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The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS
FOR THREE MONTHS

The accident bulletin just issued
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion for the months of October. No
vember and December, 1910, shows
that there were 248 persons killed
and 1928 injured in train accidents.
Accidents of other kinds bring the
total number Of casualties. not in
Guiding Industrial accidents, up to
22,5S6 (2,659 killed and 1927 in
jured) OF this number, there was
a total Of 935 employees killed and
1882 injured, being a decrease of
13 in number killed and an increase
OF 1,422 in the number injured. .Ac-
cidents to employees resulting in
slight injuries are not included in
the figures given.
Comparing the figures with those
in the preceding bulletin, it shows
a decrease of Is in the number of
persons killed, and 1853 in the num-
her injured in train accidents.
There is a total number of so
killed and SIT injured in coupling
and uncoupling cars and engines, be-
ing an increase of 4 in the number
killed and 1855 in the number in
jured.
Accidents reported by electric lines
on which interstate traffic is carried
show that there were ia persons
killed and 1901 injured on electric
roads during the months of October,
November and December, 1910, be-
ing a decrease Of "a in the number
killed and l19 in the number in
jured.
The total number of industrial
accidents" those sustained by en-
ployes where no moving engine or
car is involved, was lot killed and
co,394 injured, being an increase of
IS in the number killed and COS in
the number injured.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11
TO PREVENT
ALL FOREST FIRES

The Montana Larch & pine Manu-
facturers' association has issued a
call to all the principal timber and
mill owners of Flathead and Lin
coin counties to meet next Thursday
at the office of the association in
the Noffsinger block ,and discuss the
formation of an organization to pro
tect the standing timber against for
est fires. 1t is thought that after
the experience of last summer,a per-
manent organization can be made
that will be of much benefit to the
timber owners. 1t is proposed to di-
vide .the two counties into three or
four districts, having headquarters
at kalispell, Libby, Eureka and per-
haps another place with officers and
equipment at these places, so that
they may be able to respond at once
when word comes to them of a fire.
State Forester Jungberg and the
local officials will be present, and
will give their experience in fire
fighting. In no other case is an
ounce of prevention worth a pound
of cure, as it is when a fire in a for
est is to be fought.-Kalispell Inter
Lake.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11
CLEANUP DAY
MARKED SUCCESS
WHOLE CITY WAS GIVEN A
THOROUGH CLEANING
THROUGHOUT.

This city received cleaning Tues
day such as it never had before
Rubbish. refuse and tin cans, some
of which have laid in the alleys and
vacant lots since the town was first
started, were cleaned up and carted
away by the cleanup brigade,
which consisted of six teams and
wagons manned by three men each.
The city stands all the expense
of hiring the men and the teams
for the purpose of getting the spring
cleaning done up in a hurry, and
rom now on the citizens will be
expected to keep the alleys and back
yards in that condition.
1t was probably bigger job than
the city council figured it would be,
but nevertheless they have done a
good piece of work, and from now
on it will be very easy matter for
everyone concerned to keep things
neat and ship-shape. The Pilot Man
has been drumming away for the
past three weeks about Clean up
Day, and urging everyone to get
busy. There was a good response,
but there were a few who did not
get around to it for one reason and
another, but probably will inside of
the next day or SO. One can now
go up and down any of the alleys
and find none of the unsightly piles
OF rubbish, boxes and barrels which
have been such an eyesore. We can
truly say, that as a result of this
cleanup campaign, the city as a
whole, has been benefited in many
ways. and it is now up to the citi-
zens to keep it that way.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11
WINE ROOMS AND
DANCE HALLS GO

The wine rooms throughout the
city Of Butte, the dance halls in the
restricted districts and the music in
all social or parlor houses in the red
light are things of the past. Mayor
Lewis J. Duncan, socialist, who was
inducted into office, issued orders
to Chief of Police Murphy to close
up all such places, and the chief,
with some of his assistants. notified
all interested. ANY persons found
violating the law will be placed un-
der arrest and be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law.
Butte has always held a reputa-
tion for being the most wicked city
in the state, and the action taken
by Mayor Duncan will be watched
with interest by every one all over
the country.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11
ATTRACT|0NSF0R
NEXT WINTER
FIVE ENTERTAINING AND Ed
CCATIONAL ATTRACTIONS
CONTRACTED FOR BY
EORROMEO CLUB.

The Borromeo Club Of Whitefish
has a number of attractions booked
for the season 1911-12. A contract
has been closed with the Redpath
Lyceum Bureau for the appearance
III Wnitefisn of the following::
The Strollers Quartette in high
class musical renditions, appearing
in five different costumes. The
Strollers are not musical "pick-ups." +"
They are musicians for life. They
court no other calling. TO be first
in music is their one ambition.
John B. Ratio, i'll character stud
les from life. John B. Ratio is pc
culiar in his sympathetic interest, a
Continued on page 2.)
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11
WILL BRING OUT
BIG ALASKA GAME

If some of the Alaska bears do
not eat the Doctors Houston when
they go hunting this summer, the
kalispe]l public library will proba-
bly, be ahead some samples of Alas
kan big game. An application for a
permit to ship big game specimens
out of Alaska was recently sent to
Senator Dixon to be filed with the
Secretary of Agriculture, who has
charge of such matters for Alaska.
The application was granted, and
Senator Dixon forwarded the per-
init, which was received here yes
terday. 1t permits the collection
and shipment during the open sea-
son of 1911, one moose, three Carl
bou. three mountain sheep, and thre
mountain gOats.-Inter Lake.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11
LAND CO. MAKING
GOOD PROGRESS
WILL PROVE TO VISITORS THAT
THE SOIL Is AS Productive
AS CLAIMED.

During the past week the Travel
ing Mems Land Investment company
have been making wonderful i'm
provements on their land on the
west shore of the lake. They now
have five acres cleared off and
plowed and planted with a little of
everything. There is one large
patch of potatoes and cereals, and
two other smaller patches contain
all kinds of garden truck.
This company contemplates clear
Ing off all their land before putting
1t on the market. Through extensi,,
advertising they expect to have a
large number of visitors here this
summer. and their object in putting
In the garden is to show that the
soil is just as productive as it is
claimed to be.
H. D. Shepard and l.. H. Lyford,
the representatives Of the company
who have here looking after the
work for the past two weeks, went
to Spokane Saturday to attend the
annual meeting of the trustees and
complete plans for farther develop
ment of their holdings here.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11
POISON SAW MILL
GOES UP IN SMOKE

The Cramer Brothers planning mill
at Poison burned to the ground late
Saturday night. Some of the clos
est piles of lumber were also con-
sumed by the flames. The fire orig
mated from an unknown source.
The mill is total loss. and repre-
sents value of about $4,000. 1t
was the first mill in Poison, and
furnished the lumber for the first
buildings that were constructed in
that city
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11
TWO BOYS DROWN in
JESSUP's MIL POND

\ Two boys, aged IL and IA years,
sons of Peter Eimen and Douglas
Smith of Creston, were drowned at
JesSups mill late Friday afternoon
The boys were fishing in the mill
pond, but no one knows how it hap
pened. 1t is thought that one of
the boys slipped off log into one
of the deep holes, and that the othtr r
boy tried to help him out and thus
beth drowned The bodies were
not located for two days.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11

TRIED AGAIN
EXPERIMENTS JUST COMPLETED
WITH TAMARACk STUMPs
A SUCCESS,

To get rid of stumps is one thing
which most of the people are inter-
ested in. Especially the people here
who own property and are building
up home, and the others who are
getting together a piece of this
famous Flathead soil for agricultur-
al purposes. The man who can in
vent a stump destroyer that will
completely annihilate the stump will
reap a fortune in this northwestern
country.
The cut over lands in the west
have been found to be of the ricn-
est soil, and now thousands of peo-
pie are beginning to turn towards
exploiting them. The quickest, and
most effective method is to blow
them out with powder, and then
burn them, but this is also the most
expensive method. Another meth
cd that is attracting much atten-
tion is to burn them right where
they stand. Many schemes have
been devised and everyone is try
ing out a method Of his own. 1t
may be that in the course Of time
someone will hit upon something
that will do the business SO that
the stumps can be cleared out at
minimum cost.
The writer has been experiment.
ing for the past two weeks with
the char-pitting process, and has
had very satisfactory results. A
large tamarack stump, almost three
feet in diameter, was chosen, be-
cause tamarack stumps are the hard
est stumps we have to remove, and
we have the more of them than any
other. They also contain a great
dry out, even after having been
dead for several years. It has
been thought by some that on ac-
count OF the great amount Of moist
ure it would be impossible to burn
them out by any process.
The stump was prepared ac-
cording to directions heretofore pub
lished. The first few days it re-
quired little attention once a day
to keep it properly covered. After
that there was nothing more to it.
The fire kept right on burning
slowly but surely, On account
OF the great amoun. CT moisture
the stump burns very slowly, bat
once started properly it will not go
out At times one might get dis
couraged on account of seeing no
apparent signs of life of the fire,
but it is still burning, and will con-
tinue to burn as long as there is
anything of the stump left, clear
down into the roots. If the stump
is three OR four feet high it will
burn completely off just above the
banking Of earth.
This would not be very quick
method, but where time is no object
the stumps can be removed this way
cheaper than by any other process.
A man living on one OF the five
acre tracts, could. during his spare
time fire stump now and then and
he would have the whole thing
cleared off before he knew it at
practically no expense, and very lit
tie eXertion
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11
WILL BUILD BIG
REP PAIR SHOP HERE
RCMOR AFLOAT THAT GREAT
NORTHERN WILL MOVE
THEIR BIG SHOPS TO
THIS PLACE.

Quite a sensation was sprung here
Monday when an official of the O.
r. & NJ, stopping off here on his
way from ST. Paul, and claiming to
have some straight dope,' stated
to several people about town that
the Great Northern was contempla-
ting moving the big repair shops
from Hillyard to Whitefish, as
Whitefish is the more centrally To-
Gated point.
This encouraging piece of news
spread like the measels, and no at
tempt was made to quarantine it.
1t was the talk of everyone on the
street, and is still being favorably
CONTINUED on page 81
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11
DIED FROM INJURIES.

Vito A. Lacassella, the Italian Sec
ton hand who was struck by train
No. 3, at Summit a week ago yes
terday died from the injuries in the
hospital last Friday morning. The
body was taken care of by his
friends, and was buried in the De-
mersville cemetery at Kalispell.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11
S0MERS TURNED
DOWN IN DE-
POT FACILITIES

The proceedings instituted last No
vember by residents Of Somers in
Flathead county before the state
railroad commission, having for their
object the establishment of addition
al railway facilities at that town,
have been dismissed BY the commis-
sion. The petitioners wanted a
new depot and station established
up town. The commission finds
the facilities, while not all that
could be desired, are nevertheless
adequate and not such as to warrant
the action desired
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11

is invited at any time to visit this
institution, and witness the sanitary
and cleanly manner in which every
thing that is produced in that es-
tablishment is made.
Besides the bakery, they have a
fine soda fountain and ice cream
parlor where all delicious warm
weather drinks are served.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11
LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE.

About hundred Kalispell citizens
have banded themselves together
and organized what they call a
law and order league. The object
of this organization being to secure
the enforcement of the laws and Or
dinances of the city intended for
moral uplift.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11

Zehm & Sissel, proprietors of the
City Bakery have just completed in
stalling a new oven, so that they
will be better enabled to handle
their increasing business. The
whole building has been overhauled
and repainted. making a very credit
able appearance, and the public
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11
DIED OF TYPHOID.

Scott McColleum, AN old-time log
ging man in this part of the valley,
died in the hospital Friday morning,
of typhoid fever. He had no rela-
tives that were known of, so the
body was buried in the Demersville
cemetery by the county.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11
NO WORRY ABOUT
REGISTRATION NOW
IS ONLY NECESSARY TO
REGISTER ONCE.

as far as general interest to the
residents of rural districts is con-
cerned, enacted by the last legis-
lature, is known as senate bill No.
68, and it was fathered by Senator
Survant of Valley county. 1t will
undoubtedly prove boon to all
isolated communities and will un-
doubtedly result in an increased
vote at all general elections.
According to the provisions of the
new law, the county clerks of all
counties in the state are ex-officio
registrars, who shall perform all of
these duties without extra compen-
sation. The law is now in force,
but the books will not be availa-
BILE until shortly before July l.,
when they will be opened fo- the
work.
There will be one great regis
ter in which all names of voters
of the county are inscribed by pre-
cincts and in addition there will be
a book for each precinct or ward.
Voters who live within a radius
of 10 miles of the court house must
appear in person at the office of
the county clerk and recorder and
register, and those who reside at
greater distance may go before a
justice of the peace or a notary pub
lie, furnish the required informa-
ton and make affidavit which will
be forwarded by such official per-
forming such work, who is entitled
to fee of rs cents, which is paid
by the county upon proper certifi-
cation.
The following is the information
which must be given and which is
written in the great register:
Name, age, occupation, height,
residence, street or number of Sec
tion and township, postoffice, and
length of time in the state, county
or city, school district or ward and
physical disabilities, if any.
At least one good feature of the
new law is that after voter has
once registered he is not required
to do SO at any future time, pro-
vided he remains a qualified voter
in his particular locality and exer-
cises the right of suffrage. In case
a. registered voter fails to vote at
any general lection, it is the duty
Of the county clerk to remove his
name from the register and when
this is done another registration
is necessary to entitle him to cast
a ballot.
The books are closed for regis
tration 80 days before any election,
general, count: or city, and for an
equal number Of days before that
time the clerk shall cause notices
to be Published in every newspaper
in the county to the effect that the
registration books will he closed on
q certain date.
After the names have been writ
ten in the great register they are
Transcribed in the precinct and ward
books and the two lists will be sent
to the city and town clerks where
such voters reside, and i'll case the
election is for school trustees the
lists shall be furnished the clerk
Of the school board.
1t is also provided that not later
than June 18th, next, the board Of
commissioners of each county shall
establish convenient number of
places to register in the
county. In cities the boundaries of
these precincts shall conform to
those of the wards, but two or
more precincts may be established
in one ward when there is suffi-
cicnt number of voters to justify
it,
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11

RI. J.Werner went to Kalispell yes
terday to present a road petition to
the county commissioners to have
the road extended along the north
shore of the lake from Corners
place clear to the head of the lake.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11

Fred Perry, O. G.. Jones and
Messrs. Milspaugh, Olsen and Chand-
Ter of the high school faculty, all
Kalispell tennis experts, came over
Tuesday and played game
with the racquet Wielders of this
city. The local team managed to
hold them down to an even score.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-11

All the local news in the Pilot.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-10-10
TROOPS TO GUARD
VICTIMS PROPERTY
Two Companies Of Wisconsin Militia
Ordered to Black River Falls.

. If
Madison, Wis, Oct. 9.-Two COM
panies of the Wisconsin national
guards were ordered to Black Riv-
er Fails yesterday afternoon to as
sist the deputies in guarding the
property of homeless flood sufferers.
Governor F. e. McGovern, who is
in Milwaukee, issued the order by
telephone.
Company D of Mansion, Capt. c.
c. Wetherly, and Company E of Eau
Claire, Capt. F. S. Pearsall, last
night were on their way to the
stricken city. Maj. c. R. Williams
of the quartermasters' department
Camp Douglass, was placed in COM
nrand of the troops.
Surgeon General John B. Ed
wards, Milwaukee, also was ordered
to join the troops. Assemblyman
Merlin Hull OF Black River Falls
telephoned the governor the food
supply was adequate, but that there
was urgent need for strict sanitary
measures to. prevent disease.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-10-10
Hartman Officials Announce That
Men Are at Benches
Again.
HAD NO TROUBLE YESTERDAY.
Reported That a Number Of Men
on the Illinois Central are Pro-
testing Against Method Of
Calling Strike.

Chicago, Oct. 9.-Quietness pre-
vailed here yesterday in the strike
of shop workers on the Illinois Cen.
trail and Hartman lines, according
to the announcements Of railroad
officials last night.
They asserted that the men arc
becoming dissatisfied with the wa,
the strike was called and that man,
Of the local unions are demanding
that it be ended. Union leaders
however, maintain that the men
are satified with the progress OF the
strike and are prepared to remain
out all winter if necessary.
Vice President w. L. Park Of tbs
Illinois Central issued the following
statement during the day:
"The men are unquestionably dis.
satisfied with the way the strike
was called and its purpose. The
leaders attempted to put something
over on them and it will not go.
"The boilermakers in one of the
western towns held meeting Sat-
urday and practically decided to re-
turn to work.
"Some of the machinists' unions
are demanding that the strike be
called of. The machinists at Pa
ducah have sent telegram 10
President James O'Connell OF their
international organization protest
ing against the strike and declar-
ing that they never had an oppor-
tunity to vote on the question Of
becoming members of the system
federation.
"Over Is per cent OF the member
ship of the local union signed tire
petition. IS
Train movements continue salts
factory and on the lines west Of
Chicago the effect of the strike is
not felt at all"
President Markham of the road
left late Saturday for Jackson,
Miss, to attend a conference ar
by Governor Noel Of Mis-
sissippi to discuss the strike situa-.
ton. He was accompanied by
Of the legal department of
the road.
Omcials OF the Hartman roads
that the men were return
ing to work at many Of the western
cities.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-10-10
Was Burned BY Lamp.

Mount Pleasant, Oct. 9.-The
first OF the witnesses for the de-
tense will be heard today IN the
$4,000 damage suit Of Mrs. Ida F.
Jones against the Wayland Hall
company and F.. NJ. Reel, unless
Judge w. s. Withrow sistains a
motion OF the defense that verdict
be directed in its favor. Mrs. Jones
claims that she was badly burned
when kerosene lamp fell from a
bracket over her head while she
was attending the performance of a
play in the Wayland opera house.
The case already has been before
the court for four days and many
witnesses have been heard.
The defense claims that third
party, an usher, touched the lamp
in the time intervening between
Reel. the managers, leaving the
lamp and the accident, and that
there can be no personal liability.
The plaintiff claims that the opera
house is public place, that the
people have the right to expect GER
tain protection and that the mana
ger and stockholders are liable.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-10-10
GIVE
AN AUSTIN DAY
Remove Car Shop Employees Contrib,
ute to Sufferers.

Austin, Pa, Oct. 9.-The recov-
cry and Identification Of two addi-
t;onal bodies and the clearing up
of considerable wreckage yesterday
featured the flood situation. Out Of
a total of seventy-four believed to
have persisted, sixty-two have been
taken from the ruins.
The bodies recovered were those
of Mrs. William g. Harvey and her
daughter. Mrs. George Beebe.
The action Of 500 employees of
the Remove car shops OF the Penn
sylvania railroad who came here
voluntarily yesterday from Will
Transport, Pa, and assisted in re-
moving the great piles Of debris.
was beautiful tribute. The men
arrived on a special nonrevenue
train furnished by the railroad of
flcials.
They worked steadily throughout;
the day and made telling inroads.
With them they carried their own
food. Tired but happy the volun-
teer workmen departed TOR their
homes last night with plan on
foot whereby each man employed in
the Remove shops about 1,O00-is
to contribute 81 for the relief IT
Austin's citizens.
An electric light system was es-
tablished and put into working con-
dition throughout the district laid
waste. No attempt was made to-
work last night but beginning today
work will be pushed day and night.