Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-11
25YearsAgo libby
-lTaken from the file of the Western
News of June 7. l9O6).

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News of June 7, 1906).
w A. Hills, representing the Peters
Cartridge company, gave an exhibition
of fancy shooting one evening at the
G. N. depot and the account in the
paper said;
Among other things which Mr.. Hills !
did was to keep a can moving along
on the ground by continually hitting il |
on the top side with a %, until the
can got SO far away it looked rather
small to the audience Another feat |
was hitting small stones, some as small
as a pea, with a % rifle bullet, the
stone being thrown in the air and the
marksman hitting it while in the air.
Another thing. and probably the finest
piece of work which he did, was toss
ing a % calibre cartridge in the air
and then hitting it with the bullet
from % rifle while the cartridge was
in the air and making it explode. AS
the cartridge naturally turned over
and over in its flight through the air
it can easily be seen how accurate
| must the marksman have been to shoot
at time when the bullet from the
gun would come in contact with the
butt end OF the cartridge in the air,
to cause it to explode
Speaking further about MIR. Hills
the paper said:
He has been known for many years
as one of the crack shots of the Pacific
coast, and has won many stakes and
prizes in various shoots over the
country. Many of these were won as
a representative of the Libby Rod and
Gun club and this did much to adver-
tise the place on the outside. He is
now travelling through the states of
Washington, Oregon and Idaho, and
says he may have Montana assigned to
him in the near future
The Local and Personal column con-
tanned the following:
The Ladies of the Catholic Sunday
school announced that they would
serve ice cream and cake on the Fourth
: Of July and in the evening would serve
supper to dancers. Proceeds to go to-
! ward building church
: Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Johnston have re-
turned to Libby from Spokane after
staying there the past winter. They
Q will make Libby their future home
(Mr. Johnston was reported in pool
healthy
D Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Good were doWr
0 from Jennings on Wednesday.
M. Brick and VIM Williams have re.
J, turned from trip TO Kalispell.
q N. E jenkins and son returned
g Saturday from trip to Kalispell.
r. r. prout one Of the prosperou
. farmers of Swamp Greek, was in tn
city during the week.
]. c. Burgoyne and c. w. Hutton
= returned to Libby from the Snowsho
> mine during the week.
]. E. Quivey is driving the deliver,
It team for F. Nj. Plummer on accoun
Of MIR. Miller going to Alaska
Miss Marcella Reedy and little I'll
i len Reedy visited with Miss Ethel Coco
: at Jennings during the week.
J. Mrs. John P. WALL Miss Dawson am
= Miss Leary returned to Libby on Tues
day from Spokane where they has
s gone on visit.
P. E. Bergstrom left last week TO
: the West Fisher district where he ha
( gone to do assessment work on SOM
: Of his mining property in that dis
!, trict
!. Mr.. and Mrs. John Johns left yester-
! dav afternoon for the west for visi
f with friends and will probably visi
Kentucky before returning to Libby
) John Rouse has come down from tn
e Cable mine on account OF felon OF
!. one OF his hands He has had II at
tended to By DR. Finn and is now get
ting along in fine shape.
Timothy Miller will leave for Seat
f tie today and on Sunday will sail TO
! Seward Alaska, and intends to 60 int
! business at that place if the right thin,
shows up.
It Mrs. A. Beck has received lette
from Moyie, B. c., which says that "
A. Brown, formerly of Libby had tn
misfortune to break one Of his leg
and also received severe hurt on tn
head. The accident occurred in tn
shaft nf the St Eugene mine at tha