New-York tribune., 1904-10-09
ABOUT TOWN.


at the Hotel Victoria. Mr. Adams is a native New
Yorker. but went from Wisconsin to Montana twen-
ty-fve years ago. He among the pioneers in
the fertile Flathead Valley. and when the Great
Northern Railroad was pushed over the range into
Western Montana he an early tenant in the
town site OF Ralispen
Before the railroad came through" said Mr..
Adams, there a few cattlernen and home
steaders in the country but not much encourage
ment 20 general settlement for the nearest station
on the Northern Pacific was ninety miles away.
The Great Northern established a station at Kalis-
pe IN lSSz and the cluster Of the houses that soon
surrounded it has grown to a wide awake town OF
SIX thousand population Our streets are paved and
lighted by electricity. We have a telephone sys-
tenn and waterworks. and only without street.
cars because we do not need them. Kalspell is the
county seat Of Flathead County and three years
ago courthouse was built and year ago City
daI was added to our public buildings. The city
provided the site and Carnegie furnished $4,000 to
build the library that bears his name
kalispel is not only the centre of rich farming
f6at Is Dut Is s the point Of shipment for lumber
me me western foothills Of the range eight or ten
Such 81 "a ngure In Montana four and eight years ago
have gone back to their oldtime ReDnbcyan Sy ayie
& shSe, &C. Thero has also been large Inflow OF peo-
T5,at p the State will go Republican in November
he's bSiTSs was never 50 good in Montana it has
Colonel William P Rice Of Washington. D. c.
VINO Is staying at the Waldorf credits his friend
Julus Landsberg. Of the capital city. with the
following story. intended to refute the popular
Impression that certain wealthy Washington man
Is very conservative in the matter OF releasing
tenacious grasp his money. The wealthy
Washingtonian. for the purposes OF the story is
known as Mr.. smith. Landsberg e fellow
passenger with Smith On a Washington streetcar.
and when the latter had gone from the car. Lands
berg found a purse the floor. which he at once
assumed must belong TO Smith. Upon opening it,
ne found it contained one-doilar bills. two
ten-eent pieces and several Of Smiths calling
several OF his friends including Colonel Rice. said
Smith. returned the purse to it's rEhtfuI oWmer
You are an honest man" said Smith. and they
to my hotel" and said Landsberg. He took me
to his room and that Is not all. for he said he
past said uncharitabe things about the penurious-
done him an injustice. Then. Mr.. Landsberg con
tinued. Smith took down his check book. made
do you Think Of that "q One boder than the rest
said, Il think it Is a monumental le," and Lands
you think 1t is a good story?
The help yourself luncheon room is not adapted
TO every section Of a great cosmopolitan city.
That's the conclusion OF one man who has had ex-
perience 1T takes a little time said the
ager of one Of the establishments in question, Ito
weed out the fellows who are disposed to beat US.
Five years ago I had many seven or
eight In a single day try TO walk out without set
amount than they entitled to pay. Prompt
posurc. with the loud announcement before other
patti 5 that wanted as customers only those
who were willing to pay for what they ate. had the
desired effect, and though feed from two thou
sand TO three thousand persons mostly between IL
and O'Clock every weekday, Il Is now not oftener
call down a beat Those who seek to avoid set
tling are OF two elasses-the really inpecunious
nfaRi and sort yrhf
would lie and cheat in their business to make or
save nickel"
Hurryins OF business saving a by
cutting Madison Square: women whose
course down Fifth-ave. had been diverted. nurses
who were negecting their youthful charges. and the
regular bench patrons. were all yesterday attracted
20 a common centre OF Interest near the fountain.
The children who had been ignoring the injunction
20 keep on the grass" were drawn for the time
from their sports and altogether easily hundred
nue. and md surrounding streets were wondering what
again shown that a very small magnet win draw a
crowdfor Il was merely one Of the squirrel colony
dince in humanity that would shame the distrust-
fulness OF many Of the OnloOkers.
Environment may not be everything. but II counts
for much. The window artist who is responsible
for the display in a dressmakng establishment up-
town has studied focus the attention OF possible
purchasers a gown In manner that Is at once
unique ana CHARMING. Inc uAuIe-IOr there iS only
In the windows clothed in exquisite crea-
ton in chiffon and lace. and instead OF the usual
detraction. II distraction. OF other specimens
Of gown architecture there the carpet OF velvet
on which the train is disposed as II by queeny
feminine wearer, and IN great vase either
hand are American Beauty roses. with ferns and
palms In profusion. Even the dummy. in such garb
and surroundings. seemed the belle of the ball
Get a bank roll! Get bank roll!' is the bur
den or a street venders song who Is working
Broadway. Those who heed his injunction only
get q handful Of stage currency and surrender a
dime of the coin of the realm The buyer gets the
imitation article and he knows II, while the see
ACQUIRES the real thing. There Is no false pretence
and the transaction seems to indicate that times
different from the soup house days under the
second Cleveland administration
Jack Hackett the reputed bard OF The Sunken
Village" on the Boulevard that has been given
over TO the wreckers said on moving day. that
II had been his ambition 20 become member OF
the village band SO he could live ION the sound"
CZAR. CZARINA AND HEIR AT REVAL.