The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-05-13

Bert Joughin was a business visitor
in Spokane over the weekend
Karl McMullen spent the weekend
visiting with Mrs. MeMullen in spo-
kane.
A special treat in town this Saturday
night, at the Barn Dance. by the Libby
Farm Woman's club. 1t.
DIR. Bergstrom of Great Falls was in
Libby last Thursday attending to mat
tiers in connection with the Fairbault
Mining company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Westman drove
TO Kalispell Saturday to attend Moose
meeting. They also visited relatives at
Somers before coming home.
Libby friends have received an
nouncements of the graduation of Miss
Norma Dickin from the nurses training
school at Sacred Heart hospital, Spo-
kane.
Your Townsend club No. ! meets ev-
cry first and third Saturdays of the
month at s p. m. in the community hall
at the court house. Everybody well
come
Mrs. Vernon Crotteau and children
returned Sunday evening from Column
bit Falls where they had been called by
the serious illness of Mrs. Crotteau's
brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Olson have re-
ceived word that III pound baby boy
was born to DIR. and Mrs. Howard Olson
on Sunday, May 8, in hospital at Cot
tonwood, Ida.
Miss Patricia Klehm spent the week
end in Libby visiting with her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. K. A. Klehm, Miss
Klehm is a student at the Cheney,
| Wash, state normal.
| M. <. Schouweiler and daughter,
| Miss Frances, arrived in Libby Tuesday
for short stay in the city. Mr.. Schou-
weller comes from Portland and Miss
Schouweiler from Kellogg, Ida.
R. w. LIE Due, Vernon Bessey, Ted
Polette and Russell Caudill drove into
Spokane Friday. They went to take de-
livery of a new heavy duty Ford truck
sold to Art Polette by Mr.. lie Due Of
Standard Motors.
Manion Service reports the sale Of
two international trucks this week
One of the Tractype tractor style, went
to Pattie Bros, Troy; the other, two
ton truck, TO the Zonolite company of
Libby.
Paul Curtis left Monday night for
Klickitat, Wash. to visit the sawmill
there of the j. Nells Lumber company
He returned to Libby last night and he
and Mrs. Curtis will leave for Great
Falls for a visit with Mrs. Curtis
parents.
Sneak thieves are again busy about
Libby, Home owners report the loss
of garden hose, tools, lawn mowers
and similar property Mrs. Vim. Brad
had about two dozen chickens stolen
from her ranch home during the past
week.
Two mining men, Mr.. Moser and Dir
Daugharty, both of Washington, drove
into Libby during the week and made
a hurried visit to the property of the
Herbert Gold Mining company. They
returned to Spokane the same ev-
ening.
Frank Jaros and another young man
name unknown left Friday for Alaska
Paul Potter, who has been here visit
ing at the home of his sister, Mrs
George Bitterman also left with them
Potter has job on a boat that make.
the Alaskan run
The fire department was called *
the home of Fred Carlson on Louisiana
avenue yesterday afternoon at 2:1i
o'clock. A defective electric wire
burned out about Is feet Of the wire
and scorched adjoining woodwork bn
no real damage was done.
About IS Rebekahs Of Libby motoret
to Eureka Tuesday To attend the dis
trict meeting OF the lodge, Lennie Pet
|. erson Of this city being the distric
, president On Monday, the 10th, tn
lodge was visited by the vice presi
; dent Of the Rebekah Assembly.
The Wranglers club enjoyed anothe
Of their dinners and discussion period
in the Presbyterian church parlors las
night The topic was Montana histor,
with Supt. A. A. Wood as leader. Tn
her his always able leadership the sub
iect was most interesting one.
The silver tea given by the womel
of St. Joseph's parish at the home 0
Mrs. Elmer Switzer, Sr, on Monda,
afternoon was most successful affai
both financially and socially The hom
was beautifully decorated with pro
fusion of cut flowers, which made