The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-22
Free Delivery System to be
Extended to the County
COVERS THE VALLEY
The Signing of the Petitions is Now Need
ed to Crown the Movement
With Success.

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gether with Postmaster Bernard and
j. B. Gibson, have for some time been
working for the establishment of the
free rural mail delivery system in
Flathead county. Forms for petitions
were secured from the post Office d.
partment and seven different routes
have been outlined, and all that re-
mains to be done is the signing of
the petitions by the people liv-
ing upon the different routes.
These petitions can be secured at the
Bee office, and it is to be hoped that
there will be no delay in receiving
the necessary number of signatures.
The several routes are as follows:
Route No. 1.
Beginning at the Kalispell post
office; thence running northeasterly
along the Columbia Falls highway
one and one-half miles, to the power
house of the Kalispell Water and
Electric company; thence northeast
one-quarter of a mile, to the resi-
dence of J. w. Taylor; thence east
one-quarter of mile, to the resi-
north two and three-quarters miles
to the residence of Seth McFarren;
thence east one-eighth of a mile, to
the Great Northern railroad; thence
northeast along the highway follow
ing the said railway four and three
quarters miles, to LaSalle post office;
thence north one and one-haf miles,
n If M afr
thence west two and three-quarter
miles, to the residence of G. H.
Spots; thence south three-quarters
of mile to the residence of S. A.
Wilson; thence west one-quarter of
a mile, to the residence of N. Pear
son; thence south one mile, to the
residence of Mrs. M. Hannah; thence
southwesterly one-quarter of a mile,
to the residence of H. H. Smith; ;
thence south four and three-quarters
miles, to the residence of T. M.
Swaney; thence one-quarter of a mile
west, to the residence of J. P. Nc.
Pheters; thence south one mile, to
the W. P. Emerson ranch; thence
east one-quarter of mile, to Frank
Emmerson's residence; thence south
one and one-quarter miles, to the
Northwestern Lumber company's
sawmill: thence southwesterly one
and one-quarter miles to the Kalis
pell post office. Total, 25 IL miles.
Route No. 2.
Beginning at Kalispell post office
thence running northwesterly OF
Saltwater highway one and one-hal
miles, to the John Sell ranch; thence
north six miles, to the residence o
Theodore Koenig; thence west two
miles, to the resindence of w Fl
Ditty; thence north three-quarters o
a mile, to the residence of W. H. Wal
ter; thence west one-half of mile
thence north one-quarter of a mile
to the residence of H. o. Christen
son; thence west one-quarter of
mile, to the Fred Merlin ranch
thence west one-quarter of mile, t.
the James Cameron ranch; theme
south two miles, to the residence O
Joseph Clark; thence east two miles
to the residence of Charles Keller
thence south one mile, to William
Keller's residence; thence east three
quarters of mile, to the residenc
of Benjamin Fox; thence south one
quarter of mile, to the residence c
John Martenson; thence east one
quarter of a mile, to the residence c
August Wachmuth; thence sout
two and three-quarters miles, t
the residence of j. T. Blose; theme
east one mile, to the residence {
George Hahn; thence south thre'
quarters of a mile, to the John Sc
ranch; thence southeasterly one an
one-half miles, to Kalispell post offic
Total, 25 miles.
Route No. 8.
Beginning at Kalispell post office
thence running west one mile, to tn
residence of l. L. Flinchpaugh
thence running north one and on
quarter miles, to the residence I
G. D. Hahn; thence west two mile
to the residence of James O'Boyle
thence north two miles, to the res
dence of J. e. Sweet; thence we
two miles, to the residence OF !
Bondurant; thence south one mile,
the Moody ranch; thence east OF
mile, to the residence or James w
lis; thence south two and one-ha
miles, to the Great Northern railwa.
thence southwesterly one mile, to Il
Smith Valley Lumber company's sa
mill; thence west one mile, to Il
residence of Theodore Exstron
thence south one mile, to the re-
denee of A. w. Swaney; thence we
sone-half mile, to the residence
Samuel Low; thence south one mi
to the residence of Charles Berr
thence southwesterly one and thre
quarters miles, to Sedan post offic
thence northeasterly one and thre
quarters miles, to the residence of
II. Hart; thence east one mile to t
residence of Frank Alderman; then
north one mile, to the residence