Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-06-25
25YearsAgO libby

Taken from the file of the Western |
News of June 81, 1906.)
Mrs F. J. Mcbride, who has been |
visiting with friends in the Occur d
Alenes and Spokane, returned to Lib
by on Tuesday afternoon.
Martin Jacobsen was down from the
Silver Crown on Friday, where he and
]. |. Fox are taking out a carload of
ore for Capt A. J. McCorkle, who
has bond on that property. They will
have carload on the dump by tomor-
row or Saturday and it will then be
hauled to the depot here at Libby to
be shipped to the Everett, Wash,
smelter.
Scott Anderson has sent his resig-
nation to the clerk of the school
board here as trustee of district No.
q. Dr. F M Finn has been appointed
to fill the vacancy by Superintendent
Steere. At a meeting of the board last
week it was decided to have the ninth
grade the coming year.
Among the deals in timber to be
made here the past week were those
which John Frederickss Eli Poesnecker
and John Elliott made. with G. w. Mil
lett for WISCONSIN lumber company.
1t is reported that Mr. Elliott received
$1,000 for his claim, Mr.. Poesnecker
$1,000 for his claim and Mr.. Fredericks
ST, 700 for the timber on his claim, Mr..
Fredericks retaining the land. These
tracts are all exceptionally well tim
bered,, it being estimated that the
Elliott claim will run in the neighbor-
hood of two and half million feet.
| These claims are all on the north side
Of the Kootenai river
w. A. Sharp, the Denial manager
for the Montana Miners Electric Rail-
way and Power company had very
narrow escape from probably being
seriously injured last Saturday while
on his way to Libby from the Buzz
Saw mine. Mr.. Sharp met two full
| grown bears in the road who were
enjoying peaceful possession OF the
public highway and were not at all in
clined to be shooed away. At this
time, MIR. Sharp became alarmed and
having no weapon but 1920 Win
chester rifle, decided that it was his
move and took to the woods, reaching
Libby several hours later very warm
and tired
w. B. Dilley and A. ]. Sanders have
rented the Commercial Hotel on Front
street for a term of six months with
the privilege of keeping it one year
Mr.. Dilley is probably one of the fin
est cooks in this part OF Flathead
county.
] r. H. Yates, Woody Williams and
James Reedy have come to town from
the Cherry creek placers
A. Lacharlty has moved his family
TO his ranch on Mcmillan range about
10 miles south Of town,
| Scott .N--Sanford has moved his law
office from the Devine House to the
Gibson residence on the east side Of
Mineral avenue.
G. w. Millett and Frank Vogel, the
timber men. who have been in the
Libby district several days on busi-
ness, returned to Kalispell on Mon
day
]. f. Quivey left Friday afternoon
for Spokane to be gone for about 1C
days on visit with his daughter. Mrs
DIR. Hutchins, while DR.. Hutchins goe.
to Chicago.
Miss Minnie Bockman. who has beer
attending the county high school al
. Kalispell the past year, returned tc
her home in Libby Friday afternoon &c
spend the summer months.
I MIR. and Mrs. NJ Fl. Baker were
down from their ranch up the river
Monday afternoon to meet Mrs. Bak-
kers' mother, Mrs. l |. Wood and her
brother c, r. Wood Of Spokane, who
will visit with them for some time.