The Sidney herald., 1956-08-09

Mrs. Grant Burgess

were, neT niece anu 1dlili1S, A~i
and Mrs. Bill Tedman and chill
dren of Hutchinson, Kansas
who visited here a week ago
Mrs. Tedman is the former Ath;
Jordon. This past week Mr.
Storms sister, Mrs. Rose Neil
} her son and family, MIR. and Mrs
Don Neil, and daughter, Mrs
Hazel Maynard and daughter, al
of Denver, Colorado visited with
her. Mrs. Rose Neil remained
for a time and the others of the
group returned the end of las
week. During the time of the
Tedman's visit here the family
met at the Clarence Scheetz
home in Sidney for a picnic, ano
during the stay of the Neils they
held a family picnic at the city
park in Sidney.
Harris Olson of Richey, has
started work as manager of the
Occident Elevator upon the IT
tirement of A. F. Scott. Mr.. Oh
son has been here for the past
three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Torger-
son are happy over the arrival
of "a baby boy born at the Sid
ney hospital August 2. This is
the first boy in this family of
two girls and he has been named
Darrell Duane. Mrs. Torgerson
and baby arrived home from the
hospital Monday evening.
Neighbors and friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Morel Burgess and
Don met at the Burgess home for
a pot luck picnic supper on their
lawn Thursday. The evening was
spent visiting. Mr.. and Mrs.
Morel Burgess have spent their
life since early youth in this
community and have reared their
children here while occupied in
farming. They recently purchas-
ed restaurant equipment in Co.
lumbus, Mont, and will operate
a coffee shop there. Mr.. and Mrs.
Burgess and son Don were pre-
scented a purse of silver by Dick
Bell on behalf of the group.
A response was made first by
Mr.. Burgess and then Mrs. Bur-
CESS, and an invitation was is
sued to their many friends to
be sure and meet them at Chuck's
Place in Columbus. Mr.. and Mrs.
Burgess and Don left late Friday
night for Glendive where they
spent the night with their
daughter and family Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Ehman before go
ing on to Columbus the next day.
Warren Schilling took a pickup
load of household goods there
for them.
Danny Thornton, 2 year old
son of MIR. and Mrs. Kenneth
had the misfortune of
jumping off a kitchen stool and
breaking his leg above the knee
on Thursday of last week and is
now wearing it in a cast which
does not allow him to sit up.
The ladies of the WMF of the
church met at the
church Thursday afternoon to
honor Mrs. Morel Burgess at a
farewell party before she left
for her new home in Columbus.
The afternoon was spent social
ly with lunch served at tables
decorated with flowers of mari
Colds and bachelor buttons. At
ter the guests had lunched Mrs.
Grant Burgess, president of the
WMF presented a dish of sill. IT
to Mrs. Burgess on behalf of
those present.
Mrs. Edward Alarcon and
children and Mrs. Lyle Cornth-
waite of Sidney visited relatives
and friends in town Friday.
Stevie, son of Mrs. Alarcon, re-
turned home with his mother
after spending several days with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Howell.
Mrs. Thea Poison was honored
on her 73rd birthday Saturday
evening by her family at the Al
vim Burgess home. Two birthday
cakes and ice cream was served
to the group.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Schil-
ling and family and Don Lyon
spent Saturday night in Bill
lings where they entered the
.chillings stock a in the races
and won first place.
Stock car races were held at
Wolf Point Sunday with Orville
winning the mani race.
Don Lyon driving Schillings'
ear won the trophy dash and
Mrs. Don Lyon drove in the
puff rae and came in
second.
Miss Madge Carter and her
mother, Mrs. Lottie Carter left
rom Culbertson Saturday night
'or Kalispell where they will
at the Hoyt Bird home for
4 few weeks.
Mrs. Marie Ann Backes. and
children accompanied by Mrs.
Katie Backes drove to Miles City
to spend the week end
here at the Pat Shevlon home.
Andrew Taasaas and daugh-
.er, Mrs. Fritz Wills and chill
iren, moved Saturday to THE
Steve Killian house on the north
east corner of town.
Guests at the Tom Lindvig
lome Thursday were Mrs. M.
Johnson of Sidney and her
louse guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
yessit, Mr.. Stephen Skaug, and
Mrs. Clara Ihle all of Conn
Wise. This group also at
ended the farewell party for Mr..
Mrc MOra1 PI1rOecc that ava-