Laurel outlook., 1948-07-07
LAUREL HAPPENINGS
Is YEARS AGO TODAY
Quoted and paraphrased items of
news from the 25 years ago
Laurel Outlook.
JULY 4. 1923


baseball club from Greybull met it.
Waterloo here Sunday when a de
cisive defeat was administered by
the Laurel club. The score was II
to 6 in the local clubs favor. A
brand of baseball seldom seen out
side of a major league vas exhibit
ed. Pitching for Laurel was Marion
Crawford.
During the storm Monday after
noon lightning struck the chimney
on the C. w. Laird residence and
knocked off the top. No other dam
age was done.
James B. Plat, formerly of Lau-
rel and more recently of Boyd, has
been appointed deputy United States
marshal by Rolla Duncan, new U. S.
marshal for the Montana district.
Duncan is from Billings, was form
erly sheriff of Lewis and Clark
county and succeeds Jos. L.. Ash
bright as marshal. He took the
oath of office Saturday at Helena.
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Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. John Rad
macher, Saturday, June %, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter d.
Thomson, a girl.
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Mr.. and Mrs. J.. ]. McFadden en-
tertained at dinner Sunday, Nj. and
Mrs. H. A. Bundy, Mrs. C. F. Mel
son and Mr.. and Mrs. V. B. Perry.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wagner of
Mott were in Laurel last week and
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
D. Hawks and Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
D. Thomson.
The Camp Fire girls with their
leader, Mrs. E. d. Swisher, left last
Friday afternoon for a hike to the
Duck creek country about 10 miles
south of Laurel where they are in
camp to celebrate July 4th, and are
to return tomorrow. Their program
accounts for a busy and interesting
time every day, with special features
for July 4, which will include fire
works. The members of the camp
ing party are Iva and Donna Stevens,
Helen Sande, Willie Cloyd, Edna
Scheidecker, Margaret Brown, Mil
dred Erb, Mildred Shadoan, Inez
Quinn, Elaine LaBar, Gertrude
Schauer, Ruth Libecap, and their
leader, Mrs. E. D. Swisher.
O. j.. Wooters has sold his five
acre tract just south of Laurel to
Del Bartholf of Park City, who will
take possession as soon as Mr..
Wooters can move to a residence
property he owns in Laurel. The
,ract is we'll improved with large
bungalow dwelling. Mr.. Wooters
purchased it a few months ago from
Charles Wilkerson and has since
made some improvements on the
property.
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Work of re-arranging the grocery
of the o. M. Void COM
,any store has been completed, and
| shoe department has been estab-
ished. John Walker, specializing in
he shoe business, has been engaged
O take charge of that department.
lie arrived here the first of the
month.
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Mrs. W. E. Chamberlin and daugh-
er Viola, returned Saturday from
Ielena where they were in attend
nee at the Baptist state assembly.
hey stopped at Columbus where
Ir. C%hamberlin met them with his
ar and took them to the Saltwater
or a two-day camping trip.
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Miss Lillian Jackson of Living
ton, DR.. H. O. Harris and Mr.. and
Irs. Edw. M. Westbrook are spend !
lg the Fourth and the remainder of
ne week on the Saltwater. They left
ere Tuesday, and DR.. Harris took s
18th him his radio set, in the hopes {
nat he would be able to pick up {
from the Dempsey-Gibbons {
ght at Shelby. I
w. G. Blackorby of Silesia who I
ad charge of the elevator there, has +
transferred to Bridger. Mr.. G
nd Mrs. Blackorby formerly resid-
/ in Laurel until taking charge of !
lie elevator at Silesia. l.