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News you can use
By Emily Mayer
There is no doubt about it — 1915 was a very exciting year concerning the construction of buildings in Havre. Both the Hill County Democrat and Havre Plaindealer’s Aug. 21, 1915 papers had this news on the front page:
HAVRE MASONS WILL ERECT FINE BUILDING
A fitting monument to the order and a permanent ornament to the city of Havre will be the new Masonic temple, a four-story structure to be erected at the corner of Third avenue and Third Street this fall. It is expected that active building operations on the structure will start the first week in September.
Regarding the Hill County Courthouse’s construction, the Commissioner’s Proceedings column in the Plaindealer recorded that Olson & Johnson’s first payment for constructing the Courthouse was $19,040; Havre Electric was paid $300 for wiring; Commissioner Joseph Berthelote was paid $119.10 for “work on Court House as Commr,” and architect Frank Bossout was paid $500 as partial payment for the architect’s contract.
Also in the Plaindealer was Arsee’s Society column containing the following entries:
Dancing Party.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hayes and Miss Ligouri Healey contributed a very delightful evening to the young social set of the city, when they entertained at dancing last evening. The rooms were artistically decorated with sweet peas and Thayer’s orchestra furnished the excellent music. Punch was served from a prettily decorated bower on the porch and dainty refreshments concluded the thoroughly delightful evening. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ferguson, the Misses Clara Louise MacKenzie, Ethel and Stella Spooner, Agnes O’Brien, Marie Mansfield, Lillian and Florence Lepper, Evelyn Boyle, Vivian Harvey, Phyllis Smith, Marie Kurtz, Marian Broadwater, Davidson, Bertha Ling, Ferguson, Ethel Ausk, Inez Everett, Edna Burke, Sue Gaston, Ruth and Harriet Carrier, and Messrs. Stone, Needham, Koepke, Conway, Art Haglund, Lamey, Campbell, McKenzie, Comartin, Churchill, J. Hanlon, Giboney, Guay, Hunter, Bronson, Hill, Herman, Duffy, Hill, John MacKenzie, White, Hanlon, John and Michael Healey and Kropp.
Kensington.
Mrs. James Holland, Sr., dispensed charming hospitality on Monday entertaining in honor of Mrs. C. C. Sadler, of Great Falls, who is visiting at the Holland home. The large veranda was made inviting with pretty rugs, comfortable chairs and baskets of lovely garden flowers. Needlework was the diversion and the close of the delightful afternoon tea was served on the veranda. Ten guests were present.
The Hayes residence was located at 440 3rd Avenue, which is still standing. The Hollands lived at 504 2nd Street in 1915, where the Western Drug/Social Security offices are today.
In the “Local Brevities” social pages of the Democrat, we find:
Wilbert G. Henderson of Warrick, Montana, and Miss Ruey Scofield, of Warrick, were united in marriage at the Presbyterian Manse on August 18th. Rev. Prentiss Hovey Case performed the ceremony.
There will be another big dance in Whitlock school house four and one half miles north of Havre Saturday night, August 21. Music will be furnished and will be of the best.
The Presbyterian Manse in 1915 was located at 448 Third Avenue and it, too, is still standing today.
The Hingham Review’s Aug. 20, 1915 issue had the following:
A dance will be given at the home of Shorty Schatz south of town Aug. 28th.
A number of Hingham people had a good time at the dance at the home of Lee Haven 12 miles south of Hingham last Saturday night.
Mr. Nott arrived Friday from Ross, N. D. and has taken charge of the Farmers’ elevator. His family will arrive in the near future.
Herbert Bergum arrived last week from Great Falls and is building a house on his farm in preparation for his wife, who will come as soon as the home is completed.
D. C. Tschache of Kramer, N. D. arrived Monday to take charge of the new elevator which is being built by the Montana & Dakota Elv. Co. Mr. Tschache’s wife and child will come to Hingham to live as soon as he can get a house to live in.
Frank Kraft has re-opened the St. A. & D. elevator, and is now prepared to pay the highest prices for grain as fast as it comes in. Neil Patterson has entered the employ of the company and will assist Mr. Kraft and learn the grain buying business.
On Thursday evening of last week the Ethelo girls and their guests were entertained at “Shack-a-low” by Misses Freda Hogenson, Bertha Steiter and Ena P. Kindschy. A most pleasant evening was spent, and delicious tray refreshments were served.
In the Box Elder Valley Press’ “In and About Our Town” section were the following entries:
Approximately six thousand bushels of grain has been marketed at the elevator of Cowan & Son this week.
C. M. Urquhart has removed his barber shop equipment from the reservation to the building west of the Valley Mercantile Company store.
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