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WESTERN NEWS
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With which is consolidated THE LIBBY TIMES and THE TROY TRIBUNE
Libby, Lincoln County, Montana Thursday, August 81, 3933
VOLUME XXXIII
Number 13
Talk Over
Road Problems
With Warden
Libby and Troy Men Confer
with Chairman of Highway
Commission,
SEVERAL MATTERS
ARE DISCUSSED
That the state highway commission
and the bureau of public roads are
ready to proceed with construction of
the Kootenai Falls project of the Libby
Troy-State line highway but that they
have been unable to obtain a decision
from Washington approving or reject
ing the present proposed location, was
the news brought out at a conference
held Tuesday afternoon in Libby be
tween O. S. Warden, chairman of the
state highway commission, and Libby
and Troy men.
Another important bit of information
that came out du mg the meeting was
contained in a statement by Mr. War
ds» that he knew of no intention to
move U. S. highway No. 2 from its
present location to a routing farther
south.
Mr. Warden was brought to Libby
by George Lanstrum of Kalispell and
with them was E. B Donahue, highway
maintenance engineer, of Helena. Troy
had been invited to sit in at the con
ference and a delegation was present
from that place consisting of County
Commissioner Kensler, D. F. Fewkes,
Glen Thom, H. W. Ford, A1 Williams
and Ralph Aiken,
Gives Detailed History.
The Libby Commercial club had ar
ranged for a noon luncheon in honor
of the visitors but they did not ar
rive until late and it was decided to
hold an informal coriference in the
Hotel Libby. At that time Mr. War
den, went into a detailed history of
the negotiations regarding acceptance or
rejection of the present proposed lo
cation of the Kootenai Falls project.
He said that the state highway com
mission and the bureau of public roads
had gone so far as to let a contract for
this work but that it had been held
up by action at Washington,
The project is classed as a forest
highway and is to be built under na
tional forest direction. Final approval
of location rests, therefore, with the
department of agriculture in Washing
ton. Mr. Warden stated that while in
' Washington in June he had lengthy
conferences with officials relative to
this matter and they promised him that
a decision would be made in June. The
decision was not given out, however.
Mr. Warden was again in Washington
and for the second time he had a long
conference with Washington officials
urging that their decision be hastened.
He was told that approval or rejection
of the matter would be given not later
than August 19. It now turns out that
it has not yet been handed down. Mr.
Warden says he knows nothing
that can be done; that numerous let
ters and telegrams have been sent to
Washington and everything done to
hasten the matter that it is possible to
more
do.
Asks for Local Agreement.
Considerable time was given to in
formal questions and answers in which
Mr. Warden said he wished local men
would agree on where they desired the
present $160,000 to be spent provided
work on the Kootenai Falls project is
still held up. Both Libby and Troy
ganizations had repeatedly gone on rec
ord in favor of completion of the Lib
or
by-Troy-State Line highway and it
was the concensus that if approval of
the Kootenai Falls project cannot be
obtained soon the money had better be
spent on the Yaak hill. That will be
the recommendation.
Some Opposition*
There was some opposition to this
program. There were those who argued
strongly that there should be no hurry
in moving the money from the Koo
tenai Falls to some other project. They
said in effect, "We have been strain
ing every effort for 20 years to get
this high and dangerous section re
moved from the highway and now when
we have the money we turn around
and give it away for some other work.
Better hold on to it for at least an
other 30 or 60 days."
Others replied to this argument that
there will be no hurry about transfer
ring the money. But if it is finally and
definitely learned that there cannot be
agreement on the highway location at
Kootenai Falls, then and only then
shall the money be transferred.
Money Will Not Be Lost.
Some have felt there might be danger
that the $160,000 might be lost if not
used comparatively soon. Mr. Warden
was asked that question and he replied
that there was no danger of losing the
money, but that this sum would have
to be spent before any additional ap
propriation for the Libby-Troy-State
Line highway could be obtained.
Mr. Warden also said that while Mr.
Lanstrum and he were driving to Libby
they figured out the uncompleted mile
age between Kalispell and Libby. He
said they agreed there was about 22
miles of uncompleted forest highway
and 37 miles of uncompleted state high
way. He strongly urged Libby men to
bend every effort to getting a further
appropriation from the forest service
for improvement of the 22 miles. He
further said that the policy of the high
way commission had been to complete
highways into and out of Kalispell.
Highways were practically built into
that city from the north and south and
with completion of the present Bad
Rock canyon project that from the east
would be finished. The commission now
intends to move westward from Kal
ispell as tepidly as available funds
would permit He also mentioned that
with the major highway program of
the state nearing completion, there nat
urally would be more money available
for this section.
No Intention to Move No. 2.
Upon being questioned by E. E. Ja
queth, president of the Libby Commer
cial club, Mr. Warden said there was
no intention of moving highway No. 2
from its present location west of Kal
ispell through Libby and Troy to the
state line. He said it was very difficult
to change U. S. highway locations af
ter they had once been chosen and
marked. Mr. Warden also said surveys
on portions of the highway between
Libby and Kalispell would be made in
time for construction whenever any
money is in sight.
Mr. Lanstrum took occasion to go
on record favoring the present highway
through this section. He said he had
heard people here were almost ready
to murder him and to hang him if he
came to Libby but he wanted it un
derstood that he and Kalispell were
heartily in favor of the present high
way, wanted to see it completed and
were doing all they could to hasten its
construction. He openly stated they
(Continued on page 5)
The Libby ball team and the aggre
Ration of colored boys from the Pipe
creek C. C. C. camp tangled on the local
diamond again last Sunday, with the
usual result that the negroes again were
winners. At the end of a swatfest, the
Negroes Win Another Game.
forest workers led with a 21 to 16 score.
Another game is planned for next Sun
day and Manager Harris says his team
is surely going to win it. Plans are also
under way for a game on the local
diamond on Labor Day between a Lib
by team and one from the C. C. C,
camp at Troy.
4
Another Boxing
Program Planned
For Labor Day
Seven Bout Program Will Be Staged
Between C. C. C. Boys in This
Section.
The Boxing program that Libby fans
were promised for Labor Day is taking
form, and big Chief Hoffman says it
will be one of the fastest and best ever
staged in Libby. Following the highly
successful affair of August 12, it was
promised that another program of bouts
would soon be staged here. That prom
ise will be kept
Full details of the program cannot
be announced at this time but it can
be said there will be four "bouts be
tween the white boys of the Rexford
and Troy C. C. C. camps and three
bouts between the colored lads from
the Pipe creek and Spread creek camps.
The white boys earned for themselves
the reputation of being not only eager
but fast and clever scrappers during
the series of bouts pulled off on Aug.
12, and they will add to that reputation
on Labor Day. Ever since the camps
have been established it has been
known that the colored boys had sev
eral Jack Johnsons on their rosters
and they promise to give the fans their
full money's worth. It is said there is
one colored boy in the Yaak camp who
is just too much of a fighter for al
most anyone in this district. But all of
the best fighters are being worked into
the coming program.
The affair will be held in the Libby
opera house on the night of Labor Day,
Monday, September 4. If half the
crowd attends that were present at the
open air program on the 12th, the opera
house will be jammed to the four walls.
MAN BADLY BURNED
BY GASOLINE FLAMES
A man giving his name as Ernest
Manewcll and claiming to come from
Casper, Wyo., appeared at the Libby
hospital Sunday with his back and side
and much of his entire body badly
burned. He said he had been burned
when attempting to open a drum of
gasoline, but would not tell where the
accident happened. He was in bad shape
but in spite of his condition left the
hospital early Monday morning with
out notifying the nurses, and with a
high temperature. It is said the man
was a typical hobo.
VISITORS FROM WISCONSIN
INTERESTED IN THIS SECTION
Mr. and Mrs. J. Novak, their two
children Sonny and Buddy, and Mrs.
Morris left for home ' on Tuesday
morning. They will visit with friends
and relatives in North Dakota before
going on to Mrs. Morris' home in
South Dakota. They reported a very
enjoyable time while visiting here at
the B. B. Withee home, having visited
all the points of interest including our
local mill, the Zonolite mine, a gold
mine and different lakes and streams.
On Thursday they made the hike to
the top of Mt .Sheldon and on Sunday
to Geiger lake. They hated to leave
this beautiful spot in the mountains
but Mr. Novak had to get back to his
dairy farm in Wisconsin.
Band Concert Friday.
Vernon Bessey, leader of the Amer
ican Legion-Moose band,
that there will be an open air concert
Friday night at 7 o'clock. The public
is cordially invited to come out and
enjoy the music. The band is planning
on a benefit dance to be given Mon
day night. Sept. 4, in Woodmen hall.
announces
!
Three Given
Divorces In
District Court
N.
fîtacy Pléadà Not Guilty to
Larcenÿ, Charge—Ju
venile Cases Handled.
CASE TO QUIET
TITLE DISMISSED
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Three divorces were granted by
Judge J. E Rockwood in district court
in Libby Tuesday. Aileen M. Price of
Troy was given a divorce from Jay Earl
Price and was given the care and cus
tody of a minor child.
Everett J. Dunn of Libby was given
a divorce from Ethel Dunn, and Isa
belle Sterling, also of Libby, was freed
from the bonds binding her to Herman
Sterling. She was given the care and
custody of a minor child, he to pay
$20 per month for the care and sup
port of the child.
AH three cases were non-conte*ted
and William Herbert of Libby was at
torney for the plaintiff in each case.
Maude Pearl and Richard James
Young, children of Rufus Young of
Ural, were committed to the orphans'
home at Boulder.
Sarah Frances O'Brien was declared
and
a dependent neglected child and
was placed in the care of Joseph and
Mary Webb, of Rexford, Mrs. Webb
being an aunt of the child.
Doyle Stacey of Eureka was arraigned
on a charge of larceny and pleaded not
guilty. His trial will await a jury term.
The case concerns his alleged stealing
of a horse. B. F. Maiden appeared as
attorney for the defendant and County
Attorney Blackford for the State.
The estate of Flora Creswell was
closed.
The case of Amzel Templin vs. Her
man and Frances Oldenburg, for quiet
ing title was dismissed.
MRS. LEIGH ENTERTAINS
IN HONOR OF VISITORS
Mrs. Leslie Leigh was hostess Friday
afternoon to a group of ladies at
enjoyable party given to honor Mrs.
J. Florence and Mrs. Fred Florence,
of Clarkston, Wash., who were visiting
in the city with Mr. and Mrs. Lionel
Shaurette. Three tables of bridge
in play, with awards going to Mrs. R.
R. Veldman for high score, to Mrs. E.
M. Boyes for the consolation. Mrs. Fred
Florence won the guest prize, Mrs. J.
A. Krall the traveling prize for hold
ing 80 honors and Mrs. George Smith
the fortune prize for holding the lucky
number in a drawing. Refreshments
were served by the hostess at the close
of the afternoon. The house was pret
tily decorated with flowers.
an
were
County Financial Report.
The annual financial report of the
county clerk and recorder_will—be
found on pages six and seven of this
issue.
ft
Libby Men Meet
And Organize
NRA Committee
Large Group Named to Have Charge
of Important Work in
City.
At a meeting of the business inter
ests of Libby, held in city hall last
Thursday night, an NRA campaign
committee was formed and is waiting
for instructions and supplies from
headquarters.
M, E. Schouweiler was elected chair
man and Malcom K. Kedzie will
as secretary. As the committee is to
be representative of the entire com
munity, it will be made up of presiding
officers, or someone appointed in his j
or her place, of the Commercial club, i
Woman's club. Junior Woman's club,
Lions, Moose, Mooseheart Legion, Ma
sons, Eastern Star, Odd Fellows, Re
bekahs, American Legion and Auxiliary
and the different ministers. A. A. Wood
will represent the schools and W. E.
Dexter the mill crew. Reports of its
progress should appear from time to
time in this paper.
serve
Hostess at Luncheon
Mrs. A. Clough was the charming
hostess at a 1:30 luncheon Thursday
afternoon, honoring Mrs. Louise Lov
ick of Wardner, B. C. The table settings
and decorations consisted of
a pro
fusion of delicate home grown flow
ers. Covers were laid for ten. After
the sumptuous luncheon the guests
were entertained at the home of Mrs.
O. Griepp, whose home was also beau
tifully decorated. At the close of the
afternoon a witty "adjective" write up
was cleverly read by Mrs. Lovick and
everyone voted Mrs, Clough and Mrs.
Griepp as delightful hostesses.
SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENT.
School opens as announced on Tues
day, September 5. It will not be
sary for grade pupils to report before
that time but High School pupils should
register on Saturday or Monday. All
beginners should come to the large
gymnasium on Tuesday morning where
they will be enrolled by Miss McGrade
and the two primary teachers. All buses
will run on regular schedule on Tues
day.
neces
i LOAN FIRM ASSETS TO BE
I CONSERVED, SAYS UTAH OFFICER
Libby people will be interested in
the following news dispatch appearing
in Tuesdays papers, regarding the
Western Loan and Building company:
HELE NA, Aug. 28.—Frank H. John
state superintendent' of banking,
I was advised today by John A. Malia,
Utah bank commissioner, that every
effort is to be made to conserve all as
sets of the Western Loan and Building
company, now in the hands of the state.
"There is no thought," he added, "of
liquidation on present frenzied mark
ets."
"It is the hope of this department,"
Malia said, "that investors will at least
realize the amounts paid in on their
investments."
Montanans have about $6,000,000 in
vested with the
A Salt Lake City dispatch in Wednes
day's papers says a plan pr plans for
reorganization of the Western Loan and
Building company, subject to the ap
proval of building and loan commis
sioners of eight western states, will be
submitted to the stockholders before
the end of the week, Üje temporary
stockholder's committee agreed today.
I son,
concern.
Lightning Storm
Causes Five Fires
In Local Forest
AII Are Small and Cause Little Damage
—Followed by Heavy
Rain.
v'
Five fires were started over the Koo
tenai forest by lightning Tuesday night,
according to J. K. Dwindle, assistant
supervisor. There was one on Fisher
river, one at Rexford, one at Warland
and two on Pipe creek. All were small
and no concern is felt regarding them.
Mr, Dwinelle reports there was quite
a heavy rain Tuesday night over the
western part of the forest but practi
cally none elsewhere.
A fire got away from George Mor
ris on his ranch north of town Tues
day and he was taken into court and
given a 10 dàys suspended sentence on
good behavior. This fire was also small.
Mr. Dwinelle reports the fire threat
ening to come across from Canada for
the past two weeks is still on the Ca
nadian side.
ing the night Saturday that some time
during that night the W C Fpu/ irpc
store at Rexford had been' broken into
by unknown parties and goods taken,
Five guns, from 60 to 75 cartons of
cigarettes and about $50 m silver, most
LS n £ a K ZV 6 mtSS ' n fu U
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NEW MONTANA TAX
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HELENA, Aug. 27.-*-The Standard Oil
Company of Indiana filed suit in dis
trict cqurt here Saturday to test ' the
constitutionality of the Montana chain,
store tax and to prevent enforcement !
of the tax in regard to the company's
bulk and service stations. |
The suit names as defendants the,
Montana board of equalization, Attor
ney General Raymond T. Nagle, State j
Treasurer James J. Brett and Stale
Auditor John J. Holmes.
Besides the allegation that the tax
is unconstitutional, the company asserts j
the distribution of gasoline is not mer- j
chandising, "nor are filling stations I
'stores' in the general acceptance of i
the term," j
The suit further claims the chain |
store tax was enacted after the expir- '
BURGLARS ROB FEWKES'
STORE AT REXFORD
The sheriffs office was notified dur
STANDARD OIL WILL TEST
ation of the constitutional limitation of
the 23d legislative assembly and argues
that for such reason it is null and void.
The Standard Oil company states it
paid, under protest to this state $990
as license fees for bulk stations and
$1,213 as fees for service stations in ac
cordance with regulations of the lax.
These amounts the company seeks to
recover.—Great Falls Tribune,
Eureka News
EUREKA CHAPTER OF
AUXILIARY WINS HONORS
The 13th annual convention of the
American Legion Auxiliary of Mon
tana was opened Sunday evening by a
reception given by the Great Falls Unit,
State officers and distinguished guests
were in the receiving line.
Monday morning a get-together and
Fidac breakfast was held at the Park
Hotel dining room with Mrs. Ruby A.
Gibbons, state Fidac chairman, presid
ing. A splendid Fidac program was
given and enjoyed very much by a
large crowd.
Each business session was opened by
a pipe organ recital. Many interesting
reports were read at these sessions and
new resolutions and amendments to the
department constitution were made,
Members were urged to stress Amer
icanism in their Communities to count
eract socialism and communism,
fact was strongly stressed that Montana
has no place to put imbecile children
except at Warm Springs until they are
six years of age when they are taken
to Boulder. The state child welfare
chairman said that babies U/j and 2
years old have been judged insane and
sent to Warm Springs,
The Eureka Unit won first place in
Class 2 in publicity. Helena Unit won
first in Class 1. The local unit received
The
(Continued on page 8)
County May
Lose Federal
Relief Money
Action Follows Failure to
Raise Poor Fund Levy
to Legal Limit.
BELIEVE DIFFICULTY
CAN BE CORRECTED
The Montana State Relief
sion has written the board of county
commissioners and the Lincoln Coun
ty Relief commission that allocation of
federal funds for relief purposes to
Lincoln county will cease as of Sep
tember 1, 1933, unless action is taken
to increase the county poor fund to
the highest point allowed by law. Un
der Montana law county commissioners
can levy up to 6 mills for poor fund
purposes. The county commissioners
placed the poor fund levy at 5 mills for
the current year. The state relief
mission holds that that action was not
sufficient and in a letter to Chas. D,
Rowe, chairman of the Lincoln Coun
ty Relief committee, T. C. Spaulding,
director of relief, says:
"Since the county commissioners evi
dently feel that five-sixths of the neces
commis
com
sary levy is sufficient to carry the poor
fund of the county, it is apparent that
there will be no need for federal aid.
Hie allocation of federal funds to Lin
F° lrl , will cease as of Septem
ber 1, 1933.
! A meeting of the county commission
ers was called as soon as this action
of the state commission was learned.
and steps were taken to correct the
Campers And
Smokers Start
1 91 Forest Fires
.
I
!°l oe careful with matches.
camp fires!
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!past mon th S d there would have^bwn'
nea riy 200 less forest fires to fight in
the national forests of the northern
!R " k >' MouBttta lésion, "
report issued August 20 by the regional
office at Missoula.
The report reveals that the number
°f fires caused by human carelessness
up to August 20 exceeds the ten-year
average record of man-caused fires for
that same period in Region One. Of
the 695 forest fires reported to the
gional office so far this season, a total
of 191 fires were started by campers
w bo failed to extinguish every spark
of their camp fires, and by smokers who
did not comply with the forest
ice rules that smoking is permitted only
in established camps and places of hab
itation within national forest boundar
ies. The "no smoking" restrictions went
into effect August 1 on all forests of
Region One.
A carelessly thrown cigarette started
a forest fire in the Bitterroot national
forest and burned 760 acres before a
large army of firefighters could bring
it under control. Here, one carelessly
thrown cigarette destroyed and dam
One Cigarette Bums Nearly 800 Acres
of Natural Forest Resources
- r:: u ■" -~7 Sceuery,
re
serv
aged nearly 800 acres of natural forest
resources and scenery, it is reported,
Another smoker started a fire which
burned 440 acres. Rain and cooler
weather came to aid in checking and
putting out this blaze which threatened
a rich forest area in western Montana,
i For a ten-day period, ending August
1 20, a total of 121 fires were reported to
the regional office at Missoula, 19 firès
burned 10 acres or more, the report for
this period reveals. Sixty fires wore
started by lightning, five by campers,
31 were started by smokers, two by
debris burning, six by incendiarism,
two by lumbering operations and five
were of miscellaneous origin.
It is estimated that 11,257 acres of
national forest land have been dam
aged by fires so far this season.
Give Showers for Bride-To-Be.
The ladies of Circle B of the Presby
terian church joined Wednesday night
in a shower for Mrs. Delia Evans, who
will be married next week to Mr. Paul
Schulz. The pleasant affair was given
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Vanderwood, parents of Mrs. Evans.
The evening was passed very enjoyably
in a social way and Mrs. Evans was
presented with a set of sherbert glasses.
The ladies giving the shower were Mrs,
R. N. Whitefield, Mrs. Walter Wolz,
Mrs. W. C. Zollars, Mrs. Fred Goose
law, Mrs. Elmer Phillips, Mrs. E. E.
Jaqueth, Mrs. Leo Becker, Mrs. Camp
bell and Mrs. R. W. Orr.
Mrs. Evans was honored with another
shower on yesterday afternoon by 12
Women of the Moose. This was a hand
kerchief shower and it, too, proved a
very pleasant affair.
Miss Day Is Hostess.
Miss Grace Day was hostess at a
pleasant bridge party Friday night,
three tables being in play. High score
prize was won by Miss Wave Knan
and the consolation by Mrs. E. W. Oy
lear. Dainty refreshments were served
by the hostess.
discrepancy. A resolution was adopté
to the effect that the county board
j would transfer from the general fund
j to the poor fund a sum sufficient to
I raise the poor fund to what a 6 rafll'
I levy would provide. It is believed thif
j action will result in the county again
being placed in line for federal relief
money.
The county commissioners felt they
had good reasons for holding the poor
fund levy to 5 mills, having raised it
two mills above what it was in 1032.
These reasons are set forth in a lettar
written to the state commission and T
which is reprinted below. The letter
from the state commission to the county
commissioners follows;
.. „ i 1616113 - Mont., August 21, 1931
Mr. H. E Brink, Chairman
Board of County Commissioners
Libby, Montana
Dear Mr. Brink:
I have been informed under date
of August 18, that your board has made
a levy of 5 mills for the poor fund of
your county for the coming year.
As I pointed out in my letter of June
13 to you, the Federal Government will
not permit the allocation of Federal
aid to counties who are not willing
do the best they can for themaelvee
without outside assistance; in other
words. Federal funds are to be used
to supplement and not take the place
of county or local funds.
Since you estimate that only 5 mill»
will be sufficient for the poor fund,
while the statutory limitation is 6 mills
the State Relief Commisison can but
hold that, in view of the actions of
your board, there will be no need for
the further allocation of Federal funds.
Unless your board makes up the dif
ference, preferably under the provi
sions of Chapter 43 and 44 of the Ses
"to
sion Laws of the Twenty-third As
sembly, the granting of Federal, funds
to your county must cease as of Sep
tember 1.
I am sorry this is the case, because
we realize that the winter of 1933-1934
will .be much more severe and the des
titution greater, in practically
Part of the state, than it
Past winter and summer.
However, I have no option. The coun-.
ty has has not done the best it
Consequently, under the Federal
lahon and the President's order, copy
attached, the funds must be disco n
tmued as of September 1.
Very sincerely yours,
Montana State Relief Commission
T. C. SPAULDING.
Director of Relief,
every
was during the
can.
regu
After the county board had met and
taken action regarding the shortage in
the poor fund levy, as construed by
the state relief commission, the board
instructed County Attorney Blackford to
1 dainin^tn to"* «
Joining to them why the county board
"f «5 mill instead of a 6 mill levy,
Blackf ° rd ' S letter fo!lows:
Libby, Mont, Aug. 25, 1933.
Hon ' T C Spaulding, Director,
î?°, ntana State Relief Commission.
«»>•">■ Monte,,..
Dear Mr. Spaulding:
Further replying to your letter of the
21st, to H. E. Brink, chairman of the
board of county commissioners, rela
tive to the levy made for the poor fund
in this county, will say, that the board
of county commissioners have this day
held a meeting at which the county
attorney was invited to be present.
This matter was gone over as to the
levy and in view of Section 2150 of
the Revised Codes of Montana, 1921,
I am of the opinion that it is too late
to change the levy from five mills to
six mills, but in order to meet
your
requirements and to fulfill all the
duties required on the part of the
county, we have taken the taxable
property of the county and figured the
amount that one mill should bring in
allowing a full payment of all the taxes
and find that the one mill would bring
in $4653.58. The board of county com
missioners by resolution this day
passed, has aside the
above amount
from the general fund to be expended
for relief aid and this can be done
under Chapter 44 of the Session Laws
of 1933.
I am herewith enclosing to you a
copy of this resolution together with
the certificate of the clerk of the board,
showing that the resolution is of rec
ord.
Last year only, emergency resolu
tions were passed and aid given
to the extent of approximately $14,000
to the relief of poor, but also under
Chapter 44, approximately $2500.00
from the general fund was expended
to aid in the employment of needy
persons any assistance of the Recon
struction Finance aid. The board will
further make use of any funds avail
able. if necessity requires. Will you
kindly inform this office if this reso
lution and the act of the board will
meet with your approval in extending
further aid or a continuance of the
aid the state relief commission has
been giving to this county.
Trusting that I may have your reply
before the meeting of the board of
county commissioners on the first
Monday in September and any further
suggestions from you will be
ciated.
appre
Yours very truly,
JAMES M. BLACKFORD.
Ship Fawn to F'rank Hazelbaker.
A white tail fawn was expressed on
Tuesday to Divide. Mont., to Frank
A. Hazelbaker of Dillon. Mr. Hazel
baker has holdings in the Big Hole
country, where he is gathering together
buffalo, elk and deer. This is the sec
ond deer shipped from Libby to this
ranch. A permit for four deer
issued by the game commission to Mr.
Hazelbaker.
was
Sept 4.
STORES TO CLOSE LABOR DAY.
Notice is hereby given that Libby
stores will be closed all day Labor Day,
(Signed) MERCHANTS' COMMITTEE,