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VOLUME XLVII
Libby, Lincoln County, Montana, Thursday, July 17, 1947
Number 0
Silver Butte
Ore Assays a
Gold Content
A body of ore showing consider
able gold content in addition to sil
ver, lead and zinc is responsible
considerable activity at the Silver
Butte Mine. It was a surprise
all when the assay from the diamond
drilling showed gold values up
$9.80 per ton in addition to the lead
content. In the past the Silver
Butte has been considered a silver,
lead and zinc property only, and
the finding of gold adds to the im
portance of the vein.
The gold bearing vein was cut
a depth of nearly 500 feet, and
every effort is 'being made to open
the find. Two shifts will be started
as soon as possible. Drifting is be
ing carried on and track and air
line extended to the face of the
tunnel. As soon as drifting is com
pleted a large raise will be started
to the level above. Stopping also
will commence and drifting both
ways along the vein.
Enlargement of the mill is being
rushed under the direction of Ivor
Anderson. —
It is expected to increase the
present crew of 15 men as soon as
living quarters can be constructed.
Albert J. Koebel & Son, who had
the diamond drilling contract, are
moving their equipment this week
to the Morning Glory Mine on the
Yaak River. Koebel reports con
siderable interest shown in diamond
drilling and that he is swamped with
inquiries regarding future drilling.
His son, W. H. will be in charge of
future drilling, the elder
who has been in the business for
50 years, retiring to give his atten
tion to a process of treating and
smelting ores at the mine direct.
He has United States and Canadian
patents on his process.
Considerable interest in the pro
cess of recovering values from ores
at the mine is being shown. Good
results were had from a test run
some time ago at the Silver Butte
where a plant is expected to be in
stalled. Andrew Prader. consulting
engineer is at the mine, and the
president. Billy Curts is expected
back soon from Eastern Montana,
V. A. Harpole, Deer Lodge, is
getting along very well on the West
Fisher, where he is building a mill
at
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to treat gold ore from the Way Up
property. The new road under eon
.struction will open up several more
properties, among which is the Gold
en West Mine. Oscar Miller
Harpole are building the road.
Ivor Anderson & Sons are open
ing the Tip Top Mine which is
said to have a large tonnage of
gold ore. This property has been
idle for several years during the
war, but plans for its development
are being contemplated. Now that
gold is again in the news,
other properties in Lincoln county
are being looked up and the mining
trend is on the upswing. Libby and
its well mineralized territory, is
drawing the attention of the mining
/ GEORGE CHURCHILL PASSES
TUESDAY IN PHOENIX
Friends of George Churchill, for
mer Libby citizen, will regret learn
ing that word was received Tuesday
evening of his death in Phoenix, J
Ariz.
Mr. Churchill was an uncle of
Ted Graham of this place, and since
moving to Arizona, has visited in !
Libby.
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BUBGLAK ROBS THE i
PASTIME SUNDAY NIGHT
Everet Dunn, owner and manager
of the Pastime Bar reports that j
sometime between closing Sunday
night and opening Monday morn
ing, the Pastime was burgla
losing between 900 and 1,000
lars.
County officers arg working on
the esse, but report no definite de
velopments at this time.
OPENS OFFICE TODAY
Dr. Paul J. Seifert, Jr., expects
to move into his new office today.
The office is located on Mineral
Avenue, just north df the Standard
Motors.
The doctor and family are living
in one of the apartments at the new
Neils Company apartment house
north of Mill Row.
public.
County Valuations
Make Sharp Raise
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Lincoln County has a 1947 as
sessed valuation of $15,643,369 ac
cording to statistics released yester
îday by County Assessor Leslie
Leigh, who also stated the taxable
valuation of the county amounts to
$5,233,543.
This heavy increase over 1946
valuations, remarked the official, is
<due to new construction work,
longer inventories and more mining
tonnage.
rized,
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R. N. A. SEWING CIRCLE
The R. N. A, Sewing Circle will
meet Wednesday, July 23 in Grace
Miller's grove. Pot luck dinner at
«JO p. m. Mystery package to be
raffled.
DEATH OF GRANT ESLICK
IN MINE ACCIDENT
Word has just been received
this office of the death of Grant
Eslkk, formerly of Troy, who was
killed in a mine accident several
weeks ago at Mullin, Ida. Mr. Es
1 lick was an active member of the
Troy Moose lodge at the time of
his residence in Lincoln county.
He was employed as a hoist opera
tor at the time of his death i
Idaho.
Trees felled across highways and,
roads and blown down on summer
cabins resulted from the electrical
storm Monday evening.
The Walter Kemp cabin at
Thompson Lake was damaged wnen
two pines were toppled on it by
the wind. A boat tied near thej
cabm was dashed into the lake.
, 9 a PPy s I"" the roof of °ne
! of the cabins was caved in when
pine crashed .against it.
cupants escaped uninjured. I
The bus from Kalispell was two
heure late Monday evening because
of the fallen trees. The driver said
toy chopped out 32 ot the wmd-!
m
to
to
Koebel,...... ,
Libby from the wind, but both the
hi 8 h wind and the severe electric
i storm were confined mostly to the
! mountains surrounding town.
; w 9" r Troy correspondent, Mrs.
McDougall, reports a severe electric
8torm and . heavy rain at Troy Mon
day even tog. The Monday storm
Pretty well covered the entire sec
^ on we have been informed,
Mr and Mrs Donald i|*rgreaves
wh <? were out at their Plsher River
Cfl bin during thé 1 storm,
home that evening,
road were 80 numerous, they re
turned to the cabin for the night.
Next morning they were obliged
cut out 13 and drive' around a
14th"tree between their cabin and
High Winds In
forest Cause
Much Damage
At
a
falls.
It is reported that forces from
the State Highway Department
worked all night clearing the high
ways. Repeated attempts to con
tact the department to verify this
report failed; however it seems
likely.
Some damage was reported in
started
Trees in the
the highway,
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1 SomPf^ TflKPt L lOCP
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andjflnmp r mm Trow
IVJUIIIC riUlTl • lOy
j Somers built up an early lead
i by taking advantage of several freak
hits. With the Troy field pulled
many'around, southpaw batters were put
j ting the ball into left field and
j right handers were driving it down
j the first base line,
Troy worked hard to overcome
{Somers advantage, but although they
j were rapidly closing the margin,
i they could not get enough runs.
Neither Torbergson, pitching for
I Somers, or Ray Lindsey, pitching
for Troy, walked a, man, although
Torbergson hit R. Kensler with
pitched ball.
The box score:
TROY
Norton, rf ....
Kuwahara, ss
Moore, 2b .
R. Lindsey, p
Roth, cf . .
Winslow, c .
Rice, lb _
R. Kensler, If
Robbins, 3b
TOTAL
SOMERS
£YR, 2b
DuPont, ss
Booreman lb
Brist, rf .
Boone, If .
Drew, c .
Ooss. 3b
Torbergson, p
McDevitt, cf ...
Peterson, cf ...
TOTAL
Srikeouts - Torbergson, 12; Lind
sey, 2. Base on balls, none; Hit bat
ter with pitched ball, Torbergson 1.
Troy made it two in a row Sun
day by dropping a hard fought
game to Somers, 6-4.
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LIBBY FARM WOMAN'S CLUB
Mrs. Sally Courtright was hostess
the Libby Farm Woman's Club
on July 9 at the home of Mrs. Kappa
Rice with Mrs. Rice as assistant
hostess. The attendance was very
small, only ten members being pres
ent They were honored with three
visitors, Mrs. Cecile Rice, Mrs. Etta
McCallum and Mrs. Margaret Col
lier, a former member of the club
who now resides in Portland, Ore.
Mrs. Julia Beebe gave a very in
teresting report on the three-day
stay at Mother's Recreation Camp
near Marion which she mad Mrs.
Nan Smith enjoyed.
Mrs. Ruth V ander wood reported
that she had met with members
from the Woman's Club and the
Modern Art's Club and that plans
were being made for a rest room
in one of the new stores now under
construction.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Nelle Slauson on Aug
ust 6. Roll call will be "Name
Your Birthday Friend" and new of
ficers will be installed.
to
Thomas Crowley
Rites at Eureka
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Thomas Crowley, an old timer
this community, affectionately known
as "Pa" Crowley, passed away
his home at Eureka on July $nd
His age at death was 83 years,
months and 2 days.
He was born at Cobourg, Chit.,
in 1864, and at the age of 2 years
he moved with his parents to Still
water, Minn., where he grew to
manhood. He then moved to Ifap^
Minn., where he met and married
Sarah Lawler in 1893. To this union
were born 6 children, all living.
In 1912 he and his family moved
to Eureka, Montana. _ _
On January 3, 1947 he and ft»
wife celebrated their 34th wedding
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t oil d L« M 2 r f
I tnn PmtHv MrSp.fs-hl.h
Lynn Purdy, Mrs. Rab Eberth, M rs.
Agnes Badgley. and Dave Crowfey
| al * ,~~ re8a He a* 50 68
| grandchildren; 9 great grandchtlf
'of Vâfiîa* Waïh
: ^jdes his wito.
were cfljiducted
at ^ur Lady erf Mercy Church in
^reka Jhe Rev. Harry Delany of
1 t?, * £.11 hr™« aranlimtmR
Jhe pall brearers were «^andsona.
„ e „a Arincu r'uray, Joyce
g^dS.^Sj.'Lw^KTfth Pkdd* 1 f
* Yoïng erandLns îïlfrod ^Éberlh
«îtaHas h,ïî
a J«f Duane Crowley acted as hoBtfT
ar L. pal L °®arers. ,
The bur.al was m .he Eurdu
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Mrc f n Bncho „ i„
Henrv rn.,nt v R Än..ri
fâR
California, Frank W. Kerns, Boise.
Ida,, and Calvin E. Kerns, Ubfaf :
three stepsons, George Clyde and
Charles Rusher. Four sisters god
two brothers also survive Mis
Rusher. They are: Mrs. John |
Burns. Libby: Mrs. John Johnson,
Nampa, Ida.; Mrs. Ella Buckhfr,
Marsing. Ida'.; Mrs. -Dillon, Homeif
Dale. Ida.: A. Ç. Simon, FaU R®
Kan.; and WiHtam Simon, TaccÄ 1
Wash. In addition to her family, !
anniversary.
He leaves to mourn his passing.
Death Takes Mrs.
E. R. Rusher, Mon.
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Rusher leaves a large circle!
of friends, who knew and loved her,
to mourn her passing.
Funeral services were held yes-:
terday at 2:00 p. m. from the Gompf
Funeral Home and interment was
made in the Libby Cemetery.
The Rev. W. C. Stearns of the
Methodist Church officiated at the
Mrs. Stearns and Mrs.
F ^ r ,: "* R®dfteld. W. C.
R, rl ^ e ' John Ledum and Isaac Lud
vlc K son -
services.
Gleason Pilcher furnished the music.
Pallbearers were Donald Rice, F.
Interest For Mont.
Information Grows
Helena, July J4 — Almost fifty
thousand requests for information
on Montana's industrial and recrea
a tional resources have been received
at the Helena offices of the Montana
Chamber of Commerce during the
first six months of 1947.
0 This compares with a total of
sixty thousand for the full year of
1946, and reflects ân increasing a
wareness of what Montana has to
offer the tourist and new industry,
officials of the State Chamber said.
Inquiries came as a result of the
state advertising and publicity pro
gram of the organization, designed.
to attract both tourists and new
industry to Montana. Advertising
was carried in several national mag
azines during last winter and early
spring, and travel and industrial
shows were held in Cincinnati, Chi
cago, Detroit, New York and Phila
delphia.
Some fifty large-circulation, out
of-state newspapers also carried ad
vertisements on various state coun
ties and regions, and the state gener
ally. At the present time, travel
exhibits at the Centennial in Salt
Lake City, and in the Black Hills,
are channeling tourists into Mon
tana.
State advertising and publicity by
the Montana Chamber has been re
sponsible for many thousands of
tourists coming to Montana, as well
as the establishment of a consider
able number of new, smaller in
dustries, officials of the State Cham
ber said.
Church of God to
Hold Camp Meeting
The Church of God Camp meet
ing will start on Friday, July 18.
ending July 27. Good music, sing
ing and preaching several times
each day. Everyone is invited to
attend any or all services. Meals
will be served on the free will of
fering plan as they have been each
year since 1928.
Those desiring to camp on the
grounds should bring their own
bedding and a straw tick if pos
sible. Any food available will be
gratefully received—Rev. R. H. Ap
plegate, Pastor.
Highway Comm.
To Give "Exact
Status of Program
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of
in At its next regular meeting July
23.24, Montana's highway commis
4 sion will come up with the answer
to a request for the "exact status"
of the Treasure State's highway
construction program
Commission Chairman A. F. Wink
1er. Kalispell. says he will be
"pleased" to answer the questions
asked by a 15-man volunteer com
mittee. headed by Fred J. Martin
Livingston.
i The committee said much "mis
j If admg and confusing information"
has been given out by the commis
sion
., . °P£ . tim ® we bave been told
* additional construction con
tracts could not , be let 88 contractors
? ere 001 com P] etin 8 the work un
der con tract and were not in a posi-1
tion to take on additional work,
the committee said.
-At another time we were infor
med .that, federal funds for highway
construction were not available.
These reasons for lack of con
sruction were not readily under
.tandable since other states.
mc , ludln 8 those to the east, south
and west of us are going ahead
«wituith the awarding of construction
; contra cte and it is evident they are
À" 8 f ^ era ' fu „ nds- . „ ,
According to Howard w Holmes.
Montana highway engineer, the road
program is making "excellent prog
ress and by fall to suite w.U h.v'e
i programmed or under contract all
i W0l î k possrfrfc under the 1944
jCial Highway Act.
Holmes Mid the law would per-j
jfnit expenditure of $17,000,000 on
Montanas primary roads during a
;ù ve * year 9* *^*1 amount,
commission has $12,000,000
Ke 9 ler Softballers
Wi " J™ Games
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L"f. ard t pitchmg f0 , r o tbe
,^ eglers ' turned ,n an easy 12 to
| 'Y m over . the Union team .last
\hi s kog vpH ^ K f ar £ ey * ield
Abl ^ Q og r ^' v c ed f j n , e backing from
* s |! a t m ma ' es and the score added
u £ fast ?u th f T ear,y Innm « s ' never
llowing th f. Union crowd a chance
Ba " en f* w . ere
Ah , 1,,k ° g ,, and Peck fo L tb f Regieret
R I ' d .'Y 11 f/ ns IT a f ld Sichting and^,^
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„„T he c, Keg er |, taam **l cl uded Weid
S®L,' St p r î"' s,ei J er . Baker, Solem,
ifif^' , Swa " son and Ahl
s * t °8 Union team members
Woodruff, Sichting, Larson,
Wi^lhams, Dutton. Dolezal, Dutton,
Dlson, and Beath.
The remainder of the games
the first round of the league are
fol 7 s: in ,
I Ju y 19-Zonohte vs. Union
1 "{ u y 21—R ed Caps vs. Union
! July 26— Keglers vs. Zonolite
Dont miss the game tomorrow
(r nday night).
Monday evening the B. P. O. K.
team played the Red Caps nine
the six inning contest ending 17
to 4 in favor of the Kegler team.
The softball league standing at
present as as follows;
Team w L
B. P. O. K.
Zonolite
Red Caps
Union
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BORG-GILBERT
Miss Carol Borg, daughter of Mrs.
Rose Borg formerly of Libby, was
married Saturday, June 28, to Ken
neth Gilbert, son of Mrs. Eva Gil
bert of Seattle. The young couple
will be at home at 7457 Corliss Ave.,
Seattle. Miss Borg was born in
Libby and is a graduate from thej
Libby high school.
J. S. JUDY FINED AT
POUCE COURT, SAT.
J. S. Judy of Jennings was fined
$10 Saturday evening in the court
of Police Judge, Tom Brindley. Judy
was charged with drunken and dis
orderly conduct, Brindley said.
TROY KIDS HAVE NEW
SWIMMING POND
The Kids' Fishing Pond (Paddy's!
Mill Pond) at Troy is now being
accoiYRnff In tw!'
handl 2 w C \?n l 3 f.r t nf vpw
S f rZ ° f VFW
Post No. 5514 of Troy.
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FOOD.AND FANCY WORK SALE
—There will be a Food and Fancy
Work Sale at the Variety Grocery
Friday, July 25th at 10:00 a. m.,
sponsored by the Junior Aid of the
First Lutheran Church.
LES HUIT MEETS
Mrs. Charles Rowe entertained the
Les Huit Club at one-thirty dessert
Tuesday afternoon. Contract bridge
was played with high score going
to Mrs. Bernard Schlumm and sec
ond score taken by Mrs. Joe Ku
jawa.
CARD OF THANKS
The Cabinet Grange of Troy wish
to thank all who so kindly helped
them with the Fourth of July cele
bration.
-FAIR COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
iTO MEET MONDAY, JULY 21
A meeting of the finance com
mittee, and chairman of the various
committees of The Western Lincoln
County Labor Day Fair will be held
at 8 p. m., Monday, July 21. The
meeting will be in the community
room at the Courthouse.—Elmer
Switzer. Sr., Chairman Finance
Comm.
W. A. Wiedeman, Lewistown, had
the misfortune to badly damage his
Ercoup plane while landing on the
Libby field Sunday morning at 9:00
o'clock. He was shaken, But able
to walk from the plane to study the
' extent of damage P after making a
nose dive.
Mr. Wiedeman was alone in his
plane, flying here to join his broth
er and mother, of Lewistown, who
were holding a family reunion at
the home of another brother, George
1 wiedeman of Libby, the others hav
ling motored over earlier.
Coming in at the lower end of
the field the landing gear of the
p i an e bumped on oneVthe several
mounds which local pilots are a
ware of. but which Mr. Wiedeman
knew nothing about. Intending to
null uo he caught a real iolt on the
rfse lr, to ground wtoh tSrew
his propeller straight down into the
Fed-[ground completely shattering it.
The landing gear was damaged as
W as one wheel which broke when
|jt hit a gopher hole,
Damage was estimated by Mr.
wiedeman to be about $1500.
The family reunion did not have
»fÄ W
Wl .fn r ■ . ~ t tu
. A11 °* the Lewistown folks re
turned home Sunday afternoon by
car.
The local group of Red Cross
Aid Instructors of South Lin
Plane Takes a
Nose Dive Sun.
Discuss Plans For
First Aid Program
icoln County Chapter met at
J Library last Friday evening and
2 discussed plans for promoting
2 active First Aid program in this
territory. According to State High
way p a trolman Riddle there is
g rea t need for emergency first aid
stations in this district and also for
i transportation facilities for injured
persons. Several classes for fail
are being planned and Uio group
of anxious to be of servie. Authori
as'zed instructors for this Chapter in
clue A. C. Austin. John Horn, Roy
Sichting, R. W. Riddle. Mrs. Nor
I man Risley, Mrs. J. R. Hennessy.
Mrs. Max Sturm, and Inez Ratekin
Libby. Dr. E. F. Dixon of Troy and
; L. W. Lewis of Warland are also,
authorized instructors for this chap
iter
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Mere OIlCl I here IVI
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The "Treosure State
j (U.R)—Two committees of Montan
ans will begin a survey of the
state's hospital facilities and needs,}
and draw up standards of care for
hospital patients, as soon as federal
funds become available.
Work of the two groups will be
financed jointly by the state and
federal governments under a law
passed by the 30th Montana As
sembly.
(U.R)—Chancellor G. A. Selke of
I Montana University will be one of
j the principal speakers at the ninth
(summer convention of the Montana
Mining Association. The conven
tion will be held in Butte Aug. 3-4.
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(U.R)—Gov. Sam C. Ford has wired
George A. Dondero, R., Mich., chair
man of the house public works com
mittee, that he is opposed to a meas
ure which would change the present
method of marketing surplus elec
trie power.
"The proposed legislation would
(hinder comprehensive development
of the Missouri River Basin, which
P rov * des tor construction by the
War and Interior departments of an
integrated power disposal system
linkad by the Bureau of Reclama
tion .'' Ford's wire read.
The bill would take part of the
power marketing from the Interior
department and turn it over to the
War department for sale at the
point of production. •
The Secretary of Interior has ex
pressed fears that such sale would
allow privately-owned utilities to
(get the power.
AUGUST 1ST INSURANCE
DEADLINE FOR VETS
Helena—(U.R)—Aug. 1 is the dead
line for reinstatement of National
Service Life Insurance policies
without a physical examination, ac
cording to Edgar A. Spicher, region
al Veterans Administration insur
ance officer.
Nearly 4,000 Montana ex-G.I.'s
have reinstated $26,448,900 worth of
NSLI, Spicher reported.
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smith McNeill
Heads Lincoln
Polio Chapter
•
Frank E. McDonnell, state repre
sentative for the National Founda
tion for Infantile Paralysis, Inc., was
in Libby last Friday for the pur
pose of meeting with representatives
of the various civic organizations
and to conduct a meeting at which
an election of chapter officers wax
held.
Representing the civic and school
groups were: L. J. Brown, Libby
Lions Club; Paul K. Church, Com
mercial Club; Mrs. Lu via Craven
Womens Club; O. L Gillespie, TA .
by Schools; Charles Skranak and
Smith McNeill. V. F. W.; Mrs. Clar
ence Brown, Modem Arts Club- Mrs
Adrian Courtright, Kootenai Valley
Grange; Miss Mildred Buck, Four L
Club; Mrs. Kenneth Sahr, Kootenai
Theatre, and a delegation from Troy
consisting of Mrs. Walter Morrison.
Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Leland Me
Neill.
After a short but interesting ta Ur
by Mr. McDonnell during which it
was disclosed that $77,199.00 had
been advanced to the state of Mon
tana in 1946 from the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
for the treatment and care of polio
patients, the following chapter of
ficers for Lincoln county were
elected: Smith McNeill, Chairman;
O. L. Gillespie, Vice-Chairman, Miss
Mildred Buck. Treasurer; Mrs. Wal
ter Morrison, Secretary: and Mrs.
Luvia Craven, Chairman of the
Women's Division. Miss Buck'waa
appointed as county chairman for
the 1948 March of Dimes.
After the election of officers Mr.
McNeill the new chairman conduc
ted a short business meeting at
which chapter members voted to
pay the balance of $192.15 due
the resuscitator which had been pur
chased by the Eureka community.
The resuscitator is to remain in the
Eureka district for emergency use
there.
Preceding the meeting a dinner
was given at the J & I Cafe at
which eleven guests were present.
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Twenty-Four Fires 5
This Week in Forest
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an h _,. n forest fires have
^ k FnrMi^c. dun H g
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a a y a ^ a !.„j Tï CS j 3y ' A
a ^ th ^ cl iy. r .® d n ^ ay as J^ e
T c . , *^ u y 10th storm. The
j on „ mIiu. strip 25 acres
Riv g . nistrif^ 12 thf !
isjuio,,, ^ had th&
i n laZe a , U S d nn r C . 0 2 tr ° 1 Tuesda y ™orn
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fif î" add Î. 1 ®" £ the 25 - ac Jî e fire -
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rheie fiL« llr TH r y i •
' Waritnd nhhv the
j districts^ L bby ' d F,sher R,v e»*
c; v cma n
M fnlaht • .
, Monday night electric storm had
been reported - by Wednesday after
n °S n " ,
■ Careless smokers were responsible
; ^r two fires in the Warland and
Fortin e districts.
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Keglers Call For
That "Big" Fish
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B. P. O. K. Lodge No. 9 is spon
soring a fishing contest this month
and is offering a prize to the per
son bringing in the largest fish dur
ing the month of July. The winner
will receive $7.50 in fishing tackle
as a prize. Several fine fish have
been caught and entered to date.
The title holder as we go to press
is Frank George who entered his
prize catch of a Mackinaw which
tips the scales at 3 pounds and 2
ounces.
The contest is open to everyone
a . n d you are invited to compete for
the prize.
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GLA EXECUTIVES MEET
AND DISCUSS PLANS
The Executive Committee of the
(Greater Libby Association met in
the Library Monday evening and
discussed matters pertaining to the
Sustained yield cooperative agree
ment, Libby streets and plans for
repair and beautification by indivi
duals and organizations, the housing
project and other matters which
had been brought to the attention
of the Association. The committee
will meet again on Friday, July 25th
at which time plans will be made
for a general meeting of the as
sociation.
COMMISSIONERS HOLD
ROAD ABANDONMENT
HEARING, MONDAY
The Board of County Commis
sioners met Monday at 2:00 p. m.,
in the courtroom to hold a hearing
regarding the abandonment of a
road one mile north of Eureka, ad
jacent to the Fair Grounds. At
torney Smith McNeill represented
the parties
onment of
S posed to the a band
e road, and County
Attorney Fennessy was present in
advisory capacity for the Commis
sioners.
The matter was taken under ad
visement hr the Board and a deci
sion is expected to be made July 21.