The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-13
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Libby is going to celebrate the
Fourth of July IN manner ut
ting the occasion. Due to the fact
that our greatest national holiday
falls upon Sunday this year, the
celebration will be on Sunday and
the next day. Walker Wells, presi
dent of the Chamber of Commerce,
is pushing everything along, and If
it is possible to do SO, the men be-
hind the enterprise propose max
ing this an event that will be long
remembered.
Walker j. Wells has returned
from Boomers Ferry, Idaho, where
he went to attend the meeting of
the various boosters interested in
the Kootenai canyon portion of the
National Parks Highway. Repre-
sentatives from Spokane, Sand
point, Boomers Ferry and kalispell
were present also 1t is planned
to issue a great deal of literature for
the benefit of tourists.
] Libby won the baseball game
from Troy this week with score
| of 4 to 3 and Eureka beat Fortine
by a | to 0 score The star of the
day in the Libby-Troy game was
Tom Christie.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. G. Gompf of
Gibbons, Montana, are visiting at
the home of H. M. Gompf. Twenty
one years ago the brothers saw one
another for the last time, so the
meeting was exceptionally joyful.
I. Cartwright, former resident
of Libby, was in the city during the
week, having come from North Da-
kota, where he has been located.
Mr.. Cartwright is an athlete, and
has been coaching college team
for the past year. He left Sunday
evening for Glacier National Park
to remain during the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. l. Crotteau, Sidney
and Constance Crotteau, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Welch, Lylas and Pris-
ella WEIGH, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Te-
feau and Mrs. John Bettin and two
sons drove out to the Hazel T.
White mine Sunday and were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George Fos-
T ter for the day, returning in the
evening
| Another Kootenai valley trail
blazer started on the long journey
Monday. Thos. w. Ralph, Jennings
passed away at the age of n. He
had lived in that community fol-
the past 20 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. A. Hills dis
pensed delightful hospitality tc
about IS Of their old-time friends
! Thursday evening. An Alaskan TRIP
taken by Mr.. Hills was shown BY
large postal card protector on
screen and was greatly enjoyed.
Miss Arlene Harris was the
} charming hostess to number o.
: close friends at the home of hel
parents Friday evening in honor o.
her birthday. Invited were Mise.
, Rhea Criderman, Mary Brooks Ro
sella Christie, Hazel Clark, Colder
. Abbot, Ida Botcheck. Alice Fraser
Grace 4Collinson, Anita Harris, Mar
| garet Burns, Masters Edwin Swift
: ger, Rudeford Ellis, Frank Wei
: gle, Harry Owens, Kenneth Klenck
i Sheldon Anderson, Herman Klenck
! Byron Anderson, Malcolm Burns
!, Guy Wollaston, Rahleh Hastings ant
( Walter Botcheck.
! James Harris and children, Jami,
} and Marguerite, went to SPOKANE
/. last week, to attend the big A
: Barnes circus, that was being shown
! in the Inland city. They returned
} Saturday evening.
r A number of friends rendered M
D. Rowland a little informal stal
Y party Tuesday evening and yer.
2 enjoyable time was spent in play
: ing cards and story telling. Re
2 freshments were served at lat
, hour.
0 MIR. and Mrs. Joe Shaurette ar
c erecting a cozy, modern six-roon
home in East Libby, on the Boule
ward.