The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-08
Trailing the Wild
Kooton6i
WITH G. A. P.
Some Fun, Some Fiction
Some Fact

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Wouldn't be much object in this
intellectual scribe aspiring to fill the
shoes of the recently departed Brier
Patch Gardener He could not do it
either journalistically or physically.
His feet are too big. We're not 60
ing to try to write her column
just keep something alive until
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someone comes along who knows
how.
Nevertheless we are going to take
time out to pay small tribute to
the little gal who weekly got out
the popular feature. 1t was we'll
done No effort was made to hurt
anyone's feelings; still each week
the writer hunted about for little
harmless barbs that were usually
enjoyed by the fall guy" as much
as everyone else. We hated to see
her write Thirty" to her Libby en-
deavors-but life must 60 on and
we must get ready so it will not
pass us by. Her readers wish her
much luck in finishing her course
in journalism at Missoula.
And maybe we had best write
something besides bood-byes and
salutations.
Now to start off: Comes to the
ears of this department story
about some of the meanest people
in the country. Good authority
furnishes the information that
someone has had little enough to do
that they deliberately we won't
say with aforethought, for such ras-
calls can't think-cut the ropes of the
kids swings out at Cedar Creek.
sRankest kind of vandalism, we'd
say. AS a jury of one we recommend
about six months in the electric
chair.
PUZZLE SOLVED-To mention
name here would be to reflect upon
the intelligence of one of Libby's
stellar (?) high school freshmen.
But anyhow. the young man was
overheard repeating to himself, 1T
can't be done, it can't be done,
meanwhile shaking his head slow
ly and doubtfully. Curiousity
prompted an observer to ask the
young man about his troubles. He
pointed to Help Wanted ad in
the Spokesman Review. Since
when did they start milking cows
with matches2" The ad read. Want
ed-Dairy hand capable of milking
with MACH Needless to say the
young doubter was not reared on a
farm, nor was he very familiar with
authorizations.
Several of the younger SWANS
about the city-and some not SO
young-have been keeping rather
close eye on their jalopies since the
junk drive started. Afraid someone
might mistake them for something
they are not and bale them up. It's
about six of one and half-dozen of
the other. Probably no worse for
some one to mistake the ancient
cars for junk as for the owners to
try to fool people into thinking
their piles of junk are cars.
But it's a free country-hope it
stays that way-and we can have
jalopies if we want to. (Or can we?
Write MIR. Jeffers, he'll know.
HAPPY HUNTING-Some rumor
is to the effect that the local CCC
camp may be converted into (1) a
camp for Japanese or German war
prisoners, (2) a convalescent base
for wounded members of American
armed forces. We'd like very much
to see either come to pass. First,
if the vets were sent here we are
sure we could establish the worlds
most hospitable place for our
wounded men to recover. Libby is
noted for its hospitality-and could
we Guido ourselves in cause like
that? But should the camp be mod
elled into war prison camp, there
would also be some advantages.
What could be nicer than a local
open season on Japs! 1t would GER
tainly be nice to be able to hunt
an escaped Jap as well as the usual
game, deer, elk, bear, etc. The
yellow bellied oriental could hard
| ly be classed as big game, however
but it would be fun to hunt them,
at least Doubt If the meat would
be good for anything.
Watch this column for announce
ment of an educational feature to
be staged in the near future It is
planned to act in collaboration with
a Libby garage owner to have a
special display of a brand new tire.
This will be a feature of educa-
tional value to youngsters who have
never seen one. Special guards will
be on duty to watch the tire.
Folk who took a stroll or en-
joyed a car ride last Sunday were
treated to one of the fine autumn
days for which this mountain sec
ton is justly famous. The air was
soft and hazy. The mountains lay
blue in the distance. Frost had
done just enough work to color the
foliage on the hills: 1t was won
derful . But, gosh, we're getting
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