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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-05

The following interesting resume
of the Louisiana purchase and the
tricks across the continent of Cap
tains Lewis and Clark was feature
o. the Anaconda Standard on the eve
of the great anniversary, which was
celebrated by the formal dedication
of the great commemorative worlds
fair at St. Louis:
st. Louis was not the scene of the
transfer of the great inland empire,
then known as Louisiana, which Ma
poleon sold SO cheaply. The actual
sale occurred in France April 80,
1903, but the ceremony which trans
ferred to the United States that
great tract of land included in the
Louisiana purchase occurred in the
Cabildo at New Orleans December 20,
1903. The building which was then
comparatively new, was the head
quarters for the military government.
L. was stately in it's appointments,
and what IL has suffered in it's exter-
nal appearance since the memorable
Gay, nearly a century ago, is due not
sc much to the ravages of time as to
the tampering Of alleged architects.
The ceremonies that took place on
that long ago December day were ex.
tremely formal in their character
The United States government was
represented by two commissioners
Governor Claiborne and General Will
kinson, whose escort was made W
OF companies of American troops. In
behalf of France, formal remuneration
of the vast territory included in the
Louisiana purchase was proclaimed
on behalf of the United States the
two commissioners took formal pos
session of the territory. After the
ceremony those who were the prin
ciples in it stepped out upon the bal
cony of the CabildO. At given sig
nal the French flag was slowly low
cred from it's place, and instantly tn
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-05

Louis, where the expedition was
disbanded.
The expedition was a remarkable
one, not more in it's important
achievements than in minor details,
management, progress and results.
1t may we'll be regarded as nation
epoch of exploration. The eXpedi-
ton started from the mouth of Wood
(Du Bois) river, opposite the mouth
O: the Missouri. in Illinois, May IA,
1914, and reached ST Louis on it's
return September %, 1906, thus con-
Stunning in its work, two years, four
months and nine days. During this
time. no. one disagreement or clash
O: authority occurred between the
leaders, a remarkable record. There
was but one death, that of Sergeant
Floyd, although there was much sick
less. There was but one suggestion
Of mutiny, and this on the part of
one man only, who, besides being
promptly punished afterWard, fully
atoned for his fault. There We're two
attempts at desertiOn, one Of which
was successful; in the other case,
the man was promptly disciplined
and discharged from service. Through
all their vicissitudes and dangers
there was but one really serious ac-
cdent Captain Lewis being accident
ally shot through the thigh when
we'll on the way home. He recovered
before reaching ST Louis.
Although their route was through
an Indian country entirely, and the
Indians were in most instances the
widest of nomads, in some cases
re yer having seen white man, yet
there was but one serious difficulty
with them, and then it was only nee
essary to kin two Indians. Their al
most uniformity kind reception by,
and treatment of the Indians, and
their absolute and utter dependence
upon them, time after time, for food
with which to save themselves from
starvation, furnishes perhaps the
r,ost caustic and cutting criticism
that can be made upon the govern
ment's subsequent treatment Of the
red man.
Born in IVA, Captain Lewis, Vir
ginian. was 80 years old when ne
took command of the expedition. Al
one time he was President Jefferson
Jrivate secretary. When he returned
from his trip he became governor OF
louisiana He held that office wher
he died in 1918. His death occurred
IN an obscure tavern in Tennessee
and the tradition is that he was the
victim of suicide. The place is 6s
or 20 miles southwest of Nashville
Lewis was buried there. In 1S43 the
, Tennessee legislature named a coun
ty in his honor, and, in 1S4S, erected
monument over his grave.
: William Clark was also virginia.
/ b, birth. He was born in 1870. H
r neld an army commission and re
!. signed upon his return to st. Louis
r in 1906. He was appointed Indial
. agent for Louisiana by Jefferson
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-05
FOUNDED ON A ROCK.
The Pueblo Of th~ AcOma Indiana
In New Mexico.

The Pueblo Of th~ AcOma Indians
In New Mexico.
A traveller from New Mexico was tell
ing the other night of the wonders of
that country.
"YOu have all heard the advice about
building on a rock, suppose" said he.
"Well, to see that injunction "n----~'
out to the letter you should ,,slI the
Acoma Indians. Their pueblo is built
on mesa rising 800 feet from a COM
paratively level stretch.
"They tell n funny story about how
they came to land Oh the top of such a
huge rock. 1t seems that they We're
formerly located on another rock, and
one day when they were all out work
ing along came Il great rainstOrm and
wiped off the map the only path lead
ing up to their rock city. Well, there
was nothing for it but to hunt Up IN
other rock and they took life lease
of their present location.
Its picturesque place when one
gets up there. The houses are built of
adobe, and one has to get out of doors
to get upstairs. You see, they have
ladder up which they climb to get into
the second story.
"They have ways of their own of
cooking. They grind their flour in
trough with stones. They grind the
wheat as woman washes clothes and
spread 1t to dry on an old shawl. That
purt of it may look simple, but l tell
you it takes some skill to spread
thin batter over redhot soapstOne as
they do when baking. When it is done,
they take hold of one corner and lift
| it off as one would a porous plaster.
But those people are past masters in
the art of making pottery. They have
been at it for years and turn out some
beautifully colored water jars, bowls
and such things. Altogether they are
picturesque people, and visit to them
is we'll worth the climb up to their
rocky home if one happens to be in
that part of the country."-New York
| Tribune
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-05

In 1890 the population within it's linn
it's exceeded twice that of the United
States at the time of the purchase.
Today it is the greatest mineral,
grazing, timber, corn and wheat re-
g:on of the United States. This is
the country that Lewis and Clark
We're to explore.
The president put Captain Merri-
waather Lewis in charge of the eXpe-
dition. William Clark, friend of
Lewis, was selected for second place.
At that time the northwest was an
unknown country. possessed by the
Indians, the fur traders and the wild
beasts. Almost without exception
the streams, the mountains and the
valleys were unknown and unnamed.
One report of the expedition shows,
briefly, that the expedition assembled
the Missouri river from it's mouth ITO
Fort Mandan, Just north Of Bismarck,
n D., where was spent the winter
o, 1S04-5. The explorers then ad-
yanced to Three Forks, near Logan,
in this state, thence up the Jefferson
branch, across the continental divide
at Lemhi pass, ana they attempted to
descend the Salmon river. Repulsed,
they crossed the Bitter Root range
into the Bitter Root valley, descended
to the mouth of Lolo creek, followed
the creek westward to the divide,
crossed the range a second time ITO
the Clearwater river, followed that
stream to the Snake river, thence
down the Snake to the Columbia
= nee to the Pacific. Near the
+ outh of the Columbia. not far from
astoria, they passed the winter OF
1866.
On their return they retraced theil
outgoing route to the mouth of the
| Wala Walla river, from which point
they cut across lots over land tt
Lewistown, at the junction of the
Snake and Clearwater rivers. The!
then practically retraced their ole
route across the mountains IL
the mouth of Lolo creek, in the Bit
ter Root valley. There they divided
their forces, Clark returning, with
, some variation of route, to the Three
Forks of the Missouri, while Lewis
struck out northeast across thu
mountains, via Hellgate and Biz
: BlackfOot rivers and Lewis ant
Clark's pass to the Great Falls of tn
, Missouri. At that point, Captain
; Lewis subdivided his party, AM
while Sergeant Gass and his sui
, party proceeded down the river VIII
, the luggage, ETC., Lewis and the 9th
: ers made sundry explorations north
west on the headwaters OF Maria
l river, joining Gass later at the mout
: OF that stream. From there the
D foated down the Missouri to tn
: mouth of the Yellowstone, near whlc
: they rejoined Captain Clark and pa
/ ty who had crossed the Rockies fror
: Three Forks to the Yellowstone rive
g and then followed down that stream
f United again, they pursued the
}. course down the Missouri to S
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-05
AT WILSON'S

stars and stripes were raised and
flung to the breeze in token of the
new sovereignty. The supreme court
of Louisiana holds is sessions in the
Cabildo, in the room where the fam
Gus ceremonies of 1903 were wit
messed:
Today, in commemoraton of the
sale negotiated 100 years ago, elabo-
rate ceremonies will be held in New
Orleans These will include the I'M
yelling of a handsome bronze tablet
descriptive of the event. 1t is placed
in the Cabildo by me Society of Col
onial Danes.
Montana is one of the states whose
people ought to take special interest
in the centennial of the Louisiana
purchase and the Lewis and Clark
expedition. This states domain was
part of a vast territory included in
the purchase The acquisition of the
re gion was planned by Thomas JEFF
ferson. who became president of the
United States in 1901. Originally
the region known as Louisiana was
a French possession, through La
Sales discoveries in the seventeeth
century, but by secret treaty
France in 1852 conveyed Louisiana to
Spain. It was an expensive province
France was glad to get rid of it..
Forty years later another secret
treaty conveyed Louisiana back to
|
Jefferson realized that the United
States must control certain territory
near the mouth of the Mississippi
river. When he began negotiations
for a purchase it was with Spain;
when it was ascertained that Snain
had conveyed the region back to
France, Mr.. Jefferson and his repre-
yentatives were surprised. France
was at war with England; Napoleon
was in dire need of money; Living
ston, the American minister at Paris
was assisted by James Monroe as a
special commissioner; negotiations
progressed we'll; on April go 1903, a
treaty transferring all of Louisiana
to the United States, the considera
ton being $15.000,OO0, was sent tc
Washington for ratification; it was
ratified October II in that year. As
has been said, Jefferson's first in
tention was to buy simply belt o
territory adjacent to the Mississippi
His theory was that the purchase
, would involve an expenditure OF
i, about two millions. The proposition
to buy clear through to the Pacific
, all of the holdings of France at thu
/ much larger figure came from Napo
/ leon.
; Louisiana was larger in area thai
Great Britain, France, Spain, Gel
: many, Portugal and Italy thrown int
: one. Out of it have been carved er
2 tire Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, M
: braska, North and South Dakota an
: Indian Territory; nearly all of Louis
: lana, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyomin
: and Montana; about two-thirds G
e Minnesota and one-third of Colorado
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-05
From a Cat Scratch

On the arm, to the worst sort of a
burn, sore or boil, DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is a quick cure. In buy
ing Witch Hazel Salve, be particular
to get Dewitt s-this is the salve
that heals without leaving a scar. A
specific for blind, bleeding, itching
and protruding piles. Bronson &
Lighthall, Broderick & Walker.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-05

After the death of Lewis, in 1918, he
became governor Of the territory OF
Missouri, and he held that position
Until Missouri became state. in
1920. He died in 1898. at the
age of 60
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-05

Fred Herrig, one of the forest rang
ers on duty along the line of the new
road, was in the city for few days
this week.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-05

Charles Smithers and Lew SwitZer
left last night for Great Falls, where
they will attend the state convention
of the Modern Woodmen.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-05
JudiciOus Advertising.

Every man must blow his own horn
nowadays, and judicious advertising
is the great horn that enables many to
make themselves heard in the din OF
coz, petition.-Jewelersi Circular-W
ly.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Roach, accom-
panied by their daughter, left for
their home in Minot, N. D., yester-
day morning. after a short visit in
this city.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-05

]. M. Wilcox of Shelby Junction
was a business visitor in the city
this week.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-05
Health Notice.

BY cleaning up your back yards
and alleys you will thereby save
costs. BY order OF the board of
health. j. w. JOHNSON,
Health Officer.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-05
TOWN TOPICS

Mrs. L. M. Newell of Missoula is
spending a few days in Kalispell.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-05
LOUISIANA
centennial
Actual Sale Occurred at New Orleans
December 20.
TRANSACTION AT THE cABILDo

BY Secret Treaty in 1862 France Con-
veyed Louisiana to Spain, But 1t
Was Handed Back in the Same
Manner-France and Spain Glad to
Get Rid of It.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-05

Good morning Have you taken
n. X?
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-13
AN ELECTRIC BLAZE
At PROPHETS BALL,
Interior Decoration of Merchants
Exchange to Be Different
This Year.
NATIONAL C0L0RS IN LIGHTS.
Smilax and Evergreen to Furnish
the Background for a MaPve-
lous Scheme of UIuminat-
ing the Great Hall.

Notable IN the work of preparation for
the coming visit OF the Yelled Prophet is
the projected decoration of the Merchants
Exchange Hall, where the customary ball
will be held. Radical departure from the
time-honored bunting OF the decorators
art is planned. and a brilliant electric dis
play. in which $3.50 incandescent lights
will be employed. will he made.
George H. Morgan. secretary of the ex-
change. in describing the scheme for the
display. said:
We intend 10 keep It in consouance
with the display Of the floats in the street
parade and 20 typ:fy the Worlds Iair
season. The Fair Will lie Illustrated. as
far as may be. as VIII the Yelled Prophet
Notable in the scheme Of decoration will
De a display of the national ColOrs Of every
nation IN the world This is to &c accom-
pushed through the use OF transparent
globes.
"SmiIax and other green's Wi! he en-
planned. the display wil be very beautiful
as well as unique.
over and thanking the throne Of the
Yelled Prophet and its raised Gals will be
thrown three arches. brilliantly lighted
and festooned in smilaX and draperieS.
The arches viii. be supported by four pill
lars. also Illuminated.
The main entrance to the hall will he
oraped with the American flag, and the
stairvays and corridors will be lined with
potted plants and shrubs
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-13

subordinate and to him all are RESPONSE
bic for carrying cut his plans OF central-
| Z8tiun. uiiliE ttJou and cooperation, which
are the trinity OF his policy.
Though h. has been but a few months
in charge Of the Gould systems, the beTe-
lit OF his work ana the efficacy of the pol
Icy which created hIs position are now
apparent
Agencies where only one Could repre-
sentative was necessary Were trimmed
down accordingly and tho representative
IN charge was given to understand that
lie represented the Gould systems and not
the Missouri Pacific. the Texas and Pa
citiC or the Wabash. but all Of the lines
belonging to the Gould systems, and must
be guided accordingly.
The agent who was removed was not
discharged, bur placed in 4 city where the
Gould lines had rot had agencies, and in
structed 10 hustle for business for the
Gould lines.
Though Mr.. Bird spends most OF his
time in his private car travelling over diff
ferent portions OF the vast systems. he
always finds time for family conferences.
generally held ct his office in Chicago,
SenCeT officials ard executives of the vari-
Gus systems is held for the betterment OF
the service.
1t s. said tina day and night Bird Is
ever revolving ZONE plan by which the
Gould lines can set and keep more freight
IN their tracks, schemes by which tho
passenger service can be hetIered. and
outlines for faster schedules. with a saw
ing in power. These. and more, are al
and tho results. it is believed. will be thai
soon the Gould lines will fulfill his ex-
pectatlonS and merge into q vast and
We!l-nlgh perfect system.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-13
REPORTS.
southampton.

This morning at 5:l3 the first of a new
line Of cars will leave the St. Louis
Transit Company'S sheds at Jefferson and
Geyer avenues, running out over the Tow
er Grove line, onto Kings highway. thence
to and through the Mercantile Trust Com
pany's Southampton subdivision. arriving
at the western end Of its run at 5:3s. The
new line Of cars is known as The South
amDtOn Line" and completes the trip be-
tween Broadway and Pine street and
Devonshire and Macklind avenues, the
principal and western STREETS OF S~Outhamp-
ton. in forty minutes.
\ little less than a year ago the Mer-
camille Trust Company opened this aGdt-
ton. with little to give outside of the
actual land values. other than promises.
To-day the starting Of the Southampton
cars fulfills every promise the Mercantile
management has maze to purchasers in
Southampton. and removes the only pos
stble objection that can be raised to
southampton as Il home location.
The cars are to run on a twelve-minute
schedule. and residents OF Southampton In
the vicinity Of Kings highway between
Arsenal street and the subdivision will
find this service 10 be equal to any in
St. Louis to-day.
SOUTHAMPTON is now complete as a home
location IN every. detail. The construc-
ton work is rapidly nearing completion.
including everything that would go to
make UP an u~p-to-date subdivision, and
with the improved Street-car facilities this
properly will be closed out in the course
of a few weeks.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-13

Competition. backed by limitless capital.
has fostered the principles Of centraliza-
ton in the mind Of railway magnates IN
til It permeates all departments.
Lines are linked together and placed IN
der one executive. these linked lines are
merged with other lines and the system
placed under one management. but even
this did not bring desired results, espe-
cially in Instances where the magnate
controlled several systems in different por-
lions of the country.
The problem to be solved was how the
systems in the West could be made to
cooperate IN the best manner with the
systems Of the East.
How freight originating on one line
should never, until absolutely necessary
leave the rails of the roads under the con-
troll of the magnate owning the original
line. and thereby producing the greatest
possible ton-mile revenue
But chiefly how it could be made posi-
ment to work in harmony for tho benefit
OF the whole.
An answer to these problems and many
others similar is found In the appoint
ment of traffic directors for the entire
system.
a. c. BIRD. traffic director and vice pres
dent of the Gould systems, has control
Of the traffic passing over nearly l4,teO
miles of rails in the East and in the West.
Jnder him all the traffic directors are
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-13
Demand for Houses May Cause
Active Building Operations
in Winter.
RENT RATES REACH LIMIT.
Building Lots Show No Imitation
in Values, and This Is Held
to Be the Salvation of
Home Seekers.

Though the real estate market last weel
was exceptionally dull for this season O.
the year. agents expect a rush before colo
Weather sets in. Their expectations ar,
based on the fact that the demand fol
houses exceeds the supply. and. in spite OF
the high prices Of material and big wages
paid to la5orers and mechanics. there must
be more building. it is said.
IF several thousand carpenters, brick
masons and kindred craftsmen were SCI
10 work tomorrow and kept steadily EN-.
ployed for an indefinite period, they would
not build enough dwellings, and stores to
relieve the present pressure" said an
agen: yesterday.
o course the approaching Worlds Fair
has something to do with the increased
demand" he continued. but, as a matter
OF fact, the ordinary growth OF st. Louis
far outstrips the current rate Of build
ing
1t is admitted that the rent rates are
approaching Il maximum figure. Proper
ty owners for the first time in several
years are receiving fair interest on their
Investment. 1t is also recognized that
tenants are paying as much as they an
afford for the accommodations furnished.
The law of supply and demand is alb
sOlute in the realty market, as in other
things an agent remarked. and the
situation develops his thought: If land
lords raise rents. home seekers viii make
sacrifices IN order TO build dwellings.
The feature of the market which will
prove the salvation Of prospective build
erS is that ST. Louis has lots of room, and
the prices OF building lots show no in
na[iOn.'
This latter feature IS one that is held
to be OF much significance by such
realty experts as Lorenzo Z. Anderson
and c. II. Mcmillan Of the Mercantile
Trust Company, President William A.
Giraidin Of the Real Estate Exchange
Walter ]. Holbrook OF HOibrook-Black-
Company. c. c. Nichols of NichOlls-Rit-
ter and the real estate specialists Of the
Mississippi Valley, Germania and other
trust companies.
expert. shows that there can be no reac-
ton after the Worlds Fair. If In a short
time it Is shown that the rent rates may
advance to an Unreasonable ngure because
Of an excessive demand, we will find that
much building can be accomplished IN q
short space of time.
The entire sitI d ton IS characteristic OF
st. Louis's conservatism. There is no rush
TO build houses until 1t is proven that they
are vitality necessary. If this be shown
then St. Louis Will be there with the
goods"
More sales OF suburban homes are be-
ing made than dealers would expect at
this season. This IS particularly true of
Southampton. the subdivision opened by
the Mercantile Trust Company. only a
few lots remain unsOld. Beginning this
morning. a special liEe OF cars over the
Tower Grove road from sixth and Pine
streets will be operated on a twelve-:nin-
ute schedule. The Southampton schedule
is to be permanent.
In Overland Park and Harvey Heights.
subdivisions controlled by the Mississippi
Valley Trust Company, the sales continue
to be numerous.