The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-09-22
A LIVE TOWN
Poplar, rlontana, Is Coming to
the Front and Will Soon Be
Known all Over the
United States


visit to Poplar Monday. We met
our old friend DIR. L. Atkinson
on the train. He had come down
to Culbertson to see his two daugh-
tiers Audrey and Iva and Miss
Pheba Cosier off on the Oriental
Limited to Lake Forest, Ill, where
they will attend school this winter.
DIR. Atkinson came to Montana
many years ago as government
physician TO the Indians OF the TT.
Peck Reservation. When he first
came his field OF practice took in a
wide scope, from Hsvre to Willis
ton and from the Canadian line to
the Yellowstone River.
w. W. Stevens, contractor on
the Masonic Temple that is build
ing in Poplar, and George Run
nels, both OF whom live in Culbert-
son, were on the train, returning
to their work in Poplar, after a
visit with their families.
About the first man we met when
we stepped off the train at Poplar
was .. +. Kelsey, formerly re-
sident OF Culbertson, who now has
dray line in that place. He
sends greetings to his friends in
/ CulbeTtson.
Poplar has changed much in the
last year since our last visit to the
town. Many substantial brick and
firepIooi steel covered business
structures have been erected and
number OF fine residence have
been built.
The Traders State Bank, the in
side work of which is being COM
pleted this week. rs a fine brick
structure 2Sx6o feet, two stories
high with fine airy basement.
The bank expects to move into its
new quarters on Saturday OF this
week and on Monday morning will
open up in one oil the finest
equipped banking buildings in
Northern Montana. {. Gregory,
the cashier, who has been i'll IN
Chicago for several months, is ex'
pected home Oct. Ist
The Walker Opera Hall, which
was just completed last Saturday
is one of the finest amusement
palaces along the line. 1t is no.
SO large as the opera houses o
Great Falls and Helena, but fol
elegance in equipment, conve
nience to the management and the
public and stage scenery, It ha:
these larger houses skinned to I
FRAGILE. 1t is a monument TO tn,
artistic skill OF Col. IA. {. Walker
manager, for the Walker Oper;
House Company, who planned th'
whole thing and secured the funds
through popular subscription with
which to build 1t.
The hall is 90 feet long and ),
feet wide with stage "a feet deeI
. by 80 wide. Elegant new scener,
T and drop curtains have been pro
vided and the seating capacity i
400 at the present time, but viii
be enlarged later by the addition
E of horseshoe gallery around tn
back.
The Walker Opera House wa
opened Monday night by the RutI
Craven Company, which wa
1 greeted with a packed house. AL
though not quite finished at tina
: time a dance was held in the Oper
House on Friday evening of las
week and several people went "a
from Culbertson to attend.
: John Moran has leased the lowe
floor oi the Walker Opera Hous
and was busy getting things i
=. shape to open for business. A
: elegant bar and fixtures for tn
serving of soft drinks and cigar
IS WAS already in place as well as
IS row of pool and billiard table
down one side of the large room
A fine double bowling alley
:. being installed and Billy Donoho
! of Culbertson was putting in a ne,