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Bear Creek Items. 'T::'-' y . (Special to The News) The sad news reached this com munity last Tuesday of the death of George Allen Race in a hospital in Red Lodge following an emergency operation for appendicitis. He was rushed to the hospital Saturday and iittia hope was held out for hia recov ery, as a gangrenous condition had arisen before the operation was' par formed. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Methodist EpUcopal church in Red Lodge, F. C. Putford conducting the services. In terment was made in the local cem etery. Mr. Race has been a resident of this community for a number of years and had a -wide circle of friends who mourn his loss. At the time of hia death he was employed as an en gineer in the Bearcreek mine. Besides his widow he is survived by a son, Floyd and a daughter, Mrs. Rein hart both of this city. He is also survived by three brothers: Nicholas, of Roberts; Wallace A., of Billings; and Fred, of Toledo, Ohio; and one sister, Mrs. Alice Kaple, of Red Lodge. I Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Richardson en tertained at bridge at their home Tuesday evening. Following bridge a delicious lunch was served by the hostess. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Gardner won high scores while Mrs. Jules Besinque carried away the consola tion. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Jay Babcock, Mr. and Mrs. Jules Besinque, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cenis, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Gardner and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hawthorne. - I The dance given by the Senior high school class Saturday evening proved j quite a success both socially and finan cially. Music was furnished by the Melody Boys of Red Lodge. A large crowd from Red Lodge attended the dance. Supper was served at mid night by the Seniors assisted by Miss Helen Hauck. The proceeds will be used to help defray the expenses of the girls to be sent to the Girls Voca tional Congress to be held at Boze man in the near future. The Washoe Womans Club and School will hold a rummage sale and Carnival next Saturday at the Washoe hall. In the morning and afternoon there will be a large display of old hats, shoes and clothes as well as new articles. In the evening there will be a carnival and Minstrel show, the show being given at 7 o'clock follow ed by the carnival. A large crowd is expected to attend. Mrs. J. C. F. Siegfriedt was hostess to a number of her friends Saturday evening in honor of her birthday. The evening was spent at bridge. Guests of the evening were Mr. and Mrs. C. P, Hamrick, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Gard ner and Joe Clark of Red Lodge. The casket ball games which were scheduled with Bridger for Wednes day evening have been postponed on account of the roads. However, the Laurel boys will play the Bearcreek team on the local floor Friday evening Mr. snd Mrs. Ben Rosander were hosts to a few friends Saturday even ing at their home. The evening was spent in "600" after which a deli cious lunch was served by the hostess. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Samarsicb, and Mrs. Chris Kokst, Mr. and Mrs, Ed Cenis had as their guests Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs . Tom Freeman. The evening was spent listening to the radio and playing cards. The Misses Eva VanHooker and Catherine Doughty and E. Wilke and Phil Noble were visitors in Red Lodge Sunday. Miss Catherine Doughty and E. Wilke were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cenis Monday evening. Wallace Race and Mr. Davis, of Billings, have rented the back part of' the Sasich Mercantile and will soon be ready to start operating a meat market. Miss M. McNeil of Washoe was a week end guest at the home of her sister, Mrs. T. P. Kirk, of Belfry. Mrs. Joe Stacey spent Saturday the guest of relatives in Bridger. Walter Lamport was in Billings Monday tranaacting business. Miss Muriel Graham had the mis fortune to break her arm Saturday j evening. While attending the Senior . dance she was tripped while dancing and fell, causing a fracture at the left wrist, Bill Pinkney, of Bridger has been in town the past week getting Brophy mine in readiness to resume opera , tions. He put on a small crew Mon day morning and will enlarge his help ,, soon as everything is in order. R. M. Lord went to Billings Tues day on business. He returned the I following day. E. West of Billings was attending to business here Thursday . W. D. Fredrick, of Joliet wag in town a short while Tuesday. Mrs. Frank Sconfienza and son, Morris left Wednesday for Minneap olis, where Morris will again under go an operation as soon as he is able. Joe Clark of Red Lodge was at tending to business in town Satur day. Joe North and son, Everett, and Mr. Maynard, of Billings were calling on friends here Sunday. Tom Freeman motored to Billings Friday returning the following day. I Miss Genevieve Farrington spent the week end in Billings as the guest of friends, Monday for Seattle where she will yj s i t at t fc e home of her sister for a f ew we eks. Mrs. Ed Bunnell and daughter left Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Richardson were Red Lodge visitors Sunday evening. Mrs. Frank Johnson and Joe Souls by were shoppers in Red Lodge Fri day. Mrs. Alex Hawthorne was a visitor oyer the hi „ Saturday . Mr. and Mrs. John Reinhart and family have moved ùp near Bearcreek mine with Mrs. George Race. Dr. and Mrs. McFarland, of Red Lodge were attending to business in town Sunday. Louis Sasich and John Costellitz were attending to business over the hill Saturday. BOYD NEWS ITEMS Aloe Warila was a business caller at Red Lodge on Saturday. Jack Boyd of Cardwell, Mont., who has been visiting at the John Boyd home for the past week returned to his home on Monday. Word was received here on Sunday that Frank Creed of this place was operated on for appendicitis at a hos pital in Sheridan, Wyo. Late reports are that he is getting along as well as can be expected. John Boyd who has been seriously ill for the past month is slowly re 1 covering. , Mack Anderson was a business call er at Joliet on Saturday. Mrs. P. C. Davis and daughter were Red Lodge callers on Wednesday. Myrtle Cassidy was a caller at Red Lodge on Wednesday for the purpose of having dental work done. Mrs, Frank Creed left on Thursday for Sheridan where she will visit for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bfoom who have been working near Joliet for the past month arrived on Sunday for a visit at the Wm Anderson home. Rev. Fenton of Bridger held serv ices at the church on Tuesday evening. T. C. Schrumpf spent a few days at Billings this past week visiting Mrs. Schrumpf who is ill at the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Brockway and daughter were business callers at Bil lings last week. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dullenty vis ited friends at Joliet on Sunday. 'Mrs. J. T. Ricker left on Friday for Casper where she will visit her daugh ter for a few weeks. BEARCREEK LADIES ENTERTAIN WOMAN'S COUNTY CONVENTION The Seventeenth Quarterly Conven tion of the Carbon County Federa tion of Women's Clubs was held Sat urday in Benrereek at Lodge Temple hall. The morning session opened at nine thirty with Mrs. F. S. Putnam of Ed gar, president of the Federation, and Mrs. J. T. Haya, of this city, presid ing. The program opened with as sembly singing, led by Mrs. Ed Gar-1 nett of Bearcreek. Invocation was t * len K' ven Rev. J. H. Varner. A P* ano B °l° entitled "The March of Uhlans" (Bhoetn) was played by ^iss Gladys Rue. Greetings were ex tended to the visitors by Mrs. William Noble, president of the Bearcreek club, The response was given by Mrs. Wil liam Shepard of Washoe. Miss Bar bara McDonald of Washoe then favor ed the meeting with a vocal solo, "Somewhere a Voice is Calling, report of the county federation meet ing held at Luther was given by Mrs. M. Bollinger, secretary of the county federation. A Rev. J. H. Varner gave a very in teresting talk on Woman's Club and Public School Activities. Mrs. Pearl Byrnes of Belfry, president of the Fourth District, gave a pleasing and interesting talk on Woman's Clubs and Vacation Activities. The meeting adjourned at noon and the women were escorted to the Lam port hotel where a sumptuous lunch eon was prepared for the guests and hostesses. During the luncheon they were favored with several vocal solos by Fred Christian! and a number of piano solos by Miss Gladys Rue which were very beautifully rendered. The afternoon session opened at one-thirty with assembly singing. Mrs. S. M. Souders, general federation di rector, spoke on Woman's Clubs and Public School Libraries. Following this address a very pleasing reading was given by Katherine Hays. Club work, nutrition and hot lunch equip ment was discussed by Miss Grace Garey, county demonstration agent. Mrs. A. F. Christiani gave a piano solo entitled "Valse Caprice". Mrs. S. M. Arvin of Bearcreek gave an "inter esting and instructive talk on Wo man's Club and the Student Loan Fund, followed by a vocal solo by Mrs. Ed Garnett. "Woman's Club Work in Securing and Retaining De sirable Teachers" was discussed by Mrs. D. S. McCorkle. Mrs. H. E. Thom gave a report. The meeting was then closed with assembly sing ing. The girls who assisted in serving the noon luncheon were the Misses Agness McNeil, Mayme Irvine, Janette Murray, Nell Kane and Katie Lakitis. They were very charming in their pink and white aprons and caps. The tables were decorated in pink and white candles in crystal candle holders. The visiting guests from Red Lodge were Mesdames C. P. Keyes, S. M. Souders, H. V. Cartwright, F. Durant, J. F. Brophy and Miss Grace Garey, Catherine Keyes. Others were Mes dames Tom Freeman, Ed Beall, Wil liam Shepard, Frank Daugherty and Anna McKinnon of Washoe; Mrs. F. S. Putnam of Edgar; Mrs. Etta Youst and Mrs. Pearl Burns of Belfry. The following resolutions were sub mitted: We, the committee, submit the fol lowing resolutions: 1st. Be it resolved that we not only endorse the social activities of the school but keep up with them and insist on studying with the pupils and keep mentally alert. 2nd. Be it resolved that we en dorse the program on applied educa tion regarding the planting of trees, the protection of forests, the building of bird houses, the study of Montana history and the support of the public school library. 3rd. Be it resolved that we en dorse the resolutions passed at the last meeting of District No. 4. 4th. Be it resolved that we do everything possible to secure and re tain the best teachers for our schools. Signed Anna Beall Etta Youst Kate C. Brophy A Wyoming Rancher Falls Heir to Title Chicago, Nov. 7,—Oliver Henry Wallop, Sheridan, Wyo., rancher, who recently became heir to the earlship of Portsmouth, England, stopped in Chicago today on his way to claim the title. Mrs. Wallop formerly lived in Chicago. 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