The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-06-26
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Paul Church was in Eureka Tues
day on a business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Baeth are
spending the week in Missoula
WV meeting the End and 4th
Thursdays of each month at the
club. If.
Roberts r. May of Seattle, Wn., is
visiting at the home of Mrs. M.
Stuhlreiter.
Mrs. Mary Thomas has been en-
ployed as clerk at the South Lib
by Grocery Store.
w. j. Harris and daughters, Mary
and Leone, were business visitors
Monday in Kalispell.
County Commissioners approved
the Preliminary Budget at their
meeting last Tuesday.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union No. 1881 meets the End and
4th Tuesday of each month.
Miss Elizabeth Ireland, State
Superintendent of Schools, made an
official visit to Lincoln county Mon
day.
Miss Charlotte Cantwell of Kod-
lac, Alaska is visiting at the home
of Mrs M. Stuhlreiter for two
weeks.
The Rev Leon H. Ayers accom-
panied E. j. Barkee to Spokane
last Wednesday, returning home
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Hunsinger and
son of Ordnance, Ore.,. were guests
at the E. M. Preston home Monday
and Tuesday.
Miss Frances Crotteau, who is
recovering from an operation in
Portland, is reported to be making
good progress.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Moholt have
purchased the Ray Mills dwelling
and property mile south of Libby |
on the Highway
Robert w. Stanley arrived yeSter-
day evening from Helena for a visit |
with his mother, Mrs. Ruth Stanley, |
and uncle, w. J. Anderson.
Joe Fennessy and w. J. Ander
son, Co. Superintendent of Schools, |
attended a high school board meet
ing in Eureka Monday evening.
Alfred F. Olsen of Libby, was
granted a divorce Friday from Mary
c. Olsen. Olsen was given custody
of the couples two daughters.
A. B. Bowman of the forestry
service, st. Marys, Ida, came Tues
day to spend a week in Libby in
connection with the proposed CO.
operative agreement plan.
E. A. Rice and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
McCallum drove to Noxon. Sunday,
to bring back Mrs. Merrill Tester
and two daughters for a weeks visit.
Mrs. Tester is a daughter of the
McCallums and Mr.. Rice's niece.
Forest Supervisor William G.
Guernsey and Regional Forester
Pete Hanson are spending the week
in Washington, D. c. They are
there on business regarding the
Kootenai forest management plan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Kessen left
Wednesday afternoon for a trip to
the West Coast by way of Walla
Walla. They plan to visit in
Seattle, Portland, Wenatchee, Salem
and Everett, returning home July 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross S. Greason and
daughters, Peggy Ann and 10 Ellen,
returned Saturday evening from
their vacation which they spent
with relatives in Atwood and Hern-
don, Kansas. Mr.. Greason is employ
ed at the Western News office.
Mrs, Clayton Nelson returned
home Sunday from Kalispell where
she had been visiting for some
time. Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. :
Chas. Hubacher brought her back
returning to Kalispell Monday ac- !
Bompanied by Mrs. Harold Nelson
and Mrs. Esther Waggoner who
spent the day shopping.
Patrolman Riddle reports a car
accident Saturday night at 1870
two miles west of Libby on High
way No. g. The drivers of the two
cars were NELL Lindsey of Troy and
George Miller of Tacoma. The Lind
,ey car was badly damaged, the
other receiving only minor dam
ages. No one was injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey L. Grit
iith and family of Chicago visited
With Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F. Crit
18th at the Liberty Placer Mine on
libby Creek over the weekend env5
quite to BeIlingham, Wash, where
Nr. Griffith instructs music during
he summer months. Mr.. Chauncey
Griffith and Mr.. Robert Griffith are
brothers.
r. w. LeDuc received word Mon
lay night of the death that after
loon of his brother, D. w. LeDuc
# Anaheim, Calf. Mr.. LeDuc, who
las been i'll for some time, together
With Mrs. LeDuc, visited his brother
md family several years ago in
libby, where they made many
riends. r. w. visited last Deem