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VOLUME 7
WHITEFISH, FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY to, 1910,
NUMBER 6
TO WEIGH
THE MAIL
Government inspectors on Febru
ary 15 will begin to weigh the
mails carried on the trains in the
western district, which embraces
all the states west of Minnesota.
They will weigh the mails daily for
three months and on the basis of
the average for that period the rail
roads will be paid for the next four
years.
Everything indicates tha^ the
Great Northern will be allowed to
carry the mail to* the Pudget Sound
country, intervening points and
Alaska from the Twin Cities for the
next four years. The forty-eight
hour fast mail has made a splendid
record since its establishment last
fall.
While the postoffice department
does not enter into an ironclad con
tract with the railroads for four
years it is recognized as binding if
the service continues satisfactory.
The failure of the Chicago Milwau
kee & St. Paul, therefore, to put on
a fast mail train, with no record of
achievement to back any applica
tion it might make for the service,
probably will prevent it from enter
ing the through mall field for the
next four years.
Officials generally assert that
there is no profit in carrying the
mails, although the revenue of the
Great Northern from that source
aggregates more than $1,000,000
annually. The fact remains that
there is not a road in the country
which does not seek to handle the
mail. To carry the mails is a big
advertising asset.
The only contingency that may
prevent the Great Northern from
getting the mail contract for the
next four years is the passage of an
act providing that the mails should
be weighed every year. A bill was
introduced to that effect during the
last session of congress, but it failed
of passage.
"The railroads would like to see
the mails weighed annually," said
a railroad man. "The volume of
mail increases considerably each
year, especially thru a section like
the northwest where the country is
constantly advancing. "
A water pipe being bursted in
front of the Hotel Cadillac has
caused a regular spring in the street
and converted it into a ideal ska
ting pond.
Miss Catherine Hurd, who has
been matron at the Hotel Cadillac
during the past winter, went to
Conrad Friday to file on a home
stead.
CAFE PROPRIETORS
TAKE FRENCH LEAVE
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Biggs, who
came here a few weeks ago and pur
chased the Home Restaurant from
Mrs. J. A. Behlen, had a short
career, but it was long enough to
suit their long list of creditors, who
can do nothing but stare at the
empty cage, as the bird has flown.
Mrs. Biggs, who was the man
ager of the deal, is quite an elderly
lady with a glib tongue, and a
very smooth way, and knew how to
work it to good advantage in se
curing credit for everything that
she used ^ since she started. She
served excellent meals and did a
fine business, which was easy
enough on other people's money,
and then when they thought they
had run the length of their rope,
they slipped quietly out on No. 1
Saturday night, leaving everything
as it stood. They had nothing to
take awav with them but a couple
of suit cases, so it was easy for
them to get out of town without at
tracting anyone's attention. A
number of people saw them at the
depot, but did not think that they
were taking French leave. Several
of the merchants are quite heavy
losers, besides two girls who
worked for them, that had not re
ceived any wages, and it will prob
ably be hard for them to get any
thing out of the deal as they have
no doubt left the state, and none of
the effects in the restaurant were
even partly paid for.
GIVEN A FLOATER.
John McCloud, a G. N. brakeman,
was arrested Monday for living
with a women of ill repute by the
name of Babe Hamilton. They
had been making their headquarters
in one of the hotels, where they
were arrested. They plead guilty
to the charge in the justice court
and McCloud drew a $20 fine,
while the women got off with only
paying $5. The judge also gave
them both a clearance for more
congenial parts. It has come to
the notice of the police that this
practice has been carried on to
some extent about the town and
the parties will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law if the
officers can get their clutches on
them.
H. T. Mayfield was a visitor in
Kalispell on Friday. He has not
yet fully recovered from the effects
of the operation which he had per
formed on his foot a few weeks ago.
Vern Marshall, of Bigfork,
up from there Tuesday to
some dentistry done.
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COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
The city council held their regu
lar monthly meeting Monday eve
ning in the city hall. All were
present except Aldermen McCabe
and Forcum.
The police magistrate reported
that he had collected $146 in fines
during the month of January, and
the treasurer's report shows the city
treasury in a very prosperous condi
tion, it containing $2799.99 on Jan
uary 31.
The resignation of Alderman J.
H. McCabe, who has left the city,
was read and accepted and it was
ordered by the mayor that the clerk
write Mr. McCabe a letter, extend
ing to him the thanks of the peo
ple of Whitefish for his long and
efficient service as a member of the
council. The mayor then sug
gested the name of J. J. Johns to
fill the unexpired term, and he was
duly elected.
The committee had been in
structed at the previous meeting to
draw up an ordinance defining cer
tain fire limits, that will regulate
the erection of all buildings therein
in the future, and allow none to be
built but such as are constructed of
fire proof materials, such as brick,
stone or concrete. Such an ordi
nance was read, and after some dis
cussion was referred to the ordi
nance committee for their approval,
to be brought up at the next meet
ing.
It was expected that there would
be on hand for this meeting a re
port from Engineer Marsh on the
sewer proposition, but it had not
reached here, so the matter was
laid over until a little later when a
special meeting will be called to
consider this proposition, pend
ing the arrival of the information.
It is the sentiment of the council
to get this proposition, under way,
so that it can be submitted to a
vote of the people at the regular
election in April and thereby save
the city an additional expense of a
special election.
J. E. Cavanaugh, representing a
committee of merchants, appeared
before the council requesting that
the city put on another night
watchman. His special duties be
ing to watch the business district.
The merchants are willing to pay
into the city treasury $60 per
month toward his salary, provided
the city secures the man and pays
the balance, which will amount to
$15 for the city's share. This re
quest was granted by the council,
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CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE MEETING
Tuesday evening February 15, is
the regular annual meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce for the elec
tion of officers for the coming year.
Every business man in Whitefish
should be interested in this meeting
and be on hand. The Chamber of
Commerce is too important to the
interests of the city to be allowed to
die out, and everyone who does
business here is interested in
naming the managers; therefore he
on hand at the meeting and have
your say in the matter. If things
are not going as well as you would
like to have them go, be present
and make an effort to remedy the
defects. If you do not come out
do not register any kicks afterwards.
There is a great deal of work
that has to be done this spring and
it is desired to have the co-opera
tion of everyone on this matter.
The past year has been a very suc
cessful one for the Chamber of
Commerce and they have done a
great deal of good in advancing the
interests of Whitefish. In order to
keep up this good work everyone
must come out and help the cause
along. Don't forget the date.
PRAISE FOR LIBBY.
Jim Brooks, Louie Mueller, Guy
White and Jack McNeil went to
Libby last week to look over the
land along the Kootenai river that
had been thrown open to settle
ment, with the intentions of filing
on a piece of it if there was any to
be had, but they found that it had
already been taken up and returned
very much disappointed. All the
boys feel very highly elated over
Libby, especially over the treat
ment that was accorded them there
by the citizens during their brief
stay. They say that it seemed as
if everyone was trying to see how
pleasant they could make if for
them, which was greatly appreciat
i ed.
ARE YOU?
If, after replying conscientiously
to 32 questions covering your na
tivity, name, age, parentage,
height, weight, number of children,
number of times married and di
vorced, and many other matters
which you usually consider the
busin ss of no one but yourself,
your inquisitor asked for the thirty
third question, "Are you deaf and
dumb?" wouldn't that jar you?
Well, that's just what the census
enumerator will do.—Bee.
H. J. Mosbv of Kalispell was a
visitor in the city Tuesday.
CAN'T FLOW
INTO RIVER
Frank E. Marsh, the civil engi
neer of Kalispell, who has been
doing considerable work for the city
in establishing the street grades,
was in the city last week to look
over ground with a view to finding
out how a sewer system can be con
structed to the best advantage.
The state law forbids the empty
ing of any sewerage into any
stream, so the plan he contem
plates is a sewerage disposal plant,
which is similar to that used in the
Mississippi valley, where there are
no streams to drain into.
The system consists of a regula
tion sewer, the same as is used
under all general conditions, which
is drained into what is known as a
septic tank. This consists of a
large concrete reservoir, which is
practically air tight and must admit
no light. The sewerage runs into
it in such a way as not to disturb
the contents in the least, and in a
short time it breeds a certain bac- !
teria that destr ys all solid matte' - , j
reducing everything to a liquid, and ■
leaving only a brown sediment!
which settles to the bottom and has j
to be cleaned out only once in a i
great while. The liquid is drained s
into another tank by a syphon at j
regular intervals, then goes thru a
filtering process and is discharged J
into the stream as clear and spark -1
ling as water could be. ,
1 his septic tank can he placed
any place on the river bank where
it will be the most convenient and
is perfectly sanitary, giving off no j
odors as would be naturally sus- j
pected. The system is more ex
pensive than it would be to empty
the sewerage into the river direct,
but it will be the only one that can
be used in order to comply with the
state law.
DINING ROOM
CHANGES HANDS
The Cadillac Dining Room passed
into new hands yesterday, and W.
F. Tillotson is again the proprietor.
Miss Evenlyn Kirby, who has been
running it for the past five months,
has given it up on account of ex
pecting to go elsewhere in a short
time. Mr. Tillotson will continue
to run it on the same order that it
has been running, with a few
changes to better the service.
Miss Inez Soutar of Kalispell vis
ited with Miss Jessie Smith Satur
day and Sunday.
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ATTEMPTED HOLD-UP
AT FIELDING STORE
Jack Cremans, who is tending
the store at Fielding, where the con
struction camps are located, had
quite an exciting experience last
Friday evening with a man who at
tempted to hold up the place.
It was at a late hour when Jack
heard a rap at the door, which he
saluted with, "come in," but no
one entered. A voice outside de
manded that the door be opened
for him. Jack was all alone, and
it was at a time when no one had
any business around. He grew sus
picious that the man was there for
no good, so he blew out the light,
secured his gun and barricaded
himself liehind the counter, pre
pared for a fight. The man still
insisted on having the door opened,
and when Jack would not do so he
shot thru it, which was responded
to by a volley from Jack's gun that
sent the intruder scurrying to cover,
and he did not come back to bother
him any more.
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MANY CHILDREN
AT SUNDAY SCHOOL
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The children's meeting at the
Methodist church last Sunday was
quite a success. Rev. Parvin had
promised a little book to each child
present and laid in a supply which
} ie thought would be sufficient, but
J to his suprise there were 55 child
ren claiming books, and the supply
, was short. Mr. Parvin explained
to the children that he was not ex
pecting bo many out, and that he
would order more books at once
j an( j those who failed to get them
j i as t Sunday would get them later,
There were fully as many grown
people present as there was chil
firen.
THE CHINESE NEW YEAR
The Chinese New Year began
yesterday, and commencing that
evening the local Chinese began a
celebration which will last from ten
days to two weeks. There will be
the usual noisy welcome with fire
crackers, and the new Hag of the
empire will flutter in the breeze.
During the time of the celebration
the Chinese will devote no more
time tö work than is necessary,
and will entertain their friends
who visit them.
It is planned to have a special
day in about a week, with a much
larger display of fireworks, and if it
can be obtained a full Chinese or
j chestra will be brought here from
i Seattle for the occasion.—Inter
1 Lake.