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The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-03-21
Something About Our Birds
(By w. A. Reed)

By "our birds ;" I mean the
birds that sing for our entertain
ment, that make their nests in the
trees and board piles stumps and
brush piles; and even in boxes, tin
cans. and cocoanut shells placed
for their convenience by thoughtful
friends of our feathered neighbours.
They are ours i'll that they are to
some extent in our power and de-
pendent upon us. We may kill
them or protect them; we may Ell
courage them to stay with us, or
help to drive them away. A
gain they are ours because they
minister to our wants and protect
us from our enemies and save us
from starvation. 1t is wonderful
how we are dependent upon our
little friends to save us from still
smaller enemies!
Without the birds our gardens
and fields would be stripped of
their verdure and lie lifeless and
barren. Without the birds onr Or
chards would be without fruit and
soon without trees, and even the
forests would fall before the inva
ding hosts of rapidly multiplying
insects, providing, of course, that
no other means should arise to pre-
vent their ravages.
When this is known it becomes
a crime next to that of poisoning
the city,s water supply to destroy
the birds. And he who protects
so that their number is increased is
indeed a public benefactor.
Just now some of our birds that
do not like Libby for a winter resi-
dence are coming back from their
soiourn in the south to build their
nests and rear their young, and
incidentally, to feed to their hnn-
cry offspring millions of the enc
mics of man. Let US cultivate
their acquaintance, learn their ha-
bits, notice their dangers, that we
may know best how to protect
them from their foes and enjoy
their beauty and their minstrelsy.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-03-21

>idize the wool industry of Ameri-
ca, says Mr.. Underwood. "Now
the entire duties actually paid the
United States Oh all imports Of
woolens and worsteds in 1910 a.
mounted to less than SIS, 900, 900,
which means that of the $1o4 900,
900 extorted from the purchasers
of woolens nearly $oo, 900, 900 went
to the woolen industry,
Is it fair or right to maintain
these enormous taxes unduly to
foster the business of less than
one-fourth of one per cent. of the
people and to require ninety-nine
and three-fourths to stagger under
this enormous burden?'.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-03-21
Presbyterian Church News
BY the Pastor)

The Kings Daughters had a
good and we'll attended meeting at
the home Of their president, Miss
Clara Collinson, last Saturday.
The Sunday School had the
smallest attendance last Sunday
that it has had for many weeks.
It seems to take time to build up
after just one day off. The boys
fell far behind at the beginning of
the contest, but there is time to re-
cover yet.
Our young peoples choir ren-
dered good service last Sunday
morning. Their Easter music
next Sunday morning will be
worth going far to hear.
Elder Vaughan came in from his
Libby creek prospect last Saturday
and was present at all the services
at the church last Sunday. At a
Session meeting new member was
received into the church.
A roll call meeting of the church
will be held In connection with the
spring communion on Mar. 30.
Every member is expected to re-
spond either III person or by proxy
with verse of scripture or some
other word of greeting.
The theme of the Easter sermon
will be 'Alive Forevermore. Ser
vices at IL o clock. You are in
vlted.
The Annual Congregational
meeting was held on Wednesday
evening Mar. 10. Reports of the
various departments of the church
were encouraging. Miss Elizabeth
Grandjean and Mr.. J. w. Barrett
were elected trustees for term of
two years.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-03-21
THE FACTS ABOUT OUR FINANCES

In our last issue we published
some figures about the financial
standing of the city of Libby As
the figures were gathered from re
ports given at the council meeting
and from the talk of the city coun-
Gil they were credited to the clerk.
Mr.. Rice says he did not make
such report but that members of
the city council jumped at conclu-
sions without having the figures to
show, Following is a letter from
the city clerk with his statement
of the condition of the finances of
the city Of Libby:
Editor Libby Herald,
Dear Sir: Under the caption
Debt Decreases in the March ID
issue of the Libby Herald were
printed some statements concern
ing the financial condition of the
city which are misleading and
which should be corrected with
equal publicity.
1t was stated that the total ex-
penses for the past year amounted
to S7,Io7. This was prepared by
the city clerk and reported to the
council as a basis for estimating
the budget expense for the coming
year; it was complied as follows:
Annual regular expense includ-
ing salaries and rent based on
amounts now paid ........ So, 688. 90
Annual bill for light and
water based on amount
paid per month at the
present time me................. 2,I6O.oo
Average expense Of one
...... 9O.OO
Miscellaneous, Cd er ived
by addition OF all items
paid by warrant from g.
II12 to 3-II-I3 but ex
cludinging items included
IN above) ,................... 1,35o.37
Total of above ............... 7,1o7.37
The clerk reported to the council
the following sources of revenue
other than general taxes as follows.
Total saloon license ......SI, $50. 90
Total dog tax (amount
collected in 1922 ......... 84.oo
Total licence (estim from
receipts of 1879 3D...,........ $4,000
Total fines (amount col
[ected III 1922 .............. 10000
Total of above e.............. 2,1I4 90
Through oversight the poll-tax
was omitted from this list; this tax
produced i'll 1912 the sum of $154
The clerk at that meeting re-
ported no figures from which it
could be shown that the city's
floating Indebtedness was $4,000
less than two years ago; no COM
parative figures were reported by
the clerk. The statement was
made that the debt had decreased
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-03-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Compiled and furnished by the Lin
coin County Abstract Co., Libby, Mont.
March 8

Blanche M. Sweet to Albert G.
Wood wd to e2 sea sec 10 VIZ sw4
sec ii nw4 nw4 sec ID n2 ne4 ne4
nw4 sec 15-37-27 for $4,000.
Hervey G. Trip to Mvra D.
Whiting wd to lot blk 4e Eureka
for SIS.
John H. Town to Conrad Nat.
Blk. wd to e2 of VIZ sea ne4 sw4
and lot I sec 81 31-31 for $1,000.
March 10
Archie M. Hoffman to A. l..
Gosset wd to 10 acres in sec 24-3o-
81 for 81.
c. Ed. Lukens to J. w. Nc
Knight wd to lots IL ga DIX ~
Libby orig for 81.
Nancy Redeye to Stanley Wood
wd to lot 81 blk w Troy for Sr25.
March II
Libby Realty Co to Herbert A.
Joughin wd to lots o-1o-1I-S blk 8
Lukens add for S5S5.
March IL
us. to Samuel c Misner pat to
lots 2-3 sW4 ne4 sea nw4 sec ,3-33-
26. -..
March IL
Fred P. Catlin to Bonner Ferry
Lumber Co wd to nw4 sec 22-3I-34
for $1,000.
March Ia
Mary Wood to Nels Wood Wd to
lots to II inc blk 3 Leonard add
/ libby for $500.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-03-21
COUNTY FATHERS MEET

The county commissioners held
an adjourned meeting in the court
house the fore part of the week.
O. E. Thomas was appointed a
justice of the peace for Fo1tine
township.
E.A. Grant was appointed con
stable for Fortine township.
Road supervisors were appointed
as follows: Road district No. "a,
w. D. Savage; No. 10, George
Monio; No. u, John Whitmarsh,
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-03-21

Offertory
Cantata, "The Resurrection
Hope by Carrie Adams, Choir
Benediction
Postlude
The members of the choir are
Organist, Mrs. Chester A.
Adams; sopranos. Mrs. G.. B. Neff
and Mrs. Nc. P Bailey; altos, Mrs
Earl Angel and Mrs. E. A. South
wick; tenors, Mrs. J. c. Ketridge
and Mr.. B. P. Thomas; basses Mr..
w. J. Wells and Mr.. H. A.
Joughin.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-03-21
Are You Ready To Vote

School election will be held on
April 5th and the registration books
will be closed on the 25th of Mar.
If you have not registered and did
not vote at the last election you
had better get busy and do so.
The city election will be held on
April 7. The registration books
will close for this election on Mar.
27.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-03-21
Dry Land Mills?

The following appeared in tie
Kalispell Bee. All so-called dry
land lumber mills in Lincoln coun-
ty are now in operation on day and
night shifts. The mills located on
streams and lakes will probably
not be able to start for a couple of
weeks. -
You people at Kalispell had bet
ter get wise. We are not living in
the Artic zone. Our mills are not
dry land ones by any means but
are located near water and use it
to feed the chains. Ed.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-03-21
Methodist Episcopal Church

Special Faster services will be
held at the Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday morning and even
ing as follows;
MORNING
Prelude
Doxology
Apostles Greed
Gloria
Prayer
Anthem, "Calvary," by Paul
Rodney, Choir
Responsive reading
Solo, The Resurrection by
Harry Rowe Skelly, Mr.. Ketridge
Offerto1y
Anthem, "Cnfold Ye Portals
from "The Redemption by Gou.
nod, Choir
Sermon, Rev. McColm
Hymn Mo, 81
Benediction
Postlude
EVENING
Prelude
Prayer
Duet, "Christ is Risen by
Meredith, Mesdames Nef, Bailey,
Southwick and Angel
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-03-21

or from any figures Of the clerk
The figures of the clerk on the
floating debt showed that the float
ing debt of the city, the total
amount of warrants registered on
the general funds on March II,
1913, was $6, 8o2 II; cash on hand
to meet the same, $311.77; floating
debt less cash on hand IS. AGO. 40.
The council did not determine
upon twenty mill levy nor was a
twentymill levy recommended BY
anyone. The clerk reported that
tWenty-mill levy, supposing the
1913 assessment to be the same as
the 1912 levy that is, $255, 40 90
would bring in SIS, 1o2 80; he fur
ther reported that a ten mill levy
on the same assessment would pro-
duce S2,55I.4o.
The clerk further reported that
the interest on the main sewer
bonds paid partly by the city and
partly by the sewer district amount
ed to 5000 per year. He stated
that since payments are made from
time to time throughout the year
on the floating debt that it was
difficult to ascertain exactly how
much to allow for interest on the
floating debt, but reported "for
what it was worth" that one years
interest on $6,4oo.4o at six per
cent would be $3so.4o.
In view of the published figures
as to the city debt, the following
figures have been complied since
the meeting:
Floating indebtedness less
cash On hand, March II,
1911, ,...........................$5,2I5.Io 10
Floating indebtedness less
cash on hand, March /,
1912, 2,.................. ........ 4,85S,85
Floating indebtedness less
cash on hand, March II,
1oI 3,........ ................. 6,40O.4o
The city owns no real estate.
The clerk reported at the meeting
that the principal items of personal
property owned by the city at the
present time cost as shown by
vouchers and warrants, the sum of
S2, 946. "a. This list did not include
plats. street scraper, street drag,
pressure guage, record books or
any items costing less than fifty
dollars each.
In connection with the above re-
port the clerk reported that from
October 6, 1910 to and including
January S, 1911, warrants were
on the Streets and Alleys
Fund in the amount of $5,213.35.
Yours very truly,
Montgomery G.. Rice,
City Clerk.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-03-21
State Fund Apportioned

Apportlonment of sass State
Fund and $3.50. Bal. left over from
General School Fund to the sever
al Di SITS. of Lincoln Co. This
18TH day of March, 1913
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-03-21
Livery Barn Changed Hands

Smith Collinson and Al. Stewart
have leased the G. B. Remp livery
barn and dray outfit and will hence
forth conduct the bu siness as The
Libby Transfer Company. They
will run general dray and transfer
line, sell wood and ice and conduct
livery business. These men
have had experience at this bust
ness and the Herald predicts for
them fair measure of success.
Are the B4lkan War chiefs Tur.
key gobblerS?
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-03-21

The instrumental readings are from
Government standard instruments ex-
posed in the manner recommended by
the Chief of the Weather Bureau.
d. T. NOREN,
Cooperative Observer
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-03-21
IS WOODROW WILSON
T0BE ANOTHER LINCOLN

Ia oppoA W A4dA( lllLlSNl1 luO
greatest president since Abraham
Lincoln, and to keep the Democrat
ic party in power for years to come.
This is true not merely because
he is to day President of the Uni
ted States. There have been other
big men President since Lincoln.
1t is because Woodrow Wilson re-
alizes that the one great principal
issue that confronts the Rebublic
is not the tariff issue, the currency
issue, or the trust issue, dut the
issue of humanity. Taft did not re-
alize this, hence his failure.
The tariff issue, the currency is
sue and the trust issue, are simply
arithmetical problems that may be
worked out, but the issue of hui.
manity is one of conscience and
soul. The first named issues are
business propositions, and concern
dividends and dollars chiefly, while
the issue to humanity refers to
human rights, the protection of
women and chi ldren and all those
who are being oppressed by organ
lied greed. If the American pub
lie will read Woodrow Wilson's
inaugural speech a second time,
better Interpretation of the light
that he sees may be had. No in
augural speech save the first one
of Abraham Lincoln ever read like
it.
"We know our task to be no
task of politics. he says, "but
task which will search us through
and through. Mems hearts wait
upon us; mems lives hang in the
balance. I summon all honest men,
all patriotic, all forward looking
men, to my side. God helping me,
l will not fail them, if they will
but counsel and sustain me.
PEOPLE BEHIND WILSON.
1t is an old tradition in Congress-
ional circles in Washington that a
President must not "interfere' with
either branch of Congress. He may
submit whatever views he may
have on subject, and recommend
the passage of any legislation he
may desire, but after that, accord
ing to tradition, he must sit
with hands folded and watch legis-
lation which may be highly desi-
rable to the people, be peacefully
chloroformed in committee and
pass into oblivion.
1t is said that Woodrow Wilson
is going to disregard this tradition.
This will be for the public good.
Tne only ones who will protest
will be those opposed to the pro-
gressive ideas that Woodrow Will
son stands for.
The President will be sustained
by popular sentiment. The people,
republicans as we'll as democrats,
have for years been demanding a
square deal at the hands of their
public servants in Washington.
They still demand it. They don't
care whether it comes from demo-
crat or republican, they simply
want it. President Woodrow Wilson
proposes to give it to them. The
people know that he will have to
fight, and they will hold up his
hands, even, should he find it ne c.
essary, in their interest, to break
down half dozen traditions?
WHAT THE PEOPLE PAY.
The people of the United States
pay subsidy in artificially high
prices to the wool industry of at
least SIo4, 900, 900 year, according
to calculations of Hon. Oscar w.
Underwood, of Alabama, chairman
OF the Ways and Means Committee
OF the House of Representatives.
The Payne-Aldr!ch tariff tax
OF oI cents yard, to say nothing
OF any increase in tax as it passes
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1913-03-21
u. S. WEATHER REPORT

Weather Bureau of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture during the week
ending Mar. IS, 1913, at Libby, Mont
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-03

She looked at him, half in terror.
In the strong ineaments of his face
= she remembered the man who had
won her love, of whom she had
dreamed during the first of those
three years that had elapsed since
their passionate farewell before she
had fallen into the ways and habits
Of her new friends. She put out her
hands.
"John-" she breathed.
John clasped her in his arms.
God bless you, Molly" she said.
''But it isn't any use. Only if you
grow tired-if you want me at any
time, anywhere, you'll let me know,
won't your"
Then he was gone and Molly was
alone in the incense-scented room
with the idol of Buddha in one corner
and the Japanese screen in the other,
and the barbaric, Oriental couch
cover and Turkish pillows and all the
other parapheTnalia of the mise-en-
scene.
Her thoughts went back to those
first days when she had come to New
York. She had met John in a COM
monplace boarding house where
there was no Ramsammy Ghee and
nobody had heard of Buddha and
they ate steak smothered in onions
and breathed through both nOstrils |
simultaneously and Y1nyynJ- fhO11gI,F rF |
their spines. And yet those had been |
days of perfect happiness. Now
A ring at the bell aroused her from
her reVerie. She glanced at the clock. |
It was nearly midnight. Who could |
want her at such an hour? Perhaps
it was John! Her face hardened. !
Her wavering mood impelled her
thoughts to bitterness. She would
send him about his business. She !
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-03

yes, e whispered hOarSely. Il
left you, my moonfiower, my perfect
pearl. 1 could not go home until I
had told you that love you. Night
and day, forever 1 dream of you.
With you beside me l would seat my
self upon my peacock throne in my
own land and dream away blissful
hours, immersed in the creative prin-
ciple of the sixth sphere, my bride,
my seraph."
Molly recoiled in horror. She had
always associated Ramsammy with
unearthly detachment and philosoph-
ic serenity, with the mystic ON and
all that it denoted And here he was
talking like-a lover? No, like a
drunkard. There was a quite unmis-
taxable smell upon his breath, and
all at once she understood why Ram
sammy was so very partial to incense.
Twill you come with me and be my
bride, lotus-fower?" inquired the
black man eagerly. And, without
waiting for the HORSEPOWER to answer
he cIasped her in his arms. And
Molly, overcome with aversion,
screamed as vulgarly as any ordinary
maiden.
ooh, hate you! Go away~ she
cried. John! john
The answer was immediate. With
a crash the door came OFF its hinges,
and Mr. John Beatty stood in the en-
trance. His stock figure, in evening
dress, the total absence of anything
esthetic or esoteric, had never SEEM
ed more welcome.
With a leap he was upon the black
man and before he quite knew what
had occurred Ramsammy was receiv-
ing a long deferred and long needed
John Beatty did not strike
Goo hard. He propelled the black
man toward the door with a series
of well-directed kicks, got him into
the passage, thrust him into the
cfroof ond rTyifh q Toor+iD0 hoist ID
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-25
Settling the Dispute.

Settling the Dispute.
eve hear much of compromise.
nowadays, said a politician re-
Gently, "and it is sometimes a
good thing" He knew a young
man who got married about
year ago, and he and his wife
were constantly arguing as to
whether they should buy two BIZ
cycles or an up-to-date motor
cycle. Meeting him one day, he
said:
my wife and I wrangled for
months, but. thank goodness,
we've compromised at lastr"
What have you compromised
on?"
"A baby carriage" he proudly
answered.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-25
than Miss Lillian Walker Of the

tnan MISS Lillian Walker OF the
Vitigraph company.
She's a stunning young girl; a
real blonde with dark eyes and
pink and white cheeks.
She's not statuesque by any
means. She IS well groomed.
Strange to say, Miss Walker is
the ingenue. But she often plays
leads when the lead requires an
ingenue type
'Work is fine" says pretty
Lillian, but too much work is
foolish"
So, if the director sees fit to
put some other girl into good
part now and then and give her
a rest, she doesn't sulk nor sor-
row. Instead, she goes home and
reads or writes or sews or goes
to the matinee or does some one
of the other things girls like to
do for a change when there isn't
a thing they just must do.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-25

some time to set the machinery Of
justice in motion, once the depart
ment gets after a thief it keeps up
until somebody is arrested.
A new system of using the BIZ
cycle in conjunction with the au-
tomobile has recently been devel-
oped. A squad of policemen are
started out on a chase for a thief
in an auto. When they reach a
point where the trail divides
man is set on the new trial on
bicycle.
Provision is made for carrying
bicycles on the rear of the auto
mobile, the hangers adopted hav-
ing accommodations for as many
as three machines.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-25

Bookkeeper (to his employer)
II should like to be absent to-
morrow, sir, to attend my moth
er's funeral. Employer (deep in
figures, and warningly)-You
may go this time, Watkins, but
mind you don't let this thing oc-
cur too often,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-12
SLOW TIME MADE
|. BY COLLEGE CREWS
Not One of POughkeepsie En-
trants Has Shown Much
Speed to Date.
STILL SHIFTING THE BOATS

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June H.
All the crews of Cornell, Wisconsin,
Pennsylvania, Columbia and Wash
ington were on the river late yester-
day for long, easy rows. No attempts
were made at time trials and none
will be made until Saturday or the
first of next week.
What few time trials have been
held were unsatisfactory, and the
coaches believe that after the exami-
nations are finished tomorrow and
with settled weather the men will be
ready for more vigorous work.
The crews of Cornell. Pennsylvania
and Wisconsin went down the river
against the tide last night, and four
miles below the bridge the crews of
all three colleges were within a
stones throw of each other, all the
coaches exchanging salutes. The
oarsmen were given a row of eight
or nine miles at easy PAGES.
Coach Courtney made his last
shake-up in the Cornell crew yester-
DAY, ana tney VIII TO" III eiS A0Soo
on June q as they went on the river.
The varsity eight remains unchanged,
but in the varsity four-oared crew the
positions of Bird, at No. 2, and His
cox, at stroke. have been reversed.
Othus and Moffatt, freshmen sub
stitutes, have been put in the fresh
man boat. Othus now rows in place
of Bailey at bow and Moffatt has
been put at No. 2. Duffie, who rowed
No. 2. goes to No. s. and Cool is TAX
en- out of the boat.