The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-03-07
T roy Locals


Sarah Grigg spent the Week end at
Granite. Idaho. with Mr.. Pentlands
parents.
Miss Esther Sather sister Of v A.
Sather. passed through Troy last We'd
nesday on her way to her home IN
Washington.
Erford Jaqueth of Libby was here on
business Friday.
Mrs. c. L. Clifford of Kalispell will
be here Sunday to hold services at the
NJ E. church at 100 a M
Grant Esiick and his daughter Eva
of Mullan, Idaho, are visiting friends
in Troy.
Rumors that the timber on the other
side of the Kootenai river belonging to
the Libby Lumber Company has been
sold, are without foundation, according
to letter received by their Troy rep
resentative, E. D. Stewart.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Einar Petersen Feb. Is.
Miss Selma Christopherson under
went an operation at the Libby hospital
| Saturday and is reported to be getting
along nicely at this time. Mrs. Joe
Driessen is substituting in her place
as first grade teacher.
A non-decision debate was held
/ Monday afternoon between teams from
! the Boomers Ferry and Troy high
schools. Margaret Drew and Ray Lind
sey upheld the affirmative for Troy on
the current question of federal aid tor
schools.
Les Kensler has bought the chickens,
incubators and furnishings formerly
! belonging to Blonde Smith.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Bill Ellis Of Sylvanite at the Bon
ners Ferry hospital Monday
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Cody and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Frye were entertained
at dinner by Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Sahr
Monday evening in honor of their
granddaughter, Margaret Egan's seventh
birthday
Mrs. A. l.. Dean entertained the
Ladies Aid Thursday afternoon.
Mrs w. f. Doonan returned the
first of the week from Spokane.
March came in like lamb ushering
in spring like weather. Many people
have seen robins, bulbs are we'll up
and Mrs T. Gavre has ionquils with
large buds
r. T. Mettler is in receipt of civil
: service application blanks for forest
!, service work, sent to him by Senator
Murray.
Mrs. F. B. Callow entertained the
Senior Sewing club Wednesday after
noon.
VIM. Fleming was greeting Troy
friends last Friday.
: Mr.. and Mrs Gene Crush of Sylvan
4 tie were Spokane visitors last week.
S High score prizes at the Recreational
O Club last Friday evening were won by
t Mrs. Ranzie Broom and Sam Lafoon
: Low score prizes went to Mrs. Sam
Laffoon and Bill Broom.
The All johnson family moved into
one Of the n Earl Clack houses Mon
day.
w. F. Doe and E. D. Stewart have
; been appointed deputy assessors fol
n Troy Mr. Doe is doing the assessment
:, work in the outlying districts, and Mr.
Stewart, the local work.
4 Frank Coffman was operated on Sat
: urday at the Libby hospital and is re
:, ported to be getting along we'll.
T. Word was received last week Of tn
= death Of Mrs. l.. Ahrens, Mrs. VIM
- Fleming's mother, at Spokane on FeE
= rs. Her funeral was held Thursday
q Feb 49, Mrs. Fleming has been wit
n her mother the past two weeks. TIL
i sympathy of the community IS extend
= ed to Mrs Fleming in her bereavement
"a Charles Weller was turned over
!, the game warden, charged with In
!, possession of illegal venison, and Cal
Harrington was lodged in the Troy ia
on charge Of drunk and disorder
10 as the result Of drunken brawP Fri
III day night. Orsa Kidder, the local MAI
~ shall, had heard shooting earlier in tn
u evening and had been unsuccessful
- trying to locate it until stray bull
whistled over the top of his head abol
midnight. He then found the abo'
mentioned men, one OF whom had bee
unloading a six shooter by shootlr
it off in the house, one Of the bulle
going through window and into Il
street
The Woman's Club met Tuesday ev'
ming at the library for its regular al
and crafts meeting
Mrs E. B. Shand was operated I
for a goiter in Spokane last Frida
Last reports are that she is doing nicel
Mr.. and Mrs Ray Pentland al
Harold Davis drove to Libby Mond
evening to visit Miss Christophers
at the hospital there.
w. B. Macdonald, manager Of t
Mountain States Power Co and pre-:
dent and owner of the Kootenai Lig
and Power Co, died at Portland he
pital early Tuesday morning. He will
buried Saturday at Kalispell. 7
Kootenai Light and Power Co. off
will be closed all day Saturday.
Macdonald was well known in II
len and has many friends here.
,lter Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Webb and son
-. Libby were visitors at the Cabinet q
pes' Troy ranger stations Sunday.
Mrs. c. H. Clay and daughter M
garet drove to Spokane and Pulln
and Tuesday.
The Callahan creek work was +
ished last Saturday and the railrs
erawler crane and equipment mos
east Twenty-four cars Of rock, or alb
500 yards, were placed above the c
iii lahap creek highway bridge at a Z