Hopeless Cripple Laughlin Walks Again After Surgery
James Laughlin once deemed hopelessly crippled regains mobility after a shinbone graft and vertebral repair performed by Dr T V Moore in Billings. The ex soldier was injured at Camp Dodge Iowa in 1918 when thrown from a wagon. Several other veterans are under care. Winter halts the planned night school for working adults, but foreign born residents' classes continue with high attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
James Laughlin
City Health
T. V. Moore
Fran Laughlin
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Dillon Society Weekly Events Highlight Local Socials
A Dillon report lists a week of society happenings. The dinner honoring Dr. W C Bagley at the Cushing residence. a trench dinner by the college senior class. a well attended city hall dance. a Baptist merchants carnival to aid church obligations. social afternoons and visits among local families. a star dinner hosted by Warren Stone with venison menu. a Jackson couple Herman Grand Renard and Emma Kaufman wed at the Mellen hotel and depart for California. The Theta, St James guild, Kensington gatherings, and Presbyterian Missionary society activities are noted along with visitors Gilbert, Alma Harwood, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
W. C. Bagley
New York
A. AL. Anderson
Laura Kress
Mary Innes
Delia Dorchester
Bagy
Montana State Normal College
Bagiey
Lorenzo Cushing
Washington Street
Annally
Baptist Church
Public Training School
American Legion
J. E. Morse
Idaho Street
Margaret Gracier
Argenta
E- 1
Poindexter
Dora Melton
Baker City
Oregon
Warren Stone
South Washington Street
Mr. Stone
George Baker
Geck Featherly
Pred Chapman
Alvin Jones
Eugene Bond
Will Chapman
Henry Wyatt
Lovell
Dil
Presbyterian Missionary Society
John Ewing
Taft Bobree Street
Liam
Thema Gilbert
Alma Harwood
Chicago
Hollis Potter
Elizabeth Blake
Butte
Siutte
Tous B'Dennett
Burtine
Fe Himerick
Beaverhead
Emerick Ranch
Point
Rocka
Weddin Winery
Mary Minnick
Trai Clark Anderson
Prospects for Saltese look brighter in mining district
Superior reports a high grade copper and gold ore strike at the St. Lawrence mine in Saltese led by manager Henry M. Lancaster. The deposit widens as work continues, spurring hopes of spring development by Coeur d Alene district buyers and renewed prosperity for the Saltese mining camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Mineral County
St. Lawrence
Saltese
Henry M. Lancaster
Coeur d'Alene
West End
Social and club notes from Deer Lodge turn interesting
In Deer Lodge on November 21 and later, the Woman’s club hosts share programs and refreshment as Womat and literature departments meet. Reports cover Tehal-Kowsky, Andrea del Sarte, My Last Duchess, and varied student class offices at Powell county high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehal- Kowsky
Marsh
Browning
Lee Kelley
H. Z. Bielenberg
Andrea del Sarte
Patrick Geary
Helmville
Tee Mee Biwain
Irene Eldred
Armenia
Helena
Near East Relief
I. R. Blaisdell
J. M. Page
Twin Bridges
Cari
Evenin
Clarence Adeon
Iidge Whist Club
Arts and Crafts Department
W. T. Beaumont
C. A. Belk
Mor
Jeff Biseman
Lyndall Hands
Vera Eve Jans
Ethel Quinlan
Neva Mayo
Rosemary Sullivan
Frances Barkle
Miss Kell
Glenn Hol
Harold Moore
Elsie Pauly
Eunice Conard
Harold Whiteher
Harold Joyce
Miss Freyburger
Miss Frey
Embezzlement Charge Denied at Billings Hearing
Charles Lechie former treasurer of the teamsters union faces a $750 bond on four counts of embezzling $80 from union funds. He demanded a preliminary hearing after a complaint by Harry Smith, business agent, alleging a shortage. Lechie says he will repay if proved liable and blames faulty bookkeeping by his successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Charles Lechie
Teamsters’ Union
Lechie
Harry Smith
Gilbert Poirier laid to rest in Kalispell cemetery
Polson Montana district obituary notes Gilbert Poirier born near Montreal Canada lived many years in Montana including Kalispell and Polson. Survived by children Mrs. Alcorn Joe Poirier and Leah with mother. funeral led by Rev Horace Turner. Community notices include sermons, Thanksgiving service plans, a Knights of Pythias dance, and a teachers’ meeting in Billings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polson
Alcorn
Spokane
Joe. Poirier
Pablo
Mont
Leah
Horace Turner
Methodist Episcopal Church
Robert W.newman
Missoula
Presbyterian Church
South America
Methodist Church
F. W
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
C.J. Loveland
Manse
Polson Public Schools
Billings
Montana Teachers’ Association
Child Burned by Overturned Oil Lamp Death near Kalispell
Kalispell November report says 5 year old Mabel Krantz died from burns after her clothing ignited when a kerosene lamp overturned at home near Kila, while her baby brother was alone nearby. The father heard screams, found the lamp broken and the girl ablaze, attempts to extinguish flames succeeded but fatal injuries remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalispell
Mabel Krantz
Herman Krantz
Kalispell General Hospital
Kila
Salvation Army Says Hulburt Deserves Fate
Billings reports Adjutant Guy Case says Hulburt, held for investigation, may face jail. Hulburt was arrested as a suspicious character in a Salvation Army lodging house after liquor was found in a suitcase. He claims he once sold a ranch near Miles City and invested in bootleg whiskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Guy Case
Salvation Army
R. Hulburt
Hulburt
Miles City
Stevensville Fire Mystery Edges Toward New Inspectors
Still investigating the Stevensville big hotel fire of 1919. In Missoula, a law office review by G T Baggs, J G Link, M D O'Connell and Dave Cr ham examined statements gathered by Charles Blackburn for insurance claims. Witnesses weighed furniture values, repair status, and building condition as an appraisal team headed back to Missoula. Also, Hermann Ferrari and bride Hazel Cameron plan to live in Missoula or Spokane. Perry Hewitt and wife retrieved a repaired auto, while three Stevensville residents faced local talks with the judge. Ed Sims leased the Don Pratt ranch and sold surplus stock. Leo Bass and family returned from Missoula shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevensville
G. T. Baggs
Clem
Matt Whaley
Missoula
E. C. Mulroney
G. T. Bay
J. G._ Link
Charles Blackburn
Butte
Blackburn
Butte Electric Railway Company
Dayton Lockridge
Cal Cook
Rennick
C. G._ Morrell
Charles “Fulton
George ‘Lancaster
William, Cochran
Hermann Ferrari
Hazel Cameron
Spokane
Ferrari
Perry Hewitt
Pines
R. Bell
Feiber
H. I. Sel
Walter Hunter
Ed Sims
Don Pratt
Ed Wren
Leo Bass
Northern Pacific to Build Dock at Polson
Polson records show the Northern Pacific Railroad won council approval to construct a water front dock with a lakefront spur extension and loading platforms. The council also suspended conflicting ordinances as it granted the privilege, while other local notes cite bids for a drain project, social gatherings, a farmers meeting, hunting trips, high school basketball practice, Salvation Army fundraising, and Percy Dodds seeking the speaker role in January legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polson
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Water Front
Lake Front
Harry Bakeman
D Street
Farmers of
Ben Salter
C. E. Reynolds
Aitken
Flathead County
Salvation Army
James Harbert
School Trustees Meet With State Teachers in Billings
Billings hosts Montana State Teachers' association convention with about 2,000 teachers assembling. J T Cummings of Lewistown arrives to help receive delegates. A special train brought 250 teachers from Lewistown and Fergus county, with trustees from Big Horn Stillwater and other counties attending. The convention is billed as the largest the city has hosted. Dormitories have been prepared to house attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Montana State Teachers’ Association
JT. Cums Tings
Lewistown
Montana State Teachers' Association
Fergus County
Big Horn
Stillwater
Wheatland
Fergus
Meagher
Custer
Cummings
Lodsias
Three Forks Society Events Highlight Week
A busy week in Three Forks features a seventh birthday party for Miss Stuth Young with many little guests and refreshments. Stag social for local club members, a Leap Year dance at LO. O. F. hall, and visits by Dr. Turner and others mark social life as families gather, travel, and host gatherings at homes and church rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Three Forks
T. J. Young
Stuth Young
Young
Ida M. Benjamin
Lorenford
Vivian Spayde
Bert Pauline McCoullough
Roberta Matter
Lelia Rose
Marjorie Gillingham
E. Ewers
Dick Griffin
Colorado
S. R. Turner
Cut Bank
Dr. Turner
Ohio
Butte
James Althouse
W S. Malone
Boise
Idaho
Earl Price
Malone
Armour Company
Billings
Bozeman
Lawrence Eakes
D.A. Moore
Livingston
Clark Wyo
Walter Braten
Dick Fabrick
Helena
W. E. Young
Harry Gillingham
Presbyterian Ladies
Ald Society
Leprosy case discussed as Willett to try Chaulmooga oil
Superior scene as Dr. W G Coggswell meets Commissioner Hillier to review O G Willett confined on a farm near Alberton. Willett, labeled county charge, may be offered Chaulmooga oil treatment said to slow leprosy. Willett showed limited enthusiasm, but officials hope to arrange administration soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
W. G. Coggswell
Helena
Hillier
O. G. "Willett
Alberton
Coggewell
Willett
Chaulmooga
State Dairymen Meet at Great Falls
Bozeman dispatch reports the annual state dairymen roundup set for December 9 banquet in Great Falls with meetings at the stock pavilion. Speakers include G L Martin Bozeman W L Stockton Clarkston George H Webster Bozeman Mrs Tot Long Logan Stevensville Fr Hayes Stewart Poplar J T Hart Great Falls W D Meor Havre Lillefors Great Falls and Charles Potter Bozeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Falls
Te Martin
Roseman
Frank M. Des
Hampion
Dairymen’s Association
G._L. Martin
W.L. Stockton
Clarkston
George H. Webster
Tot Long Logan
Stevensville
Hayes Stewart
Pop
Lewistown Man Buried. Court Adjourns in Bootlegging Case
A Lewistown resident died recently in Gaze, Montana while working on construction and was buried there today. The district court paused until next Friday for around 48 bootlegging trials, delayed by witnesses' commitments to federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Meron
Pembroke
Ontario
William Nelson
Coffee Creek
Also Mentioned on This Page
Laughlin
Binlings
Dillon Society
St. Lawrence Mine
John Refsnider
A.C. Drake
Deer Lodge
Gilbert Poirier
Kalispell Cemetery
Flathead Valley
Darby
F. "J. Salsoman
Hamilton Baptist Church
Vera Stubbs
Marjorie Laird
I. A. Drake
Home Service Department
Val Troop
C. A. Hart
Albert Nickel
Stark
Jef” Whyte
Sever ‘Thompson
Thureday
Northern Pacific
Priscilla Club
E Street
Dodds
Percy
Flathead
City
O. G. Willett
State Dairymen
Great Falls
Jwistown News Ne
Dr. King
Native Bliss
Alonzo Cliss
Drusgiata
A. C. Juliss
Washington
United States Mall
Drummond
Ovando
No. 4
Carter
Hamlin
Enner
Gilda
Nealing
Tolle
Oacman
Prantz
Lago
la Creek
Schwarty
Sistes Petroleum
Arrow Creek
Herbert A. Hover
A. M. B. Laboratories
Alaska
Seattle
First National Bank of
Pital
Surgies
Federal Reserve System
Andrew
Davis
Petepuenson
GranGe
LARK
Ross Clark
A. Clark & Bro
Bankers
Alex
Johnston
J. W. Duncan
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