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Moorcroft
WeeklB Roundup
Word comes of the birth of
twin girls at the Sheridan Mem-
orial hospital to Mr. and Mrs.
Donegan of Gillette. Mrs. Done-
gan will be remembered here as
Miss Eva Mann.
Mrs. Orville Jcmes of Gillette
stopped in Moorcroft Monday
morning on her way back to Gil-
lette after spending Sunday with
home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Davis
and family are now living in
Moorcroft. Rodney is employed
at the bentonite plant.
Discharged Soldier Returns
Floyd Mewhirter arrived on the
bus Monday from California, hav-
Ing received his discharge from
the army. Floyd says as yet he
does not know what he will do.
He is ~ow visiting relatives and
friends at Hulett.
• Let us prepare
you for winter. We
check your car on
these points--
• Change to win-
ter lubrication.
• Battery charged
• Tire pressure
correct to save
wear and tear.
• Delco and Na-
tional Batteries.
• Truck Chains
• Car Parts
and Accessories
We have all parts for
your ignition system
Clark's
Friendly Service
Station
A. L. Clark, Prop.
Spearfish, S.D.
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Mrs. Merrltt Barton, mother,
Mrs. Elsie Robinson attended the
i Jack Lantz sale Monday.
Visitors in town Monday were
Frank Stewart of Rozet, Mr. and l
Mrs. Prazma of Wessex, Mr. and
Mrs. Worthy White of Devils
Tower and Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Wolfe, also of the Tower country.
Mr. Giroux of Sheridan was a
business visitor i'll MoorcrOft
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul John Mc
Kean and Mrs. Emma McKea'n
were callers in town Thursday
evening.
Marshall Ross of Gibbon, Neb.,
arrived on '43 Friday and will
buy some lamhs in this commun-
ity.
Card Club Notes
After a recess of several
months the card club started last
Thursday with Mrs. Elmer Kim-
sey as hostess. Two tables of
500 were played. Mrs. C. E.
Russell won high score. Low
was won by Mrs. Lenora Whitch-
er. A delicious luncheon of
sandwiches, olives, cake and cof-
fee was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thompson
and daughter were Moorcroft and
Gillette visitors Friday.
Mrs. Lena Whitcher and Mrs.
Willa Beck spent the week-end
at the Trusty Moore ranch. Mr.
Mrs. Sonny Moore entertain-
ed the family Sunday at a birth-
day dinner i~ honor of their
daughter's first birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam McKean
were visitors in town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Astin and
Howard Connoly of Upton were
visitors in Moorcroft Saturday
evening.
Mr. Scott and son of Gillette
were callers in to~n Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Emma McKean, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul John McKean and Mrs.
Johnny Berger were Moorcroft
visitors Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dumbrille and
son of Rozet were Moorcroft vis-
itors Sunday.
Several from here attended the
dance at the Astin hall on Pi~e
Ridge Saturday night.
Visitors in town Tuesday were
Roy Kimsey of Buffalo Creek,
Chesney Rathbun of Tower Di-
vide and Walter Tracy of Sun-
dance.
Jake Hauber was a visitor in
Sundance Wednesday.
Frank Kimsey and son of Chey-
en~ae arrived in Moorcroft Tues-
day for a short visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. Howard Saunders and
son Robbie, of Dayton were Moor-
croft visitors Friday. They came
down to get some furniture they
BACK AT THE OLD
STAND AGAIN.
IN TIME TO WELCOME
ALL OF YOU FOR
HOMECOMING
DAY
after a seven month "vacation"
we're back at work again to bring
you the
BEST OF SERVICE
and the
BEST OF FOODS
possible under present conditions
Fred and Freida Oudin
ELK HORN CAFE
Sundance
had stored here. Mrs. Saunders
tells us their son, Howard, is in
Honohflu. Their daughter, Dor-
othy and husband and daughter,
are expected to arrive in Dayton
soon. Mr. Vaught has bee~ dis-
charged and )vill help Mr. Saun-
ders in the box factory. She also
stated they recently purchased a
house in Dayton and are now
husy getting settled.
Chesney Rathbun trucked 3
loads of cattle to Moorcroft Tues-
day having sold them to Jess
Storm and Ben Edelman.
Stationed In Japan
Miss Betty Thompson recently
heard from her brother Ed, stat-
ing his outfit had moved from
Saipan to Nagasaki on Kyushu is-
land, which is the southern is-
land of the Japanese group. At
the time of this writing (Sept. 28)
he s.aid they had been there fqur
days, and it was really a hell
hole. They live in old Jap bar-
racks, which were real crowded
and rationed a quart of water a
day. He hoped they would soon
move to a~ot.her place where
there was plenty of water.
Back From Army
Rodney Davis arrived home
Tuesday, receiving his discharge
from the army. He has ,been sta-
tioned in North Carolina for sev-
eral months.
On Way to States
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Ensign
received a letter this week from
their son, Stewart Jr., saying they
were on their way to the states,
coming by way of Panama.
John Stubbart, formerly a res-
lide.nt of the Oshoto country, who
is now living at Independence,
Me., arrived on 43 Monday to
spend a few days looking after
business interests.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Russell
were visitors Friday evening at
the Fred Ware home near Rozet.
Mrs. Nadine Gill came down
from Sheridan Sunday and visited.
with friends here. She states her
sister, Mrs. Freda Smith, has
been quite ill at the home of their
sister, Mrs. Will Shunk. Mrs.
Smith operates a beauty shop at
Eugene, Oregon.
Miss Ruth Driskill visited
friends in Upton Saturday nite
and Sunday.
PERSONAL ITEMS
James R. Hawken writes from
Spearfish that he has just re~-
turned from Rochester where
he underwent an operation. He
was gone a month and says he
feels "a new man now.'
A. B. Durfee spent the first
of the week in Omaha on a buy-
ing trip.
J. L. Cook returned Monday
noon from Rochester, Minn.
HOMECOMING
for old GRADS and for the many
returning SERVICEMEN
is a time of rejoicing for all--we're glad
to join in with a
R WELCOME
' ALL YOU
Old friends will enjoy a get-together af-
ter the game or any other time at~
Lee's Pharmacy
Leroy Schloredt, Prop. , Sundance
Use Quality Materials from Fish & Hunter
INSULATING WALLBOARD
is easy to put on yourself.
insulates and helps to dead-
en sound. Inexpensive.
INSULATE YOUR F U R N-
ACE PIPES so as not to
waste one iota of precious
heat this winter.
A Warm Victory Over Winter
STORM D 0 0 R PROTEC-
TION will be appreciated
- when winter winds blow.
• Draft tight; a size for every
door.
"~ WEATIIER STRIPPING for
WINDOWS, doors, casements
etc. Cut down on family
colds, keep out drafts.
FISH & HUNTER CO.
M. W. (Jack) Hannah, Mgr.
Belle Fore.he, S. D.
