The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-02-14
STATE NEWS ITEMS
Interesting Happenings Which
Occurred During the
Week.


Conrad 10 to have new Presbyterian
church.
Standard apples can be grown almost
anywhere in Montana.
1t is reported that Fort Harrison, at
Helena, 10 to be abandoned.
A free soup kitchen has been opened
at the Paul Clark home in Butte.
Sixteen thousand tourist visited the
Yellowstone National park last year.
Mining men all over the state are
boosting for All independent smeter.
Missoula club women are discussing
plans to make their city more beautiful.
The Shafer News Co. is to conduct the
Great Northern hotel and restaurant at
Cut Bank.
Attorney General Galen rules that
suit clubs are to be classed as violations
Of the lottery laws.
Track.laying on the Billings & North
n will be resumed on March l. The
grading is nearly finished.
| Stockmen over the range are happy
since the arrival of the snow, as graz
ing conditions are ideal.
I1inadale is expecting many new set
tiers this year, to take up homesteads
on the vacant government land in that
vicinity.
The Great Falls Leader says the &C.
ton Of Governor Jos. X. Toole in re-
signing is deliberate poke at the
aspirations of Hon. w.. &c. Conrad for
governor.
| While playing soldier" at NJ. C.
Pernot's ranch, 20 miles from Lewis
town, Sunday morning, Johnny Walsh,
aged IA, sho: and instantly killed his
brother, aged IL years.
The Anaconda Standard quotes res
ident of that town as saying he believes
the reform school would be practically
tenantless if the state taught manual
training in its schools and thereby put
the restless energy OF boyhood to some
good use.
The largest nugget ever found in
Montana, weighing nearly 81 ounces,
was taken to Butte one day last week
by John Kern, III old-time prospector,
WHO'S now 70 years OF age. The mug
get is valued at $l.lS6. 1t WAS found
near Tilton's claims in the Highlands,
20 miles south OF Butte.
From letters received by State Vet.
erinarian Knowles from stockmen resid-
ing in those counties where coyotes
were inoculattd with mango ny DR..
| Knowles, it would seem that the treat.
ment is effective and will ultimately
exterminate the pest.
The Milwaukee railway building has
progressed far enough SO that stations
have been named, and a construction
train, carrying passengers, is running
daily between Forsyth and Lombard.
1t is not likely that regular trains will
be put on until Butte is reached, prob
ably about June.
The newspapers OF Flathead county
are busy building railroads. as is usual
with tbs advent OF each succeed ng
spring. The motive power being sup.
Piled by hot air. The Enterprise has
built three new railway lines within the
past three weeks, one from Parrot to
Dillon. one from Whitehall to the Park
and one down the Madison to Mssoula
That is going some.-Sheridan Enter
prise.
State Engineer John W. Wade, who
was in Cut Bank recently, where h,
made plat of the town, will report t.
the state board of land commissioner
that practically every business house
and residence OF that town is situated
upon land owned by the state and til,
Great Northern railroad. This is thu
result OF the recent decision OF the cour
against a settler named Allison, from
whom the property owners original.
secured their deeds. The court affirmed
the claims of Tho state and OF the rail
road, and it will be necessasy for tn
. inhabitants to secure leases to the lam
r from the company until such time .
they can again buy their lots at auctio
, from the state.