The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-05
GENERAL NEWS OF THE STATE

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
kalispell March 1.--There has been ar
ranged a wrestling match between Far
mer Burns. the champion of the United
States, and j. c. O'Neil of kalispeil, TO
take place on Monday night. the It'll OF
March, in the opera house in this city.
The purse will be 81 900 and the match
will be for the championship of the
United States. purse of $1,000 and per
cent of gate receipts. 1t is expected that
large crowd of people will be here from
the outside on that date. This will be
the event in this line this season as
ONeil will soon after this event depart
for the klondike country. The event is
pulled off by the best business men of the
town. Our mayor is on the committee of
arrangements, as well III. c. Keith,
w. G. Whips and many other reputable
business men, insuring for those purchas-
ing tickets of the genuineness of the af-
fair and they also guarantee that the
mill will be square in every respect.
A Busy Season.
kalispell has just closed a busy season
of entertainments and pleasure. For the
past month there have been very few idle
nights at the opera house, either with
shows or dances. or other entertainments.
kalispell is one of the best show towns
show comes here it is well patronized
but poor shows never do well and had
better stay away They are not wanted.
On Easy STREE.
The farmers have had a very busy sea-
son in marketing their grain. and now
that our winter is practically over we
find that there is great amount of
grain still upon the farms that will be
marketed later in the season. All kinds
of grain have brought very good price
and in consequence the farmers are in
better condition in this county than they
have ever been since the formation OF it,
Many of those who Were in debt have
been able to lift their entire Indebtedness
and others have paid off part of theirs
Our delinquent tax list is lower by many
thousands of dollars than it ever was be-
fore and the county is in better condition
Among the kionsiikers.
Many ofKalispelfs citizens have gone
to the klondike country and more are
preparing to follow. Among those who
have gone are T.. s. Beck, c. w. Thebo,
J. L. Cox, Fred Hartman. s. l.. Wallace
Frank Miles, Labon Thompson, j. a.
Robinson, c. A. Taylor, and many others
are preparing to go soon. Many others
are preparing to go to the Backfoot re-
serve as soon 1t is OPEN The exodus
to that reserve will be very large. as it is
copper and gold bearing rock in the coun-
try. A great rush is expected.
Popuiists Getting Ready.
meeting of the popuist county CEN
trail committee was held in kalispel on
the Gath. The meeting was for the pur-
pose of reorganizing the committee as
the old officers terms had expired. The
new officers-elect were as follows: Chair
man, A. Macarthur; vice chairman A. A
Schonfeldt; treasurer William G. Fitz-
patrick secretary Sidney M. Logan.
Sidney NJ. Logan was elected a member
of the state central committee for Flat
head county
A quantity of reform literature was or
dered and the officers of the committee
were instructed by the members in at
tendance to proceed vigorously to organ
lie, map out work and prepare for the
coming fall campaign.
Trains Are Crowded.
It would be hard to estimate the num-
Der of people who have gone through
Kalispell on their way to the Klondike
crowded. Hon. Mr.. Edwards member of
the Legislature from F'lathead county.
just returned from the East, having
spent the winter away from this valley
says that he has made seven trips over
the Great Northern and never did he find
any trouble about having plenty of room
in the cars until last trip. He says that
the train left st. Paul in two sections
and when Havre was reached it was al
most impossible to accommodate the
number of passengers going to the coast.
1t looks as if all the dogs in the country
were being taken to Alaska by those GO
ing. As many as two express cars are
necessary some days to hold the dogs
that are being taken West.
Have Gone East.
Many of the citizens of kalispell have
taken advantage of the new low rates
East and are making visits to their many
friends.