The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-12
Roy Muth Has a Narrow Es-
cape From Drowning
IN THE SWAN RIVER
News Items From Big Fork, Where
New Postoffice Has Been
Established.


resides just below the club house, had
a narrow escape from drowning, in
Swan river Saturday afternoon. He
had skated from his home up the east
side of the river and in crossing, mis-
took the instructions given by a
| party of friends who were fishing
through the ice as to the point where
| it was safe to pass over to the Lakin
place. At a point where the river is
swiftest and several feet deep he
broke through newly formed ice but
was fortunate enough in saving him
self by extending his arms and catch
ing on the thicker ice. Had he gone
through the rapidity of the water
would have taken him under the ice
and it would have been impossible to
save him.
A postOffice has been established at
this place by the postal authorities,
which VIII be known as Big Fork.
The Office for the present will be in
/ IAC oLoIC vi VIA SOlDy, Which, Is SlL-
us.ted on the main road, west of the
bridge over the Swan river. The Off
cial bond of the postmaster, which
was signed by f. H. Bailey and Ora
Colby has been forwarded to Washing
ton and there only remains the re-
ceipt of supplies to commence receiv-
| iru oil x,,h;o
| be awarded for it's transportation,
daily from Holt, will be carried by
private contract. Ora Colby has been
appointed deputy postmaster.
The linemen who are stretching the
wire from Kalispell to the electric
station have reached a point on the
west side of Flathead river near Holt,
and have less than three miles of
wire to put up before completing this
part of the work.
The blasting for the foundation of
the Big Fork Electric Light and
Power companys power house is still
IN progress. Stone has been removed
below the level of the river and a
large pump is being operated to heep
back the water.
J. c. Wood, Samuel Rategin, Orvil
Estey and Clearance Curtis are as
sisting j, A. Fossum, who is engaged
in the interesting work of grating
young trees for planting during the
coming spring. In all about $4,000
seedlings will be migrated on to
cions cut from trees which have been
successfully grown in the valley.
, There was "neckte" social at the
: Forest grove school house Friday
: night for the benefit of the school. A
J large number of residents of the val
, ley We're in attendance and the even
ing is reported to have been not only
5 successful financially but greatly en-
joyed by those present
: Robert Cowan, a brother, and Henry
: Cannon a nephew of Mrs. George
Lakin, have arrived from. their late
/ home in Oregon and will make this
r their future home in the Flathead
S valley
S Miss Bessie Estey. who has beer
$ attending the Kalispell high school, i.
s with Mrs. Clarence Curtis and will
remain about three weeks.
II Joseph Allison was the guest o
\ Mrs. akin Friday and Saturday. HI
10 devoted most of his time to fishin
'e through the ice and was fortunate j.
y making a large catch
Fred Wyman has returned from
Kalispell, where he met his brothe
- Harry Wyman, of Duluth, Mimi, VIII
will remain in the valley during tn
remainder of the winter.
n There was dance at Porter's 10.
IN ging camp, which is located shol
20 distance below Holt, Saturday nigh
N Dancing was continued until lat
20 hour and the evening was concedc
* most enjoyable.
% Those interested in fruit culture, q
IS well as the fruit growers. are maxim
* arrangements to attend the State Ho
IS ticutural society's meeting in Kali
20 pell. Feb. y, % and %. Quite nun
20 Der are preparing exhibits which wi
40 surprise, not only residents of the va
90 ley. but those from the other fru
% growing sections of the state as wei
Il The smallpox patients at Glenn,
SIS miles below here, are doing NIGEL
30 and up to the present time no ne
30 cases have been reported. I'll
Is stories which have been going til
IL rounds, that there are two cast
e5 among the men working on the ele
80 trio power nlanf hoe M foundation