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The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-04-27
EUREKA WINS
COUNTY SEAT
SUPREME COURT DECIDE 1T
HAS BEEN CHOSEN THE
COUNTY SEAT.

Eureka, the supreme court held
last Saturday, is the permanent
county seat of Lincoln county; and
In an opinion by Justice Smith it
grants the application of John H.
Geiger for a peremptory writ of man
date directing Philip r. Long, as
clerk of the district court, to re-
move his office from Libby to Eure-
ka and to maintain it there. JUS
tice Holloway concurs in the result
reached, but does mt subscribe to
the doctrine upon which the con-
clusion is founded.
In the act creating Lincoln county
it was provided that Libby should
the temporary or provisional coun-
ty seat until an election was held
to determine what place should be-
come the permanent county seat.
Eureka won by majority of Is
votes.
Libby people then attacked that
section of the act providing for the
designation of county seat by an
election, on the ground that it was
both local and special in it's nature
and therefore unconstitutional. The
supreme court holds that inasmuch
as it is settled law in this state
that the legislature has power to
fo nfxy NV, io1 of
the act of creation is not complete
until the county seat is definitely
and permanently located" and that
therefore that section of the act
providing for the designation of the
permanent county seat by an cleo
tion, cannot be construed to be To-
cal or special in it's nature.
Justice Holloway, however con-
tends that the distinction between
provisional county seat" and a
county seat,' is fiction whose ef-
feet is to ignore the plain provision
of the constitution.
The people Of Eureka upon re-
ceiving the news began at once to
celebrate the supreme court decis-
ion. Everyone was all excitment
end the widest scenes were en-
acted; bonfires flaming, whistles
blowing and bells ringing. The pop
ulation was wild with joy.
STILL HAVE HOPE.
1t is rumored that Libby still hss
cne more card to play and is going
20 make another fight to retain the
county seat Another story circulat-
ed here is that Judge Erickson has
sent notice that he will hold court
n Eureka next month.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-04-27
READY FOR
THE BIG SHOW
1.-THE TOWN MARSHALL" TOMOR-
ROW NIGHT AT THE OP.
ERA HOUSE.

"The plays the thing" Every
thing is ready for 1.-The Town Mar
shal," which will be played tomor-
row night by the Whitefish Dram
attic Club, under the auspices of the
Woman's Civic Club.
For the past month the nine char
acters under the direction of Will
liam Riemann, have been working
almost ceaslessly to master the long
and difficult parts that this play is
made up of. Now their labors are
about over, and tomorrow night they
will show the public what they have
accomplished.
Harry Bardin takes one of the
leading parts, as the town marshal.
Randall Shoaf will be the william, in
the parsonage of lawyer with evil
tendencies, and is known as James
Jammieson. Fred Whitmarsh plays
the role of rich farmer, Jeb Jen-
kins. The part of Willis Hartley,
"OoACAy 6AoAA uCdACA, 10 pldyCu Wy
John Lindhe. Alvin Schoonover is
going to be jew peddler, and they
say he is a dandy. William Rie-
man takes his part as William Tor
rance, the man with a past Mrs.
NJ G. Greene will be Laura Hartley,
the village belle; Mrs. c. H. Jen-
nings, Mary Ann Hartley, a strong
minded old maid, and Mrs. J. G.
Cameron plays the part of Lu-
cy Ames, a girl of fifteen.
The music will be furnished by M
G. Greene on the piano accompanied
by Geo. Blume with trap drums.
There will be specialties between
acts so that there will be no time
that the audience will not be enter
tanned. Mrs w. R. Mcpherson has
volunteered to give whistlihg So
10, and solos will be rendered by
Mrs. Cameron and William Riemann,
After the show the floor will be
cleared for dancing.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-04-27

busy the past week revising the
license ordinance, but as yet has not
completed their work
VIM. Parent, representing the
Riverside Improvement company, ad-
dressed the council desiring the city
to improve certain roads leading to
the county road. This matter was
left to the street and alley commit
tee to look after.
Another important matter was ta-
ken up, that of providing for uni
form parking along the residence
streets and the planting of trees.
The matter was referred to the
ordinance committee and they were
instructed to draw up an ordinance
to that effect.
The matter of fixing the drain on
Lupfer avenue and on Railroad ave-
nue. was discussed, and it was de-
| ciced that on account of it's unsani-
tary condition to have it tiled and
! covered over.
AAuOl A1du JOuuS reported I0dI uS
had made an in spection through a
number of the back alleys of the
city and found them in most de-
plorable condition. He recommend
ed that some immediate action be
taken; that tenents be no.
titled to clean up their premises and
that the marshal be instructed to
see that the orders were obeyed. AS
a day has been set aside for the
gathering up Of all rubbish by the
city, it was urged that all tenants
and property owners begin at once
and get their premises cleaned up
and the rubbish dumped in the al
leys so that it will be handy for the
cleanup gang to pick up and haul
away in the wagons
In order to get all the city books
Strengthened up at the end of the
fiscal year, it was ordered that an
auditor be hired to 90 this work at
an early date.
In order to be protected against
fire this summer, committee was
) appointed to see that the windfails
) and brush east of the baseball park
be burned, as this is considered d
| menace to the city
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-04-27
LARGE EXCURSION
BOAT COMPLETED

B. F. Cheevers has just completed
a large barge in which he has in
stalled a ten-horse Gray gasoline en-
gine. Half of it is inclosed with a
cabin and will be used for taking
out large excursion parties, and
when necessary can be converted in
to freight boat. In spite of its
size he expects to be able to go to
the head of the lake in an hour.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-04-27
sun WILL GO INTO
ECLIPSE ON FRIDAY

There will be total eclipse of
tial eclispe thruout the greater
part of the United States and down
to Panama, over the middle Pacific
coast and eastern Australia. The
path of totality lies wholly in the
ocean, passing over group of islands.
Madison will be close to the north
ern limit of visibility of the partial
eclipse, and a little entering of the
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-04-27

of moisture and are the hardest one
We have to contend with. If these
can be burned out successfully it
will mean that the logged over land
in this vicinity which now cost on
an average of $75 per acre for clear
ing, can be cleared for about one
fourth of that.
The method applies economically
to stumps above one foot in diane
ter. In char-pitting, all bark is
removed from the stumps for a
height of about two feet above the
ground. Enough dry kindling wood
is gathered from the ground and
down logs to form a ring six or eigh
inches in thickness entirley around
the stump where the bark was re-
moved. After kindling is placed it
is closely covered with clods and
thick flakes of clay dug near the
stump with farm shovel leaving a
small place about a foot wide for
igniting the kindling.
While the kindling wood on the
first stump is getting thoroughly ig-
niteds other stur.ps arc similarly
prepared and fired.
After the kindling wood is thor
oughly burning the one foot open
ing is also covered with earth to
drive the fire around the entire
ring Of kindling like char coal
pit. When the rising smoke indi-
Gates that the kindling around the
stump is we'll lighted, additional dirt
is placed closely around the stump
20 keep all the heat inside the cas-
lag CT earth.
None of the heat escaping the
fire grows hotter from the burning
stump and slowly destroys it. Tall
stumps will burn off just above the
casing of earth, and topple over, it
is then necessary to cover the bed
of Goals over with additional earth
but as the stumps here are not very
tall the top can be left standing on
top of the Goals and will be con-
sumed and will not necessitate any
more covering, possibly.
In tests conducted at Chehalis,
Washington, last summer, by the
Citizens Club OF that city, at which
accurate accounts were kept of the
work done, the first day of the
tests two men prepared and fired
tnirty-two large stumps, and the
stumps they have out there are
many times larger than ours. The
second day they examined the
thirty-two stumps and added dirt tC
the banking where necessary and
prepared and fired twenty six more
stumps; the third day twenty-foul
s,umps; the fourth day eighteen
stumps. Every day they visited the
burning stumps and prepared and
fired more. Data was computed or
the preparing, firing and tending Of
one hundred stumps kept burning
continuously, at an average cost OF
less than fifty cents per stump, only
labor and five cents worth of match
es being used. These one hundred
ter by actual measurement at the
base.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-04-27

w. F. Steward has the contract to
tow all logs from the head of the
lake for the Somers Lumber COM
pany. They are being put in stor-
age at the home boom at the mill
Just as soon as conditions warrant
it the mill will be started and they
will be sawed. There are about 8
million feet to saw,
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-04-27

The Northern Idaho and Montana
Power company is erecting a large
storage building in the rear of the
plant ON Second street.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-04-27

Thomas Sawyer, engineer on the
local yard engine on the night shift,
is one of the first ones to try the
char-pit process for removing stumps
which was explained in the Pilot
some months ago, and he reports
that his experiments are a decided
success.
He owns one of the Townsite
five-acre tracts and is clearing off
his ground this spring for an or
chard and garden. Having number
of large stumps he thought he would
experiment with the char-pit process
He prepared his stump according to
directions, and his neighbors watch
ing him thought it quite a joke.
Three stumps were prepared and
fired. and then let stand. He was
kept quite busy with other work
and did not pay much attention to
the stumps until two weeks later
when he Investigated and found that
two out of the three stumps had
been completely consumed. The
roots had been burned out tc a
depth of eighteen inches below the
surface of the ground. The stump
that did not burn had not been prop
erly prepared on the start.
Mr.. Sawyer is very we'll pleased
with the experiments and is going
to use the same process for all his
large stumps. He says that after
ne gets "on to the job, he can clear
his land at very small cost.
w. w. Wolcott, a conductor on
this division, owns q stump ranch
south east OF town and a few days
ago went out there to try the
process, but according to the way he
explains it he did not follow the di-
rectiCns laid down and went to a
great deal more work than was he
cessary, which will bring the cost
OF the work up higher than the cost
to blow them out with dynamite.
He prepared his stump by build
ing & regular char coal pit over it.
This necessitated great deal of
labor in getting kindling which he
covered his whole stump with, and
then covered all this with a thick
coating cf clay He said it took
several yards Of earth to cover it
and that the time consumed il the
work was six hours, which of course
would net he paying proposition.
According to Mr.. Sawyer, who fol-
lowed the tested rules of the Che
halls Citizens Club, he did not take
more than an hour to prepare his
three stumps and he says that now
that he knows more about how to &C
at it, by firing a number of stumps
he could do it in less time. AS soon
as he gets his garden planted he is
going to repeat the experiments, and
so is Mr.. Scott, his neighbor. When
Mr.. Sawyer conducts his second eX-
pertinent with this process he is go
ing to keep an accurate account OF
time consumed and ETC., so that he
can compare it with blowing them
out with powder. He is also going
to try the process on tamarack
stumps. These contain great deal
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-04-27
FOR A NEW COIN.

A bill has been introduced in the
house of Representatives by Repre-
sentative Shepard of Texas provid-
ing for the coinage of two and a
half cent piece.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-04-27

Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Larter were
visitors in Kalispell Saturday.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-04-27

Mrs. NJ. C. Phelps was a visitor
here Sunday from kalispell.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-04-27

dark moon on the southern limit of
the sun may be detected about
three-quarters of an hour before
sunset.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-04-27
SEWER PROPOSITION
IS FOOD FOR CON /
SIDERABLE THOUGHT

THE LOCATION OF THE SEPTIC TANK HARD SETTLED
AND HOLDS BACK THE WORK-WHETHER Is
SUE WARRANTS Is ANOTHER PUZZLER
-sPRINKLING HOURS CURTAILED - ORDINANCE
REGULATING PARKING AND PLANTING OF TREES TO
BE DRAWN UP-CITIZENs CLEAN UP PREM
IsEs AND ALLEYS WHICH REPORTED IN DEpLOR ABLE
CONDITION PLACES.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-04-27
REMOVING STUMPS
By CHAR-P|1 PROCESS
FULLY DEMONSTRATED

EsTs PROCESS RECENTLY CONDUCTED BY
PROVED A DECIDED sUCCEss-TWO sTUMPs
% INCHES IN DIAMETER WERE COMPLETELY CONSUMED
WITH ALL ROOTS TO A DE PTH OF IS INCHES BELOW THE
sURFACE-REPoRTs THAT COST is THRILLING COMPARED
POWDER BIoWING-WI1L EXPERIMENT FARTHER
DIFFERENT sTUMPs- TESTS
SUCCESSFUL TAMARACK PROCESS WILL. pROBA-
sUPERCEED EVERYTHING ELSE
CAN BE CLEARED oNEFOURTH THE PRESENT COST.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-04-27

The proposition
Newport daily independent., 1911-12-16
How's This !?

We offer One Hundred Dollar ReWnr6
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured 0J
Catarrh Cure. 3z5S5
FL. CHENEY n CO.. KIM
We. the undersigned. have known ri VI
for the last Is years. and believe him peVf1
orable IN all business transactions and
able to carry out any obligations made ~ X14
NATIONAL BANK on CoN4&1&
Halls C2tarrh Cure is taken tntem6lf1< 4
directly upon the blood and mucous ourfno0A
system. Testimonials sent free. Price a. e.
bottle Sold by all Druggists y sN
.rake Halls Family Pulls for const:p4 :l0h- M
Newport daily independent., 1911-12-16

Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. O'Neal re-
turned from Memphis Wednes-
day afternoon, where they en-
joyed a few days stay.
Newport daily independent., 1911-12-16

Gsa2 loark and wife to I.
II. Campbell, 1870 acres s-1o-2,
Isl.
L. L. Campbell and wife to
General Roark, same property
as above 81.
Mary E. Brown to Robert
Dean Torian, one-sixth interest
1874 acres 33-10-2 and 5-9-2,
$500.
VIM. HI. Barnes and wife to
Joseph May, 80 acres 14-12-2,
$1,000.
J. P. Duck, trustee to H. G.
Sanders, 100 acres 1881, $500.
R. A. Cook and wife to Roll
Grow, 12O acres 36-10-4, $500.
Edwin w. Belmer and wife to
Samuel D. McSpadden, 800
acres 35-1O-4, $3.50.
Bank of Bradford to F. O..
Harp, 80 acres 10, 11-1O-5, $3.50.
Newport daily independent., 1911-12-16

Civ
For anything in electrical Ak
lures or heating line, see Sam
J. Denty. lido.
| Charles Hite, Jr., made a
business trip to Tupelo this af-
ternoon.
For Sale practically new
Cottage organ. $50 cash takes
it. Independent Office. 61btf
Exclusive agents for the gen
uine Benedict Allegretti's fine
chocolates.-W. W. Dutton.
O2btf. q
Miss Rosalyn Mcdonald left
for Batesville this morning to-
visit her sister, Mrs. w. F. Ball.
Go to I. D. Price for Dollar
Clock, Dollar Watches and Dol
lar Fountain Pens. 214btf
Mrs. Abbie landlord of Bates
vile was here yesterday on her
return home from a several
weeks stay at Hot Springs.
Books for boys and books for
girls, also books for grown peo-.
pie. Come and make your Sc
lections now while the stock is
complete. D. Price. 14btf
Sheriff j. D. Neal returned
from Batesville last evening
where he was among the visitors
in Federal court.
My stock of holiday goods is
now open foryour inspection and
you are cordially invited to call
and make your selection i. D.
Price. 14btf.
For Sale-A bargain in hors-
es, mules, cattle, hogs, wagons,
1Thuggies, etc.; also complete
sawmill. VIII maKetAxms to
reliable parties on any of above.
Phone 35, Newport or call at
Muirhead Single Co. west of
Auvergne, on White River. 08btf
The time, the place to buy
your Christmas presents is right
now at I. D.. Prices. A great
! variety of suitable presents for
all kinds and conditions Of peo-
ple-big and little, old and
young, rich and poor. Don't
forget the place, the old reliable
Christmas store, 81 years in the
business. 14btf.
Postoffice Inspector A. A..
Rowe was among those register
ed at the McLain hotel Wednes-
day night.
Mr.. Roy Nape, representing
the Independent dynamite Com
pany, will give a demonstration
of ditch digging by the use of
dynamite Friday, December Is
above the Confederate park and
will set off 200 pounds of dyna-
mite at one time. All parties in
terested in ditching are invited
to be present. Further infor-
nation can be secured from Ro-
gers Hardware Company.
16d3w1
Do drop in at s"The Dew Drop
Inn" if you want the best in
fresh fruits, cold drinks and CT
CARS. We keep them, but we
want you to enjoy them. Fl. A.
Lane, Manager, 5O21a Front
street, next door to Commercial
hotel. 18btf.
Mrs. H. G. Bum has returned
from a three weeks tripal
through Louisiana with cousin,
Mrs Simpson Of Shrev6poEt,
The two ladies enjoyed
much a weeks stay at Ney
leans which is always an
esting place for tourists.
Evening journal., 1911-02-16
Coniidence Mm Rednce Rnies.

Charleston News and Courier
The railroads of the United States
paid in salaries in the year 1900, ac-
cording to recent statistics, about half
a billion dollars. In 1910 they paid
more than billion. The wage cost on
American railroads Is today practi-
cally twice what II was a decade ago
The cost of general operation in the
meantime has been reduced in two
ways, first. through the utilization Of
heavier engines and cars. which have
materially increased the carrying
capacity per unit train, and, secondly,
by the lengthening Of the average
haul. The saving thus effected has not,
however, served to counterbalsnce the
increased wage payments. When it is
demonstrated that public policy will
be sufficiently enlightened to warrant
the assumption that railroads will not
be interfered with in earning fair
revenue, railroads will be able 10 bor-
row money at low rate As interest
charges now consume about Is per
cent. OF the total revenue, such reduc-
ton in rates for the use Of money will
Immediately reduce general expenses.
So-called scientific management VIII
have accomplished something when SO
desirable a result is brought about
but it is very evident that capital will
not flow to the railroads at low rates
Evening journal., 1911-02-16
WAR AND LABORERs.

r UROPEAN labor leaders are aroused over the
~ question Of the costliness OF war, measured
in both life and property The chief opponents of
war in Europe have been the leaders Of the work
ing classes They have begun a campaign of edu-
cation against the uselcssness of war They are
making headway and they arc trying TO apply
remedy Mr. Keir Hardie, the noted English labor
leader and member of Parliament suggests the
Of the Srrike as preventative OF wars between
nations
If war should break out between England and
Germany Mr.. Hardie would end it by having the
workers Of the two nations enter solemn COM
pact TO suspend all productive work on the day
war was declared No government, he thinks. would
have the means to carry on a war II the pro-
duoers we're idle. Millions of consumers would
be aroused and would bring pressure on the gov
ernment TO stop the war. No government would
want TO enter war il il we're certain that an in
dustrial strike would be one of the results.
This scheme Of Mr.. Hsrdes may seem far
fetched. but it lacked only six votes Of majority
Of the members of the British Labor Conference
which claims TO represent one million working
men The attitude of the British labor confer.
enoe shows that the workingmen gravely con-
oerned by the enormous expense Of war and the
fact that lsborers are the ones who must do the
fighting Not only have the British workmen
undertaken q campaign of education against war
but the Socialists of Germany are constantly try
ing to impress on their followers that in Europe
wars are hrougnt ABOUT ny the rulng classes who
force the laborers Of one country to fight those
Of another At the present time il is highly i'm
probable that Mr.. Hardies plan would be feasible.
News Of a fight between the nations would stir
the working people we'll as all others and good
plans for halting hostties would go astray.
1t is more than probable however that if the
spirit is suppressed, that if rulers hesitate be-
fore engaging in hostilites it will be due to a
change Of sentiment actually wrought among the
laborers as a result of such efforts as that of Mr.
Hardie and not because of peace conferences, Car
nege foundations or similar organizations which
have yet had but little effect in influencing the
masses of the people When workngmen pro-
test against war, the rulers will listen and war will
be practically impossible
Evening journal., 1911-02-16
The Secret Of Success
Genuine Merit Required to
Win the Peoples Confidence

Have you ever stopped to reason
why II Is that so many products that
are extensively advertised. all at once
drop out Of sight and are soon forgot
ten? The reason Is plain--the arti-
Gle did not fulfil the promises Of the
manufacturer This applies more
particularly 10 a medicine. A medi.
cinal preparation that has real cura-
tive value almost sells itself, as like
an endless chain system the remedy Is
recommended BY those who have been
cured, TO those who are in need OF IT,
lu an interview on the subject a
/ prominent local drusgiet says Take
| for example DR.. Kilmers swamp
Root. a preparation 7 have sold for
many years and never hesitate 10
recommend. for In almost avery case
/ n shows immediate results, as many
OF my customers testify. No other
kidney remedy that know Of has SO
! large q sale"
The success OF Dr. Kilmers swamp
Root Is due 70 tbs fact that it fultls
every wish in overcoming kidney,
/ liver and bladder diseases, corrects
urinary troubles and neutralizes the
iuric acid which causes rheumatism.
A free trial bottle Will be sent hy
mail, absolutely free Address DR..
Kilmer & Co. Binghsmton, n. Y, and
mention this paper Regular size bot
ties sold at all druggists-50c. and
S1.00.