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Devoted to the Development of Libby and of Lincoln County
Libby, Lincoln County, Montana, Thursday, March 21, 1946
VOLUME XLV
Number 44
Gen. Wheeler
Writes About
Kootenai Dam
gi„eer., War Department, regard-1
enaj nla?Tro?. I am s^re you Î?Û
find this report most interesting.
I will watch this matter very
carefully and try to keep you posted
on same
Montana, and on the Kootenai
River near Troy. Montana. You
ask for information on this subject,
Pursuant to specific directives
from Congress, the Department now j
has underway detailed investiga- I
tkms of both the Clark Fork and
Kootenai River Basins in the in- ;
terests of flood control and other :
purposes In connection with these
authorized investigations, the De
partments District Engineer at
Seattle. Washington, under the sup
ervision of the Division Engineer,j
Pacific Division is making careful
studies of the feasibility and eco-1
nomic justification of various pos-,
sible dam and reservoir sites for
flood contro! and other purposes in
the Clark Fork and Kootenai River
Basins. It appears that the bedrock
War Dep't Chief Engineer
Followirjg is a letter received by
Dexter Shaurette, secretary of the
Libby Chamber of Commerce, from
Rep. Mike Mansfield. Mr. Mans-1
ag letter
Kootenai
Expects Report October
1948 on Kootenai River
PART OVER ALL PLAN
FOR COLUMBIA BASIN
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field includes an interestin
regarding the proposed
dam near Troy, which is also re
printed. The letters follow;
March 13, 1946
Mr. L. Dexter Shaurette, Secretary,
Chamber of Commerce,
Libby, Montana.
Dear Dex:
I am in receipt of a report from
Lt. General Wheeler, Chief of En
Must close now, but with best
wishes, I am
Most sincerely yours,
Mike Mansfield.
Office of the Chief of Engineers
Washington
7 March 1946
Hon. Mike Mansfield
House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Dear Mr. Mansfield.
Heference is made to your letter
of 20 February 1946 inclosing a
communication from Mr.
Thom, Libby, Montana, relative to
the possible construction of dams
on the Clark Fork river near Noxon.
the Kootenai
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Glen
tests along the Clark Fork and
Kootenai Rivers mentioned by Mr.
Thom are being made in connection
with these Judies. Since
studies of the Clark Fork and
Kootenai River Basins are still un
derway in the Field, however, this
office is not apprised of the recom
mendations to be made by the Divi
sion and District Engineers relative
to the dam and reservoir projects
now "ndc- study m those nver
Dasms.
The Division and District Engin
eers report on the investigation of
the Clark Fork Rwer Basm is ex
pected to be submitted to this of
fice on or about 1 September 1946.fp
In the interests of efficiency and;
economy, the report on the Kootenai
River, a tributary of the Columbia
River, will be included in a report
on a comprehensive review' investi
gation of the entire Columbia River
Basin which the Department is now
SÄÄnt
SfumÄvä'Ä-s'mSUS
to be submitted to this office on
or about 1 October 1948. You may
be assured that you will be notified
at the time the reports on the Clark
Pork and Columbia River Basins
are submitted to this office.
Upon receipt by this office of the
Division'and District Engineers' re
ports on the investigations of
Clark Fork and Columbia River
Basins, they will be referred to
the Board of Engineers for Rivers
and Harbors for review as required
by law'. When the Board completes,
its action on the reports, the pro
posed reports of the Chief of En
ginners will be sent to the Cover
nors of the affected States for their
views and comments, and the writ
ten comments of the Governors will!
accompany each complete report to
Congress with the recommendations
of the Department regarding im
provements" considered feasible end
economically justified at this time.
Aftcr the reports have been trans-,
mitted.. to „Congress, further action''
by the Department toward the con
struction of any projects that may
be recommended therein will do
pend upon the authorization of
those projects by Congress and the
appropriation of the necessary funds
for the work proposed.
The inclosure with your letter (
is returimd^as^requested. ;
S/ R. A. WHEELER •'
Lieutenant General
Chief of Engineers.
TO DISCUSS HOSPITAL
NEEDS AT KALISPELL
member , nol . .
ing . personX obUga^on m h.s club;
| each'of it?°memblrâ ""'l^'Soke
District Governor Marshall Murnv
äturday^veS addresSne the 56
Lions and their ladies who 8 wero in
Lu " • , A e
o h n fPf 0131 G 5» ver - )
Cnvfpr^r« 1 M.t.rt d xr tC i- gr ?i et C °j !
governors Murray, Kalispell, and
|G( ThprPwn renSO ( n °!i R M d ° ee [' ^ t3 '
in^fhp n 1 a # dul iT inUte dUr L
p » T n IO B the rnomer î t
M thp mtt! D °* n Ha , rgrcav fl cal ' I
to . order until the
ast strains of America and Cod Save
the King died away. The entire I
meeting was given an international t
IÏÏnefa r nd ^ nd
Stupes and Union Jack occupying
wit h Bob LeFebvre'presidhig"at the
piano, the latter adding to the en-i
joyment of the evening with several g
of his rhythm interpretation of dud
uiar a i rs on th e piano f
Lion Gillespie of the High school 125
W as in charge of entertainment andi
furnished a mixed quintette from sa
the high school, consisting of Gret- of
che n Gehrke. Anna Ronning, Jim
Maurer, Dave Klehm and Fred
Brown with Pat Gooselaw at the
i ano . This group sang several
numbers which were highly ap-jViHe.
preciated. and ably demonstrated
the efficient training Libby music
students are receiving from Miss 2
Hanson. The three boys also sang
two numbers which were well re
ceived by the assembly. Two melo
dicus numbers. "Oh
Hospital needs of the area com
prising Libby, Eureka, Poison,
j Whitefish and Kalispell will be con
j sidered by representatives, from the
I five towns at a luncheon meeting
i Friday noon, promptly at 12:00 at
j the Temple Tea Room in Kalispell.
■ The meeting is called by Governor
j Sam C. Ford's Hospital Survey Com
j mittee. This is an open meeting
j and all interested persons are wel
cor ne. Reservations for the lunch
eon are being made through the
Kalispell Chamber of Commerce.
Missoula is holding a similar
meeting on the 21st and the speak
ers at Missoula's conference, who
will be present to lead the discus
sions in Kalispell, will be Dr. Carl
F. Kraenzel of Montana State Col
j lege. Dr. Herbert T. Wagner of the
j United States Public Health Ser
vice, and Edwin Grafton, Chairman
State Hospital Survey Committee,
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Enjoy Visit of
Lion Officials
ompt-s ana union jacx occupying
prominent and equal positions in
the dining hall
Leader Lion Hepner "assisted"'bv
Miss Hanson from the High school,
with Bob LeFebvre presiding at the .
vjuai pjûiuuua 111
—...... - National songs of
the United States and Canada were
sung, the music being led by Song
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"Carnival di Venice." were played
on the piano accordian by another
st udent. Edwin Edstrom.
The group of distinguished guests
present included district Governor
Murray, formerly of the Libby club,
but now of Kalispell; co-district
Governor Gordon Sorenson, together
with Mrs. Sorenson and their daugh
ter. Miss Audrey of Red Deer, Alta,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moreland of Red
Deer; and Paul K Church, 2 o„c
chairman of the Libby club. Mr.
and Mrs. James Christie were also
posent and Mr. Christie was called
upon to take a bow. He has recently
returned from the service, and isa
a st President of the Libby club.
Tail-twister Jim Harris proved his
belief in democracy by' impartially
j fining 'most everyone present Irom
the new'est member of the local cluh
to the visiting officials from the
district both American and^ana
dian. ' '
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JÄ - atr b ss5 s
Presbyterian ladies The lncaf cl,.h
^ fortunate in being ïbli^o hive
isuchgZdimers ft was the wish
I of all present, that more meetTngs
of this nature might be held hv tho
Su£ aid it"
tors may all return to Libby many
times in the future. many,
the-^ThS
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p A n „ in£eresB "ß meetl "ß of Libby's,
Rod & Gun Club was held Tuesday
* venin J in } he Community Room at
Gourth ° us /- Resident Dick
Po ^ e11 Rresided.
ir .„ bc bu ®.'P ess ? f tbe even
i g centered on discussion and plans
f « r . the new rifle range which the
," m ;
SthusîaJm thlL ~ P le " ty ° f
■ ' 1 £ c project was
Th ' , h . . , ,
j-i- 4 , ub bo P es to haw in ad
? ° n !°d a ." ne . . ran S e for army
n „,i CS . and ,°I b ® r high-powers, skeet
....„„i 1 a P sb ° 0 ti n fi gt 'ounds, a pistol
'i], l' d an i P. < ? oor , range f or the j
h.'jI „"S Thc Plans also in- i
venlLlc vu " 80 w 3nd .? any c . on -!2
i'l en ,!!;2 1 C ^L*^. hlCh 1 , wb ? n th Jf Project j
club a n oulslanji!,/ 1 ,^ ^
Mr. and Mrs. Fred O'Brien of
Libby visited over the weekend in
Whitefish and Rexford.
Flesher Heads
V. F. W. Post
, . ,
Irvin B. Flesher was elected last
Friday evening as commander
the Libby post of the V. F. W. The
post, with Gust Adamson as com
mander has put in a busy year dur
mg the past 12 months having many
accomplishments to its credit.
mong other outstanding projects
promoted and carried out during
this period have been the organi
zation of the V. F. W. Club and
successful management of the dist
rict convention which was held last
* Äk£ Flesher comes to the
head of the organization several
months after his discharge from the
U. S. Navy. Flesher is unusually
well qualified for this position, be
mg a veteran of both the 1st and
2nd World Wars.
Other post officers elected Fri
day night include: Jack Collinson,
Sr. Vice Commander: Milo Miller,
Jr., V. C.; Edw. Smith. Q. M.; Char
les Noel, chaplain; Vernon Friend,
sa;
? e " d Gust E ' trus
°" account ot ' he need °' m « re
room tor the drill team, it was.
voted to hold meetings in the future
at tbe Moose Halb
The V. F. W. Auxiliary also held
its election last Friday ^ight, the
following officers being elected:
pres _ Mrs Clara Vaughan- Sr V
p - Mrs - Florence Collinson- Jr V
p - Mr s- Jennie Quien; treas Mrs
Alice Flesher; conductress Miss
Charlotte Gael; chaplain. Mrs. Ella
Ayotte> 3 -year trustee. Mrs Mabel
So lem- guard Mrs Clara Adamson
Severfi rppomlive offkers ar^ îet
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Se?wo"Äti^
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Mrs. Vene M. RuudW was born
June 5 - 189 F in Aitkins, Minn., and
assed away March 10, 1946 in the
Sacred Heart Hospital, Spokane
She had lived in Libby about
y ears - Surviving are Karl Ruud,
ber husband; one son Earl Lind«^
y.' a " d three grandchildren, all*
Libb y; three brothers, Herbert
(Clough, Hibbing, Minn., Earl Clough
(Tacoma} E. L. Clough. Tacoma; I
three sisters, Mrs. George Stoner, j
deny, Mont.; Mrs. Otto Seel, Bain
Mont., and Mrs. Luther Hour 1
gen. Alexandria, N. Dak.
Services were held Saturday at
P- m. from the Gompf Funeral
Hom e, with the Rev. Leon H. Ayers
officiating. Mrs. Irvin Flesher and
Mrs. Walter Zollars sang, with Miss
^ez Ratekin as pianist. Pallbear
Mrs. Vene M. RuudV was born
À \i k À r>
MTS. YGriG M. KUUu
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LqIO tO RCSt
.,, ny ' Mom -: Mrs - Glto beel, Bam-jpairs,
ville, ^Mont., and Mrs^ Luther Hou
ers Vernon Friend. John Ledum,
Al Lovick, Isak Ludvikson, Steff
Ludvikson and Sam Varantian
were members of the V. F. W,
Members of the V. F. W. Auxi
liar y attended the rites in a body
and were in charge of the con
^ udin g.service at the Chapel. In
ferment was in the Libby cemetery
' bes * d f; the grave of her father, who
P^sed away in February, 1945.
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t 4 e „ Ju , ni , 0r , H . lgh Auditorium
March 99 Ck i the even,nß of Fr i day
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1 . Thc P ro g ram contains fourteen
St * ntS put f? n by as > many organi
* a®- 1005 ; t nd thcy d ° Say ÜKTC ' S
nn th nSf 0 S ° m ° g ° od , ook T g gals
' t 4 . ( ' Ç gi^m as well as knights
hn' he ^ TÏ frate / nity ' hi "
ï l ff ^ goodness style
show and that Opportunity' will
^ n< ^u ^ hen
. The Lamp Went Out." The Jun
I Wom f n threaten to "railroad"
j f om f P arty or Parties and for con
1 c, 616 ! ^ 1 be Garden clubs
j and Ski dubs—or their represen
( tatives on the stage, not to mention
some Royal Neighbors and sweet-i
hearts.
. Of course there will be readings
during the evening, plenty of music,
j both vocal and instrumental, and
to add a spice of real excitement for
; the more adventurous spirits, it is
even said there will be four real
I <*' •» «ne time
h n . 0t s , pace he f e
of all tne marvelous and thrilling
entertainment planned to make the
-fat laugh the mselve s lean roui t;ui
lean shake themselves wide, so for
further information regarding tiiis
event, hunt up the official announce
ment on page 5 of this issu or
contact H. I . M eydemeyer, secretary
f t 2 Ui grang< v The main thing to
do however, is not to let anything
sSt a,tcnd ' ne - S "'
1 urn
at 8 o'clock the evening of Friday.*
March 22 unless you arc not afraid
' This evening promises to
i year when
springs
p. , „ C1 , ,
uoraon biauson, son of L. M.
biauson, returned home Tuesday of
last week from Germany.
R. N. A. LODGE MET
FOR "PAL" NIGHT
On March 13th R. N. A. Lodge
opened with Oracle Mabel Solem
in the chair. Business for district
camp to be held in Kalispell in
April was discussed. About 12
(Neighbors are planning to attend.
j. After the business meeting 'Pal
I Night" was held. After Pals had
of received their gifts, new secret pals
f or the year were drawn This
proved to be an enjoyable time
Afterwards the Neighbors retired
to the basement for a lunch with
A- the tables decorated in the St Pat
rick's motif. The serving corn
mittee was: Neighbors Blanchard
Beasley, Wilson, Lamori, and Hplm
thelgren. '
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mee tine held^in the Moose Hall
when the Cub sponsors the
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b j? St ,f 1tbe b £ ys ' £ h ? ir
f„ r ,"°SLmbera of Us. ^lar" pa""
lpLt?d toThe ' w2S' C p"per P
and fo thei unflaceine zeal each
ij™ rweivS arÉîsenhîwS
which it was Mr Morrison's nleas
I PL,, , 4 f Mr. Morrison s pleas
1 k to formally Present to the
I b tk , ^ ■ , .,
k-T^ IS a ^' ard coming from the
National Council of Boy Scout head
^¥ a,tci .s is something the boys work
ed ha,d !° secu . re and tbe y realize
Î an hono C 10r thcm to Possess
,l ' p . M . 4 .
F ack No. 24. Tiny, is the only
P a ck which qualified for this
in all the state of Montana. To be
ehgihje each boy in the pack must
(collect 1000 pounds of waste paper
iTioy Pack collected six tons ot
paper and its membership was then
vTi ule R ichL Rr>heTt r R^hnm°rio W
aid Johnston Garv Thom F. -t'nk
r i n-in Tn-i n î
|Beebe. Somc' of these boyThave
moved from Troy but their medals
(are being sent to them.
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Montana's multi-million dollar
postwar road program, involving
1.180 miles of construction and re
pairs, will be technically launched
by the state highway commission
March 20-21, according to reliable
sources.
The commission was scheduled to
take this initial step to get. a $46,
000,000 program rolling by author!
zing sale of $1,500,000 in bonds to
Beebe.
will bc technically launched
by the state highway commission :
March 20-21, according to reliable
outstanding debentures. The
action would validate the highway
treasury anticipation debenture act
of 1945 and guarantee payment of
|the $12,000.000 bond issue authori
zed by the act to match federal aid
! money. .
Retirement of the outstanding
debentures, which amount to $3,
, 000.000 according to William Brown,
commission attorney, would auto
matically repeal the present five
cent gasol.no tax law P and substl
tute another for the same amount
specifically for the purpose of re
Paying the new issues /
Systcm f( „. repaying , hc <L n à
issue was tested in the.statejpup
reme court last month on grou>Ws
it would increase the ««h» t
10-cents a gallon The highVourt
however, I,c ld tSe act valid d"l" r.'
inp if "evnrecslv „meidne m.
rC ne'.i and reen-ietmeni of the t iv
^ed unde, ™ T! , 1
M 1933 debentures " ' ' P '°
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ä£ S HTsbS
satÂSÂïÆBÎs
: ^d"h d fo k tlmg, m April. Tiny
poo ïlni v d „ l 7f d l 5 '!
Zntedoutthme«ti^^
Stage of intical ni-,tenais b d
rp. jj j th-it ,,V» r L *
federS regulation the commission
Jould not fcccpt a bid thTwas 35
p °r cent hSrthanthe cosTnf'^
Similar nn feet in 1940 f
similar P 10 ^". in 1 -
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May 2 will be the date when the
C J.™ of 48 receive their graduation
d >P ornas from Libby High School,
Sup t O Lloyd Gillespie announ
f a ^: n tbat sp ^ k ^T £ °r Fhe oe
r . asio f W,]I bc H - B Gillingham.
director of special student person
"'h °" ''
y ' --ing.
GENERAL PUBLIC INVITED
JO TROY DANCE
Th f - Cf ie'.'-il r'iH ; e -t—
service• eonn.W<'nVis jnvit.'d
.),,, o rruK( ...
Basketball I
'f roy 'satu,
Meet vour in Tne
day oven?n- Dancnnc S I!
o c ] ock on f ' Th( . Droeram J
Çtannçd to welcome Trays ne«
Mrs. Mary Valcour of War land
was in Libby Monday shopping and 1
(visiting with friends.
Dancing
M.
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Sat ;
BRIDAL SHOWER FOR
MRS. BEASLEY
A shower was given for Mrs.
Louis (Swede) Beasley, the former
Polly Boyle, on Thursday, March
14, at the home of Mrs. Norma Wil
son. About 15 ladies were present
and a great deal of fun was had by,
all. Mrs. Beasley received many
lovely gifts.
Mrs. Wilson served refreshments
of ice cream, cookies and coffee
which were greatly enjoyed.
Mr. Beasley is a member of the
Merchant Marine. They were mar
ried about two weeks ago.
Oliver Coryell of the Yakt neigh-1
borhood was a Libby visitor Mon
day.
»UBARDS RETURN FROM
CALIFORNIA TRIP
Mrs. John Rubard and son, M/Sgt.
SK "Ä tw" »Si
L^tSgSls.^ey'stoPP^nroute
u' h d ° r a , day ' a V p it „ W "J 1
Mr ,f' Ruba . rd s s i^ er £and :
? nd . a1 " Vlsltcd Mlss Bc "« Ruhard
m T? po , kane '. T a i
The time m Los Angeles was spent
very pleasantly with many wonder
ful sight-seeing trips including Cap
istrano Mission. Catalina Island,
Noxbury Farm and a movie Prem
]e r where they saw most of the
current stars.
Sgt.- Rubard left Monday night
to report to Fort Wright for re
assignment.
medal-"Due
kl il p I I
New HomesGoilig Up
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While driving about town, it is!
noticed that I-ibby citizens are al-|
I ready busv, starting new homes in!
1 X ari ° U " P" teof the . city - H ' f i
Remp , has bcgun work ° n . a 1I ne . w 5 '
roor " f,ar £ e hou , se w . lth . f t u11 bas T e -
ment in the west part of town. In
recent lssues thls newspaper has
mentioned the new residences which ^
are bem 8 buiIt for Bud Adkins > b
a ^d Gilbert St. Marie. Nice
ress 1S belng mada on these budd L
nalton rahin ramn - hpin(J I
T he n Cab m Ca "* p 4 ,s be ' ng
ÂfV"?
handle then share of the record J a
break |ng visitation of tourists ex- '
ff h d ' h , 1S C " mi " g " tbe
Northwest. T W. HTolitho is re
P a " m ß ' he old Gree^ House build
in ?* ,n tb£ T north f. ast P art . o£ towa - i
Many other parties arc only await- ,
i"? i. ■ easin g . uf tbo pr , s . e / lt dlf '
f vulty in securing,.some of the sup- ;
u_„„i, iri „
g
t ÏS d Ä' f t
S h art ' ng l P build - Several fine
1 ^
'xte^ivë buildfne campaign
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twenty-seventh anniversary
l' £ fhc organization of the Austin
Reedy Post No. 97 of the American
'Legion was celebrated by members
of the Le g ion - members of the Vet
«<»»,«' War. unci World
Wiir veterans at a smoker Sat
Ulda y evening, March 16 at the
Legion hall. .
A "Dutch" lunch was served to
KätäKää
äwä!
. t t , lovely birthday cake
baked and presented to he Post by
Mrs. Ed Holmgren. ÜStDy
Thc Commander next introduced
Marold Miller who very efficiently
acted as toastmaster for the ' cere
monies whicb Followed. All World
War 11 veterans were introduced
t0 thc club and asked to make short.
talks. Then members of the Legion
and members of the Veterans of (
Foreign Wars were asked to talk
and many stories were told of the
very trying early days of the post.
Three members of the Post present
were veterans of the Spanish Ameri
were veteram ot tne bpani^h Amen
d a rpd a ^ nd ^ " Hnliu
^y JackH^rris andS
An outstanding feature n f ««
even j ng was t ^ e rea di n g of the
names g he original charter of
Post Only two of the chart?r
u™Vc,™fo the meet'
They were Vernon T. Crot
ttau and Harold Miller,
After many
more slprtes ol past
' t ', 1c FV e . f ' L ' ro :
j d cc j J i® d linisi.i'd .itid j
remainder oi the evening was
t in a "songfest" with Mrs.
i V. Flesher presiding at thei
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1 he evening v. as vei y viijoyable
for all who attended and Libby
Post No. 97 of the American Leg
ion is to be congratulated on their
many accomplishments during the
twenty-seven years of their exist
ence and it is hoped the future may
(prove even more successful.
excessive run-offs, Libby Creek has
proved a menace to the county road
and bridge, to private owners and
to the Great Northern Railroad at
the mouth of the creek and just
above its entrance to the Kootenai
River,
.The stream drains a large ter .
«topr of high country in its water
shed, which receives much of the
region's heaviest
s?âX!tï äsää«
P,l5SftÄ Tn
th :L sprin f, "S" com ! s
Tb e matter has received much at
tention m past years from local of
ficials and the federal government
has also taken notice of the
dition. However during the
years it has been impossible to care
for the situation, so with this in
mind, and knowing the delay in
awaiting federal action started now.
Commissioner Mahoney sent the
following telegram Monday, March
11. to V. C. Hankins, Great North
ern roadmaster at Whitefish
to a deep snow^ flood water
in Libbv Creek is eminent m « f
onin^tî S ÎS?Î üi^on
(Great Northern track. Would wish
arrange a meeting with you here
Libby any day this week."
Thursday of last week Nels Hoven
and Construction Engineer Brown
P'' C bere to inspect the situation
^ vîsif îoreat NhrtS-rn^n 1
dozer fîîS'
over £™|„ ht
willh two operators. Tuesday
J?®™"® dredging operations under
® s "P arvi si°n of Mr. Brown were
fS un ^ n tbe o ld channel between
prog-Neds mill dam and t^he county
' d g e v The work ^ being pushed
inthec?eekpLven£ng^^
:{heGrSt Northed ? iSFÏÏtîZ
otheî prop ïtv ownSs ?n The
™ °tner property owners in the
sect ion.
Vnfo Trrxw
VOte I TOY jCnOOI
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G. N. Dredging
Libby Creek
This Week
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Heavy Run-off Threat to
Railroad Grade; Also to
Other Properties
•
WATER-SHED DRAINS
AREA OF DEEP SNOW
snowfall. Fol
con
war
meeting to ask the tlv
^ ai „{"^e distHct for t If*'
Sation . f the dddinna ^ "Sj
levy which was voted last vear
nced f or ( j 1 j s additional Wv
arises from th« fll f, E?
costs rrave increased much
rapidly than the increase of tiv
Jable valuations in the district
creased costs of operating the school
for the enSnt vear^ «r"Vn»t"Ï2S
lor three reasom First ^
salaries, which were increased last
year, will have to be maintain
fed or increased in order to lorn
| te in oidei to com
. ^
Second prices of textbooks eonm
' Pi )ces or lexiDooks, equip
operating of^the^sehn^^ ^ ^
°£™£,° n a ° d '
TU , lu . ar ? a a f e au . u increasing,
' Th,rd . it has been impossible to
replace many worn out or ob
f , . t P ms of sch ° o1 equipment
• bud -
ämä&ä
Wl11 be voted on at the school dec
,,on , Sat " rd ay. April 6th. All who
|are interested in the maintenance
adequate school program are
^ uin and vote,
Tht ' Board of Trustees has
^ Ulred six lots west of the
uasium and plans are under .
J?. r . lev f lh . ng the a ^ ea to P^vide ad
dlt ional playground space. The need
{ ° r , ™ ore . Playground back of the
adding is emphasized by the fact
£ha£ the Proposed route of the new'
bl ß h ,?: a y «s immediately in front. If
lev elling operations aie successful
the area back of the SY m wiU P r °
yide rQom f()r a diam ^ nd
and a practice field for football.
Leigh
more
In
teachers
y for the short sup
well trained instructors.
ac
gym
way
Haunting Strains
Will Intrigue You
Mjs. Martin's Orchestra from
Bônncrs Ferry is to furnish the
haunting strains set to irresistable
rhythm rrt the F ireman's Halt, sched
ult d for April 20 in Libby. This
s an an nual affair and is looked
forward to
Libby folks
than any other dance of the season.
Be sure to insure a pleasant even
ing for .yourself and help our volun
tcer fj re company, by obtaining a
- 6
ay more
ticket and attending the Fireman's
Ball. Yes it is on a Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Roark are
expected today from State College
at Bowman to spend the spring
vacation with their parents.