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WESTERN NEWS
With which is consolidated THE LIBBY TIMES and THE TROY TRIBUNE
Libby, Lincoln County, Montana. Thursday, July 27, 191
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volume xxxm
Number 8
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Libby and Troy
Appeal Direct
To Washington
Urge Secretary of Agricul
ture to Hasten Decision on
Highway Location.
KAUSPELL JOINS
IN PETITION
A lengthy letter addressed to Henry
A. Wallace, secretary of agriculture,
has been signed this week by the
board of county commissioners of
Lincoln county and by the Libby and
Troy commercial clubs, petitioning
Wallace to expedite work on the Lib
by-Troy highway project. The letter
recounts the history of this project
and advances arguments favoring its
early construction. The communication
originated in KaUspell and is accom
panied by a letter from the KaUspell
Chamber of Commerce, signed by
George Lanstrum, president, and en
dorsing the statements made in the
joint letter to Wallace. The letter fol
Libby, Montana, July 19, 1933.
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Secretary:
compelled to bring before you a matter
that ordinarily could be settled locally,
that is to say, through the Montana
Highway Commission.
We are informed however, by the
Commission and also by the Forest
Service that the matter in which we
are particularly interested is now ini
your office awaiting your decision. We
refer to that part of Montana High
ly No. 2 between the towns of Libby
d Troy, which towns are represented
respectively by the undersigned.
It occurred to us that it might bej*
possible, in view of all the conditions,
to segregate this item from the gener
al road program with the view of get
ting early action thereon. If we could
bring you to Lincoln county, Montana
and show you visually our actual situ-1
ation, we know that your sympathy
would be aroused, and that you would
brush aside all obstacles m the way of
early action.
Lincoln county is the extreme
northwest municipal subdivision of
Montana. At nearly the extreme
northeastern corner of the county lies,
the town of Eureka. On the extreme
western boundary is the town of Troy.
Thirty miles east of Troy and on the!
Kootenai river is the town of Libby.,
A glance at the map will show you
that this is a mountainous area. That,
from Libby to Eureka it is served by!
a road connecting with highway No.
93, which latter road is a north and.
routh highway extending to the in
lernational boundary. Libby and Troy
are both on highway No. 2 and this
ls the onlv road we have to connect
us with Spokane and other western
cities and with the principal cities of
Montana _to the east of us. Our county
has always actively supported all good
road movements in Montana, and we
have looked forward from month to
month, and from year to year to the
time when we could share in the pros
perity or at least partial prosperity,
which the completion of our highway
system would seem to promise, if not
assure.
Unfortunately highway construe
tion between Libby and Troy is dif
ficult and expensive. Forest money
has been limited and of necessity it
has had to be spread over a great deal
of territory The section of the road
referred to has always been dependent!
on one hundred per cent forest money;!
it having been and now being the
policy of the Highway Commission to
use the gas tax money and Federal
aid on other sections of this and other
roads. Of this we are .not complain
ing and have always been in accord
with this policy. There are reasons
why this should be so. A very large
part of our county is made up of for
est reserves and we are compelled to
administer a large area—a small part
only of which pays taxes to the county.
It has been a great many years now
since Montana enacted the five cent
gasoline tax law for the purpose of
raising revenue to take advantage of
Federal government participation. With
the exeeption of Lincoln county, Mon
tana's road program has advanced
satisfactorily in all parts of the state.
Highways No. 2 and No. 93 where they
enter Flathead Valley, one hundred
miles to the east of Libby, are both
served with a network of highways
that enable travellers to voyage into
Cnaada and to the Pacific Coast, by
way of the Clarks Fork of the Colum
bia River, Burke and Wallace, Idaho.
But we have been cut off all these
years from the outside world and par
ticipation in the benefits of tourist
travel, by reason of the fact that the
present outlet from Libby to the west
has been so difficult and hazardous
that people travelling through Mon
tana, will not risk the dangers of our
route. At the present time the road
between the points named goes over
high and precipitous cliffs, unnerving
to the ordinary chauffeur.
However, a water grade rotate has
been established by the Montana High
way Commission and the Bureau of
Public Roads, and if we can only get
■ highway No. 2 between Kalispell and
Troy and the Idaho line completed we
will be assured our share of public
travel, to say nothing of the conven
iences, comfort and safety of our local
people.
Last winter the Highway Commission
(Continued on page 8)
Hon. Henry .A.,.Wallace,
Secrttkty *oU Agriculture,
wa
an
ARE HOLDING TENNIS
TOURNAMENT THIS WEEK!
A number of the young tennis en.
thusiasts of the city are hoidmg a local
tennis tournament this week, most of
the contests being played early in the
The program include« men's
morning.
and women's singles and doubles. At
present, elimination matches are being
played, with the final championship
contests to be announced later. Ten
girls and nine men are participating.
Fire Sunday.
Small Forest
A small fire in the timber broke out
on Rainy creek Sunday afternoon and
necessitated the rushing of a couple of
truck loads of fighters to the scene. The
blaze was conquered after it had
burned about four acres. It is believed
to have been accidentally set by boys
or others rambling through the woods.
Founder of J. Neils
Lomber Company
Called by Dcatb
Dies in Portland Sunday Night—Came
to tfcia Country When 17 Years
Old—Built Large Industry.
Julius Neils, founder and head of the
J. Neils Lumber company, died at his
home in Portland, Ore., Sunday night
fSÄnSwero UBflt/ S®
Wednesday and burial was in a Port
land cemetery
^ t
a young unm^trant coming to this
<**?**. hom ^ope, graspmg the op
portunties in the newland and de
vetoping a large industry that broug t
a fortune to him as his reward. He
came to t î'a 70 Unl £ ed States from Ger
h"" 1 * m ii£pu Wben ,A C j W ^ m
old - ^ 188 ? be en^aged_ m his firs t
Raplds '
1899-1900 he built another mm at
C as » Lake, Minn,, where he and his
family made their home tor "jany
yeare he operated both
be ? au ^ Raplds a £ d mi
In .Üwmeantmie, he had become as
"J g & Libhv
„rnnirtv thT ntoe^ ^n Paul Neih
(W here £,m 1912 to 1915
cna ^ e n ^ T m s . u - „
oftoeDrooert^ was mad? Mr
at Columbia
g* 1 " "J g ÄnneSta and the Shev
f. 8 " 3 retain^ the^libtay sawmill Trr
SLghtSck ttKibST
pi^ t and " tbty ar 'Wa ter Neils
^edtoLibbyto tike over the man
ße _ t _f tbe DroDe rtv here
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* n June. 1922, the Neils interests
bought out the 'Western Pine Lumber
company at Klickitat, Wash. The saw-j
mill there burned in 1928 but was im
mediately rebuilt and the new plant
was * n operation m 1929,
That in brief is the history of a man
who by his industry and foresight
built up from a small beginning one
of the large and successful lumber
manufacturing businesses of the Mid
die West and later in the Northwest,
Mr. and Mrs. Neils moved to Port
land in 1923 and have made their home
there since that time.
in January, 1878, Mr. Neils was,
married to Miss Mary Geiger in Mil
waukie, Wis. To that union were born
10 children, all of whom are living,
They are; Mrs. Henry Schoknecht and
Mrs. Martha Agather of KaUspell; Paul
and the Misses Anna and Ida of Port
land; Walter and George of Libby;
Henry of Minneapolis; Mrs. Hugo
Schmidt and Gerhard of Klickitat The
window also survives. Mr. Neils was
born in Germany in June, 1855, and
was 78 years old at his death.
Mr. Neils was well known in Libby,
having come here at various times to
visit h is sons and look after business
interests he having retained an active
interest in the management of the bust
ness up * 0 the last few years when
failing health forced him to lessened
activities. Hè visited Libby the last
time in 1929. A few years ago he gen
erously donated $1000 to the city to
bp USf > d f or a w immins oool
dep ^ ed Tuesday evening for
8 '
Portland t o attend the fune ral.
COLORED GIANTS AGAIN
DEFEAT LIBBY TEAM
Again" displaying fast playing and
heavy hitting, the Colored Giants took
the newly revived Libby Town Team
to a 13-8 defeat Sunday on the local
diamond. The Town Team started off
to a fast five-run I<9fcid but the Giants,
aided by three Libby errors in the
sixth and seventh innings scored eight
runs to take the lead, which they never
lost.
For the first three innings it looked
like a Libby victory as they scored
eight runs, but from then on Peorsall,
Giant pitcher, chucked shut-out ball.
Some nice playing was seen on both
sides but Redmond, Giant second base
man, was outstanding in both hitting
and fielding. For the Libby aggrega
tion Wolz stood out in his hitting and
also pitching. Wolz struck out seven
men in three innings and hit three
times out of five. He apparently had
no difficulty in fanning the Giants'
heavy batters.
The Colored Giants are- ably man
aged by Theodore La Viscount, aided
by team captain Beal and C. C. Ç.
athletic director, Captain Homan.
Brooks keeps score for the outfit.
Summary—Home runs, M. Stevens;
! 3b hits, Manboy, W. Stevens; 2b hits,
Perry 2, Redmond, Jefferson, Wolz;
struck out, by Thompson 3, by Patt 3,
by Wolz 7, by Manboy 3, by Peorsall
4; double plays, Redmond-W. Stevens.
Rusher-Wolzt; walked, by Thompson
Says Money
Is Available
For Local Road
j
j
Ready to Start on Libby
Troy Project, States High
way Commission.
HAVE SET ASIDE
SUM OF $160,000
Libby men returning from a meet
ing with the Montana state highway
commission in Helena last Friday bring
back a report characterized by both
optimism and pessimism.
That may be a strange statement to
make but it is explained in this way.
The optimism arises from a state
ment made by O. S. Warden, chairman
of the commission, that there is avail
able the sum of $160,000 for immediate
construction of the Libby-Troy project
provided the secretary of agriculture
in Washington gives approval to die
present location of the proposed im
provement, that is on the south aide
of the river. If the secretary refuses to
approve this location and stands out
either for a north side or high line
. _ ... . .. , .
harden the *
Çf e P«« d to a V. th ? r £ e ^mediate con
struction provided the present location
life pessimistic ar*!, from U»
fact that there was a very dec , ded j n _
tention by the hi ghway commission not
to | nc i u< j e hte Libby-State Line part
Q f highway in any appropriations
made _ at present __f rom the huge sums
of money TOm i ng to the state from (
federal sources. !
Up to tbe present time, projects j
totaling about $1,200,000 have been
up Washington for approval,
-phi s section is not included in that |
program. But that docs not necessarily !
mean this district will receive no money
from future programs. However, some
members of the Libby delegation
gathered the impression that it is J
doubtfu! d an y money will be forth- ;
j !
This unpression was gained from,
va [ lous /tatementa implying that the
P° licy ? f [ he commission is to im
P rove highways contiguous to pomi-•
doua d ^ tri 5* s fe bby mcn .*■**
' ln ^ that W is .ist too had for
yo1 ^ feUows tha t y ° u bv « ^
8 fa T ? orn . er of ,, the J st ? te where the)
population is small and the travel light.
You wl11 just have to wait for your
Highway work until that around the !
l ar g er centers is more nearly com
p j e ted." The commission laid consid
erab i e stress on the small amount of
travel through these parts. The Libby
men countered with the argument that
of course the travel would be light as
long as the highways remain unim
proved.
Local men fear a long wait if it is
dependent on completion of highways
elsewhere, when one considers the pro
gram that is being taken up. Libby men
also protested to the abandonment of
or new construction on highways much
better than anything we have here. 1
The commission denied at first that ;
that was being done, but their atten
tion was called to new construction of
a modem highway at Drummond. They
said it was cheaper to build a new
highway there than to maintain the !
old one. Other instances might be j
cited, such as approximately 15 miles |
of new highway between Whitepine and i
Troutcreek within 100 feet of an old 1
highwây much better than anything j
we have in this district; also construe
tion and Proposed oiling # of a new high
way between Whitefish and Kalispell
lhat is , at the farthest point only a few
rods distant from the old wide, grav
eIled highway.
kikby Commercial club is writ-1
' n £ Secretary Wallace in Washington
ca H'ng his attention to the statement
the Montana state highway commis
s >°n that it is ready to begin work
on the Libby-Troy project immediate-,
ly on his approval of the project and
urging that he hurry his decision. The
dub had wired Wallace twice Rrevious
ly to the same effect,
The original sum alloted to the Lib
by-Troy project was $150,000 but War
Tuesday Equals
Hottest Day Of
Several Years
Mercury Stops at 104 on Its Upward
Climb—Wednesday Was One
Point Down, 103.
1 Giants
Libby
As hot a day as this section has had
for a number of years was last Tues
day when the mercury reached 104.
This maximum has been equalled in
recent years but not exceeded for some
time past. A hot spell started Saturday
with the government thermometer reg
istering 96, Sunday was also 96, Mon
day 101, Tuesday 104' and Wednesday
103.
Ball game Sunday.
Elmer Wolz is in receipt of a tele
gram from the athletic officer at the
C. C. C. camp at Rexford stating that
their ball team will be in Libby Sun
day afternoon to play the locals.
1, by Manboy 1, by Peorsall 1. Umpires,
Dedric and Bookman,
Score by Innings.
R H E
1 3 0 1 3 5 0 Ö 0—13 16 3
24200000 0— 8 14 3
["THE ROSE DAWN" PLEASES
LARGE AUDIENCES
The appealing little musical comedy,
"The Rose Dawn," pleased large Libby
audiences that gathered at Woodmen
hall Tuesday and Wednesday nights to
see the presentation given under the
auspices of the American Legion Aux
iliary. All parts were well taken. Viola
Bessey as Zadya, the dancer, Alice
Peterson as the slave girl, Dorothy
Racicot as an American actress, Lil
lian Friend as the simple native girl,
Mrs. Blackwell as the nurses. Tommy
Jewel! as an English officer, Charles
Martin as the temple priest and Buzz
Baker as the ambitious reporter were
the leads and more than upheld their
parts of the production. The chorus,
dance and solo numbers were catchy
and well executed, showing good di
rection and training. Miss Bettye Martin
was attractive in a well executed dance
number and encore and a quartette of
colored boys from the C. C. C. camp
sang several numbers in response to
vociferous applause.
Zonollte Company
Re-elects Former
Board of Directors
Annual Heating HeM—Notable la
crease in Busins a s , Reports
. _ . „ „ „ „ , „
of Chicago, M, F. Gay and E. N. Alley
^ by .^ e board has not yet
giun d ues , tlona bly officers
J?? tbe sa7 "f as poorly, i. e„ E.
Alley, president and manager; C.
^ rf'un, 0 ? 5, ? hairma !\ of Üie board;
D - White, vice president; M. F. Gay,
8e *f etary and treasurer,
Stockholders present, in addition to
local men, were Lee Kerrf George
Winans, Martin Carlson, Forest Rock
wood, Glen Scutti, Roy Waller, all of
Kalispellr A. C. Johnson and George
Elliott of Calgary; and Frank Swan
berg of Misroula,
"The company is enjoying a notable
increase in business," said Mr. Alley,
when interviewed this morning. "Since
May 1 we have been running steadily
and are kept busy supplying the de
mand. Indications at present are that
this demand will continue," In addi.
tion to numerous sartoad shipments go^
in* out*» shipment of sev^altons ta
now Ç repartd to be trucked to
Roosville where It will be used in
wa ll insulation in government customs
buildings being erected there. _
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Johnson and
(George Eliott, of Calgary Alberta
were guests of Mr. and Mrs Aliev the
first of the week.
President Alley.
The annual stockholders, meeting of
.The Zonolite company
Libby Tueaday and res
election of all old directors. These are
C. L. Emmons of Kalispell, A. C. John
son of Calgary, Alberta, B. D. White
was held in
I tad in the re
or
Rau * ™ Read, federal dry agent well
and favorably known in Libby, was
* ata 'lv shot by W. C. Cates at Mis
s< mla on last Saturday when Read
P* a ced Cates under arrest for the al
f. g j possession of bootleg liquor. Read
d *® d ? r . y a ' te £ tbe shooting. Cates
!S beld toeing a charge of murder. Read
was . we " known in Libby, having been
stationed in thés» paris at one time,
iand everyone speaks highly of him.
meeting were witnesses of the shoot
ing. W. H. Kemp helped lift the
wounded man into, an ambulance and
said he tossed the officers cap into the
ambulance as it was leaving. Kemp
states that Read had Cates in custody
in a car when Cates remarked, "This
is as far as I am going," and Read re
plied, "Oh, no, it isn't." Whereupon
Cates pulled a revolver and shot Read
in the side, through the body, Read
being unarmed. Cates fired several
shots and both men jumped from the
auto. Read ran across the street and
onto a lawn and fell over. The
sheriffs office was just across the
street and the sheriff and under-sher
immediately placed Cates under ar
rest. He surrendered his gun and of
fared no resistance,
Federal Officer Killed.
Lihbv men in Helena at a highway
den stated that had been increased to
$160,000 to offset the increase in wages
of late weeks.
Some of the Libby men also gained
the impression while in Helena that if
Wallace's decision is unafvorable to the
present location and a delay there is
forced, a project will be started on the
Yaak hill.
Libby men who appeared before the
commission in Helena were Senator M.
D. Rowland, R. R. Veldman, A. A.
Wood, and W. H. Kemp. Present from
Troy were County Commissioner Keas
ler and Earl B. Angell, president of the
Troy Chamber of Commerce.
Will Want More Christmas Trees.
J. O. Bath of the G. R. Kirk company
of Tacoma was in Libby Tuesday and
while here stated his company would
again be in the market for a large num
ber of Christmas trees next winter. He
says the company expects to ship about
40 cars of trees from Lincoln county
next season. He also expressed the fear
that labor for the cutting and loading
of the trees would be,hard to obtain
at that time.
Miss Larson Weds.
Henry Larson and Miss Beatrice
Larson went to Seattle last week driv
1 | n g to the city with Forrest Wise, who
wa s visiting in the city. They went to
attend the wedding of their sister, Miss
Margaret Larson, who was married on
Monday to Mr. Ai Krimer. The bride
grew to womanhood in Libby.
was
graduated from the Libby high school
and has a wide circle of friends who
will wish her every happiness. Henry
and Miss Beatrice are expected home
today.
Thousands of Tourists Suing
Kept From Mom Montana
to
the
of
to
While in Bonners Ferry last Sunday, J. A. Krall was told by C. R, Baiiejf of
the Commercial Hotel of that city, that approximately 20,000 cars pass through
that city yearly bound to and from Canada through the Eastport gateway.
iMr. Krall was also told that a large proportion of these travellers—as high as
from 60 to 75 per cent of them—would prefer to go through Montana S the
highways in this section were improved as they should be.
Realizing at once that this was a strong counter argument to overcome
the argument against highway construction here because of lack of travel,
Mr. Krall made arrangements to obtain a certified statement from the record»
of the U. S. customs collector at Eastport. It developed that Mr. Bailey had
such a statement from the collector and he has submitted a certified copy of
it for the use of the Libby Commercial club.
The statement is official and is made by L H. Young, deputy collector in
charge, at Eastport, Ida. The figures were obtained by Mr. Bailey in 1931 and
covered the two preceding fiscal years. Following are extracts from the report
made by Mr. Young;
Automobile Traffic In and Out of Eastport for Fiscal
Yean 1929 and 1936.
From July 1, 1928, to June 30, 1929—
Autos entering from Canada .
Autos departing from the U. S.
Totals
From July 1, 1929, to June 30, 1930—
Autos entering from C a n ada .
Autos departing from U. S.
Passengers, 30,029
" 33452
9,689
10,478
63,181
20,167
29474
21418
9498
Passengers,
8,647
56.792
These figures are in the official report of Mr. Young, deputy col lector .
They show over 20,000 cars in one year and over 18400 cars the following
year going through that port, and a Large proportion of them—as they paasea
through Bonners Ferry—expressed their wish to travel directly through Mon
tana but were deterred from doing so because of the condition of our high
17,935
Totals
E.
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to
of
of
in
ways.
Huit should be a clincher in favor of more appropriations for highway im
provement through northwest Montana—an argument that cannot be answered.
Here are thousands of autos, carrying more thousands of people, who are
being diverted from Montana because the powers that be will not complete
highway construction through this section.
That shortsighted policy means that scores of thousands of dollars in busi
ness is being lost to Montana business interest because of this failure to im
prove our highways
It is no longer an argument put forth by Lincoln county but it affects the
entire state lying east of this district Travelers diverted into Canada that
should be kept in Montana. And the number is not a paltry few but it runs
into the thousands.
Every business enterprise lying east of Lincoln county is vitally affected
by this condition as here are thousands of dollars the state should have in
gas
Golden West To Resume
Developing Property
ing of the .stockhold
I» West Mining
pan y was held in Libby Monday rto
act upon an amendment tp the articles
of incorporation. The amendment was
adopted. Out of town stockholders
present were Walter Arnold, president;
Roy G .Pettit, secretary and treasurer,
and Frank Inglesbi, mining engineer
and geologist, all of'Yakima, Wash.
Plans were worked out for immediate
resumption of work at the mine, located
south of Libby. Four men are at pres
_. ( i a
will be LretsJd Ï rapidly as arrange
ments can be perfected. It is planned
to carry on work during the summer
developing ore bodies. Messrs. Arnold.
Pettit and Inglesbi are spending most
of the week at the property. It is said
they are all much impressed with the
apparent possibilities of developing a
paying mine.
A special
cpm
Mrs. Joughin Is Hostess.
, , , , , _
Mrs. Ned Joughm was hostess Satur
day afternoon at a delightful bridge,
party, four tables being in play. The
arriving guests found the attractive
home prettily decorated with a profu
sion of flowers, making a charming
setting for a pleasant social afternoon.
High score and traveling prizes were
both won by Mrs. Susan Carleton
while a guest prize was presented to
Mrs. Winchester of Oakland, Calif., who
is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Neils. Dainty refreshments were
served.
Guests at Knutson Hone.
Rev. and Mrs. Olsrud and two chil
dren from Clarkston, Wash., were Sun
day guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John Knutson. They were accompanied
by Mrs. Gabrielson of Sandpoint.
Bishop A. M. Skinloy and son Robert,
of Spokane, were also weekend visitors.
Higher Silver
Prices Aid Local
raining Industry
Means Much Larger Return to Mines
Operating Here—Better Market
for Other Metals.
As an indication of what the upward
tendency of metal prices means to the
mining industry, it can be said that
late increases in the silver and lead
market brings an additional $35.60 to
the Glacier Silver Lead Mining com
pany for every ton of concentrates mar
keted by it That $35.60 is so much
profit over and above what has here
tofore been received by the company
for its silver and lead.
The better price for silver means an
increased return of $15.60 for every
ton of concentrate produced by the
Glacier and likewise the higher lead
price means $20.00 more for every ton
of concentrate, a total increase of
$35.60.
A carload of concentrate was loaded
out by Manager Joughm this week,
consigned to the East Helena smelter.
It is said the company can load out
a car about every two weeks under
present schedule of operations.
out of Montana.
Construction Is
Urged By Others
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n Lmcoln ~ u " ty 15 discl ° ied m 8 l 6 . 1 *
ter received this week from the
g ha i. nb L r of Commerce of Devils Lake,
D. The letter is one of many sim
mercial club m answer to a communi
Support Local Request for
Highway Improvement
in This Section.
cation mailed to the chambers of com
merce of numerous cities along high
way No. 2 asking their support of
early construction on the Libby-Troy
project. The Devils Lake letter is so
pertinent that we reprint it below:
Devils Lake. N. D., July 19, 1933.
Mr. L. Ludvikson, Sec y„
Libby Commercial Club,
Libby, Montana,
Dear Mr. Ludvikson;
At the last regular meeting of our
Board of Directors I read your letter
relative to Highway No. 2 from Lib
by to the Idaho State Line. I was in
structed to send wire to O. S. Warden,
Chairman of the State Highway Com
mission. copy of which is enclosed
herewith.
You also state that a wire should
be sent to the Administrator of Pub
lic Works when he is appointed. If
you will let us know when this ap
pointment is made we will be glad to
wire him also.
Last August I made a trip to the
coast and went by way of No. 2 and
came back on No. 10 and therefore
I fully appreciate why you are at
tempting to get this road rebuilt. From
a tourist point of view would say that
I would never make the trip on High
way No. 2 again until such road was
rebuilt and imagine there are many
people who have made the trio fee!
the same way and therefore influence
others to take No. 10.
We will be glad to do anything we
can to get No. 2 completed as this
highway goes through this city and It
would increase traffic through this
city.
Following is th«* telegram from the
Devils Lake chamber to O. S, Warden,
chairman of the Montana state high
wpv commission:
"Board of directors of this organi
zation urge that immediate action be
taken while Public Works funds are
available to build highway No. 2
through the Kootenai canyon from
Libbv to the Idaho state line, thus
making travel to the coast over this
highway less dangerous,"
Notice to Property Owners.
Property owners in Libhv are kindly
requested to see that their trees are
prooerlv trimmed so as not to bother
pedestrians on the walks. In numerous
nlaoes limbs on the trees have been al
lowed to grow so low as to be a great
nuisance. The proper trimming of the
low branches will be not onlv a con
venience to the oublie but will add to
the appearance of our citv.
LIBBY PARK BOARD.
Mrs, Rosella Burke is entertaming
todav at dinner In honor of Rev. Ft,
Whalen of Eureka.