The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-05
NO FIRE At lKAL|SPELL.
Through an Oversight the Demers-
Vile Blaze Was Credited to
That Town.
The Young Flathead City so Far
Exempt from Calamity of
Any Sort.
Interesting budget OF Personal and Rusi-
ness Notes-Continued Prosperity
of the Young City.

KALrspEL1, via Ravalli. July 4.-Througt
some untoward circumstance the account
of the disastrous fire at Demersville, writ
ten at this place, made it appear that the
fire occurred in Kalispell. Such was moi
the case. SO far i'll its phenomenal career
the town of Kalispell has been very FORUM
ate in that it has escaped the ravages of fire
and the elements. The disastrous blaze
occurred at Demersville and the sufferers
were the residents of that city. They are
rising, however, like Phoenix, from the
ashes of their enterprise.
Our energetic real estate man, B. w. S.
Folk, is now occupied in booming the
Duncan addition and has associated with
him f. ID. Duncan, one of the pioneers OF
the valley, and Sidney M. Logan, formerly
of Helena.
Many expressions of dissatisfaction are
heard in Demersville over the result of the
Jurden trial at Missoula, The average
Demersvillian cannot understand why a
jury should fail to agree in a case of that
kind.
Again the pigtailed representatives of that
race which is peculiar "for ways that are
dark and tricks that are VAIN are to be
seen pacing our streets with the tread of con-
quering heroes and the violent objcctors to
their presence, of three weeks ago are seen
and heard of no more.
Ton Sharpe has located q ranch on the
Rocky Fork, near the prettiest lake i'll the
world, and is now prepared to entertain
the friends who are willing to brave the
diet prepared by the aforesaid Tom per-
s~onally, to a week or two of the finest shoot
ing and fishing to be found in tho country.
Our enthusiastic and loyal citizen. d. r.
McGinnis, is very indignant over the q
founded report circulated to the effect that
he has knowledge of the fact that the Great
Northern has changed its route and will
now leave Kalispell two miles to the south.
Sidney M. Logan will work on
his residence in the Duncan addition in a
short time. B. W. S. Folk will also build
in the same addition within a few weeks.
The Townsite company has purchased a
right of way to the river and has already
set a crew of men at work cutting a road
through, and will commence work at once
III the landing and warehouses to be con-
structed on the river about one mile east of
town.
Col. SILVER, a prominent hardware man
of Huron, s. D., has been looking over the
field here for the past three weeks and has
concluded to move his family and business
to Kalispell very shortly.
just now kalispell presents the appear
ance of an orthodox frontier town. Pack
outfits and heavily laden wagons are daily
to be seen on our streets, preparatory to
starting into the kootenay country or the
majestic mineral ribbed mountains that
tower on every side of our beautiful valley.
Our new postoffice is now ready for occu-
pancy, II as soon as Postmaster Conner
arrives with his commission the annoyance
and inconvenience that has heretofore har-
raised our people will be lone away with,
as Kalispell will not only have a through
mail pouch, but will in all probability be
the distributing point for the entire valley.
DIR. A. d. Mcdonald, a graduate of McGill
Medical college, has decided to make kalis-
pell his future home. The doctor is a
cousin of the late j. E. Hendry.
Jos. Mardall has on exhibition at the
Townsite comrany's office the finest speci-
men of brick vet seen in this section.