The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-01-24
25YearsAgoIn Libby
(From the Western News Of
Jan. 20. l91Ol

The Libby Civic and Booster club
held meeting last night to consider
taking some action relative to having
agricultural lands in the forest reserves
IN Lincoln county opened to homestead
entry regardless of the timber that
might be upon the lands.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S Fleek of Broad
head, Wis, parents of r. T. Fleek,
county clerk and recorder, expect to
arrive in Libby about March l, when
Mr. Fleek will go into business here.
IIr. Fleek came to Libby last summer,
when he was SO favorably impressed
with the place that he made arrange
ments to establish himself in business
and went back to Broadhead to close
up his affairs there
Chas. Linderman was in town Satur-
day from his ranch at Rankin and re-
ports shat there is much work going
on In that locality this winter in the
way of logging and tie-making.
L. F. Vinal and Alfred Wise came
In Saturday from Leonia to make final
proof on their respective homesteads.
c. A. Adams of Libby and Miss
Maude Williams of Everett, Wash,
were married at o'clock last evening
at the home of Mrs A. B. Johnston
in South Libby. The bride is daughter
OF a well known architect of Everett
and the groom is the well known senior
member Of the law firm of Adams &
Rowland, of Libby, and is cashier Of
the new First National bank.
The Columbian of Columbia Falls
offers the suggestions that the various
commercial clubs of Flathead and Lin
coin counties get together and hold
regular meetings at stated periods, in
order that there may be unity of action
upon matters in which the northwest
ern part Of the state is interested
County Commissioners Paul D. Pratt
and Robert Gregg and County Attorney
B. F. Maiden went to Kalispell Sat-
urday to be present at the mass meet
ing held there to consider the matter
Of sending delegation to Washington
to work for the opening to homestead
entry of agricultural lands in the forest
| reseEes.
Frank Baggs, one Of the substantial
citizens of the Troy country, was a
business visitor in town last Thursday.
He has been engaged in breaking a
road through the snow between Syl-
vanite and Troy.
| Work is we'll along on the new Ad-
ventist church building.
Fred Peterson and Dan Lacharity
came in from Downing's logging camp
Saturday.
Mrs. Thomas. Switzer left last Friday
for Kellogg Ida, where she will Nsit
| for several weeks.
Mrs. ]. e Clark and daughter Hazel
went to Jennings last Thursday to visit
for couple of days.
Carey Furguson came down from his
West Fisher ranch and spent a few
days in town last week.
]. Fl. Allen has been on the other
side Of the Rockies the past week look
ing up stock for his butcher shop.
The Snowshoe mine shipped car
load of concentrates this week to the
smelteT at East Helena.
A small snowslide at the American
Kootenai mine covered up the mouth
Of. the tunnel one day last week, bu
f1oI serious damage was done.
Thos. Poole came in last week from
the Brooks logging camp near Troy
bringing in the pelt Of large timber
wolf which he killed while at the camp
The members Of tho 'O6 club ar,
making arrangements to give a dane,
and supper in Cabinet hall on Frida,
evening, Jan Is, to which all are in
: vited.
; An assessment of ST each was leviet
I against the members of the Booste
: club at the meeting last night
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