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AflE DRA* BY' ,SALE MARTIN COMPANY'S STORE IS .CROWDED B5Y SUCCESSFUL BARGAIN SEEKERS. The fact that the "guing to quit Sbusiness" sale at the Martin store is draiking'near to a close and that the past days have been unusually pleasant ones have nearly doubled the amount of business of the sale in the last few days. Since the very day this sale was announced a great deal of substantial interest has been taken In I it and it has been a great success. coming as it did on the heels of a previous slashing of prices on all lines of merchandise contained In the enor mous stock the Martin company had on hand. Since the opening day of the sale the store has been thronged with buyers, quick to see the savings they could make by attending this sale. The buying has not been spasmodically heavy but has been steady and generous in amount. The store is arranged in such a way as to insure customers quick attendance and this usually difficult task has been greatly facilitated by convenient arrangement of goods and by in creasing the regular number of clerks. The goods placed on sale are of such quality as to warrant the attraction they hold for the bargain seekers of !4issoula and at present prices this attraction is enhanced many times ovei. It will not be long until the etilre Stock has been exhausted and then the big store and the enormous .'golng to quit business" sale will be LboIa" .t part of Missoula's commer oial history. A N INDIAN FIGHITER PASSES AWAY NOTED PIONEER DIES IN SPO KANE AT RIPE OLD AGE OF 86 YEARS. Spokane, July 1.--When tile clods of earth rattled on the wooden cover Ing of, the coffin containing the re mains of' William Gabin Lewis, who died ir Spokane a week ago at the ageg.of 6 years, all but a bare outline of hlsaeventful life was buried with .him. He was one of the best known and oldest Indian flglhters in the Pa cific northwest, Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico, having served with Gen eoral Nelson A. Miles as an indepen dent scout several years. Lewis was a native of Ohio, born on a f;pm near Cincinnati in 1828. He ran away from home when 9 years of age, and since that time he never saw any of his relatives, but passed his life among strangers, red and whlte And brown. He was in his time a' hunter, trapper, prospector, Indian scout, miner and guide, He possessed fortunes on two different occasions, but could not keep his money. lie owned a plantation in southern Misourl[ years ago, but harkened agalli to the call of the west, gave his holdings to a friend and turned his face' toward the- land of the setting suan, He lived among the Apaches in Arisona and New Mexico for years. A silfer mine in Arizona brought him *$4l,000. 'He was the discoverer of the Black Traveler in Montana, the Leu cretia at Mullan, Idaho, and the Lone Pine in: Arizona. He also prospected :in California. During the gold excitement in the :Klondike he heard the call of the north, and, though more than 71 years of. age, he left Spokane on a trip to Alaska; walking every step with rifle, pick, pan and pack. He returned with enough money to keel) him the rest of his days. His last years were spent in Spo kane, where he made his home at 418 Oak street. His health was good un til a few days before his sprit crossed the great divide. He was a child of the hills to the end, and almost his last words were: "If 'I could only get out among the pines; I love to hear the wind blow through the treetops. I wish I could live a thousand years more in these old hills." STATE COMMIS ION[RS PASS THROUGH CITY At 1:45 this morning thlcre arrived in the city a splecial having o, boar's the state railroad colnissioners, whb are making a tour of the state to in vestigate the freight rates. The train did not stop long in Missoula, but went directly to Darby, where part of today will be spent, after which it will gt, to Paradise and continue the trip lt, the western part of the state. Health Never Fails to Restore Gray Hair to its Nat uralColor and Beauty. No mitter how longit has beee gra or fad. .ed, Promotes.a luxuriant growth of healthy . i! tate., 2 timends as S frase oolN.The ar tGeeo P'relaheirer. COTfRACT TO BEt L IN SPOKANE BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LOLO CUT-OFF WILL BE OPENED THIS MORNING. Yesterday morning Tho Missoullan received Information from an unlin- peachable source to the effect that the bids for the consruction of the Lolo pass cut-off of the Northern Pa cific, better known us the Clearwater Short Line are to be opened in Spo-1 kane this morning. The word comres from a source which cannot be doubt ed and it fully bears out the predlc tion made by this paper last week, when Chief Engineer Darling of the Northern Pacific left for the Inland Empire capital taking with himn a number of the contractors who will, most likely, be the bidders for the work. One of the principal bidders for the big job is the firm of Green ough & Wrenn, in which T. L. Green ough of this city is the senior partner. For some time, ever since the work on the surveys had been brought to a finish in fact, there has been con siderablc newspaper talk in this part of the country about the opening of the bids andt some of the more hnag native writers have repeatedly taken the stand that tile bids were opened some tine ago 1nd1 ti0,t tile Northern Pacific has been keeping the nalmlle tf the successful firm In the dark for business reasons, d(esplite the statements of Engineer Darling and other officials of the road to tjle con trary. All of this talk is now put at rest, however, and the successful firm will be announced today. The survey for the line has been fir:lshed for some time and the fact that the Northern Pacific had begun construction on a: small scale on the west end of the line and that the attorneys of the road here have been rushing the con demnation suits through the courts -as fast as possible has clearly shown that something was in the air. Sur veying parties both for the Northern Pacific and for the Harriman Interests n.re still In the field and as all of the prospective bidders have heel, actively engaged in the work of con struction work in this section for the last two years work on the build ing of the line will probably be start ed just as quickly as the contract is awarded. This lille will oelen an absolutelyi lntouched country to immilgration and the wonderful Clearwater country which has. hitherto, been known only as a hunter's paradise. will soon be come one of the richest farming dis tricts In the west, for It is practically favored-as to water supply and rich ness of soil. Representatlves of the Winston Brothers were in the Iolo country some time ago looking over the survey and D. R. Porter of the fil' of Por ter Brothers, and Pat Welch and rep resentatives of Simms, Cooper & Com nany, all prominent contractors of this part of the state, have at different times gone over the ground. All this would seem to show that these inen are among the bidders and that all of them will flgire in the awarding of the contract today. The machinery of several of the firms has been collected in the city during the past rmonth and It is prob abl that work will start at once. BLISS IS PROMOTED Brigadier General Bliss, U. S. A., succeeds Brigadier General Wother spoon. Washington, July 15.-Irigadier Gen eral Tasker HI. Bliss, P. S. A.. has been appointed head of the army war college to succeed Brigadier General William W. Wothers.poon. Brigadier General Wotherspoon has been at the head of the army college since 1907. He has been active in the army since 1873 and was advanced to the posht tion of president of the war college in recognition of his marked ability. He is 59 years old. Brigadiler General Bliss, who suc ceeds Mr. Wotherspoon, is a younger man by three years. During his ac tive career he has had many posts of importance. In 1884 he was appointed by the president to report on the military value of interior waterways of the United States. This report won him much confidence at the time. He is professor of military science in the United States naval war college. In 1897 he was made military attache of the United States legation at Madrid. THE MARTIN COMPANY THE MARTIN COMPANY THE MARTIN COMPANY "THEMARIN COa, COMPANY,' .t-nHEa~fIA(R: GOMAN - THE MARTE N -COMPANY "4 2 SAH OY, ALLYE MONEY SAVERS, AHOY! I W Z I. BIG DOINGS FRIDAY AT THE SMartin Co.'s Closing Out Sale Never Was There Sucha Chance---Absolute and Finalm z z MEN'S CLOTHING -4 SIn every new season's style at final prices. Furnishings, Shoes, in the cream of all the best makes. WE MEAN NOTHING MORE NOR LESS THAN WE SAY. Any man who stays away from K Sthis the final flutter of the w = Martin Co.'s Great Closing Out Sale Will lose dollars and dollars. 'z m Every woman who reads this advertisement and brings it to the Martin Co.'s store Stoday (Friday), we will give on all purchases 10 per cent as a final gift---and remember, this in addition to the extremely low sale prices. You get $1 on every 3 $10 purchase, and pro rata on all purchases over $10. This Great Offer Is Not CQnfined-to Any Particular Part of the Store M NoOe n· I -0 B Particularly would we draw the attention of every woman in the county: to the closing out sale of CORSETS AND UNDERWEAR M 10 Then the balance of those lovely z SKIRTS SUITS AND . WAPR Not One Sin1e Item Reserved Xm I But you must bring this ad with you---just hand it to one of the floor managers, who will see that you get . the benefit of this great gift. This Offer Is Only Good for Today, Friday, July 16, Anno Domini 1909 THE MARTIN COMPANY THE MARTIN COMPANY THE MARTIN COMPANY THE MARTIN COMPANY THE MARTIN COMPANY THE MARTIN COMPANY p.,,t IS COLLECTING DATA FOR RUSSIA SPECIAL AGENT OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULIURE VISITS WASHINGTON. Spokane, July 15.--Eugene Skornia koff, special agent of the department of agriculture of the IRussian empire, who is collecting data on government atnd private irrigation projects in the United States for the czar, will be in Spokane in a short time to inspect the works in the Spokane valley, going from here to Lewiston, Idaho, and on his return to Spokane he will visit the projects in the Yakima and Wenat chee valleys and other points in Washington. He will represent Rus sia at the seventeenth sessions of the National Irrigation congress in Spo kane, August 9 to 14. At the close of the congress the Iussiall engineei will inspect tile various national and private irriga tion plants in Idaho. Oregon, Utah, California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico, the entire tour occupying a year. Mr. Skoniakoff is an engineer of high repute and ability, and one of tihree to whoml his Cgovernmlent has entrusted tie miission of studying ir rigation lmatters in other countries. Another engineer is traveling in IEgypt and a third is visiting the ir rigate-d districts of India. "There are a number of irrigation projects in Russla, mostly In private ownership," said Arthur Hooker, sec retary of tile board of control, "but the department of agriculture there Is now planning reclamation on a large scale, similar to the extensive systems in the United States, hence this effort of Mr. Skornliakot'f to col lect reliuble data at it rst hand. He has already visited the projects in Coldorado and Montana. "When it is rentembered that Asiatic Russia is larger in extent than the United States, an idea may be formed of the vast possibilities of de velopllent. Enquire for Them No housewife who has used any of pPRIC! u F8avorin VanMS Lemon ExtractsRo ot& but will recommend them as the best articles of their kind in do mestic use They are the leading flavors in Ar'.crica and should be on the t:,elf of every grocery. Enquire for them and do not take sai stitutc. IN' THE THEATERS At the Grand. At every performance of the Grand thcatcr last evening there were throngs tof people. 'IThis play house, like other theaters in the city, has grown very popular with the registra tiuon crowds. The Grand did its share toward housing these crowds, for the time being at least. The program for the latter part of the week is such as] to warrant packed houses at any time of the year. It is, to use the parlance of the street, all to the good. Every number is a winner. Herbert Bert Lennon impersonated prominent actors, possessing reputa tions{ in a way practically parellel to that of the real characters. He does llis work in such fashion ias to show pli inly that he is perfectly familiar with the characters he Impersonates. Sweeney & Rooney, merely classed as "singers and dancers," on the bill, received more than a generous amount of applause for their part of the pro granm. They are clog dancers of talent, and their dancing is very different and fai more difficult than that usually presented by teams of this sort. The "White Zula" illusidn is on the order of the 'black and white' art which can always deceive an audi ence. The audience knows how it is done, of course, but the isanner in which it is accomplished is more than half the illusion. The production of this form of illusion as presented at the Grand is of the very highest or der. The motion pic'tlures ar hbetter thian ever and the illustrated song is of pleasing nature. At the isis. An entire change of progranm for tonight and the remainder of the week is announced by the management of the Isis theater. The feature film will be "The Japanese Invasion," the subject that has enjoyed a successful run on the Pacific coast and has brought out a great amount of com- I ment. 'rThe manufacturers disclaim any tendency towards "Jingoism" In presenting this film, but say: "Know ing that our present relations with Japan are of the most friendsly na ture and believing that they will con tinile so for many years, we offer this film not as a war scare, but as a pleasing exhibition of military skill, woven into this form only to make it more attractive. At the same time, we believe a much needed note of warning is sounded as to the defense less condition of our western coast." The comedy subjects at the Isis will be "Bogey Women" and "Fun with a Manikin." The title of the illustrated song will be "Mary of the Prairie.' The chronophbne, the instrument that has done so much to entitle the Isis to its title of "the theater different," will give " A. B. C,'s of the U. S. A." and "You've Got to Live Me a Lot," this last having been retained for the week-end on account of its popularity. Motorcycles, each carrying two chemical extinguishers, have proved a valuable addition to the fire depart iment of Buffalo, N. Y. The deaths of 5,000 young children a year in New York are attributed tq germs carried about and deposited { upon food by files. The imports of potatoes into the United States this spring have been enormous. The receipts for the first three months of 1909 were 3,629,158 bushels, against 128,676 bushels in the same period last year. Heavy cargoes have come from Europe, and ship ments have been made froUI Mexico to this country. The Austrian ministry of war is testing a rifle which is fired by elec tricity instead of a hammer and pin. It is claimed that the soldier using it can hold it more steadily. The government of Germany has speht more money to further aviation than any other nation. O.NIGHT SUNDAY WILL TELL YOU ABOUT CE THAT MONEY WiON'T BUY TO DAY.