The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-07-09
LOCAL |
HAPPENINGS

Rummage Sale on Aug 10, by Jr.
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Mrs. Sam Ratekin and Mrs. Lin
ME Pitcher went into Spokane Tues
day evening for few days in the
city.
Mrs. Tressa Harmon of Spokane
visited with Mr. and Mrs. F. {. Nc
Cumber during the past three
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. McCallum,
who had been here visiting relatives
for the past week, returned TO their
home in Yakima, Wash, Sunday.
The regular meetings of Lumber
and SaWmill Workers Union No.
1881 will be held the End and 4th
Tuesdays at 7:30 o'clock sharp II
Ross Swarens, employed as G. N.
operator at Volcour, was IN Libby
Monday to call on his brother Jack,
but missed him as he and his family
were in Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Neiis and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Neils and fam
lies. and Mr.. and Mrs. A. j Agather
drove to cottage on Flathead lake
to spend the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Botchek and
son. Charles. and Mr.. Jake Botchek
returned Friday from a motor trip
to Kinzua, Ore, and Lewiston. Ida.
where they visited with relatives.
Miss Mary Virginia Mount arrived
in the city Saturday and will spend
the summer here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. O. Mount Miss
Mount has spent the past school
year teaching at North Fork. Calf.
Ted Alderman of Everett Wash.
was in Libby for the Fourth as d
guest of Mrs. Mable Baenen. He left
after spending the holiday here and
on the 9th will be indicted into the
army, for the present at Fort. Lewis.
Wn.
Mrs L. S. Welch and sister. Mrs.
Archie Patterson, spent the Fourth
! weekend on an enjoyable trip to
Glacier Park and around Flathead
lake concluding with a visit with
friends in Kalispell Mrs. Patter-
son, who had been visiting in Lib
by, remained in Kalispell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Crotteau
and children drove to the upper
Flathead country to visit relatives
over the Fourth Mr. Crotteau re-
ports that number of ranches in
that district are actually under wa
ter and that in some places the
stencil from rotting hay crops is
very bad
Lieutenant and Mrs. Earl Smith
arrived in Libby Sunday from
Texas where they have been living
and where the Lieutenant is sta
toned with the II. S. army. He
remained here only few days and
then returned to his duties but Mrs.
Smith will spend the simmer mere
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs John
| McRell
Mr. and Mrs. L. j. Olson. accom-
panied by their son, Don, and their
two small grandchildren drove to
/ Spokane last Friday where they
were joined by their daughter. Mrs.
Malcolm Peters, and then proceed
i ed to Priest lake, in northern Idano.
At the lake they were met BY their
son, DR. Howard Olson, and fam
lily of Grangeville, Ida, the families
spending the Fourth weekend at
! the lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Geringer and
Mrs. H. D. Geringer motored to
Havre last Sunday to spend the
Fourth visiting Mr.. and Mrs. l.. M
Miller Mrs. Miller is sister Of
Mr.. Geringer Mrs. H. D. Geringer
remained in Havre, to spend the
rest Of the summer. They returned
Sunday by way of Logan Pass high
way through Glacier Park Mrs
Geringer stated that the Park was
the most beautiful she had seen IL
since 1928. "Snow-drifts higher thar
the car were still banked against
the road in many places. she said
Around some of the curves, there
was only room enough for one cal
ITO pass through