Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-08-07

A H. West plans to leave Friday for
Chicago and Evanston, ILL.,, where he
will visit with his mother and sister.
DR.. v. A. Hannigan plans to leave
next week on a weeks vacation which
might continue into two weeks stay,
he said
F. R. Whitwell was notified by his
old business partner, Louis Klenck,
that he would visit him this week and
attend the Old Timers picnic. Mr..
Klenck was successful in the primaries
of Lincoln county and will be the next
treasurer.-Kalispell Times.
Mrs. Henry Schoknecht, and dangh-
ter and son, arrived from Portland last
Friday, after spending two weeks visit
ing at the home of Mrs. Schoknechts
parents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. Neils On their
return, they visited relatives in Kick
itat, Wash, and Libby.-Kalispell Mon
itor.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N Richard and Mr..
and Mrs W. N. Curtis, John and Paul
Curtis and their guest Mickey Ander-
son of Butte, spent Sunday motoring to
| the famous Logan Pass in Glacier
Park. They say the beauties of that
region are beyond description and rec
ommend the trip to anyone who is look
ing for delightful outing.
A petition is being circulated ask
ing the highway commission not to
undertake any new road projects UNI
til the old ones are fixed. The petit
ton was started after an article ap-
peared in the Spokesman-R Review tell
ing of the commissions survey of
connecting road from the highway here
to the Clark Fork highway, that is,
through Manicke.-Troy Tribune.
| Mrs Martha Anderson returned
Thursday night from a trip at Seattle
and other coast districts. She was look
ing over that section with view Of
locating there but saw nothing that ap-
pealed to her She say she was mighty
glad to get back to this district and is
more satisfied than ever with possibil
tiles here Mrs Anderson is developing
a ranch she bought last spring south
of town.
Paul Lovick of Great Falls, John and
Al Lovick of this city, accompanied by
their sister, Mrs. Schuyler and her son.
Paul, returned the last of the week
from an extensive motor trip through
Canada, stopping first at Wardner TO
get their sister-in-law, Mrs. Louise
Lovick They visited the much talked
OF Banff and Lake Louise districts,
stopped at Calgary and came home by
way of Spokane. They speak in high
praise Of the beauties of the Lake
Louise scenery and recommend the
trip to beauty lovers.
3 F. j. Jefferson left Thursday to take
up the duties of his new position at
the head of fire control of region one
OF the forest service. He went immedi-
ately into the field and did not expect
to report at Missoula until later. Thurs
day afternoon he called attention to an
immense billow of smoke, or "rosette
as he said it is called, rolling up above
the mountains south of town and
spreading over the mountains to the
south and east. Mr.. jefferson said the
| staaelse was from a fire in the 6ffarks-
! fork district, mostly in slashing.
! Sidney M Logan left for his placer
I mines on Libby creek, in Lincoln
county. The property is known as the
) Gold Nugget and has been operating
for the past several weeks. Some de-
laws were encountered in getting going
: but it is expected that operations vii
Z be continuous from now on. The re.
suits thus far are satisfactory. MIR
Logan said. The intention is to cor.
tinue operations for 80 days befor'
making another cleanup. A few sluic'
: boxes have already been tested ant
some fine specimens of placer gol'
:, have been taken out.--Kalispell Mon
3 itor.
3 A large black bear was killed a few
/ days ago at the camp of the Colder
3 West Mining company on the Yves
/ Fisher. The big fellow was attracts
B by provisions in a well constructe
/ meat house. the house being screene
I affair and placed about two or tire
4 feet from the ground on posts. Brui
! reached up, got a good hold on op
4 posite corners Of the structure an
II tore it down bodily The noise he mad
B attracted the attention of Adam Won
/ derlich, working at the camp, who PIT
an end to the bears depredations by
/ we'll placed bullet from his rifle. TIL
b big fellow measured eight feet from tn