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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-12

A wedding of Libby young people
that was kept secret for some time but
that has recently been announced WAS
the marriage of Chester A. Polette and
Miss Edna Baker. The marriage license
shows these young people were mar
ried at Kalispell on August 30, 1880,
by Rev. c. w. Barnum of the Presby
terrain church.
Little Margaret Rice, daughter Of MIR.
and Mrs. Ray Rice, entertained six lit
tie guests last Friday afternoon it being
Margaret's sixth birthday. Games were
played and refreshments served to the
happy youngsters, lovely birthday
cake lit with wee candles being the
centerpiece for the table decorations.
Favors were passed to each little guest.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-12
HOLD PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
OF LIBBY SCHOOL CHILDREN
Numerous Defects Are Found and
Parents Notified

There is Montana statute that
makes necessary a physical examina-
ton of school children at least once
a year. Complying with that law. such
an examination of Libby pupils was
made by DR. C. B. Boyle between jan
uary 10 and February G.
The report submitted by DR. Boyle
states that 618 pupils were examined
and 490 defects found These were
listed as follows: Teeth 81, tonsils 152,
vision 178. hearing 10, glands 80, heart
81, nerves ID, malnutrition %, miscel-
laneous S.
At the time the examination is made
the presence of any defect is noted
and the parent notified. 1t then be-
comes the duty of the parents to have
the defect corrected, if the parents
so wish.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-12
HERO OF 1910 FOREST FIRE
GOES TO FINAL REWARD
Saved Crew Serving Under Him by
Taking Refuge in Mine Tunnel.

Saved Crew Serving Under Him by
Taking Refuge in Mine Tunnel
Edward c. Pulaski, hero Of the 1910
forest fire season in northern Idaho.
and long a ranger in the United States
Forest Service, died at his home in
Occur dAlene, Idaho, on February 2
He would have been S. years old on
February s.
The incident which gave Pulaski
national recognition occurred in Aug
ust 1910, during the most disastrous
| forest fires the country has known.
During the latter part of the month
Pulaski had crew fighting fires IN
the two Big Greeks on the St. Joe Ma
tional Forest in Idaho.
| On the morning of August 20 The
situation had become SO perilous thai
Pulaski felt they could not remain In
! safety where they were, and conse-
| quently started out toward Wallace
Win 40 or ON men.
Before reaching their destination the
smoke became SO dense that PULASKI
could not tell whether or not to pro-
coed. Leaving the crew in mine tun-
mel at the Forks Of West Placer Creek.
he took two men and started ahead to
see if they could get through. He had
| IN mind that mile and a quarter
downstream there was another tunnel
which offered possible place of safety
| Finding his hopes confirmed he sent
messenger back to bring the crew
down, while he and the other man
threw out all of the material stored in
the tunnel, including hundreds Of
pounds of powder. When the crew
reached the tunnel he and his helper
herded the men and two horses in
side, did everything he could to quiet
the men, and proceeded to barrioade
the mouth of the tunnel. He ordered
the men to lie down on their faces,
while he stood as we'll as he could ct
the mouth of the tunnel holding back
the frantic men at the point Of gun
This was about six o'clock p. m.
AT l1.00 p. m, the fire had speii.
its force. Five men were found sui
located, but in each case Pulaski's
! orders to lie down had not been
ebeyed
The members Of the crew who had
escaped were cared for in the hospital
at Wallace. Pulaski was seriously af-
fected by fire and smoke, but never
theless recovered sufficiently to rem
der valuable service in subsequent
years.
Pulaski was direct descendant Of
Count Pulaski, Polish patriot who
served. in the American Revolution. He
entered the forest service in July, 1908
He retired from his active duties II
February. 1880, and has since lived
in Occur dAlene
Death was probably due to heart
failure, as he retired as usual the night
before Failing to get response from
her husband, Mrs. Pulaski entered the
room and found he had passed away
during the night.
He is survived by his wife.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-12
Enjoy Pleasant Evening at Pinochle.

Guests filling four tables gathered
Saturday evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. w. E. Dexter and spent sew
eral enjoyable hourt at pinochle, the
guests consisting largely of nearby
neighbors. Prizes for high score hon
ors were won by Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Leigh while the low score prizes fell
to Mrs. w. N. Curtis and L. j. Olson
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-12
The Churches
Christian Science Church.

The subject for the Lesson Sermon
Sunday, February Is, will be Soul"
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
The public is cordially invited to all
of these services.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-12
ST. Johns Ev. Lutheran Church.

The Friendly Church.
Sunday, Feb 18th, II a. m.
Divine service, English language
Sunday school, 10 a. m.
An hour spent in Gods house is an
hour we'll spent
We invite you to worship with u.s.
H. l. PFOTENHAUER, Pastor.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-12
Electricity brings you Hot and Cold
water at a turn of faucet

II you are already using electricity
or If you arc within reach of =
power line, you can't afford to waste
time carrying water. Why spend
your strength on hard task that
electricity can do at so small cost?
Apump, driven by an electric motor,
will deliver running water to any
part of the house wherever YOU
want it. An electric water heater will
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-12
TOUR PATMRs

welcome to those who worship with
us
The Ladies of the Aid Society are
serving IS cent lunch at the home
of Mrs. A. A. Clough on Friday eve
ming, the 18th, beginning at 4:30 and
continuing until 7. The men coming
from the mill will be accommodated
in their working clothes.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-12

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of 10 bridges
on Roosevelt Highway awarded to Rue
Bros, Inc, for bid price of $22r3l9.
Great Falls-Plans sent to contrac-
tors for three new buildings for North
Montana fair and bids will be called
for soon.
Great Falls-New Rainbow road ey-
tending from this place to Fort Ben
ton road to Rainbow Station completed
and surface graveled
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-12

supply all the hot water you can
use instantly-at any hour Of tho
day or night. An electric dishwashor
will save many hours of unpleasant
labor during the week.
I.
And there are many other ways In
which electricity helps and econo-
mixes on the farm-thus aGyinx
your time and strnasth FIR moro
profitable work. -
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-12

Birthday Club Honors Two Members.
The members Of the Birthday Clnl'
gathered at the home Of Mrs ]. y.
Brooks Monday afternoon where they
celebrated the birthdays Of two Of their
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-12

Mountain. ,. s ;.:.::. 1 ,.,,..,. Company


members, Mrs Brooks and Mrs George
Stout Fourteen ladies were present
and very pleasant afternoon was
spent with fancy work and visiting.
Before lunch was served they gathered
around the piano where many old fav-
orite songs were sung. A bountiful re-
past was then enjoyed by all after
which they reluctantly took their de-
parture hoping that the club might
join III many more such delightful af-
fairs.
Glasgow Great Northern round
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-02-12

Glasgow Great Northern round
house nearing completion.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-05
Seasons Apple Packout to
Be Finished Next Week
WILLIAMSBURG VIRGINIA

The apple packout for the season is
about over. The Hawley Warehouse
and Horticultural Exchange finished
up last week and the Codding and
Heideman house and the White Bluffs
Warehouse expect to finish their runs
next week. Some of the smaller ware
houses completed their runs during
the latter part of October
This is much earlier than for the
last few years and was due in part
to the generally shorter crop and to
the fact that all of the houses start
ed early and the packing crews kept
up pretty well with the harvesting Of
the different varieties.
According to shippers, the market,
which has been more or less dull and
draggy all season, is beginning to show
a little life and it is anticipated that
by January or February the price will
advance to a point where the grower
will realize little profit. This antici-
patton is based upon the belief that by
that time all the inferior stuff will be
off the market and the available stock
of good apples will in all likelihood be
much smaller than for the last two
Or three years.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-05
Former White Bluffs Girl
WEEDS Hollywood Man

The wedding of Miss Nellie Hammer
and Marion l.. Cooke occurred Friday,
October 30, at half past eight o'clock,
in the rectory of Immaculate Heart
of Mary church in Hollywood, Cali
fornia, the ceremony being performed
by Rev. Father j. O'Flaherty. The
bride was given away in marriage by
her brother, George Hammer. Miss
Patricia Small was bridesmaid while
John M. Blackburn acted as best man.
Miss Hammers gown was of white silk
chiffon, with white satin turban and
Slippers to match. She carried a beau
tiful bouquet of white roses. The
bridesmaid was attired in pale pink
and carried pink roses. After the GER
emony a reception followed at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. c..
H. Hammer, at 45041s Willowbrook,
Hollywood. After a short honeymoon
the young couple will be at home to
their many friends at 1224R Kenmore
avenue, Hollywood.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-05
Yves Robbins Finds New
Spring Over on Bluffs

While running his string of traps re-
Gently, Yves Robbins found fair sized
spring of water near the top of the
bluffs on the east side Of the Column
bia river, almost directly east OF White
Bluffs. He estimated the altitude of
the spring to be about 300 feet high
err than the town. From the tracks
around it Yves said it was evident the
spring was being used as watering
place by range stock.
/ With the numerous springs on Sad
die mountain to the north the Rattle
snake hills on the west and south anc
now on the bluffs on the east side
of the river, it seems reasonable tc
believe that artesian water may be
found in this valley if sincere try is
made for it.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-05
Method for Protecting
Trees from Mice Injury

Thousands of valuable Washington
fruit trees are injured every year by
the ravages of field mice and this val
ley is no exception. AS surveys have
shown, according to the extension SER
vice of the state college, that just a
| little more than one tenth of one per-
cent of trees protected through poison
bats have been injured, the solution
of the problem does not seem difficult.
AS pointed out by the extension SER
vice, steam crushed oats treated with
strychnine and coated with paraffin
oils as a protection against dampness
seems to be the ideal bait. The poison
should be scattered in protected corn
ers of the runways, around the trees,
cover crops and apple boxes remain
ing in the orchard. Poison bait may
also be placed around the trees in old
tin cans or other receptacles which
afford protection from the weather.
A Is pound bag of treated oats usually
supplies enough bait to protect 500
trees.
Young trees generally need the adj
ditional protection from mise given by
wire tree guards Such guards should
be placed deep enough beneath the
surface of the ground to prevent the
mice from working under the guard.
In districts where there is heavy
snowfall, care must be taken to pre-
vent mice from damaging the trees
above the guards
Poisoned oats prepared for mice by
the bureau of biological survey, United
States department of agriculture, may
be secured at cost through the office
of the county agricultural agent.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-05
Boys Enjoy Halloween
Party at Gibbins Home

For the pleasure of her sons, Leon
ard and Kenneth, Mrs. r. E. Gibbins
entertained with Halloween party,
dozen boys being the invited guests.
Games and refreshments in keeping
with the traditions of Halloween kept
the boys busy and jolly until late
season. A spectre that materialized
near the witching hour Of midnight
much more horrible in appearance
than any of those Tam O Shanter saw
IN the haunted church the time he was
SO late getting home-not only failed
to brighten the young celebrants but
when it turned to stalk away was
gaily pursued, overtaken and dissected,
and discovered to be only Mr. Stowe
in masquerade costume.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-05
Local Men See Five Burn
To Death in Plane Crash

On their way home from Seattle
Sunday evening, Walter Strycker and
Boyd King of White Bluffs, witnessed
the airplane crash on the Snoqualmie
Pass highway in which five men lost
their lives.
The accident, they said, occurred
about p. m. almost at the summit
A curve in the road prevented them
from actually seeing the plane crash
but they were only about 300 feet
away and were among the first to ar
rive on the scene.
The bursting of gasoline tank
scattered gas on the road and it had
caught fire and the plane was envel-
oped in flames in the few seconds it
took the White Bluffs party to reach
it. Other auto parties arrived in few
minutes but the intense heat from the
flames and the bursting of shotgun
shells prevented them from render
ing any aid.
The party of five in the plane were
returning home to Seattle from Okan-
ogan where they had spent the day
hunting. A bird dog, owned by one of
the hunters, was among the casualties.
Mr.. King said that in his opinion
the pilot was attempting forced land
ing on the highway but that he be-
lieves the plane was out Of control as
it landed with such force that the
front part buried itself about Z inches
in the hard roadbed. Low hanging
clouds, together with fog and intermit-
tent rain, undoubtedly added to the
difficulties of the pilot in trying to
land.
II believe that all five were killed
when the plane crashed" Mr.. King
said, "but it was a terrible experience
to stand there helplessly and see them
burn. believe if I ever happen on
another such scene where the circum-
stances are similar, I will turn around
and drive the other way as fast as
the car will take me-"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-05
First Study Meeting Of
Woman's Club Wednesday

| A debate "Resolved-That the Unit
ed States should enter the World
Court, will feature the first study
meeting of the White Bluffs Woman's
Club, to be held Wednesday, November
II, in the assembly room of the Lu-
I theran church. Mrs. F. NJ. Wheeler will
uphold the affirmative side of the
question and Mrs. Alex Parke the
negative.
Mrs. r. S. Reierson will have charge
of walking rehearsal of Mother
Earth and Her Children" and America
the Beautiful" will be sung by group
of the club members.
Hostesses for the afternoon will be
Mrs. F. A. English and Mrs. John
McFee
A cordial invitation is extended to
all women in the community to attend
any and all study meetings of the
club during the coming year and to
enjoy the cup of tea and social inter-
Jude that mark these meetings.
Mrs. F. A. English, president of the
White Bluffs Woman's Club, will drive
to Toppenish tomorrow, Friday, to at
tend the meeting of the district fed
Grafton of women's clubs. She will
be accompanied by Mrs. r. S. Refer
son, Mrs. D. S. Wilkinson, and Mrs.
Alex Parke. The party will leave
White Bluffs at seven in order that
Mrs Wilkinson, chairman of the dis
trict federation committee on public
welfare, may attend an officers meet
ing before the general assembly con-
venes.
The White Bluffs Womans Club will
be co-hostess with the two Women's
clubs of Benton City, in entertaining
Mrs. Charles G. Miller president Of
the Washington State Federation of
Womens clubs, upon the occasion Of
Mrs. Miller's visit to Benton City Tues
day, November 10th. Mrs. Miller is
anxious to meet all club members.
She has urgently requested that the
White Bluffs women be present at the
luncheon in Benton City if possible,
and it is probable that good repre-
sentation will 60 from here.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-05
School Notes
GRADE SCHOOL

Our Halloween Party
We sent invitations to our mothers
for our party. We were very glad they
could come
We had our room decorated with
pumpkins, flowers and witches.
We played games and sang songs.
The first grade had some number
races and the second grade gave a
dramatization.
After we had had fun we had sand
wiches, doughnuts and cider for re-
freShment-First and Second graders.
The Party
We had party for Halloween. We
had bats of orange and black. Our
mothers came if they wanted to. We
had apple cider and doughnuts. We
played games and had happy time.
In one of the games there was a stick
hanging up from light globe and an
apple and piece of soap hanging on
it. A child would try to get the ap-
pie while Miss Erickson turned the
stick if he got the soap he had to eat
it. We had balloon game, too.-Viv-
ian johnson, Third Grade.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-05
Auto Licenses
For 1882 Can
Be Had Now
SMALLER LICENSE FEE IS Elk.
PECTED TO SPEED UP AP-
PLICATIONS

The state director of licenses has
announced that his department is now
ready to receive applications for 1882
automobile license plates purchasable
for private cars for the first time at
So pair.
Due to the new law, making the So
flat automobile license fee effective
December of this year, Director May
bury believes motorists will be more
prompt in filing applications than they
were under the old law requiring Ii
cense fees ranging from $13 on the
smaller cars to $50 and $40 on the
more expensive machines
All renewals received during Novem-
Der will be registered as of December
l, the date distribution of plates will
begin.
Because of the speed under which
applications and distribution of plates
will be handled, the department has
discontinued the use of auditors stick
ers and instead has revised application
blanks to provide receipts for all mo-
florists who have paid their fees.
All applications for special numbers
must be filed with the county auditors
of the respective counties on or be-
fore November Is, Director Maybury
says. Such requests must include the
county number on the 1882 license ap-
plication, the license number desired
and the 1881 license plate number now
held
Under the new law the license fees
are:
All private automobiles, SO state fee
and Is cents county fee.
Trucks, So state fee, IS cents county
fee and $40 per ton of load capacity.
For hire cars and taxicabs, SO state
fee, IS cents county fee and SO per
passenger capacity including driver.
The 1882 plates will bear green nu-
merals on white background, the
reverse of the 1881 plates.
The. White Bluf1s Motor company
has received supply of the new APP
plication blanks for the accommodation
of local motorists and will assist in
making out the applications. The Mo-
tor company will take checks for the
fees but if application is made direct
to the county clerk payment in cash
will be necessary. This is due to the
new regulation which requires the
clerk to make daily remittances and
which does not permit him to hold
the applications while the checks are
being cleared through the banks, as
has been the practice heretofore.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-05
F. N. Hensley Takes Over
deVeuve Ranch Operation

F. N. Hensley has taken over the
management of Bonnie Terre Orchards
in the In-B-Tween for Mrs. Mary
de Veuve and moved into the house
on the place this week. There are
about so acres of orchard, almost ex-
clusively apples, and the place is wa
tered from an exceptionally good we'll
Mr.. Hensley has some ideas of his
own in regard to orchard operation
and management that he expects to
put into practise at once and believes
that in year or two he will be able
to make the place money maker
for the owner instead of having it
show a tendency to register on the
wrong side of the ledger.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-11-05
Another Link In
North-S South Road

Additional right Of way on the road
leading north Of Richland toward the
Horn, known as the Richland-H anford
road, is being purchased by Benton
county to bring the road up to the
proper width.
Nearly all Of this road, which was
built a few years ago, is in Commits
sioner Hughes district and he plans
to rebuild it along state highway spec
ification lines and to oil most Of 1t next
year, beginning at the Richland ter
minus Funds for this work will come
from the county road and bridge fund
which is rotated among the three dis
tricts in the county and which next
year goes to Mr.. Hughes district.
The road is one of the two main
travelled roads connecting the SOUTH
ern and northern parts of the coun
ty The other road leads to Prosser
by way of Benton City. Commission
er Hawley says that negotiations are
underway by the county for acquiring
from the owners title to the old Stra-
horn railroad right of way and road
bed running northeast of Benton City
toward the Horn and that if this right
of way is acquired a standard road will
be built.
The old railroad roadbed has been
used as a highway for years but be-
cause the title was not vested in the
county no work of a permanent ma
ture could be done and only suffici-
ent maintenance money spent to keep
it passable.