The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-25

blazing piles OF stumps and rubbish
straight towards thu town and the
lying enbers wore being carried to-
ward the dry pine buildings at an
alarming rate. \ large number of
men were out with pals of water
keeping the flames in check but their
efforts were OF little avail and only
the sudden dropping of the wind pre-
vented the town being wiped out
The burning stumps gave forth TIE
mendous cloud of smoke and for the
past two weeks the residents have
been obliged to exist under greatest
difficulties. At times the smoke is so
dense that it is almost impossible to
see across the street.
The right of way for the railroad
lies to the north of the business cen
ter of the town and as soon as the
stumps have BEEN removed an ideal
railroad yard can be laid out. The
ground is level and open, and it is
estimated that almost 115 miles of
track can be laid. Saturday was
pay day for the men employed by the
TOWNSHIP company as we'll as some
of the graders, and while the saloon
men and others were making ar
rangements for the expected harvest
at night, business during the day was
quiet.
The townsite building is the most
pretentious structure in the town al
though Il. w. Main e Co.. of Colum-
ba Falls. have a good sized branch
store. Among the places where
thirst cures are handed out the Owl
saloon run by J. A. Dallas &c Co.. is
among the first. 1t is nicely equip
ped and is apparently doing good
business C. A. Wright & Co.. of the
Whitcfsh hotel, conduct a first class
place and give out none but the best
The restaurant in connection ranks
with the best KaIispell eating house
! and the meals set out are clean and
appetizing at 50 cents per
The intending occupants of the
new buildings can hardly wait till the
carpenters have finished work Mrs
| G. M. Walker of this city is having
a building erected to be rented to J.
f. Cuthbertson for use as a general
merchandise store. The carpenters
are hard at work, but they are TOO
slow for Mr.. Cuthbertson and he is
doing business in a small tent in
| front of the building. Similar cases
are many. and everything is on the
rush. While at present the scenic
effect of the town is badly crippled
by the smoke and blackness of the
| burned over ground. it will be differ
ent in THE near future, and what is
now a desert is expected to blossom
like rose.
Bowen e Morgan. of Chicago, have
| purchased lots and will soon COM
mence the erection Of a building to
be used as a general merchandise
store
The handsome new residence of
Fred Grinnell is nearly completed.
Mrs. Grinnell and children will arrive
from Spokane this week
Julius Granousky is erecting a
large two-story frame building to be
used as lodging house.
C. w. Kimball, Of Hillyard, Wash,
recently opened saloon near r. w
Main e Co.'s store.
Hank burst and c. w. Schroeder
two Kalispall carpenters have been
working on the Robinson building all
week.
The new postoffice building is
rapidly nearing completion and will
: soon be occupied by Postmaster
Skyles.
; J. H. McCabe, of Spokane, will soor
commence the erection of a large
two-story hardware store.
C. F. Huebschman has purchased
L several lots and will soon erect
: building to be used for lodging house