The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-03-20
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FLOUR.
ON THE WEST SHORE
Thriving and Prosperous Community
on the Lake.

Thriving and Prosperous Community
on the Lake.
The journeyings of the Bee cores
pondent on the west shore of the lake
were profitable as we'll as pleasant
and the good nights rest put him in
trim for the saddle and a day of con
quest after leaving ProctOr's.
The next place is C. E. Pettit's, one
of the incest on the lake. He raises
all kinds of small fruits and vegeta-
bles, and has fine orchard. Mrs. Pet
tit is an artist in oil and has some
lovely pictures adjoining the walls.
She is also great lover of flowers
and has some rare plants.
A short ride brought me to the
ranch of J. w. Wathers. He has 500
fruit trees of different varieties and
all kinds of small fruits. Mr.. Wath-
ers has lately sold the place to Mr..
F. w. Bucksen. Frank tells me he in
tends to make the place hum this
summer. imagine he thinks he can
raise gum drops on it. If he can
only coax Mulaney to go with him.
I'll invite myself down for the sum-
mer.
A few miles further and one comes
to Sam E. Johns place, Mr.. Johns
has one of the best locations on the
lake. He raises apples and all kinds
of small fruits and has saw mill
for cutting his lumber. Mr.. Johns
father and mother are with him, hav-
ing lately come here from the cyclone
district in Wisconsin.
From Mr.. johns place it is but
short ride to Albert Tate's. The
sight of this place is enough to make
a man stop whether he wants to or
not. and as AL is an old railroad telli-
cum of mine took to it like duck
to the water. Al has got beyond the
worrying point now and has as nice
place as one would see anywhere,
large two-story frame house of ten
rooms, well arranged, neatly painted,
and heated with furnace. He has
fine bearing orchard and all kinds
of small fruits. Mrs. Tate expects
her father and mother for a visit this
summer. If anything could tempt the
old folks to leave home and settle in
Montana this place would do it.
The next place is the home of R. A.
Rollins, where l found them all at
work Mr.. Rollins has out 1900 fruit
trees. 500 of them bearing. He will
put out 400 more this year and has
2 IL acres of small fruits. The frost
was all out of the ground in this
neighborhood and Mr.. Rollins was
getting ready for his spring garden
ing. also noticed at this place
six stands of bees. the first l have
seen on the trip. AS they were out
looking for something sweet l regret
fully babe Mr.. Rollins adios and lit
out for Dayton Creek
After ride of nine miles l arrived
at the home of that genial fellow G. E
Proctor, just in time for supper. Mr.
Proctor is the whole thing in that
neighborhood. postmaster. storekeep
err. cattle raiser. ETC.. etc. The next
time l stop at his place though III
put copper on what he tells me. AT
ter good nights rest and one of the
nice breakfasts Mrs. Proctor i.
noted for. asked G. E. which way
had better 60 to find a few of thu
neighbors. He said ooh, there ar,
three or four families right over tn,
hill. you wont need your horse"
suppose that meant probably an hour
walk. Well. l got back at half-pas
two O'Clock in the afternoon. However
| had che pleasure of meeting an oil
friend in the person of Eugene Nj
Carthy. who is interested in horse
and cattle. and is preparing for an OF
chard. Mr.. Mccarthy has been !:
the valley 20 years and was connec
ed with the Harrison surveying on
fit that surveyed the reservation lin
in 1887. He has cut trail frol
Cramer's ranch to Dayton Creel
which it is claimed will reduce tn
distance from Kalispell to Dayto
Creek to Is miles, and will make
good wagon road with a little MOI
work on it. l also had the pleasul
of meeting Mr.. and Mrs. Clarent
Cromwell. Mr.. Cromwell rails,
horses and cattle. Edward King ar
Lewis Skaggs have fruit farms. Jof
Anderson has some fruit, but is main
interested in cattle and horses. Jol
Dobry has 100 acres of fine hay Ian
E. B. Scott is interested in Gait
and will put in some fruit this yes
After walking all over the count
you can imagine that l began to &
somewhat hot in the collar at Pre-
tor for I was beginning to get hung,