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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12
ASSESSMENTS.

Helena is all torn up over the ques-
ton of the assessed valuation of real
estate, large number of taxpayers
claiming that the assessed valuation
is too high, and are asking for hori
zontal reduction of % per cent 9th
ers are fighting what they claim is
an attempt to reduce the county from
second to third class, and the end is
not yet in sight.
A comparison of Helena assess
ments with those of other cities OF
the same size would be interesting
and the Bee predicts that such a
comparison would show the Helena
assessments to be no higher than
they should be, while comparison
of the assessment on farm lands will
show that lands in Lewis and Clarke
county are assessed below those OF
Flathead and several other counties
in the state.
Helena has never been accused of
undue modesty in her claims fol-
favors, and she seems bound to live
up to her reputation.
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western boundary of the reserve. The
entire reserve is mountainous, hav-
| ing sharp north and south ranges and
narrow valleys. The principal peaks
are over 5000 feet, and the main val
| leys over 5000 feet in altitude. The
reserve is drained by affluents of the
Missouri river, on the east, of the
Flathead, on the north and of the
Blackfoot on the south. Limestone,
said to be of good quality for build
| ing stone, is the characteristic rock;
| igneous rocks, bearing traces of cop
| per, occur; cretaceous rocks form the
eastern foothills; tertiary coal bear
! ing rocks are found in the lower por-
tion of the valley of the South Fork
of Flathead river, which produce lig-
mite coal; quartz is nowhere abund-
ant. There is no mining within the
| limits of the reserve, and very few
mineral discoveries have been made.
Usually the soil is shallow, and
above 5000 feet, the surface is
washed bare of soil. Except about
| 80 square miles along Birch creek, in
the northeastern corner, there is no
strictly agricultural land in the re-
serve, and the scattered areas of
grass lands amount in all to only
about 200 square miles.
In general, the area is lightly tim
bered, less than 1000 feet per acre
| for the whole reserve; about 1000
| feet per acre of merchantable tim
bered forest. Much land lies far above
timber line; much land has been
burned over and restocking in vari-
Gus stages is going on. The stand of
timber is estimated by Mr.. Ayres at
100000 feet, board measure, of
merchantable quality, and 1861 900
cords of firewood. He estimates also
that 1,17S,000 cords of fire-killed tim
Der is still standing, and that 1920
square miles, about one-third of the
reserve, has been recently and Sc
verely burned. The forest is in the
main open, with little underbrush,
but much fallen timber. Nearly one
half of the timber is larch, one-fourth
red fir, and one-fourth yellow pine,
spruce, lodgepole pine, and western
white pine. Severe burns are COM
monty followed by growth of lodge
pole pine. During the summer of
1899 three small lumber mills were
operating within the reserve Mr..
Ayres emphasized the need for
proper management and cutting of
the forest He also notes the abund-
ance of trout in the streams and the
presence of large game in the center
of the reserve. Thirtv-one plates il
lustrate the various aspects of the re-
| serve.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ~, 1902.
EARLY CLOSING.

Attention is called to the notice
published in another column by the
Missoula Mercantile company, to the
effect that after March l their place
of business will close at 6 p. M, in
stead of at $50, as at present.
This is a move in the right direc-
ton, the labors of the clerk must be
long and arduous at best, and if he
is allowed to quit at o'clock, he is
able to get his supper by Z and, if
married, his wife can finish her
homework in time to spend a little
time with him at home or accompany
him to any place of amusement.
The public will not be inconveni-
enced by the change, for but few pur-
chases are now made between the
hour of and $50.
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normal condition. The general the
DRY is that the girl was either poi
soned or strangled. On both sides of
the neck are discolorations which
may have been made by finger tips.
The city chemist is examining the
stomach for evidence of poison.
Nora Fuller left home January Il,
and met man known as John Ben
nett, in response to an advertisement
for girl to take care of baby. She
met the man at a restaurant and
thereafter all knowledge of her was
lost. On January s, the house in
which the body of the girl was found
was rented to man giving the
name of G. B. Hawkins.
The general description of Bennett
and Hawkins tally and it is thought
that the two names are aliases of the
same man. Both Bennett and Haw-
kins are said to have been 35 or 40
years old, about six feet in height
and weighing about 175 pounds.
A possible motive for the murder
is following the suggestion that the
murderer either quarreled with the
girl or feared his forced relations
with her were about to become
public.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12
ELECTION OF SENATOR'S.

The resolution providing for the
election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people has been
favorably reported by a committee of
the house of representatives and now
awaits consideration by that body.
A similar resolution passed the house
in the Fifty-second, Fifty-third and
Fifty-sixth congresses, and the resolu-
ton no doubt will pass the present
house if time for consideration can
be secured, but the resolution is apt
to be stalled in the senate.
The resolution calls for an amend
ment to the constitution and must
have a two-thirds vote in both
branches of congress. Similar reso-
lutions have been passed by more
than two-thirds of the state legisla-
lures and the people of all parties
are almost unanimous in a desire
for the change. If the people will
take enough interest in the matter
to write to their congressman and
senators upon the subject, asking for
prompt and favorable action, the
resolution will be speedily passed.
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lean family of children, full of life
and noise and innocent play; quite
democratic in their every day life and
as full of faults and lovable qualities
as the ordinary family of children.
The public would be sorry, indeed,
to have the family noise and prattle
diminished by the stilling of any
one of the six, and the family have
the sympathy and best wishes of the
entire nation, who hope for the young
lads speedy recovery.
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WHO WE'RE OUR FRIENDS?
North German Gazette Takes UP the
War Controversy.

North German Gazette Takes Up the
War Controversy.
Berlin, Feb. 1O.-The official North
German Gazette this evening joins in
the controversy regarding the atti-
tude of the several powers previous
to the outbreak of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war. 1t says Lord Pauncefote's
proposal of April IA, 1898, to send a
collective note to the government of
the United States declaring Ameri-
can intervention Tin Cuba) to be I'M
justifiable, is as absurd as the cat
tempt now being made to obscure
and dispute an event which did not
only occur in the presence of the
representatives of all the powers at
Washington, after reaching an agree
ment, reported to their respective
governments April ID, 1898, stimuli
taneously and identically."
The German official declaration in
the North German Gazette is a direct
| consequence of the incredulity ex-
pressed by American and English
newspapers regarding the disclosures
| from here of the action of Lord
Pauncefote April IA, 1898. If this
declaration is replied to by Great
Britain, the documents relating to
the matter will undoubtedly be pub
lished. In official circles here it is
deemed best to wait and see how the
statement published this evening in
the North German Gazette is re-
ceived.
The correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press learns that the tran
script of the messages from Baron
Won Holleben at Washington contain
ing the proposal of Lord Pauncefote
was sent to Emperor William imme-
diately after it's receipt and that the
emperor added his fiat refusal on the
margin. The correspondent adds:
But for the disapproval of EN-
peror William, Lord Pauncefotes
proposal would have been accepted
by the other powers"
The German government considers
that, although it's attitude is more
than correct, it is quite unwilling
that it's course be misunderstood.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12
FOREST RESERVES.
Advance Items from the Geographer's
Report.

Advance Items from the Geographer's
Report.
The part of the twenty-first annual
report of the United States geolo2l
cal survey, dealing with forest re-
serves, edited by Mr.. Henry Gannett,
geographer, is now passing through
the press, though not yet published
The areas of all the reserves amount
to 70,647 square miles, and these, 81
in number, lie in Washington, Ore
gon, California, Montana, Wyoming,
Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and
Arizona, three of them lying also
partly in Idaho and South Dakota
The reserves treated of in this re-
port are the Lewis and Clarke forest
reserve, Asp square miles, of Mon
tana; the Mount Rainier reserve, 1866
square miles, and the Olympic forest
reserve, 3,O06 square miles, of Wash
ington; the Ashland forest reserve,
290 square miles, and the southern
part of the Cascade range forest re-
serve of Oregon; the Lake Tahoe,
213 square miles, and the Stanislaus,
1880 square miles, forest reserves of
California. There are included also
classification, according to timber,
of lands in the Yosemite, the Sonora,
and other quadrangles; detailed de-
scription by township and range of
the woodlands of Indian territory;
and discussion of timber conditions
of the pine region of Minnesota.
These reports are of interest to the
botanist as well as the general pub
lic
Lying south and west of the Black
foot Indian reservation, east of Flat
head lake and of Flathead Indian res
ervation, in Montana, the Lewis and
Clarke forest reserve, of Asp square
miles, or 2.926,000 acres, as described
by Mr.. H. B. Ayres, occupies the
whole breadth of the Rocky noun
talns, excepting the northwestern
slope of Mission Ridge, the summit of
which forms the greater part of the
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12
MURDER IN FRISCO.
A Mysterious Case That Promises to
Rival the Famous Durant Crime.

San Francisco. Feb IA myster-
ious murder, resembling in some of
it's features the famous Durant case,
is puzzling the police of this city.
The body of Nora Fuller, a 16-year-
old girl, who disappeared from her
home January II, was found lying
naked on a bed upstairs in the back
room of an unfinished house at 2211
Suffer street yesterday afternoon.
The girl had been dead for some
time as decomposition had begun.
There was nothing in the house to
indicate the means used to take her
life, but the position of the body
and its condition, together with the
disorder of the room, indicate that
the girl was murdered.
An autopsy disclosed that death
was not due to natural causes. All
the organs of the body are in a
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12
Alias Summons,

In the District Court of the Eleventh
Judicial District of the State of
Montana, in and for the County OF
Flathead.
Thomas Kirwin, Plaintiff VS.. h.
Tobie and Geo. Golfer, Defendants
Alias Summons.
The State of Montana sends greetings
to the above named defendants and
to each of them:
You are hereby summoned to
answer the complaint in this action,
which is filed in the office of the clerk
of this Court, copy of which is here
with served upon one of you in
each county wherein any of you re-
side, and to file your answer and
serve a copy thereof upon the plant
ifs attorney within twenty days
after the service of this summons,
exclusive of the day of service; and
in case of your failure to appear or
answer, judgment will be taken
against you, by default, for the relief
demanded in the complaint This az
ton is brought to recover Judgment
for 100000 for money had and re-.
ceived on May 1st and July 1st, 1901,
and no part thereof having ever been
paid.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court this 10 day of January,
1902
[Seal.l
JAMES K. LANG, Clerk.
F. L. Gray, Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12
LEN T..

With today is ushered in the be-
ginning of the lenten season, the
period when worldly pastimes are
forsaken for the more serious duties
of the church. To many it will come
as a not unwelcome relief from the
round of social events, and while
there are many who pay but little
attention to it's observance, the
world would be better if the teach
ings of the season were more uni
versally followed.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12
CHINESE LABOR.

Some surprise is being expressed
the opposition which is looming up
in congress to the re-enactment of
the Chinese exclusion law. 1t was
generally supposed that little or no
opposition to the re-enactment of the
law would be encountered, but this
illusion has been dispelled, and it
seems quite possible that the bill will
be defeated. The real cause of the
opposition is found in the active in
terest shown by the great railways
and steamship lines, and they have
two reasons for desiring the importa-
ton of Chinese labor. First, they ex-
pect to make money transporting the
vast hordes that will flock to this
country if there is no restriction on
immigration, and second, they want
and docks belonging to the big COM
panies.
One of the most powerful Hobbies
ever assembled is now at work in
Washington seeking to give the Chi
nese unrestrained access to Ameri-
can soil.
Among the lobbyists are such dis
tinguished men as John w. Foster.
employed by the Chinese embassy,
and ex-senator John NJ Thurston,
who is supposed to be in the employ
of the Union Pacific Railroad com
pany. Besides these men the other
transcontinental roads have able men
and distinguished lawyers on the
ground to fight against the enact
ment of the exclusion law. Several
of the big steamship companies also
have representatives at work
The merchants of Kalispell have
had very forcible object lesson
upon the evils of Asiatic labor. Be
fore the employment of Japs on the
Great Northern railroad, the "sec
ton house" trade was quite an item
in the business done by the mer
chants and butchers of Kalispell
amounting to thousands of dollars
every month, but since the employ
ment of the Japs this trade has beer
almost entirely cut off. They sub
sist almost entirely upon rice ant
flour and their supplies are furnished
by the padrone company that hire.
them out to the railroads.
If the matter is allowed to take it.
course, the exclusion law will fai
of re-enactment, but if the people o
the west, and especially the board
of trade and labor organizations will
take the matter up, the bars agains
Chinese immigration will not be lie
down. Let these organizations pas
suitable resolutions and notify Nor
tana's representatives at the nationa
capital that they are expected t
assist in the re-enactment of the law
Flathead county has several such OF
CARNATIONS. Let us hear from then
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THE PRESIDENTS SON.

Young Teddy Roosevelt, Jr., is seri-
ously i'll of pneumonia. His mother
has gone to his bedside, where he is
attending school, and for the moment
social functions and official cere-
monials have no interest for her. If
public sympathy has any influence,
the young boy will speedily recover.
The Roosevelt children, a band half
a dozen strong, form a typical Amer
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12
MONEY FOR HANSON.
Death of Grandmother Leaves Him a
Neat Fortune.


Neat Fortune.
Great Falls, Feb. 11.-By the death
of his grandmother in eastern Can
ada, Jim Hanson, better known as
Crooked Face JIM" is the heir to
an estate said ODE valued at $4,000.
Efforts are being made through the
local police as well as through the
Northwest mounted police to locate
him, Hanson is about 26 years of
age, and for about 10 years he was
engaged as a cowboy in the North
west territory and as breaker of
horses in this section. He owned a
small bunch of horses and earned a
precarious livelihood by breaking
horses He left here about two
years ago and is now supposed to be
located in eastern Washington, near
Spokane.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12
TOO MANY SOLDIERS.
Futile Attempt Made to Rescue Miss
Stone.

London, Feb. 1.-THE CONSTANT
nople correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle, describing the recent flu
tile attempt to ransom Miss Helen M.
Stone, the captive American mission
airy, says:
when the American delegates
with the ransom left the railroad at
Zeres by carriage, they had an escort
of thirty cavalrymen. But as they
advanced into Macedonia, the num-
Der of the escort was increased from
all the military posts along the route,
Small detachments joined the caval-
cade and on arriving at Djumbala it
was stronger than squadron on
war footing"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12
TO CIVlLlZE CHRISTIANS.
BY the Distribution of the Lecture;
of Robert G. InqersolI.

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. Ito the
Boston investment company of Bos-
ton, Mass, for the purpose of dis
tributing Robert G. IngersolPs lee
lures among Christians, in order to
civilize them, I give and bequeath
the sum of $1,000. The foregoing is
a section of the will of Morris Bel
man. who leaves an estate valued at
$120. 900.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12
Taken Up.

One bay mare, weight $50, white
feet and white face, blotched brand
on left shoulder. Owner can have
same by paying charges.
]. w. ALEXANDER,
Twelve Miles Northwest
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CITY PROPERTY

House and lot, IL story, waterworks, latheds'
ana plastered, stone foundation, cellar. A bar
gain. Price, $1050 cash.
Brick house, good location, nicely built cheap
Hotel and lot, First Avenue west, 10 bed
rooms, bath room, electric lights, sewer con-
neetions, A good investment. Price $500 cash.
House and two lots, rooms, nice location, new
furniture, chickens, organ, etc. Price, 600
House and lot, barn, on Spring creek. A bar
gain. Price, 5000.
50-foot lot, $780, 50-foot lot S275 Lot on First
Avenue east $780,
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Secure a copy of "The Horse Fair"
or "The Chariot Race" (from Ben
Hur), given as premium with the
BEE.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12

Mrs. W. H. Ribelin, teacher of pi-
ano and organ; Diploma from To-
ronto (Canada) Conservatory of Mu-
sic Rates, 35c for 80 minutes. Resi-
dence No. 81 Third avenue east.
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Free Mail Delivery.

Wanted-Every farmer in the val
ley to sign petition for free county
delivery. Petitions at the Bee office.
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FOR SALE BY
GRIFFIN & STANNARD
Real Estate and Insurance.

lR/ Acres, miles south of Kalispell, ITO
OAf acres under cultivation, good improve
ments, sulky pillow, mower and rake,
harrow; pillow, wagon, 8 horses, har-
Of catlep a Pri St Sheds 90 head S7250
$4,000 cash, balance on time at per cent cent
interest.
lh0 Acres, miles south of Kalispell, about
EUU 30 acres open land, balance stump land
otgood quality, log house and stable
800 cords of wood, 100000 feet of saw
t tR%neFb lan creek Price running Sl600
~ acres of this would be sold for $780,
IGN Acres. 7 miles northeast of Kalispell, 4
iUU good improvements, nice creek, fair
pioHty o Of 8 Sstsi 3 PIECE land $4,000
an Acres, Sh miles west of Kalispell, good
make an an el to ihb home T Prioo zoo
0I0 Acres. 12 miles from Kalispell, and 8
Z+u miles from Columbia Falls, all fenced, u
good improvements, 65 acres under cul-
tlvation, balance good timber; 100000
feet OF tamarack, fir and pine, fEnnN
sawmill within 4orods. Price. DJUUU
Ik0 Acres, 8 miles from Kalispel, nice
of timothy, 20 fruit trees, 100 acres good
pasture, 5000 cords of wood worth 81 60 :
RR Fri cord o'i... IN the tree. S5500
one-haif cash, balance on time 000o
IN Acres, splendid fruit land, 100 trees.
~ good good house troas "a, and barn, good Comm
Easy terms.
IN Acres. on the east side of Flathead
on Lake, 700 fruit trees, some bearing -
100000 feet, of good timber, nice fish
the state teo P PGfc lfu'' lana IN $1,000
Easy terms.
40 pss B Bssbss sn G KslR,
nice creek. Price. ADJZU
100 4ssss %7 Il issss ( :sSss
house on the place; 25 acres in timothy,
farm machinery, horses, harness, wag-
ons, binder, seeders etc. One of the
the finest places in the valley. CC90n
frAce......... QJEUU
len Acres, ~ miles south of Kalispell, on
lUU bank of Flathead river; fair improve
ments, good land, saw tim q lc0n
Der cut off, good fishing. Price0 OuU
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When Field Marshal Count Wad comes America next month";
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The Semi-WeekIy Bee until June,
with premium, for so cents.
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Free Mail Delivery.
Wanted-Every farmer in the val
ley to sign petition for free county
delivery. Petitions at the Bee office.
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Erea Mail neIiJerv

Free Mail Delivery.
Wanted-Every farmer in the val
ley to sign petition for free county
delivery. Petitions at the Bee office.
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1.-THE Horse Fair"
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