The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-05
LOCAL |
HAPPENINGS

couples at Dlngo party IN thelr
home.
| Closing out fall and winter hats
! Special price, $l.00 till Feb. II. only.
-Parlor Millinery, Mrs. Timothy
Miller, West Libby 1t
! Libby Volunteer Fire department
answered call to put out Chin
ney fire today at one o'clock at the
home of E. ]. Barkee.
! Miss Doris Gumaer of Priest
/ River, arrived here last Thursday
to spend a week visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. Orval Acton.
The regular meetings of Lumber
and Sawmill Workers Union No.
1881 will be held the End and ath
! Tuesdays at 7.30 o'clock sharp.
Mrs. Frank Smith received word
! that Mr.. Smith, who went to Seat
tie recently, is now working there
for the Glacier Concrete and Sand
| Co.
Word was received here Monday
by Harold Nelson that his mother,
Mrs. Peter Nelson. had died Sunday
at hospital in Lancaster. MINI.
MIR Nelson visited in Lancaster
with his parents two months ago.
Mrs. Robert Erickson and sons,
Rieky and Keith, left Saturday on
I the Empire Builder for Cartwright,
N. D., where they plan to visit sew
eral weeks at <Nhe home of MIR and
Mrs. Frank Erickson. parents of
Robert
Sidney Peterson, senior mechanic
for the Kootenai national forest.
left Tuesday for Spokane TO settle
his family there temporarily before
going on to Salem, Ore. where he
will be inspector of CCC mechani-
cal equipment Under a Gee tiree-
tor.
Miss Patricia Daugharty, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Daugh-
arty, returned to Spokane Sunday
after visiting several days here with
her parents. Miss Daugharty is
employed in civic civil service work
in Spokane, having begun this type
of work Jan. l.
Forestry men gathered at the
home of H. r. Richards Monday
night for a farewell party in honor
of Sidney Peterson who with his
family left Tuesday for Spokane
and Salem, Ore Guests played
cards and then all helped in pre-
pairing and serving refreshments.
Mrs. E. j. Hughes left Monday
evening to return to her home in
Tacoma, Wash, after short visit
here. She said people over here, so
for from war dangers and scares of
the west coast country, have little
conception of the baneful impress
sion the war is leaving on coast
people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ovilla Gamache
have sold their home on Utah Ave
to Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Schlumm
and are moving to Tacoma, Wash,
where Mr.. Gamache is working
with the Tacoma Sash and Door
Co. Mrs. Gamache expects to visit
with her parents in Spokane en-
route to Tacoma.
The members of the Friendly
Club were guests of Mrs. William
Doak at delightful luncheon given
recently Mrs. Perry Rodgers was
the guest of honor, it being her
birthday. She was presented with a
lovely gift from the club members.
1t is said the party was great sue
cess, with only one mistake made
the sixteen candles on the birthday
cake.
Mrs A. J. Agather entertained
four little girls and three little boys
at her home Thursday in honor Of
the fourth birthday anniversary of
her son, Jay. There were numerous
games for the guests who were
served birthday cake and red,
white and blue ice cream. Guests
were Rita Johnson, Susan LeDuc,
Dorothy Ann Pfotenhauer, Judy
Wells, Neil and Pat Brophy and
Gordon Miner.
The annual ice harvest was in
full swing last Sunday at Thcmp-
son lakes at the Harris-CIoutier and
Richard-Kemp cabins These ice
| harvests have become annual social
affairs coupled with a lot of hard
work, but all of it seems to be huge
ly enjoyed by the large number who
participate Reports are that the
ice was from 10 to IL inches thick.
Eight tons were stored away al the
Harris-Cloutier cabin while Bill
Kemp says they put away 10 tons.
The ice is said to be of very good
quality.
A delightful party was held Fri
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Frank Pival honoring Mrs. Ovilla
Gamache and Mrs. Sidney Peterson
who are leaving soon to make their
homes on the west Coast Guests
were members of st. Joseph's Altar
Society and St. Joseph's Catholic
choir. The evening was spent Wis
iting, playing bridge and fantan
with Mrs. William Farris and Mrs.
Ray Croy each capturing high score
prizes. Both Mrs. Peterson and Mrs.
Gamache were presented with love-
ly gifts from the members. A de-
licious lunch was served at the ev-
ening's close by the hostesses, Mrs.
Frank Pival and Mrs. Joe Kuiawa.
Called to Chicago
Walter Neils left Saturday for
4 Chicago called there to attend a
conference of the national lumber