The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-22
LOCAL |
HAPPENINGS

MI. dllQ MIS-. II. L. VNy hNiiNJ -
attended the state convention OF the
Grange at Whitefish last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. B. Johnson and
family visited last Sunday at the
Carl Larsen home in Eureka.
Mrs. Ralph Birmingham visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ethen
Butts, at Rexford last week.
Rex Fleming writes that he is
now living in Spokane and is do
ing carpenter work at Geiger Field.
Mrs. Fred F. Clark left Tuesday
for Kalispell for few days IN that
city.
The regular meetings of Lumber
and Sawmill Workers Union No.
1881 will be held the End and 4th
Tuesdays at TOO o'clock sharp. 1t
Emil Turner. who is in army
service in South Carolina, arrived
in Libby this week on furlough for
a visit with his many friends here.
Elmer Phillips, superintendent OF
state fisheries, was at his place
on the Yak the first of the week
and stopped in Libby Monday.
Always popular are the food sales
| by the Catholic ladies. Visit the
one to be given Saturday afternoon,
Oct. "a, at Bolyard's. 1t
Mrs. August Wichman arrived in
Libby Tuesday night from several
weeks spent visiting relatives IN
Chippewa Falls and Merrill, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Fetterly have
moved from Poison to Salt Lake
City where Mr.. Fetterly will be IN
government employment.
F. r. Baney is a member OF a
hunting party this week putting up
at the Sons of Rest cabin in the
Eureka district
Mr.. and Mrs. ~. Eames of Butte
visited in Libby from Friday to
Sunday with their daughter and
son-in- law, Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter
| Shaurette.
Fred Birmingham is leaving today
for Portland and Vancouver where
he expects to obtain work in some
war production plant. He plans to
be gone indefinitely.
Notice is hereby given that |. Q.
10. F. meetings will hereafter start
at the regular time, at 800 O'Clock
sharp.
| Sergeant Gordon Leigh is in Lib
by on furlough and for visit with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Leigh He is with the 10Th Engin-
GERS. II. S. Army, and is stationed
at Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Brock and
Mrs. Connie Blackwell were dinner
guests at the Wellington Brock
home at Rexford last Sunday A
number of other relatives were
present at the enjoyable affair.
/ Word comes to Mrs. Gordon
Luscher that Mr.. Luscher recently
4 passed successfully his preliminary
examinations in the studies that are
/ preparing him for an officers com.
mission in the U. S. army.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Gilman Of
Seattle visited in Libby Saturday
and Sunday with their brother-in-
law, Bill Vaughn. They were or
their way to Minneapolis.
| Mrs. Charles Krebs arrived home
recently from Seattle after spending
Is days there visiting her son, Rudy
and her daughter, Mrs Clarence
Fry. Mr.. Fry recently went into
| the army and Mrs. Fry went to Los
Angeles, Calf, where she has en-
ployment. Rudy went to Las Vegas
! New, where he also has work
| Word comes from Dillon that Eliz
abeth Oneal was injured when sht
fell while playing volley ball at tht
State Normal College. Thought a
first to be sprained, her ankle, wher
X-rayed. was found to be dislocatec
and broken Miss Oneal writes tina
she will wear cast for numbel
of weeks and will be on crutche.
for long time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Leach and lit
tie daughter went to Kalispell Sun
day to attend the funeral of al
aged uncle of Mrs. Leach's, Rich
ard Greig. Mr.. Greig had lived il
this district for many years and !
early days had prospected al
through the mountains mere. II
those days the only means Of trave
was either by foot or horseback ov
| er crude trails and of late it wa
difficult for him to grasp the ide'
that today one could cover the dis
/ tance from Kalispell to Libby with
in couple of hours.
Miss Nellie Mae Martin, who ha
been manager of the local Westerl
Union office for the past severa
J months, recently resigned her posi-
ton. The position will be filled b.
Alfred E. Wise who arrived in tn
; city today. Miss Martin will jol
sister who is visiting at thei
home in Kalispell and later the Nv
ladies will laeva for the sister
home in Miami, Fla; where Mis-
| Martin will visit indefinitely. The
are planning to drive to Miami b
way of Los Angeles if gas rationin
does not prevent.