The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-06-26
COUNTY NEWS
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Kalispell has a gun club.

Kalispell has gun club.
Bass fishing In Echo lake is reported
to be fine.
The Kalispell Chamber OF Commerce
gave 'dollar dinner" last week, when
plans for boosting the Flathead were
discussed.
Flathead county towns seem to have
the celebration fever this year, and on
July 4 the eagle will scream at Somers,
Kalispell, Whitefsh, Eureka and Big
fork.
Fred Spencer while shooting at mark
Sunday, accidentally shot himself in the
left leg with 3S-calibre revolver. The
wound isn't very serious as Mr.. Spencer
is able to be up and about. -Western
News.
Henry Poulinier, Familiarity known as
cold Uncle Henry" who was probably
the Oldest man in Montana, died at the
county farm Thursday afternoon at the
unusual age of 1O4 years and 4 months.
Inter Lake.
Watch for the bills announcing the
grand Fourth of July dance to be given
at Mains hall, on Friday evening, July
3. This will be the proper place to start
celebrating the Fourth, as good time is
assured alf.-Columbian.
The signs point to revival of the
lumber business within the next few
months, and if eastern Montana and the
Dakotas realize OH their present prospects,
there will be a big demand for Flathead
lumber the coming fall and winter
Inter Lake.
A big improvement has been made in
the road to Columbia Falls running
along the railroad, through Helena Flats
and beyond, by blowing and pulling the
stumps out of the roadway. The road is
now lin such condition that it can be
worked, and team or an automobile
will not need to be constantly lodging
stumps.-Inter Lake.
Three men were brought from Lubec
Monday by the forestry officials on that
section of the reserve on charge OF
breaking into rangers cabin and steal
ing supply of provisions. They were
placed in the county jail, and Tuesday
confessed to the stealing to Deputy U. S.
Marshal j. Heigler They wills be taken
to Helena for hearing. -Kalispell Jour-
nal.
The discovery of natural gas at Libby
is among the probabilities for the near
future, according to Mr.. j. S. Kennedy
of this place. Mr.. Kennedy says he has
found unmistakable evidence of the
presence,of natural gas on the propererty
owned bysJ. j. Hubbard, just west OF
Libby. He has made a proposition &c
the owner of the land looking toward
making test of the ground to sec i
there is anything in it.-Western News
A number of small boys, ranging il
age from 8 to Ii years, were brought
down from Columbia Falls ycsterda!
morning by Deputy Sheriff AL Ingrahan
on charge of disturbing public meet
ing, and committing number of othe
petty ofenses around town. They were
taken up before Judge Erickson, wh'
after hearing the evidence gave tn
young offenders severe lecture and tolt
, them that if they were ever brought be
fore him again they would he sent to TIL
reform school.-kalispell Journal.
A trip into the country in any direc
ton from Kalispell will readily convinc
anyone that the recent prolonged rain
spell was a fine thing for the crops of tn
valley. Everything is looking fine, an
, with the ground wet to a great depth
. the danger of short crop this year
: practically eliminated. Ranchers in di
e ferent parts of the valley are PRACTICAL
e Of one opinion that the largest crop eve
raised in the valley will be harvested thi
year unless something unforeseen happier
to blight the grain later, which ha
never happened here yet, or wet ha
g vest.-Kalispell Journal.