The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-01-23
IS Years Ago

John Geiger has let the contract
for a brick store building to be
erected as soon as weather condi-
tons permit on his lot just south of
the Richards Hotel. The new struc-
ture will be Is feet wide and SO
feet deep, with modern plate
glass front.
Ed Leitner is in Libby from his
logging operations, there being too
much snow to continue work for
a while.
Hans Peterson arrived this morn
ing from Harvey, NJ D., where he
has spent the past four months.
Herman Bockman returned yes
terday morning from brief visit
to the state capitol at Helena, and
quietly announced when he arrived
here that he had been reinstated in
the office of game warden for this
county.
Cabinet Lodge No. 68, /. O. O. f.,
installed the following officers at
the regular meeting. Fred Burling-
ham, N. c.; Scott Anderson, v. G.:
D. T. Noren, recording secretary, H.
M -Gompf, financial secretary, P.
&. Bergstrom, treasurer.
Joe Williams and Alex Boyse were
down from the Montana Silver Lead
Mining company's property on Leigh
creek last week, having come out
for the purpose of visiting with rel
atives and friends in Libby They
returned to the mine Saturday.
The clothing store of Herbert L.
Strank at Fortine was broken into
Saturday night and quantity of
clothing stolen.
AS the Western News stated sew
eral weeks ago, the famous Rexford
bridge case is to be brought to
trial. James M. Blackford, county
attorney, received notice yesterday
from the attorney generals office
at Helena that the case, which is to
be tried in the federal court in that
city, has been set for trial starting
January 25
Timothy Miller, local clerk of the
district court, sent to the capitol
at Helena this week report of the
progress of marriage relations in
this county during the year 1915.
Upon looking over his records he
found that exactly So marriage Ii
censes had been issued in Libby
during the year. Turning to the
other side of the account, Mr.. Mil
Ter discovered that seven divorces
were granted in 1915, six at the re-
quest of the wife and one at that
OF the husband.
Miss Vera Anderson who has been
spending the past couple of weeks
visiting her parents, returned to
Cheney, Wash, Sunday.
Ray Wollasron, who attends the
Lewis and Clark high school in
Spokane, spent the holidays in
Libby.
For one whole day this week the
sidewalks of Libby were almost i'm
passable because of the depth of
snow. The flakes started to fall
Sunday night and continued, with
greater intensity, all day Monday.
Ivan Rodgers will accept a posi-
ton in the mill at Waldo, B. c., this
week.
Mop. Bailey left Sunday to begin
his new duties as travelling sales
man for the United States Company
of Wallace, Idaho. Mrs. Bailey and
the children remained in Libby for
the present.
On Monday evening at the home
of the bridegroom's parents, Frank
C. Blew and Charlotte c. Pratt, were
united in marriage by Rev David
Hardy. The witnesses were Irene
A. Rodgers and Leslie Leigh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Fennessy have
arrived from Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M Kennedy and
little grandson, 'Dooley" Duthie
LETT Sunday for Helena.
Miss Anna Botcheck returned this
week to Kalispell to resume her
studies in the Business College at
that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Boyes have re-
turned to Whitefish after a visit in
Libby with relatives and friends.
Miss Airline Harris spent num-
Der of days in Kalispell as a guest
OF Miss Margaret Burns, a former
Libby girl.