The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-10-14
Libby News

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Brown left
Friday morning, October 8, for Fort
Benton to spend few days visit
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Nelson. Mr.. Nelson is a
former employee of M. C. (Bud)
Adkins when he first went into the
grocery business.
Alice Burton, Commander of the
Disabled American Veterans. Ethel
Miller Thora Gates and MI. and
Mrs. Bernhard Slender of Kalispell
were in Libby Saturday, October
9, selling Forget Me-NotS for the
Disabled American War Veterans.
While here they visited and had
dinner with Mr. and Mrs. William
Hilbird.
Mrs. Gerald Mueller and daugh-
ter Geraldine and Mrs. Ed Witt
lake and daughter Sharon Lee left
for KaliSpeu to spend the week end.
They returned home Sunday night
with Gordon Lindsey, bringing with
them Margaret Paddock who is
spending a week visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. William Hill
bird. Miss Paddock is a cousin of
Mr.. Hilbird.
Mr., and Mrs. Leo Bockman of
Redding, Calf, are spending a week |
with Mrs. William Lamey. They
plan on visiting a few days in |
Whitefish with Mrs. Bockman's
brother, L. L. Search, before re-
turning to their home in California.
Herman Bockman of Moscow,
Ida, a former resident of Libby, is
here visiting relatives and friends.
L. j. Brown, Mac Petrusha, Bill
Darsow and Emil Voves left Sat
urday for the Flathead country for
duck hunting.
Mrs. Frank Ayotte returned Mon
day from Devils Lake, N D.. where
she had been called, due to the
critical illness of her father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ahlskog, Mr..
and Mrs. William Guernsey and Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Church left Friday
morning for Moscow, Ida, to attend
the Homecoming game They re-
turned to Libby Sunday night
Eliza Francis of Seattle arrived
in Libby Tuesday October II for
an indefinite visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Freeman Anderson.
Mrs. f. j. Driear returned home
Friday from Kalispell where she
visited for several days at the Geo.
Driear residence.
Mrs. Freeman Anderson left Tues
day for Spokane for medical
check-up.
William Stolarczyk is spending his
vacation in Spokane visiting at the
home Of his sister Mrs Harold
LutZ.
Ken Atchison is reported to have
shot a large black bear last Sunday
in the West Fisher Country. A
number of bear have been shot dur
ng the past several weeks, an ex-
,eptiOnally beautiful speclman be-
ng killed by Loon Lake from u. S.
No. 2, a week ago last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Breuer and
Mr.. and Mrs Louis Roherer Of Sheri-
dan, ILL.,. visited over Tuesday at the
nome of Mr.. and Mrs W. r. Littell
md Miss Jessie M Hale The three
men hunted together in the Meeker
'Ountry of Northwestern Colorado
n 1914. Mr.. Breuer and w. R. have
,lso made long hunting trips pre-
nous TO that time in Montana, Wyo-
ming and Saskatchewan The Hi
lois party is part of hunting group
hat IS packing today into the Fish
liver section of the Bitterroots in
fineral county.
H. A. Geringer is having a good
OBJ of landscaping given the vacant
DTS just south of his new store The
round is being leveled and grass
ill be seeded, making this corner
n attractive spot. The policy of
ne Geringers in beautifying their
art of the business section merits
for with its beauti-
IL scenery and residence sections,
libby can be made into the most at
active small city to be found any
here.
Miss Irene Mcdonald of Spokane,
spending her vacation at the home
f Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer T. Swftzer
r. Miss Mcdonald came over last
unday.