The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-05-16
Hundreds
Coming 10
Big Barbecue
Unique Midnight Program
Drawing Sportsmeq From
Far and Near.
UNPRECEDENTED LIST
OF VALUABLE PRIZES


With over a hundred men work
ing on committees, matters are pro-
dressing with a smoothness that
guarantees complete success for all
parts of the Midnight Barbecue at
Lake Kilbrennan, May 20, an
nounced Barbecue Mike" manager
of the Troy and Libby Rod and
Gun Clubs Annual Barbecue.
TUX" Bolles, celebrated cook for
the J. Neils Lumber Company, has
taken charge of the midnight meal
and promises a filled stomach for.
everyone In keeping with the set
ting, the meal will be served fire
camp" style, with those eating, sit
ting around series of camp fires.
The Kootenai Forest Service has
been asked to cooperate in the fur
nishing of equipment for lighting,
cover in case of rain, and cooking
, utensils.
The county road leading to the
lake will be placed in the best pos
sible shape, promises County Com
missioner Chef Hoisington, and ex-
ira parking space will be "dozed"
off SO as to accommodate the adj
ditional cars over last year. AT
recent meeting the Troy Rod and
Gun Club, having a membership of
over 400, voted unanimously to CO.
operate with the Libby Club in the
annual festival.
An attraction unusual to sports
mems gatherings will be the utter
! lack OF formal speeches. Singing
featuring adaptions Of such old ia
vorites as The Old Oaken Bucket"
my Old Fish Baske<I, Sweet AIDE
line {My Hook Ind Line)-by spe
cial quartette and group singing
will supplement the Clubs private
fish-pond" and the good will 50
spontaneous and infectious on Kill
brennan's banks
Z. M Boyes, chairman Of the Pub
lie Hehtions Committee; reports ~
ceivink Acceptancae from fixh and
game notables from all parts OF the
state, although Governor Roy E.
Ayers, because of previous COM
mittments, sent his regrets. The
Governor also, on the grounds that
declaring a holiday In Lincoln
County on May Il would be indi-
eating preference as to other coun-
ties of the state, where some might
think the fishing just as good, de-
clined to proclaim the legal holi-
day specially for Lincoln County, as
requested. Grapevine" from the
State Capitol has it, however, that
the Governor felt it useless act
to declare a holiday for Lincoln
County, whose people annually take
one on this day, anyway.
Believing that the utilization OF
Natures opportunities is important
as a foundation for good citizenship
and that Nature belongs to the child
as well as the adult, the board of
trustees of the Libby school dis
trict, voted Monday night to close
school for the entire day Of May Il.
The action of the school board is in
line with the trend of the entire
City of Libby--a holiday has beer
proclaimed by the Mayor, the COun.
ty Commissioners have likewise pro.
claimed a holiday, the ]. Neils Lum-
Der Company, with payroll OF ovel
400 men, will close for the day. anc
all business houses in Libby viii
be closed.
Fifteen hundred to 5-pounc
male trout were planted in Lake
Kilbrennan by the State Fish ant
Game Commission last fall. These
were the overload from the various
lakes in Lincoln County used to-
taking spawn. The person catching
the largest fish in Lake Kilbren
nan ON May 81 will be awarded
silver loving cup The prizes TO
the Rod and Gun Clubs privat
fish-pond are being received in in
creasing numbers and more than q
valuable items are now on diSpla,
in the windows of the Kootena
Mercantile Co., and Jaqueth q
Charnholm, at Libby. Twenty -eigh
additional prizes have been contrib
uted by the Troy business house:
and are on display in that city. Nor
than $50 prizes will be available to-
the lucky sportsmen when sollcita
tons arc complete in Libby.
Lake Kilbrennan is known fror
Spokane to Eastern Montana for 1t
first day fishing and the gaiety Q
the ore-opening gathering on 1t
bank, the night before the seasol
oper.. Sportsmen planning to al
tent the barbecue are urged b
Man ger mike" Shanahan to brin
facilities for overnight camping, 9
all cSElns CT Lake Kilbrennan hav
been rented since the announce
ment of the barbecue. OF coursi
adds Barbecue Nike, not man
will care to sleep that night any
way.
The Solicitations Committees al
knowledge thanks to the followin
as a partial list OF contributors a
sisting to make the Midnight Ba
becue at Lake Kilbrennan, May
a success
Evinrude Elto Cupboard Motto
Evinrude Motors, Milwaukee, WI
md Tho En,,nfoin Iihhu Mon