AUGUST 16, 1922

: been lowered and the company ex-
: poets to complete the we'll within
: two weeks. The amount of oil being
: raised is, in the opinion of oil men,
who are constantly visiting the well,
indications that a strong producer
: will be opened up as soon as the
casing a be reset, the bit recovered,
!: and the we'll deepened in the sand.
Before the last accident, hold was
made on these tools and the effect
of moving them slightly increased
the showing of oil. The bit was
entirely covered with oil from the
bailer, says reports. The Barnsdall-
Foster corporation plans to drill
more wells, and the one that is to
be drilled by this company under ar
rangement with the Big Lake Syndi-
cate of Laurel, likely will be started
by Sept. L.
The Laurel public schools, both
high school and grade departments,
will open Tuesday, Sept. 5, for a
nine months term. Every parent
should plan to have his children
enter on the first day, for this is a
day of organization after which the
regular work begins. The following
corps of teachers will be at the
high school for the ensuing year:
Clara Brohaugh, eighth grade; Flor
ence Cole, commercial; Pauline
Powell, domestic science; Elsie john
son, mathematics; Elizabeth Mink
WITT, language and history; Grace
Sowter, English and Latin; F. C.
Kessler, manual training and princi-
pal; Fred w. Graft, superintendent.
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B. B. Hageman is helping the
Yellowstone garage during the busy
tourist season.
Ladies of the Laurel Woman's club
are donating their services to take
care of the Laurel public library
for two weeks, until Sept. 1, to give
the librarian, Mrs. Carrie Erb, a
two weeks vacation.
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Friends of the families of Mr..
and Mrs. Charley Gowan and Mr..
and Mrs. George Gowan gathered at
their ranch home three miles from
Laurel last week as a surprise
party and a very pleasant evening
was had by all. Among those in
attendance were Nh. and Mrs. !
Charles Davis, Mrs. M. E. Dye and
daughter, Alberta, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Hosea Choat, Mr.. and Mrs. Percy |
Farmer, Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. Will /
liams, Mrs. Morrison and her mother, E
Mrs. McGuffin, Mrs. Charles Wilkin- E
son and son Leslie, MI. and Mrs. I
d. W. W~atsabaugh, Lovel and Mary 5
Bryan, Foy Braswell, Florence Pat /
~terson, Mrs. G. H. Patterson, Claudet 4
and Dorothy Patterson, Minnie Black &
burn, Winnifred Jackson and Rev. 4
E. D. Swisher. &
c. L. Morris and C. R. Ryan spent 4
Wednesday and Thursday getting a &
fine catch of trout in the Saltwater. &
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j. H. Reed and wife of Bozeman &
nave been visiting with Mrs. Reeds &
mother, Mrs. Jacob Kamp, and sis &
.er, Mrs. William Fly. n
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Melvin Agnew went to Red Lodge ~
Saturday by automobile to assist in n
in the orchestra for a dance. 81
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The Campfire girls social held on 81
he lawn of the Thompson Yards M
asst Friday evening is reported a M
uccess and was spoken of as the IS
lawn social that has been held M
4 the city, of which the girls are M
lstly proud. Ice cream and cake M
as served. M
The caretaker, Mr.. Cooper, reports W
bout POS automobiles making over M
light stops at the park from July W
) to August 7. W
The county grading crews are do W
lg some good work on the Sheets W
in the district south of the M
larks Fork river, putting in several M
ew bridges and culverts. The re- M
ort is the work is being done much M
than heretofore, using cement W
n the stills instead of the old Isl
ethod of wooden stills planted in Isl
TT. Work will also be done in EM
lie Spring creek and Duck creek Isl
%strlcts, the county employing m
aurel men for the crews at this Isl
me. M
A fir log 81 feet long, six feet Isl
diameter at the small end and a M
tie more than eight feet in m
ameter at the butt, was on display ISL
two special flat cars in the Lau- M
yards this week. 1t was being M
mt from Astoria, Ore, to Aurora. M
:, by the West Coast Lumber ~
ems. association for display at a I'M
ming lumbermen's convention. M