The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-04-24
AROUND THE COUNTY STATE NEWS ITEMS
Happenings In Flathead County
; During the Past Week of
Interest

Libby is figuring OH water works
system.
Fire destroyed the Bark sawmill last
week, owned by T. D. Farrow, located
about seven miles northwest of kalispell.
Mrs. W. NJ. Brooks, who was so badly
hurt in the explosion in Smith Valley a
week ago, is at the hospital and is re-
ported to have fair chance to recover.
-Kalispell Journal.
The board of county commissioners
have awarded the contract for build
ing a bridge across Whitefish river.
in section -, township % north, range
q west, to E. c. Mead. The bid was
1924.
Last week gang Of men were put to
work on the opening Of the crossing of
Main street over the Great Northern
railroad, matter that has been under
consideration for many months. Finally
action has been ordered by the company.
|-Kalispell Journal.
The Flathead fair association closed the
deal Tuesday morning to purchase the
grounds northwest of town which have
been held under lease for the past five
years. The association is now sole owner
of the property, and all events given
there will Ike under their direct supervis-
ion. The price paid for the grounds was
s., GOO.-kalispell Journal.
Great Northern carpenters are at work
on the addition to, the depot at Columbia
Falls and the building is taking on
new appearance rapidly. The addition
will he 36, feet which will enlarge the
freight room and the ladies waiting room
considerable. Other improvements are
also contemplated that will add materially
to the appearance of the depot facilities
at the Junction.
H. o. Whitney, assistant division
roadmastcr who has charge of division
three of the Kalispell division, was in
Libby on Saturday looking after COM
pany affairs. Mr.. Whitney says there
will be quite lot of work done on his
division this year. About &C, 900 ties will
he put in and the line from Volcour to
Troy will be raised about eight inches
with heavy gravel ballast.-Western
News.
On the return from Somers last week
the Cox auto stage struck bad place in
the road half mile below Dcmersville,
and swerved from the track and landed
on its side in the ditch. The grade at
that point is of sand, and narrow, and
the weight of the wheel caused the en-
bankment to give way. The driver and
three passengers escaped without injury,
and the car arrived late in the evening
under it's own power, in good conditions.
Inter Lake.
At the meeting of the directors of the
Kalispcll Athletic Association held Apri
Is officers were elected as follows: Pres
ident, Lew Switzer; vice president, NJ
h. Conrow; secretary, w. H. Griffin
treasurer, A. N. Tobie. The ACCESSIBILITY
of organizing ball team was discussed
and was decided to submit certain propo
sition to the players, and if accepted
the ground will be put in shape at onc'
and practice work started. Al. Burn
was elected team manager.
Quite q string of race horses are il
training at the fair grounds this spring
and it is said that there are some yer,
speedy animals in the bunch. There ar
about fifteen at the track now, and it i
expected q number of Others will b
shipped in soon. Frank RagsdaIe has
string in training, Ross Young has tw
Of his own and is working two others
C. NJ. Jump is training the little mar
he recently sold to ]. H. O'Connell, Nh
Bennett is working his sorrell mare pac
er and Z. E. Kelley has been trainin
Gold Dust, who was not raced all las
year, since the first of the year, and ther
are number of running horses whic
they are beginning to work out. A mid
summer race meet will probably be a,
ranged later and the horses already her
will insure an interesting series of races
and there will undoubtedly be a numbe
of outside horses entered, which wi
make it one of the most interesting rae
meets ever held in the valley. -Kalispe
Journal.
- Delivered