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Libby, Lincoln County, Montana Thursday, January 6, 1949
Number 34
VOLUME XLVIII
Receive 24.69
Of Moisture
During 1948
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The average precipitation or a
mount of waterfall for the last
three years has been 3.81 inches
higher than the normal precipita
tion for this community, stated
Clark Hamor, assistant at the Lib
by Ranger Station. Mr. Hamor also
stated that the year 1948 just ended
saw the heaviest precipitation of
the period, with a fall of 24.69
inches.
The years 1946 and 1947 were
bqjb approximately three inches
above normal, receiving respectively
21.16 and 21.36 inches of moisture.
The month giving the heaviest pre
cipitation during the three year
period was October of 1947, with
a record of 4.89 inches. November
of 1946 came second with 4.83 in
ches. During a normal year, No
vember has the greatest precipita
tion, receiving 2.75 inches of mois
ture. The month during 1948 that
saw the greatest amount of mois
ture was May, having 3.75 inches,
with November a close second re
ceiving 3.42 inches.
July proved to be the driest
month during the three year period,
with an average of only .72 of an
inch. September was not only the
driest month in 1948 but was also
the driest month during the period,
having only .13 of an inch of mois
ture. The normal low précipita- 1
tion comes in August with only .83 1
of an inch. July is second with |
89-in. The lowest precipitation in
July was in 1947 with ,23-in.
Snowfall during 1948 amounted
to 77.5 inches. The year 1947 had
a comparatively light fall of 33.3
inches. One of the heaviest snow
falls on record fell during the year
1946 when the total fall amounted
to 99.7 inches. December brought
the most snow in 1948, the total be
ing 30.6 inches, only lacking 2.7
inches of equaling the total for the
year of 1947. The heaviest snow
on record during the throve years
fell in November of 1946 amount
ing to 35.9 inches.
Following are the three year
records as furnished by Mr, Hainor.
with normal averages ad précipita -
The tiu»« year averages tor
" a appear in the .peoood
Month Normal
1048
Prec. Prec, Prec. Free.
1.90 1.94 2.44
1.56 1.11
1.93 1.28 1.54
.41 .43 1.87
94 .78 3.75
1.59 2.34 3.31
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September 1.31
October
November 2.75
December 2.28
2.15
1.41
1.46
.97
1.41
1.54
.26 .23 1.68
.98 2.83 .88
1.10 2.64 .13
2.51 4.89 .60
4.83 1.18 3.42
3.15 1.71 2.21
.89
.83
1.57
Totals 18.57
1946
Sno
Month fall
January 25.4
February 18.8
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November 35.9
December 17.2
21.16 21.36 24.69
1947 1948 Aver.
Sno Sno Prec.
f^ll fall 3 yrs.
13.5 12.9 2.09
3.0 11.2 1.84
4.6 6.3 1.58
2.4
■90
1.82
2.41
1.56
1.29
3.14
.72
2.67
3.3 16.5
8.9 30.6
2.36
Totals
99.7
33.3 77.5 22.38
Libby To Have New
Telephone Building
The Libby and Troy exchanges
of the Interstate Telephone Com
pany and the territory they serve
will get a full share of the work
to be done in extending and im
proving service according to Geo.
B. Amas, Eastern District Manager,
when interviewed today.
"One of the first items in our
budget is the ènlarging of our
switchboard capacity at Libby,"
said Mr. Amas. "This will be done
at a cost of about $13,000 but must
await the erection of a new of
fice building which we are plan
ning to place just across the alley
east of our present location on lots
recently acquired. We have reason
to believe this building will cost us
at least $15,000. One advantage is
that it will not cost nearly as much
to move as it might if we had to
secure a location some distance a
way from the present office.
Nearly all of the work accom
plished the past year will be work
ed into our long range plan. In
addition to the items mentioned a
bove we have in our budget the
spending of $10,000 additional for
improvements and relocation of toll
lines serving Troy and Libby. As
manpower becomes more skilled and
material more easily obtainable this
work will go on at an ever increas
ing speed," said Mr. Amas in con
clusion.
THE KOCHELS RETURN HOME
Mr. and Mrs, Wesley Kotchel who
suffered badly frozen feet Christ
mas night, were able to return yes*
terday from the hospital. They are
said to be recovering nicely.
Mrs. J. I. Compeau
Dies January 1
Nicolena Lauston was born May
7, 1880 at Norwood, Minn., and
passed away January 1, 1949
11:15 p. m. at the age of 68 years
11 months and 23 days.
Miss Lauston was married
Jerome L. Compeau at Cass Lake,
Minn., April 27, 1901.
Mr. and Mrs. Compeau and fam
ily have lived in Libby for the past
25 years.
Mrs. Compeau had been ailing
for about a year but her death came
as a sudden shock to the family.
She is Survived by her husband,
and two sons, Theodore and Jer
ome G. who live at home; a daugh
ter, Mrs. Alvin Dickson of Yakima,
Wash.; one sister Mrs. Anna Larson,
New York Mills, Minn., and one
granddaughter.
Funeral services were at the
Gompf Funeral Home Wednesday,
January 5 at 2:00 p. m. with Rev.
W. C. Stearns of the Libby Meth
odist Church officiating.
Interment was at the Libby Cem
etery yesterday, January 5.
MRS. HOWE NOW IN CHARGE
OF EUREKA EMPLOYMENT
Mrs. Fern A. Howe has charge
of the part-time Montana State Em
ployment Office at Eureka. This
office is located in the Town Hall
just across the street from the Mon
tana Hotel at Eureka.
Beginning Monday, January 10,
1949 the office hours will be from
1:00 to 3:00 o'clock p. m. Monday
through Friday of each week. The
office hours have previously been
from 10:00 a. m. until noon.
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In dscussiing the new rates on
postal items which went into effect
January 1, with Postmaster De
Rosia the Libby postmaster stated
that the changes will be as follows;
Domestic Air Mail: Limit 8-oz.
(over 8 ounces, subject to zone rates
and conditions prescribed for Air
Parcel Post) 6c
tion thereof, exc<
of 4c each will
regulation Postal Card.
Third Class mail: Limit 8-oz. 2e.
for. .the first 2-qz. or fraction there
of; plus he for each additional ounce
fraction cir
r ounce or frac
i that an air rate
sufficient for a
culars, greeting cards and merchan
dise. Books of 24 or more pages
permanently bound, consisting
wholly of reading matter, when in
parcels of not over 70-lbs. are 8c
for first pound or fraction; and 4c
for each additional pound or frac
tion of a pound.
Fourth Class matter (parcel post)
includes merchandise over 8-oz. to
70-lbs. not over 100-in. in length
and girth combined. Parcels less
than 10-lb. in weight, measuring
more than 84-in. but less than 100
in. in length and girth combined,
are subject to the 10-Ib. rate. Fol
lowing pound rates in various zones
are:
up to & Over
1st lb. Inc. 10-lb. 10-lb.
Cents Cents Cents
Zone
Local
1st & 2nd ,12
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
Fractions of pounds are computed
as full pounds and fractions of cents
are counted as full cents in deter
mining the total amount of postage
chargeable on each parcel.
Money order fees, added the post
master will cost as follows; 1c to
$5, cost 10c; $5.01 to $10, 15c; $10.01
to $50, 25c; and $50.01 to $100, 35c.
Postal Note fees for use in Con
tinental U. ,S. only are 1c to $10, 8c.
Special delivery rates now are: up
to 2-lbs. 15c; over 2-lbs. to 10-lbs.
25c; over 10-lbs. to 70-lbs., 35c. The
foregoing special deliver rates apply
to 1st class. The second, third or
fourth class rates on the equivelant
weights are 25s, 35c and 45c. Spec
ial handling of 4th class matter
only, up to 2-lbs., 15c; over 2-lbs.
to 10-lbs., 20c; and over 10-lbs to
70-lbs., 25c.
10
1.0
0.75
2.1
2.0
13
3.0
2.8
14
4.5
4.25
15
6.0
5.50
16
7.5
7.25
17
9.5
9.25
18
11.5
11.25
Registry or insured return card
costs: at time of mailing 5c; sub
sequent to time of mailing, 10c; to
whom, when delivered and where
31c.
are 1c to $5, cost 5c; $5.01 to $10,
10c; $10.01 to $25, 15c; $25.01 to $50,
20c: $50.01 to $100, 25c, and $100.01
to $200, 30c. Domestic registered
mail: 1c to $5, 25c; $5.01 to $25,
35c; $25.01 to $50., 40c; $50.01 to
$75, 45c; $75.01 to $100, 50c; $100.01
to $200.00, 60c; $200.01 to $300, 70c;
$300.01 to $400, 85c; $400.01 to $500,
$1.00; $500.01 to $600, $1.10; $600.01
to $700, $1.20; $700.01 to $800, $1.30;
$800.01 to $900, $1.40, and $900.01 to
$1,000, $1.50.
C. O. D. (unregistered) 3rd and
4th Class costs: 1c to $2.50, 20c;
$2.51 to $5, 25c; $5.01 to $25, 35c;
$25.01 to $50, 45c; $50.01 to $100,
55c;$100.01 to $150, 60c; and $150.01
to $200, 65c. C. O. D. (registration
included) sealed and 1st class: 1c to
$10, 55c; $10.01 to $50, 70c; $50.01
to $100, 90c; $100.01 to $200. $1.15.
The limit of collections is $200; In
demnity from $200 to $800, add 5c
per hundred: from $800 to $1,000,
$1.55.
Domestic insured mail rates
Alvin A. Cripe
Passes Jan. 1
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and daughter, his widow, Bertha
M. at the home; twenty-eight grand
children and twenty-eight great
grandchildren. Of his direct dé
cendents seven children, nineteen
(grandchildren and fifteen great
I grandchildren live in Troy. A broth
| er, Danile and two sisters, Mrs.
J Betty Snyder and Mrs. Gertie Ma
nier also survive.
On January the first, in the Bon
ners Ferry hospital, Alvin A. Cripe
passed away at 11:30 p. m. While
Mr. Cripe had been in poor health
for the past month or so, his con
dition did not seem critical until
Thursday when he was taken from
his home to the hospital.
Alvin A. Cripe was born Jan
uary. 13, 1863 in Edna Mills. Ind.
Later he owned and operated a
water power mill which today still
stands as a landmark in this same
town. In 1884 he married Lydia
Ann Ur ley of North Manchester,
Ind. To this union were born nine
children all of whom survive;
Lanta. Mrs. Tom Lindsey: Mary,
Mrs. Clarence Kauffman; Julia, Mrs,
Clarence Case; Clara, Mrs. Joe Col
logan; Jesse, Rufus, Frank and Rob
ert L. In 1901 the family moved
to Wisconsin and alter 8 years there
they proceeded to North Dakota,
Here they remained for a little
more than a year. In 1911 Mr. and
Mrs. Cripe homesteaded on Calla
han Creek, and later built a home
in Troy. Mr. Cripe was an expert
woodsman and followed that work
until he retired. Mrs. Cripe passed
away in 1934.
Mr. Cripe leaves besides his sons
Delores McCallum
Weds In Church
Wedding vows were e
Sunday afternoon at two
the Libby Methodist Church by Miss
Delores McCallum, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. McCallum and Don
ald K. Madison, son of Mr. and
Mrs. D. D. Madison both of Libby.
The Rev. W. C. Stearns read tte
double ring ceremony. The brkfi
was given in marriage by her faw
. She was attended by her cousÄ
Miss Mabel Parks, Maid -of Honqjr.
was beat man.
The Bride was attired to a WWt<
wool " sait with hat to match and
«carried a bouquet of white French
ock at
ei
carnations and red rose-buds. Miss
Parks wore a powder blue faille
suit and carried pink French car
nations.
The guests were seated by
ushers Lloyd and Harry Moe.
fore the service Ralph Swimley sang
"Because." The Wedding March was
played by Mrs. Oliver Phillips.
The church was decorated with
mums and carnations. Candles
were placed on the altar. The can
delabra stood near the bridal couple.
Fifty guests attended the
31st Legislative Assembly revise
statutes regarding guides and pack
ers to give more supervision and
provide a higher standard of guide
service to the public.
In its biennial report, the
mission also asked the state legis
ature to enact new legislation to
prohibit the artificial introduction
of any fish and wildlife into Mon
tana without the consent of the
commission.
recep
tion at the home of the bride fol
lowing the wedding. A three tier
18 pound cake made by the Libby
Bakery and decorated by Ernest
Peterson was served by Mrs. E.
Rice, and Mrs. Ray Rice poured
the coffee.
Both bride and groom are grad
uates «f the Libby High School and
the groom attended Montana State
College and the University of Mon
tana.
Following the reception the
couple left for an overnight trip
to Kalispell returning home by
of Bull Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Madison
at home at Chet Smith's Cabins,
Cabin No. 4.
way
are now
FISH & GAME COMMISSION
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
The State Fish and Game Com
mission has recommended that the
com
THE WEATHER
After a temporary respite from
cold weather over Saturday and
Sunday, for which time no records
are kept, the thermometer dropped
back down again Sunday night. Fol
lowing is the report as furnished
through the courtesy of the Libby
Ranger Station;
Date
Dec. 30
Dec. 31
Jan. 3
Jan. 4
Jan. 5
Snowfall December 31 amounting
to 5.2-in. brought a precipitation of
23-in._
GREATER LIBBY ASSOCIATION
TO MEET JANUARY 12
The Greater Libby Association
will hold its previously announced
meeting Wednesday, January 12 at
8:00 p. m. in the New Central Audi
torium. All organizations should
instruct their delegates to be sure
to attend. All other interested per
sons are invited to attend and ex
press their opinions even though
voting is limited to delegates.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ASK HIGHWAY COMM. TO
CARE FOR REXFORD BRIDGE
The board of county commission
ers met the first of the week, at
which time it passed a resolution
requesting the State Highway Com
mission to either put the Rexford
bridge in a state of permanent re
pair or construct a new bridge. Un
less the structure is repaired or
rebuilt, the entire northeast part
of Lincoln County will be cut off
from Libby, the county seat.
The Board appointed Roscoe Gar
rison constable for Libby Township
to hold office until the next election.
The bonds of Leland Tripp as jus
tice of the peace in Tobacco Town
ship were approved. _
CITY ISSUES LICENSES
FOR COMING YEAR
It was decided at the council
meeting to hire day labor for neces
sary street work. This is done on
account of a shortage in the street
fund.
The following city licenses were
approved: Lloyd Taylor, electrician
and plumber; V. F. W., beer, liquor,
and slot machine; Walter Kemp,
wholesale beer; Ferd Boothman,
beer & liquor; George Smith, beer;
Ralph Roberts and Wm. Nelson, beer
& liquor; The Keglers, slot machine
and b owling alley. _
TERRIERS WIN TWO GAMES
DURING THE HOLIDAYS
The Libby High School basketball
team , the Terriers, won two games
during the holidays. The Terriers
won from the Plains squad by a
score of 66-26 and from Thompson
Falls 44-29.
There will be two games played
this week. One with Big Fork on
Friday, and the other with White
fish on Saturday. Both games will
be played on the local floor.
Russell Memorial
Campaign To Start
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Great Falls—With the advent of
the new year the Charles Russell
Memorial Committee, Inc., will be
under way with a campaign to pre
serve for Montana the entire col
lection of western paintings by the
famous cowboy artist, which are
now ha
Falls.
Willis of Great Falls, early-day
crony of the colorful artist, who
has been elected president of the
memorial committee. - Öther of
ficers are J. Burke Clements of
Helena, vice-president; Dave Nettles
of Butte, Secretary and Carl Hip
nging in The Mint at Great
This was announced by Sid
the
pel of Butte, treasurer. The com
mittee has made Butte its head
quarters with the address, Post
office Box 1956.
Many of Charlie Russell's finest
original oils are at the Mint, along
with wax figures, pen and ink
sketches and personal effects of the
man who became world famous for
his depictions on canvas of the early
day west. The owners have offered
the entire collection to the mem
orial for $125,000 after ref using a
recent offer from eastern interests
of $160,000 for the works of the
one time cowhand who left inval
uable pictorial records of the days
when the rugged cattleman was
giving Montana a start.
Members of the committee who
include prominent men and women
from all sections of the state will
seek to raise the money to pur
chase the collection through public
subscription. When the Russell
pictures and other relics have been
secured they will adorn a per
manent place in Montana's capitol.
"The Russell collection should
provide a tremendous attraction for
Montanans and tourists once it is
on display at the capitol." Mr. Wil
lis said. "Already substantial do
nations are coming in from all parts
of Montana. But that is not all.
Persons in many other states, who
have learned of oür movement to
make a permanent home for the
I Russell works are responding with
money for the cause."
A.
Winton Weydemeyer
To Appeal Board
Helena—Five Montana men were
appointed to the Montana Selective
Service Appeal Board yesterday by
Gov. Sam C. Ford. The Board was
created under the new selective ser
vice law.
The Board consists of Ray Hou
ton, Red Lodge; Winton Weyde
meyer, Fortine and James E.
Kreigh, Dr. David T. Berg and
James D. Graham, all of Helena.
They will be called on to handle
all appeals from Local Board classi
fications, and will meet in Helena
at the call of State Adjutapt Gen
eral, S. H. Mitchell, Director of
Montana's Selective Service.
LEAVE FOR PRE-INDUCTION
PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
The local Draft Board reports
that the following named men have
been called for their pre-induction
physical examinations; Joseph Le
Roy Swansavere, Daniel Walter
Halsey, Phillip Earl Redeye, Carl
James Hammonds, William Andrew
Nelson, Donald Henry Morgan, Har
vey Anton Hanson, James William
Warman, and Dale Norris Adams.
They left Monday by bus for
Butte and will also return by bus.
There are approximately 540 reg
istrants in Lincoln County, Chas.
Skranak, secretary of the local
board announced.
Lincoln Co. Farmers
Union Held Annual
Holiday Party
Despite bad roads and like weath
er, about 45 members and friends
of the Lincoln County Farmers Un
ion, with a like number of assorted
juniors and juveniles, gathered at
the Trego schoolhouse the evening
of December 30 for the annual holi
day party.
The festivities started off with a
program under the direction of Mrs.
Ernest Mee. A humorous skit was
well performed by Maxine Berg,
Pauline White, Delores Hillicker,
Teddy Mee, Kermit Johnson,. .Ed
ward Berg, and Hanno Oldenburg.
Recitations by the younger set
came from Donny Lundeen, Susan
Hampton, Philip Mee, Courtney
White and Kent Oldenburg. . A
humorous monologue by Tommy
White drew loud applause and ap
preciation was expressed for a duet,
sung by Edward Berg and Kermit
Johnson. Another skit was pre
sented by Mrs. Manuel Kautzman
and a recitation by Hanno Olden
burg. The program closed with
solo and group singing led by Mrs.
W. H. Oldenburg and was followed
by a general exodus in the direc
tion of the heavily laden dinner
tables prepared by the ladies un
der the guidance of Mrs. Myron
Hampton.
When a mountain of good food
had been thoroughly relished, mu
sic heralded the start of the grand
march. This was followed by the
Virginia Reel and several lively
square dances interspersed with
waltzing. Music was supplied sim
ultaneously and alternately by Mrs.
Ernest Mee and Evelyn Sainsbury
at the piano and Ray Hampton on
the accordion, with good fun and
fellowship for all the family.
Recent Polio
Costs High
The danger to family and com
munity of polio epidemics was
stressed today by Wm. Anderson,
local March of Dimes director, who
is leading this year's drive to raise
funds for the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis.
Pointing out that 1948 polio vic
tims totaled around 36,000, approx
imating the number stricken in the
yeâr 1916, Anderson
said that one significant advaneg
has been the modem care and treat
ment now available compared with
that 30 years ago. He added, how
ever, that the soaring costs of such
treatment increased in proportion
to costs of almost everything else.
Mr. Anderson called the 1916
polio epidemics which attacked
all-time record of more than 27,000
people. Fear and panic gripped the
nation and railroads reported high
sales of half-fare tickets as fami
an
lies sought safety through flight
from stricken areas.
The after-effects were also far
worse than have been the case in
epidemics of the last decade. Mod
ern therapeutic care' has saved
many limbs which otherwise might
have remained paralyzed by the
effects of the dread disease.
"The National Foundation," Mr.
Anderson added, "has learned
from experience that there is much
that can be done. We can bring all
availabe knowledge to the aid of
stricken communities. We can sup
ply funds for the treatment of this
most expensive disease. We can
bring help in the form of hospital
supplies, special equipment and
medical personnel. We can open
polio wards and staff hospitals. We
can relieve the pressure of anxiety.
"Most important," the County
Chairman said, "is this. We can
minimize to a great extent the
crippling after-effects of the dis
ease in many of those who are
stricken. But to do this we must
spend money. Give at least 50%
more in 1949."
WM, BAETH TO
HEAD LABOR COUNCIL
The Lincoln County Central
Trades and Labor Council held a
meeting Monday night and elected
officers for the coming year. Wil
liam Baeth was elected president;
J. L. Brown, vice president; William
Lannon, Recording secietary; John
Postlewaite, Financial secretary
treasurer; and Cecil Haynes, Ser
geant-at-Arms.
The Trustees are to be Ollie Blon
dcll and Jim Stanton.
CHRISTMAS TREE SALES
Christmas tree sales on the Koo
tenai National Forest for the 1948
season exceeded 1947 by approxi
mately 50% according to Supervisor
W. G. Guernsey. The Fortine Dis
trict led all other districts in num
ber and value of sales, making a
total of 46 sales, 152,767 trees with
a stumpage value of $9,620.83. Other
forest sales were as follows:
Libby, 36 sales, 107,087 trees,
$6,159.23; Rexford, 21 sales, 50,092
trees, $1,749.50; Other, 14 sales, 28,
530 trees. $1,761.06.
Total sales for the forest 117, trees
338,476 valued at $19,290.62. Sales
for 1947 total 214,366 trees, valued
at $12, 552.41.
Austin Everett of Warland was
in Libby Wednesday caring for
business.
Tobacco Valley
History Tells
of River Boats
Interesting and authentic
counts of steamboating on the Koo
tenai in the latter days of the last
century are given in an interesting
resume of a chapter taken fron
"The Story of the Tobacco Plains
Country," a historical book soon to
be published by the "Pioneer* of
the Tobacco Plains Country,'" _
organization made up of pio neers
from the Tobacco Plains section.
The article appears in last Sunday
Pacific Parade, the magazine section
of The Spokesman-Review. It is
written by Mrs. Guy Brock of Rex
ford.
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Well written, and illustrated with
attractive pictures, both old _ I
new, the article tells of the An
nerly, the first steamer to ply tlae
waters of the Kootenai River to
Montana. The Annerly was built
by two men, Walter Jones, a for
mer Texas rancher, who in the «Ts
was a storekeeper and homesteader
at Jennings, and Captain Harry De
Pew, who launched the vessel to
1892 with Captain DePew as the
skipper The vessel was a stem
wheeler, 90 feet long on the water
line, with a 15 foot beam and a
capacity of 50 tons. She drew ao
much water that runs could be
made only during comparatively
high water, from the end of May
until October.
An interesting account of a voy
age on the Annerly taken some 56
years ago by Johanna Quirk Cof
fee, who still makes her home to
Eureka, is given as narrated by the
pioneer, herself. She tells of a near
wreck while navigating Elbow Cae
yon a short distance above Jen
nings. The accident resulted in a
three day lay-off for repairs.
The article also tells of the open
ing of the North Star Mine north
of Fort Steel, B. C., and the result
ing shipments of ore to the railroad,
its nearest point at that time being
Jennings. Captain J. D. Miller built
the Ruth. She was 151 feet over
all with a 22 foot beam. She car
ried her load on a 40 inch draught,
her steam capstan pulling her over
bars in H inches of water.
A description is given of the race
between the Ruth and the Gwend
olyn, a Canadian steamer which
came ' south from Columbia lake
through Baille-Grohman's "Grand
canal" into the Kootenai River. The
race started from Jennings, the two
vessels heading north to the
bins six miles north of Fort Steel,
where they loaded and started back
for Jennings and the railroad. Tak
ing chances by traveling at night
each steamer made good time with
the Ruth being in the lead when
she went on the rocks at Elbow
canyon above Jennings. Soon the
Gwendolyn joined her rival on the
rocks, and it was then that Bill
IDoak, (recently deceased in Lib
by) rescued 70 passengers from the
Ruth, using a boat which he man
aged to free from the wreck.
ore
The Ruth was never repaired but
the Gwendolyn was soon rebuilt and
later jointed by the North Star, a
new boat of 32 foot width and 150
ton capacity. Both of these boate
were owned by The International
Transportation Co. Captain Miller
was in charge of The North Star,
Walt Russel was first mate, Bill
Doak, purser, the late Jim Harris
bartender, and Charlie Miller. Cap
tain Miller's son, pilot. Going up
river there were seven places where
the North Star had to be pulled
up with headline and steam capstan
during high water, and 13 places
during low water.
According to the article as it ap
peared in The Spokesman.
Rustler was built in 1897 by B. Wal
ter Jones and Captain DePew but
was wrecked a short time later
the canyon. The last boat built
for the Kootenai trade was the J
D. Farrel. with nice cabins, steam
heat and electric lights; but to quote
the conclusion of the article, "Twi
light con es to all things—and the
end of the river traffic was spelled
by the shining new rails running
up through the valley ridden by
the clattering iron horse that could
make the trip from Jennings to
Fernie in one day."
The
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Town Teams to Play
Basketball Tonight
Are you attending the town bas
ketball games? Tonight theré will
be two more games, which will be
free to the public, says Norman
Darsow in charge of publicity for
the town league.
Last week V. F. W. smothered
the Midgets in the first game of the
evening, winning the long end of
a 39 to 7 score. The second game
saw the Lumbermen defeat Union
22-19 in a closely fought game.
The two players having high
scores for the evening were Bob
Chapman with 17 points, and Don
Sleizer who scored 12 points. The
town team league gives the public
opportunity to again see the high
school stars of yesterday in action.
Don't forget tonight's games are
free t o the public. __
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