The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-11
WEEKLY ROUNDUP
OF NEWS FROM
TROY DISTRICT.

implements for his ranch sonth of town
Sunday.
P. H. McFadden, asst. engr. of main-
tenance of way of the Great NJ r,hern,
made Troy his headquarters Sunday
while OH tour of inspection over the
line under his jurisdiction.
On account of excessive rain Mgr.
Douglas Wood had to wire the Bonners
Ferries to postpone the engagement they
had scheduled for Sunday here with the
Troy Cubs. Barring this, the Troy Cubs
have been quite successful in picking
out the good days, thanks to the accurate
torecasting of our enterprising manage
Monsieur Dug.
| Miss Mary Doonan arrived the forepart
of last week, guest at the home of her
brother, Duffy Dooann.
| lack Colberg left for Levi town, Mont
Sunday after a weeks visit with his
brothers Oscar and Ed, well-to-do ranch
ers south of town.
Wallace Colquohoun returned from
Kalispell the first of the week
Lawrence brothers have made quite
showing in the fence post industry this
season, having shipped to date fifteen
cars consigned to eastern points of Mon
ta,a nev have a ready market tor all
,he, can get on, 4 have enough orders
sou.
The road to Bull lake has been put in
excellent CONDITION the past two weeks
and is a credit to the county. 1t is being
widened and fallen timber has been
burned, stumps blasted and grade es-
tablished, making it practically free from
the danger of mudholes and sinkholes i'll
,ase of heavy rains.
Ole Kiunle, section foreman at this
place, returned from a trip to Soap lake
Saturday He reports the country adj
Joining Soap lake being settled up rapid
", small farms for orchards in great de-
,nand and land values rapidly rising.
Land that was homesteaded there five
md six years ago brings eight hundred
dollars an acre. provided it has young
orchard started on 1t.
We venture the assertion that the hoo'
senai valley will soon reach the same po-
;,tion as the Soap lake country, and 1t IS
being proved every day to the most
;keptical.
Olaf Dahl has purchased the restau-
raurant business of Geo Abe in the Eu-
reka hotel and will conduct irst.class
cafe
7. Schriber arrived from Libby Sunday
with his gang of men, having taken the
contract to construct a bridge across the
Callahan at point near the old pipe
line of the railroad, to connect the road
leading from Hogan and Doonan's pole
camp with town.
The late rain spell has sure proven a
blessing in disguise. The crops are look
ing ine, never better, and the farmers
are wearing that smile :" that won't come
off" with that reckless abandon that Is
good to look upon.
Troy will not celebrate the Fourth
this year. Most of our townpeople Will
90 to Bouners Ferry to partake III parts
i he pleasures that the city has scheduled
will come to pass. They have a very
pleasing program lined up, according to
their big posters distributed abou, the
town.
Democratic headquarters at Morrlson's
has been about the busiest
place in town since the Big ones con.
vened at Baltimore. Much speculation
aud conjecture has circulated and IL
seems no one can agree OH the right eau,
lidate, but we have no doubt 1t will all
work out alright after the convention at
Baltimore is over.
The local democrats have expressed
themselves as much pleased with the
of Woodrow Wilson.
Henry Carr and family left for Bonners
Ferry Sunday, where they expect 70
make their home, Mr.. Carr having op-
tained employment i'll the big mill there.
Mrs. D. T. Wood and daughter, Miss
Edith, returned Tuesday from months
visit on the coast with relatives and
friends.
w. Adams and family moved III from
Sylvanite last Saturday and have taken
up their residence in the B. NJ Reynolds
house.
Mrs c. A. Inman and family left for
Whitetisl last week, joining Mr.. lnman,
who has the contract of building resi-
lence for Engineer Schoonover.
A deal was closed within the past week
whereby A. J. McGinn becomes the OWL
r of Calamity Barrett's upper ranch,
consisting of $40 acres on Lake creek, Il