Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-04-16

Marshall Murray, attorney OF Eu-
reka, was in Libby Monday appearing
in district court on professional mat
tiers.
Miss Vera Banks of Standpoint, Ida,
has been visiting her uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Baethe, here dur
ing the past week.
G. w. Millett will leave Wednesday
for Klickitat Washington, and other
coast points where he will attend TO
business affairs for the J. Neils Lum-
Der Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Halvorsen visit
ed over Sunday with relatives in Kali
ispelI. They drove home by way OF
Eureka and report the roads in very
good condition.
Mrs Ole Rolset entertained the
Ladies' Aid of the scandinavian church
last Friday afternoon, at pleasant al
fair which was featured by the serving
of delicious luncheon.
Miss Louise Gay arrived home Sum
day after having spent two or three
months visiting with friends and rel
atives in Seattle, Portland and at Sand
point.
John Duffy, attorney of Kalispell,
and ]. w. Murray of Eureka were IN
the city Monday looking after the pro-
batting of the estate OF Christy Muir
ray, of which J. w. Murray is executor.
Edna Decker, former student of Lib
by high school, is spending few days
with her parents. She expects TO re-
turn to her home in Plains Wednes-
day.
Walter Neils, general manager for the
]. Neils Lumber Company, lett the
first of the week for Chicago and other
points in the Middle West. He is max
ing this trip in order TO visit all the
statesmen of the company
Guy Walker came in from Spokane
Friday and spent several days IN the
city visiting with old friends and look
ing after business matters. He reports
that conditions are beginning to I'M
prove somewhat in the city.
Libby Motor, Inc, has closed con-
tract whereby it becomes local dis
tributor for Frigidaire refrigerators. It's
territory comprises both the Libby ana
Troy disticts. A number of the refrig-
orators will be on display at the gar
age as soon as they can arrive.
Mrs. Andrew Horn had as her guests
Tuesday, her sister, Mrs. John w. Don
aldson of Kalispell, and Mrs. Arthur
Clough OF Libby. Mrs. Clough was en-
route to her home after spending sew
eral DAYS at Kalispell as the guest OF
Mrs. Donaldson Whitefish Pilot
Ellsworth Barr and Edward Tester,
two students of the high school, found
rock containing fossils. They immedl-
atelv took the rock to Professor a.
A. Wood who sent it to the state geol-
oey department. This is the only tos-
sill rock of its type that has ever been
found in this region II the rock con-
tains the fossils which Professor Wood
believes II does the theory of the for
nation of this region will be changed.
4 Judge and Mrs. c. w Pomeroy and
daughter, Miss Velna, we're in the city
Monday, where the Judge presided at
a short session OF district court Al
forwards they left to motor through
to California where they will visit Tor
month with brother OF Mrs. Pom
crows. During Judge Pomeroys abb
sence Judge James II Self of the fourth
judicial district at Hamilton will pre-
side at court sessions,
Deputy Game Warden Darlington re-
ports that the Rainbow are beginning
to run in the Yak river and that
there is good fishing in that stream
now. The stream is open 70 fishing. as
far as the falls. Darlington states that
because of low water III number Of
the smaller streams il is practically
impossible for trout 10 enter them
at this time from the larger streams.
Mrs. r. G. Townsend arrived home
Sunday from Seattle where she had
spent the winter visiting with her son,
Sinclair Townsend.
Negotiations are under way for the
transferring to the government OF H.
| 600 acres Of cut over and burnt over
land in the Kalispell- Somers district.
The land to be exchanged for standing
timber belongs to the j. Neils Lum-
Der company, the Somers Lumber
company and c. M Junkins of Col
umbia Falls Supervisor W. M. Nagel
of the Biackfeet forest says The gov
eminent will negotiate for the land
with a view to reforestation but IT IS
likely that the timber will be restored
on much of the acreage through the
natural yearly growth. We will prob
ably reforest much Of the acreage
where there is no evidence OF any nat
| ural growth"