The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-08-06
Doings Of Our Neighbors

Rollins people are talking of water
works system.
A great many tourists are visiting Lake
Mcdonald this summer.
IIerm Laeuger has gone to Spokane,
where he will work at his trade Column
bian.
w. H. Willis of Lansford, N. D., was
here for several days last week to inquire
INTO the proposition of putting in tele-
phone exchange in the town. As steps
are being taken to incorporate, the mat
ter is deferred for the time being.-To-
bacco Plains Journal.
c. Y. Pend, who is transcribing the
records for Lincoln county, has put on
an additional crew Of stenographers, and
is now working three shifts OF twelve
people EACH At this rate it is figured
the task cannot be completed until the
middle of November.-kalispel Journal.
Since Probation Officer Lang has start
ed his work of compelling the observance
of curiew, a decided improvement is no
ticed about town. After nine O'Clock
yesterday evening everything was quiet
as could be desired. Occasionally some
youngster is caught out, but the arrest of
the parents is sure to follow-Inter
Lake.
II. G. Pomeroy was at Rexford Friday
to get aflidavts and statements Of settlers
in connection with the elimination of
Smile strip from the forest reserve on
each side OF the kootenai river. There
seems every assurance that this move-
ment, which has been the subject Of no
little controversy and much hard work,
will be successful in the near future
Tobacco Plains Journal.
The Montana, Idaho Water Power Co.
has taken an option on the Bigfork
Water Co.'s holdings for $4,000. The
deal will undoubtedly be closed before
the expiration of the option. This will
mean Il first class water water system for
Bigfork, and that considerable improve
ment will be made on the plant in the
near future. The company has invested
a large amount SO far in rebuilding tele-
phone lines, etc, and it is their inten-
ton to have every branch up to snuff in
every particular. --Flathead County News |
John w. Prince has an extra gang of |
about 60 men working between jennings
and Troy raising the track. The track
is being raised from three inches at
Libby to Is inches near Ranking In ad-
dition to raising the track Mr. Prince is
putting in lot of new ties, spacing the
ties and also putting in more ties to the
rail. In addition to this work the SUBJ
grade has all along been extended to
minimum of IS feet. This work will
very materially strengthen and better the
track between the places named.-West-
ern News.
Within the past two weeks twelve |
thousand or more visitors from other
states have visited Kalispell, and have
learned more or less of the Flathead
valley, and what it has to offer those
who are looking for new home. That
almost without exception they have
found better country than they expect
ed, is amply proven by their own unso-
liclted testimony. They have been pleased
with what they found, and the treatment
they received. And the Flathead has
been pleased with them. Before the reg
istration began the fear was often ex-
pressed that the country would be over
run with people largely of the floating
classes. Instead of that the visitors have
been splendid lot of men and women.
whom any section of the country would
be glad to welcome as citizens. If the
Flathead reservation is to be peopled with
the class of men and women who have
come to kalispell to register for chance
at its lands, it will be most fortunate
section. Flathead county may safely
count on adding to its population within
the next year several thousands OF people
from tie best in the country. Lake