The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-30
ACTIVITIES
AT PLAINS
NEWSPAPER CHANGES HANDS
AND FLOUR MILL PREPARES
FOR EXTENSIVE BUSINESS.

Plains, March 29.-(Special)-A deal
was closed this week whereby c. Uiehl
of Colorado, became owner of the
Plainsman. Mr.. Diehl is an expert
enced newspaper man and states that
politically the ape will be demo-
cratic. This weeks issue was the
Plainsman's fourteenth anniversary
and in that time has never been any
thing but a republican paper. r. l..
owens, the retiring publisher, leaves
for the state of Oregon soon, while his
wife will remain in Plains for a time.
The Plains Milling and Elevator
company, having recently Incorporated
for $4,000, is planning for the install
lation of additional up-to-date ma
chinery, including a refrigerator plant
and also the erection of a large ware
house and grain elevators at Perma
and Dixon.
BY the use of these last named the
company expect to ably handle the
grain raised IN the Flathead reserva-
ton and with the refrigerator plant
they can handle all the farm produce
of this section. The power will be
obtained from the Thompson Falls
plant and the mill will begin opera
tons again as soon as the current is
available. Francis Huot a Wellknown
miller Of the state is manager.
The remains of Nick j. Blake were
disinterred last Monday and shipped
in q handsome cedar box to he fam
lily vault in Moberly, Missouri. w. j.
kendrick, manager of the Lucy I'm
dertaking establishment at Missoula,
assisted by A. Zebisch, had the work
in charge.
The saWmill firm of Smiley &
French has dissolved partnership, the
latter retaining the business. About
a million feet of timber is ready for
the saw. MI. Smiley will turn his
attention to ranching, having land
about ten miles from town.
Alfred Paynter of the Amalgamated
company at Butte, is here arranging
for the erection of a splendid bunga-
low on his a0-acre tract generally
known as the Bailey ranch, three miles
out on the south side of the river.
He expects to fence it and plant thirty
acres in apple trees, ten in cherries
and the balance in field crops An
irrigation ditch has been made which
will insure a good supply of water
from a mountain stream.
George Brown, of the Peoples Cash
store, returned Saturday from the
Twin cities where he purchased goods
for his store and attended to other
business interests. He experienced
some severe winter weather during his
10 days trip.
The annual school election takes
place Saturday, April 5th, at which
time one trustee will be elected to fill
the vacancy caused by the retirement
of I. r. Blaisdell. The citizens gen.
orally are showing more than usual
interest, especially the mothers of
school children.
Lorenzo Helterine and nephew
George, spent the week end at Sand
point with his daughter, Mrs. Fl. DAT
fibaugh and incidentally enjoyed a
steamboat ride on lake Pend d'Oreille.
J. X. Hester of this town has the
honor of being the first person to
make an entry to the state fair next
fall. Mr.. Hester has a pen of thor
%oughbred Duroc pigs which he will
ship to Helena for exhibition. They
Wol lilc O"leI d Splcildld sui d lIe
county fair last ear.
A meeting of the voters of Plains
has been called for Monday evening,
March 81, in the city council chambers
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for mayor and alderman for each
of the three wards. The election is to
be held Monday, April Z.
A pleasant surprise party was ten
dered the A. B. Clear family on Swamp
creek Saturday evening. Everyone in
that neighborhood was present and
enjoyed dancing until a late hour.
Fred McCully who recently pur-
chased q gasoline engine for farm use,
this week hauled 5000 feet of water
pipe out to bring spring water to his
house and for irrigation.
Mrs. Fred Greenwood and daughter,
Regina, returned this week from Spo-
kane, where they made a short visit.
Mr.. Greenwood has decided not to sell
his farm.
Rev. Father Casey is advertising for
contractors bids for a church building
to be put up at Pineville near Camas
Springs.
Cal Wagner who for years has been
foreman of the N. p. bridge crew has
decided to now his family to Missoula
as soon as school closes as most of
his work is in that direction.
A. f. Marsh has returned from a
two weeks stay at Basin, Wyoming,
where he was called to conduct a
boosting campaign.
Horace Johnson, an old soldier and
the former owner of what is now the
Hester property, is very i'll of diabetes
at the G. Vandersteede reidence.
Mrs. Dick Luttel left on No. 6 Fri
day for Laurel, Montana, to join her
husband where they will be employed
on the IT. D. Kenyon ranch.
Mrs. F. M. LeWellen entertained a
fa,,, fr;op5e ~ 5;,oo- r,a.a ~