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The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-27

v1dlng for reports and statements
from the Several chairlnen Of coun-
ty boards. 1t was plain from the
start that these officials were ready
to go the full length of pledging
their personal and official support
to the completion of the propose d
highway. On this point there was
not a dissenting voice.
Chairman Edge of Flathead cou,. :
~ made a brief and very exact
statement of road matters in his
county, the especially interesting
feature of which was that the peo-
pie OF the several communities
where roads were wanted and need
ed, IN almost every instarce were
ready to bear considerable part of
the expense, and that the cham
bers Of commerce and auto clubs
took all interest and bore part Of
the expense of roads they especial
ly desired.
He gave every assurance that
his county would complete in good
passable shape to the Lincoln coun-
tv line the road along the old G..
N. grade toward Jennings and the
road out to the Thompson lake dis
trict in the southeast corner of
Lincoln county.
Paul ID. Pratt told of the work
that would have to be done from
Leonia to Troy, Libby, Jennings,
Warland and Rexford to connect
with the roads now established
through the Tobacco Plains coun-
try, north and south. And of the
few miles of work necessary to
connect our present roads with the
Flathead county roads through the
Thompson lake district and later
plans of the commissioners, as re-
ported by them, were to the effect
the road from Leonia to Troy and
Libby, and up Libby creek across
OH the Fisher past Thompson lake
to Kalispell, should be the first
road sought to be opened up for
through traffic i'll the county.
Give us a favorable settlement
of the present litigation on the road
and bridge bonds, and the use of
the money for Our roads new tied
up by that litigation, and we can
have a highway through the coun-
ty by October 1st," said Mr.. Pratt.
Chairman ]. p. Dunn of Bonner
county followed along the same
lines.
All was going lovely. The dis
cu.sion by various delegates of the
questions raised by the speakers
was spirited and instructive.
The many advantages of such
leading across the coun-
try, both from a local and national
point of view, were brought out
and emphasized.
The economic value Of our seen
cry was dwelt upon, and the desir-
ability of capitalizing it by invest
ment in good roads through 1t was
one of the features of the discus
sion.
The desirability of our convict
labor system, its economic advan-
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-27

pltality and fine treatment of the stran-
ger within her gates.
BANQUET NOTES
A little good music was the one thing
lacking.
B. +. Maiden started the toasts with a
cheer raising response to the question
"How to Build the Highways." He adj
vocated state bonding scheme to raise
$fo, 100000 for roads and bridges in
Montana and equ alization of county
holders would be made to pay their fair
sh ire of the taxes for road work None
of the talks Jagged thereafter nor did the
enthusiasm at all diminish to the close of
the program.
The boys expected few more of Al's
famous stories from the toastnaster, but
his success as a postmaster was not at all
dinnled. He merely showed further
diversity of genius by new manner Of
success
Defenbaugh's story of cement side
walk mileage in Libby and progressive
figures on Sandpoint's population, was
big hit.
Dorr Skeels, the genial ard popular
supervisor of our local forest sc--scor--
scored his usual hit as a post prandial
orator
Bernard's enthusias,n--th real starter
of the meeting--was in evidence and
Perly on tao at the banquet.
Dave Good aud his gang, who were
credited with providing the trout for the
banquet, succeeded i'll keeping Ben
Thomas quiet at the banquet. Ben's
story is that he received a wireless at his
station on RAINY creek from Dave at
to get any fish, and that he phoned Ed.
Dawson of Jennings and he and Ed.
really furnished the fish Dave and his
gang claim to have caught.
Dave aud Ben are probably both ma
ture fakirs.
The report of the standing central
committee Of county commissioners, APP
big feature of talk fest after the banquet
That report not only means business, but
is business.
G.. II. Martin is a hard headed and
practical business man, but he dreamed
us a beautiful dream OF tie next twenty
five years growth of this section.
Booths two stories, "What Samantha
Wanted" and 81 Like Slmpkins Best
brought down the house.
Senator Whitaker was on the job all
the time.
SO was Major OCallahan with his Pan
Handle stuff. Commend me always, to
the man who swells and struts and says
nice things about his own town and Iii,
own country. His heart is right, all the
time.
p. n. Bernard and Flathead and Lin
coin county commissioners started this
great movement. the Libby Commercial
club organized and perfected it AMI the
people of Standpoint. Bonners Ferry, Lc-
onla, Troy, Libby, Jennings, Rexford and
others made it a final success.
Let there be peace, pull together and
build nore good roads and bridges.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-27
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF GOOD ROADS BOOSTERS IN LIBBY

Organization Of Five Counties
Effected and Tangible Re.
suits Sure to Follow. Spokane
to Glacier Park Highway to
Be Ready by Oct. |. Central
Committee Meets at Bonners
Ferry Next Saturday.
History was made in Libby last
Saturday at the meeting of officials
and delegates of Flathead and Lin
coin counties, Montana, Bonner
county, Idaho, and of Pend Oreille
and Spokane counties, Washing
ton, to further the project of a
National Highway through the
Northwest, which will connect
Spokane with the Glacier National
park, and the inter park highways
now built and planned to connect
the Banff park in the Canadian
Rockies with Glacier and Yellow
stone National parks in Montana.
The road Immediately under con-
sideration at the Libby meeting is
planned to run from Spokane
through Newport, Priest River,
Standpoint, Bonners Ferry, Leonia,
Troy and Libby; thence either up
the Kootenai through Rexford,
Eureka, Whitefsh and Columbia
Falls to Glacier park, or up the
Kootenai to Jennings and thence
over the old g. N. grade to Mar
ion, Kalispell, Columbia Falls and
Glacier park, or up Libby creek,
Fisher river to Thompson lakes
and Kalispell and on to Glacier
park.
From Flathead county came
Chairman Jos. A. Edge and Com
missioner Henry Good of the board
of county commissioners also p
N. Bernard, secretary of the Kalis-
pell chamber of commerce, and F.
D. Lingenfelter All the county
commissioners of Lincoln county
were In attendance, F. P. Carey
from Eureka, J. P. Bartlett from
Troy and Chairman Pratt of Libby.
From Bonner county, Idaho, came
Chairman Dunn and Commissioner
McCombs of the board of county
commissioners.
Letters were had from officials of
the two counties of Washington,
interested in the highway, express
ing their interest in the meeting
and approval of the proposed Koo.
tenai valley road, aud giving asst
rance that the road from Spokane
to the Idaho state line would be
finished, awaiting for completion
Of the roadway on through Idabo
and Montana. In addition to the
county officials above named there
were the following delegates pres
ent at the meeting
w. c. Fewkes, Rexford.
w. E. Dawson, Jennings.
Geo. Gladwyn, Geo. Moore, F.
R. Baggs, F. B. Callow, Geo. +.
Davis, Frank Storechest, repre-
senting Troy chamber of commerce.
Bonners Ferry-Dr E. Fry, w.
D. Baxter, John Moore, Geo. w.
Bush, Frank Moore. E. L. Little,
L. II. O. Brien, Octave Trumbley,
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Business Meeting Followed By
Trout Banquet. Enthusiast
ic Speakers Pledge Financial
Aid and Whole Affair Goes
OF Merrily and with Best Of
Feeling. Through National
Highway Winner.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-27

Organization of Five Counties
Effected and Tangible Re-
suits Sure to Follow. Spokane
to Glacier Park Highway to
Be Ready by Oct. |. Central
Committee Meets at Bonners
Ferry Next Saturday.
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pitaity and fine treatment of the stran-
ger within her gates.
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The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
HAIRS FROM HEAD DISTRICT.

Remember the school meeting Satur- day.
 Harve Riddles and wife were in Berryville on business Friday.
 Wm Marriott has been doing some painting for Eli Carpenter lately,
 Frank Robinett and family of Denver visited at J. T. Burk Saturday and Sunday.
 G. P. Phillips and wife of Parker were down visiting at G. E. Tharp' 5 Saturday and Sunday.
 Andrew Crossnation, an emigrant from Canada here, is selling out to leave. He says he no liky Arkansas.
 R. R. Youngblood was entertained Sunday by Emmett and Eden Cana way, who took their photograph along.
 Larue Ayers and wife, Joe Sneed and children, Joe Mickey and wife and Mike Mosteller have all been recent visitors to the Green Forest.
 A very severe wind, rain, hail and electrical storm visited our section early Friday night, blowing down trees, breaking down telephone lines and damaging the fruit and gardens fully 50 per cent. The storm was followed by a heavy rain which washed great gulches in the roads and fields.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
APPLES FROM osAGE.

Airl Dickard went to Green Forest Saturday.
 James Trimble was over from Green Forest Saturday.
 Crop prospects are beginning to look very encouraging.
 Alfred Sisco looked after business at the county seat Tuesday.
 Rev. Villines has returned from dis trict conference at Harrison.
 Bert Usrey and family spent Sunday with Charley Bishop and wife.
 Dr. Erton Poynor left Monday fol Chicago where he will attend sum- mer medical school.
 Grady Reagan is laid up with the humps this week. His is the first case in the community.
 Jessie Fancher celebrated hel eleventh birthday Sunday. Several in- vited guests were present.
 Mrs. John Roberts and son Johnnie, Crump Fancher and children were guests of Mrs. E. B. Fancher Friday night.
 Mrs. Ruth Poynor returned Sunday from Eureka Springs where she had been spending fortnight with hel sister.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
URBANETTE CHAT.

l. N. Jones made business trip no Berryville Tuesday.
 Uncle Sam Hatten has moved back home from Eureka Springs.
 The woikmen are very busy now working on the canning factory build ing.
 MT. and Mrs Thomas, former pro- prietors of the Standlee hotel, have re- turned to Oklahoma.
 Mrs. Blunt Hanby has returned home from her brotherin-laWs' who was very sick, but is reported better,
 Misses Lucy and Lena Wilhite o1 Berryville visited their friends Misses Fay and Chico Marshall Saturday and Sunday.
 The last few cool days have caused the farmers to help put down carpets, but it was to protect tomato plants, not house cleaning.
 MT. and Mrs. Blunt Hanby have taken charge of the Standlee hotel Mr. and Mrs. Hanby are fine young people and will make success at the hotel business.
 Mr. Satterfield, our confectionery man, is building an ice house so as tC be prepared to take care of a shipment of ice which will be quite an accomoda- tion for the people of Urbanette.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
FAREWELL FILMS.

Mrs. B. F. Wills is visiting with her sons Willis and Leslie this week.
 Miss Elsie Lawrence spent Sunday with home folks returning to Yocum in the afternoon.
 Some of the Farewell class attended singing at Denver Sunday morning and report nice time.
 Miss Audie Carpenter of Denver spent a few days with her sister Mrs. Bertha Willis this week.
 George. Gum, son of Mrs. Wm. O'Neal, is back from law school at Val paraiso, Ind, is spending vacation with home folks and friends.
 John Jones is moving things around pretty lively in the way of carpenter work before he moves his family up to help take care of the store.
 Ed Woods now has his groceries ready to hand out. It seems as though we will have to give our little village a name yet. What shall it bel
 Those present Sunday at the singing enjoyed themselves very much. There will be no singing next Sunday but be ready on Sunday week to come at p. m.
 On May Il the people in general around here were damaged by the hail storm and heavy rains. Apples were damaged considerably as well as small fruits.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
CISCO SETTINGS.

We have shingle saw at Cisco now. It is doing good work.
 Jasper Shipman was down in the Maple vicinity Sunday evening.
 Jim Hooten and Charley Tyson went to Green Forest on business Friday.
 Garfield Lovett and family made business trip to Berryvlle Thursday.
 Dallas Lovett and family visited with Mr. and Mrs, Garfield Lovett Sunday.
 Misses Ada and Nell Ingram spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs. w. D. Craw- ford.
 MT. and Mrs. Charley Hyson spent Saturday night with James Hooten and family.
 Farmers seem to be getting along nicely with their crops, considering the backward spring.
 Mrs. Fanny Newton returned home Sunday night after week stay with Mr. and Mrs. Miller.
 The wife of W. J. Gamble died at her home one mile south of Cisco from complicated diseases and old age on May '. She was born in Tennessee, March 1st, 1850 She was mother of ten children, nine of which survive her, three boys and six girls. She was a kind and affectionate mother and will be greatly missed by her neighbors. She was a professor but did not belong to any church. The family has the sympathy of her many friends.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
ALPENA PICkUPS.
lToo late last week.


 Miss Mary Auman was a Eureka visitor from Saturday until Monday. A new girl has recently come to live with Garland Richardson s.
 We have new grocery store in town with Paschal Watkins as proprietor and owner.
 Mrs. McMorris received new bill of hats this week that are all that could be desired in millinery.
 Erwin Hammons has decided to try farming again having sold his stock of groceries to Leatherbury 6 Jackson. He will move to the Brad Lynn farm Bro. Harrell and wife of Carrollton, Wick Snyder of Denver and Steve Naples of Alpena are in Harrison this week attending district M. E. con- ference.
 We now have preaching every Sun day except the fifth. Rev. Stewart breaches every 1st and 3rd Sunday at eleven a. m. and p. m., also Saturday night before. Rue Porter on the End Sunday at eleven a. m and F. C. Har- rell on the 4th Sunday at eleven and Sunday night.
 On Wednesday of last week Hugh Denton and Miss Virgie McCurry drove over to Carrollton and were married by Bro. Harrell coming back to the Me Curry home for dinner They left on the one o'clock train the same day for Helena to enjoy the wonders of the city for few weeks.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
DENVER DOiNGS.

Fred Robertson of Burlington was in town first of the week.
 The picnic meeting has been put off until Saturday night next.
 The hail storm Friday night did a great deal of damage to crops around here.
 Oscar Seals, Green Forests photo man, was catching shadows here this week.
 Willis Carpenter, Anvil Miles, Silas Norris and M. N Plott and wife were in Green Forest during the week.
 D. F. Dodson of Harrison was in town, during the week talking insurance to the people but has done no good so far
 Willis Carpenter and Anvil Miles are preparing to start to the west soon. Anvil has sold out to Lee Avery and Willie is trying to sell. We need not bother, they will come back.
 The ice cream supper Saturday night was a failure on account of the weather being so cold It would have been all right if we had some fire to warm the ice cream. But never mind, there will be another one Saturday night, May the 18th.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
eERRYvILLE sREvITlEs.

Mumps are rather plentiful in Berry vile just now
 Prof. E. E. Smallwood is instructing class in penmanship here.
 A. J. Russell has purchased 3-acre block adjoining his home from A. s. Bobo.
 Several new dwellings are in course of construction in Berryville and there is not an empty house in town.
 E. J. Black, A. J. Russell and James Pritchard attended the congressional convention at Eureka Springs Satur- day.
 Joe Atkinson has sold one of his resi- dence properties in Berryville to ]. N. Norton, former neighbor in North Missouri.
 B. s. Puckett has sold his confection business to the Berryville Drug Co.,. and has purchased the Pritchard res tuarant.
 Material for the water works system has begun to arrive and it is expected that construction work will begin in a few days.
 Lightning struck Joe Nef's large Oolii Sll lilo Leil III w SoS VI bOWli lceo Friday. Besides killing a fine horse and hog, considerable damage was done to the barn. The barn was set on fire but was soon extinguished.
 w. G. Hanbury and Dr. ". A. Harvey are now the owners of the two story brick on the east side of the square soon to be occupied by the Berryville Drug Go. of which firm they are members. Extensive repairs are being made on the building.
 Collector J. D. Hailey is closing ur the tax books preparatory to turning them over to the county clerk. He says the delinquent list is going to be exceptionally small this year, all oi which speaks we'll for Carroll. The worst feature of Carroll county finances this year is the fact that the county assessment has fallen off over $222, 000.- l co.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
ROOSEVELT FARCE CONVEN-
 TONS.

That there is strong Roosevelt sentiment in Arkansas there is no doubt. If the issue was clearly out lined as a matter of preference be- tween Taft and Roosevelt, it is probable that the latter might win out in a pre- ferential primary
 This conclusion, however, is not based upon the wonderful "demonstra- tions" made at the farce convention held at Little Rock and Eureka Springs last week.
 The Roosevelt convention at Little Rock did not represent anything or anybody. It was instigated solely by job-lot of anti-organization fellows, who would have as soon been for Taft as anybody else, if by that" sentiment they could have furthered their posi- tion toward the pie counter.
 The aggregation was made up of a few white men from here and there over the state, who took advantage of the special rate to Little Rock with nc other credentials than receipts for their railroad fare. Arriving at Little Rock they joined hands with bunch of ex- Federal office holders, who had drum med up a lot of Little Rock negroes (who far out numbered the whites all put together) and proceeded to arro- gate to themselves the dignity of delegates" and went into convention assembled.
 It was simply desperate move tow ard what they concluded is a band wagon coming, hoping that if the Colonel is again nominated and elected he will disregard the party organization in the state.
 At the Third district congressional convention at Eureka Springs Satur- day, while the chairman was making his address, a contingent of Roosevelt men from Boone, Newton and Benton counties, less than dozen in all, held convention" in the rear of the hall and went through the form of electing delegates to the national convention. They were not in session over five minutes and were nearly through their deliberations" before any one else save themselves knew they were in "session. '
 It is doubtful if such political fiascoes were ever before pulled off in the name of great man.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
LEAVES FROM OAK GROVE.

Mrs. Martha Atchley is reported very sick.
 MT. Phillips has taken charge of the blacksmith shop.
 John High transacted business in Green Forest Friday.
 The mill is at work again after being shut down for some time.
 Service at the school house Thursday night was well attended.
 John Johnson made a business trip to Green Forest Saturday.
 Will Allen returned home Saturday after seven months stay in Washing | ton.
 A large crowd attended singing al the school house Sunday evening.
 Mir. and Mrs. Cad Snow entertained the young folks with musical Sunday night.
 The bible reading at the Christian church Sunday mornings has a good attendance.
 MT. and Mrs. Will Allen visited with MT. Aliens parents MT. and Mrs. Jay Allen Sunday.
 Tom Newman will soon move his saw mill to Oak Grove on the lot purchased from John Evans.
 Miss Lillian Wright of BerryviIe, who is visiting at this place, is suffer ing from humps.
 The ice cream social to be had al Tom Newman's Saturday night was called in on account of the rain.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

THE initiative and referendem will have cost the state of Arkansas not less than one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars this year, there hay- ing been petitions filed according to requirements for the submission of bills, the publication of which will cost $60, GOO and not dollar available to pay it with. There are seventy-five counties in the state and it will ap- proximately cost $500 in each county. The fact that these bills are all pub hshed by ready print houses and are to be handled in the form of supple ments by the various favored news papers is 9 trick of the trade and the state of Arkansas is not supposed to know that the actual cost to the news paper handling these supplements is a mere bagatelle compared with the price permitted to be charged. The actual outlay of the newspaper handling these supplements will be less than 10 per cent of the amount to be paid. But there is about as much sense and economy in this item as there is in this whole so-called iniativc and referendem business, for that matter.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
CENTER POINT POINTERS.

c. A. Martin and wife Sundayed at Willis Dickens
 Rev Head filled his regular appoint ment Sunday. Several were present.
 J. w. Marriott and wife went to Green Forest Tuesday.
 Frank Merring and family visited at Mike Epley's Sunday.
 J. w. Beck and wife are no better. Mrs. Beck is confined to her bed all the time.
 Geo. Sloan and wife and Tom Enix and wife were visitors at w. B. Aliens s Sunday.
 The rain and hail of last week dam aged crops greatly, especially gardens and small fruit
 J. c. Epley's old family horse ran in wire fence Monday night and cut his shoulder badly.
 Dr. Less E. Marriott successfully treated mare of Fred Robertson s that had lock jaw.
 Isaac Teter has added to the ap- pearance of his farm by giving his new house coat of paint.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
PARKER PARAGRAPHS.
The fire still feels good.

Myrtle and Dee Brawley visited rela- tives at Denver Saturday night ard Sunday.
 Quite hail storm visited this section on last Friday. It damaged the fruit crop quite bit.
 Riley Barton and family of Center Point spent Saturday night and Sunday at Ellis Shahan's S.
 Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Braswell of Yo- cum spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs. Benton Whitaker
 As the singing convention has been put off we would suggest a change in the place of meeting.
 Goldman Norris and Jasper Walker each have had telephone boxes put in. They are on the independent system of Denver.
 We had large crowd at singing Sunday evening" We understand that the Farewell singing class will visit Parker next Sunday evening. Every body come and hear some good music.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
BLUE EYE WlNkLINGS.

We had most refreshing rain Fri day and Saturday.
 MT Book of Narvoo, Mo, is here on business.
 Steve Garrett and wife have moved to a farm near Oak Grove.
 c. D. Scott and wife made a pleasure trip to White River Sunday.
 Mrs. Dennis Newton was reported very sick Saturday but is better.
 Mir. Edwards of Oak Grove sold a drove of hogs to Denton Baker Friday.
 Sunday school which was started at New Pisgah short time ago is pro- gressing nicely.
 Oscar Grim and family of Green Forest passed through this vicinity last week on their way to see his daugh- ter Mrs. Amos Blasingame near Cedar Valley.