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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

had sent a survey through the valley
for its Pacific extension This was
their promise of market. Thereto
fore they had had no market and in
consequence of that circumstance but
little of the land had been cultivated
though most of the valley land had
been taken under the public land acts
and good many ranchers were re-
siding upon their claims.
On Ashley creek trading point
had been established, the main feat
ures of which We're a postotfice,
general store. drug store. blacksmith
shop and saloon. This was called
Ashley. and it had been the main
town of the valley until Demersville
arose ON the bank of the Flathead
river some four miles away. This
town now took the leading place
which it held until the birth of kal-
ispell. Demersville's great advantage
was in being situated On the river
for steamboat piled from there
down the river and on down to the
south end of Flathead lake where it
connected with stage line. which
in turn crossed the Flathead Indian
reservation and made connection with
the Northern Pacific railroad at Ra-
valli. This was the only regular line
of communication with the outside
world.
The history of the rise and fall of
Demersville must be written of itself.
AS Rome rose on the banks of the
Tiber so Demersville arose on the
bank of the Flathead; as Rome had
her golden epoch so had Demersville,
that of the latter was during the
grading of the Great Northern rail
way when the paymaster's headquar-
ters were there and all supplies as
we'll as travel came in by the river.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

Written for the Holiday Bee.l
She was born a girl by reason of
an edict of the people who are sup
posed to be responsible for all the
laws, especially such as this, or. in
other words, custom decides the form
of the pronoun.
She is a robust and healthy lass of
twelve bright summers, for she was
born on st. Patrick's day in the NOR
ming in the year 1891. Like the chill
dren who daily thrOng her streets at
school hours She shows at every
springing step abounding health and
vigor; like them she holds her head
up and looks the world squarely in
the eyes; like them she cOmprehends
the meaning of what she sees; like
them she has put the years of her
tender infancy behind her together
with their attendant ailments; like
them she never could be called
squalling kid for she, as we'll as they,
was healthy from the first. She was
afflicted with the measles of hard
times from 1898 to about 1896, but
all other places suffered at the same
time from that malady and recovered
so did she-and today she shows
no more sign of having had it than
do the strong limbed boys and girls
of her public schools.
1t cannot be said of Kalispell that
"she was born of poor but honest
parents" Her parentage was honest
enough, but, in order to be strictly
truthful, it must be admitted that
she might be called patrician, what
ever that means, for she certainly is
not very plebeian, and she is now
old enough so that she is herself
aware of the fact. When she was
an infant and her corner lots We're
being taken at $3.50 on the first sale
of lots she scarcely realized it's mean
ing more than baby does that its
dress is an expensive one. She is
not unduly proud. only she knows her
station and maintains it.
That peculiar law of the people re-
garding the pronoun makes it little
bit uncertain whether this is to be
a biographical sketch or a chapter
of history. The advice of an old
friend Mr. Noah Webster, who has
helped us out Of many a dilemma,
has been sought, but he only answers
that a biography lis a history of the
lie anu Clldl dClcI VI q poi liN''ie'A
person, and that history is an ac-
count of that which is known to have
occurred, a record of the past, etc.
Upon appealing again to law of the
people-those people who write biog-
raphies and histories-it appears
that they comence both in the same
way. that is, they commence a de-
tached section of history by descTlb-
ing the conditions existing at the
time the chapter begins and out of
which grew the events narrated. A
biography generally begins by telling
about the parentage of the person
whose history is written. In both
cases the antecedents are mentioned.
Then applying the first great truth
that this is free country where you
can do as you like, you may call it
either one.
Previous Conditions.
In 1890, the population of the Flat
head valley was resting in the con-
sciousness of merit deserving OF
great reward, in the confident hope
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

were indicated by line of pegs com
ing in from the east through Bad
Rock canyon and extending almost
straight across the valley to Pete
Lagoni's ranch at the mouth of
Smiths valley. and as the ranches
along that peg line were all we'll
calculated for town sites. prices had
logged up accordingly The ranchers
We're not the only ones who had been
thinking about townsites, for specu-
latOrS from the outside had for
months been dickering for such
ranches along that line as they
fancied We're peculiarly well situated
for future town. and some outsider
who was supposed to be on the in
side had actually bought two quarter
sections where the line of pegs
crossed the Saltwater creek.
The men who had interrupted the
quiet Of the settlement where kalis-
oe,t now stands were Mr.. A. A.
White. then manager of the North
west Land company of Moorhead.
Mimi. and who had started a good
many towns along the lines Of the
Great Northern Railway company,
then there was d. r. McGinnis. now
we'll known resident of Kalispell
but who was then the representa-
tive OF The Agricultural Press Asso-
ciaIiOn-this association was made
up of the editors of the leading
neWspa pers Of the west either agri-
cultural or having an agricultural de-
partment. Then there We're Clifford
& Stannard. the Romulus and Remus
of Demersvile. Everybody in Kals-
pell and elsewhere knows Remus.
tMr. Geo. F. Stannard). and no one
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

Saint Patrick is the patron saint of
Kalispell the date of the founding of
the town having been March II, 1891.
There are a proportionate number
of Irish persons in kalispell and
Flathead county. and there are three
Catholic churches. so that the saints
are not lily provided for However.
the Irish have had a hand in the up
building of the -ailroad, and the
country generally, but the honest
celt has been sOlpplanted in railroad
work by the "dirthy dago" on the
Great Northern.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

AS Rome erected multitude of tenn
pies to the heather deitieS. SO did
DemerSvllle-mOSt of those of the
later city were reared and dedicated
to Bacchus. And as Rome had her
decline and fall. SO had Demersville;
and also as Rome left her mark on
the civilized world so Demersville
left her mark on the outer portions
of kalispell for several years in the
shape of transplanted heather tenn
pies, but those picturesque monu-
ments are no longer noticeable owing
to the rapid growth of the new city
What theme for the historian.
Her Birth.
In December 1890 the settlement
of farmers between Ashley creek and
Saltwater creek was disturbed out
of their ordinarily quiet routine of
life by the advent among them of
several strangers who seemed to
have something on their minds. The
strangers drove hither and thither be
tween the tall rail fences which di-
vided the level prairie up into
squares and parallelograms. They
stopped at the houses and parleyed
with their occupants but they didn't
appear to be able to talk on more
than one subject: it was always
about taking options on those
ranches. The farmers We're willing
to sell their land hut they didn't think
much of giving options, for every
farmer in the Flathead valley north
OF the town of Demersville realized
that his farm would make an ideal
town site and maybe the railroad
company would change it's survey
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of glorious thereafter, and the
knowledge that they possessed a cor
by nature Their confidence and
hope have been abundantly justified
so far as time has progressed. The
Great Northern Railway company
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

Eventually there seems to have
giving an option by admitting that
been an understanding amongst the
option hunters (prObably a truce or
a trust) and all withdrew from the
field excepting Mr.. White. He re-
piled to the rancher's objection to
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

and run it smack through that farm,
in which case it almost certainly
would become townsite because it
was so much better adapted for that
purpose than any of the other farms
up or down the line
At that time the intentions of the
Great Northern Railway company
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18
CHE Special advantages Offered Settlers in The 5abead GALLEY

want want qmbk egmd nd lakes and
ghM @bwMd k yh fdm ad
Thousands acres dG farm ava the settler in favored rgA
km O. more h county, Hp the h
cmdpoAmb aO dwpm udh mmudrs uny truly
wHna aemH dyM AwuoA he wise uHx Hs y
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

blames him for his nurse, for it is
we'll known that he didn't partake
much of her nature as he was not
her favOrite. Then theIe was Mr..
McC. Wininger, now well known in
halispell but Mr. Wininger circulat-
ed north of Duncan's ranch while all
the others operated from there south.
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There is the same difference
in value between Newspapers
as advertising mediums as
there is between people, be-
tween horses, boats or houses.
The Bee leads.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

The Bee for December, es-
pecially the Holiday number, as
an advertising medium cannot
be discounted in Northern Mon.
tana-The circulation is in.
creasino every day.
The Republican journal., 1903-10-29
Union Veterans Union.

The 10th annual encampment of the de-
partment Of Maine, Union Veterans union,
was held in Auburn Oct. 18th. The dele
gates were entertained by members of Sedg-
wick command, U. V. o., and the women
of Burnside relief corps. At a business
meeting in Burnside Post hall the report Of
the assistant adjutant general, Charles J.
House, showed the decrease of membership
the past year to be nine.
The following officers were elected: De-
partment commander, Patrick Hayes of
Chelsea; first deputy commander, |. b:
Davis of Dover /; chaplain, J. Edwin Nye Of
Auburn; department surgeon. Dr.. W. S.
Norcross of Auburn inspector, w. S. Oak
man of Togus; mastering officer, j. s.
Morrison Of Gardiner; assistant adjutant
general, Charles J. House of Augusta
assistant quartermaster general, Gen.
Charles O. Wadsworth of Gardiner.
The place of the next meeting was left in
the hands of Department Commander Hayes
and the executive committee. After supper
served by Burnside relief corps, campfire
was held at which a fine program was carri-
ed out.
The Republican journal., 1903-10-29
Paine'sCelery
Compound
CURES RHEUMATISM.

Rheumatism, which does its terrible work
in the muscles, joints, and tissues, is caused by
uric acid which gathers in the blood. To get
rid of this poisonous acid which produces the
irritations, pains, agonies, infammations, and
swellings peculiar to rheumatism, Paine's
Celery Compound should be used without
delay. No other medicine gives such prompt,
cheering, and happy results. It is the only
medicine that prevents return OF the dreaded
disease. Paine's Celery Compound braces
the nerves, the blood is quickly cleared OF all
irritating poisons, tissue and muscle are built
up, and the digestive organs perfectly toned.
Do not treat with indifference the slightest
rheumatic symptoms; the early use OF Paine's
Celery Compound will save you weeks and
months of suffering. Mr.. s. u. Conway,
St. Louis, Mo-, was permanently cured by
Paine's Celery Compound after repeated fail
ures with other medicines and physicians; he
says:-
81 am 81 years Of age, and have lived in
St. Louis ~ years, and all this time with the
exception of three years, have served in the
Engineers Department as Inspector. Last
winter contracted rheumatism and was laid
up. tried all remedies and doctors, but all
failed until struck Paine's Celery Compound,
which has made permanent cure IN my case.
I have recommended it to many, and they
have used it with the same result"
The Republican journal., 1903-10-29
NEWSPAPER NOTES

Last Saturday George A. Parlin and Mrs
Mary S. HanScOm were united in marriage
by Rev. Fannie +. Austin. Both bride an(
groom are life long residents of Machias
and host of friends unite in congratula
tions.-Machias Republican, Oct. 18th.
Mr. Parlin was until recently the editor
and proprietor of the Machias Union, an(
retired after nearly fifty years of newspa
per work. A schoomate and playmate
wishes to be included among those extend
ing congratulations and good wishes.
To its wealth of general news and illus.
trations of the political, commercial, social
and sporting worlds, to its housekeepers
exchange, its fashion and toilet columns, its
popular correspondence, its stories of travel
and its fiction, to its signed editorial sympO-
siums, it's comic supplement in coiors, its
puzzle pictures and chldren's page the Sun
dayGlobe has added department of instruc-
tion in piano music. Twelve Tree lessons in
piano playing will be given on Twelve success.
sive Sundays. These lessons have been in
dorsed byProf. JosefHoffman,t the celebrated
pianist, by Prof. George w. Chadwick, the
head of the New England conservatory of
music, and by scores of leading musicians
and instructors. They will teach the merest
novice the fundamental principles of the
piano SO that any one may learn by them to
play his own accomplishments. At the same
time they will be useful to advanced stu
dents, and even to teachers.
The Republican journal., 1903-10-29
NOTICE OF SALE.

DURSUANT to a license from the Honorable
L Judge OF Probate, for the County of Waldo,
in the State of Maine, shall sell at public auc-
ton on the twenty fourth day of November, A.
d. 1903, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon on the
premises. all the right, title and interest which
Richard P. Stickney late of Belfast, in said
County. deceased, had in and to the following
described real estate. namely: A certain lot or
parcel of land, with buildings thereon, situated
lows, to wit: Beginning on the westerly side Of
Church street at a point midway between the
store formerly of R. p. Stickney and the former
vest shop of Selwin Thompson; thence south 52i &,
west on line midway between said store and
vest shop, to an IRON bolt in line of land formerly
of J. N. Stewart; thence north 21ao west on sad
Stewards line twenty-siX feet and eleven inches
to a stake; thence on said Stewards back line to
land Of d. p. Flanders. 433 feet; thence on sad
Flanders line nOrthWard twenty three feet and
eight inches to land of Enoch c. Hilton; thence
on said HtOn'S line one foot from where the
Haraden barn and shed formerly stood, fifty
southwark, to point nineteen feet and three
inches from the main house of said Hilton; thence
on line parallel with said Hilton's house, north
661o east to Church street; thence on Church
street thirty-four feet to place OF beginning.
Said real estate being subject to two mortgages
to the Belfast Savings Bank amounting to one
thousand dollars, with interest thereon since
June l, l9O3 and Sheriff's deed to caro- A.
Stickney, on which there is due ninety-s1x dol
lars and thirty mine cents, and interest since
December TO- 1902 also subject to the right ana
interest therein of the widow OF said Richard r.
Stickney, deceased. oo,
Dated this sixteenth day of October, A. D. 1903.
CARO- A. STICkNEY,
Administrative.
The Republican journal., 1903-10-29
Collectors Notice Of Sale.

Unpaid taxes on lands of resident and non.
resident owners situated in the town OF Pros
pect, in the County of Waldo, for the year 1902
The following list of taxes on real estate of
resident and nonresident oWners situated in
the town of Prospect aforesaid, for the year 19o!
committed to me for collection for said town on
the 1St day of June, 1907, remain unpaid; and
notice is hereby given that if said taxes with i'll
tereSt and charges are not previously paid. SO
much of the real estate taxed as is sufficient ana
necessary to pay the amount due therefor i'll
cudng interest and charges, will be sold with
out further notice. at public auction at School
House Dist. No i'll said town. on the first Mon
day of December, 1908, at nine O'Clock \. NJ.
Heirs of Thomas Clark, one house. value $3.50;
one barn. value $50; fifty acres of land value
$685. amount of tax due, including interest and
charges, S12.10.
Heirs of Thomas Wagner, one house, value $50;
thirty acres of land, value Sl.5; amount of tax
due, including interest and charges. S450
VIM. 2. Baird one store, value 500: barn, value
300: wharf. value 5000 seven shops. value
S2Ou one engine and house, value $500 1.5 NJ
paving blocks, value 81, 750; amount of tax due.
including interest and charges, $500.
Heirs of Henry Z. Felch, one house. value 500;
eleven acres of land, value S11; amount of tax
due, including interest and charges, S354
O. B. GRAY.
Collector of Taxes of the town of Prospect.
Prospect, Oct. 49, 1903
The Republican journal., 1903-10-29
Collectors Notice Of sale.

Unpaid taxes on lands of nonresident owners
situated in the town of Norshport, in the County
of Waldo, for the year 1902:
The following list of taxes on real estate of
nonresident owners, situated in the town of
Northport, aforesaid, for the year 1902 commit
ted to me for collection for said town the 18th
day of May, 1902, remain unpaid; ard notice is
charges are not previously paid so much of the
real estate taxed is sufficient and necessary to
pay the amount due therefor, including interest
and charges, will be sold without further notice,
at public auction at f. Is. Elwell's Hall, in said
town, on the FIRST Monday of December 1903, at
nine o'clock A. NJ.
Alden. David, Heirs, bou, ded north by land of
L. E. Pitcher; east by land of Grant and Wad-
lin: south by Frohock lot; west by land of F.
A. Bird value, 500; tax 81 81.
Brown, Ann NJ. Lot No. 5 on Temple Heights,
north of gu}ch, east side of county road value,
$50; tax, .45.
Carmel Cottage, bounded as follows: north by
Auditorium grounds; east by Orringtou cot
tage; south by Partridge lot; west by Thomas
Ton cottage; value, 500; tax, 81 81.
Jellson, Jesse, bt unded north by Griffin street !;
east by lot unknown; south by Pierce lot west
by G. o. Dickey cottage value. $780, tax, S2.27
Lowell, sophia, Lot No, IA, second range, Temple
Heights; value, S25: tax, .3S.
Morse, L. c. & ais Lot No. I north of gulch,
east side of road to Temple Heights; value.
$40 tax, 81
Oliver. Lillian. Lot No. 40; first range, Temple
Heights; value, $50; tax, 40
Priest Ii. A. north by Maple street: east by
Bates cottage; south by Sperry and Hill and
Haney: value. $3.50; tax, 1929.
Lear, William. Est. north by Joseph Townsend
lot east by knowlton and White lot; south by
j. Priest lot: west by W. S. Drinkwater and
road; value, $500; tax, SIS OF.
A. +. EI.W ELL, Collector.
The Republican journal., 1903-10-29
STATE OF MAINE.
WALDO SIS.

Aa/SIo 30
Taken this sixteenth day of October A. d. 1908,
on execution dated the niuth day of October, A.
d. 19O3 issued on a Judgment rendered by the
Superior Court for the County of Cumberland, at
Tuesday of September A. p, 1903. to wit on the
fifth day of October, A. D., 1903, in favor OF
Charles Walker and Albert Drummond. both OF
Portland in said County of Cumberland. against
william q. Spnney of Prospect in the County OF
Waldo, for seventy three dollars and thirty three
cents, debt or damage and eleven dollars and
tifty-eight cents, costs of suit, and fifteen cents
more for one writ Of execution, and Will be sold
at p Iblc auction at the office OF Frank + wilson
in Belfast in said county to the highest bidder,
on the first day of December, A. D. 1903, at eleven
O'Clock in the forenoon, the following d. Scfibed
real estate and all the right, title and interest
which the said William q. Spinney has in and to
the same or had on the twenty fifth day OF July
A. D. 1903, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon the
time when the same was attached on the VIII m
land situate in Stockton Springs, in Waldo County,
bounded and described as follows: First Lot; Be
ginning at cedar stake marked at the northeast
corner of land bonded toAlfred Ridley(now owned
by KingSbury CrOckett) and the southeast corner
OF the premises herein conveyed; thence north by
lot No. 3 twenty nine and three quarters rods
to a spruce marked 2S3 thence west by lot IN
first range ninety-five rods to spruce marked
5 s 4; thence south by lot No. in second range
seventy nine and three. quarters rods to STAKE
and stones marked Y !; thence east by land bond
ed to Alfred Ridley, aforesaid, nnety-hye rods 70
the place OF beginning, containing ffty-hve acres,
f
dated Sept md, 1850, and recorded in Waldo Reg
istry of Deeds, Book e. Page 90, Second Lot;
Beginning at the northeast corner OF the parcel
of land above described; thence east thirty nine
rods to spruce stake marked X; thence south
thirty one rods to the town road known as the
BLANKET lane road"; thence southerly and west
erly by said road seventy rods to land formerly
of Alfred Ridley now owned by kingsbury
Crockett; thence north by said Crockett's land
and the first lot above described eighty one rods
to the place Of beginning, being same premises
conveyed to Dudley Gilmore by Alfred w. john
son by deed dated Nov. s, 1856. and recorded IN
said Registry Book 80, Page 25, containing fifteen
acres more or less.
October l6, A. d. 1898.
NJ G. NORTON, Deputy Sheriff.
The Republican journal., 1903-10-29
Collectors Notice Of Sale,

Unpaid taxes on lands situated in the town of
Pal, rmo, in the County of Waldo, for the
year 1902.
The following list of taxes on real estate of
nonresident owners in the town of Palermo for
the year 1902, committed to me for collection for
said town of Palermo, on the nineteenth day of
June, A. ID. 1902, remains unpaid, and notice is
hereby given that if said taxes, interest and
charges are not previously paid SO much of the
real estate as is sufficient to pay the amount due
therefor, including interest and charges, will be
sold at public auction at the town house in said
Palermo (being the place where the last preced-
ing annual town meeting was held in Said>town),
, on the first Monday in December A. D. 1903, at
nine o'clock in the forenoon:
Name of De ,cription of
Owner. Real Estate.
Eva Z. ChadSey. Farm house, barn. one store
bounded on n. by land of E. II.
Foster. S. B. Jones and ceme-
tery,E.by county road and land
of E. II. Foster and town road,
s. by land of Alden Turner and
j. P. Haskell, W. by land of
Alden Turner and Mrs. C. r.
Newhall; value $500; unpaid
tax on same, S12.2O.
Eva E. ChadSey. One lot of land; bounded on
N. by land of E. r. Cain, E. by
land of s. H. Bradstreet, S. by
land of S. B. Jones. W. by
town road; seven acres; value
$50; unpaid tax on same, 81 .S3.
Palermo, Maine, October Is, 1903.
3w43 C. A. PHILLIPS,
Collector Of taxes of the town of Palermo.
The Republican journal., 1903-10-29
STATE OF MAINE.

Collectors Notice and Advertisement Of
Sale of lands of Nom Resident Owners.
Unpaid taxes on lands OF nonresident owners
situated in the town of Thorndike in the
County of Waldo, for the year 1902.
The following list OF taxes on real estate OF
nonresident owners situated III the town OF
Thorndike aforesaid for the year 1902. commit
ted to me for collection for said town. on the
twenty fifth day OF June. 1862, remain unpaid /,
and notice is hereby given that if said taxes with
interest and charges are not previously paid, 50
much of the real estate taxed as is sufficient to
pay the amount due therefor, including interest
and charges, will be sold without further notice
at public auction, at the town house III SAID town,
on the first Monday of December, 1903 at nlue
o'clock \. NJ.
Name of NO. OF Ian
Owner. Acres. Nalut Que.
EDWARD Hollis. 81 $4,000 500
Tnorndike, October 49, 1908
3Wi3 +. W. Dl Ef
Collector of taxes for the town of Tnorndike.