The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-01-24
A. 6. TOSTO, Central Av.
AROUND THE COUNTY
Happenings In Flathead County
During the Past Week of
Interest

The new bank at Libby is to open for
business about April /.
The county commissioners will meet
in special session Feb. and 6.
A government pure food inspector has
been at work in the county the past
week.
Andrew Halverson has been appoint
ed by the county commissioners as
constable at Troy.
A Flathead county man estimates that
g 900 deer were killed in this county
las t year. The estimate is questionable.
Kalispell citizens hope to soon realize
the iulfillment of the project to open
Main street across the railroad tracks.
Tho jury commission has completed
the work of making up the jury list for
the ensuing year. The list contains
about ! 900 names.
George Baker OF Baker brothers, the
Trego logging contractors, was here sev-
eral days this week on business visit.
Tobacco Plains Journal.
The superintendent of the tie picking
plant at Somers states that there ie
plenty of work for more men at that
place, and that good workers can make
good wages.
The Great Northern doesn't intend to
get caught with any coal famine. 1t is
reported that more than a thousand
cars OF coal are standing on the sidings
in this county, besides the big pile
stored up at Rexford. Lake.
Papers were filed with the clerk OF
the court the 6rst Of the week by John
Eicher, asking the court to appoint a
guardian for Thomas O'Conner, setting
forth facts to show that O'Conner was
inca pable of transacting hisown bust
ness Kalispeli Journal.
| G. Z. Ordish was the center of at
traction on the streets for awhile Mon
day, having in his possession three large
mountain lion pelts. The lions were
extraordinarily large, and were especi-
ally fine specimens. They were killed
in the Lake Five district, between Cor
am and Belton.-k alispell Journal.
| Hubert Harmon, secretary Of the
democratic central committee received
letter this week from Chairman Fol-
som, who is now located in Seattle,
directing that meeting OF the COM
mittee be called soon to elect new
chairman. The meeting will be called
in the near future Kalispell Journal.
1t is getting along toward spring and
We note that some OF our county ex.
changes are constructing the 500 line
through the southern part Of the county,
which reminds us that it is high time
for us to again build that particular
road right through the heart OF the
Tobacco Plains via Grave creek pass
Tobacco Plains Journal.
At the annual meeting Of the Dawson
Lumber company which was held at
the company's Office at Libby OH Mon
day last the following directors and Of.
ficers for the ensu ing year were elected
d. r. Daw son, president; j. l. O'Neill,
vice. president; A. II. Burns, secretary
treasurer. In addition to the tlree
named J. NJ. Hurley and f. w. Doe
constitute the board Of directors. -West'
ern News.
E. L. Geddes, of Whitefish, was q
visitor in the city last Saturday. Mr.
Geddes has recently resigned his posi-
ton OH the road, and is now extensively
and exclusively engaged in the tie-mak
ing business, having camps at both
Stryker and Lupfer. lie was in towr
looking for men, and says the righ
kind are hard to find. That he may
make lots OF money in his new enter
prise is the wish OF his friends, and h,
has many in Kalispell.- Kalispell Jour
nal.
Ut. Vaughan is circulating petition
, asking for subscriptions for the purposs
OF constructing road up Libby creel
, to the placer mines on that stream
!. According to the petition but littl
: more than five miles of new road viii
! have to be cut to connect the Howars
placers with Libby, following Libb.
creek all the way. This peice of roat
lies between what 10 known as the Grid
erman placers and the placers owne'
:. by the Libby Placer Mining company
-Western News.
NJ County Attorney w. T. McKeown re
r ceivcd the complete report made b
!. Emil C.. Staiz. state chemist, mad
. from the analysis Of tho contents OF I'll
' stomach OF Chas. Todd, who was pc
}. soned by Swan Oleson in the SylvaniI
r country early in the winter. The n
= port 10 An extensive ONE. covering twel
n ty-one closely typewriter pages, an
q to the ordinary mind the greater part
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