Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-08-22

was a visitor Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Garrett.
Mrs. George Hastings of Wishram,
Wash, is in the city visiting her sis
ters, Mrs. Bertha Crotteau and Mrs.
Chas. 0. Rowe.
Mrs. Della Doris and two younger
| brothers, Frank and Earnest Wood,
motored to Spokane last Monday and
returned the latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mccarthy and
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Walker motored
to Libby from Spokane Saturday and
spent the weekend with relatives and
friends here.
H. S. Brinton was business visi-
tor to Spokane Friday and Saturday.
R. J. Williams of the Western News
force visited with friends in Spokane
over the weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Nyblom of
Seattle, Wash, and daughter, Mrs.
Chapel, arrived here Monday and
are spending short time on the N.Y.
blom ranch near here.
LADIES-Try the Speedo Can
Opener and Knife Sharpener, handy
tool for the housewife; best on the
market. | have the exclusive agency
for Lincoln county.-Mrs. Irene Bar
rett, phone 57W, Libby. 1t
The members of the Libby city
council took trip up Flower creek
Thursday to inspect the water supply
and reservoir and other equipment
supplying the city water.
NJ. S. Lindholm and son Herbert,
capitalists of Spokane who are in
terested in mining developments, were
again in Libby the first Of the week
looking over the properties in this
section.
Don't forget the Labor Day Dance,
September 2. A dollar ticket will give
you a chance on a new Chevrolet Sc
dan and 5000 cash prizes. Ladies and
men, get busy and buy your tickets
right away and let us see who can win
the lucky numbers. 1l-l2
Mr.. and Mrss. Loren Gompf and
Mrs. Fl. NJ. Gompf motored to Spo-
kane last week returning home Thurs
day. They were accompanied from
Spokane by Miss Frances Gompf, who
had been visiting there for several
weeks.
Miss Leone Olson arrived home last
week for visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. ]. Olson. She will re-
main until the opening of school in the
fall when she will return to Seat
tie to continue her studies at the
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Goty left Mon
dav for their home at Merrill, Wis,
after visiting Mrs. Coty's sisters, Mrs.
Bertha Crotteau Mrs. Chas. O. Rowe.
They left for Spokane and will tour
Yellowstone park on the way home.
The Mountain States Power COM
pany is having the residence painted
at the corner of California and Fourth
street, occupied by the companys man.
ager, r. E. Russell Mr.. Russell said he
had grown tired Of the old paint--a
box car brown, as he termed it. The
new paint is a big Improvement.
DR.. and Mrs. J. M. Hanrahan and
children of WOODBURY., Or, arrived
Tuesday and are guests of Mrs. John
P. Wall. Dr. Hanrahan is nephew
of Mrs. Wall and Mrs. Hanrahan is
a niece Of Mrs. Catherine Timony.
The doctor and the Rev. FIR. Hanra-
han, who is also in the city, are
brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Larson and Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Clough spent from
Friday to Sunday on motor trip to
Glacier park, being joined by Kali
ispell and Whitefish friends. Mrs. Lar
son states that the scenery in the
park is most wonderful and awe in
spring and urges everyone who can
to visit the park.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Townsend and
children, Betty and Bobby, of Oak
Grove, Ore, motored to Libby and
spent the latter part Of the week here
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Rus
sell, Mr.. Townsend being brother
of Mrs. Russell. Townsend issin charge
Of the Oak Grove hydro-electric prof.
ect of the Portland Electric Power
company.
1t appears that Hollis Young made
an enviable record for himself while
at the Boy Scout camp at Seeley lake
few weeks ago. Hollis completed a
number Of tests for which he obtained
the usual merit badges and he also
won the much desired grizzly bear
badge Six boys out of 70 won the
distinction Of being declared the best
Scouts in the camp, and Hollis was
| one of the six,
A. A. Wood returned last Thursday
from Iowa where he had visited with
| his aged father and mother and with
old-time friends. He reports very
enjoyable trip. He says crop conditions
are good in that favored part of the
Mississippi valley-that there will be
fine crop of corn and other grain
Returning he was met at Standpoint by
Mrs. Wood and the girls, who motored
down to meet him there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hamilton and
children left the first of the week
for Kalispell where they will make
their home. Mr.. Hamilton joining his
father in the tailoring business. Mr.
and Mrs. Hamilton have been resi-
dents of Libby 10 years and have beer
numbered among the best citizens OF
the community Their circle of friends
here will wish them success in their
new home in the neighboring city.
Mrs. o. B. Westman arrived las
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