The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-11-20
STATE NEWS.

by Judge Knowles at Butte was i'm
panelled last Wednesday afternoon
and placed at work upon pending
cases, the most important of which
is believed to be that of H. A. Bar
ton, the Butte postOffice employee,
who has confessed to robbing the
mails. F. w. Narigold, of this city
is a member of the jury.
The property Of the Basin Gold and
Copper Company which includes the
once famous Hope ...ine at Basin, has
been attached by H. l.. Frank of
Butte, for the sum of $45,261.48, on
two claims. The attachment covers
the mine, mill. machinery and i'm
provements.
DR.. Oscar J. Craig, president of the
State University at Missoula, is quot
ed, in the Helena Herald, as saying
This year has been the most pros
porous in the history of the univer-
sity In the matter of attendance
the enrolment at the opening of the
university in September showed an
| increase OF 80 per cent over last
year. The number of admissions
since that time has increased rather
than decreased this ratio.
George Murphy formerly resident
of the state, but now of Nome, has
been elected by the Nome chamber
of commerce to represent the inter-
ests of that community in Washing
ton this winter.
Judge c. F. Gage has been appoint
ed deputy United States marshal to
take the position made vacant by the
death of the late Sam Jackson.
The funeral Of Henry Filing who
died last Wednesday, at his home in
Virginia city was held Sunday af-
ternOOn In that city and was accord
ing to the rites Of the Episcopal
church. The masons had general
charge. of me ceremony.
Governor-elect Joseph X. Toole, has
| W iIlluI q IL llOll IliS luW III III VI OoiC,
Bach and Toole. Governor Toole
does not intend to practice law dur
ing his administration and for this
reason he wlndrew from the law firm.
The firm will be known as Toole and
Bach, composed of Judge e. War
rem Toole and Judge Thomas c. Bach.
Governor Smith has announced that
he Will not appoint the successor Of
Hon. David E. Folsom upon the cap
itol commission. leaving the appoint
ment to Governor-clect TOole.
There are now six cases of small
pox at the hospital for contagious
diseases near nelena. Two or three
OF them are about recovered and will
be discharged in a few days.
There are many cases of smallpox
in Butte, wnere the authorities are
attempting to vaccinate the entire
population.
A number O. trustees of schools who
met in Helena, in conjunction with
the state teachers association have
left the recommendation of proposed
changes in the state school laws to
a committee of five. Several amend
ments are proposed relating to free
county high schools.
Alexander N. Winchell, professor
of the department of geology and min
erology of the Butte school of mines
mas written letter in which the
people generally are requested to CO.
operate with the faculty in the col
lection of minerals and ores for the
school. Donors will receive proper
credit and their gifts wiz be we'll
taken care Of Friends of the school
are asked 20 contribute specimens uf
ores.
r. II. Chapman of the geological
survey, who was in the mountains on
lne east side of the Flathead lake and
around Swan lake during the past
summer in speaking of that district
said THE elevation within the
mountain area ranges approximately
between $500 and 10000 feet. The
highest peak CLAIMED is the Holland,
in the Swan range, the height of
which is close to 10,4OO feet. During
the season signals were erected on
IL points and IS peaks were climbed,
some with great difficulty. The lowest
station was called ,Terriault, and it
lies but a few hundred feet above
Flathead lake at an elevation OF
about 5000 or $500 feet above sea
level