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VOLUME XXVIII
Libby, Lincoln County, Montana, Thursday, April 4, 1929
Number 43
Tells How Io
Get Rid Of All
Dandelions
Science Discovers Way to
Keep Pesky Pests From
One's Lawn.
TREAT SOIL WITH
CHEAP CHEMICAL
Libby people are convinced that
where do dandelions grow so pro
lifically as they do here. Each
curring spring finds every vacant lot
and plr4 of ground covered with a
«olid ni&s. of the- bright golden blos
soms, to be folowed by the balls of
white seed which later are wafted
to all corners by gentle breezes.
As a consequence of the prevalence
of this little pest, Libby home owners
who have desired neat, velvety lawns
have been forced to wage a bitter
fight against the encroaching dande
lion, with the enemy winning the
battle in many instances. These peo
ple will be glad to know that science
naa now taken a hand in the un
equal struggle and says that by a
simple process the dandelion can be
forever routed, simply by applying
a certain dhemical to one's lawn.
Read of this
recent issue of the Great Falls Trib
une.
no
re
news as told in a
The procedure in this campaign is
simple and inexpensive. All that is
necessary is to treat the lawn with a
60-60 mixture of good fertilizer
eulphate of ammonia. Not more than
five pounds of this mixture should
be used to each 1,000 square feet of,
lawn and in many cases four pounds
is considered sufficient. This treat
ment not only will eliminate dande
lions, but will kill other weeds such
as plantain. The beat time for the
treatments is early spring and early
fall.
But, like all scientific methods,
there are plenty of chances for error
unless care is used. One home owner,
who has had marked success with
this method, says the most com
mon error is using too much of the
mixture. This burns the
not only kills the weeds
the lawn. This man also explains that
a series of at least three treatments
must be made to obtain thé best re
sults. This means that if a treatment
is made this spring,
fall and another in th
the lawn will be virtually free of
dandelions and other weeds.
The principle in making this treat
ment a success is that the sulphate
of ammonia makes an acid or sour
eoil. Weeds cannot live in sour soil,
but grass thrives in such seedbed.
Seed experts set forth two things
that should not be done if weeds are
to be kept down: "Do not use lime
and do not use manure." These ex
perts point out that, while many
fafln crops need lime, turf for grass
presents entirely different problems.
Lime makes sweet soil and exhaus
tive tests by the government éhow
weeds thrive in limed soil. Manure,
the experts point out, is just another
way of sowing weeds.
Albert A. Harisen, writing in the
Ladies Home Journal!, says:
(Continued on last page.)
grass and
but spoils
another in the
e spring of 1930,
The
Building of Bridge
Requires Consent
If 0. S. Congress
It develons that because the Koo
tenai river is a navigable stream, per
mission to bridge it must be obtained
from congress. All ofVhich has some
alight bearing on the building of a
bridge at Gateway, said bridge to be
built by J. W. Swanson of Kalispell
under contract with the board of
county commissioner of Lincoln coun
ty on a 60-50 basis as to cost.
County Attorney Herbert is in re
ceipt of a letter from Congressman
John M. Evans who had taken the
matter up with the war department,
in which Evans states the required
permission Hvll be granted beyond
question by congress at its next reg
ular session. In the meantime it is ad
vised that Swanson proceed with con
struction on the understanding that
permission to bridge the stream will
be granted in due time by congress.
New Quarters for County Library.
While in session the fhrst of the
week the county commissioners closed
a deal for new quarters for the coun
ty library in Libby whereby the li
brary will occupy the room former
ly occupied by the Hotèl Libby Cafe.
"By this change we save the county
$480 a year," stated the county com
missioners. "Rent and • janitor fees
in the present quarters cost the coun
$80 a month. In the new location
cost will be $40 a month, or a
saving of $40 a month to the county."
M, F. Gay, proprietor of the hotel,
bas agreed to cut a door in the north
side öf the building allowing er\
Third
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trance to the library from
street The new quarters are commo
dious, attractive and well lighted and
should make a good location for the
library.
Robert Wood of Fortine was Iran-j
sac(ing business m Libby the first
of the week
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Curtis
of Troy were in Libby the first of !
the weèk attending to the incorpor-1
atmç of a mining company that has !
holdings on Grouse mountain. The j
company is incorporated as the Silver !
Mining Company. Directors
. and -Mrs. Curtis and three
Grouse
are Mr
Chicago men. Sufficient finances are
on hand for all present development
plans.
Curtis stated that he now has a
crew at work at the mine and that
they are taking out very good ore.
It ia expected to begin shipments
of ore in June. According to report,
there ale several very good pros
pects in the Grouse mountain dis
trict. "
Another Respected
Citizen Passes Away
George W. Foster, long-time and
highly respected citizen of Libby,
passed away Friday, March 29, at his
home in this city. Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon at the
Presbyterian church with the Rev.
Pate officiating. Burial was in the
Libby cemetery, with the Odd Fellows
lodge in Charge of the services at the
grave. Pall bearers were Art Polette,
A. L. Morris, Jos. Perriault, A. L
Hamel, A. L, Thompson and Ferd
Peterson. A choir composed of mem
bers of the Rebekah lodge assisted
at the churoh services.
The- churoh was filled to capacity
and a large number stood on the out
side of the building, unable to gain
admittance, testifying to the high
regard in which Mr. Fqster and his
family are. held by the community.
George W. Foster was a native of
Montana, having been born at Red
Bluff, Madison county, Montana, on
July 4, 187T. He was 51 years, 8
months and 26 days old at his death.
He resided in Maidson county until 26
years of age when he located at Butte,
where he engaged in mining. In 1900
he was married to Annie Schpltz
at Butte. One son was born to them,
David T. Foster of this city. In 1910
the family moved to Libby where they
have since resided, Mr. Poster being
employed as a miner and blacksmith.
Mr. Foster was a member of Cab
inet Lodge No. 68, I. O. O. F. of Lib
by and woodmen of the World lodge
No. 153 at Butte.
The deceased is survived by the
wife and son and by two brothers and
two sisters, Jesse D. Foster of Port
land Ore.; Buel L, Poster of Butte,
Mont; Mrs. Mary Vensen of Palouse,
Wash., and Mrs. Mattie Jackson of
Baker, Ore., besides a number oY
nieces, nephews and cousins through
out the Northwest. The brother, Busl
L. Foster, and two friends of the
family from Spokane were present
at the funeral.
The deceased was a quiet, unassum
ing man of sterling character and
an excellent citizen, who enjoyed the
esteem and regard of the community.
The bereaved relatives have the sin
cere sympathy of their many friends.
Woman's Club Will Meet Tuesday
The Libby Woman's Club will hold
its regular monthly meeting next
Tuesday afternoon. There will be elec
tion of officers and the president
kindly requests a full attendance of
the membership. There will be a mu
sical program presented, with Mrs.
E. E. Jaquetb as chairman
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County Attorney Herbert has pur
chased the H. A. Joughin house on
California avenue and is moving in
this week. Mr. and Mrs. Joughin will
] make their home on their ranch south
of town,
EXCELLENT CAST FOR
"TllE FIRST YEAR'
Rehearsals for "The First Year,"
the play sponsored by the Woman's
Club, are being held almost daily in
preparation for the final presenta
tion on Friday and Saturday, April
12 and 13. The cast includes the best
dramatic talent in Libby, and one to
which a Libby audience will respond
warmly. Those who will carry you
through three acts of laughs, tears
tense momenta and relax
complete enjoyment are:
' Mrs Joughin as Mrs. Livingston..
' Lud Ludvikson as Mr. Livingston
Mrs. E. E. Jaqueth as Grace Liv
ingston.
Paul Ourtia as Thomas Tucker.
Austin Fraser as Dick Loring.
Mrs. Ray Rice as Mrs. Baratow.
as. Mr, Baratow.
stle as Hattie.
Carleton Joughin as Dr. Anderson.
With such an excellent cast, and
the assurance that the play is one
of the best in recent years everyone
in Libby will be anxiously awaiting
thd date.
ones of
Lloyd Burpee
Mrs. J. Cnri
Mrs. Jack Harris and Mrs. Russell
Whitefield were hostesses Saturday
evening at a very pleasant pagty
when guests, filling four tables of
bridge, passed an enjoyable evening!
High score honors were won by Mrs.
R. J. Piedalue, second high by Mrs.
Emil Jacobs and the consolation by
Mrs, Fred Carlson. Dainty refresh
ments were served with favors con
sisting of a littüe basket filled with
small gaily colored Easter eggs, sym-■
balical of the Easter season. *
Stars and Masons Are Invited.
Mrs. Ray Rice, mother advisor of
tlhe Order for . Rainbow Girls, an
nounces that a number of candidates
will be initiated by the Libby order
Wednesday evening, April 10, and
a cordial invitation is extended to all
Stars and Masons to attend. An invi
tation has been extended to the Stars
and Masons of Troy and a number
of visitors from the neighboring town
are expected to be present. Following
the initiatory exercises there will be
à short entertainment program and
refreshments.
Entertain at Pleasant Party.
Many Compliments Paid To Cast and
Others Who Present School Operetta
(Reported for The Tamarack.)
. "One of the Outstanding events of
the school year" was the way sev
eral people characterized the musical
comedy given Tuesday night by the
Boy's and Girl'» Glee Gubs. From
the opening chorus to the finale, there
was a snap and vigor to the singing
and acting that spoke well for the
ability of the cast and for those who
had the production in charge The
audience apparently entered into the
spirit of the pti
was generous an
musical comedy containing 50 people,
it is the co-operation ana team work
of every singer that gives the finish
to the performance, for a single per
son out of line or out of tune is im
mediately noticed. The "Sailor Maids"
was commendable in that the large
groups moved about» the stage with
precision.
While the effect of the operetta
: was dependent largely upon the cos
tuming, the fine scenic effects and
the fine support given by the chorus,
the principals should be mentioned
for their work also. Frances Koller,
as leading soprano, sang a difficult
role in a vsty capable way, showing
that she caught the spirit of her
part. She was supported by Mary
Beth Hough as her friend, Jeanette,
and by Clarence Baker and Bob Fras
er, who played opposite the girls in
many scenes. Aurthur Sleizer and
Carl Knutson as the old men assumed
the proper dignity for the occasion.
supplied by
for the applause
spontaneous. In a
The comedy lines were
School Election To
Be Held Saturday
Election of directors for School
next
District No, 4 will be hèld
Saturday, with the polls in the Grade
building a^b* open from 12 o'clock
noon to 7 o'clock D. m
The terms of two directors, Mrs.
W. F. Xienitz and W. N. Curtis, ex
pire and their successors are to be
elected. The names of both of these
will appear on the ballots for re
election. L. G. Townsend, (another'
member of the board of trustees, has
tendered his resignation. L. G.
Sperry's name will appear on the
ballot as a candidate to succeed
Townsend.
Gets a Thrill on Yaak Hill.
What he described as a real thrill
er was;, the experience of a traveler
who motored through this district the
first of the week. He told of his ex
perience to Çounty Commissioner
Monio at Troy Sunday^ The traveler
was » one-armed man and was driv
ing his car without chains, dooming
down Yaak hill and with the road
sdippery from thawing snow and the
rains, his oar became somewbhat un
manageable. While trying to avoid
some ruts in the road he pulled to one
side and the first thing he knew
the auto was headed directly down
the canyon. Fortunately he stepped it
in time, tout remarked, "I was froze
stiff with fright." Later he shdwed
up in Libby asking the best route to
Kalispell. A one-armed man who will
drive a car over slippery mountain
highways without chains this time of
the year is either mighty brave or
devoid of sense, whichever one may
wish to call it
Mr. Monio states there are two or
| three places - on the hill where he
I plans to put logs or railing to make
the hill more safe.
' -
Miss Margaret Olsheske came in
from Spokane to spend Easter with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Oiaheske. «
Edith Jewell and Clairance Karnes.
Without these two the play would
have lost much of its spice and color.
The "Dance of the Hornpipe" by six
sailors won a good round of applause.
The costuming was very effective
and added the final touch to the
stage setting. The girls were natty
in their yachting costumes and* the
boys looked the part of old salts
with their bell bottomed trousers.
The ocean effect in the scenery
was the work of Laure Botchek, who
painted the entire set Not every
school has an artist of Lau re 's abili
ty for such work.
Miss Frances Hedrick, who drilled,
staged and directed the production, is
given generous praise by those who
saw the musical comedy. She has
put in several weeks of intensive
work on the music and deserves credit
for the success of the play- She was
ably assisted by Miss Clinton
speech work and by Miss Lane in
the dances and the staging.
Adele Wood assisted with tin
tumaa-:__J_.
No musical production can be put
over without a competent accompan
ist. Frances Gompf was a part of
the life of the play and her work at
the piano kept the singers at their
Libby High
ing a pianist of her caliber and will
ingness.
The receipt* were
small expense. The money will be
placed in the general school treasury
to finance other student activities.
on the
Miss
e cos
is fortunate in hav
best.
$107.50 with
Libby Men Organize New
Gold Mining Company
Plan to Develop Pro mising
Property in This District
This Summer.
GUARANTEES ITS
STOCK WITH BONDS
During the past week a raining
company has been incorporated in
Libby that plans to begin active de
velopment of a local gold property
as soon as weather conditions permit.
The property to be developed is the
one that was worked in a small way
last year by County Attorney Wm.
Herbert and M. E Schouweilcr and
the ore from which shows unusual
richness in free gold.
The pew corporation is to be known
as The Golden West Mining Com
pany. Its officers and directors are
M. E. Schouweilcr, president; C. W.
King, vice president; Dr. A. E. Os
troot, secretary-treasurer; Wm Her
bert, general manager and attorney;
Mrs. Kate Herbert, director. All of
these are residents of Libbv except
C. W. King, who is an editor and
publisher of Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
The corporation is capitalized at $500,
000.00 with stock of a par value of
$1.00, and with $300,000.00 treasury
stock.
Stock Will Carry Guarantee Bond.
In financing the operations of, the
corporation the directors plan some
thing unique in stock flotation in this
district. They have made arrange
ments with the Bankers Interstate
Security Company of Denver, Col.,
whereby every certificate of stock
sold will carry with it a bond of equal
amount, said bond being issued by
the aforesaid Bankers Interstate Se
curity Company. The bond contracts
to pay to the holder of the stock cer
tificate one hundred per cent, or the
full face value of the certificate, with
in 10 years if at the end of that time
the Golden West Mining Company has
not paid to the holder thereof, in div
idends, one hundred per cent of the
face value of the certificate. In case
the mining company pays dividends
but less than 100 per cent, then in
that case the mining cotapany is to
bis reimbursed, for the amount of
the dividend« from the proceeds of
Libby People Forget
Monday's Election
The ci|y election in Li Why last
Monday was characterized by one
thing, and that was an almost total
lack of interest in it by the citizens,
in the First ward, no ticket had been
officially filed and therefore the bal
lots were printed in blank. In that
ward 11 votes were cast, of which
Fred Burlingham received eight and
M. J. DeLano three.
In the Second and Third wards, sev
cast in each ward, W.
en votes were
C. Zollars and George Neils, the pres
ent incumbents, each receiving the
full vote.
R. R. Vefldman, city clerk, states
a further characteristic of the elec
tion, in that it was probably the most
expensive one pe$ vote ever held in
the city. He estimates it cost the city
between $7.00 and $8 00 for eadh
vote cast.
CONTRACT SIGNERS PAY $8.92
EACH ON LYCEUM DEFICIT
Signera of the contract for the Lib
by winter lyceum course were obliged
to pay $8.82 each to meet tre de£-.
icit, whifh amounted to $169.40. The
lyceum was one of the poorest»- pat
ronized affairs ever put on at Libby
and the numbers very ordinary ih
quality, some of them being consid
erably below par. It will undoubtedly
be diffciult to put on another winter
lyceum here for some time.
Following is a statement of the
finances of the couse as submitted
by Mrs. W. S. Spencer, president of
the Woman's Club. The club kindly
consented to handle the affair upon
the request of the men who signed
the guarantee contract
Receipts.
$281.60
i.. 160.80
10.00
41.60
Sale of course tickets .
Sale of single admissions
Donation of J. C. Penney Co.
Balance of old lyceum account
$502.30
Total receipts
Disbursement*.
Ellison White Bureau ....
W. F Kienitz, hall rant
Western News, advertisin'' .
Express on advertising
material .
, .$695.00
71.00,
3.25
2.45
$671.70
Total disbursements
Leaving a deficit of $169.40, with
M) contract signers, or the sum of
$lk92 to be paid by each.
Gas Price Boosted.
Last Monday the price of gasoline
in Libby was boosted two cents by
deader*. On that day the new
gas tax went into effect over Mon
tana, the tax having been increased
from three to five cents by the last
legislature. The local boost was made
to absorb the additional state tax.
sta
all
C. D. Sousley, forest ranger
stinned on the Yaak, spent the week
end in Libby
the
bond. If the mining company
pays dividends totaling 100 per cent
within 10 years, then the bond shall
become the property of The Golden
West Mining Company and shall
into its treasury as an asset to
later distributed to the stockholder!
in dividends.
In other words, under this arrange
ment it is claimed that purchasers of
the company's stock are guaranteed
against loss of their original invest
ment by the bonds issued with the
stock. The onlv possible loss, it is
maintained, would be the use of one's
money for the 10 year period.
It might be asked how can any
bonding company guarantee 100 per
cent dividends by some other com
pany. It is done this way. The Gold
en West Mining Company will pay 30
cents for every dollars worth of bonds
issued. This creates a fund that will
earn for the bonding company
throughout a period of 20 years suf
ficient to allow it to meet any ob
ligation that may develop from its
bonds and also a profit for itself. It
is simply another matter of comput
ing compound interest and earnings
from wise investments. It matters not
to the bonding company whether the
mining company pays dividends
not. The earnings from the 30 cents
paid for each dollars worth of bonds
will pay all obligations incurred by
the bond. The directors of The Gold
en West Mining Company believe it
will be comparatively easy to sett the
needed amount of stock by this guar
antee agreement. They plan to sell
at tMs time $25,000.00 worth of stock,
to be used for development purposes.
G.
or
WWji Build Concentrator.
(Development plans for the summer
contemplate the building of a 26 ton
per day mill to be operated by wat
erpower, developed from a Peiton
wheel, the water being available from
a nearby stream. They also plan con
struction of an lAPO-foot aerial tram
to carry the ore from the mine to the
mill. Other equipment will be added
as needed but much of that U al
ready in the plant at the mine. The
cost of the development is estimated
at considerably less than $26,000.00.
The Golden West has ore tha
every evidence of being very
t has
rich
in free gold, much of the ore being
peppered with grains of pure gold
plainly visible to the naked eye. Last
year 126 tohs of the untreated
packed by horseback from the mine
to thé base of the mountain, then
hauled to Libby by truck and shipped
to the smelter. This ore returned
over $7,000.00 in gold alone, states
Herbert, who had charge of opera
tions last summer. He states that 39
tons of the crude ore netted the com
pany $2,388.63, or a net of $69.19 per
ton, after deducting all freight and
smelter charges. Nothing
ceived for the lead and zinc content,
which would-run about five per cent,
says Herbert. Different assays of the
indicate from $80 to $100 in
gold, according to report.
The bre, because of its very evi
dent richness, has attracted much at
tention wherever shown. The men be
hind the mine's development are proph
esying that it will develop into one
of the richest raining properties in
the Northwest.
ore was
was re
ore
Highway Engineer
Here To Gather
Switchback Data
*
EL B. Donahue, engineer with tba
state highway commission, was ia
Libby the first of the week gather
ing additional information relativ«
to- highway work on the switchback.
Donahue; accompanied by two or thraa
helpers, took soundings of the Ko*
tenai river opposite the switchback,
to determine whether it would ha
feasible to move the track of Um
G reat Northern further out toward
the river if it becomes necessary os
do so. The
the railway
and,' it is understood, construct*««
problems there may be such that ths
bureau of public roads and the state
highway commission might request tha
railway company to move its track
somewhat.
According to report, if the swittb
back project Is enlarged to take is
additional mileage, the added distaana
of some four or five miles wll .asa
itchback *" *
highway encroaches upsa
rigbt-oi-way at that place
tend from the
Libby.
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Miss M allie Cbappcl Host«*.
Misa Mallia Chappcl was hostess
to a number of girl friends FriAv
evening at a pinochle party, ibe jplsate
ant eyent being in honor of Ute
birthday of Miss Reba Lewis. At fts
card games Mis Edna Bisasl M
high score prise and Miss Cathsrkte
Dratbo the consolation. RefreshmsSte
were served.
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Entertains Pinochle Chk
The '29 Pinochle Club was enter
tained Wednesday eveniiffe by Mrs.
John Reedy at her borne in west Ub
dv. At the card games, Mrs. B. J.
Hughes was winner of the high seers
prize and Mrs. Edwin Kemp the os«
solation. The hostess served delicious
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refreshments at the close of q very
pleasant evening.