Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-03-12
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The roads in this vicinity are drying
rapidly but are badly rutted A few
trips with a road drag would put them
in excellent condition and AUTOMOBILE
lists could wear smiles instead of the
agonized looks now in effect
Trainmaster Sherman was through
here Friday of last week. posting bull
letins on the change 81 schedule for
the local.
A. H. Griffin, Kalispell representa-
tive for the Continental Oil company,
arrived here Saturday from Browning,
via Canada Mr. Griffin reported that
he left Browning Friday in terrific
snoWstorm and by the time he reached
the summit Of the Hudson Bay divide
the snow was so deep that the down
grade was all that permitted him 10
force his way through 10 Babb From
Cardston, Alta. west, however, the
road was fair
/ The tic makers are all busy, sew
eral thousand Of the hewed sticks being
pilea-on tho landiae al this date, and
moro coming III every day Hauling
was held up several days by soft roads
bur has been resumed, an increase in
Tie number q trucks being noted
Nj ard Ms AYeatherlY and Mrs
A Il Fleming were Eureka visitors
Friday Of last week
Quite a heavy windstorm raged for
few hours on Monday afternoon.
Acrials we're broken and trees blown
dowQ CottonWnods On the river bot
tom suffered especially II is reported
that a large new chicken COOP belong
ing 70 Nett Cory al Dorr, B. G., was
blown flat
A light snowstorm visited this sec
| ten Wednesday but was dissipated by
the sun on the following day. The
weather at this season reminds one
Of the old lady who was asked BY a
visitor what the weather had been like
WAL she replied first it blew, n
then it snew. n then it thew n now,
BY gum, its fIiz.
Last week Grover Anderson went to
the barn one morning and found one
of his horses with a front LEG broken
How it was done is mystery as there
were no holes in floor or walls and no
evidence of the horse being cast or
| hung up on manger or halter rope
Nothing could be done for the animal
| but shoot him. and his mate is now
the picture of lonesomeness.
The residents were agreeably sur
| rrised Monday morning when Chas
Leighty appeared on his prancing
| Fordson with a road drag hitched on.
The drag is light and not very efficient
but the results obtained are a vast i'm
| provement over the ruts The work is
being done by authority Of County
Commissioner Millegan.
K. l.. Gray was business visitor in
Rexford one afternoon last week.
This district is apparently not being
sighted in the mumps epidemic. 1t
was thought we would escape, but
Peggy Borup left school Monday with
what looked very much like the all
ment
j. H Dickinson tempted fate by going
for a drive on the other side of the
river last Sunday. When Joe and the
car 60 out together he is never sure
that they will return the same way.
Several varieties Of birds have ar
rived among them the spring house
cleaning bird Next to the stork, this
bird is most hated by men
School Notes
The following pupils were on the
honor roll for the fourth period Of
school: Katherine Borup, Doris Chal-
craft, Victor Chalcraft, Stanley Elem
ing, and Eugene Fleming.
The following pupils received hon
orable mention: George Rhodes, Peter
Borup, Gayle Eskidsen.
The following pupils were neither
tardy nor late for the month Of Feb
ruary: Eugene Fleming, Gerald Smith,
Leonard Smith, Stanley Fleming, Geo.
Fleming George Rhodes, Mildred
Rhodes, Doris Chalcraft, Victor Chal-
craft, Gayle Eskidsen, Robert Eskid-
sen, and Anita Eskidsen.
The sixth graders are working on a
large product map of the United States.
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