The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-02-24
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Teams from Libby, Columbia
Falls, Whitefish and Eureka played
basketball at Roosevelt School
from 10 o'clock in the forenoon UNI
til six o'clock in the evening with
about an hour out for lunch on
Saturday, the 10Th.
Miss Thomas, Miss Shenefelt and
Mrs. Frank Thomas assisted by some
of the grade school girls served
good vegetable soup, sandwiches
and cocoa to all of the ball players
and coaches. They. served be-
tween go and 100 people.
There were five different sized
ball teams. Teams under 80 lbs,
teams between 80 and 80 lbs, teams
between 90 and 100 lbs. and teams
between 100 and lao lbs. and Fresh
man teams from Libby, Whitefish
and L. G. H. S. Fourteen teams from
the various towns engaged in play
during the day.
Ben Frost, Bob Mikalson, Ronald
Rice and Ambrose Gael officiated,
and gave excellent satisfaction.
1t was a very gentlemanly, jolly
set of boys that visited us Saturday,
and we enjoyed their visit.
Whitefish won the Freshman con-
test, beating Libby II to Is, and
beating L. c. H. S. IL points to 8.
In the grade school contest, Lib
by won in the under 80 division,
Whitefish wen in the 80 to go d.
vision, and Eureka won in the two
upper divisions. Comparative scores
follow:
Under 80 lbs.-Libby "a, White
fish 4; Libby IT, Eureka 8.
90 lbs. to 100 lbs.-Eureka Is,
Whitefish g.
80 lbs. to 80 lbs-Whitefish 13
Eureka 10.
100 lbs. to 140 lbs.-Whitefish
40, Libby 10; Eureka 10, White
fish g.
Friday, Feb. rs, one team of grade
school girls and one team of grade
school boys will play at Columbis
Fall, and Saturday, March 5, three
teams of grade boys will play in
Libby, closing the basketball sea
son for this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Ross, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Cole, George Cole and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cole spent Sun
day at the Louis Larsen home.
Robert Reid made a trip into
Canada last week to the John Phil
lips place to engage a setting OF
wild goose eggs for Matching. He
found the flock to be all ganders
Mr.. Reid laughingly reports shat
Canada looks just the same as the
U. S. to him. We're glad to find
Bob's sense Of humor remains In
spite of lack of eyesight. Il
L. E. Trip, Helen, Julian anc
John Vukonitch returned Saturday
from an. extended tour of California
and the coast. They report a pleas.
ant vacation.
Mrs Henion has received wore
that Mrs. Anna Teel entered the
hospital in Spokane on Monday fol
possible surgical treatment.
Mrs. M. ]. Berkich and daughter
Mary Ann, have returned Sunday
from the Kalispell hospital. Mrs
F. <. Sabin returned also but /.
confined to her home with pneu
monia. Mrs. ]. A. Cook accom-
panied them here and is house
guest at the E. f. Price home.
Mrs. Geo. RAINBOW was house
guest of Mrs. Henion on last Tues
day night while here to attend ths
Eastern Star chapter.
O. P. Mosby and L. A. Riley re
turned the fore part of the weel
from business trip to Helena.
| John Cole spent the weekend
with Mrs. Cole here.
Rev. Jas Kelley and Jack Arnole
accompanied Kenneth Gwynn tt
Missoula on Thursday from wher,
thew continued on to Boulder. Jacl
will stay with FIR. Kelley for tim,
to help during his convalescence.
The high school basket ball boy
went to Whitefish Saturday to prac
tice on the floor there before til,
tournament this week.
Miss Goldberg, one of the White
fish teachers, was luncheon guest o
Mrs Geo. McGlenn on Saturday
The two ladies taught together il
Whitefish
Considerable excitement wa
caused MONDAY morning Wnen
pool of gas in the county shet
caught fire, presumably from a ci
garette butt. The fire was quickl,
extinguished but a dense cloud o
smoke filled the garage for SOM
time. This is the second fire il
the shed within the past few weeks
Friends Of George Long, who i
attending the Northwestern Uni
versity in Chicago, are pleased t
hear of his election as president o
his medical fraternity.
Miss Eva Christmann spent tn
weekend with her parents at Col
umbia Falls.
A son was born to MIR. and Mr..
Harry Maxwell at the Burgess Drak
home on Thursday.
j. w Millegan, Ralph Cole an
George Drake conducted services a
the Baptist church on Sunday morn
ing. The men and boys also. mad
up the choir.
w. G. Seims of Libby was lunch