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: RAM ,IgY FOR ANUAL SSSIt OF MONIA HORTICULIURAL SCIETY liceting qf State brgnpiztion at Plains Is to Be Held on February 15 to 17, Inclusive, and Ilterestiug Attractions are Announced---Prizes fpr Fruit. Thil programI fur t11i 14th annualll tieertig iof the Monttana Horticultural Il Sgelety I.has been announlliced by Dr. M. J. Elrod, secretary-treasurer of the or- 'I ganittlittlln. This year's meeting In to r li hteld at Platins, on February 16 to 17, incluslve. The foreword of the offl- .I 'vial program, which IN to he iNssued I In a few days. has the' foUuwing to slay: "ThI.' mleetings of lhe 1 uociety alt lteid 1 minldwinter, with u definite, Oh- . Ject in view. Exhibits in mindwiiter are c.t'oiclusive proof thllt 'intier lillidt.s caln be grown. The exhllbitb iter'in- ' fore have bteen good. The pratie-t f. fevtl at the Philn id leting ng.iegiate, snore tlihan $3iO. This i. duil to II.' l gltneronity uanll inltlerlmt of friends of,' the Industry, aInll shllouhl call ilt ithe hest fruit ilnw' in the' cold strng-,. huuse. Never before IIn lh hlisitory I of the society hilt no large anl utllnot I beenl offered IIi prilles. And they are good onest . Fruiti cannot lie suil III is t Shigher mnarket anid, when takeln by tithe i prle-lgivers, will I.e ulletll to adviertlise ' tithe country and show Its woindeirfull ftpit posi'ibllties." The Prizes. )r. iii'ud annoullnces thalt ii I. f ld lowing prles will be awarded to fruit growern exhibiting their product: :Missoula Churnber of Comtnierce-'Flr best three boxes oi applesl . 21h lI cillbh. iTe apples are Ito become tlh piopelt. y: of the donors of the prize'. Misln0ula Mercantile comipanly-l'orl the best three boxes oif app.li froml ( the following varieties. 126 in cuslt, tie inure than oneli box of each vaurliety: I Stlintosii. Northertn Sli', RuII' nlsauty, J InS., Jonathan, ipltltsanberg. 'Ihu iti p ilus are to become tlthe property of tile depLor of thie irtize. Lumber departmliein, Anaondutl Culp pet Mining company. Hamilton- -For beet five boxes of winter appllesi: lilrstl puIae, 700 apple boxes: necondt prize, 30 apple boxes. 'Daily Milaoullan. Mlisou.a -ut'vr beat plate of MAclntosh Ited apphles, one yelr's subsaription. i Lindsay & Co., itlitit ld MliNsoulil -For onelt box taclh olf beat ptuck ii i tlfree varictles of winter applesn til't commeriltl purposet, lt beautiftilly nll galved silver loving cup. Kldispell Chltamber of tomllilllerci. - '"or best box of applesi : First prize, I 1:10; second prize. $b. lauch box in to I S)lie nqt rmore than tlI aupples, the I aILrd to be nm(de pV tilt. follownlgtu I S'ient)t'-five poyintd each on Ipack. utllli fomlity and condition, color ilIand quality. . lt. 1s'lkleS. Plaiarn---or the beus isplty of canned fruit, a pair of loldi Iplmned spectacles. valuted at Sli. Tie I anders County ielnioralt - I''ll I the bust exhibit of c'rtbupitltl . Jelly. mln y)ear's subscriptionl. Tile Plaintslman--ulr thel best platt of Hpitzenberg appls. in.. yIIrI 'is sunb Tni.i wanders Ci.ouuty 4igtlal- iFor the; best plate of Jonathanl or Nortliher'il aI'y. oqe year's subscriptiull. 4.. ., Quinn-For the best bus.lt of eatables for the banquet. Sill. plalns Valley Commlercall club-lur the best exhibit of canned fruit or 'v.g- I itables put up by the exhibit-'r: Flirlt1 p.ile. $10.; second prie, ;6$. Plaite Valley CuOllmerotul cilub -iFrtl the best display of wilnteir applels onlh four plates, a handsoulle sil've'r cup. to be knownl as the Plainl valley cup, lnd to -beaolan tie prop.erty of the personl wndaning it three times. McGowan Mercantile eoiipita,. Plttns --For the belt exhibit of aipplliN on plates: girst irlse. $10: setnilll prime. $ . " 1. U,. O'lontlil, lUlllngs-- l'or tlie best display alld exhibit of upplt' rl'od Suctgs (including cutineld apples,. illurl'nt Slade. apple butter, applel Jllly., it,. : First prize. $S1i; s"e..uldl lprizx ,, 11 i Program. 'the prlgrlat begins ,. I,*lilows A. 'i'uesday. February I7: Addresses of welcomllle. ilnltli J. 1itur leigh. llorge I't . i l IKlen . I'l nls. litiilitotl Reports l i i -i -I i.pi i*iit- I ;Oates, Kutllipell; Mi. iH. 'i.r't., hlaihL. 1. D. O')unnell, Itillings, W. Pt. Ilre lItai. ItIOon T. T, il lt :k, ' i tssa.iii "Croslls ie tillllrti. i ti lll'ri i . I n. si. ' ipplI, p li." . las,.r of lliricu.t l culture and Mt chaitil i Arts. il, u.ltz ll "Mi rketing .1l0lh.,1 , , i V. %'al Is uh, secreital y tlatl . i ti | h. t ,ltl. - culture, Ihl il Afternron. veonin'. Iairicldu director 'if thi allltuil I., "pl llrwmt a 01n, so ( lla.a, l bit rd t ]hernl ititttuD . B tit l'ioL l '"Oud tryii" Ictn. l.y. ~.up t'.,itlt. pitrinItndent iduntalll'e illtll'titts' liteti 'i oanu xpilidanr iMontilliti iarlti "AllortExrUl'it~i ·Exhibitr . it thou fta, T'pr" LO tin MtItr etu. J. ;ht1iud.' . A terron. At. .f. toe, adittr DIy. B. MWiouyll. "Faranng 1 tat ant eublcity),'" Ni. IL, Ii',s. iIIt. ( des i ltL.i, I aiiritL.4 l d llitliaLI. bPr -f (Colilltere. "Ti'p Iraftlig," lred Whliteside, C Sfolrlmer Inisp.ctorast-lurgIe and Inineber it statte board of hIorticulture. Kalispell, c "Nurrri'les and NurIery ll RMo tck," I). ,I. ri, ll-t ti talkl ac ll llre tii illln l lis - t Evenin. i "M11iltutlniu'dn Agricult'url !'~»»ibili tis." 'i'hotns disatw, agriculturi't, treat 1 t N.rthelin raillrod. St. 'natl. f , Ad\rlilrct I' A. I)h ltli . rii., r liti. ,i i t Ii i'nivirsitly it \liltl ll tnt Thursday. ,"rh. W\t'or.t , nI.tIhII d Is!.a , I',. l , It .1. 'oil*iiy, ~ . ti n1 t'ltrllliiogt st, i l (e "AIII,p IM, ll ilonJ md tiher IDl..itn n (l t the e tl'clliird." Ih. i. $Wlllnghl, professor i! of utally urd hautriololgy, Montanll a talt (,Colle, oif Agricuilturlll' d MIe- t chuinli Arts. hinn,iaill. I, " ir'chrl I z Inlltetwieou and 'l'reiut iiient." M1. I.. I.wni, nsttI' inilspetl' lit large. Miss.oulu, "l'u.t tad I'Present." It. N. lUthie'- f iii, ,eitl. r lu ky M4uitIii lt luibitnd harm, Gireat I°'Pllh. a Afternoon. "Thu Proper Devtlopmielt o1' to ,d1ie-d ,rrn Irrigute l .rebard," W. J. 'Tledt, pretlident state' board of horticulture, c ('oillu. i "L.'l-uperUltIio 1ltween Ite, Minuto e SIheur(d of Hutritlulture anld thle Montlana 1 H;urticulttural Hociety," T. T. Illack, t inenrlber pf th.e state bolard. "Thle hevehlonlent of the Iltter lout , 'ulley Inuriing tihe Past Two Yuears," It. W. Fislher. Victior. "'Tho Milk IIverr ti'ulIe, y," W. M. Woulbridge. JIIIldulI,. -BusH esllts sluilon. Women's Department. Tl'lt fItllowlng programl has been ar ranged for tht1e women'* depairtlmelnt. i ( new brunch or te Msocilety, for Its iea- I ilouIs t WIeItesdlay lndl TlIhursdaiy aft- t earntions: "ltose ('alttrte." Mr1. 4'. Uiker. Thoipsotll t. "iom4e Points o4 IIllnhslehllhld Munliltt tion." fiilliwedi by it c4ooklng demolln atrtlion,ll Missl Florencel M. Brown, in atructor in huoe scilenc., lontanla c.tol I'log of AgricultiI'ure lnd MechanicL' Arts, 4 rganitllltlult of departmellllnt Thursldy. "l,*wvtrs for. t.t)e lin.ls aI d (44t4Ullr ." 'lho'ins II. Hlmon . Missluulu Nurseury Other Features. It is Jllloutlncd thalt special rates a iii be kivult oller tithe railroads, olt tilt' certifieate, plin, and that express chllarges will be aiud oil all fruilt Intuend .utl for exhibltlion. Thie statei bord of IlOrticlture willI ueiot htduring Iallh- 'liiis of the so in thl,' final evening fi tolf ' ittelting the, citizenl of I'lulns will give it re Icoptinl and linnltlet in haonr of the.I Thn printed liilroeedings set' te' i met Ing held last yar at IlIlnlltun will, it iil texpe4ctl.1li, I' ready flor distribution. at Plains. 'i'he Plaiiios baild will ltfurnisth iuste leach 4l, 1l'.lllotiil anit 411 t¶evening andll or cIhestlra inusic will be an atdditional 10latur. H AMILTON ROSTOFFICE SHOWS BG INCREASE Ii iltll I i b i. .--. ta tlllllUl ed by '4t4tmnitert' 4'. 1'. Chtiffin, the Hantill tlili I,iiltofflt ,, i dlltlatle an ilncrease of $3l.4i6T7.4 i. in ts re'',eipts during the lpitt y,.ar, \whiich Iulllullnti tii it Kain uf .1.8 i ar it',il itver the receipts of 1908.il , The cash rcei',iits in 11(01 wer'e $7.070.85, Ithlw,, -if 19031i lhing $10,738,310. As coin. paired with miiie of thei' larger cities if the sl~lt. thliin. i itlc· i't iN remalirk a111h. 'r'h, gaini;t i the nlt recelptl oft Ililiiar· wat, $..,4R . that ol' Htetlvlit $7, ll:1, liitlitl' tiil being iluellt Mgrlater tht:t that -r ti nilto , while the pel 4.1.l ;i lu-d d -h Il illings is lbut 13. HEROMN NEWS NOTES Mirl'. k L(. N..ll'th rnl'li JiY fic l Jil(lllmiute'r , I:. ..j r' !ll. '. . ;; linli llp lll \\ ·,- Ia Ltle ll 1 iii') 1il, 11 h I l, ' f l hklklltl touit). n'i ni -it ia i ei of mIIoiiii i ii n iri .7.!.. i1i, reiitu'il on Tuesdayy. Lil. y .\.lii I flft for Noxon thi Iirat " I' thy'h week.i C{. Tlly {of (, 'v Hando in inl Hero il'tiiul''y Dhlhe1t1y iiuuiiu' a 1'ip Lii 'hIIll iiilpsloll 1"alls oi Moinduay. tri'. 11. II. iHtttiery Iii as 1 li , /lit ,r tlur oil HiLatilrday. Etob Jttiklnfi nlmad- . l fly hiln g 1 . oI 7)txonl on NaI(utlay. Mr, and M's. Iultiih , t'.du1 .1 rlall . ur, the parento of a 'girl hlly S WOULD BE CITIZEN. liuitiloni, eb. -il'laiiik .1iu'k, ai tliutivt of (.irimnt'y itit now a residetit i of HLalltilon, itlas filed ia petition it i the dIstrIct court uski.lg four citizet-i shipl, to the United states. I HAMIONW DECBS TO HBOLD FAIR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PLAN8j COUNTY EXHIBITION-A BIG MEETING. |hlamilton. I",eb, ,.--A record-braking attendance and great elthustla Ind marked the general meeting ol t HIamilton chamber of commerce at city hall last evening. One hundred members of thoe organlisatlon were pres ent and all entered Into the discusilons with a Vim that loladel the business at hand move' with plea.ing effective. neveral Iliyortlit ,uttatter' were di. IC-polled of', but the mIst illnportnlt iai tion taken was tile aloptlon of pinnrl for a county fair nrld apple show to be held in Jlamlltorn snne time next fall. The mov'e was started by (leorge Ward and Miles Itlllney, the former stitilng that the best apple show he over saw was one held in Ifuamlltuu. it was pointed iout that such it fair wouldi prove a good Itdvlertlisr anld would ins th best slImlliuluns for quall lty that could be . founid. (P. I'. ( 'ol.er and John Treec. of the county board of commisn.ltoners were prresont aind in forllmed the th umllirlllt of ColI iliFerce that they were heartily In favor of tie plan. and that It would not take much of a lobby to induce them to appropriate the $1,0010 which IIIs. been set Iside by liaw for conductlng such II fair. Upon motIon by Mid Wurd the ur ganlsation indorsed Hipokane for the, Inext National Apple' show. l) ette'rs frolt tile co.lllnrt'iau c(lllas of: the two clties were read by thle semoretary but fll the sentiment of the meeting seoened to hee with plokanie, tihe origi nator of the' show. After i lengthy discusslonl of tile l.,4 t'eaun Apple box bill the chamber ot commlertce we·nt on record Us denoune-I ing the efforts of the barrel packers and jobbers of thd east, to bring about i legislation changing the size of the box, the northwest pack and the grading of apples, and appryed and commend ed the action of the fruttgrowers of the Hitter Root valley In denouncing the tmeasure. A report orf the iaction of the meeting In regard to thlis blh will be forwarded to Muntanall repro entatitlves In congress. The secretary was instructed to ox. tend it Vote of thanks to the publishll ers of "Better i"ruit" for the attention the liL~ter Root valley was given In a recent Issue of the publication. It was also voted thlat*the lhamlltiber of com nmerce assure the instructors In charge of thei fruit .'he5i reeitVivtlV h.ld here of their appreciation of their good work. It is to te Ihoped thar the school will becomlle . permallnent Instlution itr tew development of the fruit business in the valley. The questlon of JUly 4 celebration was taken up and dlscur ed but noe definite action was taken. it Is under stood that Hamilton has acquired the habit of celebrating this day. so dell nilt action was left unltj luter. At this stage In the proceedings, the meet. lng turned to look into the futuro, when niuiluries were nulmtde faf to the prospects for a baseball team. W. O. l,'lk was culled on and asslured thlle mneetling that whlen tile proper timen camelt Hamiltonl would have ia team in the field that would make them all sit up and take notice, IeI stated that the prospects for a clumsy telilam were' uln usually bright, Letters from tifreet of the officials of the Northern Pacific were read by Sec retary Odea, in which assurance was gitvel tlhe' chamber of co' eroellell' of till'e Intention of the uplotpany to erect a new depot during the comling sutlnller. The question of a location for the buildinlg wais disculssed, it heilng the genmral opinion that the present loca. tion is the best. Louis Peterson, pro prietor of the Hamilton hotel, was present anld asked the chamber of colmmlnerce to co-operate with him ll n so t'ring permission fronlt tithe railroad people ftlloWiO g hint to grade and park the plot of ground lying betweon tile hotel and tlh 1 depot. 'hil secretary was Ilnstructted toI taltke both Of these iit'l fs ilt Withl t tllhe cflilis of the t'onlflltfl'. The rl'eport of the ' If'W IUlduti'u.tr c',ulillllittf ' wais aILdU by P. J. Shannon: it wits stated tlhatt salnpies of c'liy adi.'lf tible about htlfitito ll td beeon stlnit t( It brick tlmiallifIctlurer anid had been pl)ronouncellt of fife qluaflity. A ilanulfl'turell'r hut signified his inten tlol otf br'inglcWlg I f'ictol'y itc thlls eity 11s lolf It. t sauitabile locatilon can be se('cu rll'ed. S'I''' rIII oIrli(ie sfllle)11 le (Cf fly t will be l'orwardled this week. SETTLEMENT TERMS FINALLY AGREED TO I'hilh dellit.h , I' , 1. 'I'rF'r ' |' .o t t l tfhll| l of tiltt girl . hrt aisl mtlltker' .trike w +ite l agreed uponti tonifght by it t 't, Ph ,f tratti All thei striketrs ittito its hi tlLkeni but bL' their filornoat etlpllyerl, but the uopt shopflt'tl "oltIdl ttion iisisted upon by tihe Itntifetut turlur is to il',V l.] 'Thi' mrl tull tttifac turerit have agreed to take back 70 per Cont hl. tilt .rLikulre it, , ueu tando the remaining tll t t:i p. r W.tilt withill 1onit iih. '1'hi, qthu.tioili ,11 itltfif ils lefl tot b dveitdd Upult by the trldivitluul uittu fatturers+ tand etilprtesenttlives of their MOTION OVERRULED. lal, iltot , le'b. i.--'Tudity i l t and iitutllt (ti in tihe dtstriet uiutrt. .Oe' e ll' ell itr r and motitonsl pending were dlitpoed of. The totitLon by C. S. Wagner. city attorney, for a new trial in the inj.jtihun oase of W. 1'. O'Brien \iursitls te mayor unit countii of the I ity ofi Hamtiltloi n wastt overruled by Judge Mi ye."ls. The supreme icourt is the city's only recourse now. Ito itt know tlhat croup i'ii ble pIi ,ntedf. tle ChfttiiIIfIerlaii's Cough Il tinedfy is soon is the child buecornmes hI:arse ort eve uItter tthe tolopy coughi itappof'i anid it will prevent thu Uit., ti. It is also ft tcerttul cure for tcroup and hais iinever been kow'n to full. $ulid by all druggists FIRES STEPS TAKEN TO ORGANIZE A TIMBER PROTECTIVE AlSSO CIATION FOR STATE. Knllispall, .bout. Fe: ). u.-(rlp,'iul )- First steps w'erie taken lust nlglt to Ile fol(lwed by a cuml.litfte report 00ibruat 21 for, thile orgdnization of a 'timber protective asosociation tol cover the entire state of Monltau,. the pIurpose beingli to prevent forest fires and damage to the, lorests. The mitve ment Is the culmilnatlon of effortr made by U(. W. Millett of this eity, Montana vice presidentof the Westernl Porestry and Conservation us.rcAltions of which Jlohn It. Thole of Sis.iolUla in nlilt or thtl dirvctors. The organila tion which went so far as to elect Its orlI.,er aost night. is based upon tlhe Hamlne lines as ia number of Washing trin, dluaho, Oregon and (ulifornla til noctions., whclh ichlevye their resaults through a fire, patrol system during tihe dry maillth. The mteetiia at whkih the usaoi,a tion wuas ftuned eomprised u dozen Io the mIot prlominent lumbermaln of Flluatheadl and Lincoln countles, fore, - try offlhlahs and the fo'ester of the Western unaanlation. I-. T. Allen oifl Meattle and F. J. D(viea of Coeur I'Alo'ne, Idaho, siecretary of the Courl d'Aln'e ThIbber P'rotective asI..c.,| tlon and 'ilso Idahu vihi* president of the ,a oclution. F. A. 1.licox, u~nlistunt distrl,t fur ester from Missoula. spoke of the do. KJlro of the United statue forest sern Ice to o,-operate with thei' utnlPlbernen of all .seltinus to prevent firi,. itnld offered to as.sit the committie, in uny plan it mallngt wlal to clary out look I ng to co-oporation with the tor'estry servici In .Montanui it. idles Mr. 1S11- cox there were present. Supervl'cor Dorr Sklels of tile Kootenul national forest. P'age 8. uanker and F. N. Iaines. supervisors ,of thut Flathead and 13l:.ckfuet foressn with he;tadiquatr ter's in Kallspell. All tile forest offl chi. rIc plied to lueltlon 1111and ade remarks uptn) tine invitution if .Mr. Millett, who presided. Cost of Patrol. 4n:st of fire lpatrol was one a.l' tihe' chief poitlls dwelt uplta and it was found that in Wasitington It costs but 1l cent :ii acre for the territory un der patrol to maItke effective i fire protective organizaution. In Idaho. owing tio greatir amount of under brunk thle expense was ,u clnts. Sup ervisor Hklels slatied, hiiwev'r. that tithe Koitnl'ni forest protected its timber at an expenlse of lonly i. cent an acre', auld it was the opinion of those present that owing to a cleaner groun&, tei timbered dlstrt',ia of . tai would sity also oif piling the brush of the slushings was brou l u out ltnd fig ures givent by Hewvjp pre~4cut 'showed theo ctrt' to run bt'eelf 2:e And , 0 cents per 1,110 buard feet, ulthol*ugh in nnllue old and l very .u.hy" distrlcts it exceedled tihts. Cu- pt'yratlonl of thll tIii nbel 'llnll \vii. stilate and nationllil aofficers was eml plhanlized by M1r. Dlavies, who nsaidl thaut Id'alho lhad not ully j l"ied thei pro tectitve acsoclinatiiis iof the sttate as u memnber oil equal foiit.t" with the othe'r thbller owners. but hlild e'xtolid ed its auithourly t to ti.e fe cruisers of the various (olllpanlll . t11i uhad the nla tional forest service ill order to mtkulm arrests of obnloxiulls l'rolls e:.-y .Inidl certa lin. Much eallpiaos s laid Lcth by MIr. Davies alnd Mr. Allet, uponll the Iecd for Intelligent actioll oif tile timber interests itl ordier ' i t' orestalil action by state' legislatures. wtlhieh they mighit be prejudicial t, ihe timnber in te'rests. "C('ionscl'vatlont is lit tie air'." smtid IIM'. Alleh. ,' tid the sooner we r'ig nine the fact llnd tlk the nllitiative, the bietter will it b'e flr ous. Itegulu tliin of the fOrel'ts is citll ani iandiL iot tfra distatnt. anld we, should ae icotmudiate ourselves to the inevitabl' andl niot arotluse untigntiisi by btiing distrhut of the tillmbr 1m1 oII the pllut of the enople at laltrg. anild evi' schould nt wialt until state ihmisiatures ent.ti I too drast.' hlws. itate .ra'.ltlttiol I iliac etablt. ias in Iiihi t i to emi-op . 'a t , w it h t lh e ' . ta te . u nlld h a ,. c ury a - i .'.'mai'dd iI bllangig ibhm.lit iiOh. ftVoh abli itgiulathn. iV%, lihouhl take at ti it thut we gi't hlwt that are fair." Hea idi+m M r. M illht , ih i wais i -ho' i tuiit p ri ', hied tl , ittlie r o ff| . it's wte li' c ihi .ia eti A, 11. Inat-"1 o01 T.li beillg vl.. Itita'i secretitty itad tr1re(r05 . +A tomitttti' if fiv' iiltiudl "ig l. presithint wiaS uiio titatd to fo'millIti' a cunstitutimol intl by-liwa'. .c 5.iilma 05 the organl 'matimatio is oii pleteip \t. -hethtelr it Ie. iin iorpti rat-id or not, it i, the' itr'poai . ams expressiid at tihe metiiiniilg .-gtvr'maiy. tio uxte'nihia |ivituimoit to ithir tit bili a of tlt, stati' h, jouim REQUIRED TO REPORI BY FIIST OF MARCH ind other business 40t0 nttiut iuus Itlubot to 4t. t41x4 ot I i per re t toll lthi Itt iuoe are reqauired by law to majke thur ieturtLO to tilt internalii rtevleunu utlfftoe, fole the ciiatiend youu 190J9 oil It b ZyIi·ItLctll 1, ocatir Ipenalty of ii f ine of fruit $1,001) ti, ttl XU.uIUI. At-I il tihe publlr tinhd on h lltlI puint, it( I O' olitohlivin Ig- that thtt, rittiistinylly lI ade wO.ltAI l -atny relyu'oluble tlolie before the tax munt Vit paId. T'hat thlere wIay bII nu disputltIe 1111 to Itihe tinie wihet thlt rturn~s rolet Ill, r·olleetors havll\e helm instructed thait, whenIi they13 Iltr ritetlt'tlL rtiter Mardi 1, the ieneieopie heotllgni lptltlllIu'it lilotto tug the tinge of iltngl,'ekOih l tbe for wtulitt with tilt- returlns tu t Whurillug Stoin. The Bitter Root Valley A Pacific Slope hand l,'a med for Its Perfect Fruit and lts (Grat Profits The Vally of Opportunity A 4ugle acre of land in this valley has been known to produce a net profit of over $1,800 in oue year; $500 annual net profiL from an acre of land is a comai'oa event. Crops never fail, fruit pests atre unheard of and fatal diseases among stock, li,ugs and poultry are unknown. Water for irrigating pur'.Pses in accessible and iuex hanustible quantitiens. The beautiful imouaitnin sceneiry, an ltr itidalle.o:fý water, lileithful mountain air, .l nritvlel d rilatite,.ttr 'g ,' leans of. transiorat'lion, conlveniclce to musrkets, good ecbols, e.loe Iroximity to state university, and the lowest cost of lyiing all combine to ntki!,l.hie tcality' the most Ideal place for a homie in the great northwest. Write for free illustrated booklet. Bitter Root Valley IrrigatiQ0 Company ITAn1JlLITON, MONTANA Take Our Advice and be in sh ape to put a little Iiimoney into tihe Bitter Root valley this sprniug. Valtues :ite going to increase two-fold in the next year anti a hbetter investmenlt cau; not be found. The Daly Estate Orchard Lands which we ure selling oil tell-year payments, are the best autl-,tave the oldest water right ill this famous valley. Welch, Harrington Co. itl West Front St. SALES AGENTS Missoula, Mont. SILVER DINNEHIR OF cLUe GIVENH it ilt1d L U ll lPait I ilt "Legree." anld various proullllllnent inl surgeonts figured as ".nclc Tonl" alndI his fellow tlaves, aind "Little Eva." Thcy were roughly treated, told that they hlad been 'deprived of all patron age, and therll appeals to the slpeakerl to "resign" were met by demands for their return to thile republican caucus. lInally pult uploll the block at auction in a dublous malrket, 11the democrats' atnd repullltclans alike hollling otff from 1th, bidding, the sale waS stopped by orders from the White House, In tht, situhptI of aln emanciptl ll Ion loclllllla. lion. in order to secure party hiullarlony. Fairly Roasted. If lhI. ilausrglents were grilled. tlle otl'llst \wt'' failrly roastled in anluthor skit taortranllLg thl. "illLLfalt illdu tries"- tilt lulmber, whlkll'y, beef, coal anlld tobllc'co trusts-seeking protection front a number td ugly looking custo imelr idtlntltifid us "tlhe ultlniate coii iiulIt'r."'' 'ihlis W\as' It 1(1't'' froln otile of th' cnlil nts of' the trust Itlagtalites to the a11r1f a ' opitlart' song: "'tII, till' ultilatalt' tcoosu. lir l always hu as to ctollle to 1s, 't'l uiSe lie hadI't ally otheur place to go: 'lit will rise itt indigntltioa: hI.' will tatiet, uta awful ftse, ' 'tatatte he ]ladnl't atny othiact place to gI. ''''hy tart all totll attests asstaitnabltd lar't tolllgh It iglad array? 'Why do conllgt'ersament katep cotlllllg to olr city, dlay ty ll' day? "Wh'y dhl I tt\trts clt rallh n aglli aitlta beailt it cle"r i Aflriyuyv 'i'aute hse hitaldln't all)a othet'l' llite' Humorous 8kit. t' c li' ttll'a rtT tf thitntgs ha tia" attatt' deplrtllt'tlttlt wtis di.sltsi'l in 11a skit il ilustratti.e of it giathturl'ldl of wIrotarltly Katatx tatat his fitlfatil aaslsttants antid but'lal 1Iaf llif at'll l't'ecllt lcr.tiattha, 'itor cliii ata Iaundia' st''retalr'y alld at "itatroi-t I lary a"' Netartiglated f.\l'l'tir's'" allta uil oif ",'ut' ilglhtltd A.fflall's." ilttl tlhtrt'o \lias ai \wiiltrdelfu' l tlxhllalllli ofa "tilrt Lileetv ,l)ilhtaaacy." tetaultitg li tilthe s.latita 'ty seltlt'alleiat otf ti e itaraigllall aulila..tio.t atItd the ('itintslt railrltatd allubrtgllit atnd tliil' atitlt r'w thlat alite' en, gilga'ad thit attentiiota tatf tlte diloliatiatatt brantlth of the gov'el'nmeillt of tthe past few tmtotlths. .AmIott11 the 14 iit-i w.. rei i r1 i, ll' and~ t_ 'taft. Vice itesidett1 hltermita.a, tile Chlllt;esa alltliastt.r itolllt taol' r HotI'II.. iI rtigot I 'trt''t'. Molatala; Lit tIggetn helm, Cloilirado:; Reprioatntatl5ve5 Clark. Mi, oulrl , tUi. Htier', C('oJlortadi: J. J A t)ruckolnt, c'heyenne, \ylil; L. tL. tllitvllrll, II t. Il liir e.: o illiaur (. Y. lit[ tphlll, Assietutt Secretary ilhIs, rllgadl.r i.:urllal Iiutpllllritryy. C. N. Jnialesliio. PeLkin, C'htiua, and W. It. Wheeler. SanI F'ranciscl.( TO AVOID TROUBLE. Pari'i . I',b. 5.---I"or,' ignl ,Minister I'lcle|tn today unnounced that the four protectinig powers, FranceIe, Russia, (rleat Britain and Italy, had agrered to mtake the representations to Ihe executive committee of Crete. These, with the declarations received fromn tht (Grek alnd Turkish governments, as stlr tlhe, uvidancee or' conlplicatipns which would have arisen had the Cre tluns pilullned to sentd delegates to the fortheolnlnglll itislionis of the national ua rtlibly iat Athens. A VICTORY IS WON BY THE BOOKSELLER 0 iushington|, 14,0b. ,,. "You will pass fit trntry at the rat4d of t, per cent d vt'tlurem aill bout fide o-k:< pr'lnted d anppropriately bouitnid and excludte frtit that rate l iily sllull that ilar contalined in ai bitdlilig that Is obvluusly disproplr-. tlunatit ii value tot the value of the colltenlts, as asvertainedl In uacurdnllcee Iwith thllt prlirlples ahbove set forth." The tlabove instr.tuctiiC s senlit by Janiel Fl. (Curtiss, assilstunt nsecretaryS of tIe tlrU.'sury, to the collector of ttitotmlllt at Nwv York, constitute iU ttonstructitnlt tit t paragUraph 4116 of the I inew tariff itt with respect to the duty hnl.>uie4 hot l ,pks boundli tL'ilretlals otlier ttliu paper, about. Which there ha s rbeen a good deal of disiusslont bi' tweet Ilnporters nl nd manufacturets. 'the dti.slon is ahid to be it vilttory I'r thli buokeitler, APPEALS FOR HELP SHOW BIG INCREASE' tNew Yulck, Feb. .--'Pl effects f the Ierctased cost of living on the workling claies I'are shown In the largely expanded number of applica tions to the city fitr aid as disclosed in figures made public today. The rising tide of Inability to make incutiu keep pace with living expenses is indicated by the fact that duzrlng the last 12 months more than 60,000 petrsons sought relief froin the charl ties department, an increase of more' tJan 80 per cent in tive years. Sulcides increased nearly 50 p1,r ,en l froili 1914 to 1909. .r. We Sympathize wil it tlthe int of iitder.ati' int', e who lhas to. sullport It growilit fitiily. Our syuintuthy takes the pra.'hicttl IIri r t f iellilng tlhe very ch hitrn t ml.lrtot , prol\ 1 Mion lnd tpoultry alit prit.e utmnlly chlarged for coiInii1on1 giralldt. 'Il'at this means a saying yeull ('.II easily prilove by t,. rial order. ; tici iet.tLs are all lI urilllnent.. Central Market KOOPMANN a W188BROD. THE POINT IS HERE You knoiw tlhat (;;rdtlen City bur i IIIIhonestly 'brew'\'d. YiU klitow that it Is th produi.ct l' holmte lahel. You know that there Is nso btwter beIr on the nlmarket tloday. lere are three reasons why, when you dlrink beer, we ask )youl to call for GARDEN CITY BEER Ita e ut tlend yu ii cIt ase. It ii it good thing to, 1l1:14 hIII the Ihlomei Your frietitit wiii altreclate i t. Your fatily \ti ill enjoy its iusle aind be btenefited by it. GARDEN CITY BREWING COMPANY Missoula, Mont. Telephone No. 125 Savoy Hotel MISSOULA, MONTANA Modern and Central-t25 Rooms Newfl Equipped-European Plan Cafe' In Connection, Unsurpassed Telephone and. Long Distance Connection it Each Room Every Room Light-Elevator Service Good St mple Rooms WESTERN .MONTANA NATIONAL BANK Missoula, Mont. r UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY CA P IT A 1 ..... ............................ $200,t ti0t UItPLUM FUND ...................... ,00.J G. A. VO . ................. . .....Pre ident JNO. C. LIiR:........... 'Vice P'retslint J. H. T. IHYMAN ...........Cashler Directors Ferdlnanld Kennett, M. A. Fish. I. A. Wolf. John C. LehoUu., J. II. T. Iylllat. A Genral Banlng Business Transacted Montana Abstract and Guaranty Co. WILL CAVE, Manager 128 West Cedar Street FIftoeLn years' experlitce with Mli, 'soula couty rectird. Abisttat i guarunteud. Phones: Office, f3; retl dence, 415 Black. ! Northwestern Abstract and i Title Insurance Company a Furnishen correct and compjeto ab . stracts of title to all city aind county r'property. Estimautes on ab:utracta fur , nished on application. 1 i04 Main St. Phone 147 Red lumbing J. P. GRADY 119 W, Cedar St. Phone 175 Red Residence Phone 510 Black,. Ravall, St. Ignatius, Roinan, Polson A\ dtully 35-nille slrhict r , acrs thit lltheall. Luttvets .lavalli 8 a. m EWilliams' Stages We Do Not Disappoint PHONE 720 P- Pirl.slun (tl nrillng. I)yihlg and Fcather d Worki. f,28 W'oody. C. F. lchiasw Sburger, Propriotor. Sousedeaning Made Easy By the "Aero" wagon OB TAR C.YEANINQ AND RENOVAT. , . ING COMPANY. 405 E. Front St, Phone 762