The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-10-17

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Idaho soil is challenge to Potato
Control Act SAYS the Spokesman
Review in telling of hill of A po-f
tatoes. grown near Standpoint, that
weighed 20 pounds May we-also say
that Montana presents a like chal-
Ienee in the fact that Mike Martin on
his place north of Troy not far irom
the Yak river bridge, last week dug
a hill of Is Green Mountain potatoes
that weighed 20 pounds, He stated
that on Sunday he dug hill with 10
potatoes that would have outweighed
the first hill. but the large number 81
potatoes in the hills was by that .lme
too common an occurance Tor hun to
bother weighing them. The first men
toned. 20 pound hill of potatoes is on
display at the bank.
Forest Bennett and daughter kath-
leen left Tuesday for Spokane, where
Mr. Bennett has employment.
Miss Eleanor Rice spent the week
end in Dixon visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Murphy' Mr. and
Mrs. A. D. Knowles and daughter and
Mrs Myrtle Kinzie visited the Cecil
Murphy family at Standpoint Sunday
A committee met last Wednesday
and drew up a tentative set OF resolu-
tions and bylaws for the new CHAM
Der of commerce, and it will be pre-
sented to the Lions club this Thursday
at their open meeting The outline
calls for following the Lions system of
organization very closely with lunch
cons and entertainments at meetings,
and all receipts from dues and other
sources to be used entirely for local
| benefit
Mrs. j. L. Cox was guest Of her
sister, Mrs. l. B. Taylor, Tuesday.
J. O.. Beason shipped out large
car of posts Monday for the Newton
Burrell Co. of Spokane.
Avis Cowie made a trip to Libby
Monday
A. A. Hynds and F. D. Stunden, In
! spectors of Spokane. were here Mon
day inspecting the cars in the railroad
yard.
Rex Hydorn Of Spokane is here, II
charge of loading out IL cars Of scrar
rails from the Standpoint Lumber ane
Pole Co spur They will be shippec
to Portland for export to Japan.
There will be church services n
II o'clock and Sunday school at II
o'clock
Leland Mcneil and Louis Sloan lief
Monday for an elk hunting trip on thu
south fork of the Flathead river.
Carl Beebe, alternate at Cabine
ranger station during the absence .
Ranger Henrichs, was a dinner CUES
at the Frank Thomas home Tuesda,
/ evening
Mrs. c. M. Johnson was startled by
potato she had pared which closet
resembled Halloween mask Upo
looking closer she discovered that dis
celebration marks in the potato forme
perfect features of a face.
Mrs. Pickering and her daughter
Mrs. Goldie Lift, and her grand
4 daughter have moved from Leonia int
o the Ed Weidner house near Lindholm'
Friends have received word ths
8 Mrs Chas Curtis, who was operate
on last Friday at Rochester. is doin
as we'll as could be expected, and ex
i poets to be iu the hospital ten day
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Johnson wi
. move into an apartment at the Doc
nan Hotel Thursday, Mr.. Johnson hay
:, ing recovered sufficiently to leave tt
Libby hospital.
: The Keeler creek and Sylvanite &C
. camps are disbanding this week. Son
: L>of the nen-have been sent to Mir
Mile, near Missoula, some to Thompsc
Falls and others to Babb.
The Girl Scouts had an interestir
meeting Tuesday evening.
Mrs. c. L. Clifford of Kalispell visitt
them and told them of the Girl SEQ
:, camping trip of which she had charg
y at Flathead lake this summer Ha
riet Haaland told of the Troy troop
camping trip at the Scout camp (
:. Schoolhouse lake The meeting W
: closed by the singing of the troor
= original Girl Scout song, composed
them at camp this summer.
Mrs. Nellie Pershall is visiting h
9 daughter in Plains this week.
: Mr.. and Mrs. A.. D. Knowles al
Mrs Elgin Murphy drove to LIB
Wednesday to visit Mrs. Murph,
mother.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Mcpherson r
turned this week from a trip to Plai
and Hot Springs. Mr. McPherson's $
returned with them
Mrs Glen Thorn and Mrs Fral
Divis were hostesses at an Easte
Star Auxiliary pinochle party Wedne
day afternoon at the Glen Thorn hon
Mrs Henry Weidner received the III
score prize and Mrs. Minerva Acke
man, the travelling prize
Pinochle was played last Thui
aav evening after the regular 81
lodge session. Mr.. and Mrs w
Fleming received high score pri.
and Msr. w r Doonan, the traveli
4 prize Mrs. L. A. Hosea and M
Doonan were the hostesses.
= MIR. and Mrs A. D. Knowles a
+ daughter Joan arrived here Frid
! from Miles City to visit Mrs Knowl
mother, Mrs Myrtle Kinzie, and
brothers, Ceril and Elqin Murphy.
Mn and Mrs. Anthony Joy a
daughter Dolores drove to Libby S;
urday evening to attend the piano !
cital given by Mr. Dies Voignes' pup
in which Dolores took part.
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