The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08
Million Dollar
Now
Under Way
Many New Residences are
Going Up in and Around
Libby; All are Modern
BUSINESS BUILDING
ADDS MUCH TO CITY

EdTl SWltzer, manager of the j.
Neils Lumber Company's Libby re-
tail division. and a representative
from The Western News recently
looked in on part of the building
IN Libby and around its immediate
outskirts. Time permitted only a
partial inspection of the building
which is going on all over town.
but what was seen on the trip.
coupled with available statistics.
shows said Mr.. Switzer that when
the new business buildings recent
~ finished and the other new build
lngS now begun are completed. to-
gether with the many new resi-.
dences and other buildings under
construction, the Libby community
VIII have very close to a million
dollars worth of construction work
either just completed or now under
way
The first building visited on the
trip belongs to Mr. and Mrs. A.
Z. Brunette, and is located about a
mile west of Libby on U. S. 2. The
Brunettes have 1llz acres of land
there and are putting up a frame
residence with outside dimensions
OF 69I2 Fl. 29lz fl. The new build
ing which is attractively designed
Will have four large. pleasant
rooms in addition to a modern bath
room and plenty of closets Oil
IN a hot air furnace will provide
ample heat for winter time
Across on the east side of the
road a few hundred yards nearer
town from the Brunette building is
the new home that is being built
by Mr. and Mrs Ruben Hamann.
This home when COMPLETED will
have five rooms and bath down
stairs, and a large IL x IA room
Upstairs. II will have automati-
,ally controlled oil heat A garage
will also be attached to the house.
The hamanns are building on a O.
acre tract.
Driving over into the Parmenter
section the attractive new residence
which Mr. and Mrs. Paul Evans are
building was inspected. A "a x 80
frame building will give the Evans
family a home with four rooms and
bath Built-in cupboards and shell
YES, plenty of them, in addition
20 commodious storage pit will
add to the convenience Of the new
lome, which is well under way
It this time This is "The Look
House Of l948", designed from the
ouse of the year shown in that
Magazine. The inside walls are
one in knottY pine, while the cell.
~ is of insulation tile Front and
ack porches will complete the out
de Of the building, which has a
)aring, tumbling mountain stream
18th good fishing in il. rushing by
le back door Oil heat will warm
le house and butane gas will b..
'ed for cooking The garage, sew
al steps from the house. is also
nlshed inside in knOtty pine. and
r the time being is serving as
tractive living quarters for the
JanS family while the new home
still under construction.
A number of other new buildings
ere visited where neither the
'ners nor WOrkmen were present,
accurate details are impossible.
K. Potter has apparently com
ated the basement Of his new
use between Main and Idaho. on
g north side of 10th street. Roy
Iwson is building a new home
California and 18th This resi-
nee viii be approximately 26x34
d Will have four rooms and bath
addition to a full basement. DR.
ockway Miles City dentist. who
moving to Libby, is busy re-
'deling his home on California
enue in the 900 block George
asley across from The Gables is
lding a duplex apartment with
ached garage Each apartment
i be approximately PAPA with
full basement Lewis Blair is
lding 23x30 four room home
n bath This new residence is
Minnesota Avenue on the west
e Of the highway between 10th
llth streets II will have a
basement. and Will be heated
h fuel oil in a hot air furnace.
)ther new houses started in the
nth Libby section include homes
ne built for Don Olson. Bud
ne and Warren Brown. William
ferman is completing the re-
deling the old American Le-
n home into three modern apart
nts which are completely fur
led. including electric refrigera
$. Four new houses have been