Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-08-15

10th, residents of4ast Libby.
DR.. and Mrs. r. ]. Piedalue ant
children left Friday for Bozeman t,
visit with the doctors parents.
The Misses Lois Boyle, Swan Quen
emoen and Agnes Lee left Thursday
to enjoy their summers vacation.
Miss Betty and Miss Helen Har
greaves are enjoying visit from s
| friend, Miss Agnes Dahl of Spokane
Sandy Mcdonald, court reporter, OF
Kalispell was in Libby the first OF
the week at the session of district
court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garth Kenelty mo-
tored to Libby Thursday from their
home at Occur d'Alene, Ida, to visit
here with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude c. Norris of
Warland are rejoicing over the birth
of a daughter born at the Libby hos
pital last Saturday.
Walker Wells, former manager of
a clothing store in Libby where the
Bolyard grocery is now located, was
in Libby Monday. He is now located in
Kalispell.
Miss Nina Roche arrived Wednes-
day from her home in Wisconsin for
visit at the home of her brother-in-
law, w. N. Curtis. She will leave the
latter part of the month for Seattle,
where she is a teacher in the public
schools.
Harry Norden, a brother of Mrs.
James Christie, accompanied by 4
friend. Carl Stevenson, both of Michi-
gan, left Tuesday for Seattle after
visiting here a week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Christie. They plan to spend the
winter in Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. j w. Haigler, accom-
panied by Mrs. Haigler's brother, A.
L. Bartholomew, returned Friday
from two days motor trip around
Flahead lake and to Glacier park.
They returned by way of Whitefish
and Eureka and report a pleasant
outing.
After concluding a session of dis
trict court here Tuesday, Judge and
Mrs. C. w. Pomeroy left Libby to
motor to Metaline Falls, Wash, where
they would be the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar F.9Wolf, formerly of Eu-
reka. They stayed over night at Troy
on the way west.
A letter received from the Rev.
John Pate, mailed at Seattle, states
that he had a profitable trip to Port
land and was on his way north, to
Vancouver, B. c., when the letter was
written. He expects to return home
the latter part of this week, and will
resume services in the First Presby-
terrain church next Sunday.
Judge Asa l.. Duncan of Missoula
was in Libby the first Of the week
presiding during the hearing regard
ing confirmation Of the sale Of the re-
naming assets Of the defunct Eureka
bank The assets having been brought
by H. G. Pomeroy, brother of Judge
Pomeroy, Judge Pomeroy was disqual-
flied by law from presiding in that
matter.
The Spokane Interstate fairs an
nual advance sale of half price tick
cts opened in Spokane this week for
one week. with II Spokane contestants,
10 Inland Empire contestants and sew
eral hundred sale stations Joining in
the effort to dispose of more than
100000 worth of tickets. In previous
years, the advance sales have totaled
between $4,000 and $4,000 as an
average, and with an increased num-
Der Of contestants entering this year,
a material increase is anticipated. |
The fair will start Labor Day, Sep |
TENDER 2, and closes Saturday 7.
LOCALS
A Chrysler sedan driven by three
men Of Somers went off Trainor hill
early Sunday morning They were
coming down the hill and the car left !
the highway about half way between
the two turns that are about half wavl
up the hill. 1t apparently struck some |
obstruction that whirled it around. af-
ter which it rolled down the hill back
wards some distance until it landed |
against stump, which held it. No
one was hurt. The car was rather
badly damaged, but after being
patched up here they were able to pro-
eeed homeward with it. They report
that the accident was caused by a /
Ahi1lnluii WIFI dHullltE CIR coming uD |
the hill, and which was on the wrong
side of the road.
Paul Armantrout RENTS for sub t
scription to this paper from Aberdeen.
,. d., and writes, in part: II am an ex-
Yak homesteader, having enlisted in
the army from there and still have
very warm feeling for Montana in
general. On account Of the numerous
forest fires through the west this
year, | like to keep in touch with T
things out there. ! also get rumors
Of various industrial and mining de-
yelopment out west which also woulN.
interest me. | hear considerable COM (
plant here on accounts Of the bad
roads IN the eastern part Of the state
and don't approve Of the stand the
state has taken on the prohibition
question, hut outside OF that they are
alright"