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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-08-19
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON
APPLICATION FOR GRANGE
OF NAME

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON
APPLICATION FOR CHANGE
OF NAME
NO. 2254
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY
OF LINCOLN
In the Matter of the Application
of HENRY BECKER for change of
name.
WHEREAS, Henry Becker has
filed his petition with the Clerk
of this Court for permission to
change his name from Henry Beck
er to John A. Brown;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is here
by ordered that all persons in
terested in the aforesaid matter ap-
pear before the district court in the
courtroom in the City of Libby,
County of Lincoln, State of Mon
tana on the 9th day of August,
1913 at the hour of 1000 A. NJ. Of
said day and then and there show
cause, if any they may have, why
said application for change Of
name should not be granted.
1T is FURTHER ORDERED that
a copy of this order to show cause
be published in the Western News,
a newspaper printed and published
in the said Lincoln County for four
successive weeks next preceding the
date set for the hearing thereof.
Dated August Bird, 1913.
(SEAL)
FRED F. CLARK, Clerk
In the absence of the Judge
at August 512-19-26)
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CERTIFICATE OF DOING
UNDER A FICTITIOUS
NAME

We, Harlow B. Stordock and
Stanley r. Smart, hereby certify
that we are now tranSacting a
general automotive repair, service
and sales business in the City of
Libby, Lincoln County, Montana,
under the name and style of LIBBY
MOTORS, Libby, Montana; that we
are the sole owners of said bust
ness; that we reside in the said
City of Libby; and that the afore-
said business is located at the cor
ner of Sixth Street and Mineral
Avenue, being SIG Mineral Avenue.
Dated this 10Th day of June, 1913.
HARLOW B. STORDOCK
STANLEY r. SMART
STATE OF MONTANA, County of
Lincoln, IS.
On this 3Oth day of June, 1913,
before me, J. T. Fennessy, Jr., a
Notary Public for the State afore-
said, personally appeared Harlow
B. Stordock and Stanley r. Smart,
known to me to be the persons
whose names are subscribed to the
above instrument and acknowled-
ged to me that they executed the
same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
my notarial seal the day and year
first above written.
(SEAL)
j. F. FENNESSY, JR.
Notary Public for the State of
Montana, Residing at Libby,
Montana.
My commission expires Novem-
Der %, 1948.
at = August 5-12-19-26)
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NOTTCE no CREDrTnRs

Estate of EMMA A. COXON, De
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, the administrator of
the estate of Emma A. Coxon, de-
ceased, to the creditors of and all
persons having claims against the
said deceased, to exhibit them, with
the necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication
of this notice to the said admins
traitor at the office of ]. F. Fen
messy. Jr., Libby, in the County of
Lincoln, State of Montana, the
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said eS-
tate.
LEROY TALMADGE
Administrator of the Estate
of said Deceased.
Dated at Libby, Montana, this
31st day of July, 1913.
J. F. FENNESSY, JR.
Attorney for Petitioner.
(4t August 5-12-l9-26)
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leroy TALMADGE
NOTICE OF GAIL F0R BIDS

Bids will be received by the
Board of County Commissioners fol-
the purchase of One, Two-Ton truck
with dump body. Specifications
may be seen at the Office of the
Clerk and Recorder
Bids will be opened at 2 p. m. on
Wednesday, September 9Th.
The. Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
All bids to be addressed to the
County Clerk and Recorder, Libby,
Montana.
By order of the Board of
County Commissioners
BY James Mahoney
Chairman
ATTEST:
C. G. Earle
County Clerk and Recorder.
ct August 5-l2-26)
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"It shall however be lawful for
the legislative assembly, in such
manner as it may direct, to auth
orize the cancellation of any per-
Sonal property taxes which are not
lien on real estate and which
| have been delinquent for ten (10)
years or more.
ut shall be lawful for the legis-
lative assembly, in such manner as
it may direct, to authorize the can
collation. of any contractual obliga-
ton owed to or held by a county,
for seed grain, feed or other re-
lief, the collection of which obliga-
ton is barred by the statute of lin
itations."
Section 8. This amendment shall
be submitted to the qualified cleo
tors of the State of Montana by be-
ing placed on the official ballot pro-
vided for by. Section 678, Revised
Codes of Montana, 1885, as amend
ed by Chapter 81, Session Laws,
1899, and as provided by law, and
there shall be printed on such bal
lot the title of this act and the fol-
lowing words;
Against the above amendment
For the above amendment.
The elector shall designate his
preference for either of the pro-
positions by making an x before
the proposition for which he de-
sires to vote.
Section 4. The votes cast for and
against the amendment herein pro-
posed shall be counted, canvasse1,
and determined by such officials
and in such manner as provided by
law, and if a majority of all votes
cast at such election for and against
such amendment shall be in favor
of such amendent, the governor of
the state shall so declare by public
proclamation, and the amendment
shall be in full force and effect as
a part of the Constitution from and
after the date of such proclamation.
Section S. This act shall be in
full force and effect from and after
its passage and approval
Approved March 5, 1947.
United States of America
State of Montana SIS.
l, Sam w. Mitchell, Secretary of
State of the State of Montana, do |
hereby certify that the foregoing |
is true and correct copy of an |
act entitled;
"An Act to Provide for the Sub
to the Qualified Electors
Of the State of Montana of an
to Section 80 of Ar
ticle v of the Constitution of the
State of Montana, Relating to the
of Certain Delinquent
Personal Property Taxes and the
Cancellation of Certain Obligations
Held by Counties, the Collection of
Which is Barred by the Statute of
Limitations"
In testimony whereof, I have
lereunto set my hand and affixed
he Great Seal of the State of Mon
ana, at Helena, the Capital, this
twenty sixth day of July, A. D.
L948.
'SEAL)
SAM w. MITCHELL
Secretary of State
(12-13t Aug 5-0-28)
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Campaign Starting ! o
Finish Athletic Park
Board Sets Out To Finish Project This Summer
To Fund Sweetened By Recent Benefit Game

Paul Wilson, A. f. Weber and
Wayne Hageman, Commercial club.
M. T. Hoppel is secretary-treasurer.
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School Gymnasium At Park City Is
Destroyed By Fire Tuesday Evening

Park City, March 24.-Fire of I'M
determined origin completely de-
stroyed the Park City high school
gymnasium, a large 38-year-old
frame building in the block north
of the high school building, Tuesday
evening. A residence property, the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Martin,
II feet north of the gymnasium,
was severely damaged but was saved
from complete destruction by volun-
teer fire fighters who battled the
flames with pals of water from
nearby c%isterns. They were assist
ed near the end by arrival of a tank
of water mounted on a truck and
equipped with a pressure pump.
The fire in the gymnasium is
thought to have started in the north
east corner and was first observed
soon after 6 o'clock. The finder
dry structure burned quickly and
had fallen in by 7 o'clock. The west
end fell into the street. The burn
ing hardwood floor later fell into
the full basement as weakened sup
porting timbers snapped and gave
way.
The bucket-wielding volunteer
fighters also succeeded in saving a
garage at the rear of the Martin
property. Their performance was
considered remarkable, considering
the close proximity of the gymnasi-
and the intense heat of the
flames. Fortunate for other proper
ties was the fact that the wind
prevailing at the time was slight
and was from the northeast.
The gymnasium was covered by
a series of insurance policies on the
districts properties, includ-
ing the public library on Main
The Martin property was
also insured. The greater part of
he south wall of the Martin house
vas burned away or charred and
he interior was damaged by water.
Furniture, household appliances and
other personal property of the Mar
,ins were removed to safety by
and neighbors.
The gymnasium was erected in
1910 by F. G.. Stoltz, at that time
II the lumber business, as a recrea-
ion center and community hall.
The ground floor was for dances and
of large proportions, with
Tub rooms on the second floor.
The grand opening dance of June
}, 1910, was attended by rs couples.
Stoltz soon after retired from the
lumber business and converted the
all into a store building in which
Il 1912 he opened "The Big Day.
ight Store" A sign on the south
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Kiwanis | Farm,
Ranch Night; Award
Sow, Z Pigs To All Boy

AS a gesture of cooperation and
assistance, the Kiwanis club re-
linquished its usual after dinner
program time Wednesday evening
at the parish hall to the Veterans
of Foreign Wars who had a lengthy
meeting scheduled for that evening.
Pres. w. A. Mccormick announc-
ed at the close of the dinner that
the club will not have a program
next Wednesday evening, March 81,
as the Commercial club has an
event scheduled for that date. The
Kiwanis will eat as usual at 6:15
and many of them will then go to
the Commercial club meeting at the
Masonic temple.
April 7 will be farmers and ranch
ers night, DR.. Mccormick said. The
county agent and assistants are to
be present and will formally award
a sow and her seven pigs to a
All boy as a project. DR.. R. j..
Continued on Page Eighty
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HENRY BAIT, FATHER
OF JACOB BATT, DIES

Funeral services were held Tues
day in Billings for Henry Bait, rs,
Of Billings, who died at his home
after an illness of four months. A
retired farmer, and father of Jacob
Bait of Laurel, he had lived in yell
lowstone county since 1908.
He was born in Dittel, Russia,
and came to Lincoln, Neb., in 1902.
Besides the son here he is survived
by the widow, Mary Elizabeth Bait.
and a son, John Bait of Huntley,
seven grandchildren and six great
grandchildren.
Services were conducted at the
German Congregational church by
Rev. H. G. Pfeiff, pastor of the
church, assisted by Rev. John Nicer
of Huntley and Rev. H. C. Haem-
melmann of Laurel.
Pallbearers were George Balzer,
Jacob Kindsfather, Henry Lackman,
Fred Oblander, Godfried Oblander
and G.. P. Reiter.
Burial was in Pleasantview GEM
etery at Ballentine.
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SET DATE FOR SCOUT
FUND RAISING DRIVE

The annual drive for funds for
Boy Scouts of the Yellowstone val
ley council will be conducted here
April 6 in a dawn to dusk cam
paign, according to Harry Dull,
chairman of the local publicity COM
mittee. He said arrangements have
been made for an Early Bird break
fast at the Board of Trade cafe
and that the solicitors will begin
their work Immediately after break
fast.
To insure that every captain and
every other worker is on time for
the breakfast at 1880, Boy Scouts
will personally deliver Scout-O-
Grams to the wives of the workers
on April 5, the day before the drive.
The Scouts will also leave with the
wives tenderfoot badges and neck
erchiefs for the workers to wear
while soliciting funds.
The early April drive follows the
precedent of other years for rails
ing money to finance the local
suing 12-month period.
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Sullivan Funeral Is
Conducted Saturday
By Masonic Members

Funeral services were held in
the Masonic temple Saturday for
Ira Sullivan, Northern Pacific rail
road engineer. Corinthian lodge
No. ~, A. F. & A. M. was in
charge.
"Going Home" and "The Old
Rugged Cross" were sung by Mrs.
G. M. Herbstruth with Mrs. j. H.
Albertus as accompanist.
Pallbearers were c. H. Barney,
T. w. Evert, G.. w. Fenton, F. w.
Graft, w. T. Wiechert and Earl
Wilson, active, and G.. L.. Avery, E.
L. Freund, D. w. Maxson, o. H.
Mayhugh, H. l.. Nelson and G. F.
Wheeler, honorary.
Burial was in the Laurel ceme-
terry.
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TELLS STORY
Of VISIT TO CHINA

Continuing his description of the
Pacific islands and the Far East,
Chester Scott told the Rotary club
Tuesday that his outfit of marines
was very glad to go to China at
the end of the war to receive the
formal surrender of japanese troops.
The boys wanted to see city streets
and tall buildings again. The pic
lures he passed among the Rotarians
indicated that some parts of pop
ulous China have good looking, well
built towns.
En- route to Tientsin and Picking
the marines passed through the
China sea, which they found is
really yellow. They were royalty re-
ceived by the Chinese who welcom-
ed them as allies and friends.
AS usual the money-squandering
Americans fouled up the market.
The Chinese had no souvenir goods
at first-had not had time to make
such stuff-so the wares presented
by the dealers were trinkets from
the homes of the Chinese, often very
good example of art. Buying any
thing is an intricate process, so
much so that the army issued books
of intruction on the subject. But
the Chinese are intelligent, so they
shifted tactics and put the books
out of date.
Money values fluctuated, increas-
ing before payday and falling when
the service men were loaded with
new money to spend.
Scott was in Picking a short time
a member of a guard detail.
The Communists were threatening
the city at the time and the detail
may have been sent to ward them
off. Although Scott was near the
great wall of China he never had
opportunity to see it. He did
see the famous marble boat, actu-
ally made of marble and actually
in an artificial lake, the
whimsey of a dowager queen Of
long ago.
1t was difficult to distinguish at
first between a wedding procession
and a funeral procession. Both had
bands playing most inappro-
pirate music. Scott discovered ne
could distinguish them by color.
Weddings used red.
He collected many curios while in
China. Two %figuerines were ex-
Iuisitely done. The Rotarians found
he photographs and the money of
nigh figures were quite interesting
Illustrations of SCOTS description
ie was introduced by Paul Wilson
A guest was w. d. Copeland and
Andrews of Billings.
Pres. o. X. Chapman announced
hat the Laurel club had dropped
rom first to second place in the
for attendance. Laurel was
opped last month by Havre. He
aid the basketball team of Laurel
Ugh school will be entertained by
he Rotary club at luncheon next
tuesday.
Wayne Hageman explained the
of Boys State, sponsored
y the American Legion
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$8,699.65

~3O'OJV'UO
Much work has already been done
on the field in preparation of the
ground, including the laying of wa
ter lines, grading and establishment
of a seed bed for grass, but more
money is required for other and
essential items, embraced in the fol-
lowing:
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FORMS LOCAL
BUILDING CONCERN

The charter for Bonded Builders.
Inc, a Laurel corporation, was e
ceived here Wednesday by the in
corporators, Herman Schessler, Har-
old D. High, A. A. Moser, Ted
Schessler and B. l.. Price. The
concern will engage in all types of
construction and is equipped for
heavy work, grading and dams. "A
ready-mix concrete plant for which
equipment has been ordered is to
be set up. The corporations office
is at 300 East Main street.
High will be construction super
intendent. He is originally from
Hardin, but spent several years on
the Pacific coast. For seven years
he was contracting Independently in
Yakima, Wash, and during the war
was with some of the essential in
dustries.
The other members of the cor
poration, Schessler brothers, Price
and Moser, have resided here a
number of years.
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HARDIN CAPTURES
STATE B TITLE IN
TOURNAMENT HERE
Wins Over Hamilton With 81
To 80 ScOre-Red Lodge
Takes Third Place

The Hardin Bulldogs played a
heads-up ball game Saturday night
to capture their first state basket
ball championship and avenge their
last years defeat at the hands of
the Hamilton Broncs, with a con-
vincing so to 80 count.
Red Lodge surprised everyone by
winning the consolation game and
taking third place in the tournament
by virtue of a So to 81 score over
Dodson, who had previously turned
back Red Lodge in the tournament.
Hardin, who entered the tourna-
ment as the favored club, left little
doubt that it was going all tn
way by taking it's first two games.
In a convincing n that wore
down their opponents, the Bulldogs
coasted to a GA to 38 win over
Anaconda Central and a GO to 40
count owe Scobey.
Hamilton on the other hand
seemed to be definitely off form,
and had to come from behind in its
first two encounters. Taking Fort
Benton AZ to 40 and Dodson 43
to 40 it showed a cool and deliber-
ate way of play when the going
vas tough, to give notice that the
championship game Saturday night
was %anyone's game.
Hamilton opened its defenses in
the championship game with a tight
zone in hopes of stopping the de
~vastating screens and pick-offs that
the dribbling Bulldogs had so eff
fectively used. Hardin Immediately
Logan its deadly long shots and
wS-+ into q 16 to 9 lead. Hamilton,
however, broke out of its zone and
in a few instances showed some Of
the fast break that made it SC
dangerous a year ago. The first
half closed at % to % for Hardin.
The Bulldogs counted the first
two points in the second half for
a five-point margin, and then pro-
that lead with a freeze.
Hamilton refused to come out of
it's zone for four minutes in the
third period and Hardin refused to
try to score. AS the minutes licked
away the five points looked larger
and larger. Finally Hamilton
switched to a man-for-man defense.
but had tough luck with its shots
and by the end of the period Har-
lin va ahead % tO 3S
The rest of the game saw Har-
lin play cautious ball to hold its
cad as the game speeded up, with
hamilton trying desperately to find
he hoop and Hardin holding the
,all until it could break in under
he basket.
The final gun sounded with the
core board reading 81 to 80, and
new State Champion had been
rowned.
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r~icultural practices in those coun-
tries. During that time he made
a collection of colored slides that
very well illustrate salient char
acteristics of crops, soil and meth
DDS, with some humorous situations
included.
Pres. Oliver Void of the Com
mercial club said this week that
the general meeting for members
and farmer guests will begin with
a dinner next Wednesday at $50
at the Masonic temple, followed by
the program. Eckert will be the
principal speaker.
Void said the club expects an at
tendance of about 100.
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side, beneath a picture of the sun,
rather accurately declared that the
store sold Everything under the
SUM-" It's merchandise ranged from
threshing machines to needles and
pins, plus groceries. Stoltz organ
lied the F. G.. Stoltz company, with
C. N. Zwisler and R. j.. Ranwolf
as business associates. Zwisler sold
his interest after two years to
Henry Schesler, ST., who later with
drew and bought the former Joe
Basette ranch east of Park City.
In 1920 the business was sold to
Smith Trading company, of which
the stockholders were E. w. Swan
tees, l.. j. Wallace, Ellis Smith,
Paul Diamond, Stoltz and j. w.
Corwin.
Stoltz retired at the sale to go
into commercial gardening, but on
Sept. ID 1928, ne opened a cream
station on the south side of the
store building, in an addition, and
put in a stock of groceries.
The building was sold in March
to the Park City school dis
trict, which converted it into a GYM
nasium. For the purchase the dis
trict issued bonds in the amount of
$4,000. In the succeeding 20 years
in addition to sports it was often
used for school plays, concerts and
community events.
On its floor were trained a num-
Der of successful basketball teams,
one of the most outstanding being
championship team of the late ZOOS
Or early '30s.
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S5,500.00

S5,5OO.OO
The ball park was begun in re-
cognition of a long-standing need
for an adquate and proper field on
which young people of the commun-
ity could engage in sports, with
special attention to cooperation with
the American Legion's national
baseball program for boys. In ad-
dition, the adults of the community
would be afforded an opportunity
to see their adult home and visit
ing teams in action, which hereto
fore has not been possible on a
Laurel field. The convenience Of
having such games at night, after
working hours, is unmistakable, as
shown by the large number OF
people who have been compelled to
travel to other towns to enjoy
sports events.
Provision has been made to in
clude a regulation football field in
the lighted field so that night foot
ball as well as night baseball may
be enjoyed. The sponsors feel that
Laurel has grown to a size which
needs and can greatly benefit from
first-class day and night athletic
park. They also feel that now is
the time to complete the job and
have the park in operation this
summer.
An amount of money not includ-
ed in the foregoing figures and
which will be a contribution to the
fund now being sought
is $702.68 that was raised here re-
at the close of the district
basketball tournament when an all
star benefit exhibition game was
The players and coaches
contributed all the proceeds to the
Laurel park, though most of the
boys resided in other towns.
Other civic groups, including the
lodge, are raising money
the park, indicating the wide
spread interest in this community
The campaign for the additional
will start Monday, March 20,
With a kickoff dinner at 6:30 p.
n. at the Board of Trade cafe for
workers who will conduct the solicit
alton campaign in the railroad de-
,artments, petroleum and allied in
lustries, business district and among
Individuals. No house to house
ampaign will be made. The Lau-
athletic park board, represent
ng the city council, school district
nd Commercial club, is composed
f seven members. This number
gill be enlarged to about 80 during
he fund raising campaign. I
Members of the permanent board
re Paul A. Void and j. j. Parker,
ity council; C. A. Cromwell and
red w. Graft, school district; and J.
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COMMERCIAL CLUB
ARRANGES DINNER
FOR FARM GUESTS
DIR. Eckert From BOZeman To
Give Illustrated Lecture
On Central America

How neighbors south of the bord-
er raise crops and livestock will be
told and illustrated here next We'd
nesday evening at a general meet
ing of the Laurel Commercial club
when farmers of this locality will
be guests of the business men and
will be addressed by DR.. Phil S.
Eckert of the agricultural econo-
les department of Montana State
college, Bozeman.
DR.. Eckert spent six months in
Central America to investigate ag-
Laurel outlook., 1948-03-24

Funds for completing the Laurel
ball park, land for which was pur-
chased some time ago out of funds
voluntarily contributed by business
concerns, organizations and the
general public, will be sought in an
intensive campaign that is to be-
gin next week. 1t is estimated that
an additional $500 will be needed
to put the park in operation for
baseball and football, including night
games.
The park committee, composed of
representatives of the city council,
school district and Commercial club
is this week sending a detailed ac-
count of receipts and expenditures
to date to those who previously con-
tributed and to others who also are
being asked to help complete the
job.
Money paid into the ball park
fund in late 1916 and during 1947
amounted to $S,699.65. Expenditures
from the above fund have been as
follows:
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Total Collection For
Polio Is Now S1,246.20

The total collection for the re-
cent polio drive was increased by
and additional SIS this week, Mrs.
R. P. Palmer, chairman of the wo-
mems division of the county organ
ization, announced. The final figure
is $1,246.20, less SIG expense for
postage stamps.