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BROCKTON AND VICINITY NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Ole Moen were
guests at the Milo Stangeland home
on Christmas.
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| Williston shoppers on Thursday
were Mrs. Henry Vollertson .|md
I Mrs. C. R. Lodmell.
(By LILA and LIZ)
Ed Nygard left here by car Wed
nesday for his home in Toppenish,
Washington, after spending the
past three months here helping his
son Sam, build a new home.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Candee were
dinner guetfts Wednesday at the
Paul Patch’s home on the south
side.
Terry Smith, daughter of* Mr. and
Mrs. Grant Smith, who has been
attending school in Helena, arrived
here Friday accompanied by Mrs.
Smith’s mother, Mrs. Mary Ret
tig of Helena, to spend the Yuletide
holidays.
Christmas Day guests at the Luke
Jelden farm home were Mr. and
Mrs. George Shanks and boys, Mr.
and Mrs. Ervin Nelson and children
and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Shanks
and Linda.
The annual Christmas program
at the Ruffatto School on the south
side was held Friday evening with
a large crowd attending. Miss
Gladys Thorpe of Sidney is the
teacher.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schultz
spent Christmas Eve with his par
ents. the Otto Schulz’ in town, and
on Christmas Day drove to Froid
to be dinner guests at her parents
home, the Gottlieb Hekkel’s.
Luther arrived home by
train Thursday from Augsburg col
lege where he is a sophomore. He
plans to return about January 2nd.
Stanley Crowell is enjoying his
holiday vacation from high school
duties with his family at Fairview,
| Mr. and Mrs. Ed Crowell.
Southsiders in Sidney on Thurs
were Mrs. Clara Smith, Mrs. Paul
Patch and Wendall.
I Dinner guests on Christmas Day
at the Robert Vaught home were
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Keller and Carl
Bo u rasa.
Maxine Candee, a senior at the
Richey high school, came home
Thursday to send the holidays with
her parents, the Floyd Candee’s of
the southside.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Bail
ey Fisher of the south Charley
Creek community was the scene of
a large gathering on Christmas
Day. As close as Mrs. Fisher could
estimate, the thought “there would
be about fifty present” There will
be about 32 of her immediate fam
ily—that is, the married sons and
daughters and families.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Lien drove
to Sidney on Wednesday evening
to attend a Christmas party for the
personnel of the Modern Lady Shop
and their families and friends.
“Granpa’s Twin Sister” was the
name of the play presented last
Saturday evening at Andes by resi
dents of the southside. The cast In
cluded Harold Tolksdorf, Mrs. Ha
gen, Mrs. Harold Marttin, Bud
Parson, Ralph Hagen, Helen Miller,
Clifford Foss, Jr., and Edyth Smith.
From reports it was really good,
and the play may be presented
again at a future date. Proceeds are
to be used toward moving and re
pairing Mona Hall.
Herman Kopitzke of Culbertson
was in town Wednesday and men
tioned that his son, Herman, Jr.,
arrived home Sunday from Moor
head, Minnesota where he is a
Freshman at Concordia college.
Herman and several other boys
from Scobey and Glasgow made
the trip by car.
Mrss. Helen Hettman has been
selected by station KGCX at Sid
ney to represent the Brockton
Woman’s Club as clubwoman of the
year in the national radio “Queen
for a Day’’ contest There are ap
proximately IB contestants from
this end of the state eligible for
competition of state candidacy in
this nation-wide contest.
Varner Nelson of the Anderson
community has been visiting several
brothers at Bairiville, but left this
! past week for Spokane to bo with
| his daughter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Wellington.
I At the .Paul Patch home on the
southside, Christmas dinner guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Stan Patch and
family of south Culbert3on and her
mother Mrs. Olive Thornburg of
Wolf Point, also Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Mercer and children of Sidney. Mrs.
Mercer is the former Wilma Patel..
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mattelin and
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mattelin and
daughters left Tuesday by car for
Billings to attend the vyedding of
Mrs. Bob Mattelin’s sister, Jean
Loffel. Miss Inffel will be married
to Charles Hearty of Great Falls.
Both attend Montana State College
at Bozeman. Little Miss Linda Mat
tclin will be the flower girl.
Mrs. Agnes Mcliwain and August
Snyder were Christmas Day din
ner guests at the James Craigie
home.
The annual Christmas program
at the Anderson school was present
ed Wednesday evening, under the
direction of teacher Mrs. Bessie
Stevans. The school was filled to
capacity, as some even had to stand.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L. Stevans
of the North community left for
St. Paul Thursday to spend the
holidays with their son and daugh
ter in law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ste
vans and to make their acquaint
ance of their grandson, Gregory
Kent.
Betty Jean and Vernon Johnson
of Fort Peck came home Friday to
spend Christmas and vacation with
their mother and family.
The Oscar Qualley’s of the And
erson community had a family
Christmas gathering with those
present, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dahl
berg and girls, Mr. and Mrs. Julius
Kozak and sons, and Mr. and Mrs.
Orville Qualley and family.
Mrs. John Dehner of the north
community has been in a Williston
hospital for about a week but was
expected to be home for Christmas.
Lloyd W. Johnson accompanied
by Jack Dethman came home Thur
sday after spending a week at Mi
not, where Lloyd received medical
attention at the McCannel Clinic.
.Mr. and Mrs. Edward “Bud"
Smith, the new baby daughter
Rhonda Grace, and the trailer house
arrived home Thursday—in time to
spend Christmas with his mother,
Mrs. Clara Smith, Howard and
Edythe who teaches the Miller
school on the southside.
Steve Ruffatto arrived home Fri
day from Missoula where he is en
rolled as a junior at the University
of Montana.
Of the Brockton school faculty,
only three spent their vacation
holidays out of town —they are Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Hurmence who
drove to New Salem, N. Dak., at
his parents home, and Miss Bertha
Neiffer who is with her family near
Glendive.
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Johnson
went to Poplar on Saturday to
spend Christmas Eve with her mo
ther, &rs. Josephine Angell.
As scheduled, Marvin Elgie and
Walley Samuelson arrived by bus
in Culbertson Saturday morning
from Texas. Don Samuelson and
Jim Elgie were there to meet the
boys, glad to be home. To make
the trio complete, Nicky Nicky Nick
arrived home the day before —the
three had Joined the army together
a year ago—and now they’re home
again and seem rather lost at the
time being.
Miss Gladys Dahlberg returned
home Saturday from Minneapolis,
where she attends Augsburg College
there. Gladys is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Henning Dahlberg of
the Anderson community.
Mrs. James Byrnes had a small
birthday party for her husband on
Thursday at their farm home in
the Anderson community. Thoso
present were Pat Martin, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Stevanß, Pat Byrnes,
and three of the children who have
been away attending school in
Minnesota and S. Dak.
After church services on Christ
mas Day, the C. J. Samuelson home
was the scene of a friendly Christ
mas dinner party with all the .Sam
uelson children home, and Mr.NAnd
Mrs. Frank Mattelin and Mr. knd
Mrs. Robert Mattelin and daughter
present.
Friends received Christmas greet
ing and news from a former long
time resident, Mrs. A. M. Lodmell
now living in Choteau, Montana.
She mentioned that she would like
to get back to Brockton and see her
old friends, but her former illness
(artharitis and neuralgia) prevent
ed her from doing so.
The Kraft Food Company of Chi
cago awarded Mrs. Barbara Gllli
gan of Brockton $20.00 for sub
mitting the name of a prizewinning
song. Congratulations!
Ole Lien surprised his family
Christmas Day by coming home
unannounced from Rochester,, Min
nesota, where he recently underwent
surgery. He took the streamliner to
Williston and the bus from there.
The Joe Knutson family of Froid
spent Sunday as Christmas Day
dinner guests at the home of his
sister, Mrs. C. K. Lodmell and fam
llJ Greetlngs were sent to Brockton
friends from the Louie Bertlno fam
ily now living In Columbia Falls,
M ontana.
Some of you will porhapa remem
ber Mrs. Audrey Dahl who taught
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THE HERALD-NEWS — Wolf Point, Montana
in Brockton several years ago, and
her husband who was a band in
structor in our school. They are now
living in Mclntosh*. S. Dak. (Box
40t).
The Edd Lynd family writes from
Bells, California, that all the family
were able to get together at Christ
mas—grandchildren and all, except
Glenn who is still stationed with
the U. S. Army in Germany.
Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas and
family of Watford City, N. Dak.,
spent Christmas at th 6 homes of
their two daughters here, the Har
old and Ted Johnson families.
Liz and Lila would certainly like
to hear from all of you former
Brockton residents and put us up
to date on the news—also any and
all news local people could give
would certainly be appreciated.
Those who gathered at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Jaumotte’s
at Culbertson to celebrate Christ
mas were Mr. and Mrs. Arvid Dahl
berg, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Jaumotte
of Brockton, Mrs. Victoria of Plen
ty wood, and Mrs. Julie Jaumotte of
Culbertson.
The basketball boys journeyed to
Medicine Lake on Friday night and
played a wonderful game but lost
59-49.
Bud Lien was a dinner guest at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. James
Ruffatto on Christmas Day.
Robert Murray arrived here from
Grand Coulee, Washington, to at
tend his father’s funeral. His wife
and baby daughter also came and
iO% 1950
. . . Another New Year makes us glad of the oppor
tunity to wish you tip-top health, happiness and pros
perity. So to every home in Roosevelt county, goes
this greeting, sincere in the hope that to each of you
1950 will be a Happy one!
Your Roosevelt County Officials
STANLEY NEEB BERT WEINRICH HENRY PETERSON
County Commissioners
ELEANOR BCHMELTZER, Clerk and Recorder EVRON SHUMAN, Sheriff
W. L. YOUNG, County Tr.a.urer C ° U " ty Att ° r " ,y
H. J. FERDINA, Judge
H. W. SEILER, Aeeeeeor GUY MILLER, Clerk of Court
ALICE T. FOBSEN, Supt. of Schools And ths others st the court house.
BENDIX
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BENDIX
all are visiting now until after New
Year’s at her parent’s home in Pop
lar.
In last week's paper, an error was
made in the Obituary of Isaac T.
Murray. Mr. Murray was buried in
the Riverview cemetery at Brock
ton and not Riverside, as mentioned.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Thuiinn and
daughter Peggy Ann spent their
Christmas with his parents, The
Phillip Thumm, Sr., family.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Rood left on
the early Friday morning train for
Fargo enroute to their Minneapolis
home. Mr. Rood is the brother of
the late Ludvig Rude, killed by
train No. 27 here several weeks ago.
Pvt. Orvil Cloud, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Moses Cloud, arrived home to
spend a furlough during the holi
days with his family.
Guests at the James Elgie home
on Christmas day were Mr. and
Mrs. Ole Lien, Alvin and Hans
Lien, Mrs. Jennie Elgie, Marvin and
June Elgie, Mr. Gunder Barlow of
Glasgow, George Kimura and Albert
McGinnis of Culbertson.
Mr. and Mrs. Sid Miller were din
ner guests on Sunday at the Bar
bara Gilligan home, with Margaret
and Dorothy Gilligan both home
from Kalispell and Seattle respec
tively.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Lien and
daughter Janet spent the Christmas
week qnd with the Rex Welton
family in Glendive.
At the Henry Vollerston home on
Christmas Day, the guests were
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1949
Supt. and Harold Colvin and neice
Patty Colvin, Mr. and Mrs. Hank
Paid, and William Murray.
Monday dinner guests at the
Arvid Dahlberg home were Supt.
and Mrs. Harold Colvin and Patty,
and Mr. and Mrs. James Elgie and
family.
Christmas greetings were received
from a former school supepintend
ent and family from Philips, South
Dakota —they signed it "Rev and
Mrs. Boyd B. Crose and family.”
The Santa Claus Society, com
posed of the junior high and the
students of the high school, collect
ed toys, food, and clothing and gave
to several needy families. The gifts
were presented by Kay Woeppel in
behalf of the school students, Supt
Harold Colvin and Harold Johnson.
Word was received recently from
a former Brockton graduate, Miss
Myrtle Bertleson of 1156 N. Adame,
Los Angeles 7, Calif. She writes that
she is secretary to a controller of a
large independent grocery firm,
which employs about 95 offied per
sonnel.
Miss Barbara Jaskot, Brockton
graduate of 1948, is home during the
holidays with her parents who live
south of Brockton. She now lives at
704 Eddy, Missoula, and is enrolled
as a junior at the University of
Montana. She also has a part-time
job in the office of the President
of the University.
The Sunday School of Our Sav
iour's Lutheran Church will not
have classes on Sunday January Ist