Laurel outlook., 1948-03-17
LAUREL HAPPENINGS
Is YEARS AGO TODAY
Quoted and paraphrased items of
news from the % years ago
Laurel Outlook.
Wednesday, March IA, 1928

III 80 o0SA wan -
promoting the work of the state
body as well as caring for local
needs. The Laurel club appears to
be meeting with hearty support
from the hunters and fishermen of
the city and the membership roll
is increasing daily.
The officers of the organization
are j. B. Heinz, president; Walter
Libecap, vice president; C. L. Cal
loway, treasurer and o. H. Bundy,
secretary. The board of directors
consists of w. c.. Phillips, C. R.
Ryan, NJ. R. Walton, E. F. Burson
and w T. Wickert.
Operations on the Cove Ditch
company's project of reconstruction
of its big canal, which has been
shut down during the winter on
account of snow, cold and storm
conditions, will be resumed on a
large scale, according to B. c..
Lillis, the company's engineer.
The company is widening the
ditch and raising the banks to
permit the canal to carry a greater
volume of water. The headgate has
been relocated further up stream on
the Yellowstone to insure a head
of water when the stream is at it's
lowest stages in the late irrigation
period. Practically the same grade
lines are being maintained.
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w. T. Saunders, who left here
recently for Kelso, Wash, writes
friends in Laurel that a building
boom is in progress at Kelso. Ed
ward Hannah also left here a short
time ago for the Washington town.
S. E. Anderson has been ap-
pointed chief of the Laurel volun-
teer fire department by Mayor
Frank Wright, with Harry Schrapps
as assistant chief.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Phil H. Michel,
a son vas born Saturday, March
10.
R. w. Bates, a prosperous farm
er of the Wisconsin settlement, was
a business visitor in town Tuesday.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Grouse are
the parents of a son born to them
Friday, Mrrch 9.
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Mrs. Harry Sorenson and Mrs.
Curtis Wright were guests of
friends in Billings Tuesday.
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Clifton Royalty went to Bozeman
last week to attend the state bas-
tournament which was held
there. The tournament of which !:
each game was a real battle, was {:
won Saturday night by Miles City, /:
defeating Missoula II to 6 in the i:
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B. A. Sherrow was host at a /:
stag birthday dinner at his home :
Fourth street last Saturday eve :
evening was spent at cards. The ::
The magnificent repast was pre- :
pared by Mrs. Sherrow, who was :
assisted in serving by Mesdames :
and Whiteman. Following :
he dinner at which an exceedingly (
arge turkey was one of the at (
reactions, the remainder of the /:
was sppent at cards. The :
suests were Bryant Nutting, C. :
,. Collins, Truner H. Early, Edw-
u. W~estbrook, j. B. Heinz, j. F. s
lacDonald, G.. E. Whiteman, w. :
:. Wilson, Joseph Gehrett, B. B. :
iageman, DR.. D. H. McCauley and Z
Calvert. :
Mrs. j. B. Heinz entertained the :
TENDERS of the Laurmont bridge Z
Tub at her home last Friday after Z
DON. Mrs. G.. E. Whiteman was =
warded the guest prize and Mrs. :
aurence Stevens, the club prize. =
On Tuesday, March 10, Mr.. and =
[rs. Philip Stanley became the par =
ats of a son. =
Mrs. Erna L. Westbrook and her :,
IN, Edward M. Westbrook, have =
'cured the apartment in the =
building recently vacated q
: the R. w. Hageter family, and :;
i'll make their home there. =
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H. M. Danford and j. L. James e
Silesia, visited at Joliet Friday. q
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Miss Lena Dillon of Silesia, who =
IS been i'll a couple of weeks, has =
covered. School resumed Mon q
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Charles McGeorge of the railway =
rvice at Laurel visited relatives e
the farm Sunday, returning by q
tomobile to his work Monday y
Mrs. "Bud" Fitzpatrick of Laurel q
me Saturday for a few days Wis =
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. y
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