Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-19
Istander Visits
avertip Ranch

"vCII'P N~"~"
Castle of the West Glacier area i
tha Melrose Silvertip ranch neal
Ccg6n.
- 26 acre estate is only sever
v,eadf old, but its beauty, show O
tn, and mystery, fit in with thu
dries we have all heard of old cas-
ucHsecret passageways and waste
hI1 young princes.
= IC6w the lawn-surrounded lodge i:
>sbe summer home of two, normal
.l1nrming people, MIR. and Mrs. Wal
er Nelrose. Art Howke is custodian
II the estate the year around.
Savertip ranch history starts in
abcut 1888 when Stanley Young, a
romx Chicagoan, was drinking his
~ from bar to bar across the West
d Colorado Springs, he met another
Young, with a first name Donald, no
relation, who told him of the beauties
II tbs area near Glacier Park.
Land was purchased from the Mar
ins, and the estate started. 1t in
duded the log-faced main lodge with
/ flagged-stone patio; three nearby
cottages, and a large garage. No mon
y was spared in the construction,
md today the guest cottages are
equal in beauty to the best town
ZONES in this part of Montana, and
he nine-room main lodge with it's
homework and expert craftsmanship,
likely is not surpassed.
/ a private dial telephone that
works connects the lodge rooms and
sottages; copper pipe was used for the
xater system-Which also works. The
~ with it's fine paneling in the
edge basement is the creation of an
rtist
Stanley Young built himself a
notion picture type of estate with
d few minutes drive of Glacier
rational Park The stories about him
re many. When he didn't like a rad
) program, he would fire his pistol
+ throw knives at the radio. Some of
he rest of us have had the same
lea, but we can't afford it. However
IS. hard to see Young's reasoning
! Holding target practice in the bar,
nd today the fine paneled wall has
aany bullet holes where he hung
y target.
He kept bodyguards, who lived in
ne of the cottages, and the entire
8 acres was surrounded with a fence
apable of enclosing deer. In one of
he cottages there is also trap door
4 the hardwood floor, described as
.oung's secret panel. All this started
false rumor that he was connected
With Chicago gang warfare.
Actually Young was an irrespon-
lblc, drunken son or wealthy fam
v, ard at the age of 81, died, the
- heir. There was even mediocre
eek, partly fact and partly fiction
ten about the estate, "They
tine to Kill"
he Reese bought the ranch from
NJ Young executors, lived there for
while, cutting his own lawn and
king care of the place. But it was
lot of work, so he and Mrs. Reese
id their sons moved to Columbia
ais, somewhat closer to people. Mr..
eese sold the entire estate to Mr..
[efose in 1914.
Resent day, normal Silvertip
inch is delightful spot. The Mel
'ses have three bull terriers about;
ley fish for brook trout in Abbott
eek, and plan to dam it making a
nall lake. They entertain friends,
ID are well thought of in Coram.
his month Mr.. Melrose will leave
r Palm Springs, Calf, where he
Is land; Mrs. Melrose will follow
ter.
There'll be big improvement in
e Park Theatre this weekend just
soon as Ernie Massman installs ,
e new lamp houses. This will re-
1t in a screen image as brilliant as
" in Montana. MR.