The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-22
BIG FORK LETTER.
Budget of New Items From That Busy
Section.

Budget of New Items From That Busy
Section.
Special Correspondence to the Bee:
Big Fork, Jan. 2O.-The basket So
cial given last Friday night for the
benefit of the Woods Bay school was
a huge success both financially and
socially. 1t was the hope of those
who conducted the arrangements TO
raise enough money for month at
least, of private school,, and their de-
sires were more than fulfilled.
An auctioneer CD, imported for
the occasion, talked himself into a
whisper, but seems to have given
some satisfaction, as $43.25 was Sc
cured from the sale of baskets con-
tanning dainty lunches. The highest
price secured for single basket was
IS, and the lowest 81, which alone
is convincing of the fact that this
section of the county is prosperous.
Dancing was INDUCED in until early
morning, and from start to finish
there was nothing but smiles and
laughter on every side. Mr.. Eos
sum donated the use Of his new ware
house, just completed, for the affair
and as the building is not only large
but nicely arranged a more suitable
place for such an entertainment
would be hard to find
| After the close of the regular school
term, Miss Morrill, will teach two
months of private school at the
Woods Bay school house.
F. G. Bailey, accompanied by Harry
Larer, and George Huddleston, were
in Kalispell, Saturday. Mr.. Bailey
proved up on timber and stone
claim and the two named appeared
as witnesses.
men logging on his place below Swan
river lie has a contract with the
O'Brien Lumber company.
The Big Fork Electric Light and
Power company are blasting the side
of the hill east of the site of their
power building. Blasts are fired
morning and night.
J. c. Wood is getting out 100000
feet of timber for the O'Brien con-
pany, and expects to run the average
up to the 81 thousand rate.
%@I -,
:, east side of Swan lake, as forest
rranger was down for supplies last
, week.
The rorter logging camp, near the
mouth of the Flathead river, is the
, largest now working on the lake
p About 25 men are at work.
i Mr.. l.. Tinkel has had mild at
+ tack of the grippe.
p Andrew Wells, who resides on thu
east side of the lake has gone cas-
!. and upon his return will be accom-
n panied by his mother, who will mak'
n her home with her two sons, Andrew
Il and Wallace, in the future.
O The Wells brothers who built tn
" Novelty, which ran on the lake dur
J. ing the past two years, have sold tn
n steamer to George Wells, who does
a. carrying trade on the lake. TIL
q wells Brothers expect to put muc]
r larger boat on the lake during tn
le coming summer.
IS Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis, parents Q
It Clarence Curtis, are occupying thei
n sons home on the lower east side G
lake. They lately came from Min
nesota.
Miss Margaret Grant is spendin
the winter with her parents at Wi
Id low Creek, in Grant county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Frank hav
moved to Lewiston. Idaho, hoping t
lie benefit the health of their son Wi
10 liam.
Ray Muth has been quite i'll wit
ls the grippe and is far from recovere
t. from its effects.
Fishing in the river is fairly goot
~ We caught eight Sunday Afternoon
which averaged over pound I
- weight, one went three pounds.
The last of the poles on which tn
:" Big Fork Electric Light and Powe
- company will string their wires hav
- been set and work on hanging wir
will commence in few days.
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