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HiSTORfOAL SOCIETY
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Devoted to the Development of Libby, and of Lincoln County
VOLUME XLVIII
Libby, Lincoln County, Montana.Thursday, May 20, 1948
Number I
TRIAL OF JOHN D. GAERTNER FOR
SHOOTING FRED MARVEL NOW ON
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The jury trial of the State of
Montana vs. John D.
. Gaertner,
charged with the first degree mur
der of his father-in-law, Fred Mar
vel, Rexford. November 30. 1947,
was well under way todav under
jurisdiction of Judge Dean King of
Kalispell, with a seeming pos
sibility that a verdict will not be
found this week.
Attorneys for the defense are H.
T. McDonald and M. N. Warden of
Kalispell. with the State's capse be
ing presented by County Attorney
Joseph Fennessy Jr. and Attorney
Rognlien of Kalispell.
The jury trying the case consists
of five women and seven men, name
ly, George Enders, Bessie Sichting,
Eugene Buti, Isabella Ramlo, John
Lovick, Edward Ostheller, Whil
emina Warner, Nancy Starr, Ber
nel Winslow, Mike Martin, J. H.
Goodwin and Bonnie Remp, who
were paneled from the list of 48
jurors drawn.
Important witnesses called to the
stand early in the trial included
Sheriff Roy Livengood, Mortician
Harold Gompf, Dr. J. M. Cairns, L.
E. Tripp, surveyor; M. H. Williams
of the F. B. !.. Washington. D. C.,
Mrs. Vivian Hanson, Bert Snyder.
Jim Byers, and Brock Martin, all
of Rexford who had seen the in
volved persons the night in 'ques
tion. Mrs. Ella Marvel, widow of
the deceased, was the last to take
the stand Wednesday evening be
fore intermission.
Sitting through the trial with the
accused is Mrs. John Gaertner, Mr.
Gaertner's father and brother.
The foundation of the case has
been laid and action is moving quite
rapidly toward the climax of the
trial, with a full courtroom present
most of the time.
Whitefish Wins
Eureka Shoot
The Libby and Whitefish Rifle
teams journeyed to Eureka Sunday,
May 16th to compete in a three
team rifle match held at the Eureka
Rifle range. Whitefish won first
place by an eleven point margin.
Libby making a good showing for
a new club, winning second place
over Eureka by a margin of six
points.
The scores of the four highest
men of each team were totaled, as
Whitefish was unable to bring more
than four men.
Each man shot ten shots prone
position.
Whitefish
Tibbetts
Quoem
Mallet
Kutzman
Team Total
Pr. OH Tot.
100 179 279
178 278
174 274
150 248
.1079
Pr. OH Tot.
99 165 264
97 172 269
100 164 264
.. 98 173 271
. 1068
Pr, OH Tot.
170 268
100 164 264
165 263
. 99 168 267
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98
Libby
Doxtater, L.
Enders, J.
Polette T.
Nichols. A.
Team Total
Eureka
Hooper . 98
Waller
Ballantyne . 98
Gilden
Team Total
1062
Libby Junior High
Graduation Tugs.
Commencement exercises for the
Libby Junior High will be held in
the Junior High auditorium, Wed
nesday, May 28 at 8 p. m.
Reverend James Davidson of the
First Presbyterian church will de
liver the address, with the Reverend
H. C. Hjortholm saying the prayer.
The Processional, March from
"Aida" by Verdi, will be given by
Miss Inez Ratekin.
A piano solo , Concerto in A
Minor by Grieg will be played by
Dolly Urdahl.
Junior High Principal, Antrim E.
Barnes will present the class. Supt.
O. L. Gillespie, is to make presenta
tion of diplomas.
The High School Girl's Chorus
will sing, "O Pray for Peace." ac
companied by Mrs. Dean Vinal and
directed by Mr. Vinal.
The Benediction will be given by
Rev. Hjortholm. and the Recession
al. "March of Finall's Men." by
Reinhold, presented by Miss Rate
kin.
Honor Students are Paul Beccari,
Carol Brennan, Bernice Cole. Dar
leen Delzer, Grace Goodwin. Norms
Hafferman, Lois LeDuc, Dolly Ur
dahl, Joanne Zimmerman.
Those to receive their diplomas
are Shirley Baenen, Carol Bren
nan, Paul Beccari, Fern Cann,
Glenda Carroll, James Challinor,
Verdell Clough, Bernice Cole, James
Crotteau, Donald Currie, Richard
Davidson, James Davidson, Gary De
loney, Darleen Delzer, Jack Dyson,
Joan Edstrom, Eugene Engle, Dona
Gompf, Grace Goodwin, Norma Haf
ferman, Flora Hall, Doris Hamann,
Lloyd Hamlin. Kenneth Hoefner,
Gene Homann, Shirley Homann, Leo
Hoppe, Ross Koehler, William La
mey, Marvel Leckrone, Lois LeDuc,
Richard Leir, Norman Mertel, War
ren Midyett, Shirley Mills, Geral
dine Munsel, Beverly Nelson, Mar
jorie Rebo, John Rosenquist, Ruth
Seelbach, John Shiflett, Delbert
Stordock, Dolly Urdahl, Larry Ur
dahl, June Williams, Viona Wil
liams, Gerald Woods, Joanne Zim
merman.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Boberg of
Ural were Libby visitors Monday.
FIRST QUARTER REPORT
ON STATE EMPLOYMENT
The report of Montana State Em
ployment Service for Lincoln county
for the first quarter of 1948 shows
that 27 men and women were placed
in jobs during that period, said D.
O. Mount of the local employment
office.
Jobless veterans living in Lincoln
county were paid allowances total
ing $18,491 in the first quarter; self
employed veterans received $3675;
unemployed civilians drew $11,884.
Combined federal and state pay
ments totaled $34,050.
Employers are making more use
of the employment office and con
sequently job openings are increas
ing. However the openings are not
as numerous as we had hoped for,
said Mount.
For the week ending May 15, the
unemployment claim load has drop
ped to a total of 131, which in
cluded 39 female and 52 veteran's
claims.
Lions Ask For The
Sustained Yield
WHEREAS, the Libby Lions Club
of Libby, Montana, has over a per
iod of the past 18 months studied
the various aspects of a sustained
yield forest policy through the
means of a cooperative agreement
by and between the United States
Forest Service and the J. Neils Lum
ber Company and
WHEREAS, the Libby Lions Club
believes that the conservation and
perpetuation of our forest resources
is of vital importance to the people
of Lincoln County, Montana, in par
ticular, and to the people of the
United States generally and
WHEREAS, the communities of 1
Troy and Libby. Montana, are de
pendent upon the orderly harvest j
of timber products for a major por- |
tion of their income and !
WHEREAS, the sustained yield of
forest products is essential to the
continued high standard of living
of our peoples and the maintenance
of property values and
WHEREAS, the nroposed coonera
tive agreement with J. Neils Lum
ber Company is based on sound
reasoning and is for the best in
terests of Lincoln Coiyity, the com
munities of Libby ami Troy, and
generally for the pÆple of the
United States
NOW. THEREFORE, We, the Lib
by Lions Club of Libby, Montana,
do hereby endorse the proposed Co
operative Sustained Yield Agree
ment as set forth between the
United States Forest Service and
J. Neils lumber Company.
TINKER MOTOR SERVICE
ANNOUNCES NEW CAFE
The Drive-In Cafe is the name
of the new cafe which the Tinker
Motor Service h^>s opened this week
on their grounds just west of the
service station. The new cafe will
be strictly modern in equipment
with every detail worked out for
sanitary and efficient preparation
and serving of foods.
The Drive-In will be open from
6.00 a. m. till 11:00 p. m., and will
also give curb service. The build
ing is attractively finished on the
outside with asbestos shingles, and
the interior is done in knotty pine.
It has a lunch counter and affords
seating capacity for 26 customers.
Mrs. Lester Riddle will manage
the cafe which is now open and
ready for business.
ROSCOE GARRISON
ANNOUNCES FOR COUNTY
COMMISSIONER
Roscoe Garrison. Lincoln County
resident for 37 years, filed Monday
of this week for the office of County
Commissioner on the Republican
ticket. Mr. Garrison, a former Re
publican candidate for the same of
fice from the Troy district, stated
in his petition for nomination that
he will support a Community hos
pital and will promote the'develope
ment of a complete and well-main
tained County road system.
He formerly lived in Troy, and
on those occasions he has run for
office, he has been given a good
majori ty from that town.
BURGANS HAVE NEW
BUTCHER THIS WEEK
Bert Johnson, formerly of Spo
kane, started in as the butcher at
Burgan's store this week. Mr. John
son comes here with 39 years of
experience in that line having been
employed by Safeway for nine
years as well as many other stores
over the states.
Mrs. Johnson and two sons, as
well as a five year old grandson
who makes him home with his
grandparents, will arrive from Spo
kane at a later date to make their
home here.
NELS VALCOUR IN
SPOKANE HOSPITAL
The condition of Nels Valcour,
16-year-old son of Mrs. Valcour of
Warland, is somewhat improved ac
cording to word received from Spo
kane where he is in the hospital.
Young Valcour was accidentally
shot through the small intestine
with the bullet from a .22 pistol
lodging in his liver, a week ago
Sunday. The chances given the
lad were about 50-50 at first, but
reports are much better now.
Elsewhere in this issue is an ad
concerning a benefit dance to be
given at Warland to assist Nels.
"Plav while you work," proved to
be good advice for the members of
the Libby Lions Club Sunday when
they were busily engaged in clean
j ing up the Kootenai Park.
! About 30 club members and their
families enjoyed a pot luck dinner
during the day.
The Falls picnic grounds are
sponsored by the Lions, who an
nually do the spring cleaning,
operation in keeping the ground at
tractive and clean is asked by the
Lions. It is a spot where motorists
from over the country often stop
for a few minutes and it is hoped
that when they leave their impres
sion of the beauty of the spot will
not be marred by a cluttered picnic
ground.
No over night camp is allowed at
the park.
The Lions Springs, 30 miles east
of Libby on Highway No. 2 is also
sponsored and maintained by the
club.
LIBBY LIONS PICNIC AND
WORK AT KOOTENAI FALLS
W. E. Dexter. Chairman of The
Pioneer Park Society, announces
that arrangements are now being
made to once again reopen the East
Branch of Flower Creek, which
has long been a natural beautifi
cation of Libby and a joy to many
Libby property owners for many
years. Late last fall the "flash"
flood which caused a great deal
damage in Flower Creek, which
among other things, washed out
the work of former years in that
the flood gates on this beautiful
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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
PERSIST IN DAM PROJECTS
L E. Bellows attended a meet
ing May 12 of the Upper Columbia
Development Association, which
met in Missoula. Mr. Bellows was
substituting as a director from Lin
coln County. The proposed Glacier
View and Paradise Dams were un
der discussion. Great opposition is
expressed to these projects by resi
dents of Missoula, Sanders, Lake
and Flathead counties.
Mr. Bellows in commenting on
the situation stated that in his
opinion the Army Engineers and the
Reclamation Service are determined
to build a dam somewhere, and only
united efforts on the part of North
west Montana citizens, including the
people of Lincoln County, can pro
tect this area from inundation and
destruction through the efforts of
government agencies._
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little stream were swept away.
Members of the Pioneers of Lib
by have long been proud of their
natural park south of Libby which
has always been kept in its original
untouched condition and has been
greatly enhanced as a public park
bv the bubbling brook which ran
through the entire park area. Hence
the Pioneers are keenly interested
in the restoration of the damage
done and the continuation of the
brook itself once again.
Many citizens of Libby have in
past years landscaped their pro
perties on a theme based entirely
on the existence of the little brook
meandering
During the course of years many
colorful little waterwheels have ap
peared, fish ponds erected, lily pads
gardens created. Many of the pres
ent property owners of this creek
now have their homes along this
creek due entirely to the fact that
they desired having this cheerful
little stream coursing its merry way
near to their homes.
In any event, as soon as the neces
sary repair work is done by the
installation of new head gates, the
stream will once again course thru
its way in its old channel through
the city.
Mr. Dexter announces that the
work has been completed as we go
to press.
ough the setting.
WESTERN NEWS HELPS
LOCATE LOST PARTY
Two weeks ago The Western
News ran a story asking for the
whereabouts of Édwin Brock and
Lester Simpson.
Paul Church informs this off'cc
that he has received a letter from
Charles Mortensen of Shelby, who
read the story in The Western News,
and forwarded Mrs. Edwin Bro-A'r
address, Mr, Mortensen also stated
that his wife had been in a hos
pital for six weeks suffering from
a fractured left ankle. She will be
obliged to use crutches for some
time yet.
FLOWER CREEK IS
HIGH AGAIN
Yesterday morning Bill Shawl re
ported Flower Creek was flooding
at his home, the waters running
across his lawn, and threatening
the residence.
Much apprehension is felt con
cerning a possible fast thaw of the
heavy snow in the high country and
its effect on streams bordering 1 ib
by and elsewhere in the county.
THE WEATHER REPORT
Following is the weather report
furnished through the courtesy of
the Libby Ranger Station:
Date
May 13 ..
May 14 ..
May 17 ..
May 18 ..
May 19 ..
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.07
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66
61
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.73
58
.33
.60
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L. E. Tripp of Eureka was in Lib
by during the jury trial being called
here as a witness.
CHAN. G. A. SELKE
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Libby High class of '48 Fri
vening at 8 o'clock, his sub
Cö-lJect being "The Challenge."
accalaureate Services were held
ne Junior High Auditorium Sun
day afternoon with Rev. Arthur O.
V\erfelmann, pastor of St. John
Lutheran Church giving a thought
provoking sermon to his young
audience.
Thoughts from Baccalaureat«
Sermon
i our youth is the best, but also
the most dangerous gift of life. To
you young people has been en
trusted a priceless capital, and
is indeed a tragedy if this capital
investments^ J ° U Unprofltable
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The great question which mdi
viduals of all ages have had to
answer when confronted by a mile
rMPhJ n ic 'wh^fci, n* T y rî* lîrYu
reached is Vthat Shall I Do With
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How you dispose of your life
depends entirely upon what your
conception of life is I hold that it
is not a mere biological accident,
but a precious gift from an all-pow
wk '• a "Y 1 ? 6 an d eyw-loving God,
Who is not just a disinterested pow
ci or natural force, but a planning
directing God to Whom the indi
vidual is a very important entity,
Not only is life m general divinely
• U i- -j 3 i c *. rc ' a * ne "' but a ^° *he
individual life has a separate and
'Y^lf y ap , P ° ln A? d P ur Pose.
This makes the life of every in
dividual a veiy important thing. It
makes a difference then what we
aie and how we live. If a conscious,
planning and righteous God has
made us, if we are dependent upon
Him. then it is logical and reason
able that this God has full juris
diction over us, and that our life
is mislived unless it is lived accord
ing to His will and purpose."
"Many people make a mess of life
because they try to be independent
of God. National and international
perplexities and problems have been
brought on by the mislived lives of
individuals and are the sum total
of individual mismanagement. Peo
pie invariably invite disaster as soon
as they try to live apart from God.
Tfj e Reverend brought out that
Gods P Iace f °r our lives is sum
f™ r * zcd 1! ?. tbe dlv V? e statement:
God would have all men to be
saved and to come unto the know
Ch mcellor George A. Seiko, Um
ity of Montana, will deliver the
clav
edge of the truth. permits
the world to stand and life to
general, in order that His eternal
kingdom may be built and that His
divine purpose with men may
earned out.
To live, properly then means
U't oneself into God s purpose. Ex
Penence proves that happiness
•not a matter of external surround
inDC if , }n onmr.
, 1 • vvays Jn mn ^ 1 somt
thing that brings peace, contentment
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and confidence, that breeds. love
anri nrtcelfishnecc We mitrM e->ll
and unselfishness. W t might call
it a good conscience And a good
conscience is possible only when
we are right with God. and we can
be right with God only through the
mor itc nf Tociic Christ mir cT,,i
ments of Jesus Christ, our Savioui.
Incongruous as it may seem, true
happiness then emanates from the
tragedy of Calvary and from Him
Who says. T am the Wav. the Truth,
and the Life'."
fhic Asrv.. «rill fhnf
my F prescription of what you are
to do with your life is an old-fash
ioned. but time-tested one, that
leads back to the eternal truths of
God's Word. Follow the divine
traveling directions which have
come directly from heaven and cen
ter around the revelation of God's
love for man, and you will have
nothing to fear. The teachings of
the Bible are as applicable to man's
conditions today, as^ they were cen
turies ago. Keep his eternal Book
with vou as your constant Guide
and companion, and it will lead vou
safely through life, and give you
the only reliable answer to the ques
tion. 'What Shall I Du With Mv
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ANNOUNCE CIVIL
SERVICE EXAMINATION
The United States Civil Service
ion .mnounced today that
r the Post Office Sub
summation for Libby
to be accepted until
f business on May 19,
Full information and applica
tion forms may be obtained from
the Secretary. Board of U. S. Civil
Service Examiners at the Post Of
fice.—Roseila C. Burke, Secretary
Board of U. S. Civil Service Ex
aminers, U. S. Post Office.
Comm
applicatioi.:
stitute Cl<
will contain
the close
1948.
ESTATES CLOSED IN
COURT SESSION
During court session hold here
last Friday with Judge Dean King
presiding, the estate of Fred Mar
vel, Herman Gutroff and Patrick
Carrigan were closed.
A divorce was granted Rose A.
Christiansen from Darwin A. Chris
tiansen. with the plaintiff receiving
complete charge and custody of a
minor son.
The Judge sanctioned the jury
court trial to be held in the court
room May 17 at 10 o'clock.
STORES TO REMAIN
CLOSED MONDAY, MAY 31
Due to the fact that Memorial
Day falls on Sunday, the following
Monday, May 31st, will be a holiday
in Libby with all stores closing on
this date.—Libby Merchant's Com
mittee.
WOMEN S HI POWER
TEAM TAKES FIRST
First place for the season of
women s bowling tournament was
won by Brown's Hi-Power team.
Other platings wore Lincoln's Inn.'
! second; Neils team, third and VFW
! team fourth.
A dinner parly was held at The
Caboose last Thursday by members
of the Women's Bowling League.
with dancing enjoyed at Lincoln's
Inn until a late hour.
Preceding the dinner a short
business meeting was held with
electing of officers being the most
important feature. Unanimously
elected were Mrs. Everett Dunn,
president: Mrs. R. W. Riddle, vice
president: Miss Verna Siebonfor
cher, secretary; Mrs. L. J. Brown,
treasurer; and Mrs. Harry Roberts,
sergeant-at-arms.
The women closed the season with
enthusiastic hopes for another fine
season next year.
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Thc employees of the J. Neils
Lumber Company will hold an elec
tion to decide whether or not to
give loggers local No. 2662 and
sawmill workers local No. 2581 the
f uB authority to bargain relative
to union security.
This w ill apply to all production
and maintenance employees of the
logging department and plant lo
ca t e d at Libby. All office and
clerical employees, watchmen and
professional employees, and super- I
yisory employees as defined in the
National Labor Act of 1937, will be
excluded from this vote.
The members of loggers local No.
2662 will vote at the White Pino
shed between the hours of 4:00 and
6 ;00 p. m,, Saturday. May 22. Plant
local No. 2581 will vote at the White
pine Shed between the hours of
5:0 o and 6:00 p. m., Monday. Mav 24
-p , v unn n i. nv „ r r ihhv
b a fraction of a uomt Saturdav
^ ^ annual Iv i n
™ tournament was he d here
t,- ov scored 53 1/3 Libbv 52 5/6
and Eu ,: eka tot ' )k third "with 46 5/6'
First place winners from Libby
were Tayloi% class board j ump ;
Mertel B 120 low hurdles; Lamcy.
50 yd dash A; Stordock, 75 yd.
dash B; CJass B re j äy Midyett.
stordock Erhard, Crotteau; Class A
Re] L Currie. Delaney.
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Troy Junior High
Takes First Place
Tavlor; Adam on . Wood and War
ren tied for high jimip ,
Troy - s flrst phl( . ( . winners wore
Shot put> A Tubbs; broad jump
B Cu ^ mings; shot put , B Rogers;
Peterson, high jump. A; Fuller took
first ln the £ Iass A , 2 „ j ow hurdles.
75 vd dash , 0 0 vd. dash, and 220
rf |
p, . • f , winners
r-iiicKas nisi place winners,
were Chalcraft, 50 yd , B: Howe, 100
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va - oasn, A, utter, pole vault,
A
Hovve - P ole vault - A.
j obn Tubbs broke the standing
sbot t record which was made by
Wals ^ in , n46 with 37'2": Tubbs
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Tommv FuIler set 1 new '»'hi vud
oinmy t uiJei set a new 220 yard
dasb record with 25.2 seconds. Pot
l f ,„. f„ rrri „,.i,, h,.iri ih<. -a ..i 7
^Yonds mide in 1946 2
seconds made m 1.146
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LOSt P.T.A. Meeting
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D At the last meeting of the Libby
, P T A fo ,r. tbe Present year the fol
1 . owln « ™ cre ele S tcd to „? e , r 4 ve
dur 'V* 1^8-1949: president Walter
ParU < m , 1st vice-president Leo Ky
s D cr: . 2nd vice-president Mrs Kyle
Becb ? : treasurer. Mrs Ove Larron;
swretary, Mrs. Harold Halt. The
off,cc " w ^ re mstaHed with cere
mnn ,V by M . rs ' Morris Blake_ of Kal
isrx-11, president of the District PTA. ,
s T ^ ond « , ' ad, ■ ™ om tau « bt by
Caro1 J° bnso " won , the attendance
Pennant for the meeting.
, lh ^ evenmg ? program consoled j
of a dance number bv Sue Rawlings,
report of meeting of state citizen's !
committee at Helena by Mrs. Elsie I
Fagerburg. and a panel discussion by j
health committee. Mrs. Acnes
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Brennan. Mrs. Ovc Larson, Mrs.
Harold Barenz, Carol Johnson. An-[°
gela Huchala and Jessie Octabec. j
The pre-school roundup for health
examinations.- a summer canning j
project for school lunches, and the |
mobile unit for testing for tuber-land
culosis were subjects outlined by j
the group.
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Dr. W. G. Siems. Jr., better :
known as Bill, met Bill Shawl Jr.
in Tsingtao, China, this last week.
Dr. Seims is stationed off the coast |
on the USS George Clymer.
THIS IS A SMALL
WORLD AFTER ALL
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Drivers' License examinations will j
a. m. till 5:00 p, m. in the Com-|j
mumty Room at the Courthouse in
DRIVER S LICENSE EXAMS
JUNE 4 & 5 IN LIBBY
be given June 4 and 5 from 9:00
Libby.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Hargreaves re
turned Sunday from Spokane, hav
ng spent the weekend there. They
were accompanied home by Mrs.
Dick Veldman and son. Hal, who
will visit at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. P. V. Kitley. Mrs.
Veldman resides in Seattle. While
in Spokane Don enjoyed a good deal
of time spent visiting various air
ports in that area.
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FISHING SEASON
TO OPEN WITH A
SPLASH, SUNDAY
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dents once again will 'be in their
clement" May 23 '
Montana fishing sc
opens. Local anglers already have
been checking their equipment and
condition of roads lending to their
favorite "fishin' holes." and young*
sters. especially, have been eagerly
awaiting their opportunity to com
note in the Libby Rod and Gun
Club's "Kid's
at the kid's new pond located on the
Vaughn and McCann properties
with entrance on curve past the
Granite creek bridge on highway
No. 2 south of Libby. The club
will place a sign on the highway
directing the vounc anelers to the
now f.sh pond The pond will be
* t h ock « 1 for the «*"•?" by Johnny
Sheehan, superintendent of the
sta, ° fish hatcherv here,
In addition to prizes for kids, the
Rod and Gun c ,£ b troohv and $m
will be awarded the club member
catching the biggest fish in Lin-
coin county on opening day, and
weighed in not later than 6 p. m.
Monday, Mav 24. Other prizes for
adults include $5 in fishing tackle
from the Kootenai Mercantile, a
haircut from Dean Leach barber
shop; a $12.95 Proctor electric iron
from the Maytag Shop for the lady
angler catching the biggest fish;
55 in fishing tackle from the Keg
ers The winner of the annual
trophy will have his name engraved
or > the cup. and will retain its pos
session for one year, according ta
Charles Skranak. club president
Official weighing stations for the
Rod & Gun club trophy will be at
any establishment in Libby where
fishing licenses are sold
ach from the Rod & Gun
countv resi
viien the 1943
ason officially
Fish Dav" contest
Considerable interest in the Kid's
contest is evidenced by the moro
than 30 awards available to the
youngsters. Bill Vaughn. Sr , will
judge the contest and make the a
wards Cash prizes for the kids in
clude $5 each for the hoy and girl
catching the biggest fish, $5 each
to the bov and girl who catch their
limit first, and $3 each to the hov
and girl who catch the first fish
and exhibit it to the judge The
Kid's Pond will open at 8:00 a m.
and the prizes will he awarded
that afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. There
is a good picnic ground here for the
use of parties who wish to watch
the kids fish.
Concerns contributing prizes for
the kid's contest include:
0
club CootieP up Tent N- 11
t V" VFW HarnerFrdm-mPost N '
548 and the Pastime ^" 50 in mm
. ,andiw or cash Bolv.frri
cerv S2 cLsh Mavt-.' Shm,
Surprise Cafe 'w Mmr.V Realty
2 dozen cim cakes f ihbv Bakerv
f . a rton Hershev h e ... . .
y - „ , it, iV-u , ..1 r imhle'
o gP , V c • '
2 cartons of poo. Sleizers:
fjshiru; tackle Kootenai Mercantile
la . CK v A • . •
JV,,nair (eon's shoes flun-i Mens shoo
U , ./
Book. "Wild Wood Wisdom, the
Ad-News- $2 50 in fishinc tackle,
JaquethV one gallon of ice cream,
X C «,m rr 2 m.-lundis a
/ j • t,
At'iu *' 1 * {a - v 1 ,va • ' ar .". n
Milkv Wav bars or equivalent, Ad
) un - on c f] v book BPOK case of
1 V .V '. •.
,,op ' " outh L, . bby store; ocean city
j reel, Geringer s; quart of ice cream.
,h " r: nb [ es . ; box c,f / a " dy b f s ' M 7'
Market: pound box of candy.
Rurßans: pocket knife, Parkers
Studio; $3 merchandise; Libby Phar
( macy : flashlight. Penney s: pair ot
ty nnis shoes. Millers Clot mg
store: $3 merchandise. Hargreaves;
2 quarts ice cream. Fountain Cafe^
carton candy bars Al s Market: 2
quarts ice cream Hamburger Stand,
two 75c meals the Montana Cafe;
$150 in cash. Western News. Geo.
Wood Hardware is also awarding a
$2.50 prize to boy or girl who bring,
m the higges fish, weighed
Wood s scales by 6 p m. Monday,
Tht . comm:
tact many 0
thîlt doubtlc
clad to contribute,
Sk ranak o f the Rod & Gun (
.MRS. F. I). HEAD CAME
HERE IN 188'»
I
$2.50 m
on
ttc was unable to r
f the bu 1
ss would have
dates Pr
s hou
been
dl
1'. D. Head
h
Rexford,
in
Iowa in 1889. coming across tre
Flathead Reservation bv stage,
They traveled m
River to Dern
steamer. Montana,
•t.
dis
10 and her
mo
the Flathead Lak
rille on th
They were there a month when
Mr, Head got a school. They only
held school three months a year,
with a salary of $37 a month. Mr.
Head had previous teaching expert
ience. having started to teach in
Iowa when he was 15 years old. He
continued in this capacity for 34
vears.
The first Superintendent of
Lincoln county in 1909. was Mr.
Head, when he was living in Kal
ispell. They then moved to Libby.
The eldest daughter of Mrs. Head,
s Mrs. Mabel Bennett of Libby,
(Mrs. Head makes her home with her
youngest daughter, Mrs
Marvel.
Ella
EARLY LIBBY RESIDENT
PASSES THIS MORNING
As The Western News goes on the
press, a phone call tells of the pass
ing of Frank Bryant, early day set
tler here. Mr. Bryant passed away
at 9:00 a. m. in St. John's Hospital.
The deceased is the father of Geo.
Bryant, Libby Chief of Police.