Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-04-09

Rev. II. L. Pfotenhauer returned
Wednesday from having spent the first
of the week in Standpoint.
]. G. Van Dyke was Libby visitor
Tuesday from his ranch on the Koo-
tenai river west of town.
Miss Grace Day is home from Cash
mere, Wash. where she is teaching, to
spend the spring vacation with her
parents
Mr.. and Mrs Hubert Beebe and KYLE
Beebe of the McGinnis Meadows dis
trict were shopping in the city yes
terday.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid will hold
its annual Birthday Party at the home
of Mrs. w. E. Dexter Wednesday after
noon, April Is.
Jack Rowland, George Schuyler,
Billy West and George Driear COM
pose a party that is camping at the
Rowland cabin in the Fisher river dis
trict during vacation week.
Miss Mary Elizabeth La Munyan ar
rived home Wednesday to visit until
| Sunday afternoon with her mother.
Mrs. Carrie La Munyan Miss La Mum
yam is a student at the Cheney, Wash,
normal school.
The 18-month-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James johnson was taken to
Spokane during the week upon the adj
vice of the doctors at the Libby hos
pital and operated upon by DR.. A. N
Codd
Libby teachers attending the con-
vention in Spokane this week are the
Misses Barnes, Aasen, Stevenson,
Jackson, who went to the city yester-
day. Miss Mckenzie is at Missoula
while Mr.. Hughes is spending the
week at his home in Occur d'Alene,
Idaho
Mrs. John Minde entertained on last
Monday in honor of Miss Clara Minde,
the affair being d birthday comment
Grafton Fifteen friends were present to
do honor to the occasion, which proved
very enjoyable. Delicious refreshments
with large birthday cake, was one
of the pleasant features of the affair
Mrs. Owen Byrnes accompanied by
Chas. E. Schramm of Chicago, was in
Libby few days the past week
Strengthening up business matters for
Mrs. ByrHes following the recent death
of Mr. Byrnes. Mr. Schramm was as
sisting Mrs. Byrnes and is the rep
resentative of a number Of Mr.. Byrnes'
former business associates.
Jimmie Shaw's pal, Nero" is dead,
the victim of poison. Nero was great
pal, a fine specimen of the German
police dog breed He had been raised
from a pup by Shaw and the two were
inseparable. Nero was friendly, liked
everyone, and the wonder is that any
one would poison him Of course, Jim
mie" is broken hearted over the loss of
his pal
Miss Make White of Bristol, Vir-
ginia, is visiting her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant L. Harley Last
Sunday they drove out to the Pipe
creek station and on the trip saw five
deer and eight elk, all in good condi-
ton stated Mr. Harley 1t was quite an
experience for Miss White as it was
the first time she had ever seen deer
out in their native habitat
The annual Easter Monday ball given
under the auspices of the Libby Vol
uIltetl 4 HG lEpdl Illicit Was very We'll
/ attended in view Of present conditions.
Not all ticket sellers have yet turned
in reports but it is estimated that about
lbs to 100 tickets were sold Out of this
there will be net profit of from. 500
to $40 to 20 to the benefit of Libby
efficient fire fighting organization.
George Blackwell and Billie Lamey
Of Libby were here Wednesday, assist
ing in unloading an air compressor
which will be used by Commissioner
Monio in widening the road leading to
the Yak country. These two gentle
men will have charge of the work
which will take a month, as that is
the time Mr. Monio has the machine
rented for The crew will spend their
time drilling holes in the rocks and
will plug them for later blowing there
| by getting the maximum use Of the
driller at the least cost The county
might possibly purchase it if it proves
invaluable Tribune!