The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-06-24
BREEZY BUDGET FROM
BOOMING BiGFORll
More Flume at the Power Company.
The Fruit Crop.

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Special Correspondence Of the Bee:
The Bigfork Electric Power and
Light company has decided to con-
struct flume about 400 feet long,
commencing at point just above the
power house and extending toward
the upper end of the Swan river rap
ids. The construction of this add.
tional flume will do away with thu.
possibility of any danger of washouts
or weakness in the future and Viii
guarantee lasting water supply to
the power plant. The construction
work will cover a period of almost Is
days at the end of which time it is
hoped to have the city of kalispell
wired and to commence furnishing
consumers with power and light.
Another new residence is being con-
structed by the company which will
be occupied by resident empl oyees.
Major Griffin in company with
party of Kalispell officials inspected
the plant Wednesday. They seemed
greatly surprised at the extensive
work and its modern machinery.
o. E. Estey, the recently appoint
ed fruit inspector, for this district,
has devoted the past week to the in
spection of orchards on the upper
west side Of the valley. He reports
that in that part of the county the eff
feet Of the late frosts was most disas-
trous and but few Of the apple trees
| will be productive this season. He
hopes to visit every orchard in the
county and will journey as far north
as Tobacco Plains and Marston, where
it may surprise many to know that
there are many orchards which bear
fruit and that fruit growing in that
section is far beyond the experiment.
al stage.
The instructors at the summer
school Of the state university will ar
| rive Saturday. The summer course,
as in past years, will be conducted
under the direction of Prof. M. ].
Elrod. Dr. D. S. Macdonald of the
New York Biological gardens will have
charge of biological studies. Prof
Maurice Rickers, of Iowa, an entomol-
ogist of national reputation, will con-
duct chronological searches and Prof.
P. M. Silloway, who spent last sum-
mer here, will continue his biological
investigation. Mr.. Silloway is a
forcible writer upon these subjects
which he is making life study, and
his publications as well as the series
of letters which were published by
the St. Louis Republic, have attracted
wide attention.
It is promised that as new discover
les are made in the different ddepart-
ments that they will be reported to
the public.
The fact that the investigation of
nature is being made each year in
Flathead county is of Importance not
only to the state, but especially is it
so to Flathead county and as con.
sequence scientists all over the coun-
try are awaiting the reports with con.
siderable interest
Lou Butterfield and Samuel Rate
kin will leave in a few days for the
West Fisher mineral district, where
they will remain during the open sea
son.
| Miss Grace Conklin is visiting hel
sister, Mrs. Ora Colley.
Mrs. William Muth and her son are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Chap
man at Bear Dance.
AS anticipated the strawberry croI
is only about one-half as large al
last year. The berries marketed, how
ever, are of fine quality and hav.
brought fair prices.
Fred Wyman will leave in a few
days for Tobacco Plains where he will
look after the interests of the Flatheat
nurseries.
Mrs. Carl Fine will spend the sum
mer with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Butterfield, during which time he
I husband will look after business in
terests in California.
Duncan Grant of Dayton Creek i
visiting friends on the east side of tn,
lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Johnson, VIII,
reside near Kalispell, have been visit
ing Mrs. Conradson.
From the present indication Of tn
grain in the valley" said a gentleman
who had just driven through TIL
grain belt, "there will be large cror
The color and general appearance
has not been equalled in past years.
, Bigfork, June %, 1901.