The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-06
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With nearly 100 men on guard, the
kootenai national forest is better pro-
tected from fire this year than ever
before.
The steam drill which was taken to
the placer ground south of town re-
Gently is now in operation and holes are
being sunk over the land for the pur-
pose of testing the ground.
AT congregational meeting of the
members of the Presbyterian church,
held last Thursday night, it was de-
elded to erect a new church building
and parsonage.
! In anticipation of the early compile
ton of the water works system here,
the Libby town council has placed an
order for fire fighting equipment which
includes 1000 feet of hose, two hose
carts and hook and ladder truck.
With one thousand tons of concen-
trating ore on the dump, a demand
by the smelling people for this kind
OF ore for smelling purposes, and just
as soon as the necessary Transporting
facilities can be arranged, the Snow
shoe mine will begin shipping ore.
One of the most atrocous murders in
the history of the state took place at
Ripley about noon Tuesday and the
victim of the murderer was Joseph
Cechlovsky, Sr., one of the best known
and most highly respected farmers in
the state. (The article then proceeds
to tell how a stranger appeared at the
home, was invited in to have dinner.
and then how he had killed Mr.. Czech
lovsky when Mrs Cechlovsky stepped
out Of the house.)
DR.. R. w. Aud has fitted up sew
eral rooms as hospital in the build
ing which he occupies at the corner of
Montana avenue and Fourth street.
Hans Larsen, Jas. Michaels, Martin
Davidson, George Foster and Hans Pet
erson spent last Sunday at Granite
lake.
Ramsey Crotteau, |. Crotteau, ].
Crotteau, Jos. Pival and E. D. WEIGH
spent last Saturday and Sunday fishing
at Granite lake. The party timed them
selves one of the days and in two and
a half hours caught 400 trout.
|, j. Cortright has accepted a position
as bookkeeper in the First National
Bank.
Miss Mary Virginia Rice Of Denver,
Colo, arrived in Libby on Tuesday
and will be the guest of her brother,
G. Rice.
Deputy Sheriff c. c. Bradley leased
Capt McCorkle's residence in South
Libby and took possession on Monday.
Senator Kennedy and family are
putting in few weeks on his ranch
across and up the Kootenai
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Fifty years ago, women wore hoop
skirts petticoats, cotton stockings, high
button shoes, corsets, ruffled cotton
drawers, flannel nightgowns, puffs in
their hair, did their own cooking, bak-
ing, cleaning, washing, ironing; raised
big families and went to church on
Sundays, were too busy to be sick.
Men wore whiskers, square hats, as
cot ties, red flannel underwear, big
watch and chains. chopped wood for
stoves, bathed once week, drank 10c
vhiskey and Sc beer, rode bicycles, and
,uggies and sleighs, went in for poll
les, worked IL hours day and lived
0 a ripe old age.
In 1886.
Today wofnen waar elk stockings
hort skirts, slit skirts, Stacks, low
hoes, no corsets, an ounce of under
wear, have bobbed hair, smoke, paint,
powder, drink cocktails, play bridge,
rive cars, have pet dogs, have few
,abies and 60 in for politics.
Men have high blood pressure, wear
10 hats, and some no hair, shave their
shoot golf, take bath twice
day, drink poison, play the market,
ide in airplanes, never 60 to bed the
anne day they get up. are misunder- .
TODD at home, work five hours day,
lay tennis and die young.
Stores have electric lights, elevators,
ash registers, never trust anybody,
AXE inventory every day, never buy in
dvance, have overhead makeup,
1ark- downs, quotes, budgets, adver-
ising, stock control, annual semi-an-
ual end Of month, dollar days, found
rs day, rummage, economy days, and
ever make money
+ you like these conditions, it's
reat game-Exchange