The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-12-29
Old Time Resident Passes.

Ernest A. Stewart passed away DIT
his home early Wednesday morning
at the age of 68 years. Funeral
services were held Friday afternoon
at the Methodist church after which
the body was taken to Libby for a
post-mortem and the burial Tuesday
afternoon in the Troy cemetery.
Mr.. Stewart was born in little
town in Michigan on October "a,
1870. When a young boy the fam
ily moved to Eagle River. Wis,
where he married Miss Florence
Burns on January |. 1916. They
moved to Troy in 1916 and lived
for thirteen years on homestead
near Troy and for the past IL years
in Troy. Mr. Stewart had been IN
the employ of the J. Neils Lumber
Company at the time of the acct.
dent which resulted in his death.
"A. R. Elliott of Whitefish. con-
tractor for the High School build
ing was in Troy Thursday and Fri
dav on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Sloan of Rich
land, Wash, spent Christmas IN
Troy with Mr. and Mrs. James
Sloan.
w. L. Casey, H. E. Blackburn and
Dick Thomas of Bonners Ferry were
business visitors in Troy on Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. Gladys Hale and daughter
Eleanor of Sedalia, Miss, arrived
in Troy Friday to spend the holi
days at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Kensler. Christmas day Mr..
and Mrs. Kensler entertained all
their relatives at a huge Christmas
dinner.
Rev. r. B. Ward of Whitefish held
services at the Episcopal church
Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomas were
guests at the home of MIR. and Mrs
Bert Thomas for Christmas.
! Carl Cummings returned from
Maxville Friday to spend Christmas
with his family.
Percy Goodwin spent several days
in Spokane on business.
David Dean was quite badly scald-
ed when he accidently spilled a
boiling teakettle of water on him
self Tuesday morning. His legs
were badly burned and he was tax
en- to the Libby hospital where the
burns were dressed. He has beer
in bed at his home for four or five
> days and is reported to be i'm.
proving.
Bill Drake, Carl Morrison, MIR
and Mrs. Clyde Thornton and Adrian
Thornton came over from Shoup
Ida, to spend the Christmas holi
! dav in Troy.
MIR. and Mrs. Irwin Krogh spen
Christmas in Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. 0. Vestre spen
Christmas at Kalispell with rela
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. C. Holbrool
were called to Whitebird, Ida, or
account of the death of Mr.. Hol
brooks father
William Kusner returned to Prizes
River Monday after spending
Christmas with his family III Troy
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Moxesly spen
the Christmas holiday with rela
tives at Poison
Mrs. Violet Hollis arrived fror
Bismarck, N. D., Friday to spend tn
holidays with her daughter, Mr.!
Ed Henrichs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dellmar Huffma
Y spent Christmas at Libby with re
$ atives.
t Mrs. Edna WOLF of Helena, sper
|, the Christmas holiday with her pal
!. ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bissel
t Mrs. Marjorie Small and SO
s Robert. MIR. and Mrs. George Wei
Der and daughter Phyllis, all {
d Spokane, are guests at the home
: Mr.. and Mrs. George Strom *
j the holidays. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
G Farris and son Martin were Chris
mas dinner guests at the home {
Y MIR. and Mrs. Strom also.
e MIR. and Mrs. Tom Farris Of SCI
tia, Cal, Donald Roche of S.
G attic and Mrs. A. G. Farris Of Lii
by were luncheon guests on Tue
d day at the home of MIR. and Mrs.
IS B. Farris.
r. Mr. and Mrs. John Sagen an
d daughters Flora Mae and Amt
o went to Whitefish Sunday f
8 Christmas with relatives.
Mrs. Lester Snyder and son Ma
tin of Libby were guests on Chris
mas day at the home of Mr.. ar
Mrs. Clifford Clay.
n Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Clapp WEI
e to Spokane Thursday to sper
II Christmas with their family.
Guests of the H. G. Weidners du
ing the Christmas holidays we
their daughter Miss Evelyn Wei
ner of Portland, Ore, and daug
n ter and son-in-laW, Mr.. and MI
,p1 Robert Peterson and baby daug
ter of Libby.
Paul Sather returned to Seattl
Wash, Sunday after visiting /
a. parents, Mr.. and Mrs. V. A. Sathe
for week.
Kenneth Hubbard of Spokane q
rived Saturday to spend Christm
! with Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Hubba
and returned Monday
~ Art Wilson went to Toppeni:
~ Wash, Monday, where he will
90 employed.
- - Miss Marjorie GRIPPE of Spoka
or spent the weekend visiting her p;
ar ents, MIR. and Mrs. Rufus Grippe.
= Misses Patricia Daugharty a
!, Isabel Young and Harry Fem, s.