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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
Rural Teachers
Hold Convention
At RcXfOrd

REXFORD, Sept. 4.-The rural
teachers of Lincoln county had very
successful and enjoyable meeting in
Rexford, Monday, Sept. z. All but a
very few of the rural teachers were
present. Mrs. LaMunyan, county su-
perintendent, opened the meeting at
$50 by an address in which she
stressed some Of the items of major
Importance which she huFts to- hare
carried out this year.
J. w. Johnston of Rexford gave a
talk on punctuality. The key sem
tence of his theme was that in order
to gain punctuality one must develop
ambition. Health Habits and Hot
Lunches" were given by Miss Ethel
Mcdonald and "The New Arithmetic"
discussion was opened by Mrs. Ethel
Long. During the morning session
Genevieve Mikelson Of Rexford gave
delightful reading.
After lunch, Mrs. Blanche DeLano
of Libby gave a practical talk on mu-
sic appreciation which she illustrated
by playing parts of various records.
Miss Aileen Cuffe spoke concerning
construction work, giving many prac-
tical examples. Rev Pate of Libby
talked on the moving pictures as a
meausre of education. Mrs. LaMunyan
then closed the meeting with the hope
that later in the year we might have
another meeting as good Those pres
ent were: Eunice Hauener, Margaret
Marks, Harriet Winkleu Violet II.
Noon. Grace Kenelty, Louise Luding.
w TohpcfnrS Ernrrnc R1arkucn1
Ethel Long, Ida Cummings, Eva Sill
yer, Charlotte Kins. Art Squite, Mary
e. Warwick, Maud M. Chase. Ruth
Madden. M. G. Candee, Howell Ensley,
Ethel Mcdonald. Irene Crowley Mary
EN- Gehre, c. Fl. Belmont and Mrs.
DeLano
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
Another Prospect
Has Rich Ore

Three Libby men have been quietly
working during the past year on a
prospect south of Libby which they
believe has ear-marks of becoming a
valuable property. The men are F. A.
Warrington, Harold Wilson and Roy
Snow. The property they are devel-
oplng is located on Goat creek close
to the Little Anne claim of the Gold
en- West Mining company, and is be-
lleved to be of the same formation as
the Little Anne.
These men have been working on
their lead for the past year but have
never said much about it until recent
ly. They have opened ledge of white
quartz six feet in width and have cut
it at a depth of eight feet, tunneling
in on the vein from 20 to 80 feet. The
ore, according to Warrington, carries
large number of different minerals
with gold, silver, lead, iron and cop
per predominating. Native copper can
be seen sticking out of the quartz,
says Warrington, Assays run all the
way from $32 to $40 ton. The men
have recently filed incorporation pr
pers, calling their organization the
Betty-Mae Mining and Development
association.
They are taking steps to put in a
turbine ON Goat creek where they have
an abundance Of waterpower right at
the property. The turbine will drive
an electric generator for a compress
sor and lights for the mine and camp
Plans are to operate all winter devel-
oping and blocking out the ore, and it
is believed by spring they will have
tha mine proven to the point where
the extent of the ore will be known,
when they will be ready to put in a
mill and other needed equipment.
DR.. Gibson of the U. s. geological
survey visited and examined the prop
erty Monday.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
80 Libby Men
Volunteer to Fight
Forest Fires

Last Sunday morning there occurred
in Libby an outstanding example of
what real public spiritedness can and
will do when the welfare OF the com
munity is threatened. While this oc-
currence may not go down in history
as heroic feat nevertheless the peo-
pie Of Libby and Lincoln county may
we'll .1t~ember for some time these
men who gave up two day vacation
and answered the call of the forest
service for volunteers to aid them in
he dire emergency of Saturday and
Sunday. With several large fires burn
lng uncontrolled and unattended
through lack of immediate man pow
cr, Forest Supervisor Jefferson made
call or volunteers in Libby through
Ed. Boycs and E. J. Driear, who re-
turned after short time spent in
canvassing the town with d list Of
30 business men and local resident who
offered their services for the emer-
gency.
These men were dispatched early
Sunday morning by trucks to the
Leigh creek fire and their we'll di-
rected efforts added to those of the
other men on the fire enabled the
forest service to place this fire under
control that day. Ranger w. M. Gregg,
who was in charge Of the fire, says
that the volume and quality Of work
performed by these volunteers would
equal that Of the best organized fire
crew, as all Of the local men went at
the job with willingness and de-
termination rarely seen in crew Of
paid firefighters. eve cannot express
how much we appreciate this fine
spirit Of cooperation by these Libby
men," said Supervisor jefferson.
This generous act of cooperation on
the part of these volunteers not only
enabled the forest service to place
the Leigh creek fire under control,
but it released other men for duty
upon the Horse mountain fire and
this too was brought under control,
and out of the dangerous classifica-
tion. The people of Libby and sur
rounding territory may well feel in
debted to the following men who
through such needed cooperation re-
moved serious menace to the re-
sources Of Lincoln county:
Harold Miller, James Leonard, Dave
Foster, ID. A. Davidson, Oscar Titman.
George Rouse, A. r. Withee, Earl
Haines, Vern Fairbanks, Lilas Welch,
George Wood, Ray Pival, James Ritz
man, Fred Auotte, M. Cormier, VIM.
Anderson, Lud Ludvickson, Pete
Hughes, Ralph Cooley, c. M. Doty,
Wilbur Davidson, Cecil Gompf, Frank
Karnes, Sherman Noel, Albert Peter
son, Joe Boyer, e. j. Driear.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05

SPOKANE.-A total Of 14,174 TBS Of
'tinfoil and lead foil, with value Of
S705.49, taken from wrapped cigars,
gum, cigarette boxes and other COM
modities, were the results Of boxes
placed in scores Of cigars stores in
Spokane and the Inland Empire, since
last October. The money has been
used to provide comforts for the Grip
pied children at the Shrine hospital,
Spokane. Phil Flickinger and q COM
mite Of El Katif Shriners, started
this unique way Of providing many lit
tie comforts for the children which
otherwise they could not have Thou
sands Of pounds Of the product are
being gathered and according To those
in chargu, II III anticipated that the
proceeds will average little better
tEIan ETHH a month 1H fha near future
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
Mountain Fires
(By Alice Booth Day, Fortine)

by Alice bootn Lay, oTtiHEJ
At morn the rayless sun appears
Above the hills grey rim;
All day through blue grey atmos-
phere
His face shows cold and dim.
At eve--a molten copper ball
He slowly sinks from sight,
And we find no whit more cheerless
The breathless, starless night.
Through billowing, rolling. binding
smoke
Dim, sheeted ghosts, the mountains
peer;
Sometimes behind that curtain grey
For hours and days they disap-
pear.
The hungry flames creep on and on
And nearer-nearer still
Through valleys wide they slowly
surge
Then madly rush up hill.
The cinders fall--grim mimic frost
Through the dead atmosphere;
Dread 'messengers-our souls grow
faint
With paralyzing fear.
With anguished gaze we search the
skies
Hearts pray though lips are dumb;
The heavens open-God is good
The saving rain has come.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
Bad Electric
Storm Starts
49 Fires
Give Fighters Hard Tussle
But Are Finally Put
Under Control.
RAINS OVER DISTRICT
BRING SOME RELIEF

A bad storm passed over this dis
trict last Friday night and left in its
wake 49 fires in the timber to engage
the attention of the forest service. The
lightning was accompanied by scatter
ing rains which helped materially in
fighting the various blazes, but the
precipitation was not heavy enough
to put out the worst fires.
Three bad fires south of Libby en-
gagged the attention of the fighters
Tor a couple of days and covered
quite an acreage before they were
conquered. One on Horse Mountain
and another on Poor Man creek each
covered 200 acres while one on Leigh
creek burned over so acres. Two hun
dred men were rushed onto these fires
~ fast as they could be gathered and
equipped, and the blazes were finally
brought under control.
The Bull Lake region south Of Troy
was also badly hit, three blazes there
being hard to conquer One on Hiatt
creek had 85 men battling it, an
other on Stanley creek had crew Of
so men and on the north fork of Ross
creek rs men were battling third
fire. These three fires were bad ones,
but Supervisor jefferson says he be-
lieves they have now got the best
of them.
Sunday a number of men and addi-
tional equipment were brought IN
from Spokane by stage and struck.
The showers with the storm were
spotted, says Mr.. Jefferson. In some
places the precipitation was quite
heavy, while in other sections it was
very light. Immediately following the
rain there was foggy and cold
weather, with three to four inches
Of snow some places the mountains.
All of which helped in the battle
against the flames.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
Fifty Pupils in Rexford School.

Rexford, September 3.-The Rex
ford schools opened Tuesday morning
with much decreased enrolment over
last year, the pupils numbering only
SO. The same teaching force have
charge of the rooms as last year,
namely ]. w. Johnston, principal, Mrs.
Ethel Long, intermediate, Ruth Mad
den, primary. The same janitor, John
Whitmarsh, has charge Of the bldg
Work moved right along as though
school had been in session month
and the teachers hope with the small
enrolment to accomplish much work.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
Harold Curtis Dies
Following Accident

FORTINE, Sept. 4.--Our commu-
nifty was saddened Sunday when death
claimed one Of our best beloved sons.
Harold Clark Curtis.
While assisting his father with tho
last Of the hay~&1f Saturday, August
"a, the rope Of the hay fork broke,
throwing Harold from the load. Ha
fell upon the handle of standing
pitch fork which entered the body.
rupturing the lower bowel. Upon to
advise of DIR. Gerard, he was rushed
to the Kalispell hospital. AT first II
was hoped that the injury might not
be SO serious as later developments
proved. On Monday, following a do
cided change for the worse, he under
went an operation, but in spite of MI
that medical science could do, Har-
old passed into the Great Beyond 1t
6 o'clock Sunday morning.
Having made his home near For
tine since 1918 and having attended
the county high school at Eureka.
Harold has numberless friends
throughout the county. He is the Sec
ond son III mr. and Mrs. Asa @. Cur
us anu Was uOTH ia ASLoIlA, CTeKOMV
April IL, 1918. He died at the Sisters
Of Mercy Hospital, Kalispell, Septem-
ber /, 1929. Besides his grief strikea
parents he leaves to mourn, one BROTH
er, Lew, who has been called homa
from DeKalb, ILL.,, and two sisters.
Miss Grace Lyle, who is teaching u
Roundup, Mont, and baby Ruth =
home,
Funeral services were held at For
tine Wednesday morning and inter-
ment made in the Mountain View Cem-
etery.
You say they are out of reach, your
dead?
Nay, by my own dead deny
You're out of reach. Be comforted.
'Tis not so far to die.
Oh, by their we'll remembered smils
Their outstretched hands and well
coming speech.
They wait for us thousands of miles
this side
Of out of reach.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
Woman'S Club and
School Trustees To
Entertain Teachers

The date Of the Womans' club meet
ing has been changed to the evening
of Wednesday, September IL. At this
time combined reception by the
Womans' club and Libby school board
will be given for the teachers in the
Junior High auditorium.
"The Dreamy Kid" one-act play
by Eugene O'Neill, will be given by
the Wbman's club under the direction
of Mrs. v. Blanche DeLano. The play
ia one of O'Neill's most powerful and
subtle portrayals of the complexities
of life and deals with the negro Of
the so-called underworld 1t is trag-
edy, unspoiled by the mefodrama OF a
lesser genius than O'Neill's.
The Cast.
Nanny Saunders Mrs. Dwinelle
Abe, her grandson, the Dreamy Kid
.......... William Anderson
Irene, "Dreamy's Gal' Mrs. Rowland
Ceelv Ann..... Mrs. Jacobs
The play is serious one. 1t will
not be understood by children or be
of interest to them. Please do not
bring them
The play will start at 5 o'clock with
prelude by the Woman's club Jubilee
.uuartette and Frances Gompf's or
chestra.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
Gives Interesting
Illustrated Lecture

A very interesting meeting was held
in the Presbyterian Church on Tues
day evening, when to an attentive
audience Of young and old, the pastor
Of the church gave the first Of Sc
ries Of Health Talks dealing with the
subject NQf Disease Carriers The
address, which was illustrated with
two reels Of motion pictures, dealt
specially with the breeding ground
OF typhoid germs, in garbage heaps,
and the danger arising from flies.
The pictures showed the breeding
places Of the flies, their growth
through egg, larva and pupa stage
to the adult. Most important Of all
was the part Of the picture showing
the fly's foot on which he transports
germs to food.
Another carrier of typhoid germs
was shown in contaminated dri
water. The disposal Of sewage into
rivers and streams was also touched
upon, and the methods adopted in
large cities for the disposal Of sewage.
Avisit was made to the deserted Cam
pagna district Of Italy, once the rich
est farm lands, but now deserted and
made practically uninhabitable be-
cause Of malaria. Means which
are being tried for the determination
of the mosquito pest, ~ has
ruined this part Of the world, was
described in story and picture.
The use Of the motion pictures,
which form part Of a series dealing
with health and hygiene, was given
by the motion picture bureau Of the
Y. M. G. A., Chicago Mr.. Pate made
an earnest appeal to all present to as
sist the city council in its efforts to
minimize the danger Of typhoid out
break here.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
Forced to Move Sheep.

Frank Graham, a sheep man of
Washington, has been forced to move
his sheep from their original summer
range because of the dry season and
consequent lack of forage. Graham
had band Of $500 sheep on leased
A. G. NJ. Co. land in the Happy's Inn
district but made arrangements with
the forest service to RANGE them on
Kenelty mountain It il understood
he will shin them out through Libby
about the first Of October.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
New Road Contracts.

HELEN A-Montana' highway
commission Thursday afternoon let
contracts for construction and grading
Of approximately 80 miles Of road
in the state and erection of five tim
ber bridges and two concrete spans,
low bids for which totaled $474,673
Thursdays letting brought the total
expenditure this year to approximate
ly s3,6a0,000 and the mileage Of new
roads to 373, with 164 miles Of pre-
viously graded roads to be surfaced.
Three more lettings Of contracts
will be held this year, the commits
sion announced, with the next at the
meeting Sept. 26 and 27.
Federal aid funds used at the let
tings thus far this year have tbtaled
$1,000, 900, state funds from the gaso-
line tax, $1,430,000, and county and
railroad cooperation funds, $230,000
Great Falls Tribune.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
Building Road on Yaak.

Some good road work is being done
on the south fork of the Yaak river
by q crew under Frank Divis, re-
ports County Commissioner Monio,
who was in Libby the first Of the
week to attend the regular monthly
session of the board Of county com
missioners. A new road about two
miles long Is nrarly finished and
makes big Improvement III that sec
tion. 1t reduces the length Of the old
road by three or four miles and makes
a much better road in every way.
This will be appreciated by the ranch
ers living on the Yaak. The new road
will also be of advantage to the for
est service.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
School
Enrolment
Is Larger
Shows Slight Increase Over
Last Year-More to
Follow.
HIGH SCHOOL HAS
16O PUPILS; GRADES 485

The Libby schools opened Tuesday
with an enrolment Of CTS, exceeding
by five the opening day enrolment Of
last year. This indicates growth in
line with the condition of the town.
where every house is occupied and
new comers are having difficulty to
secure quarters.
It is believed the final enrolment
will show considerable increase over
that of last year, possibly we'll over
700, according to Superintendent
Wood.
The enrolment by departments fol-
lows.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
FORTINE LOCALS

Mrs. aMrtin Zeller arrived homa
Saturday from Wisconsin where shs
has been spending few weeks with
relatives.
Mrs. Ada Hellanga left Friday for
Seattle, Wash, where she plans ts
spend the winter with her son, Ferry
Hellenga, formerly of this place.
Word has just been received hare
Of the marriage on August goth -
Toledo, Ohio, Of Clarence Hellenga-
Mrs. A. w. Norblod of Astoria, ar
rived here Monday, being called by tho
death of her nephew, Harold Curtis
School opened Tuesday with Ches~
ter Squire and Miss Blackwood in
charge. Frank Marsden is driving tho
KinsheIla route and Charles Mace tho
Grave Creek route.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
Notice to All Patrons

The Board Of Trustees and the Lib
by Woman's Club invite all parents
and friends of the school to a re-
ception to be held for the teachers
Wednesday evening. September IL.
The reception will follow Immediately
after the one-act play which is to
be staged for the public by the
Woman's Club. Come out, parents,
this is your opportunity to meet your
chidT' teacher and to discuss his
work.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
Rain Prevents Game ut Fernie.

A picked team of II of Libby's best
ball players drove to Fernie B. c., to
play ball there Sunday and Monday
at tournament. 1t appears Fernie
celebrates a sports tournament every
Labor Day. Libby was to have played
Creston but was unable to do SO on
account of the heavy rains both days.
However, $3.50 which was to have
gone to the winners Of the tourna-
ment, was distributed among three
teams and Libby got it's share, or
$4,000. The boys report royal treat
ment by the sportsmen Of Fernie.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
LIFTS BAN ON
ROADS AND TIMBER

Forest Supervisor jefferson an
nounced at noon that he had lifted
the ban on travel in the forests and
on forest roads today, following rains
of the last day or two.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05

Miss Inez Ratelini county librarian,
wishes 1t announced that hereafter
the library will be oren Saturday eve
nings instead Of Friday evenings. The
library will be open Monday. Wednes-
day and Saturday Evenings. No
rhanre In fhe afternnnn ffnle.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
Heavy Rain at Eureka.

County Commissioner Millegan was
in the city the first Of the week at
tending the regular monthly session
Of the board Of county commissioners.
He stated that the Eureka district en-
ioyed a very heavy rain Monday. in
fact, the heaviest downpour since
early last spring, he said.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05

Mrs. }. G Van Dyke and daughter
Alice and her little grandson, David
Fredrie AhreHs, were visiting with
Mrs. Van Dykes daughter, Mrs.
Arthur z. Barr, Jr, Of South Libby
the past week.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
FOOTBALL GAME SCHEDULED.

Saturday, September 21, is sched-
uled to be one of the most exciting
days in the coming school year.
Guess what! Libby High School foot
ball team has challenged the Kalis-
pell High School team to hot fight.
Are you going to be there?
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05

Miss Naomi Kittley and Mr. 0s-
ear Swedland Of Elk River Ida, vi--
tied over the week end in Libby with
Miss Kittlev,s sister and husband. Mr..
and Mrs. h#aall HIargreHYeai
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05

Brick Wollaston, merchant and saw
mill operator mt Lsennia. was In Lib
EY the first vi the week.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05

A number Of grade and high school
pupils are yet to enroll The mem
bership this year should 70 well over
TOO A peculiar condition exists in the
High School where the Senior Glass
Is larger than the incoming Freshman
group. This will be overcome in an
other year by a large group which
should graduate from the eighth
- lGontinned on la. page.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05

Opening the door Of the Libby High
School Tuesday morning, September
3, most pleasing sight greeted the
eye. For, during the summer vacation
months new calcimine and varnish
were administered to the interior Of
the building. All old pencil marks and
ink spots of years before had van
ished. Everything in the High School
has started with clean slate, includ-
ing the pupils. Let US hope that it
will continue to be sol
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05
HEARD IN THE ENROLLING LINZ

Faculty: "How about including a
foreign language in your course?"
Student: "I'm afraid not, | tried
English couple of times"
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-05

change m The afternoon flme.
The Washington times., 1929-02-09
c. j. R|NGMEN
FACE NAVY

Georgetown's crippled boxing
team is facing Herculean task
tonight in trying for its first inter-
collegiate victory when 1t stacks
up against Spike Webb's Navy
team at Annapolis. The Niddies
have not lost an intercollegiate
bout in 10 these many years, while
the Hilltop mittmen have lost their
only two meets this year TO West
ern Maryland and Army. respec'
lively.
The loss of Charley Fish, 1885,
pound star, is a severe blow to the
local teams hopes. Fish broke a
small bone in his hand while train
ing. His match with Williams,
intercollegiate 135-pound champ,
was an apparent natural and
now one may only conjecture as
to the winner.
Coach Jim Mcnamara has chosen
Joe Madden to replace the Grip.
pied Fish. Mike Tardugno, 11s-
FOUNDER, also is out for the rest
of the sea son with a broken nose,
Either Bob Saur or Hal Davis will
sub for him.
Coach Webb's team is strength
ened by the addition of Chapple.
its heavyweight, who finally passed
the rope-climbing test TO gain his
place on the team after several
early failures. William, too, adds
strength to the team since he is
back in his own class instead of
mixing in the 145-pound division,
which he did last Saturday against
M. /. r. and suffered one of the
two defeats Navy had in the seven
scraps.