The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-08-26


of Kalispell were visitors IN Libby
Monday.
R. N. A. Sewing Circle rummage
sale September 10 in the kienitz
building. 1t
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Polette and
Mrs. Ralph Spain of Portland We're
in Libby last week visiting friends.
James c. McKenney and Helen
j. ingalls,, both of Spokane, were
married in Libby Aug. 10 by the
Rev E. Roy Fort.
! Food Sale Saturday, Aug. %, at
the Variety Grocery, by the Luth-
eran Ladies Aid. 1t
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Storbakken
had as their guests Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Haugen of Tacoma, Wash, last
Friday and Saturday. Mr. Haugen
and Mr.. Storbakken are cousins.
Amazed citizens watched the slow
progress of deer that ambled
down Mineral avenue Tuesday
morning. Speculation has il that
the deer may belong to A, Hamel.
Colleen, Patricia and Bernard
Gamache, former residents Of Lib
by, spent week visiting a. the
Bernard Schlumm home. They left
for their home in Tacoma yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey Stensrud
and baby daughter left Wednesday.
Mr.. Stensrud has joined the Sea.
bees and his family will be with
Mrs. Stensrud's parents in North
Dakota unless they can locate near
Mr.. Stensrud's work.
Mhs. Harold Thorgerson, who has
been visiting here with lYir and
Mrs. Don Hargreaves, is gong TO
Spokane to accept a position with
the Washington Water Power Com
pany. Her husband, Captain Harold
Torgerson, is overseas.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Neils ot Mn
neapolis, Mimi, have arrived 10
visit the Walter and George Neils
families. They are the house guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Neils and
all three families plan to leave for
Big Fork to help celebrate Mrs. j.
Neils Both birthday
Mrs. w. L. Kell, former Libby
resident, visited Sunday and Mon
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Ber-
ges Her daughter, Catherine, has
finished her basic training in the
WAC. Mrs. Kell has sold her home
in Columbia Falls and is on her
way to the coast
In letter to Libby relatives the
news was impaired that Margaret
Bockman, daughter of Mrs. Minnie
po1hiiehis oiiG-lliliG Lippy itaitfI1lls
was married in the Baptist parson-
age at LeWistoWn, Ida, on July rs,
to Theodore Allenby Vieira. Mr..
Vieira is in the navy.
Sam Bottorff is in the city today
looking for a house for Mrs Bot
torff who will teach in the Libby
schools this year. Mrs. Bottorff will
be accompanied by her parents Mr.
Bottorff is here on a two weeks
furlough from Fort Douglas, Utah,
where he is in the reception center.
The Rev. and Mrs. Albert w.
Barber and son, Jimmie, left yes
terday for their home in Cut Bank
after having spent week here on
vacation. They said they had great
ly enjoyed the week here and had
found Libby and the surrounding
country delightful place in which
to spend an outing.
Guests during the past wecF at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Pert
Blackwell have been Mrs. Fred
Peeso and Miss Hazel Pint, sisters
of Mrs. Blackwell; Mrs. Blackwcll's
mother, Mrs. Pint, and friend,
Mrs. Preston. All the ladies' are
from Butte. Mrs. Peeso will be e.
membered as one-time resident IF
Libby
Oscar Brendgard, Of Englewo0d,
N. j., was in Libby the first Of the
week for short time calling on
old-time friends He will bc re-
membered as an outstanding pitcher
for Libby baseball team of former
years, it having been said that he
was one of the best pitchers ever to
work ON Libby diamond tatcTt
he held a position as salesman for
the j. Neils Lumber company in
Maui Varl Cgfu