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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-29
Shot Dead by a Corpse.

a Boef commando retook those
lines where those who died for us
We're lying, and as they marched
among our dead they saw a SER
geant lying at full length, shot
through the brain, yet even in death
the man looked like some fighting
machine suddenly gone out of order.
His rifle was pressed against his
shoulder, his left hand grasped the
barrel on the under side, the fore
fingers of the right hand pressed the
trigger tightly. the barrel rested out
upon rock and his death-dulled eve
still glared along the sights for dis
solution .lau come to him Just as he
bent his head to fire at those who
shot him and now his hands had stiff
ened in unbendable stiffness of eter-
nal sleep. a Boer soldier saw the
sergeant as he lay, and with rude
hands grasped the rifle by the barrel
and tried to jerk it from the dead
mans grip, but as he pulled he
brought the rifle in line with his own
breast, and the unyielding finger on
the trigger did the rest, the rifle
spoke from the dead mans hand, and
the bullet, passing through the Beers
heart, laid him beside the Briton.
Sounds like journalistic lie, does
it not? Read it in novel, and you
would laugh, would you not? But it
is the eternal truth, all the same, for
the comrade of the Boer who died
that day, killed by dead man, told
me the tale himself. and he was one
man on the slope of Spion Kop-Lon-
don News.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-29
THIRTY ACRES A MINUTE,
Rate at Which the United States Has
Expanded in III Years.

While We are daily reading about
and listening to talks on expansion"
few of us realize what the expansion
OF the territory of the United States
has been during the 1T years that
have elapsed since Great Britain, by
the treaty OF 1888, recognized our SOW
ereignity over the land we claimed
north of the Spanish and east of the
French possessions.
During all of those years we have
expanded at the rate of thirty acres
of land for each minute.
Our 100000 inhabitants started
in 1893 with 55S, 679,36O acres of land,
which satisfied them for twenty years,
says the New York Herald. Then in
1893. under an agreement with
France. they consummated the Louis
lana purchase, and more than dou-
bled our territory by adding to it the
745, 03,360 acres that reached from
the Mississippi to the Pacific, includ-
ng the mighty "Xpans5 CT plain and
mountain that falls into prairie slopes.
dropping to the great river, extending
from Canada to the northern lines of
California, Nevada and Utah, embrace
ing nearly all of Colorado and includ-
ing parts of Kansas and the IntSan
territory
Sixteen years passed, and in 1919
we received Florida from Spain. It
included what are now southern por-
| TORS of Alabama ard Miss; ssippi, and
added to the union 45,7l9,6S0 acres.
Then, in 1915, came the annexation
of Texas, with 170.247 900 acres.
! Three years afterward we had the
Mexican cession of 460,503, $40 acres,
1t at gave us the rich states # Cali
fornia, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona.
and parts of Colorado, Kansas and
Oklahoma.
To all of this was added Alaska in
1867, with its 3S3,646,720 acres. and
on top of this, more recently, came
the Philippines, Porto Rico Tutuila,
Guam and Hawaii-partly as result
of the Spanish war-adding 9S,492, 16O
acres.
| All of these make 1903, 772, 500
acres after the treaty of 1888. Since
then there have been 81 ,495, 200 min
utes, which divided into the number
| oiN-pc thirt>-
! fraction of All acre for each minute.
During those III years the population
OF the expanding territory has grown
from 100000 to S4,522 .029, which is
an increase OF four inhabitants for
each three minutes.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-29
Fifth Weddina Anniversary.

Five years ago on the 9th of De-
cember Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Weberg
commenced their married life and
this fact was what started the pleas.
ure created Thursday night by about
forty of their friends. who surprised
them at their home.
Each of the pleasure seekers and
we'll wishers wore badge, a wooden
clothes pin, which was meant to in
dictate that they were celebrating the
fifth anniversary or wooden wedding
of their friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weberg were present
cd with a handsome desk and book
case, as a remembrance of the oc
casion.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-29
FOR NEWS TAKE THE BEE,
CHURCHILL GOT LIBERTY.
Good Story Told of the Time When
He Was Prisoner.

OF Winston Churchill. the famous
young English member of parliament
and war correspondent, IA rather good
story of the time when he was a prs-
onef of the war in Pretoria is being
told in London clubs.
In common with many of the other
British prisoners, he was allowed to
borrow books from the state library,
which contained many excellent
works. One of the first books which
he obtained was Carly.c's Life of
Frederick the Great" In very
short time he had read through the
whole of the half-dozen volumes.
He then asked and received an
English edition of Mills "On Liber-
ty' Within Il few days of receiving
the book he succeeded in escaping
from Pretoria.
When the Boer jaiIers came to
search the quarters of the vanished
captive they found the book. with its
'ooSNSt'N' 'i'i' VI VII lIDtIlN. NOW
the book was printed in English. and
unfortunately the Boor librarians
We're not very we'll acquainted with
that language. They understood the
meaning of the title, but, try as they
would. could make very little of the
contents.
However, the fact that this was the
last book which Churchill read before
his disappearance seemed to them a
very suspicious circumstance. From
its title they judged that it must have
enabled him to escape. They decid
ed that it would be unwise to lend il
to any other Britishers. and from
that time any English officer who de-
sired to study Mills famous work and
applied to the library for it was sus
piciOusly refused
Mr.. Churchill became quite as well
known to the British public through
the Boer war as any of the generals
at the head of the armies.-Philadel
phia Post.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-29
1OO-Piece Set Dishes for $3.50 al
Mcintosh Hardware Co.
Real Estate Transfers.

Il. G. Miller to James Coram ct al,
100 acres in sec II, tp 80 n, 81 W:
consideration, 500.
kalispell Townsite Co. to Lewis S.
Bradbury, lot 9, block GO, city of Kali
ispell; consideration, 400.
George Dunn ct al to w. H. Griffin,
lot II, block 80, city of Kalispell;
consideration, It's.
II. e. Kennedy to Lewis Meader
ct al, 40 acres in sec 4, tip 81 n, 10
W; consideration, $24O.
Everit l.. Sitter to Thomas Cream
er, parcel of land in sec SO tip 81 n,
+ 20 W; consideration, 500.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-29
The First Among Many.

There are many ways of advertis-
ing business enterprise, ana several
have been found to be profitable: but
the experience of most advertisers
has been like that of Mr.. Semple. of
Bangor. Me-, who is rated as eXcep-
tiOnally successful. I'VE put the
newspaper first of all among adver-
Using media, he said. 1T reaches
out the farthest. and it touches about
everybody within reach. That is
more than you can say of any other
one method. '--Philadelphia Record.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-29
FOUR JAPS
CUT TO PIECES
Run Down By a Construction
Train
N E AR BROWNIN G,
Wind Was Blowing a Gale So That They
Failed to Hear the Train
Approach.

Four Japs, ,mangled into shapeless
masses of humanity. with crushed
heads, limbs cut off and bodies utter
ly cut to pieces, We're brought into
this city from near Browning on No.
Friday morning, and taken to the
county coroner's office, where they
were placed on cooling boards i'm
provised for the occasion.
Covered with old blankets and that
part of their clothing which had not
been torn from their bodies, the sight
presented was so horrible that none
cared to take the second look.
The men were killed Thursday
night near Browning, small station
on the main line of the Great North
ern, situated in the Blackfeet reser-
walton, as they We're returning from
their work as section hands. From
the most reliable sources the state
ment is made that the men were run
down and killed by construction
- oii NiIiSil bttthch Illto anu ONCl
them.
Besides the four killed, one other
was horribly injured, having several
ribs broken. besides numerous bruis-
es, and it seems almost miraculous
that he escaped instant death.
There was high wind blowing at
the time the train ran the men down,
and it is said they could not hear the
approaching train, which is said to
have had no warning lights on the
rear end, when it struck them.
They will be buried at the Demers-
vile cemetery from the undertaking
rooms Of the coroner at the expense
of the Oriental Trading company
who employs the laps directly and
contract them to the Great Northern
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-29
NEW SHERiFF'S APPOINTMENTS,
From Top to Bottom the List Gives
| General Satisfaction.

General Satisfaction.
Sheriff-Elect Tom Hand has an
nounced the following appointments,
as under sheriffs, deputies and Jail
ers. who will serve under him during
his term of Office, which will COM
mence on Monday, Jan. Z:
J. e. Mccarthy, of Jennings, I'M
dersheriff.
Charles Therriault, Of Tobacco,
deputy located in Kalispell.
Herman Bochman, deputy at Libby.
G.. w. Allen. deputy at Troy.
0. e. Webb. deputy at Dayton
Creek.
j. c. O'Neil, day iailer.
Olaf Peterson, day jailer.
The gentlemen who have been ap-
pointed by Mr. Hand are we'll known
citizens of Flathead county, and are
capable of performing their duties
with judgment. The appointments
will give general satisfaction.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-29
GOVERNMENT ADVANCE PAY.
A Rare Instance in Which 1t Has
Beer Made.

A Rare Instance in Which 1t Has
Beer Made.
The government seldom pays for
services until they are rendered, but
the pay of the clerical force in Wash
inst ton for the month Of November
was a rare exception" said a disburs-
ing officer to a Washington Star re-
porter.
For instance, if clerk applies to
me for an advance on his months
salary on say. the 9Th of the month,
| consult, if | have not the amount in
mind the government salary tables
and ascertain the sum coming to him
by days If the limit is SIS | hand
him only that amount, even though
he were to ask for 500.
"The reason for the rule is that
we do not pay for services until they
are rendered. Were the clerk to die
or be dismissed on the sixth day and
had advanced him $40 I would be
| held personally responsible for the
excess of S. paid him unless his heirs,
in the event of his death. or he him
self, were he dismissed refunded the
amount to me. In either of these
events a refund would be improbable.
If disbursing clerks wish to accommo-
date their clerical friends by advance
overpayments they do so at their
own risk.
IF the entire clerical force of the
department had died on Thanksgiv-
ing day Uncle Sam. when he filled
their places at 8 O'Clock a. m. on
November 80, would have been out
several hundred thousand dollars in
cash for clerk hire paid for but not
rendered, and would have had also
to pay his entire new force for their
days labor on the 30th. The reason
is because the clerks were paid in
full for the month of November on
Wednesday, the 18th. Thursday be-
to their pay, but on Friday the 3Oth,
they were all working and had been
paid in advance. =.
1T was however, a nice thing to
do to pay in full on Wednesday by
reason of the intervening of a hOli
day between the next preceding day
and the last day of the month. The
government could not possibly sus
tain any actual loss. | have not
heard of any deaths on the 3Oth. and
if any poor chap happened to be sum
marily dismissed at o'clock on the
morning of that day he would Ger
tainly be welcome to the days pay he
had received in advance.
about the lowest paid employee OF
the government in Washington is the
charwoman, who receives $3.50 pei
year, or forty-one cents a day. The
highest salaried officer is the pres
ident, who receives $137 per day. A
cabinet officer, whose salary is $S 900
receives $22. and a senator and mem
ber at $4,000, receive a little over
$13.
"A soldier once said to me that he
could never understand why congress
fixed the pay of a soldier at $13 &
month: why it wasn't fixed at ST.
or SIS.
"A solution to the problem is prob
ably that the members of the house
fixed soldiers monthly pay at the
same amount they received a day
and they let it go at that"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-29
Baths rs cents kalispel Steam
Laundry
BOTH BOUND OVER.
Preliminary Examination of the A.
legged Thief Finished.

preliminary Examination OF the Al.
legged Thief Finished.
Thursday afternoon Judge Sullivan
again took up the preliminary hear
ing of William Coffman and Peter
Booth, the two men who are charged
with having stolen the meat and other
supplies from the meat house of Lee
Lack Christmas morning.
Several witnesses were examined
but there was no evidence to con
Wet Coffman with the crime and he
was discharged and given reason
able time in which to leave the city
The evidence against Booth was con
elusive and consequently he was
bound over to await the action of the
district court.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-29
ONE MORE CASE.
Taken to the Pest House-Came from
Camp Near Lake.


Another case of smallpox was dis
covered in this city Thursday night
and is now quarantined at the pest
house, making three in all now I'M
der treatment there.
The last case was that of man
who came into the city from one of
the camps near the lake and not feel
ing well consulted a physician. who,
although suspicious. was not sure
that the man was suffering with
smallpox. To be on 1be safe side,
however. DR.. Macdonald was tele-
phoned and the man taken to his Of
flee where he was detained until yes
terday morning, when his case was
pronounced smallpox
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-29
kALISPELL BRIEFS.

Mrs. e. S. Disbrow, who has been
visiting her family in Nebraska, has
returned after an extended visit
Charles Conrad who is attending an
eastern military academy is spending
the holidays with his parents in this
city.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-29

A 66-Piece China Tea Set, only $40
at Mcintosh Hardware Co.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-29
Notice of Stockholders Meetinu.

Notice of Stockholders Meeting.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the First National
Bank of Kalispell, will be held at it's
banking house, on January s, 1901,
for the purpose of electing directors
for the ensuing year, and for the
transaction of such other business as
may come before the meeting.
r. E. WEBSTER, Cashier.
Kalispell, Dec. s, 1900.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-29

Illinois is the largest manufacturer
of oleomargarine in the country, with
an annual output of 100000 pounds
or 40 per cent of all that is made in
the United States. Pennsylvania
comes next, with 100000.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-29

Our pianos and organs are unex-
celed in quality, durability and work
manship, as a visit to our store, and a
careful examination will convince
you. Mark F. Jones G Sons, Main
street, Kalispell Mont.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-29
SUICIDE SUSPECTED.
Village Torn Up Over Disap
pearance Of Two Popular
Young People.

Akron, June 27.-The little village Of
Copley is all torn up over the mysterious
disappearance Of two Of the best known
young people of that place. Perry Tay-
lor is the son Of Joseph Taylor, a pros.
porous farmer, and Louisa Squires Is the
pretty sixteen-year-old daughter of Les
ter Squires.
The two have been lovers for some
time, but it seems that Miss Squires'
parents have objected to the attentions
of young Taylor. Saturday night both
of the young people were at an ice
cream social given at the center Of the
village, but Miss Squises was accom-
panied home by anothe: young man
although Taylor was in ner company
most Of the evening. About midnight
Taylor was seen in the vicinity of the
Squires house, and III the morning
neither he or Miss Squires could be
found. Since then they have been mi: s.
ing, and as neither of them took any
clothing except such as We're OH their
backs, and as it is almost certain they
had no money, either = double suicide
or foul play Of some kind is feared.
The neighbors have organized search.
ing parties, and are securing the entlr,
township in search of the missing low.
ers
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-29
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that a petition will
be presented to the Commis missioners of stark
county, at their session, to be held on the
first Monday of September, AID 1900 praying
for the establishment of a county road
along the following described route, in said
county, to-wit:
Commencing at point in the road leading
from Canton to louisville, on the farm
owned by Harvey H. Miller, the same being
the northeast quarter of section mum Der
thirty.six (36), in Plain township, in said
county; said place of beginning also being
where al present road starts from tire
Louisville road and runs in northerly
course through said northeast quarter of
said section 80, and continues In northern
course through the farm of A. Buckwalter.
which Is part of the southeast quarter of
section number twenty five (25), in said
Plain township; said proposed road to in.
tersect and end in the public road running
east and west along and on the north line of
said southeast quarter of section number
twenty-five (25). -
A. BUCKWALTER,
Principal Petitioner, and others.
Published In stark Co. Democrat June %,
30, July Q, 10 and 20, 1870.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-29
HARRIS RAYNOLDS
Passes From Earth and Canton
Loses One of Her Best
Known Men.

Harris Reynolds, well known Cam
tonian, died at his apa, rmerts in the
Summer, South Cleveland avenue, Tues
day afternoon at 3 O'CLOCK. Reynolds
was member of one Of the oldest and
most prominent families in the city.
He was a son Of Harr $ and Isabella
Reynolds and Is cousin of Mr.. James
Reynolds. Mr.. Reynolds had been fail
ing for the past ten days, although his
decline was not thought serious. Tues
day morning he began to show signs of
dissolution, and 1t was known by his
friends that death was near. Death
was caused by infusion of the brain.
In 1895 Mr.. Reynolds married Miss Cora
M. Cooney, of Detroit, very estimable
young lady who is nearly prostrated
by the sudden death of her husband.
Mr.. Reynolds was raised Presbyte-
rian, though he has not been a member
of the church. The funeral will occur
Thursday afternoon at o'clock from
the residence of James Reynolds, No. 533
South Market street.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-29
THE BLACKLIST.
Notice Must Be Served Person
ally On Liquor
Dealers.

Recently numerous complaints have
been made to the mayor by women who
desired their husbands names placed
on the black list, but an investigation
shows that no such list exists. A copy
of the bill, as passed by the legislature
has been received by the city clerk. 1t
requires, substantially, that verbal or
written notice must be served upon the
saloon keeper or liquor dealer who is
to be warned to refrain from selling
drinks to an inebriate. This will cause
considerable work on the part of those
who desire to avail themselves Of the
opportunity, as 1t is estimated that
there are probably 12S saloons in this
city, or places where liquor is sold.
The dealer who is warned, under the
law passed, must stop selling liquor
within five days to the person men
toned in the notice. Heretofore the
city clerk and township clerk kept books
In which these warnings were written.
but they will be dispensed with. The
first party blacklisted was on May /,
1875, and the last one August 10, 1898.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-29

The tenth annual convention Of the
Young Peoples Christian Union of East
Ohio, which opened Tuesday evening in
the United Brethren church, in this city,
marks the closing of the first decade
in the history of this organization, and
an important epoch in the history OF
the national union. There were dele
gates present who represented nearly
all of the societies within the conference
and the reception which was given
them was of friendly and cordial ma
ture, so that those who made their first
visit to this city, felt supremely con-
tent with the hospitality accorded them
upon their arrival here, and did not In
the least regret their visit. There were
kindly expressions on the parts OF the
visitors and others of the satisfactory
accommodations arranged for them by
the especially appointed committees.
The delegates were called to order by
President ]. s. Kendall, of the confer
\ ence branch. There was music by the
choir conducted by Mr.. Charles Schnake
Of this city. Devotional exercises fol-
lowed which were led by Vice President
w. e. Oldham, of this city. The ad-
dress of welcome to the visiting dele
gates was delivered by Miss Clara Row.
land, of this city. Miss Rowland dwelt
upon the East Palestine convention
which was held just a year ago, at
which local delegates extended an in
vitation to the conference then in ses-
sion to assemble in this city in 1900. She
stated that it was song which met
with a hearty accord in the hearts and
minds OF the delegates, and they were
not long in making their selection OF
this city, Notwithstanding there were
other cities who desired them to con.
vene with them. I'VE are glad you al
came, we welcome you," she said. Spe.
cial reference was made to the achieve
ment Of this city as a political center
reciting that there is still greater
party, Gods party, that was achieving
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-29

order to be christians and do our duty,
we must sirmount some terrible diff
Guilty and make great sacrifices; there
are no doubt many things Of this ma
ture which come into our life-but we
ought to be ourselves"
At the close of the responsive address,
Rev. c. w. Brewbaker, who has worked
indomitably for the success of this con-
vention, was called upon to make a
brief address. He welcomed the dele
gates who were assembled, stating that
all would be done to make them as COM
Portable as possible. He asked that the
delegates during spare moments visit
spots of interest in our city. He urged
| attendance at all the sessions Of the
convention during the next few days.
Pray earnestly while you are here for
society represented, and upon our local
society as well; and If we as delegates
| to this convention pray for the spirit of
true power, / assure you, dear friends,
tonight, that the Holy Ghost will de-
scend in greater power and that we can
|
spiritually during this convention, and
thus received greater equipment for the
great work that lies before u.s."
| Open Parliament was the interesting
portion Of the closing Of the evening
session. Among those who spoke anG
prayed for the success Of the conven.
tion were Rev. G. w. REGARD, of Lo.
, rain; ]. d. Wyant, presiding elder Of
the Canton district; Rev. o. Siffert, Of
the Akron district; Rev. Z. A. Fair, o.
Coshocton; c. A. McIlvain, Of Ashland
c. e. Clemen, Of Lordstown, and Rev
Simon Corl, of East Palestine. Tn,
various announcements for the dele
gates and the outlining Of the program
for the Wednesday sessions We're mad
by Rev. Kendall and Rev. Brewbaker
after which the meeting was closed.
The subjoined Is list Of the delegate
who were present at the opening Of tn
convention Tuesday evening: