The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-09
BOOMING RIGHT ALONG
The FlathOad Country is DOinS Quite
Nell.
HERE'S THE EVIDENCE OF 1T
Tho Weather Is Cold But Not Hall
as Cold as II is in Other Parts
of the Country as the
Reports Have 1t.
sneclal plsnatch 20 tholStanlard.

Special Dispatch 70 thclStandard.
KAIIsPEL Feb. S.--Thc worst storm
ever known ragged Tuesday on the summit
of the Rocky mountains and cast. Inc
storm was so bad that II was impossible
TO see two feet ahead. Two and three
engines we're attached to each train on
the Great Northern railway, and all the
snow bucking appliances available, IN
GLIDING two monster rotary snow piows,
were put into service. superintendent
Ryan devoted all his energy in battling
with the elements. In the Flathead val
ley chinook winds prevailed and while
the snow was piling up III the mountains
east of here il was rapidly disappearing
here. The past week has been very warm
and all indications point to an early
spring.
4 stranger giving different names
came to grief In Kalspcl Monday,
and now lies in Jail. 1t seems that he
landed in town last week broke. and had
n great thirst for drink. To raise money
no assumed tho role of detective and
deputy L. s. marshal, and, in this way,
succeeding IN raising few dollars. On
Saturday he secured the services of as
sistants and announced that he would 60
TO the Flathead reservation to arrest some
Indians wanted at Blackfoot. but by night
became filled up with Kalispel whiskey.
Policeman McInnIs began to suspect the
man. and, upon investigation, discovered
the fraud. When searched at the jail he
had a couple of iron rings linked together
TO represent handouts. On Monday he
pleaded guilty to obtaining money under
false pretcnses and was sentenced 10 70
days in the county jail by Justice Nash.
He said he had been drinking for n month
and didn't know what ne was doing. l.
:. Marshal McDermott telegraphed Sheriff
Baldwin TO hold the man until he could
send deputy, but, upon being notified
OF his sentence, will await his discharge.
The STANDARD has made itself OK
tremely popular here as a newspaper 10y
the elaborate reports of the recent dis
aster at Butte and the coroner's inquest.
Everyone was eager for the news, and in
tho STANDARD they got il complete. The
STANDARDS legislative report is also com
plete and fair.
A good gold bearing lead has been
struck at Atlanta, a few miles west OF
here, on the line OF the Great Northern. \
tunnel has been run in over 100 feet and
the ore vein widencd from three inches tc
IA inches. II contains FREQ milling gold
and promises are good that this will be q
wealthy mine.
Good reports continue TO come in from
tho Dayton Creek district, 16 miles soutl
OF Kalispel.
Tho Butte and Montana lumber mill,
will be greatly increased in capacity dur
ing the next fow weeks in anticipation o
big run in the spring. over 10000.
feet of logs were put into the river IN Jan
uary and contracts are let for 10000
moro. The driving and saving power o.
the mills will be increased. giving the
mill capacity of Go,O0O feet daily wIthou
running nights. Ii is stated that. If thi
company could Gcr the rates they want
they would moyc their big roller mil
from Great Falls 20 halispcl, as they hav'
10 logs there.
Tho Knlispcl Mailing and Brewing com