The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas X. Phillips
of St. Paul, MINI, visited at the
home of Mr.. Phillips brother, Oil
yer Phillips, last week. They are
in Montana to assist with the har-
vest on their farm located IN the
eastern part of the state.
One fire occurred in the forest
as a result of the electrical storms
this week. The fire, class A, was
located on Mt. Henry in the Yak
district. This brings the fires to a
total of seven for the season. Last
wear. by August IL, there had been
1SG fires in the forest.
L. O. Mount of the Libby En-
ployment Office is spending the week
in Helena where he is taking ad-
dition2l training at the state office.
Miss Mary Mahoney was sent from
Kahspell to take over the local en-
ployment office during his absence.
Miss Mahoney had been in charge
of the Libby office prior to her as
Segment to Kalispeu
J. A. Lair, District Superinten-
dent of Public Welfare visited at
the local welfare Office yesterday
and today.
Tightening Tuesday evening hit
a light pole back of the Dome The
atre, badly damaging the pole,
blowing the fuses and keeping the
shaw audience in the harness for
show audience in the darkness for
few minutes. It is reported to haVe
struck another house in town ruin
ing radio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Preston and
family visited friends in Libby last
week. The Prestons, formerly of
Klamath Falls, Ore, are now liv-
ing in Whitefish where Mr.. Preston |
is employed with the Great North
ern. The Prestons are former Lib |
by residents.
For your needs in Woodwork, !
don't see others until you have |
seen us.-Libby Sash and Door stiff |
Mrs. Leo Chounard of Harrison,
Ida, has been here for the past !
week visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Rayome. Mrs. Chounard is
Mrs. Rayome's mother
H. M. Huck of Missoula, repre-
senting the Bankers Life Co. of Des
Moines, Ia. is in Libby for few
days on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rov c. Powell and /
sons, Robert and Calvin. and Miss
Mary Anne Wormley, all of Kalis-
pell, spent Sunday in Libby get
ting acquainted with the Powell'S n
new little granddaughter born last
Friday a. m
Mr.. and Mrs Bernard Arness of
Park River, N. D., took possession
of the Libby Cabin Camp last week.
The former owners, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. J. Durham, plan to make their
home in Libby following a months
vacation on the coast. The trans
action was handled by the E. A.
Strout Realty.
Miss Francis Carlson, former Lib
by resident, is spending her vaca-
ton at the E. NJ Davidson home.
She came Saturday from Seattle
where she is employed as compto-
meter operator at the Pacific tele-
phone and telegraph company.
Mrs. Ned Joughin and son, Carl |
ton, and grandson Jackie Bur-
roughs, spent last week on the |
coast.
Head VanSlate arrived back in |
Libby the middle of last week, |
having spent the past six months
at HAYDEN Lake. Ida.
Little Sally Duncan had the mis-
fortune to break her right leg the |
last part of last week while playing |
at her home with a playmate. Her
mother, Mrs. Cassius Duncan took |
her to Kalispell by plane upon adj
vice of local physician that even
ing.
George Kremkau left for his
home in Stockton, Calf, after a
months visit at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Chapman Mr.
K-emkau is Mrs. Chapman's faith
er.