Hungry Horse news., 1948-08-06

Sometimes we wonder just ho'
interested the average voter realt
is. To our Republican neighbor W
read some of the Third Party plat
form telling him it was part O
the G. o. P. program. He listene
intently and remarked: Bully
that is just what we want" The
to our Democratic neighbors Ia
same, telling him it was what M
Truman advocated. He commentet
THAT is grand! That's the pro
gram that will carry us to vic
tory" Later to the same pair, VIZ
read excerpts from both Dewey:
and Truman's platform, telling
them it was Third Party stuff ant
they agreed that it was politica
bunk which spells defeat for Wal
lace"
Matt Koski, Skamakawa, Wah-
kiakum county, Wash, was re-
cent visitor in our hustling noun
tain dell city.
A lady drove up to the show
house, called out Buster Barber
and inquired Can you tell me the
best tavern in town in which a
lady can get nicely drunk ?" Bar
Der, an obliging but impartial soul
replied, 1.-THE burg is full of good
taverns and the rule here is to try
them all before settling down for
your stew"
Ralph Stocker is now employed
as an electrician for General Shea
Morrison.
Mrs. Gilbert Burland, Greene
Heights, has been on the sick list
several days.
Charles R. (Dick) Graham, 81,
died July % at Poison hospital
after a long illness. Funeral SER
vices were conducted in the Retz
chapel, Poison, July 30, with Rev.
Charles Durston of the Christian
church officiating. Burial was
made in the Lakeiew cemetery.
Mr.. Graham, a native of Wis
consin, came to Montana in 1912
settling in the lower Flathead val
ley. During the past year and
half he has lived in Martin City.
During his long helpless sickness
ne was cared for by a kind fam
lily friend, Evelyn Sagen Martin
City.
He is survived by his son, Har-
old Graham, Martin City; two
daughters, Mrs. Don Lockwood,
Roman, and Betty 10 Graham,
Prosser, Wash. and two sisters,
Mrs. Roy Burge, Superior, Mont,
and Mrs. George Undertook, Los
Angeles. He was preceded in death
by his wife who died in 1887.
Of Mr.. Graham we truly say:
"He loved mercy; he dealt justly;
he walked humbly before his God.
John Lea was here last week for
two so foot fir timbers which he
trucked back to Culbertson, Mont,
where he will use them in house
moving.
Clifford Raymo, Roman, is here
for employment.
Alfred Bates, Chewelah, Wash,
is preparing to build upon his pro-
perty.
We have spice and variety in M.
City for which we are grateful,
but, thank heavens, we have no
termites, butterflies, blatherskites
(Irish for wind-bags) nor hernia
phradites.
A. E.. Sloan, superintendent of
the zuni Indian agency, zuni, New
Mexico, accompanied by Mrs.
Sloan and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Culligan, Roana, visited the Stock
ers, Thompsons and Bon, Friday.
Visitors at the Harold Grahams
this week were Mr.. and Mrs. Do
rem Hamacker, Salt Lake City;
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Lockwood, Ro-
nan; Betty 10 Graham, Prosser,
Wash; Grandfather and Grand
mother Mosely, Poison; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernie Claffey, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Larry Marchant, Poison, Mrs.
Byron Tucker, Prosser, and Mrs.
Art Tucker, Coram.
An old friend, Albert Aldridgc,
Lethbridge, Alberta, enroute to
Salt Lake City visited us Sunday.
He explained to us the remark
able work of his church Il. D. S.
"a relief system which might well
be adopted by the rest of us.
Sickness has confined Mrs. Del
Alvord to her home for several
days. ...
Among recent lower Flathead
visitors to our huckleberry patch