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The Kalispell bee., 1902-03-15

and Immediately stripped off his coat
and regalia In the meantime Carson
had done the same, and moment later
there was a bowling ring around them
ready to see fair play. There was no
need of any explanations, for both
RYAN and Halloran had been teased
numerically about their devotion to
Ellen and the part that Murphy's pig
might play, in winning her decision
provided she wished to start house
keeping. Both men clinched after a
couple of futile swings that missed
their mark, and for the next few sec
onds the fight was q snarling tumble
of legs and arms, out of which Ryan's
face finally emerged with bloody
nose and cut lip. But he was on top,
and a moment later was perilously be-
striding his enemy, sitting on his stom-
ach and smashing his gnarled knuckles
into his face.
Enough, enoughv' roared Carson,
and the crowd closed in and separated
them, for that was their idea of fair
play. The fighters then washed off the
blood as best they could, shook hands
and adjourned with their friends to
Donnelly's saloon to have a drink with
the victor, which the saloon keeper
kindly hung up until the first lucky day
of fishing. But before they had finish
ed this ceremony with much laughter
shout told them that Halloran was
attending to the case of the other
joker. AS in the first case, the man
who was battling for the love of his
lady came out victorious and made
merry with his friends.
BY this time the last guess for the
hog had been received, and the grocer
and his assistants were busy with the
work of killing and dressing it. Dams
interest in this was so keen that he
couldn't help waiting to see the carcass
weighed, and the treatment he had
given Mike McGrath made every one
else who might feel humorous keep a
civil tongue in his head. But while
Dan was watching the weighing viii
had taken time by the forelock and had
| hurried away to see Ellen.
"If l win, I'll hear of it soon enough
nG SdlOl, anu lie COulllGu SNCl
not spent with his idol as worse thar
wasted.
| "For the love of the saints" exclaim
ed Mrs. Callahan as she opened the
door, "what happened to your"
Will smiled a thick, swollen smile anC
carried himself with the air of the mar
in the picture who says, "But you ough-
to see the other fellow" as he replied
II just had bit of an argument will
Tim Carson for being so fresh with Ell
len this morning"
"But what did you do to McGratf
for his impudence?' asked Ellen aftel
shaking hands and laughing at hi
war worn appearance.
"Oh," said Will, with frown, "DaI
Halloran thought it was some of hi
business to looE after him."
"Well," said Ellen saucily, 81 gues
1t was as much of his business as i
The Kalispell bee., 1902-03-15
The Beet Sugar Industry.


When the commercial relations be-
tween this country and Cuba have
been satisfactorily Standardization
the important question of controlling
trusts has been finally answered.
and when experience has demon
strated that the home market and
home production can be made inter
dependent-then the production of
beet sugar may be said to be one OF
the permanent industries of the coun-
try. Just now the industry is in it's
experimental stage, and whatever in
formation can be supplied upon the
subject is gladly received. For this
reason report recently made by the
British consul, Wyndham, to his gov
ernment is of interest as showing the
rapid development of what promises
to be one of the greatest Industries
in the western world.
Consul Wyndham not only covers
the entire field from which reliable
data, may be gathered, but supple
ments his report upon the condition
of the beet sugar industry with valu-
able opinions that have been the sub
ject of much controversy. After the
fullest investigation, he has no hesi-
fancy in declaring his belief that the
United States will in few years pro-
duce from home grown beets the
$100,000,000 worth of sugar which we
import every year. A visit to the SUI
gar factories now in operation and
careful investigation of the methods
of sugar manufacture convince the
British official that the cultivation
and manufacture of sugar beets is a
profitable branch of the business. He
mentions one factory, which has just
been completed at Rocky Ford, Col,
which cost $1,000,0OO, and has ca
pacity of 1000 tons of beets per day,
from which 100 tons of refined sugar
can be made.
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er's business began to wane and
Decker began to worry.
At last it occurred to- the under
taker that his man might be sharing
the profits, so he decided to watch
him, and, secreting himself in the
cellar, became an invisible spectator
OF Manager Bartlett's game of cinch.
That there might be no possibility
of doubt when the matter came to
trial, Mr.. Decker devised a cunning
scheme, for the man of shrouds was
man of resource. Placing a camera
on a shelf in a direct line with the
money drawer, he attached a string
to the slide and betook himself and
string to a vantage point in the eel
| lar.
Bartlett soon arrived, and, finding
the Office vacant, opened the till and
was in the act of pocketing some of
The Kalispell bee., 1902-03-15

'sURE, IT IS YOUR OWN FAULT, ELLEN"
come home to spend st. Patrick's day
under the family roof, they stood on a
fairly equal footing. and each was re-
solved to wrest a final decision from
her before she returned to the city.
But as each was a distinguished men,
Der of the United Descendants of the
Irish Pioneers they were unable to
call on her until the days performance
was over. and now each had prospec-
tive fight on his hands that might make
all the difference in the world in the
result of his plans. But in order that
the gibes that gave such offense may
be properly understood something must
be told of the town in which they all
lived as we'll as of the high opposing
parties themselves.
Ongiara is a sleepy little town on one
of the great lakes, one of the rapidly
increasing number of whose inhabit
ants it is said that they live for nine
months of the year on fish and three
The Kalispell bee., 1902-03-15

ELLEN MADE A LAUGHING RUSH AT HIM
WITH A BROOM.
was of yours" Then she realized that
Dan had not come to see her, and she
exclaimed, with an exasperating air of
alarm:
"But he didn't get hurt, did he? oh,
he didn't get hurt?"
VIII smothered his wrath as best he
could and assured her that Dan was
all right, for he knew she would be for
running away to nurse him if he said
he was hurt, such being the way of
woman.
"Oh, he's all right" he said, with
fine show of irony, "but he had to stay
and spark the pig at Murphy's while
thought it more to my taste to come
and spark YOU"
Spark the pig?" asked Ellen. 'I
have heard enough about you wanting
that pig yourself"
'"True for you, but only wanted to
sell it. But Dan is like the fellow in
the old schoolboOk:
''He could not love you, DEAR so much
| Loved he not short ribs more"
| At this sally Ellen made q laughing
rush at him with broom in her hand,
and he lodged into the woodshed. Her
mother heard a short struggle in the
darkness into which Ellen had follow
ed him and laughed quietly, for she
had been young herself. A minute OF
so later Dan burst into the house, yell.
ing: 81 won the pig! l won the pig
Ellen, l won the pig?'
You can't fool him on pigsp' called
Ryan's voice out of the darkness. "He
was raised among them" Ellen's
laughter was heard applauding this
honored jest, and when they appeared
a moment later arm in arm Dan knew
it was all over.
81 guess, Dan." said Mrs. Callahan
that this is case of fish, not flesh"
"Pll see you before you get home to
night, William Ryan, Dan exclaimed
menacingly as he started toward th'
door,
81 shall be delighted to have some
conversation with you." answered
Ryan politely. Then he and Ellen re
ceived the blessings and eongratula
tons of her mother and the rest OF III
family.
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the money, when there was a click
and a shout of revengeful joy from
the irate funeral man.
The deadly camera had done the
work and the undertaken had the pic
ture to show for it.
The case was so clear against him
that the thief ventured no defense
and was given an opportunity to med
itate upon the vicissitudes of human
life and the lamentable progress of
modern science.
Till tappers and such will hereafter
do we'll to view harmless looking
photograph machines with alarm, and
to remember that while walls fre-
quently have ears, cameras always.
have eyes.
The Kalispell bee., 1902-03-15

I&2A-wMW AOuSC "oLSO1Lo IAAC ~ b ~
rick's day procession file past
on its way to the church, where there
was to be a special mass for the Unit
ed Descendants of the Irish Pioneers.
Suddenly joke flashed into the head
Of Tim Carson, and he couldn't hold
it in, though he well knew what the
result would be.
'See that you don't make fish of one
and flesh of the other, Ellen, darlint,"
he called to her Everybody in the
procession roared, Ellen blushed furi-
ously and Will Ryan, who was carrying
the banner of the order, stiffened him
self straighter than ever and registered
a VOW to thrash Tim Carson.
Inspired by the success of Carson's
joke, Mike McGrath thought he, too,
would have his fling and bawled:
ELLEN, remember it must be the whole
hog and all or none at allv'
While the crowd was laughing at
this fresh sally Dan Halloran, who
was riding at the head of the process
sion, gave the patient horse he be-
strode a vicious cut with his switch
and swore under his breath that Mike
McGrath would carry his features in
a sling for at least a month after this
blessed day. At the second gibe Ellen
had darted back into the friendly shell
ter of the house, where her mother
was laughing fit to kill herself.
"Sure, it is your own fault, Ellen, if
they do be joking with you. Why
don't you make up your mind which
one of them you want?"
perhaps I'd better wait till I'm ask
ed," said Ellen.
"Tutw said her mother. with asper-
it's. Everybody in the whole settlement
knows that Will Ryan and Dan Hal
loran are just crazy after you, and you
needn't tell me, as often as you have
been to picnics and olios with one OF
the other of them or have come home
from the church with them, that they
have never asked you"
well, I have never given them my
promise, then" And she tossed heI
crown of bushy red hair def1antly.
"Oh, of course, don't want you tC
take any one you don't want to, but
Dan Halloran is fine boy"
He's all right when he's working ir
the coalyard in the winter, but he ii
always dead broke in the summer
when the extra men are laid off,"
''Well, Will Ryan always has enough
when the fish are running in the sum
mer time"
Eyes, and all winter he would want
me to live on potatoes and point af
his folks before him did in Ireland"
But, despite her objections, these
two young men occupied more Of Ell
lens thoughts than she would confess
even to herself. She well knew thai
her happiness depended on making 6
choice between them, but which would
she have? While she was in the city
working as a housemaid for the pas
few months, it being her duty to hell
support the still growing family o.
Callahans, Dan had bis fat months
and was able to pay her several visits
on which occasions he urged his sui
vehemently. The same months wer
Will Ryan's lean months; but, thougl
he could not go to see her, he coul'
write letters, and he devoted his lei
sure to writing such fine ones that h
kept his rival from gaining an undu
advantage, and, now that Ellen ha
The Kalispell bee., 1902-03-15

For Sale-Timothy seed. Guaran-
teed clean. Louis Fehlberg, Sheldon.
The Kalispell bee., 1902-03-15
FISH OR
FLESH
A ST. PATRlCK'S DAY
STORY.
By Peter Macarthur
Z:
Copyright, 1901, by
Copyright, 1901, by
Peter Macarthur

- LIEN CALLAHAN was stand
ing at the door of her fathers
~ house watching the st. Pat
5ory flo no ct
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-04
SECRETARY HAYS GUEST.
President Receives a Warm Greet
ing in New Hampshire.

Receives a Warm Greet.
Ing in New Hampshire.
Newbury, N. H., Aug. 3O.-President
Roosevelt last night was the guest of
Secretary of State Hay, whose sum-
mcr home is situated a few miles from
here along the shores Of Lake Suna-
pee. The secretary and his daughters
met the president on his arrival and
Joined with the assemblage in extend
ing him hearty welcome. The pres
ident delivered a brief address to the
townspeople, in which he thanked
them for their greeting. He then en-
tered Secretary Hays launch Nomad
and steamed for the Fells. New
Hampsihire's arms We're open yester-
day in readiness to receive the presi-
dent. Long before he was awake "A
committee representing the governor
boarded the train. The welcome they
extended to him on behalf of the state
was magnifed later in the day in the
smalled towns through which the train
passed, and at Nashua, Manchester,
The Weirs and Concord. The presi-
dents speech at the park, where the
veterans were gathered, was most
favorably received. AS in the case at
Bangor, he admonished his hearers to
remain still and not to shove. A great
crush occurred at Concord as the train
was pulling out and for time it was
feared people would be hurt.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-04
1rARAlyzt LUMBER INTERESTS
HISsIssIPPI IS TOO Low IN ONE
PLACE AND TOO HIGH IN
ANOTHER.
BOTH CONDITIONS CAUSE LOSS
IUMBERMEN IN THE NORTH AND
MANUFACTURERS IN COUTH
SUFFER.

Keokuk, Iowa, Aug. 2s.-An unprece-
denied state of affairs exists on the
Mississippi river as result or az
ferent meteorological conditions IN OH
ferent portions of the valley. Lumber
interests are approaching paralysis
from low water on the higher stretches
of the river; and manufacturing inter-
.ests are losing heavily from high water
lust above St. Louis. Great alarm ex-
lists among river men around Dubuque,
where the stage of water is only about
two feet, the lowest mark reached for
wears. The river fluctuates up and
down with falling greater than the
rises. and the stage yesterday morning
at La Crosse was only 1.6 feet at the
cover ament gauge, with 2.7 feet as far
down as Davenport. The general be-
lief among lumbermen is that the pres
ent season will be the
Shortest In Twenty Years.
The Dubuque mills have a supply OF
logs for only week or two, and until
a marked rise in the river they must
shut down The same conditions Will
exist in cities on that part of the river
further down. The forecast of the
weather bureau is for continued falling
of the river. On the other hand the
river below the mouth Of the Des
Moines has been high all summer. At
Hannibal it is seriously interfering
with dredge building in the Burling-
ton yards and one big dredge building
for that railroad is under water. Vari-
GUS factories are disturbed by the high
stage of water on the lower part of the
upper Mississippi and each smart rise
causes fears Of flood damage.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-04
FIERCE FOREST FIRE.

Immense Damage Already Done to
Crops and Timber in Michigan.
Houghton, Mich, Aug. 80. - Forest
fires have devastated hundreds OF
acres of farm and timber land in the
vicinity of Rice and Mud lakes.
Flames threaten crops near Lake
Linden. Should they spread the farm
ers round about Lake Linden will
have to fight desperately to save crops
and property. Yesterday great vol
umes of smoke and flame could be
seen above the forests to the east of
Lake Linden. An enormous tract of
land covered with berry bushes and
sage brush was devastated.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-04
WORSE THAN EVER BEFORE KNOWN
FROM JAVA TO JAPAN AND IN
CHINA BOTH ON COAST AND
IN INTERIOR,
SEVERAL VILLAGES SWEPT AWAY
STORMS AND FLOODS CAUSE GREAT
DAMAGE IN CHINA AND
JAPAN.

Victoria, B. c., Aug. 30. - The cpl
demic of cholera is reaching alarming
proportions on the other side of the
Pacific, the outbreak extending further
and having more victims than ever
before reported. 1t extends from the
Island of Java to Japan, and almost
every city on the coast and many in
the interior are afflicted. The
The disease, too, is being contracted
by Europeans as we'll as natives. In
Hongkong from the first of the out
break to Aug. there had been 525
cases, six of the patients being Euro
peans. In Tien-tsin the last report
placed the number of cases for the
year at 1,049, and 1854 deaths within
the city wallis and lois cases and 593
deaths outside the city walls In other
places in China the proportion of cases
and deaths is just as great. A dis
patch says hundreds have died in Java.
A writer from Kuelin Kan province
says:
Il write from a city stricken with q
violent epidemic of cholera. People
are dying by hundreds daily. Outside
the city over 1000 have died. Whole
families are reported to have died"
In Japan the disease is
Working Fearful Havoc.
Little news is being received of the
rebellion in Kwang 81. as the wires
have been cut in the vicinity of Nam
king. 1t is said the rebels have their
headquarters at Hsilung, and Hsilung
is place near the border of Kwei
Chow province. While Hsilung is site
uated not far distant from the border
of Yum Nan. Viceroy Lin of Yum Nan
has suggested that a strong force,
consisting of soldiery from the three
provinces, Kwang 81, Yum Nan and.
Kwei Chow, should be sent against
the rebels without loss of time.
| According to a telegram from Ching
sha. anti-Chrstian disturbances have
/ broken out in the prefecture of Yung
Chow Flu, HUI Nan province, resulting
in the destruction of chapel.
Storms and floods visited China and
Japan during July and the early part
of August. The greatest damage was
by floods along the west rivers. Sew
eral villages We're entirely swept away.
many lost their lives and thousands
were rendered homeless. The water
in many places reached the roofs Of
the houses.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-04
GOOD ROADS WEEK SEPT. Is TO 20
SECTIONS OF MODEL DIRT AND
STONE ROADS TO BE
BUILT.
SPEECHES BY PROMINENT MEN
SPECIAL RATES WILL BE GIVEN
by ALL RAILWAYS FOR
THE WEEK.

Fargo. Aug. 30.-The government
good roads train will visit Fargo dur
ing the week of September Is to 70, and
will build sections Of dirt and stone
roads. to demonstrate the practicablll-
tv of the modern methods OF country
:oad- making.
The train is composed of ten cars,
loaded with stone crushers, steam roll
Ars graders and a full complement OF
machinery for doing the work. The
government furnishes experts to con-
duct expert work, the Great Northern
furnishes the train, and the manufact-
urers the machinery.
It's an Important Question.
Especially is this true in the Red
River valley, and prairie states gener-
ally, where good roads mean the saw
Ing of time, horsehesh and money to the
farmer increased trade for the busl-
ness man; but it adds facilities innu-
merabls to the farming community. all
IF which tend to make country life more
desirable. The bright young men being
raised on our farms will have no in
clination to move to the large cities #
the country homes are improved. The
farming community can afford to fur
nish part of the brainy young bust
ness men for the cities, but must retain
many of them. Good roads will help
keep them.
President Hill.
The committee has invited President
Hill to deliver an address during the
week Of the convention, and Gov.
White, and congressman, senators, state
| officials and other prominent men will
be in attendance, and the week will be
full of entertainment for everybody.
| Excursions and Rates.
| ALI the railroads will run excursion
trains to Fargo from points within fifty
miles, and the special rates will make
1T possible for everybody to spend a
few days in the metropolis at very
little expense.
Accommodations for All.
Fargo's hotels, first-class cafes, res
,aurants and lunch rooms are amply
provided with facilities to care for the
needs of the thousands of visitors eX-
pected during the week
Road and Township officers.
Special invitations have been sent to
.oad overseers and township officers as
these men are in touch with the work,
and from experience have learned that
the building of durable roads is an I'M
portant study.
. FargO's Committee.
The committee is composed of repre-
sentative men, among whom are Pres
ident Worst, of the Agricultural COL
lege; O.. G. Barnes, commissioner Of
Cass county; Joseph Ames, chairman
of the street. committee of the Fargo
city council (Mr. Ames is also chairman
of the good roads committee) G. S.
Barnes, of G. S. Barnes Il Co.. is also
a prominent worker as are Henry ).
Rusch, secretary of the Agricultural
college board, and Maurice D. Williams,
of the Fargo Storage and Transfer conf
pany. Thomas Hall is secretary OF the
committee, and will be pleased to fur
nish information to all relating to the
good roads movement.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-04
GREAT BIG CELEBRATION.
AT Bismarck, in Honor Of the First
500 Train Coming Into the City.

At Bismarck, in Honor of the First
500 Train Coming Into the City.
Saturday was truly a gala day for
the Capital City. At an early hour the
city presented q holiday appearance,
four large floral arches having been
erected at the principal street intersec-
tions, and the Stars and Stripes, with
miles of bunting, helped add enthusi-
asm to the long-pent-up feelings of the
populace. who for years had been
awaiting the coming Of the $780,"
The trains over the new road brought
over 1000 visitors to the city, and every
farmer and his family, who could get
away from the work of harvest for a
day. helped to make the celebra ton one
which the residents of the city will
never forget. A fine program of sports
was given. and the ball game between
the Bismarck and Washburn teams, at
tracted a large crowd. The score was 1
to 0 in favor of Bismarck. The game
was an excellent one, and the local
team did business. as they did in the
old days when Bismarck had a team
that did up the teams Of the state,
whenever they got game with them.
The fireworks in the evening were Of a
fine character.
Speeches were delivered by prom
inent citizens. pertaining to the i'm
portance the 500 line would lend to the
city and surrounding country and
bands of music entertained the visitors
on every corner. 1t was truly a great
day, and one which will pass down into
history, as one of the most important
in BSmarck's history, marking an era
in the development Of the city and Bur-
leigh county. Bismarck has now two
direct routes to st. Paul and Chicago,
and the Washburn road puts us in con-
nection with the large coal fields and
the cattle country.
The 500 and Washburn lines will use
the same depot. which Will be ready for
use this fall. 1t Is to be of fine pressed
brick and modern in every particular
The 500 also has brick and material on
the ground for Il four s'all round house
east Of the city.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-04
FUSION TICKET NAMED.
Nevada Offices Divided Between
Democrats and the Silver Party.

Reno, New, Aug. 80. - The Silver
party convention yesterday made
these nominations: Lieutenant gov
ernor, ] C. Allen of Churchill county;
supreme judge, G. F. Talbot, Elko;
secretary of state, Eugene Howell;
treasurer. David Ryan; surveyor gen.
eral E. D. Kelly; regent of state uni
versity, c. E. Mack, Storey. The DEM
ocratic convention made these nominal
tons: United States senator, F. G.
Newlands; representative in congress.
c. D. Van Duser: governor, John
Sparks; attorney general, James G..
Sweeney, Ormsby; superintendent of
public instruction, John Edwards
Brace; regent of state university, w.
w. Booker. This practically COM,
pletes the labor of both conventions
and all that remains to be done is for
them to meet in joint convention and
ratify the nominations made Z.