The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-05-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Mrs. Fred Israelson and children
of Trego visited in town last Fri
day.
Mrs-Clark HamefI tahenEto
Kalispell early last Monday morn
ing suffering from appendicitis
She underwent an operation that
same morning and is now recover
ing.
Winton Weydemeyer was in Kali
ispell on Monday.
P B. SaWtell and Mr. and Mrs
Thomas representing the Thomas
Christmas Tree Co., of Mason City.
Iowa, were in our neighborhood
last Wednesday looking up business
for next fall.
Mrs Elizabeth Zeller and Mrs.
Rudy Peck of Eureka were Sunday
visitors at the Titchbourne home.
Mrs. O. B. Johnson and little
daughter Margaret returned home
Saturday from the hospital in Kali
ispell.
Mrs. Blanche Salter and her pu-.
pills held open house last Friday
afternoon at the school house where
"a very interesting exhibit of the
years work was displayed Of
especial note were the painted de-
signs for Indian pottery, the models
of Indian, Eskimo and desert
dWellers' homes large pictures of
cut work and colorlng and pine
needle baskets. There were many
other exhibits-carts, steam boats,
alrplanes, a huge circus poster-all
very we'll done and showing much
hard work and skill on the part of
the pupils and plenty of teaching
ability on the teachers part After
viewing the display, visitors were
served a dainty lunch. Mrs. Asa
Curtis and Mrs John Mckenzie pre-
sided at an attractive refreshment
table.
Mrs. H. Sampson, Mrs. Sam Bot
tori, Mrs W. {. Albee, Mrs Lima
Clark and Mrs. w Gibbons of Eu-
reka came to visit Mrs. Salter and
her school exhibit last Friday after
noon.
Mrs. Vic Wolff was hostess to the
ladies' pinochle club last Thursday
evening At the close of the games,
the high score prize was given to
Mrs. John Peterson, the low prize
to Mrs. Bert Wilke and the travel
ing prize to Mrs. c. H. Franklin.
Mrs. John Aemissegger was a guest.
Old timers here learn with re-
greet of the passing of Mike Petry
last week at his home in Orchards.
Wash. Mr.. Petry was one of the
pioneers in this part of the country,
having done lot of prospecting in
the mountains east of Fortine in the
early days. He and his family left
here about IL years ago.
Ed. Klinke of Yakima, Wash, is
visiting his brother, F. V. Klinke
and family.
Philip Forth of Billings is here for
a visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Octave Forth.
John Mckenzie and family and
Mrs. Mary Pomeroy visited relatives
at Gateway last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Smith of Mis-
soula were visitors at the A. E.
Johnson home on Wednesday.
Mrs. Jack Alavanna was hostess
to the Fortine pinochle club last
Saturday evening. High score prizes
were given to Mrs Fred itch
bourne and John Aemissegger, low
prizes to Mr.. and Mrs Bert Wilke
and the travelling prize went to Fred
Titchbourne. -
Clifford Curtis of Flint, Mich,
arrived here Monday morning to Wis
/ it his two uncles, Asa and Alvin
Curtis. He was accompanied by a
friend, Frank Harger.
John Aemissegger, Sam Billings
and Orlo Johnson left on Tuesday
to attend four day forestry school
in Libby.
The community church held their
annual business meeting on Mon
day evening. Frank Day was elect
ed trustee for 3 years to succeed
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