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The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-14

fruitless of all bene6cent results
would profit nobody-but would be
fruitful of more bitter feelings
where even now less would be bet.
ter.
Without attempting to set forth
in detail the unhappy results that
would come of such an appeal by
causing expensive delays of work
already planned and started on the
road and bridge work. it is enough
to say that these delays would re-
suit in vexatious and expensive
litigation, burdensome to all the
taxpayers-an expense that is at
once a dead expense, without COM
pensation back in any way to the
taxpayers who foot such bills.
That sort of thing has already
been the damnation of our county
and has marked it unpleasantly
among all the new counties--this
uncalled for expensive litigation at
the expense of the people,
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-14
WEDDING RECALLS DAYS
OF OLD.

We are in receipt of a recent
issue OF the Okanogan Record, pub
lished at Couconully, Wash, which
gives an extended account of we'd
ding that will prove interesting to
the early residents of Troy. The
event. unique in the history of the
town and perhaps the state, was
the triple wedding of Louis ]. Plant
and Miss Violet Barker, Elmer M
Plant and Miss Winnie Barker aud
Horace J. Barker and Miss Eva
Jordin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. J. Barker,
parents of the Misses Barker and
Horace Barker, were former resi-
dents of Troy and later of Sylvan.
ite, and were we'll known by the
people of that section, where they
lived for seven or eight years.
They removed to Washington after
the Yahk excitement subsided and
have since resided in that state.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-14
HOME FINDER WORKER Il
TOWN.

Paul G. Burhans, assistant su-
perintendeut of the Home Finding
Society for children, was a caller
yesterday. Mr.. Burrans is making
his first visit here and believes he
can find homes with good families
in Libby for several orphan child
rem.
Sixty-nine of these little ones were
placed in good homes throughout
the state last year, and it is ex-
pected that this year fully one
hundred of the homeless boys and
girls will be cared for.
The society is doing a grand
work and should receive every en-
couragement and assistance from
good people everywhere.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-14
NEW MANAGEMENT
BEGINNING APRIL lST
Libby Water Light Company Secures Two Experts Fill
Positions of Manager and Electrician They Come Well
Recommended and Are Given Al Rating

than Messrs. Stone and Holmes.
Mr.. Stone is a man of many
years experience, of excellent busi-
ness ability. thoroughly acquainted
with the telephone, water and light
business in all their details.
For the past two years he has
been district manager for the M. S.
T. & T. Co. at this point and has
brought his plant and exchange up
to the highest point of efficiency in
service. highest per cent in collec-
tions and lowest per cent in troubles
and complaints. He knows prac-
tical telephony from the setting of
the poles to the management and
direction Of exchange details. He
has been successfully located with
the company at Salt Lake, where
he began, then at Ogden, Utah,
Douglas and Casper, Wyo., where
he was manager at Elko, New,
where he managed a telephone.
light and water plant similar to
that at Libby, and at Sheridan,
where he has been district mana
ger. ~
| Mr.. Holmes, the electrical ex.
pert, is thoroughly familiar with
the work he will assume. He has
been wire chief at Sheridan for the
past two years and to him more
than to anyone else is the splendid
and uninterrupted service of the
city due. There is nothing about
the mechanical side of the tele-
phone business with which he is
not familiar.
Following long apprenticeship
IN the electrical business. lie served
five years in the big electrical de-
partment of the Wyoming Coal
| Mining company at Monarch. in
which he perfected bimself in all
branches of the work. He is a
thorough mechanic and thoroughly
conversant with the science of cleo
tricity.
Messrs. Stone and Holmes make
strong team and the people OF
Libby will not only be pleased with
them as business men, but as citi-
zens and upbuilders of their town
as we'll.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-14

rivals recently from the coast,
have taken up a homestead three
miles north of town. They left
for Spokane Oil No. 3 Friday,
where they will make their home
until the expiration of their time
of leave off their claim.
Mrs. S. II. Thornton and fam
lily, including her father, J. w.
Redeye, left Saturday for Rich
mond, Va, where they will look
over the country with view to
settlement. Stirl Thornton in
tends going up to Canada. where
he will wosk at his trade, locomo-
tive engineer, having accepted a
position with the Canadian Pacific
Railway.
B. A. Mclean, experimenting
bringe construction in Libby, was
a visitor in town Sunday.
The home of Frank Stanley was
totally destroyed by fire last week,
caused by a defective flue. The
fire made such headway that moth
ing in the house was saved.
H. w. Rouse went to Bonners
Ferry last week.
! A. B. Slater of Boston, Mass.
spent few days with X. l.. Slee
last week.
George Ottowa was a business
visitor in town Sunday.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-14

The county commissioners, at
their regular quarterly session last
week, audited the usual grist Of
bills and transacted considerable
other business, largely in road
matters.
The boundaries of road district
No. 8 were changed as follows, and
the boundaries of district No. 9
made to conform Herewith
Beginning at NE cor T 27, R
20. thence S : miles. w s miles. S
miles to SW cor sec 20. same T
and r. thence w u mile. S to
south boundary of Lincoln county,
thence NV along said boundary to
intersect S line Of 27-3o. thence F.
along S line IF 27-3o to SE cor sec
32. N 9 miles. f mile. N mile,
F. 3H miles. N miles to north
line $500. F. along N line T 20.
RS 90 and %, II miles to Sc cor
sec 24-2o-28. S miles to south
line 2s-2s, w 5H miles to place Of
beginning.
Boundaries of district No. I6 was
changed to the following
Beginning at NV cor sec 25.3o.
81, s : miles to SW cor sec 1.2o.
II. E to intersect Libby CT thence
along course of Swamp or. TO inter-
sect west line sec .3-2S-3o. S 10 SW
cor sec ro.28.3o, S to SW cor 10.
$500, E to intersection Of f line
sec 3s-27.3o. produced S to inter-
sect S line sec 7-28 80. N 10 miles
to NE cor 26-3o-3o, w 6 miles to
place of beginning.
District No. 22 was created and
the boundaries of districts and 4
made to conform herewith
Beginning at intersection of in
ternational boundary line and w
bank Of Kootenai river, sonther1v
along w. hank to S line 2o 28. w
along S lines T 36. RS 28, 20. 80.
II. 32 to SW cor 36-32 N to inter
national boundary line. E along said
line to place of beginning.
District No. 20 was created and
boundary of district 4 was made to
conform Herewith. ..
Beginning at SW cor 1916, w
10 intersect main divide between
Pipe or and Kootenai nv, S easterly
along said divide to intersect N line
sec 3I-32-29, produced w, L I3
miles, S I mile, + to intersect w
line ,34-26 produced S, N IL miles,
about. to place of beginning.
The county clerk was authorized
to send to each road supervisor Of
the county for one year copy of
some Good Roads magazine.
The road districts were redls.
tricted and divided into three gen
eral divisions, each commissioner
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-14
MAN KILLED AT TROY ---0THER NEWS

From Coroner Ottowa we learn
the particulars of the death of Jud-
son Martin, by dynamite expo
sion, in the Big Eight mine near
Troy, last Thursday.
lust before noon, as was the Gus
tom, Martin fired the holes while
his working partner, McCafery,
went to the mess house. A use
going out, Martin stopped to re-
light 1t, when the explosion oc-
Cured. McCafery heard the ex-
plosion and Martin not appearing
by 1890 he went to the nine.
Near the entrance he found Mar
tin, who had crawled to that point.
Both legs were frightfully mansled
and he was otherwise badly in
jured, but still conscious. lie said,
II took a chance and got caught. y
McCaffery called the cook and
FASTENED to town and telegral he'd
fo, a doctor and secured a tam.
Before Martin could be brought to
Troy he had expired.
No inquest was thought necessary.
Martin moved to the section last
year, taking up a homestead ad-
joining the Rightbower ranch. lie
was about 3S years years old and
unmarried. A brother at Butte
was notified. who came at once and
had the body shipped to his former
home at Detroit, Mlnn.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. NJ. Boyd, ar
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-14
Sheridan, Wyo., Post, March S.

Sheridan, Wyo., Post. March S.
1t was announced yesterday by
the officers and directors of the
Libby Water & Electric Light COM
pahy of Libby, Montana, many of
whom reside in this city, that con-
tracts had been closed with +. F..
Stone, local manager of the Noun
tain States Telephone & Telegraph
company. and Harold H. Holmes,
wire chief of the same company,
whereby these gentlemen on April
1st will become respectively general
manager and chief electrician of
the company's plant at Libby.
J.J. OMAR, who went to Libby
several months ago to assume the
management Of the plant during
the construction and extension OF
the works, finds the work unsuited
to his taste, and at recent meet
ing of the board of directors in
sisted upon the company securing
the services Of experts to conduct
the business. permitting him to re.
sign to enter more congenial busi.
ness.
After a series of negotiations be.
tween President J. I. Kirby, Vice.
President Aft Diefenderfer, Secre
tary- Treasurer S. D. Garfield, Di.
rector P. P. Reynolds and other
stockholders of the company and
Messrs. Stone and Holmes, ar
agreement was reached yesterda,
and the company secures the ser
vices of these expert gentlemen.
The company hasa 1000 horse
power plant located at Libby. It
is a waterpower proposition, with
dam at the mouth of Flower
creek, which empties into the Koo-
tenai river. The town has a popu-
lation of 1900 at present, and is III
the heart of a rich agricultural
timber and mining country.
The company furnishes light and
power, and water, to the city and
holds permit for the installation
of telephone system
For the management of their
extensive and expanding business
the company could not have Sc
cured better men for their purposes
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-14
NEWS l6 YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK.
Items culled from old Troy Times. J

(ltcms cullcd from old Troy Times.)
Putin" "Troyahk," Ever
glade" and other favorites were
suggested to the county commits
sioners as a good name for the lake
near O. Brien pass, ON the Troy
Yahk county road. The county
dads referred it to I-audlady Walk
er of Kalispell, who promptly
named it Lake Kilbrannan, after
the beautiful lake near Glasgow,
Scotland, her old home.
An II-pound boy was born to
the wife of Harry Cobbledick.
Howard Walters was succeeded
as maneger of the Snowshoe by
Mr.. Pope.
The new town started at the
mouth of Fourth of July creek was
christened Svlvanite. Bartlett &
Crawford were the sponsors.
NJ. c. Doran applied for a fran
chise to run a toll ferry at Leonia.
The Times man speculated that
if the comet, which was due to
strike the earth March II. would
bore a hole through some of the
mountains in the vicinity Of Troy,
it would settle the tale of several
prospective millionaires.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-14
Realty Transfers in County;

List Of transfers for the week ending
Mar. IA, 1919. as prepared by the Lincoln
County Abstract company:
Edward S. Betzer to Nellie Petery. " d
to lot 6 bl rst add to Harrisburg. $2.
John Carpenter ct ux to Henry J. Pie.
per ct al, W d to Sc or ne or e hf Sc or sec
80 and sw or sec 33-37-27, $4,000.
John H. Town ct ux to First National
Bank, W to hf W hf Sc qr. ne or sw q,
and lot sec 34-3r-3r. and lots to IT
inclusive bl Io. lots to 7 inclusive bl &C
and e hf bl I and an und. u int. in lots
I. and 3 bl ~, all in Faust add te
Libby. 81.
Carrie Sherry to Lincoln County, W {
to strip Of land 60 # wide in sec 27-35-
26, 81.
Carrie Sherry to Lincoln County, W 4
to same as above, 81.
Ida M. Johnston ct al to James Black
ford, W d to lots 7, s and 9, bl I3, South
Libby, $re5.
Cussie M. Criderman to Albert c
Hauser, m c d to Is to mining claim
Lincoln county. 81.
William A. Hills ct al to Cussie M
Criderman, q to lot : bl 7S.Libby. II
Adolph I.aCharity to Gussie M. Crider
man, d to lot bl S. Libby, $3.50.
Seven Day Adventists Of the Christia,
Science Society, W to lots /. and 3 b
9, Faust add to Libby, 81.
l.. E. Montgomery to Lucinda Scott
W d to lots and 7 bl ID, Faust add t.
Libby, 81.
Libby Realty Co. to Lucinda Scott, W {
to lots SO. Faust add. Libby, $IS5.
Matte D. Cowell to c. M. Cowell. "
to lots Q and bl 80, Libby, $25oo.
A. v. Howard to B. +. Howard, W T.
| lot % bl 10. Libby. 81,
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-14
RESOLUTION TO SURVEY
LANDS.

The county commissioners have
adopted the following resolution
Whereas, there is within the
boundaries of Lincoln county a
large area of unsurveyed public
lands, approximating one million
acres, and
Whereas. many persons are ac-
tual settlers upon much unsurveyed
land. and large area of said TN
surveyed land is within the bound
aries of the Northern Pacific land
grant. and
Whereas, by reason of said lands
being unsurveyed, they are not
subject to taxation and title cannot
be secured to said lands
Therefore Be 1t Resolved BY the
Board of County Commissioners of
Lincoln County, Montana, That
we request and urge our represent
atives in the congress of the United
States, the governor of the state of
Montana, and the surveyor general
of Montana, to use their efforts in
securing the survey, at as early
date as possible. of all the unsur-
veyed lands in Lincoln county. and
Be 1t Further Resolved, That a
copy of this resolution be forward
ed by the clerk of this board tc
Senator's Dixon and Myers and
Representative Pray. Governor Ed
win L. Norris and Surveyor Locke
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-14
THE OBSTRUCTIONlSTS
BUMPED BY COURT
Court Sustains Motion Quash Writ of Injunction in Road
and Bridge Suit Have Sixty Days for Appeal but is
to Be Hoped This Ends It, In Interest of Taxpayers

The following order was received
by Clerk of Court Long on the
evening of the I2th and filed in
the famous suit against the COM
missioners of Lincoln county,
wherein temporary restraining
order against the execution and de-
livery of the $r25, 900 of bridge
and road bonds had been previous
1y issued by the court, the order
being made on motion to quash
the writ of injunction:
"The motion to quash the order
to show cause in the above en-
titled case, for the reason that
neither the complaint in said ac-
tion nor the order to show cause
state facts sufficient to entitle the
plaintiff to the relief demanded.
having been heretofore submitted.
and after due consideration by the
court, it is hereby ordered that the
said motion be and the same is
hereby sustained.
John E. ERICKSON.
"District fudge.
"Oated this r2th dav of March
1912"
Thus the exa sperating situation
wherein some soreheads are trying
to block the wheels of progress in
the county and attempting at the
last moment, apparentlv in pure
spite. to thwart the will of all the
wide awake and progressive citi.
zens of the country. has been re-
lieved. The efforts to override the
will OF the people as expressed in
the special bond election have re-
ceived we'll deserved quietus.
The bonds are going to be sold,
as directed by the referendum vote
of the people. The money will be
forthcoming to build the much
needed bridges and roads. The
progressive and businesslike pro
gram outlined by the Libby Com
mercial club last fall when thi:
movement was instituted will b<
carried out, and carried out in thu
interests of all the people of thu
county.
The order made by the Judge a
above set forth may be appealed
from at any time within sixty days
We do not believe the appeal will
be taken. It not only would b.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-14
Senator Bill Brennan, the ol

Senator Bill Brennan, the old
warhorse of the Flathead, was
visiting in Libby for several days
last week. The senator makes mo
bones of his position in the Taft.
Roosevelt scrap and stands square.
" for bill" at every mark in the
road.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-14

Lieut.. Fravel of the U. S. A. and
Capt. Tucker of the National
Guards inspected Company l. at
the armory Monday evening.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-14

Schedule adopted for road work
for 1912 follows
Rd Supervisor, 3Sc per hour.
Team on road, 3IHc per hour.
Comn.on LABOR, 27Hc per hour.
The county surveyor was author
lied to employ additional help to
complete the records of road sur
veys and have same plated.
The proportion of assessed valu-
alton in commissioners divisions
IN 1911 was
No. I, 44.5.
No. 2, Ais.
No: 3. 1877.
It was ordered that the moneys
received from collection of taxes
for 1911 to credit of road and
bIidge fund be apportioned in the
proportion given above.
All moneys from road polls and
donations or otherwise. except for
est moneys, to be apportioned to
division in which same is COL
colled.
Forest money for 1912 to credit
of road fund was apportioned as
follows :
Division No. /, S3B per cent.
Division No. 2, 3315 per cent,
Division No. 3, 1873 per cent.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-14
LARGELY DEVOTED
TO ROAD MATTERS
Commissioners Create Two New Road Districts Appoint All
but Three Supervisors. Base Distribution of Moneys on
Assessed Valuation Except from the Forest Fund.

to have general supervision over
his respective district as follows
F. P. Carey. division No. T. dis
tricts I, 2, 3, 4. 1.3. IA. IS. 22. 20.
Paul D. Pratt, division No. ?,
districts S, 6. 7, 8, 9. 16, II, lS. 10.
J. p. Bartlett. division No. 3,
districts 10, II, IL, 20. 81.
Road supervisors for the various
districts for 1912 were appointed as
follows:
No. Supervisor Address
I.....S. A. Foreman ........ Eureka
2......J. w. Helms ...... Eureka
3......A. F.. Johnson ..Fortine
4.....Al Clark ..Rexford
s......N A. Sinclair Pleas. Vallev
6 6...... VIM. E. Dawson 500. Jennings
7.....To be supplied
8..... John Schneider ..........Iihhy
o.....A. c. Beager
1o.....J. J. Cummings. Troy
II.....A. c. Mcconnell Troy
12.."A. !. Stahl......." .....Leonia
r3.....W. E. West t............. Eureka
IA. ..Gustave Olson .Trego
49,. Frank Slick k..............E Eureka
16.....L. L. arr........,.......Libbv
r7.....W. H. Marion
18.....J. L. Getner ner,........,.....Lihby
70. o.....Geo. T. Brown ...........L Libby
20. ....S. F. Stan1ev...............Trov
2r.....W. A. Wallace e............ TROY
a.. ITO he supplied
23.....To be supplied
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-27
is PRESPIRINC
But Congress Has Yet
Much Work to Do.
The Appropriation Bills Hung
High on a Knot,
While Quorum Cannot Be Mustered
In Either House.

Washington. d. e, June 26-tSpe-
cial. )-Probably YOU have forgotten
that washington is on the map Poor
old Congress! 1t is in session yet
but nobody cares. The law making
factory has fallen into desuetude.
The shutters are not up but the halls
and corridors are deserted The SEN
ate is only form; the House is only
a form.
There is work ahead for the plant
lots of work and important at that
Six long months have passed into
eternity since the gavei Tell and the
country began to take notice that the
law makers of their choice were on
the ground But the lawmakers dial
lied and dallied while they should
have toiled. Now they groan and
grumble, because there seems to be a
summer of hard and grinding work
before them.
The presiding officers are In town
but not a quorum of either legislative
branch. Speaker Clark is in charge
at the. south end of the Capitol but
looking out for what is happening in a
preliminary way at Baltimore Most
of his minority members went away to
Chicago, where the Republican ma
tional convention has been having
such history making time. Some of
his majority members also went
thither, for the national conventions
are always a lure to the members of
Congress. no matter what his politi-
cal affiliations
But this week Speaker Clarks ma
jority members are moving bodily
over to Baltimore where the Demo-
Gratis are nominating their candidate
for President Nobody could CON
centrate his mind upon legislation
when there is such a hubbub in the
political camps. 1t is entirely out of
question trying to legislate at such a
juneture. And nohady is trying to
legislate at this juneture. Wait till
July after the conventions have adj
journed and the candidates are i'm the
field Then we can feel free to buckle
down to real business and try to get
through with some of these Congress
sional complications.
And just as much, or more is true
of the Senate. Vice President Sher-
man has gone away for rest. Tn,
Republicans are still unable to choose
a presiding officer. when the vice
President is away. Consequently
they pooled issues with the Demo-
Gratis. They agreed to have a Re-
publican presiding officer or Presi-
dent pro tempore, (Senator GaIlinger
Continued on Page Ffve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-27
The Unit Rule Abrogated Except Where State Laws
Are Mandatoy-He Gains Votes TheIeby.-Bryan
As Busy as a Bee, But Not Cutting So Much
|Ce--Big Demonstration for Gov. Wilson.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE WINS.

Baltimore June 25.-CompIeting it's
work, shortly after the National con-
yention re- asseanhied, tonight, the
credentials committee agreed to en-
dorse the findings of the Democratic
National committee i'm all contested
delegate cases except those from
South Dakota and the District of Col
umbia. In both these ca es, the Clark
forces succeeded in sealing their in
structed delegates.
Two minority reports were decided
upon In the Illinois contest where
the Roger c. Sullivan delegates were
seated forty to ten, Harry t. Sres-
well. the California member reserv-
ing the right to present a minority
report In favor of the Carter II. Har-
rison faction.
In the South Dakota contest. where
the findings of the National commit
tee were reversed % to 90. r. Fl. Mar
tin of Wisconsin asked all of those
voting for the losing Wilson delegates
to join him in a report that would
carry the fight to the floor of the con-
vention.
In the three4cornered District of
Columbia contest the uninstructed del
egation held by National Committees
man Newman. which had been recog-
nized by the National committee WAS
unseated, and the Costello delega-
ton instructed for Clark, was en-
dorsed. A vote on the three delega-
lions resulted as follows:
tContinued on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-27
BELFAST.
Well Known Farmer of Fort Fairfield
and Burnham Webs Freedom Ladies'.

Belfast, Me, June 26-fSpeciaD--Hor-
ace Edwin Kinney of Burnham. formerly
of Fort Fairfield, and Miss Ethel Mae,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward j.
Vose of Freedom. were married. Wednes-
day at the Congregational parsonage. by
Rev. David H. Wilson, a personal friend
of the groom The double ring ceremony
was used. The couple were unattendeds
Mir and Mrs. Kinney left on the train
for Boston, Lewiston and Portland and
will finish their trip in motor car.
which the groom will purchase for his
bride. Mr.. Kinney is wealthy farmer
of Burnham. owning a farm of some
300 or more acres and is a progressive
and wide-awake man. His bride is ths
daughter of the wel-known milman of
Freedom and charming young womans