Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-08-11
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Perry Wilson of Troy was transact
ing business in the city Saturday.
Rev r. W. Orr and daughter, Miss
Agnese, motored to Eureka Saturday.
Mrs DUNCAN returned to Libby dur
ing the week from Hamilton where she
had been called by the death of a
brother.
Mrs. Minnie Daniels left Wednesday
for her home in Tomahawk, Wis, after
an extended visit here with her sister,
Mrs Bertha Crotteau
An organization of young people of
the Presbyterian church known as the
Lamplighters plans to spend the week
end on an outing to Granite lake. They
will be accompanied by Rev Orr.
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Spencer and
daughter, Mrs Dean Burgett, of ST.
John, Wash, spent the weekend visit
ing With friends in Libby The Spen-
GERS Eere formerly residents of this
city.
G. w. Ivey, from Illinois, visited in
Libby last week with his nephew and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. O. Rowe.
MIR. Ivey was motoring through the
country and was returning east FROM
a visit to California.
John Oman and family of Edmonton,
Can, stopped over Friday and Satur-
dry for visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo
Anderson while returning from mot
or trip to the west coast Mr.. Oman
is a brother of Mrs Anderson's
Mr. and Mrs. L. ]. Olson arrived
home Friday from vacation of several
weeks spent at Priest lake, while Mr.
Olson was convalescing from the eff
fects of recent operation Mr.. Olson
returns greatly improved in health.
Mr. and Mrs. H P. Belcher of Cali
fornia visited during the past week
with Mr.. and Mrs E. j. Driear. Mon
day the two couples left for motor
trip into Canada, planning to visit
Fernie and other places across the line.
HI M. Smith is one of the numerous
Libby men who are trying their luck
at placer mining this summer Mr..
Smith has developed a new type Of
rocker with which he has been max
ing some very good savings of the
precious metal He is quite enthusiastic
over the possibility of making nice
profit.
Mrs. Bertha Crotteau was hostess to
few ladies last Wednesday afternoon,
the affair being given in honor of her
sister, Mrs Minnie Daniels who has
visited here for several months from
her home at Tomahawk, Wis. The
ladies spent an enjoyable afternoon
with their sewing and socially. Refresh
ments were served
The huckleberry harvest is now i'll
full swing and scores of cars are found
parked in the mountains near all the
favorite patches. One Libby man re-
ports that 20 cars were parked Sun
day ON the end of the Geiger lake
road while the occupants liked on 10
where the berries were most prolific.
People from many miles come into
this section each year to garner this
delicious wild fruit, while some Of them
make a regular business Of gathering
the berries and selling them. A large
number Of Indians are thus occupied,
it is said
w. G. Kelly and Alton Pearce Of Kali
ispell were in Libby Monday and Tues
day. Mr.. Kelly is associate editor Of
the Flathead Monitor and had been
given an assignment by the Chicago
Tribune to prepare an article for the
Sunday Tribune descriptive Of the ac
tivities Of c. A. Welles and associates
in this section, telegram to Kelly
stating that MIR. Welles had long been
active in business and politics in the
city He is now engaged in placer de-
velopment on Libby creek and is as
ISOLATED with w. H. Mann int the enter
prise. Mr.. Pearce is druggist Of Kali