Laurel outlook., 1948-06-02
LAUREL HAPPENINGS
rs YEARS AGO TODAY
Quoted and paraphrased items of
news from the 25 years ago
Laurel Outlook.
MAY 80, 1948

Miss Marie Kuster and Rober
Dewing we're united in marriage
Tuesday at noon at the Episcopa
church in Billings. The ceremony
was performed by the rector, Rev
Mr.. Matthews, and the contracting
parties were attended by Miss Le-
more D. Krogh and Edw. M. West
brook. Mr.. and Mrs. Dewing de-
parted from Billings this morning
for the Twin Cities to spend a few
weeks and will return to Laurel
near the middle of June. Miss Kus-
ter has been a member of the Lau-
rel public school teaching corps, and
Mr.. Dewing is in the employ of the
Northern Pacific in the signal de-
partment.
The appearance of a large CHINA
mon bear in the farming country
south of Laurel last week has caus-
ed considerable comment both in the
territory in which it was seen and
in Laurel. R. w. Bates saw the
bear near his place Friday after
noon. He gave chase, but lost the
trail. After leaving the Bates ranch
the bear crossed Spring creek and
passed between the Worth Martin
and Meter farm houses. C. T.
Jesse fired two shots at the animal
at that point, but the bear continued
on toward the head of Duck creek.
o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Perry, Miss
Helen Early and John Tubman are
spending today on an outing on
Pryor creek in the Grow Indian res
ervation.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Tharalson, DR..
and Mrs. w. E. Upper, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Perry, Miss Clara Bro
haugh, Miss Alice Graft, and Fred
w. Graft and daughter Dorothy,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. o. A.
Brohaugh at the Brohaugh ranch
south of Laurel, Sunday.
o.
Members of the D. It. M. organic
ed a surprise birthday party in
honor of Mrs. Campbell Calvert,
Saturday afternoon at the Calvert
home. The surprise was complete
and a very pleasant afternoon was
spent. The guest Of honor was
presented with appropriate gifts of
silver, and the club members served
refreshments. Mrs. C. w. Laird
had entertained previously in honor
of her own and Mrs. Calvert's birth
days, which fell on the same date.
o.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Holmgren, Mr..
and Mrs. G.. F. Lindeauer and Miss
Lynn Jordan went to Polytechnic
last night to attend the graduating
exercises.
Messrs. and Mesdames Woodward,
Owen, Hannah, Conger, Ruud, Es-
may and Crawford enjoyed a picnic
at the river neal Edgar, Sunday.
Several of the gentlemen were
members of the Laurel ball team,
which played at Edgar that day.
A hail storm, remarkable for its
severity, visited Laurel and i'm
Mediate territory Wednesday eve
hing of last week, and did damage
growing crops that amounts to
thousand dollars. Many
were broken in Laurel
Houses, both in the residential and
business districts. Piles of the icy
tones remained in the north shadow
# buildings until the afternoon of
he following day.
The Ladies Auction Bridge club of
lark City entertained the husbands
nd children at a weiner roast III
he park, Tuesday evening. The
.uests were E. H. Wells, Clyde Nc
;afferty, w. A. Sullivan and E. A.
richards. After the festivities in
he park a pleasant evening at cards
,as spent at the home of Nh. and |.
Irs. B. M. Harris. n
The Laurmont club was enter
aimed Friday by Mrs. Laurence
tevens. Mrs. M. r. Walton was
warded the guest prize, and Mrs.
!. R. Ryan the club prize.
o.
An old automobile that has stood
ear the rear of the Laurel garage
n Second avenue for several years
as junked this week, and when it
as being dismantled it vas found
!, be an ancient Ford, made in 1906.