The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-10-03
Fortine News Notes
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY TAKES LIFE.


i Omyers camp above Trego, was the
scene of tragedy last Thursday eve
ming when Warren Cole of Fortine was
mistaken for deer, shot and instantly
killed by Oscar De Lager, young fell
low of Il.
The accident happened in the eve-
ming when the early darkness made 1t
difficult TO see. Young De Lager left !
camp with his gun just at dusk, after
having borrowed ammunition from
Cole himself Shortly afterward, War |
rem walked out from camp and had |
gone only short distance when the
shooting occurred.
The jury at the coroner's inquest
exonerated the young man who did the
shooting, returning a verdict of &C
cidental death.
Later, as the result of hearing, De
Lager was charged with manslaughter,
bound over to the district court and
released on $1,000 bail In the charge,
consideration was given to the fact that
he was hunting out of season and with
out license.
Warren Cole was born Feb l, 1892
| in Bloomfield, Neb., and died on Sept.
, 26. 1885 He was married to Frances
Brown at Bloomfield in June, 1918; came
J with his family, toFortine on Sept 8,
) 1884, from Bloomfield He leaves to
mourn his passing his father and
! mother, Mr.. and Mrs Louis Cole of
) Fortine, his widow, three sons, Leslie,
, Stanley and Bruce, five daughters,
Marian, Esther, Gladys, Inez and
! Marjorie, three sisters, Mrs. Arvid
/ Erickson of Fortine, Mrs. Ernest john
4 son and Mrs. John Ming of Bloomfield
q One brother Ralph of Fortine,, and
a a number of nephews and nieces.~ The
: funeral under the direction of Mrs.
I Long of Libby, was held in the Fortine
: community church on Monday after
y noon at 2.30 o'clock.
i Rev. Omer Idso of Whitefish con-
q Quoted the services, He was assisted
i by Rev. c. B. Marsh and Rev E. V.
e Swinehart Of Eureka. The body was
laid to rest in Mountain View cemetery
near Fortine.
The deceased was member of the
Christian Alliance church and was a
man of high character who had earned
: the respect and liking of the whole
= community in the comparatively short
= time he had been among us. He was
: a regular attendant at the Community
rs church where he will be greatly missed
The bereaved family has the sym
~ pathy of the community.
=. - Emil Jacobs of Kalispell was bust
= ness visitor here last Friday.
G Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Ali and Mrs. D
:, Gates have moved from the Armstrong
l. place to the Klinke house on Blacl
,ls Lake which was recently vacated b,
"a the Ralph Cole family.
,lf Mr. and Mrs Jack Winkley were
20 visitors at the c. O. Winkley home TO
~ a few days last week after which the,
&c left for an outing at F'lathead lake.
Carlton Joughin Of Libby was her
& with his truck last Thursday to gathe
=. up two or three head of cattle whicl
=. escaped him the week before
gu Mr. and Mrs. P. v. Klinke and Mis-
- Fay Wolff were visitors in Kalispell o.
= Saturday.
~ His motorcycle and Steve McCul
j. Tough were callers here from Eurek
-. - on Sunday
Mrs IL P Weydemeyer returned o
~ Wednesday from two weeks Wis
=. with friends and relatives at Standpoint
- - Idaho, and Spokane, Wash
e. The past matrons of O. E. S. and
.ds few of the past patrons enjoyed
-, meeting with Mrs. c. O. Wrinkle
= last Saturday evening. Cards wer
: played and cafeteria lunch wa
served
Mr.. and Mrs William Ross of Ashle
e Lake, MIR. and Mrs. Ernest Johnso
n and Mrs John Ming Of BLOOMFIELD
W. were here to attend the Cole funer;
81 on Monday.
-, Charlie and Frank Winkley wel
~ Kalispell visitors Tuesday
= John Robertson is the new agent ;
- the Great Northern depot to succee
Henry Beaulaurier whose death or
~. =. Cured last month
- Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Oertel are visi
'As ing in Columbia Falls.
!. Wanda Pomeroy was taken to Lib
~. ~ Sunday where she underwent an or
~ Grafton for appendicitis.
Though marked by pleasant wealth,
- and very little wind, the month III
- ended was the driest September SIM
49, 1928 at Fortine, according to the loo
~ U. S. weather bureau observer. Con
IL pared with a normal rainfall of i.
,en inches. only 25 of an inch fell th
orc September. The total precipitation Fl
~, the year thus far is 1154 inches, con
- pared with the normal of 1904 inche
Farm lands are mostly very dry; n
dangerous fire conditions still Prev
in the woods, necessitatng extren
80. care in the burning of slash.
'eei Mr. and Mrs Geo McGlenn we
on visitors at the Vic Wolff home on MOI
~ - dav evening