Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-11-26

Enjoy Dinner and Theatre.
The visiting ladies from the farms
and the Club representatives, number
ing about Is, sat down to beautifully
appointed table in the Club room at
$50 o'clock. when a delicious dinner
was served. Following the dinner the
guests were taken to the Kootenal
theatre and there enjoyed the evenings
picture program in which The Spirit
Of Notre Dame" was the leading fea-
ture. w. F. Kienitz, proprietor OF the
theatre, had generously made halt
rate price to the ladies for this happy
social affair in which the picture pro-
gram was the concluding feature
Many Men Present.
A large number of business men and
farmer guests gathered in Masonic hall
and enjoyed an excellent dinner. Dur-
ing the serving of the dinner, the
diners were treated to continuous
program of music contributed by the
High Steppers orchestra, which was
one Of the most pleasing features OF
the dinner hour.
Following the dinner, those present
adjourned to the main hall for the BAL
ance Of the evenings program. Garlic
ton Joughin, president of the CONNER
cial Club. announced that r. E. Russell
would take charge temporarily. Mr.
RUSSELL announced that the Peptomist
Girls Of the Libby high school would
present few numbers. Whereupon
this popular and poppy organization,
under the direction OF Miss Helen
Rowe, music instructor, with accom-
naniment by Miss Blanche Fousek,
sang number Of most timely selections
in their always entertaining manner.
One number, dedicated to the farm
ers present. recited long list OF woes
under which the farmers are suffering
during these depression times with
each verse ending with the refrain,
"But we amt busted yet This was
SO timely and SO truthfully indicative
of the shirt of the farmers that 1t
brought forth prolonged applause The
Peptomists were obliged to respond 70
a generous encore
Discuss Many Topics.
Mr. Jouehin then took charge OF the
meeting and expressed his pleasure IN
having the farmers present as guests
Of the club He stated that no formal
program had been prepared but that
he wished the farmers to discuss any
tonic in which they were interested
and in which the Club might De Oh
assistance. He then said everyone was
much interested in better roads ana
called upon +. S. WEIGH, chairman OF
the highway committee, for report.
Mr. WEIGH recited recent results OF
highway activity called attention 70
the 100000 appropriation tor the LID
bv-State Line road and said now tnat
tbis road had evidently been adopted
bv the forest service with the assur-
ance that an annual appropriation
would be forthcoming until its COM
nletion. that now more attention should
he given to the Libby Kalispell high
wav, He also cited the fact that after
the trunk highways are completed tne
county funds can be devoted to devel-
oninp d system Of farm to market high
ways :, ~
Mr. Gilbertson then called upon e.
E. Gilbertson, prominent farmer ol
the McClnn1S MeduOWS oioNA
gist Of Mr.. Gilbertson's remarks was
to the effect that the farmers ought
to get in and cooperate with the mer, ,
chants Of Libby, buy from the local
merchants and help build up city IN
which not only the city folks but the
farmers also could take pride. BY doing
that the farmers would work for their
an rrr hest interests. he said, for what
would the farmers do if they did not
have a local market for their pro-
duce? The freight cost to outside mar
kets would be prohibitive, SAD tne
speaker.
Walter Neils suggested that the state
highway commission ought to be peti-
toned to make definite survey OF the
highway from Libby to the, south to
connect with the survey on the Libby
Kalispell highway. After considerable
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