Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-08-20

MIR. and Mrs. Pred Gooselaw and
children visited in Kalispen Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Gooselaw.
Owen Batemen is assisting at the
Richard & Miller store during the abb
sence of Mr.. Richard on months
vacation
Workrnen arrived III the city last
Friday to dismantle the DIESEL engines
at the Midas mine preparatory to ship
ping them out
w. H. Bliss who conducts paint
and wall paper store at Standpoint, was
in the city Friday. He was formerly
located at Bonners Ferry.
The Misses Stephana and Loretta
Lynch of Bonners Ferry stopped in
Libby for a short time Sunday while
ON their way to tour Glacier Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Wollaston and lit
tie son of Seattle arrived the first
of the week for a visit with Mrs. VOL
lastons parents, Mr., and Mrs. Frank
PivaL
Work has progressed rapidly in put
ting the new roof on the. school GYM
nasium. Zonolite and tar is the ma
terial being used for this work and
will. without a doubt make very
substantial roofing .-Troy Tribune.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM J. LAWN and small
daughter of Conrad were in Libby the
first of the week visiting with Mrs.
LAWNS sister. Mr. F. E. Baker, and
family The visitors left Wednesday on
a trip to the west coast leaving the
little girl here during their absence.
County Commissioner Brink is hav-
ing gravel laid to take the place OF the
old board walk in front of the vacant
lots between the Hotel Libby and the
Z. M. Boyes residence. The old board
walk was torn out a few months ago.
The lots were recently acquired by the
county on tax deed Mahlon Miller is
hauling the gravel.
MIR. and Mrs. A. N Richard left Sun
day morning to motor back to the
old home in Wisconsin, planning to
spend a month visiting with relatives
and friends there and in Minnesota
and Michigan 1t has been II years
since they visited that section and they
were looking forward to their vacation
with much pleasurable anticipation.
| Mrs. Lee Sleizer, Margaret, Rachel
Leonard and Walter drove to Spokane
| last Wednesday, returning Friday
night. They went out to Cheney where
/ they attended the graduation exercises
!, Thursday night at the Cheney normal
Herman Sleizer being graduated a
that time. On the way home they drove
to Dalkena, Wash, TO visit Henri.
! Sleizer, who is employed there at thu
sawmill. They were accompanied t
/ Cheney by Mrs. Brown whose daugh-
! ter, Viona, was graduated from thu
normal.
/ MIR. and Mrs. Albert Peterson, o
Grants Pass, Or, motored in to Libb,
1 Tuesday night for a brief visit at thu
Mrs. Anna Christie home and othel
friends. They left this morning TO
4 Great Falls to visit with MIR. Peterson
sister and husband, MIR. and Mrs. Mat
Christie. Mr. Peterson has made rapi
progress since leaving Libby and
now sales manager Of the Grants Pas
division Of the California Orego
! Power company. He was married sev
eral months ago TO a prominent an
popular young lady Of Grants Pass Be
fore returning home they plan TO tou
j, Yellowstone Park.
Vernon Crotteau arrived home Fri
day night from attending the stat
convention of the American Legior
) held at Miles City. He states no specis
activity is now engaging the attentio
+ Of the Legion aside from their regula
. line Of work However, the nations
{ commander is urging at this time tht
e all American Legion members q
: everything they possibly can to secur
e work for buddies who are out OF EN-
i, ployrnent. Mr.. Crotteau also remarke
!: that conditions east Of the mountain
]. are very bad and that hundreds !
: families will have to be taken care
e by the public this winter, due to cro
failures and lack of employment.