The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-03-28

f1dfOtu DdNiS ID siSlliIiB az MS 1ioiie
in Spokane while recuperating from
the mumps.
! Mr.. and Mrs Howard Michaels re-
/ turned to Libby Wednesday after visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Murphy.
: A. ]. Grant of Kalispell is here 10
install transformer for the Kootenai
Light and Power Co. The city has been
without street lights, with the excep-
ton of the business district, since a
transformer burned out a week ago
Tuesday A new one is expected to ar
rive any day.
The alumni play, THE Lady from
Argentina" will be given Thursday
evening, April 4th, at eight o'clock.
/ Word was received by F. B. Callow
! of the death of his brother-in-law, Will
Fitch, at Ashtabula, Ohio, Tuesday
night.
Tuesdays Spokane Press carried the
| following account concerning Ralph
Blackburn of the Yak valley: Roy
Blackburn, Troy, Mont, was escorted
by police to a downtown bank this
morning to deposit S7OO that burglars
thoughtlessly left on his person last
night.
blackburn told police that he went
to hotel last night to inquire about
room AS he came out of the build
ing he was held up by two men who
robbed him of coin purse containing
$50 but overlooked 500 in another
pocket.
Blackburn said he could give no
description of his assailants.
Miss Margaret Clay returned Mon
day from Pullman, where she went to
attend the military ball at Washington
State college.
l. B. Taylor left Friday via Noxon
for Missoula, where he will attend the
spring quarter at the university to OBJ
tain education credits to hold his teach
| ers certificate.
The M. ]. Fisher family are the
proud owners of new Dodge sedan,
purchased Saturday through the Koot
enai Valley Garage.
Jerry Kensler went to Spokane
Thursday to visit his grandmother, Mrs.
i p. T. Wood. and other relatives. He
returned Tuesday with his uncle, Cor
don Wood who is representative for
the Shawl Borden company
Mrs. Henry Weidner entertained the
bridge club last Wednesday evening at
! her home, which was festive with
| spring flowers, carrying out a color
scheme Of yellow and green. The party
marked the end of the second series
Of eight games and gifts were ex-
changed each member receiving one
| Those highest for the series were Mrs.
Henry Weidner, first; Mrs. Ed Hen
richs, second and Mrs. D. F. Fewkes,
/ third Delicious refreshments were
served
/ Earl Nichols of Spokane was here
last week attending to the building OF
] a rack for a new International truck
which he will use on his auto freight
line.
The r II. Aduddell family moved
into the Partridge house this week.
Miss Dorothy Carr spent the week
end in Boomers Ferry, visiting friends.
Mrs. A. H. McNeill returned Mon
day from Helena, where she has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs Max Smith,
and family.
High prizes at the Recreational club
Friday evening were won by MIR. and
Mrs. Allen Brown. Low score prizes
went to Mrs. Sam Laffoon and Clifford
Thomas.
Frances Sanders and Roger Kensler
are i'll with the measles.
Mrs. H. W. Ford entertained The
senior sewing club Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. c. L. Clifford Of Kahspell left
Monday after, spending several days
here. and conducting church services at
the M. Z. church Sunday morning.
The following clipping was taken
from the Spokesman Review, (and
created quite a bit OF excitement in
Troy.
r. w. Billings Of Libby was in town
Thursday and visited the Lions club
that evening.
Mrs. Frank Frye was business visit
or in Libby on Monday.
Robert Dietrich of Boomers Ferry
! visited Miss Betty Rives over the
week end.
Mrs. Glen Thorn entertained at G
bridge luncheon Wednesday afternoon
The Troy branch library has beer
presented recently by Miss Gertrude
Martin with ten volumes Of THE
Source Book" These books are of ar
encyclopedia nature and will be greatly
appreciated by the reading public a.
, the library has had no books Of thi:
{ kind heretofore They will not be al
/ lowed to be taken out of the library blu
S the public is very welcome to use then
: in addition to the magazines and othc
: matter that has been at its disposal.
/. The L. B McCracken family moved
: into the DR.. English house, recent,
: purchased by Mrs Scion Ramlo.
: V. A. Sather went to Everett, Wash
; Saturday to visit his sister who is il
; the hopsital there, returning Monday
4 Mr. and Mrs AL johnson and famil,
: moved last week to Helena where h
Y has work.
h A r. Hay returned to Blackfoot las
]; Friday after short visit here looking
|, over his property.
a The light and power was off Sunda,
e for several hours while the flume wa
i; undergoing repairs.
S DR.. Fred Walcott was a Libby visito
]; on Saturday.
: J. G. Van Dyke made trip to Spo
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