Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-08
Is YearsAgoi In libby
Taken from the file of the Western
News of October II, 1867

Taken from the file of the Western
News of October II, 1867
1t can be authoritatively announced
that A. r. Burns and c. l. O'Neil have
become associated with the Dawson
Lumber company of this place. 1t can
also be announced on the same author
ity that the capital stock of the COM
pany will soon be increased. 1t is now
$4,000 This addition to the company
means much for the success of the
enterprise as both Mr.. Burns and Mr..
O'Neil are practical mill men and both
are men of large means. Mr.. Burns will
become actively associated with the
management OF the company and will
have charge of the office end of it.
The company is now putting in ma
chinery for mill with a capacity of
$1,000 feet in 10 hours.
The republican party opened its
campaign in F1athead county at Troy
on Monday of this week at which place
it is reported there was large and en-
thusiastic meeting. Quite number Of
candidates were present and among the
latter were William ]. Bremen, state
senator; Teddy Logan and B. j. Boor-
man. representatives, A. D. Mccarthy,
six-year term commissioner, and in adj
dition to these the following were in
Libby and attended the meeting at this
place. G. B. Whitney. assessor, H. O..
Christianson, treasurer, and ] E. Rock
wood, a republican orator from Kals-
pell.
In conclusion the item said. "On ac-
count of there being SO many men in
the mountains at work in the various
mining properties, the audience was
not so large as It would have been
under more favorable circumstances :"
An editorial said. 1T is not bad
guess that before many years the island
of Cuba will become part of the
United States This is no doubt logi
cal solution OF the problem"
Frank Wegner was down from the
Cherry creek placer during the week
on business.
John E. Elliott was in Spokane this
week on business
Frank Seelak came down yesterday
from his ranch on the Pleasant Valley
Fisher
George W. Hathaway was visitor
in Libby during the week from his
ranch near Jennings
Henry Schneider, one of the pros
i porous Swamp Creek farmers, was in
Libby yesterday on business.
Hon. P. NJ Bernard of Kalispell is
in Libby today on account Of land
contest in which he is interested
j. r. Spencer, who has been putting
in a bridge across Libby creek at the
Creiderman ranch, has completed the
work and returned to Libby.
Herman Bockman and sons, who have
been digging ditch on Bear creek
for the Libby Placer company, have
completed the ditch and are back in
town
| W. BristoW was down from Warland
during the week making arrangements
to ship carload of lumber to Warland,
which he had hauled down from the
Snowshoe mine
Mrs. j. Ryan arrived in Libby on
Saturday to visit a couple of weeks
with her sister, Mrs. S L. Pratt, and
family.
| Mrs. D. w. Good came down from
Jennings on Saturday to consult DR..
Finn about swelling on one Of her
fingers. The doctor thought it was a
/ spider bite and applied one Of his
salves and Mrs. Good returned home
on Monday afternoon.
Thos. Fleetwood and Ed. Bowman are
down from the West Fisher gold belt
where they have been doing some work
/ for the Illinois & Montana Mining COM
pany. They brought out with them
about Is pounds Of trout which were
caught in Geiger lake and distributed
them among their Libby friends.
D. j. Clune who will have charge Of
the work for the Buzz Saw mine for
the Shaughnessy Hill Lead-Silver Min