The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-02-28
AROUND THE COUNTY
Happenings in Fiathead County
During the Past Week of
interest

Wireless telegraph promoters ere busy
in Kalispell.
Columbia Falls has been having post
office troubles, but hopes to have per-
manent postmaster soon.
The ice crew at Little Bitter Root lake
is rushing things, and long trains OF ice
cars 60 out to points along the road
every day.-Inter Lake.
The Kalispell Elks have under con-
sideration the purchase OF lot and the
erection of building for the exclusive
use Of the lo1ge.-Inter Lake.
Major A. w. swaney, register of the
land Office, left last Saturday for the
coast, and will probably go to California
before returning. He will be away until
about the first of March. Inter Lake.
Thirteen members OF the Columbia
Falls band met at the first rehearsal
Monday night and favorable progress
was made. New members are coming
in and everything looks favorable for a
FIRST class band in the near future
Columbian.
Mrs. Chas. Pluid had the misfortune
last Wednesday to fall on the icy ground
at her residence, from which che sus-
tanned a bad fracture of the right wrist.
DR.. Bogardus reduced the fracture, end
the patient is doing as well as could be
expected.-Tobacco Plains Journal.
Frank Matichka. who is getting out
logs near La Sale for the Somers Lum-
Der Co., was in from his camp yesterday.
He said the last few days had played
havoc with the snow but they were far
enough along with their contract to fin-
isiI regardless OF the weather.-Kalis-
pell Bee.
J. A. Samson, the Whitefsh tie con-
tractor, has bought the Anna NJ. Crotty
timber ranch just korth OF here and has
posters out informing tie makers that
there is an opening for them to go to
work. Thomas Porter, who is living
here, will look after the work and let
contracts for cutting
The Western News of Libby tells of II
fish caught in the Kootenai river there,
and which WAS caught by one of the
respected citizens of the town, that was
considerably larger than the usual run
OF fish caught in that vicinity. The
News reports that two men who were
camping out eubsisted on the fish for
four days, and then sold what was left
to Jap section crew for $l3, and the
gentlemen felt that the Japs got much
the better of the bargain.
mass meeting of Flathead county
democrats is called for tonight, in Kal-
ispell, when it is proposed to organize a
Bryan club. The call states that "a
concerted effort is being made by the
interests OF Wall street, Tammany hall
and corporation democrats all over the
COuuty ~ pTeVcub tno nOniIdtlOH Vi
William Jennings Bryan at the Denver
convention, and nominate man they
think they can handle Their recourse
are unlimited. and it behooves the com
mon people to organize and let their
wishes he known in no uncertain terms"
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. I. Young returned
the latter part of last week from a trip
to the coast, where Mr.. Young had gone
for his health. They visited number
of towns in Washington and Oregon,
but are more enthusiastic than ever il
their praise Of the Flathead, and Mr..
Young says that in all the Places visited
he did not SEE any place that compared
with this valley. He said he would
suggest to any OF his friends who might
be contemplating selling their Flathead
property and going west. to make trip
| first and he WAS sure they would change
their minds.-Kalispell Journal.