The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-05-09
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HAPPENINGS


Mrs Clay Parker went into Spo-
kane Thursday for few days in
the city.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Cosens of Ana
conda were visitors at the P. E.
Chef home from Saturday until
Tuesday.
/ Mrs. E. j. Barkee went down to
Spokane Friday for visit with her
daughter, Miss Jean Barkee, and
with friends.
| Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Dicken of
Troy were in Libby Saturday at
tending to business and visiting
with friends.
Mrs. L. c.. DeRosia of Ellens-
burg, Wash, is visiting with her
son, Forrest, and his family in this
city. She arrived last Thursday.
A treasure hunt and picnic sup
per at Pioneer park was thoroughly
enjoyed by the First Lutheran
Church choir on Sunday afternoon,
May S.
Sheriff and Mrs F. r. Baney
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end of the county the first of this
week to do little spring work
around it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Roberts of
Spokane visited the past week with
her parents in Troy and with friends
in Libby Mrs. Roberts was the
former Norma Dicken.
Floyd Daggett and family stopped
at Woods Bay, on Flathead lake,
for visit with relatives Sunday,
returning from Big Fork where Mr..
Daggett had attended the district
meeting. of the l. o. 0. F.
Clayton Youngs and mother, Mrs.
Ben Larson, visited with relatives
Sunday in Whitefish They stopped
: in Whitefish on their way home
from Big Fork where Mr.. Youngs
! had attended the district meeting
Of the |. O. O. F. lodge.
: lila Moe Whitefield and Helen
g Gompf entertained guests at three
: tables Of Chinese checkers Friday
e evening at the Gompf home Prizes
were won by Phyllis Ritzman and
Violet Role. A delicious lunch was
served by the girls after the games
: Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Feenan were up
: from Troy the first of the week
= They were working on their resi-
: dence property in Libby. Several
!. loads of earth had been hauled onto
{ the place and the material was lev
y eled preparatory to seeding new
lawn.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Rowland re
turned from the southern section Of
the state last Thursday and theil
son, Jack, of Missoula returned witt
them. Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland hae
been attending meetings of the Or
der of Eastern Star in Missoula ane
Butte. Jack returned to his studio.
at the university Sunday
A number of Libby Odd Fellow
drove to Big Fork Saturday to at
tend the district meeting of the or
der held at Big Fork that night
Those going from here were j. w
Barrett, w. r. Kemp, Floyd Peter
son, Gleason Pitcher, A. L. Thomp
son, Floyd Daggett and Clayton
Youngs. About go men attended the
convention.
A large number of Lions turned
out Sunday for their annual picnic
and cleanup at the fountain anc
park at Kootenai Falls. A lot O.
work was done. A new table wa.
installed, the path leading dowr
through the grounds was gravellec
and lined with rocks, a larger ares
was brushed out and the ground.
given a general going over. The
wives participated in the picnic anc
about $50 a fine picnic lunch wa.
served
The Double Ten Pinochle club en-
joyed a pleasant session of theil
favorite pastime as guests of Mr.
and Mrs. l.. j. Olson Saturday
night, four tables being in play
High score honors were captured b,
Mrs. George Neils and L. j. Olsor
while low score distinction fell X
Mrs. j. F. Fennessy and Waltel
: Neils. Dainty refreshments were
served by the hostess. The home
was prettily decorated with lovely
spring flowers.
Mrs. J. "A. Krall was hostess
Thursday afternoon to group O
ladies honoring Mrs. O. G. Comp
on the occasion Of her birthday, tn,
affair proving most enjoyable. Thu
Krall home bore a festive appear
ance in honor of the affair, a pro
fusion of lovely spring flower
adjoining the rooms. Games wer,
played, in which each guest received
prize. Mrs. Gompf was the re
cipient of a number of gifts ant
wishes for many happy returns 0
the day Refreshments were served