The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-08
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS

in this city.
Mrs. Lionel Shaurette was hostess
to the Bridge Workers yesterday
afternoon. At the contract games
Mrs. M. X Kedzie won high score
prize and Mrs Grant Harley was
awarded a guest prize.
Lincoln Fraser of Shelton, Wash,
arrived this week to spend some
time visiting his parents, Mr.. and
| Mrs. A. Fraser and brothers, Austin
and Bob. Austin and Lincoln left
yesterday for trip to Banff and
Calgary.
Mrs Dexter Shaurette will leave
today for her parents home IN
Butte. The family will then jour
ney to Denver to visit relatives.
Mrs. Shaurette expects to be away
about two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter Shaurette,
Lee Harmon and Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Hall were Poison regatta visitors
Sunday Mrs. Hall met the others
in Kalispell She had just completed
a visit of two weeks at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. g. D.
Staffanson of Deer Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Neils and
family left last week on an auto trip
the ultimate destination of which
was San Francisco. They went by
way of Salt Lake City and expected
to,-visit Bryce Canyon and Zion ma
tional parks. Mr. Neils planned to
attend lumbermen's meeting while
in San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kujawa and
children left Tuesday to drive to
Great Falls for a visit with their
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Mares, and to call on the new
granddaughter who just recently
arrived. They will probably also
visit the Northern Montana fair be-
ing held in Great Falls.
The regular meetings of Lumber
and SaWmill Workers Union No.
1881 will be held the second and
fourth Tuesdays at 7:30 o'clock
sharp. 1t
Libby friends were interested
Tuesday when they heard the voice
of Mrs. A. c. Herbst coming from
their radios in the Silver Loaf pro-
gram over KHQ. Mrs Herbst, pass
ing through Spokane on the way to
Alaska, was interviewed and gave
interesting experiences of pioneer
life in northwest Montana, she and
Mr.. Herbst having been among the
earliest settlers in this region.
The members of the Catholic AL
tar Society were guests Wednesday
night of Mrs. c. w. Gi1dea, with
Mrs. John Rubard co-hostess. After
a business session the evening was
devoted to bridge and Chinese
checkers. High score prize at bridge
was won by Mrs. Elmer Switzer,
Sr., and at Chinese checkers by Mrs
A. Brock. Refreshments were
served
John Curtis left this city Tuesday
morning for Great Falls and Helena
where he will visit friends before
returning to his position with the
Associated Press in Albuquerque,
N. M John visited with his moth
er, Mrs. w. N. Curtis, in this city
for a week. This is the first time
he had been home in several years
and stated he enjoyed it very much.
He also said the town had changed
quite great deal since his last
visit.
PIT. A. dance at high school gym
Saturday evening. Admission, stays,
15c and couples Csc. 1t
Mrs. X. F. Sponable of Dolgeville,
N Y, is visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Vinion.
Mrs. Hans Westman was hostess
of the Dinty Moore club, the after
noon being devoted to bridge. Hon
ors for the afternoon and the high
score prize was won by Mrs. j. T.
Brindley. Mrs. H. J. McDougall,
non-member guest, was awarded
guest prize, and Mrs. Otto Griep
took the consolation token. De-
licious refreshments were served.
A party planned by the hostess to
recall early days in Libby was given
Tuesday by Mrs. M X. Kedzie and
in honor of Mrs. c. c. Parker OF
Tacoma, who was visiting in the city.
Guests were either friends or pupils
of Mrs. Parker's in the days when
she resided and taught here. The
ladies spent most of the afternoon
sewing and talking over old times.
A birthday contest was held with
a prize going to the two whose
birthdays were the nearest to Au-
gust is. The nearest prize fell to
Mrs. Parker and the next nearest
to Mrs. Edward Davidson. The Ked-
zie home was beautiful with a great
profusion of gorgeous sweetpeas.
Refreshments were served at the
conclusion of what all described
as q most ENJOYABLE afternoon.