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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
Music Festival
Greet Success

The Lincoln County Music Festi-
val held at the auditorium Saturday
evening was greatly enjoyed by a
capacity audience. One hundred
fifty students occupied the stage
in the massed chorus and band. The
following program was given by
students of Libby, Eureka and Troy.
Massed Chorus-"Cherubim No.
T." Bortinausky; Prayer" (from
"Hansel and Gretel"), Humper-
dinck; "As Torrents in Summer"
Elgar. Directed by Prof. Clarence
Bell, Director of Band, State Uni
versity.
Piano Solo-"Prelude c Minor"
Rachmoninoff; Miss Georgianna
Seims, Libby
Trombone Solo-"Bones from
bone" Fillmore; Miss June Sanders,
Troy
Libby Beginners Band Sunset
Waltz" Smith, Yoder, Backman;
THE Victor" March, Smith, Yoder,
Backman.
Vocal Selections-''Th Answer .
Robert Huntington Terry; Rain, =
Pearl Curran; Springs Awaken
ing," Wilfred Sanderson, Mrs. Wal
ter Neils.
Troy High School Band-"Twi-
light Serenade," K. H. King; Spirit
of the Sioux" Guthrie and Yoder
Libby High School Sextette-"In
Silent Night" Suabian Folk Song
arranged by Brahms; Alphabet
Mozart.
Libby Girls Glee Club-"The
Green Cathedral" Hahn; I'm These
Delightful Pleasant Groves Pur'
cell.
Prof. Rudolph Wendt-"Chopir
Etudes, Tarantella, Litz," Professor
of Music, Montana State University
Missoula.
Eureka High School Band-"Tra-
weller Overture" Butchnell,' West
ward Ho," Thomas.
Baton Twirling Demonstration
Jack McGuin, State University,
Cornet Solo, Prof Clarence Bell
Massed Bands, Hello March
Yoder; "Old Mcdonald" Novelty
Yoder; Dreamy Dawn" Waltz, K
H. King, Chaser" March, Yoder
Directed by Prof. Clarence Bell
Director of Band, State University
Missoula.
The grand piano used in the ev'
ening's performance was gratuitous
ly provided by the Hollenback Piano
Company Of Spokane.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25

Libby hospital on Saturday morn
ing. He had worked near Troy Tor
some years as Waterman for the
Great Northern railroad, but at the
hime of his death had been pen
stoned for several years.
Just arrived Full stock of pipe
and pipe fittings.-Hovey's Repair
Shop, Troy. II
Mr.. and Mrs. P. T. Mettler and
daughter Phyllis were Libby Wis
itors on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fisher and
Mrs. Robert McGlocklin left for
San Francisco last week to make
their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Henrichs were
dinner guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. P. T. Mettler on Sunday.
Buy your kalsomine by the
pound-one pound or 100. Priced
reasonable. We handle everything
in paints, varnishes, glass and other
building material.-Hoveys Repair
Shop, Troy. 1t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
EUREKA
Customs Official Passes.

H. E. Judd passed away on April
II at $50 at the local hospital fol-
lowing an operation for ruptured
appendix and peritonitis. Mr.. Judd
and family came here from Ia
coma, Wash, last summer and oc-
eupied the Demers house, while act
ing in the capacity of customs pa
troll. The family left Friday noon
for Orofino, Idaho, where the fu-
neral was held on Monday after
noon with the customs patrol and
the American Legion in charge.
The body was taken on Saturday
with a customs officer accompany
ing Mr. Judd was 43 years of age
and leaves his widow and three
daughters, Florence, Lois and Ruth.
A brother and sister arrived before
his passing as did Mrs. Judd's sister
and all accompanied the widow
home. Although the family had
lived here only a short time. they
had made many devoted friends
who extend their sympathy in this
time of sorrow.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
ORDER OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE AND PERSONAL
PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE

In the District Court of the Elev-
enth Judicial District of the State
of Montana, in and for the County
of Lincoln.
In the matter of the estate Of
Nora /. Collar, deceased.
Albert A. Brooks, the administra-
tor of the estate of Nora |. Collar,
deceased, having filed his petition
herein praying for an order of sale
Of all the personal property and the
real estate of said decedent for the
purposes therein set forth.
1t is therefore ordered by the
| Clerk OF said Court that all persons
interested in the estate of said de-
ceased appear before the said Dis
trict Court, on Tuesday, the 30th
day of April. 1910, at 900 o'clock
a. m. of said day, at the Court Room
OF said District Court, at the Court
House in Libby, County Of Lincoln,
to show cause why an order should
not be granted to the said admins
traitor to sell SO much of the real
estate and personal property OF the
said deceased as shall be necessary
And that a copy of this order be
published at least once week tor
two successive weeks in The West
ern News, a weekly newspaper
printed and published in said Lin
coin County.
FRED r. CLARK,
Clerk, the judge being absent
Dated April 13, 1910.
BLACKBOARD & BLACKBOARD,
/ Attorneys for Administrator.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
W ARL AN D.

Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Gaertner and
son visited with relatives at Eu-
reka over Sunday
Mrs. L. Lake and Mrs G. Bauers
attended a party Friday evening
given by Mrs. Karl Klehm of Libby
for the wives of forest service en-
ployees.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gee and
daughter of Essex visited at the
L. M. Gee home over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Woodward and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Bauers and daugh-
ter Shirley drove to Troy on Sun
day.
The Sewing Club gave a farewell
party for Mrs Henry Flesching and
her mother, Mrs. Myra Campbell,
last Thursday afternoon at the Lake
home. The occasion also being Mrs.
Allison's birthday and with Mrs.
Flesching and Mrs. Campbell re-
ceived a shower of beautiful hand
kerchiefs from the Club members.
Mike Stenslid, who cooked for
the bridge crew this past winter,
left for Spokane on Monday. Mrs.
Kenneth Strayer has taken over
the duties as cook for the crew
Mrs. ]. w. Daniel was a Libby
caller on Monday
Ira Miller Of Libby was in War
land on business Saturday.
The section men have put in the
new crossing on the railroad for the
new road which will come straight
out from the bridge.
Mr.. Kole and Z. M HousWirth
of Missoula were business callers
here Tuesday and Wednesday in
connection with the bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeb Evins and fam
| lily have moved to their home al
Warland after an absence of severa
months.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

In the District Court of the Elev-
enth judicial District of the State
of Montana, in and for the County
of Lincoln.
In the matter of the estate of
Nelson Babcock, deceased.
The verified petition of Bertha
Mackay, administrative Of the estate
Of Nelson Babcock, deceased, pray
ing for an order of sale of the real
property of that estate in order to
pay the debts of the decedent and
the expenses and charges Of admin
istration having been presented to
the court, and it appearing there
from that it is necessary to sell the
property for the purposes and rea-
sons set forth in the petition, which
was thereupon filed herein
1t is ordered, that all persons
interested in the estate of Nelson
Babcock, deceased, be and hereby
are directed to appear before the
above entitled court on the 7th day
of May, 1910, at 10 o'clock a. m. at
the court room thereof in Libby,
Lincoln county, Montana, to show
cause why an order should not be
granted to the administrative to sell
SO much of the real estate of the
decedent as is necessary.
Let service of this order be made
by publication once week for two
consecutive weeks in the Western
News, a newspaper published in
this county.
Dated this 22nd day of April, 1910.
FRED f. CLARK,
Clerk, in the absence of the Judge.
ao5-m2 J. at
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
Grade School Board Meets.

All teachers at the grade school
were rehired for the coming year
and designations of Miss Maurine
Thomas and Miss Blythe Shenefelt
were accepted Both girls plan on
being married this spring and the
hearty eongratulations of their
many friends go with them. Per-
mission was granted for both the
Baptist and Catholic summer schools
to be held in the school beginning
May goth and continuing for two
weeks
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
SCHOOL BUS BIDS.

Notice is hereby given that
School District No. % will receive
bids for transporting pupils of said
district by bus to Libby for a term
of two years according to terms of
contracts on file in office of clerk.
Bids will be opened June 10, 1910,
at 8 D. m. Board reserves right. to
reject any and all bids.
MONTE CARROLL,
Clerk OF School District No. q,
Libby, Montana. ap25-m93t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
REXF0RD
Card Party at Schools House.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,


A most enjoyable card party was
given by the Women's Club at the
school house Thursday evening,
April ID.
There were three tables of pi-
nochle and three tables of bridge
in play. Mrs. Ralph Griffiths was
high score winner in pinochle and
Mrs. M. ]. Fleming was low. ;
In bridge, Mrs. Thomas Wiltshire
was high and Mrs. Oak Knapp,
low. Refreshments were served.
The regular meeting of the Rex
ford school board was held at the
school house Saturday evening. The
present teachers, Mr.. Clarence Ba-
ker of the upper grades and Mrs.
VIM. Griffiths of the lower grades
were reelected to teach for the
, coming school year. Mrs. Fred Mar
vel, school clerk, was also reflect
ed and Mr.. Albert Whitmarsh will
continue his services as janitor for
another year. Bids for wood for
the school and also bids for the
Black Lake school bus and the high
school bus will be let May 10.
A baseball game was played Sum
day at Gateway between Rexford
and Gateway. The game was won
| by Gateway with a score of ID to IL.
The Women's Club held business
meeting at the school house Monday
evening. The following officers
were elected to serve for the re-
mainder of the year. Mrs. Oak
Knapp, president; Mrs. Clarence
Baker, secretary; Mrs. George Ross
treasurer. A committee of five la
dies was appointed to take charge
of the card party to be given al
the school house Thursday, May End
Mrs. L. l.. Collar was i'll last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Richter Of
Whitefish were callers here Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Caron and chill
dren returned from Kalispell Thurs.
day
Mrs. c. o. Rowe of Libby visited
here few days the past week.
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Whitmarsf
and Mr. and Mrs Robert Whitrnarsf
were Sunday callers in Warland.
| Gwenith Ross and Marian Thomp
son attended the music festival II
Troy Saturday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. McKeen of Eurek;
were callers here Thursday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Stevens ant
sons returned to Rexford the frs
OF the week. They had spent tn
past winter in Stonehill.
| Albert Whitmarsh and Arthu
Whitmarsh were business callers i
Missoula the latter part Of the week
Mrs J. l.. Jones returned Thurs
day from few days visit in White
fish.
Mrs. Eugene Phelps gave a sur
prise birthday party for her hus
band at her home Tuesday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Madden, Mr.
Ed. Arnold and Miss Madge Melvi
were callers in Kalispell Thursda
afternoon. They also attended tn
show, "Gone With The Wind"
A representative Of the Children
Home in Helena was business ca1-
Ter here Thursday.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
Car Accident Results in Injuries.

When Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gilmond
arrived at the top of the hill east
of town Sunday, they found they
were out of gas. Getting out of the
car, they had started for town when
some one came along and gave them
a push so as to coast into town.
But the key was out Of the lock
and when the steering gear was
turned it locked and the car coast
ed into Tobacco River. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Gilmond succeeded in getting
out of the car but several bones in
Mrs. Gilmond's foot were broken.
The car was towed below the bridge
and taken from the river on Mon
day.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
TROY NEWS

Juniors Win Glass Track Meet.
Winning 10 out Of Is firsts, the
Juniors won the class track meet
held here last week. The other
three firsts were taken by Don
Moore, versatile sophomore
weight man. Ray Callaghan paced
the Juniors and was followed by Jim
Migaki and Earl Burns in winning
top honors. For early season per-
Torrance some good times and dis
tances were made.
This contest enabled Coach Cal
laghan to choose the members on
the track squad to represent Troy at
the Lincoln County meet to be held
at Libby on May 4.
In Honor OF Grand Matron.
Wednesday evening 6 o'clock
banquet was enjoyed by members Of
the Eastern Star at the Methodist
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
Paid In Full"

Into almost every discussion of the railroads
whether in the village store or in national forums
there comes, almost inevitably the matter of 'and
grants"
And you hear amazing things about these land
Qrants-cvcn from persons who should know better.
Did you know that out Of the 240 900 miles of
railroad in the United States only ,627 miles were
built with the aid of land grants? In other words
less than per cent.
1t is this so-caled subsidy" (which helped to
make possible the building Of less than per cent OF
the railroad micagc) that is urged today as an
excuse for continuously substituting highway and
water and air transportation in competition with
all Of the railroad mileage.
Did you know that the Land Grants were not
gifts" at alp That the government has been
repaid for them many times over2
For under the terms of the land grant contracts,
the government has received production Of one-haH
of the regular freight charges and passenger fares on
all government business moved over land grant rail-
road excepting mail and on mail the reduction has
been one-ffth.
Did you know that the Great Northern Rail
way extended its lines from Minnesota to tho
Pacific Coast without any land grants what
soevcr?
II there is any justification at all for requiv-
ing other forms Of transportation to Be only
PARTIALLY sel-supporting lOhile the rail-
roads must be WHOLLY seH-supporting, the
justification Is NOT to be found in the grants
Of land to a fen Of the early railroads Uhich
contributed 20 nagnifcently to the building
Of the West.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-04-04
Rare Black Granite is Little
Known Asset; Asbestos is
Even Found.

Granite of unusually rare color is
one of the little known assets of the
Arrowhead country, it is revealed by
the Minnesota Resources commission in
a summary of the states resources.
The black granite found in large de-
posts along the Finland Trail, south of
the Halfway, is the only one of its kind
in the state and one of the few in the
United States.
At Cook, deposit of green granite is
one of the two to be found in the
world The other is in Germany.
While Ely is known principally for
its iron ore, this is not the only mineral
to be found here. Gold, silver, copper
and other minerals, in more or less
amounts, have been uncovered. Even
asbestos has been discovered, and many
a peace pipe of Pipestone clay was
smoked by the Indians.
Quarrying of the black granite has
been conducted spaSmodically, and the
problem of transporting it to shipping
point has been one of the main reasons
it has not been developed more That
taken out was finished at Cold Spring
in Stearns County, the second largest
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-04-04
Mineral Deposits Here
Range from Iron to Cola

monumental granite center in the
country.
The ebony colored stone has been
used in a city building at Cleveland
and at the New York Worlds Fair
Granite from other parts of the state
can be found in such notable structures
as the Tribune Tower in Chicago; Mer-
chandise Mart in Chicago; Cadillac
Building in Boston; U. S. Mint in
Denver, Bell Telephone building in
Cleveland, and others.
Rockville pink granite was used in
the construction of the U. S. federal
courthouse in New York, the tallest
granite structure in the world The
freight alone on the stone was sos, 000
AS in the days when the Vermilion
range was first prospected, gold is still
a matter of intensive search on the
part of small groups of especially in
spired individuals Members of the
gold rush of 1939-40, however, have
small chance of turning up a much
more valuable metal as did the rock
readers of half century ago. 1t was
while engaged in prospecting for gold
around Lake Vermilion that George
Stuntz came upon an outcropping of
iron ore that proved to be the bonanza
of the Northeast.
A variety of minerals, besides IRON
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-04-04
Larson new
penney HEAD
Manitowoc, Wis.,, Man to Open
New Store Here; Sixty-first
in Minnesota.

L. H. Larson of Manitowoc, Wis.
will be the manager of the new j. c.
Penney company store in Ely. The 61st
store in the state, it will be opened
within short time.
Mr. Larson has been with the Penney
company since September, 1929, when
he joined the organization as a sales
man at Marquette, Mich, where he
later became assistant manager. In
March, 1889, he became assistant man
ager at Manitowoc, and his appoint
ment as manager here comes in
recognition of his success at the Michi-
gan and Wisconsin cities.
Joe Deberec of Eveleth will be assist
ant manager of the Ely store, and all
other selling and operating associates
will be recruited from local ranks.
The Ely store, which is modern in
every respect, will be the 61st to be
opened in the state. The original Min
nesota Penney stores were opened in
April, 1916, at Fergus Falls, Mankato,
Little Falls, Hibbing, and st. Cloud
Minnesota has always been very ap-
states Manager Larson, "of
this company of ours which caters to
those thrifty salaried and working
people vitality interested in stretching
their dollars to the utmost. We promise
in the Ely store to carry on the
Penney tradition of selling first quality,
dependable merchandise only, always
at the lowest possible price"
The store will carry a full line Of
mems, women's and children's wearing
apparel, furnishings, and shoes, work
clothes, piece goods, curtains, domestics,
and other apparel and dry goods items
Mrs. Larson and daughter, Mary
Jane, who will be graduated from the
Manitowoc high school this spring, and
son, Lionel, II years old, will come to
Ely as soon as school is out this spring.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-04-04
RENAMED SEC.
ROADS ASSN
Ray Hoefler Again to Serve
With Group; Oppose Gas
Tax Reduction.

Ray Hoefler, secretary of the Ely
Commercial club, was reelected secre-
tary of the Northeastern Good Roads
association at a meeting held last week
in Hibbing. E. L. Egge, Hibbing, was
reelected president, and j. E. Nc
Kenna, Cloquet, vice president.
Resolutions for improving both state
and county highways were passed and
sent to the proper officials. The group
went on record as opposed to lowering
the state gasoline tax from four to
three cents.
Among other things the resolution
forwarded to the state highway depart
ment asked that No. between Ely and
Tower be paved, and that No. So from
Virginia to International Falls also be
paved.
It recommended the completion of
No. 81 along the shore of Lake Superior,
a project that has been hanging fire
for a number of years because of the
inability to obtain a right-of-way
through the Indian reservation in the
Grand Portage area.
The county was asked to blacktop the
old Vermilion trail, and to blacktop
No. 81 east from the state highway No.
1859 to the Fourth commissioner dis
trict, among other requests.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-04-04
j. S. STEEL TO
Divide MELON
Dividend of ST Per Share on
Common Stock Coming on
April 26th.

Ely persons who own common stock
of the United States Steel corporation,
along with some 1874, 1872 stockholders,
on April 26, will receive a dividend of
81 per share, their first since Dec. 90,
1897. In 1882, dividend of so cents
was disbursed.
The dividend melon to be cut totals
So, FOB ,252, which in dollars equals the
exact number of shares of common
stock outstanding at the end of 1882
Many of these shareholders, who are
also employees of the organization, re-
side in the Lake Superior district, and
Ely is believed to have its proportion
ate share of the total
The annual report showed that the
corporation had sales totaling $751;
100000, or $500 per employee Out of
this is set aside 1862 per cent, or 1884
per employe, for goods and services
purchased from others; IL per cent, or
$274 per employee, for wear and usage
of facilities; 7.8 per cent, or $299 per
employe, for taxes; and IL per cent, or
$40 per employee, for interest. These
charges totaled 522 per cent of the
total sales
What remained, or Alb per cent,
went for wages for the services of men
and facilities. This totaled $3.50 per
employe. OF this sum 80 per cent went
as wages and salaries to men and the
rest as wages for use of facilities.
In dicuSsing the year, Edward R.
Stettinius, Jr, chairman of the board,
said:
''The higher level of operations which
prevailed during the year, compared
with 1888, resulted in larger earnings,
although not in proportion to those
of 1886, year Of comparable tonnage
The lower relative earnings of 1899 were
due to number of factors, an i'm
portant one being that a considerable
part of the total tonnage consisted of
products yielding lower prices. The in
creased tonnage failed to reduce unit
cost sufficiently to offset the influence
of the lower price yield.
"It has been the policy of the
corporation to lower prices Cor to give
a better product for the same price,
and to incease wages as savings have
come about through progress in manu-
featuring technique. But in the alb
sence of corresponding price advances,
costs over which the corporation has
no control have advanced faster than
technical savings and improvements"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-04-04
"What Happened in Chisholm,
Moose Lake, Can Happen
Here" Cox Ayers.

Chief I. c. Cox of the Ely fire depart
ment in a communication read at the
council meeting Tuesday night reprov-
ed the council and the citizens of the
community for not giving him the
proper support" in his attempt to
secure a new fire truck for the city.
ely is situated alone in the center
of a fire hazard" Cox warned, and de-
clared that what happened in CHS
holm, Moose Lake, and Cloquet can
happen here" He commended that pre-
sent equipment was inadequate to cope
with fires occurring simultaneously in
the business and residential sections of
the city.
The communication was read and
filed, with no other action being taken.
At a previous meeting all bids for a
truck were rejected by 4-3 vote after
Theodore Slogan had objected Strenu-
ously to purchasing truck at this time.
A long list of business items, includ-
ing recommendations of City Engineer
Waino Somero for new equipment and
consideration of request for an addi-
tional appropriation for the Ely Com
mercial club, kept the council occupied
for several hours.
A special meeting was set for Tues
day, April %, at 7:30 p. m. to open
bids on a 1a-ton enclosed garbage
truck, one item recommended by Som
ero Dr. John E. Thompson, city veter-
marian and chemist in his annual re-
port on sanitary conditions here pre-
sented at the meeting, also recon-
mended that the truck be purchased
before summer 1t is included in the
budget for the year.
The Commercial club, after a lengthy
outline of its budget and appropria-
ton by Secretary Ray Hoefler, was re-
fused it's request for an extra $500 by
a vote of 3-3 One councilman was
absent. When Hoefler emphasized
several times that $75 of this amount
had already been spent uDor the rec
ommendation of unnamed members of
the council who promised to make it
good, the club was allowed this amount
by a AZ vote. Frank Vranesich and
Joseph Milkovich, who with Archie
Hedloff voted against the $500, opposed
the SIS appropriation, contending that
they had nothing to do with the prom
Use that it would be granted Their
position, they said, was that the club
knew what its budget for the year was