Laurel outlook., 1950-12-20
LAUREL HAPPENINGS
Is YEARS AGO TODAY
Quoted and paraphrased items
Of Jews from the 25 years ago
Laurel Outlook.
December 16, 1925

Laurel OuClOOh. |
December 16, 1925
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter D. Thomson
went to Bozeman Saturday where
they were guests until Monday Of
Mrs. l.. Walton, formerly of Mott.
Mrs. H. o. Gunter has been i'll
the past week of tonsilitis, but is
now able to be about.
Laurel's ranking business firm
in point of years, operating the
past several years, as the Setter
gren Furniture company, is soon
to pass into history. The entire
stock of the concern is being closed
out at a special sale which started
this week. G.. E. Settergren, who
established the original business,
opened in Laurel in 1908, % years
ago. The first store carried a gen.
eral stock of merchandise and OPP
Grated a lumber yard in connec-
ton. This was located in the block
containing the present Lennox no.
tel building. S%ettergren and the
late w. R. Westbrook had the only
stores in town. When the Laurel
Trading company was Incorporated
and opened for business on Nov. 6,
1906, Settergren was president;
B. G. Brockway, vice president and
C.. l.. Morris, secretary-treasurer.
The concern had a general merch-
andise stock, later selling its i'm
plement section to Young Bros. &
Erb.
Congestion in the Laurel school
system has become SO acute of
late that an additional teacher will
be required, beginning with re-
sumption of school after the holi-
day vacation. Figures of local
school authorities disclose that
there are at present 100 more
pupils in Laurel schools this year
than last year. Mrs. o. A. Bro
haugh in capacity of substitute is
the emergency situation at
present.
Henry Herbert has been ill the
past week and during his enforced
vacation Alfred Malcolm has been
operating his dray line. Mr.. Her
bert is reported as improving.
Miss Loveley of Billings spent
the week end with her sister Miss
Pearl Loveley who is n of the
Laurel teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Brohaugh
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Jens
and Rev. Arnold Flaten as
guests for the evening Tuesday.
Mrs. j. w. Keck entertained the
five hundred club at her home in
East Laurel last Wednesday after
loon. Recognition scores were by
Mrs. Ivan Lyons and Mrs. Harry
Mrs. C. P. Nelson will en-
the club at her home on
Fourth avenue this afternoon.
Mrs. E. c.. Hall and children, La
,onne and Walter, spent Friday
md Saturday visiting Mrs. Halls
PARENTS, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
blackburn in Billings.
Homer Sheets and Charles
were hauling coal from
,ilesia Thursday and Friday.
Gus Weber, Crystal and Alfred
and Mildred Cross of ST.
esia, who attend high school in
oliet, came home Friday evening
D stay over Sunday. Hannah
.ercher and Jennie Carmony of
accompanied Miss Cross.
An open installation OF Officers
18th an elaboration of the cere-
lony by the drill team, was held
Y the Women of Mooseheart le-
ion Monday night. The following
Ulcers previous yer elected for
he ensuing year: Julia Phillips,
enior regent; Emma Kayser, jun
n regent; Esther Kircheis, past
egent; Almeda Porter, chaplain;
Isle Mae Motzko, treasurer; May
butcher, secretary; Bertha Park
:, guide. Various forms of enter
ainment were provided for the .
ssembled guests, including a fam !
Is one-act play staged by an all :
ar cast of actors selected from .
lie audience. i