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The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16
VAN LEAR IN MISSOCLA.
Thomas Van Lear, district b

Thomas Van Lear, district bust
ness manager of the International
Association of Machinists, who visit
ed here few weeks ago, is now on
his way back to St. Paul, visiting all
the points along the Northern Pacif-
ic where machinists are employed.
He was in Missoula last Saturday
night whore he was rendered a
rousing reception,
Mr.. Van Lear attained national
prominence during the Minneapolis
municipal election last November,
when he came within - votes of be.
ing elected mayor OF the Flour city
on municipal ownership platform.
Because CT the resulting prcmin-
ence from the election he is now re-
garded as one Of the foremost pro-
gressive socialists of the country in
class with Mayor Seidel of Mil
waukee. Both are close personal
friends. Mr.. Van Lear has endeared
himself to the machinists of the
country over through obtaining for
them one of the best schedules yet
conceded in his negotiations as bus
mess agent with the Northern Pacif-
ic and Great Northern.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

By a recent order issued from
the superintendent s office train and
enginemen On the fast freights will
not be allowed to tie up to eat as
has been the custom heretofore.
This will still be permitted on
"drags'', but the symbols must
not be delayed on this account any
more. The order states that the
yardmaster will inform the crew be-
fore going out whether they are
to go out on a smybol or a drag
and if it is a smybol they must pre-
pare to take sufficient lunch along
to carry them over the road, to the
terminal.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16
Wanted-A Girl at Hotel Cadillac
-..-
CLUB GETTING READY

The TennisClub held a meeting in
the Whitefish Club rooms last even
ing and elected officers and laid
plans for the coming summer, 1t
is intended to increase the member
ship of this Club this season and
build another court. Kalispell has
a tennis club also, and arrange
ments will be made for match games
during the season.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16
FALLS II. n. A.
VISITS FRIENDSHIP CAMP

large delegation of Royal Neigh
bors came over from Columbia Falls
on No. 3, yesterday and were
guests of Friendship Camp. Dur
ing the afternoon they were enter
tanned by the various members and
in the evening the lodge meeting
was a very enjoyable affair. A de-
liciOus lunch was served and the
guests departed on No. Al, all re-
porting having had a most delight
full time. Seventyfive members
were present besides the guests.
Five candidates were initiated and
one admitted by card. 1t was the
biggest meeting the Royal Neighbors
have ever had.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

The town council is the recipient
of very nice letter from Superin-
tendent w. r. Smith thanking them
for their hearty cooperation in
pumping water for the railroad COM
pany during the time that repairs
are being made to their pumping sta
ton.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16
THE BOY-SCOUTS TAKE A HIKE

Armed with a hunk of bacon and
couple of 'murphies,' a number
of the Scouts with Prof. Gloyde be-
took themselves to the woods yes
terday evening. The boys report
the time of their lives, and declare
they must go again next week.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

Friends of ROLAND DeRemer will
be pleased to learn that he has
been transferred to Melrose, Mimi,
where he has charge of the Great
Northern store. He was at one
time timekeeper here and later
storekeeper at Glasgow.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16
SPECIAL SERVICE AT
Nj. f. CHURCH SUNDAY NIGHT

NJ. f. CHURCH SUNDAY NIGHT
Quartet: Lords 1t -" Mrs.
Cameron and Cook, and Mr.. Shoaf
and Barton.
Solo: Face to Face, Miss Rush
ton.
Cornet Solo: Selected, Alvin
Schoonoyer.
Duet: Selected, Miss Rushton an
Mr.. Payne.
Discourse by the Pastor: 1--WE be-
lieve in Cod Second series on
What We Believe and Why"
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

The Fireman's smoker, which was
to be held on March "a, has been
postponed to a later date, in order
to give the committee more time to
prepare the program.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

Fred Dalbeck, lineman. was
brought in from Essex Saturday
and placed in the hospital here. He
had been struck by the dozer while
walking along the track and is
quite seriously injured.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

Mr.. w. E. Green of Hermansville,
Mich, arrived here yesterday and
expects to remain indefinitely.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

Lots ofA women dress as if they
were hard of hearing.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

The railroad commissioners met
in Somers with officials of the
Greav Northern and investigated
the complaint of the people there
who desire the Great Northern to
maintain a waiting room in the
town, so that they do not have to
walk down to the station on the
docks, which is about a mile out of
the way. After transcript Of the
testimony is received each side will
have ten days in which to file briefs
when the case will be considered by
the commission and a verdict rem
dered in short time.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

Fireman l. B. Stevens has gone
to Essex to take a hill job
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

Fireman w. C. Gage, who has
been residing at Essex for the past
two years, has taken the position as
night hostler at the roundhouse
here, and is preparing to move his
household effects to Whitefish.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

Engineer Roy Eberly is making
tracks for the sunny south. He has
a position in the railway service
down in Florida.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

Miss Hileman has been assisting
at the depot office for the pas
week.
Machinist Apprentice Ray Krae-
mer was laid up for a few days with
an injured eye.
Conductor F. S. McClench is en-
PERTAINING a husky young man who
arrived at his home Saturday.
1t is reported by his friends that
Fireman "Scotty" Macdonald went
to Kalispell Friday to attend revival
meetings.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

Machinist Knoblock is laid up
with badly sprained wrist and a
fractured rib, the result of an acct
dent at the roundhouse. He eX-
poets to go to Kansas City in few
days to visit until he is able to at
tend to his duties again
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

Edgar Fish, for a time baggage
man at the depot, has resigned and
gone to Cut Bank to look after his
homestead interests.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

Claim Agent Tenner left Friday
on business trip to Calgary.
-.{-
Fireman VIM. Gross left for St.
Paul Saturday to be a witness at a
damage suit held in that city on
Monday.
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The Washington times., 1911-10-19

low behind your head. It'll feel more
comfy"
He almost cracked a vertebra to let
her do it, wondering what it was this
time, a new hat, or just more pin
money.
Here" she continued, "just put your
feet up as high as you want 'em. All
men are more comfortable that way.
Put 'em on this chair. It's one of the
new ones. but I don't care II you do
scratch 1t a little bit. You paid for
a."
He wondered whether 1t could be
permission to hold a whist party.
"Now let me light your cigar for
you. And you can put your ashes on
the arm of the chair II you want to.
/ know how you hate to bother with
ash trays"
lie wondered If it could be a new
gown. -
What is it, wifey?" he asked her
There was resignation in his tone.
Whats what? 1 don't want any
thing"
With a stTangling cry he fell for
ward in his chair. 1t took three hours
to revive him, and he warned her SOL
emnly never, never. never to try any
thing like that again.
The Washington times., 1911-10-19
By George Fitch
The Author of Siwash College Tales

Autumn Is the time of the year when
We make the saddening discovery that
large families of moths have been
guarding against race suicide in our
last winters clothes. Housekeeping also
RACES I'm the autumn. and great numbers
of political boomlets fall into the long
sleep that has no waking. Nothing is
sadder than to see plucky little
Doomlet. which has struggled all sum-
mer In an adverse Climate, only to die
under a snow drift in the shank OF
autumn-except to see the candidate
who has hoped to sit at ease under its
shade, but who is row hunting for Il
job. which he does not want and hopes
nave
Autumn is the advance agent of winter
and frequently Pets behind the show
1t is full Of DAYS which are too cold for
comfort. but not cold enough to permit
the burning of IS coal with anything
like pleasure. The American autumn Is
like the English summer-onIy comfort.
able In spots. But the English summer
is the only English season which il
comfortable at all. This explains why
The United States has gained 95, O0U, ,0Ot
people from England anG vicinity in the
last 100 wears.
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ACCORDING TO SAMMY

Do you observe enythins strange
about me. mothir. pop sed to ma oftir
suppir last mite.
Well I shood say I 40, sed ma. clozing
her book so 1t maid a noize, Henry
Tawker, ware did you get those noxe
glasses.
Bawt them. OF korse, sed pop. The
boss got q pare. and they make him
apeer very distinguished looking. so
I stopped in at the uptishians avn the
way hoam and tryed avn a pare and
he sed they maid me look distinguished
looking, / thawt so to, SO I bawt them.
Well, OF awl the kunseeted things.
sed ma. the ideer, distinguished look
ing. You are about as distingw wished
looking as Karlo Is aftir a bath. she
sed. you look like a old maid skool
teetchir. that's wat you look like.
2 Bad
A prophet is without honey in hts
own kuntry. sed pop. that's watts the
mattir. Mr.. Johnson is kuming tonite.
he sed, and I bet he wont skoff at me
Jest bekaus / look distinguished.
Take them awf, sed ma. yure site.
and II the boss looks enything like You
do with his noze glasses avn the biz
ness will 60 into the hands of reseevir
In a weak between the OF you.
Jest then the doar bell rang. and 1t
was Mr.. Johnson.
Hello, Lew. sed pop. very loud. wen
Mr.. Johnson calm In the setting room.
Hello, Hen, sed Mr.. Johnson, for
hevins sakes, Hen, wat have you got
avn your noze Ha ha.
Noze glasses. of korse, sed pop. wat
did you think they were. a 4 seeted
touring KARI
Haha. sed Mr.. Johnson.
Haha yureself. sed pop. II you tell
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begin to describe 1t. but as I can't think
of any stronger word just now, let's
let II go at that.
He balked this morning. 1t only cost
me fourteen dollars. and I'll know bet
ter next time.
He didn't like the looks of a back
street uptown further. go he baked in
the middle of 1t. I never tried 80 many
ways of making q horse move in my
life. kicked him, pinched him, punch
ed him and tickled him: not to speak OF
blowing In his ear and insulting him TO
his face. And he did everything but
move. That horse is a mule in disguise.
After half an hour of 1t / had the
fourteen dollar idea. built a fire un-
der the pesky critter! l knew he'd move
as soon as he began to scorch! And hA
did. He moved just far enough to pull
the boss brapd new wagon directly over
that hre. Then he stopped again!
- was fifteen minutes before ! could
get the fire out, and by that time the
fourteen dollars worth of damage had
Dcen done. But I'll know better next
time. III use dynamite.
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Vest Pocket ESSAYS
TIE gentle autumn takes place about
half way between the sunstroke
and the chilblain. and lasts until

way DctWttH tDt
and the chilblain. and lasts until
Just before the coal man buys his
rev automobile. 1t is that period OF
the year when the mercury goes steadily
down hill and prepares to crawl into its
bulb and hibernate.
The gentle autumn would be a great
relief from summer II 1t were not for
autumn itself. Mankind Is too busy
working the autumn to enjoy X proper
iy. Autumn is the time of the year when
the last winters overcoat must be dug
out of the attic. and the vines and flow.
ers must be put to bead. and the mod
est geraniums must be rooted up and
lugged down cellar. The furnace also
be gins to obtrude during the autumn.
1t Is not as voracioIs as It Is later on,
hut il must be nourished en- kindling and
coal almost every morning. and as the
worried householder realizes that he has
another mouth TO feed. he sometimes
wishes that autumn had never been In
vented. o..
Autumn Is very beautiful in spots. but
poets do not sing about 1t as much as
they do about spring. This is because
about September most poets stor
writing and begin to hunt real Jobs
The universal opinion of those who dc
The Washington times., 1911-10-19

IT see," said the stage-struck YOUTH
as he scratched his back against the
door lamb. that Three Romeos' has
made a hit, and looks like 1T would
make good for the rest Of the season y
Yep" said the stage doorkeeper, as
he extracted a straw from a conven-
lent broom preparatory to cleaning his
pipe, Three Romeos' seems to have
touched the public's tickle fancy.
Bring Home The Bacon ..
II rather imagine that me old friend
Bill Shakespeare will get the aerlai
news about now and snuggle down
eozily into his marble tomb and
snjcker. He will be perfectly willin TO
let those people who objected to his
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THE STAGE DOORKEEPER

copyrights on his own work bring
home the Bacon. This is one of the
times when he can afford to smile
around to his collar button and let
the American managers go on with the
mutilation Of one Of his masterpieces
without murmur.
1T must be some funny play at that.
Them Montagues and Epaulets must
have a worse time than formerly
keepin their. family affairs out of
the police court.
of coorse. 1t only stands to reason
that all of the Romeos look alike, the
same as the Three Twins and / can
just imagine the look Of wonder on
the desk sergeant's face when one
of the Romeos Is booked for disturb
in the peace. He no sooner has him
under lock and key when in comes
Mss Juliet's father with another one
and wants him enjoined from max
in googoo eyes at his daughter. And
about the time the legal formalities are
through with another one is brought
in in the little blue wagon with q
gong. charged with porch climbin'
Honestly 1T do be gettin' in the same
class with Fren"h farce"
'Tis An Opera
Say, you rummy!" interjected the
stage-struck youth, this show has
nothin' to do with Shakespeare dope
It's a musical comedy"
II should think 1t would be-" said the
SD. X. "a musical comedy, and maybe
touch Of burlesque. But I'm glad to
hear that they haven't tried to improve
on the Bard of Avon's masterpiece
barrin' Hamlet and a few other plays
But nay mistake was q natural ono
When I broke into the theatrical bust.
ness the show that was gettin' the coir
was Uncle Toms Cabin, with two
Toms, three little Evas, q half dozer
Topsies and ten Marks"
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me wat there is to Ian at you mite look
moar like a humin beeing and less like
a monurementil idiyit.
Laffs Agen
o, nuthing. sed Mr.. Johnson. haha
Then pleeze kwit that empty laffter
II thares nuthing funny. sed pop, you
no ware they put peepil who laff at
nuthing. don't you.
I've herd, sed Mr.. Johnson. haha.
Lew. I don't think you are yureself
this eevening. sed pop. go existed the
noze glasses got twistid sideways but
dident fawl awf.
Yes, I'm awl rite thanks. sed Mr..
Johnson. Ha ha ha
Darn the glasses, sed pop. ony he sed
verse than darn. and he got up and
throo them out of the windo and I Good
here them break on the payment.
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Something New.

Mrs. Nurich was in the jewelry store.
Here are some new souvenir spoons we
have Just got in," said the clerk. plac-
ing tray for her inspection.
'Oh, amt those lovely" she ex-
claimed. Il must have some of those
Our cook makes such lovely souvenir
-Argonaut
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Wouldn't Interfere

Want a situation as errand boy, do
you? Well. can you tell me how far the
moon Is from the earth, chr"
Boy-Well, guv'nor. I don't know. but
/ guess 1t won t interfere with me run
ming errands here
] He got the job
The Washington times., 1911-10-19
Pretty.

"And is she pretty?" We asked of the
youth who was waxing enthusiastic over
the latest visitor.
'Pretty?" he exclaimed. "Why, that
girl is so pretty that when she sits in
an arm chair 1t tries to hug her."
The Washington times., 1911-10-19
Simple Enough.

ton when in society,""
ITS simple enough When you're
with automobile people you talk auto
mobile. and when you're with bridge
people you talk bridge. ."-Pittsburg Post.
The Washington times., 1911-10-19
Who Owns Him.

rs your husband at home?'>
yes; what do you want with him?'
"Tm-er-revising the voting list, and
just wanted to inquire which party he
belonged to-"
do, yer?" Well. I'm the party wot q
belongs tO"-Tatler,
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Read, Laugh,
Absorb, Then Tell
WHAT HE HAD

Did you try to comfort that friend
who sent word that he was in great
distress?"
NO" replied the chilly philosopher,
Il didn't try to say anything. It
wasn't a case of mere loss of friends
or fortune. This fellow had a tooth
ache"
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Pretty Fair Proof.

Are they very much in love?"
II guess So they send kisses to each
other by telephone and stand waiting
with their lips puckered If the report is
.N"' the wire is busy."-New York
Press.
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Circulation Boosting.

Fox Populi-Do you think You boosted
your circulation by giving years sub
scription for the biggest potato raised
In the county?
The Editor-Mebbe not, but ! got four
barrels of samples.-Chicago News
The Washington times., 1911-10-19
Women Can Tell.

I'm any Judge"
He is always very polite to her in
public"
Yes; and she always looks as II she
wasn't used to it"-EXchange.
The Washington times., 1911-10-19
Scintillating Rays
Of All That's WITTY
ENGLISH JOKE FOR TODAY

- Housekeeper-Losh. me laird. ven no
have asket all thae folks TO stop the
nicht7 There isna beds for the half o.
them.
yersel Gle them plenty whiskey and
they'll find beds for themsels.-Punch.
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A Matter of Habit.

That tobacco of yours Is making me
feel positively i'll, my man."
IT dessay il does, lady: 1t 'ad the same
heffect on me till l got used to it,
Tatler.
The Washington times., 1911-10-19
Our Butter Man
Says It's a Mule

I've drove everything from a nail to
a bargain. but I'll be switched, as the
rusty locomotive said, II ever saw the
beat of that horse Of mine Balky don't
The Washington times., 1911-10-19
Making Him Comfy;
' Or, Woman, You Lie!

you look tired, love-" she cooea.
Hard day at the office. suppose.
poor thing! Here. let me put this pill
The Washington times., 1911-10-19


goround rides change into pennies and stick into shewn gum
never speculate Wall street Somebody's bound to get
Bill yn to tell how they work it, but all could gather
that there's bulls and there's bears you've
glad take you They'll put gt-edged
bareycorn if tell 'em
Then sedged barleycorn Wall street the bulls
the If the bears In either
lose it. You're the lamb and that's the play O
of lambs while, that's
catch 'em for all they've and it always catches EN-
Market Going Up
Spose dollars f think you'd
like the sensation watching swell three its size
night You take to the bulls the bears dependn what
favrite "Put Mercezed l
NJ p gon three somewhere II o'clock tonight
And around the day. and the bulls the bears
whichever the be- standn their office wan
for to shake by the hand
Corgratulation you're sharp one! they'll tell you Mer-
erzed Peanuts like said would Here's
thousand and here's the two dollars and fourteen cents made
natchn fe ayin from under the grabbn days
house money from OF the manepece and
ushin back Wall Of
And the day, when around you'll have
knock the door before they'll hear
they'll that the bulls
in the midst Of it, somebody swallowed your money
The Washington times., 1911-10-19

not write is that autumn is sad and
melancholy time when natures beauties
slowly die and heaven weeps large cold
tears over the last baseball games.
This Is quite largely true. The death
or the leaves is a particularly distress
ing thing. and will continue to be until
Mr, Burbank invents brand OF leaf
which will not die on the lawn or In the
cave SpoutS.
The Washington times., 1911-10-19
Had Complete Stock.

Il want some lawn
yard?"
The Washington times., 1911-10-19
Economy

when ! got back frsm my vacation
my husband had only one soiled disf
for me to wash"
He washed the others, eh?"
"It seems he only used one dish.
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|. / /: ! ]
Ia ~ there's general Whit of camphor abroad within
h the troleys and the streets and out in the suburbs
iS0 - when the Shines and there's tang OF burning
] 3A leaves that brings thousand visions to mind
| kA Visions of going nutng OF eating apples as we
| walked home under the twilight sky, and the mem
~ of long evenings in the glow of the open FIRE
l TX | Do remember that glorious weekend at
| NJ Helen Mnurn's? do, especially today, because,
-- and have been out to this
She h- lovely things for
is coming to the wedding of course. .
only wish the baby big enough to be something
He's rolypoy could
help loving him.
Talked Over Old Times
had talk about Helen and We laughed
old planned for the and gradually dusk
fell the eliminate hour" she talked little about married
life and married happiness and feoh so close to YOU dear
when I'm immersed in wedding plans, but
feeling of the urenss of and of love for
Somehow the married give that
feelng-ven those who hppyand the girls WELL truth
from them I'm shy with them1 don't
why, but feel that they understand the others
ting staring fire. talking of her married life her mistakes
and her hopes felt suddenly how much truth there in he DID,
saying Th hand that rocks the cradle the world
Love, the Greatest Ruler
foolish way-not ruling by political anything
love much bigger than of u.s.
dream OF the belong
the children, S o they rule
getting frghtfuly deep subject and Pm
straight that but ifed down and
separated general only love tonigh-no
deeply and steadily and with all my heart and soul
wfely mind that not dress warmly
enough dav tempted to ask have
your and bid be careful of colds and hun
wedding the honeymoon
ahome" our will shut wonderland
love and happiness Ii.
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M A ME TEL Is BELLE
Between the Bulls
. And the Bears, It's
NOT TO SPECUL TIE

We been readin' about that Wall street man. Belle.
that they've arrested for kiddn' sensitive stocks
that resented il.
There's difference in who does it and how
they do it, Belle The kid that shoots crap the
street is gamblin and ought to be arrested; the
double "a and come again Is dabblin' in stocks and
ought to be severely talked to for riskin' his
fam'y's happiness, and the man that places his own
and other peoples fortunes on Pulverized Steel
Preferred is specuator If he loses and hnancier
il he wins. .....
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O,Iy Married Once

Only Married Once
Mr.. Jinks-What trusting little
woman Georges wife is
: Mrs Jinks-Yes. She has never been
married before.