The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-11-17

Ed. Brandt attended to business
IN Libby last Friday.
Mrs. Cecil Gompf is here from
| Washington for visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Grove.
Clay Parker worked at the Libby
Furniture Exchange while Don
Leach was in Spokane last week.
Mr., and Mrs. William r. Wade
were in Libby Saturday coming in
from the old Branagan mine which
Mr. Wade is now operating.
A deal was recently closed where
by Orval Evans bought the I0-acre
Nelson tract west of Libby. Mr..
and Mrs. Evans have moved onto
the place.
Mrs Josephine Adams of Seattle
spent a few days this week visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. O,
Rowe. Mrs. Adams was a former
Libby resident.
You haven't seen a good boxing
match for several weeks. A real
one at the High School Hi Jinx. Fri
day, November 18. It.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Barrett left
Tuesday morning to drive to Salt
Lake City and later into Nevada
and further south. They expect to
be gone for some time.
Chairman P. E. Chef of the
Merchants Committee of the Com
mercial Club announced early in the
week that all stores in Libby will
close for Thanksgiving Day
Mrs. 10 Austin entertained %
ladies Tuesday evening at party
N honor of Mrs. George Baker,
Games were played and Mrs. Baker
received many beautiful gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Purdy of Eu-
reka passed through Libby Monday
on their way to San Diego, Calf
where they expect to spend the
winter
The Libby Wranglers have post
poned their regular meeting until
Wednesday night of next week. AT
tnat time the topic will be the pros
and cons Of advertising. with
Marshall Murray leader.
Coming, November 49, The big
activity of the year-High School
til Jinxl Door prizes, boxing card
turkey rattle, Wrong Way Cor,
rlgan program. It
Harvey Brown and his mother.
Mrs. Leila Brown, expect to leave
during December for Spokane where
they Will reside and where Harvey
Will take a business course at one
OF the city's business colleges
Ira Vinion, Mr.. Dicken and w
Rowe OF Fort Benton spent last week
In Libby. Mr.. Vinion visited with
relatives here and Mr.. Rowe visited
win MS brother and sister, c. 0.
Rowe and Mrs. G. w. Rouse.
Ed Olson is in receipt OF a letter
from his brother, L. J. Olson. who
with Mrs Olson, is spending several
months at resort few miles
from San Diego, Calf The letter
brings the good news that Mr.. Olson
has improved greatly in health since
going there
Your chance to win a Thanksgiy-
ing turkey. Save dime and buy
your tickets. High school students
Will see you shortly. Four turkeys
will be given away ii
Mr.. and Mrs. E. <, Shellenbarger
and John Tietema of Havre were
In Libby last week on a hunting
trip. They are friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. j. Brown. While here Mr..
Shellenbarger was taken quite i'll
and last Sunday Mr.. Brown drove
him to Kalispell, from which place
ne expected later to be taken home.
Walter NeiIs left for the east the
latter part of the week. While gone
ne will attend a meeting of the Ma
-ional Lumbermens Association. of
which he is a director. He will also
visit Washington, d. c., New York
City, Chicago, and many other cities.
calling on the company's sales
agencies and also visiting manv ~