The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-07-31
Huge forest fires are raging in Smiths

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valley near the Frank Alderman ranch,
and all the saw mill men in that part of
the country, together with many ranch
ers, are out fighting the fires, which
have done much damage. In looking at
the smoke from the fires from Flathead
lake, one would suppose that the whole
country was on fire. Looking up the
lake one will see the fire in Smith valley;
then looking south and east one can see
smoke from at least dozen different To-
calities on Swan lake and river. It is
reported that fires are raging in Pleasant
valley.
The supreme court recently decided a
case which is of interest to the farmers
The gist of the decision is that the owner
of unfenced land has right which will
be protected by the courts to prevent the
owners of sheep or cattle from driving
their herds upon the land without the
consent of the owner and that for VIC
lation of this right damages may be had
by the owner of the land. The decision
will be the means of protecting many a
homesteader who has not the means
with which to place his property under
fence from the encroachments of the
owners of cattle and sheep.
DR.. A. r. Duncan, who is taking post
graduate course in the New York Poly
clinic, which is clinical school for grad
yates in medicine and surgery, will re-
turn to Kalispell to resume his practice
about August LIST.
Many of the Montana state volunteers
in the Spanish war will come in for extra
pay under the current ruling by the
comptroller of the treasury. He has de-
cided that an officer or private of the
Spanish war resigning or securing an
honorable discharge between the time
when his regiment was ordered to be
mustered out and the time it actually
was mustered out, is entitled to extra
pay. Such soldier is held to be in pre-
cisely the same position as if he waited
for the mastering out of his regiment
This extra allowance equals the pay Of
one month for each soldier serving in
this country, and two months for the
boys who were in the Philippines.
Mr.. Hall, the painter, had an expert
ence while fishing Sunday that he will
not soon forget. While fishing in one Of
the sloughs just below Demersville q
large CHAIR or bull trout jumped for his
fly and succeeded in fastening himself
securely upon the hook, at the same time
taking out almost all the line upon the
reel, pulling the boat all over the slough
and giving Mr.. Hall more sport than hi
had bargained for. The struggle lastec
about half an hour, when the line partec
and fish, line, leader and flies were al
lost. Mr.. Hall says it was one of thu
largest fish he ever saw in these water.
and that it would weigh at least twent.
pounds. He says he was glad to have i
get loose, as it would have been impos
sible for him to have landed the monste
in the boat.
If you want apple trees true to name
| see the Flathead Nurseries. For furthe
, particulars write to J. A. Fossum, Holt
, Montana. represented at Kalispell b
3. S. Bogart, Kalispell Land and Insul
ance Company's Office, Conrad block.
Two men, whose names cannot at thi
time be learned, were guilty of KILN
,, about half dozen young mallard duck
which could not fly, in the Dunca
, Addition near the spring. The youn
ducks were out on the banks sunnin
themselves, when the men, armed wit
! killing six. They ran two of them fl
several blocks. This should be stoppe
and if it is possible for the officers to g
their names the guilty parties should
= prosecuted. The killing of young duel
or other game birds is prohibited at tn
: time of year, and especially the KILN
of young things that cannot possib
escape. Men who kill "happers" shoul
be made to feel the consequences pr
scribed by law.
William Jennison has accepted pos
ton as bookkeeper with the Nilsson
Mercantile company at Kalispell al
;, will assume the duties of that positie
), on the LIST of August. Mr.. Jennise
q filled this position acceptably for fl
- years previous to his coming to Libb
. and resigned it just year ago on a
count of his health. which was beir
injured by the close confinement. A fe
u u months of rest and outdoor life ha'
= made new man of him physically al
fixed him up SO that he can make spid
e tracks in Keith's books for years to con
u without injury to his physical wellbein
" In addition to being thoroughly cap
v BILE and conscientious accountant, N
) Jennison is one of the most genial al
il companionable men in the world, al
r. Libby loses him with profound regret.
q Libby News.