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The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20
TRAINS
COLLIDE

Burlington train No. "A came
to grief again Saturday morning
when it collided head-on with
a west-bound freight train one
half mile east of Browning.
Engineer Perdue and Brakesman
Harry Won were the only ones in
jured, but they were not seriously
hurt. Mr.. Perdue was taken to the
hospital, and is now getting along
nicely.
Perdue says he had orders to
wait at Browning until 4: 40 a. m.
for the freight train. He arrived
there at that time, and as the
freight train was not in, considered
that he had clear track, and after
receiving the highball pulled out II
there at about 80 miles per hour.
He had only gone a little over half
a mile down the track, when all at
once while going thru a deep cut
the. headlight of the heavy freight
train flashed from around sharp
curve, which was the first intima-
ton he had of approaching train.
They were right upon each other
then, so he called to his fireman.
Clyde JOY, to jump, and he unload
ed out the gangway. Perdue shut
off first, and then put on the emer-
gency brakes and leaped out OF the
cab window. The engines crashed
together with disastrous results.
crippling both Of them badly. A
couple of box cars in the freight
train were telescoped, but the pas
senger coaches were not injured,
and no passengers were hurt, except
receiving severe shaking up.
Brakeman Harry Won, who was
IN the last coach, was thrown into
glass door and cut an artery on
the side Of his head that bled pro-
fusely for an hour before it could be
stopped. s.s-~
Engineer Kahellek and Fireman
Reynolds on the freight escaped
without injury. Clyde joy, the
fireman on the passenger, in leaping
from the gangway was knocked un-
conscious for time, but was not
otherwise injured.
Engineer Perdue, in unloading,
struck the ground head-frst and
was rendered unconscious for sew
eral hours. He had some ugly cuts
on his head and was badly bruised,
but not seriously, though he suffer-
ed a great deal from. pai.n. VIXEN
taken to the hospital.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20
CLOSE ENCOUNTER
WITH GRIZZLY

Roy Eberly had a rather thrill
ing face-to-face encounter with an
angry grizzly bear last week, and
as a result Of it is wearing ban
daged arm and leg where the bear
had clawed him several times and
inflicted deep wounds, but Mr..
Bruin was laid out cold with his
brains blown out with high pow
er rifle bullet, >and his pelt will
soon he used at Mr.. Eberly's fire.
side for a beautiful rug, which it
will make.
Eberly was hunting in the noun
tains north Of town in the vicinity
of the mines, and shot a small deer
which he cleaned and hung up on
a tree until he went back to camp.
On his return he had only gotten
the deer ready to pack to camp
when he heard a strange noise in
the bushes behind him and discov-
cred half grown grizzly, who evil
IDENTIFY thought he owned the meat,
approaching in a very angry mood
Roy backed up to get his gun, but
before he could do so the bear was
upon him and struck him several
times with his fore paws, tearing
his clothes and cutting number ol
gashes in his leg and arm.
1t was fortunate for Eberly that
he could reach his gun readily, OF
it might have been a different tale
He got away from the animal about
four feet, and just as it was max
ing another furious charge he blew
the top Of its head off with a we'll
directed shot.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20
JOHN E. LEWIS

John E. Lewis, of Columbia
Falls, one of the Republican candi-
dates for the legislature, is the log
ical man for the office, and should
receive the support of every voter
in Whitefish. He is a pioneer of
the county, having come to the
Flathead twenty-one years ago.
He was here the first day that
the Townsite lots in Whitefsh were
put on sale, and purchased four of
them, which he still has possession
of, and on which he has erected
substantial business buildings. He
also owns ranch near here, so
he is as much interested in the de-
veopment of this locality as any
where in the county.
MIR. Lewis has been closely iden-
tilted with every progressive move
ment that has taken place in north
western Montana since the first
attempts at settlement, and has en-
dured many of the hardships which
usually fall to the lot of frontiers
man.
He is not only honest, upright
and reliable, but a man who is ca
pable Of protecting the peoples s
interests. He is known the length
and breadth of Flathead county and
not a man can be found but what
has a good word for Mr.. Lewis.
If elected Mr.. Lewis declares that
one of his policies will be to work
for and aid in every way possible.
legislation that will enable the agri-
cultural lands in the forest reserve
to be thrown open to settlers. He
wants to see settler on every 100
acres that it is possible to use for
agricultural purposes, which is an
mother good reason why he should
receive the support of every voter
in Flathead county.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20

AT ONCE

Have you registered yet? That
is one of the important questions of
the day that every voter should pay
attention to. The registry books
have been open at the Hotel North
ern since Saturday, which should
have been time enough for everyone
to get around, but in case anyone
has failed to make connections
with the registry books, he will be
given another and last opportunity
on the 26th and 9th.
Today is the last day until next
week, so if there are any who have
not done so they had better get
busy before eight O'Clock tonight.
The first names appearing on the
list this year are all city officials,
which sets i good example
That of Water Commissioner C. F.
Greiser heads the list, followed by
Police Judge Carr, City Attorney
Greene and Chief of Police Metcalf
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20

The town council held an ad-
journed meeting Tuesday night
in order to get some of the work
on their hands cleaned up. This
is a busy time Of the year for
them and many important ques-
tions are up for consideration.
A. L. Jaqueth, the Kalispell
civil engineer, whom the council
have engaged to lay out the sewer
system, was present and explain
ed to the councilmen his proposed
plans. He now has a man in the
field taking the levels and inside
of six weeks expects to have the
plans and specifications complet-
ed, so that the town can get busy
selling the bonds. The plans and
specifications completed will cost
the town $3.50. He will also
make for the town a large map
of the water system for perman-
ant use, so that it will be known
in the future just where all water
mains and connections are.
The petition of the townsite
company praying that the city
council vacate certain streets and
alleys in an unused portion of
the Lakeside district, was order
ed published for objections, and
appears in another column of
this issue.
The Townsite company have
been unable to sell a single lot in
these seven blocks to date, and
they desire to have the streets
and alleys vacated, so they can
plat it into one and five-acre
tracts.
A communication addressed to
the Woman's Civic Club from
Mr.. Grinnell, president of the
Townsite company, was read by
DR.. Houston in regards to the
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20
NATIONAL HOME co.
LEAVES VICTIMS

Following an investigation OF
several months by Spokane post
Office inspectors, the federal grand
jury last week charged the incor-
porators of the National Home
company, with main offices in the
Eagle block, that city, with the
fraudulent use of the mails. The
investigation, it is alleged by Post
office Inspectors Welter and Riddi-
ford, shows that 1900 small invest
ors in the north and middle west
have been drawn into the plan, and
that trail of wrecked families and
lost savings has. followed in the
wake of the enterprise.
The incOrporators, George S.
Carr, Edward S. Eaves and Albert
Cook, were arrested, arraigned and
released under $4,000 bonds each.
The company is alleged to have
employed numbers Of solicitors in
Washington, Idaho, Montana, the
Dakotas and Minnesota. These
solicitors, it is alleged, signed
members" +" who were to pay in Sc
month for six months. with the
understanding that they were to
get loan to build home by the
payment of an additional $36 at the
expiration of six months.
It is alleged that by the operation
of 'jokers" in these contracts, the
company has realized more than
$4,000 month for Is months while
It's total loans for the period have
amounted to only $4,000.
Quite. number of Whitefish
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20
SCHOOL NOTES.
EDITED BY FLORENCE TALLMAN.[

[EDIrrD BY FLORENCE TALLMAN.[
Two fine maps of Montana in a
japanned spring roller case were re-
ceived this week for the sixth and
seventh grades. 1t is needless to
say that each grade is proud of its
map.
The ninth grade will blossom out
before long as short story writer's.
They have taken up composition
writing.
Plus and minus has caused no
little CONSERVATION in the algebra
class, but the class as whole seems
convalescent and hopes for ultimate
recovery are entertained.
The Latin class will soon be over
'hic' Haec" "hoc." "Amamus
Latin" I"
The ninth grade received their
classical maps last Monday which
will be great help in the study OF
ancient history.
Matte Depew entered school last
Monday and is in the eight grade.
A number of the pupils attended
the county fair last Monday, but
we saw nothing on exhibition there
from Whitefish.
Mr.. Gloyde visited the schools in
Columbia Falls last Friday, but OF
course he thinks the Whitefish
schools has those beat.
Mrs. Wohrman visited the first
grade Tuesday. We would be
pleased if more of the parents
would visit us.
Opal Clinton is back in the Sec
ond grade after weeks absence on
account of illness.
Miss Rushton reports Harold
Bohannan the best boy in the room
Pearl Geeslin is absent from the
fourth grade and is on an extended
visit to Spokane.
Maud Blankenship was absent
from school for while on account
of illness.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20
WORKING ON PLANS
FOR SEWER SYSTEM

Engineer Jaqueth Will Have the Plans and Speci-
fcations Completed in Six Weeks so that the Coun-
Gil Can Prepare to Sell Bonds---Townsite Company
Will Donate 5000 Toward Cleaning up the Park if
Citizens Raise $500 by Subscriptions Ordinance
to Raise Retail Liquor Dealers License to $50
Read the First Time---Water Users Are Delin-
quent Over ST 500 to City---Water Commissioner
to Collect.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20
WHlTEFISH CAPTURED
THE KONORS

Whitefish has certainly demon
strated that they have an excellent
footba team the way they mopped
up the earth with the county high
school boys at the fair last Thurs
day. The score was 26 to O, and
was played under the most favor
able conditions.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20

Harry Mcmillan, who was a
teamster for J.. C. Little for the
past year and left last week for
Portland, was picked up by the po-
lice there raving maniac. 1t
seems that his mind became un-
balanced shortly after his arrival
He is being looked after by the au-
thorities there for the present.
Miss Christine Cremans went to
Fielding Monday.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20
TOMORROW NIGHT

Every public spirited citizen in Whitefsh is
requested to meet tomorrow night in the city
hall to consider a proposition made by the Town
site company for the purpose of improving the
park. 1t calls for immediate action and every
one who can possibly do SO should respond to
this call.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20

Mrs. Ida Hamblin, deputy su-
preme oracle of the Royal Neigh
bors Of America, lett Thursday
night after spending several very
pleasant days here as the guest of
Mrs. J. O. Black and other Royal
Neighbors.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20

The Somers Lumber company
have let contract to the Baker
brothers to get out three million
feet of logs for them this winter.
They also let contract for one
million feet to w. L. Barnes.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20

people took out contracts with this
company and will probably be
pleased to learn that they will not
receive any returns for the money
already paid in.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20
RAYMOND BELL co. TO
OPEN HERE OCT. q

The old reliable Bell Co. will be
in Whitefsh three days, opening
Friday, Oct. %, in the famous
play, LENA Rivers.'' This troupe
is well liked here, and reports from
other towns call them better than
ever. Specialties are introduced
between all acts. There is no need
of telling our readers what this
show is, as it has been here before,
and it will meet with a hearty well
come at the opera house.
Prices will be 25, 35 and so,
and seats are now on sale at Skyles.
P. L.. "Peck" Forcum, one of
the we'll known engineers on the
run between Cut Bank and White
fish, has become innoculated with the
political microbe and wants to be
representative from Flathead coun-
ty. He received the nomination
on the democratic ticket and is
making an active campaign in the
intervals when he is not at the
throttle. If Mr.. Forcum can come
down the political pike with as
much alacrity as he, can pull q
train over the big hump his oppo-
nents will have to throw plenty of
sand on the rails to keep in his
s ke.-Cut Bank Pioneer Press.
Mrs. Davidson, wife Of Express
Messenger Davidson, visited here
Friday
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20

Mrs. Charles Reynolds, who has
been visiting here with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Prowse, was
called to Greenville, KY, Friday
on account of the death of her hus-
band which occurred at that place.
She was accompanied by her
brother, VIM. Prowse.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20

F. w. Zufelt, the real estate
man, has purchased two fine resi-
dence lots in the Riverside addition
from P. J. McCabe.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20

Mrs. F. A. Salisbury and daugh-
ter Helen and Miss Sue CASTOR of
Conrad, were guests at the H. G.
Karow home for the past week
Miss CASTOR returned home Satur-
day morning and was in the wreck
at Browning, but was not injured
Mrs. Salisbury and daughter return
ed Tuesday.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-20

Mrs. Davidson, wife Of Express
Messenger Davidson, visited here
Friday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-03
Proved II.

They we're talking o. Lirth and
breeding, and the man E....o had a
long line of famous ancestors aired
some of his democratic i,icas. 81
don't plume myself on my for
bears. think they're a matter of
slight Importance" he insisted. "a
man stands on his own merits with
me, no matter what his lineage"
"I'm afraid you're not telling the
exact truth" said teasing friend.
Il can't help thinking you care a
good deal for ancestry. This is a
little bit of pose you've taken up. !"
q beg your pardon" said the adj
vocate of equality, drawing himself
to his full height. Il scarcely think
the great-grandson Of one upright
statesman and the grandson Of an
other would be likely to descend to
a pose, sir." Youth's Companion.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-03
a Welsh Leoend.

In Wales there is a legend of
Irish smugglers who arrived at
Llanddona many years ago in a
boat without rudder or oars. They
were looked upon, according to the
Irish custom Of sending malefac-
tors to sea doom in this plight, as
outlaws. However, they had been
allowed to land, and a spring of
water bursting forth in the sand at
the place was taken as sign of
their right to refuge. But they
i'll repaid the Welsh. The men
lived by smuggling, the women by
witchcraft. 1t was not possible to
overcome the smugglers in fray,
for each carried about with him a
black fly tied in a knot of his ker-
chief, and the moment the knot
was undone the fly flew at the eyes
of the opponents and blinded them.
If the Llanddona witches attended
a market and bid for anything no
one ventured to bid against them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-03
A Love Story.

A teacher offered to her class a
prize for the best short love story.
Here is one Of the results: "A poor
man fell in love with lady whose
mother was a rich toy dealer. The
poor man could not marry tie rich
lady because he had no money. A
villain then offered him $40 If he
would become a drunkard The
poor man needed the money to
get married with, so he agreed, but
when he got to the beer saloon he
said, No, | will not become a
drunkard, even for great riches
On the way home he found a bag of
gold. So the young lady married
him. It was a splendid wedding.
Moral-Virtue is its own reward. "
London Mail.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-03
Two Strong Reasons.

A certain Scotch minister in a
west highland parish has never yet
been known to permit stranger to
occupy his pulpit. Lately, however,
an Edinburgh divinity student was
spending a few days in the parish,
and on the Saturday he called at
the manse and asked the minister
to be allowed to preach the follow
ing day.
my dear young man." said the
minister, laying hand gently on
the young mans shoulder, 'sgin I
lat ye preach the morn and ye gle
better sermon than me my fowk
wad never again be satisfied WI my
preaching, and gin ye're nae a bet
ter preacher than me ye're no
worth listening tae."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-03
Two Standards.

One Of the strangest illustrations
of the ups and downs of fortune
comes from Paris. A rich Partisan
banker became reduced through
unlucky investments to the sum Of
10000 francs. That amount was
poverty to him, and, overwhelmed
by his loss and the hopelessness of
the situation, he committed suicide.
The 10000 francs then fell to his
brother, who had been for years a
pauper, estranged from his family.
But to him such a sum represented
incredible riches, and his reason
was overthrow. In moment Of
delirium he jumped into the Seine
and was drowned.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-03
The Child Actress.

The child actress is born, not
drilled. From the time she sits up
and babbles baby phrases she lives
in mimic world. From the time
she learns to walk she dances,
pirouettes and minces her way
along. Her @make believe world
is full Of thrilling happenings, and
SO when her talent finds an outlet
on the stage acting is no effort, and
she learns Zines as the average
baby girl absorbs and memories
Mother Goose jingles. Francis
Wilson a Golfers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-03
COATED WITH FOX FIRE.
Owls That Show a Phosphorescent
Glow In the Dark.


We are told by some students
there is a species of owl that has a
phosphorescent glow in the dark
and that it is rare bird.
There may be such bird, but a
careful investigation on the part Of
number Of persons who have made
such things careful study has re-
vealed the fact that certain owls
and even bats and other creatures
that are known to roost in old hol-
low trees that are in a certain stage
of decay, producing that peculiar
phosphorescent condition so often
witnessed, and coming in contact
with the matter that makes the
glow, the feathers or outer coating
of the creatures become saturated
with the luminous matter and on
damp nights give forth brilliant
glow, such as is often seen on old
stumps, decaying logs and in some
localities on lodges of limestone
that protude from the hillside.
On a number of occasions the
writer has known persons to be bad
" frightened by coming suddenly
upon a mass Of what is known to
many as fox fire. Tt is more fire.
quently seen during the summer
months, during or shortly after
shower. The brilliancy of the glow
will depend much on the location,
the temperature, and sometimes
much is due to the persons imagi-
nation.
This same glow is often seen on
small animals and a number of IN
sects. The glowworms are quite
common in various sections OF the
world, and in some localities insects
have brilliant glow coming from
beneath their wings. The frefies
OF lightning bugs are the most COM
mon in the United States.
In some countries certain vegeta-
Bile growths are known to give forth
such a glow, and it has been limited
that some of the crops harvested
and stored in barns have the same
properties and under certain condi-
lions produce not only the glow,
but actual flame, resulting in what
, is known as spontaneous combus-
ton, destroying the barns and con-
. tents.-Chicago Record-Herald. =
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-03
HE PIMIENTA
PANCAKES.
sneep Man 0utWits COwpuncher
IN the Wooing Of a Maiden.
81 o. HENRY.

copyright 1907. by the Mcclure company. j
While we were rounding up bunch
pr the Triangle-0 cattle in the Frio
bottoms projecting branch of dead
mesquite caught my wooden stirrup
ana gave my ankle a wrench that laid
me up in camp for a week.
On the third day of my compulsory
tdleness crawled out near the grub
wagon and reclined helpless under the
conversational fire of Judson Odom.
the camp cook, and then asked:
fJud, can you make pancakes?"
9ud laid down his six shooter, with
shich he was preparing to pound an
1Asel9pe steak. and stood over me in
Sc ! felt to be menacing attitude.
Say, you" he said, with candid
though not excessive choIer, did you
mean that straight. or was you trying