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WESTERN NEWS
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With which is consolidated THE LIBBY TIMES and THE TROY TRIBUNE
VOLUME XXXIII
Libby, Lincoln County, Montana
Thursday, June 15, 1933
Number 2
Lumber Men
To Study Plans
For Industry
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New Law Imposes Strict;
UomiUUA« 1 kit a
-Regulation JOT iViOSt ;
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WALTER NEILS TO
SIT IN CONFERENCE
Walter Neils, general manager of the
J. Neils Lumber company, will leave
the latter part of the month for Chi
cago to attend a highly important
meeting of the directors of the National
Lumber Manufacturers association, to
be held in that city on June 30.
The meeting is a highly important
one because the lumber industry is
obligated t 0 work out at that time
plan of operating under the new legis
lation enacted by the Roosevelt ad
ministration. After the lumbermen
have worked out their plan, it will be
submitted to General Johnson for his
approval, he having been appointed by
Rooeevelt tq the position of coordinat
ing all the industries of the nation un
der the new plan of national manage
ment, Mr. Neils is a member of the
board of directors of the national as
sociation as well as being a director
also of the Western Pine Manufacturers
association.
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congress or for other reasons it never
got very far. As everyone knows who!
has kept in touch with national af
fairs, the lumber industry as well
as all other national industries,
will face almost complete con
L hands of directing boards
in Washington. The number of hours
a workman can be employed will be
stipulated, the amount of lumber we
produce will be held to a certain quota,
a minimum wage scale will be eatab
lished and certain control will be exer
cised over the selling price. We ex
pect such regulations will increase the
cost of production about one thirds—
Western Plan All Ready.
"The western association has already
worked out its plan," stated Mr. Neils.
"TTae other regional association are ex
pected to do the same and it will be
our task in Chicago to coordinate them
and evolve a working plan for the en
tire nation that will be practical The
western association had a similar plan
worked out months ago and it was
submitted to the Hoover administra
tion but because of lack of support in
Many Perplexing Problems,
When one considers the problem of
national control of this industry, one
at once runs into serious difficulties.
Certain lumber mills of the south are
paying from 40 to 75 cents per day of
ICUhpurs^o «negro labor. That difference
in wage scale must be adjusted if
western lumber is to go onto the mar
ket on an equal basis with the south
ern product.
Another problem is Canadian lumber.
Numerous American lumber manu
facturers own sawmills in Canada. They
are heartily in favor of this national
control plan. They realize it means
a big increase in the cost of produc
tion of lumber by United States mills.
It is believed that increase will be so
high that it will enable the Canadian
lumbermen to invade the American
market in spite of the present small
tariff protecting United States lumber.
Again, some action must be taken to
protect the American lumbermen from
this cheaper produced Canadian prod
uct. or the American lumber market
will be captured by Canadians.
It can readily be seen what a tre
mendous task it will be to work out
a plan for this industry that will prove
practical in operation, in the face of
these conflicting factors and that will
satisfy the lumbermen coming from
the different lumber producing sec
tions of the nation.
' Kalispell officers have been grabbing
car owners who had failed to secure
1933 licenses, fivf of them having been
arrested in one Kveek. They were fined
$10 and costs.
Reporter Visits Troy C. C. C. Camp
And Tells What Is Being Done There
TROY. June 13.—Camp
17 is fast becoming a most efficient and
modem institution under the guidance
of Capt. A. R. C. Sander and his aides.
The location of the camp on the old
Coffman ranch above the Kootenai
river and on a bench heavily wooded
is about as ideal a site as could be se
lected. Abundant water supply is as
sured from a spring back in the hills.
A reservoir has been completed which
contains 30,000 gallons of water,
complete piping of the water through
out the camp and a sewage system will
soon be completed. The barracks are
fast nearing completion and are com
modious and comfortable. The entrance
to the recreational building will be
most attractive. Logs will be hewn
out and flowering plants and vines
grown, adding to the attractive ap
proach of lattice work.
Every effort is being made to hurry
the construction of the buildings and
nothing is being overlooked to se
cure comfortable quarters for the boys.
A modem camp of this description
means much clever planning and ad
ministration of work. To provide sani
tary living quarters for 200 men, to
provide food for this number, to pre
pare and serve a menu containing
fresh meats, fruits and vegetables three
times per day without any waste or
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TRUCK LEAVES HIGHWAY;
ROLLS DOWN STEEP GRADE
Elmer Phillips, in charge of the state
fish hatchery at Libby, is nursing sev
eral severe cuts and bruises as the re
sult of a serious atito accident he had
Monday night. He was returning from
the planting of some fry, in Thompson
lakes and was just below the W. J.
Lloyd mail box on the Elk hill high-j
tyay when the steering gear to his
truck broke and the truck went over
the high embankment. The car rolled
over some three or four times and
Stopped 75 to TOO feet below the-road.l
Phillips crawled out of the wreck!
and made his way to the Lloyd ranenj
where his wounds were dressed and
he was later taken to his home. While
he was badly bruised and cut up, he
thinks none of his wounds are serious.
The truck, an old Chevrolet, was a
complete wreck. Mr. Phillips had just
received word that day that a new
truck was ready for his use and he
is glad that he had not yet received it.
Libby Woman's
Club Closes Very
Successful Tar
Humorous Program Brings Activities
to Close until Next Fall—Mrs.
L. J. Olson New President
The Libby Woman's Club has closed
a successful year under the able lead
ership . of Mrs. William Curtis. Mrs,
Curtis will be succeeded by Mrs. Len
Olson as president for the coming
year.
The last meeting was attended by
a large number who gathered for a
contributed dish luncheon. After a
bounteous meal, set amid beautiful
decorations, the afternoon closed with
Hi-Jinx under the clever chairman
ship of Mrs. William Kienitz. Songs
that were original, witty and clever,
were sung at intervals by Mesdames
Zollars, Len Olson, Christensen, Bill
ings, Riley, Cloutier and Miss Inez
Ratekin. They called themselves the
Clubtomists. They were lots of fun.
Mrs. Krall and Mrs. James Black
ford) j r . t were p i easing in a costumed,
3 inging duo
The hilarious hit of the program
was the evolution of the bathing suit
f ro m 1880 on to the present time. Mrs.
Timothy Miller won the grand prize.
The judges. Mesdames W. N. Curtis,
Le n oison, & E. Jaqueth, had a hard
time deciding in the bathing beauty
contest as each of the 10 participants
waa not on i y a rea! beauty but a real
scream as we ll, and each deserve d a
pr i ze
After a short business meeting, in
an i mpre ssive ceremony, the officers
and executive boa rd were inducted into
office by Mrs. Joughin.
The retiring president, Mrs. Curtis,
closed her year with many construc
tive suggestions as to ways that the
Woman's Club might be outstanding in
the community and the state.
Mrs. Herbst Writes.
In a business letter to this news
paper from Michigan, Mrs. A. C. Herbst
appends a note which says; "Perhaps
you would be interested in knowing
some of our activities. Yesterday I
accompanied my grandnephew to Ann
Arbor where he is graduating from a
law course this June. Today Miss An
tonia and I are guest speakers at a
home coming of students and teachers
of a district school near our ancestral
home. The home-coming
covers a
neriod of 63 years. Miss Antonia and
I both taught there, I closed my teach
ing career there in 1900. We send
greetings to our numerous friends in
Libby."
Leave For Chicago Fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Hough left Sunday to
motor to Chicago to attend the big ex
position. They will also visit their
daughter in Illinois, who is taking
nurse's training there, and will stop at
the old home town before returning.
They were accompanied by their son
Hamilton.
Mr. and Mrs. Erickson Entertain.
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Erickson enter
tained a group of friends Saturday
night at an old time dance, given at
their farm home. About 25 couple were
present and a most enjoyable time
is reported.
J. Young.
mishap is a feat that is put up to the
war department as well as matters
of decorum. That all this is being ac
complished in a most remarkably
short time is attested by the writer who
visited the camp Monday morning a\l
received most courteous
from the camp commander. May 13 at
9:30 the first group arrived. One month
later, June 13, the camp is a modem
"institution of which Troy can all be
justly proud. The people of Troy
taking interest in the camp and
very happy to welcome the personnel
of the camp and the boys to this
munity. The personnel of Camp C. C. C.
No, 17 is as follows:
treatment
are
are
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Camp Commander—Capt. A. R. C.
Sander of 4th Infantry, Ft. George
Wright, Wash.
Second in Command—First Lieuten
and W. A. Pantan, Calary Reserve,
Billings, Mont.
First Lieutenant Joseph R. Devish,
Camp Adjutant, C. W, Reserve, An
aconda, Mont
Second Lieutenant Lawton Butler, 4th
Infantry, Ft. George Wright 'Wash.
n El is ted personnel from Fort Mis
soula, Mont, are; Sergeant Fred
Staedler, Sergeant H. H. Hopple,
Sergeant John Carlson, Private Robert
Planning For Future Developments
At Power Plant on Lake Creek
;
This newspaper chronicled the visit
to Libby, on June 2, of J. E, Green
ough of Coeur d'Alene, Ida., prominent
j y identified with mining and other
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*" t0I ' e i sts ln the Inland Empire; Arthur;
pinkie, mining engineer of Kel-j
|°88> Ida., and E. H. Collins of the
Washington Water Power company, of
Spokane. These men while here
made application of the board of coun
commissioners for permission to use
y 16 P u b}ic highways as right of way
* or possible power lines radiating out
* ro , m tb e Greenough power plant on
Lake creek, near Tr°y
While here these men wouuld make
no statement as to many definite plans
for future developments. Since that
i ne , wspaper has c T e *5*°
additional information regarding the
lake creek plant and the visit of these
to Libby.
The plant is located between Libby
ri»U Tl f )y ^ 200 feet J"* 1 *
nght-of-way of the new road be
tween the two towns. In fact, one of the
new survey stakes is driven very close
tb 1 /orebav at the end of the flume
above the powerhouse. The watershed
supplying the plant with stored power
is Lake creek and this, m turn, is fed
from Bull lake. The water run-off
from this damage area is remarkably
uniform due to the length of the stream
and the high ground around it. The dam
More Eastern
Boys Coming For
Rcxford Camp
Start From New York State Today,
150 Strong—Arrive Here
Monday.
The Libby office of the forest
ice has received word that another
signment of 150 forest workers will
leave New York state today bound for
the Rexford C. C. C, camp. They are
expected to arrive Monday, when they
will bring the Rexford quota up to
full strength.
The Rexford camp is to consist of
tent equipment and it is therefore pos
sible to build it faster than
serv
con
a camp
of the barracks type. As a result, from
25 to 30 men are already employed on
actual road construction while about an
equal number are engaged in complet
ing the camp structures.
—Four -of these—camps —are—still - to -be
established in the county, having been
authorized by the administration. The
camps are to be located on Pipe creek,
Pete creek, at Warland and on Fisher
river.
BASEBALL TONIGHT.
Because of the fame that has come
to the baseball team of the Libby Com
mercial club following its game with
Troy Monday evening, the boys now
working through here with the U. S.
coast and geodetic survey developed a
longing to "take them on" and forth
with issued a challenge to the Libby
team. E. E. Jaqueth, president, and
Harry Bolyard, sports manager of the
Libby club, jumped at the challenge
with the defi, '"We take on all comers."
Presto, a game tonight at 7 o'clock be
tween the commercial club and geo
detic survey teams. Come out and see
the great stars in action.
LIBBY CUBS CHALK
UP ANOTHER VICTORY
Last Sunday the Libby Cubs went
on a hitting spree to down the Troy
Independents 24-11, at Troy. The Cubs
gathered 22 hits off Granatier while
Baker held the Troy outfit to 11.
Although there was much hitting, no
one hit for more than two bases. Er
rors wPre numerous on both sides.
An unassisted double play by Blythe
was the outstanding play of the game.
The score:
Cubs
Peterson, ss
Martin, If
Rowland, lb
Botchek, 3b 6 5
Cormier, c .
P. Baker, p
Phillips, rf
Rusher. 2b
W. Baker, cf
AB R H A
.5 4 3 3
6 2 2 0
7 3 3 0
3 3
.6 3 4 2
5 114
5 2 4 0
4 2 0 3
4 2 2 0
11
2
6
Ole B. Olson is building a new house
on Tenth street not far from the saw
1 mill.
Total .
Troy
Nichols, 2b, cf .6
Smith, lb, If
Granateir, p
Hootlaw, c ...
Morrison, rf .6
Hjort, cf, 2b .
Murphy, ss .
Blythe, If, lb .
Salyers, 3b .
Total .
Two base hits—Rowland 2, Phillips 2,
Martin, W. Baker, Nichols; Walked—
by Baker, 3; by Granatier, 5; Struck
out— by Baker, 6; by Granatier, 7.
Umpires, Thorton and Wollaston.
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RIVER RISING RAPIDLY.
Hot weather has started the Koo
tenai to rising rapidly. A reading this
morning showed it had risen 15 inches
sjnpe 5 o'clock last night. This is a foot
below the high point of last week byt
it still coming up and E. M. Boyes,
who records measurements, says he ex
pects it to go above the high mark
within another 24 hours.
I used for the diversion is of concrete and
'absolutely modern in every way, itsl
"Intensions and facilities making it
I ® uitabl ° for a Rreatly increased power
I development when the situation de
mands an expansion. The present in
Stallation in the powerhouse will pro*-!
1 vide a constant output of over 1 000'
! killowatts.
At the present time, there are only
10 miles of power line tied in with
the plant. The plant owners are begin
ning an active program of develop
ment, so it is said, which will ultimately
increase the facilities for the distribu
tioa of surplus power generated at
Lake creek. Increased metal prices are
reviving interest in the mining oper
ations south of Libby and Troy This
^ naturally, the legitimate territory
of the plant and is expected to add
to the present load now being served
by it The recent request to the Lin
coin county commissioners for use of
tbe county highways in extendi!%
power lines is the first step in this pro
gram of development, according to in
formation coming to this newspaper.
A rough survey of a possible line to
the new civilian conservation camp
west of Troy was made while the three
men above mentioned were here on
the inspection trip. It is said those
in charge of the camp are desirous
of obtaining electric power if it can
be supplied economically.
LIBBY TEAM GOES INTO
CANADA AND WINS GAME
The Libby baseball team crossed the
international line last Sunday and de
feated the Waldo, B. C., team in what
looks like the one-isded score of 13 to
5. It is said, however, that aside from
the third inning, when the Waldo team
blew-up, the game was an extremely
close one. An examination of the inn
ing score will prove this. Aside from
the third inning, the Libby boys scored
in only two other frames.
Patt hurled a fine game for the Lib
byites and had the Canadians at his
mercy all the time. And his team
gave him great support. The score by!
innings follows;
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r uu a Y w h en the Waldo team will visit I
Libby. The game undoubtedly will be j
a battle from the pitching of the'first'
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Libby
Waldo
0 2 10 0 0 0 0 1 0—13
J H 0 1 0 0 3 0—5
Canadians Here Sunday.
A return game is scheduled for next
CLEAN ING UP GROUNDS _J__
AT LIONS FOUNTAIN
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L. S, Welch, Lions club president, and
a few other Lions motored out to the!
Lions fountain on the highway south
of Libby and cleaned up around the
fountain Wednesday evening. Con
siderable numbers are taking advan
tage of this ideal spot for picnicking
and more or less refuse is scattered
around. A receotacle will be placed for
rubbish and the public is renuestert
to help keep the grounds clean and,
attraçâ've appearing. Undoubtedly
everyone will be clad to cooperate.
The fine little brook that provides
water for the fountain was cleaned out
and other work done, A fence will be
built back in the timber some distance!
so as to prevent access to the upper
reaches of the stream, thus heloing to
keep it free from contamination.
vaï! « r morcTrD urnovroc
FOR YOUNG FORESTER WORKERS
Becinnint Julv 1 waee increases!
will be pemitted for competent work
ers among the civilian conservation
corps. The cash payment otf *30 a I
month ma v be increased to $45 a
month for 5 per cent of the members |
of each company named by their com- j
pany commander and the camp super
intendent for responsible camp posi
fions, and 8 per cent of each group
may receive $36 if so designated, Thus
the increase will affect 13 per cent of
WAGE INCREASES ANNOUNCED
the forest workers.
A penalty system was also announced
providing for admonition, suspension
of privileges, substitution of specified
duties instead of regular work and de
duction of not to exceed three days'
cash allowance for minor offenses.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
During the past week a deal was
closed whereby the Western News
purchased the subscription list and
I goodwill of th Troy Tribune. Begin
ning with this week, publication of the
Tribune will be suspended, for the
present at least. This suspension has
been forced by lack of patronage but
the present owners are willing and
ready to resume publication at any
time in the future when improving
business conditions justify it.
In the future, this newspaper will
carry a Troy department and plans to
cover Troy and the Troy district thor
oughly from a news standpoint.
As is the common practice in all
newspaper consolidations, those per
sons who have been subscribers to both
the Western News and the Troy Trib
une ^md who are paid in advance on
the Tribune, will be given additional
credit on their Western News subscrip
tion equal to their unexpired credit
on the Tribune. Former Tribune sub
scribers who are in arrears should re
mit at once to this newspaper, as all
subscription indebtedness is now pay
able to this newspaper.
We solicit the patronage and goodwill
of Troy people and are glad to serve
them through the columns of the
Western News until such time as pub
lication of the Tribune can
sumed.
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THE WESTERN NEWS.
ZONOUTE COMPANY REPORTS
INCREASING BUSINESS DEMAlNDS
S i" Ppe " * our carloads and could have
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1 9 . r carload orders are awaiting
shlpmen > Alle V sUtes is en-
coura ß ec * hy the nature of the busi-
nes /* now coming in; that it appears
r? be Permanent and not a temporary
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i Cel y rom tbe ' r , eastern customers
i ? nd othei ! connections are unanimous
I m repor t m S ff 13 * there is a decided
I l |^ prov cment m business throughout
1 010 eastern states -
E. N. Alley, president and general
manager of The Zonolite company, re
I ports that there is a steadily increasing
I demand for their product, after the
j slump suffered by all lines the past
1 few years. Last week the
company
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Speak in Highest Terms of Personnel
at Troy Camp—Several Given
Responsible Positions.
A number of Libby boys came up
from the forest conservation camp at
Troy to spend Sunday at home and all
speak in glowing praise of the work
at the camp, the officers in charge of it,
and their fellow workers. Those com
ing from the camp Saturday were Ed
ward Dutton, Friendie Dorrington, Ed.
Hewitt, Gander Larson, Bill Baeth,
Wirt Allison and Howard Michaels.
The boys express deepest admiration
for Captain Sanders who, they say,
is exerting every effort to make the
camp one of the best in the northwest
They state he is eminently fair and
is constantly looking after the welfare
of the men. The boys make the same
kindly expression of the other officers
and stated the relations between the
officers and men could not be more
pleasant.
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F 3 ™? organized but this is gradually
being done. A number of the boys are
musicians and are sending home for
their instruments. Captain Sanders is
a band leader, it is said, and a camp
band is contemplated. A ball team is
being developed and already a game
with Troy has been played. A football
team is planned for this fall. A ring is
being built and boxing contests will
be staged. These are a few of the plans
contemplated to provide recreation for
(joys after a day's work.
It is taking some time to get the
With the exception of the army men
1 tbe Personnel of the camp is composed
j entirely of Montana men, a large per
of them from eastern Montana,
wth . very or no experience in
J vood ? wor t' Consequently the Libby
boys have been made straw bosses and
i have groups of men under them to
instruct in the proper way to swing
: an axe ? r a Rrub hoe , °L. °, per , ate , a I
eross-cut saw. Howard Michaels has
. „ placed in charge of a platoon of |
men and with a few helpers looks;
after them while in camp. |
There are other sidelights on camp j
life not so pleasant, the things that are
! bound to break out when 200 or more [
men are gathered from far and near. ;
One young man from eastern Montana
went insane, and was determined to j
preach. It is reported he was sent j
home. A deserter from the army
was found in the camp and arrested.,
Likewise, one of the men was found j
to have been under indictment on a i
bootlegging charge and had jumped his |
bail He algo was arrested , |
. These, however are only minor in-|
cldeiats - Take it all m all, the boys are
™ u 5 h enthused oyer them camp and
thei r wor \ and tbe »PPprtumty for
.employment that it provides,
Alex McDougall, 72, a resident of the
Troy district some 35 years, passed
away at the Libby hospital Sunday af
ter an illness of several months. Fun
eral services were held from the
Gompf chapel Tuesday, the Rev. Orr
officiating.
The deceased was born in Canada.
No known relatives survive him. He
followed woods work while here.
Old Resident Passes.
President Graves Reports Prospects
Promising at Midas Mine, Near Libby
Reports from the MidaS mine south
of Libby continue to be encouraging.
In a recent circular sent to stock
holders, Jay P. Graves, the president,
says;
"To maintain the Midas company
money was raised last summer through
some of the Spokane-Idaho stockhold
ers and shipments of crude ore made
to the Bunker Hill and the Trail smel
ter.'
To Wipe Out Mida «4 Debts.
"As a result of arrangements with
the mill creditors for monthly pay
ments, the mill was completed and pro
duction started on March 17. To date
there have been two clean-ups. These
indicate that the production will en
able the Midas company to wipe out
the debts and in time be on an earn
ing basis. Operations are at less than
half capacity of the mill, but will be
increased gradually to capacity."
The Spokane-Idaho officers will be
vote their energies to the gold mine.
The main tunnel can be extended
about 1000 feet east and a level started
on the 120-foot level .which will be
done in the next few months. An
exploratory cross-cut tunnel, to attain
350 feet of additional depth, is planned.
Its cost will be the same as sinking.
Troy And
Libby Enjoy
joint Picnic
Clubs From Two Cities
Meet Monday at Savage
Lake.
FROLIC TOGETHER AT
DELIGHTFUL PLACE
The annual picnic of the Libby Com
mercial club, held at Savage lake Mon
day night, was participated in by the
Troy Chamber of Commerce and
such a complete success that the gen
eral verdict was that there must be
many more of such meetings in the
future.
The Troy men had sent word to the
Libby club that they would fumials
the coffee for the picnic lunch« and
also an orchestra for dancing In the
pavilion, and that they would be there
in force. They kept their word and
a large delegation of Troy men and
their ladies were at the lake when
equally large delegation of Libby men,
women and children began to arrive
shortly after 6 o'clock. The attendance
was more than the most optimistic
could have hoped for.
The large number present first
gathered in groups and enjoyed the
bountiful lunches each had brought
with them, with coffee and the fixins'
served by Earl Angell and other Troy
men. After the lunch, a baseball game
between the two clubs was the center
of attraction until oncoming darkness
put a stop t 0 the efforts of the one
time ball players. It might be tenhed
a ball game if one's imagination is
good, but nevertheless the players and
the enthusiastic rooters on the side
lines seemed to enjoy it all thorough
ly. It is said the score keeper used up
one pencil and then stopped in disgust.
Anyway, the outcome was declared a
tie, in the interests of harmony.
Following the ball game, the strains
of enticing music were heard floating
out from the pavilion built out over the
lake and in a short time all the pic
nickers were gathered on the dance
astime to
orchestra
was
an
floor, enjoying the age-old p
music by the popular Gompf
of Libby.
The dancing was the closing feature
of a most delightful affair. All words
of praise were in the superlative. The
everting was perfect and the lake
and mountain scene so beautiful that
an ideal setting was provided for an
evening unusually pleasurable.
The members of the Entre Nous
Bridge club were guests of Mrs. Walter
Neils 03 Thursday afternoon at a de
lightful bridge luncheon, at 1:30
o'clock. The home was prettily decor
ated in red and white and the same
color motif was noticeable in the serv
ing of the luncheon,
The pleasant' affair was given to
honor Mrs.""James Christie, ' who had
won grand high score prize tor the
series, and also to honor Mrs. Viola
Jacobs, who plans to leave soon to
make her home in California. Each,
lady was presented with a special gift
Following luncheon, the afternoon
was spent at the bridge tables, with
Mrs, James Christie
MRS. NEILS ENTERTAINS
AT^BRIDGE LUNCHEON
again winning
high score prize, while the consolation
fell to Mrs. J, K. Dwinelle. Mrs. George
Neils was presented with a guest prize,
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ARE ESTABLISHING ELEVATIONS,
The crew of U. S. coast and geodetic
survey engineers working through here
are establishing elevations, along the
Great Northern. They are working be
tween Bonners Ferry and Shelby and
place a permanent marker every two
miles. There are 14 men in the crew.
HOT WEATHER IS HERE.
The belated hot weather of the sum
mer is here. Sunday the government
thermometer showed 82, Monday 91,
Tuesday 96 and Wednesday 99.
YOUNG MAN CAUGHT STEALING
GAS FROM COUNTY TRACTOR
A Libby young man was caught,
about 7 o'clock Tuesday evening, steal
ing gas from the county tractor, which
had been left at the mouth of Rainy
creek. He was caught red-handed in
the act by Ira Tester, who happened
along at the time. He had filled two
5-gallon cans and was well equipped
for the work, having the cans, a fun
nel and a syphon weighted at one end
to drop into £he gas tank.
He was taken before Justice of the
Peace Haigler Wednesday morning and
was given a sentence of 10 days in
jail and a fine of $27,50. His only ex
cuse was that although holding a job
he did not have money to buy gas and
wanted to get enough to hau
wood. His name is withheld because
of the request of friends.
some
Three Bug Control Clip.
R. W. Billings, of the local forest
service, reports that recently he in
stfclleij the ^thirds bug control camp
in this district. This last one was on
Spread creek, in the Yaak district The
completion of their work will mean
the end of control work in this district
for this summer.