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T H E F L A T H E A D C O U R I E R . ‘POLSON DOES THINGS' V O L U M E 1, P O L S O N , F L A T H E A D C O U N T Y , M O N T A N A , T H U R S D A Y , N O V E M B E R 3 , 1 9 1 0 . N U M B E R 3 0 N SECURE SCHOOL LAND mmitee is assured by STATE OFFICIALS THAT UU CM IE SECURED R AMERICAN C 0 LLE 6 E OF WAR lie cu.ninittw consisting of 1. L. , u. A. Kaiser and F. Slone ar* Iioiur Sunday afternoon from « liere tliey made arrangemoai urchitse llie scliool section west of n for tlie location of tlw College ’»r. mass meeting wilt be lield Iii days and the terms and cwidUIona n purchase discussed and'every\ ln Poison is urged to be' present take part in tlie diecuaslou : rooms have been secured In Mclntire building,on U street tnd received says tliat the officers of company will be liere In » few To Whitende tlie Editor of tlie KallspellJoumal; your issue of tlie 27th Inst* , appears under tlie signature of A. O’Connell, chairman of the ntlc committee, a declaration tin much talked of Joint debate ween Mr. Whiteside and myself declared off by lib committee, llie reason that our committee not allow Mr. Whitealde to my record or thal*<tf Mr; ilnson. If tliat Is tlie true 1 bow give unmy record from every stump platform iu this county, and be- that tliey have tlie saiga, r||0at us* tliat oi Mr. lEluU^liaifpn. I promise them In advaiiet 'iiot lyto aayiliiift Mr. ifrliitoMdk My concerning me. venture furtlier to suggest, tliat r. Whiteside or Mr. O'Connell anything derogatory to my or that of Mr. Hulchineon, Ii r plain duty toadvhe tba »ot- of It. the communication of Mr- 11, lieieln referred to, Im W his version of the failure ot proposed debate to taka place, are tlie facta: Mr. O’Om m II a challenge te me to appear in t debate with Mr. WMMaidt diKun his record, and there eay thingB concerning Mm, toldsJsfle h lie alleged 1 had sM 'Behind back, or lie would brand ma as ing in courage. Tlila cliallenge promptly accepted by me arid my mittee, when Mr. O’Connell and .Whiteside promptly backed out, tin pretest tliat tlwy wished at same time to discus my record that of Mr. Hutchinson. I am ‘ectly willing tliat myrecord should discussed by anyone who deelrea to •o, but I refuse to taka part In discussion myself. I was not re then and neither am 1 now, my record or that of Mr. Hutch- n had been assailed. Hence tbey no defense. And should It be led by Mr Whlteelde, I should take the trouble te reply, apprehend all that would ba nec- ry in a contest or debate o f trial hatever the same may be—aa da* ed by Mr. 0 ’ConneU and Mr. lteslde In their so called challenge, uid be the Introduction of evidence the Hies of your paper of 1898 and In order to sustain tlw charges t are made against him. sliall pay no fartlier attention to so called challenges of Mr. O'Con U or Mr. Whiteside. One back* ‘ n is enough. They do not wish to uss the issue in this campaign— Icli Is Mr. Whiteside. Neitlwr 111 be swerved from my purpose of ussing- tho career of the democratic didate for senator. Signed, G. H. GRUBB. Does the above read like the declar- Ions of a coward or a man afraid to tack his own shadow? Whiteside fortunate indeed to have escaped e lash of Mr. Grubb's arraingraent, liich in joint debate held In public d backed by tlie merciless logic of owledge acquired through long ac- ' Uufii wltlj Fred aud liis career^ would put the eternal kibosh on that versatile gentleman’s political aspira tions, forever. As It Is, Whiteside b“ t« ‘ « tlie polls; after that, let him slink back to ilie feet of liis master and beg another kerosene cocktail. L e w is S t a n d s F o r t h e P e o p le \Conservation of our natural sources and a settler on every re- 110 acw s ,!'hw h a t John-1. Lewis, re pub- IK ineandH a te ftir tlw legislature, deqland wlien nominated at tlw eouiify con vmii ion. Mr. ^ pioneer of this section 0f tlie county, being at oiie thue a farmer a abort distance south of town Mid for more than iwent# yaaiir haabeen In eloss touch with the needs of lbs farmers. --v. | l lie will workfor and aM Ift everyway po»lble legislation that will enable tlw agrlcul* cultural lamih In tlw forest reserve to be throwa'dpm lo«eitlem,and i f ho Is uncookful In gaining this legi^atloii this part of the county would receive much benefit. Jolin Lewis 1s well kricwri lor his liberality and charities, and m o n than ooa penon Iwre can testify t i n t >jtlwy bftve basn given financial jwsjwance from blm wlwn In time of iwadiV He bia bsin aver ready to lend a bating baM io those wlio were inmlfortune, and now when lw Is ask ing for support Il la vary certain that thoas w in Iiave partaken of his favors will ratum them to Ibat extent at least.-i-Tlw Columbian. W h o P a y s W h i t e s i d e IffifeMifestem* der the deluelon that Iw Is to be taken seriously aa a contestant In tlw State 8enate Marathon. Tlitiw are some Milngftfln lids coiiiwctlon,.'that? lh^ Haadfalie gentleman hia failed, sc falt-ft toiieb upoei, tliat anight easily be const rued Into patriotism of a high order. As it Is, tlw silence of tha honorable Fred can only be ascrlhed to a sklni.inllk quality of *l»me-faced poltroonery. Mr. Whiteside, In his personal organ tlw \Bee would apparently slur tlw reputation of E. M. Iluteliln«on, !»• I the latter attended' the >peclal session bf tlw last legislature nearly a year ago, \Riding on a: pass,” and eltanrlnJr tlw State something over 1100.00 for Ills services. I t is made to appear that many members of that legislature had agraed to attend the special' session free of charge- The opinion of most' people would Indicate tliat Mr. Hutch- Ifir n received ndmoretliantheotliere for tils services on that occasion: If the State of Montana la In the market for tlw services of cltliwns wlio ean afford to work for nothing, let Mr. Whiteside himself bethe flrst t o vol unteer. During the regular sewion of tlw legislature under discussion, Whiteside waa .present most of the time,' R o t hot as an Aoowrorrro m p m s im ta tiv b or th is klector- atb. Members of the House uid Seoate wboee statements can eanly be believed without the proverbial gtaln of salt with which Whiteside’s utterances have usually to; be swal lowed, have said that the Honorable fia d waa lobbying for the Amalga mated Copper Company a t tliat'tim e . Tliat Is, like a mongrel puppy in a back alley, he was skipping about trailing a chunk of putrid garbage along with him and courting the In clination of whatever cur he could flnd to help liim play with It. Again, he was seen behind tlw speaker of the house, visibly direct ing the course of whatever legislation happened to strike his fancy. Does Mr. Whiteside expect any nor mal minded man, or body of men, to accept without comment—that minus the necessary credentials from the people of Flatliead county-he was working for the interests of tills el ectorate on these occasions? For whom and for what particular por tion of this community was the gen tleman’s penchant for intrigue aud his well worn political acumen be ing expended?! Notwithstanding liis declarations and hysterical vocifera tion to the contrary, but one. explan ation will hold water, and that is, My. WMtesidc'a aWliUes eo tlieee L . G R A Y f s Candidate Por A Vote f o r Boont For Poison occasions wen subsidized by a con stituency foreign to.Flathead coun< ty, Montana. in this connection, It may be well to suspsct-even to liope-tliat the; subsidy Iw received wss commensu rate with the thumb-marking which, the gentleman’s. nputaVlori I ms suf< fend as a consequenoe. Speaking bf House lilll 160, the. in famous corporation bill, so called, tliat tlw Bee Is so anxious to use as In an Indictment of Mr. Hutchinson, Johnny Moroney, an Amalgatnated legislator, during - the last session, got up on tht'floor of the hou-e and guped: ''I'd (rather lose 50,000 cold Iron plunks than see this b ill killed.” Johpuiy was-pretty full a t tho tlmej eogoes the story; but Whiteside, wlio, i evidently acting, not only as a lobbyist, but a kind of Amalgamated slwap-lierder, promptly'collared the stupid Johnny, liad him packed home in a hack ahd put on Ice. Johnny ain't a bad chap after all; chances ‘ l ^ n M * l»iflW ib t with W bltfr aide. Si Tliash good fetter, Fred—Tbasli alrigHrt-h^ Mush ’bllgslied ,'m s u n ol uaal Sliee ymi get 8ometjiin| for iroutie. ' Leayi yonr ..transom open lo-nlght; th r # slifa ih ln r ovar V yeu ol man. ^ Oh, dear lo my heart, is the old ppen transom; l lie transom that punked all tlw greenbacks oil me. That surely was handsome—Uuit Juicy old transom, t riiat coinw from the past aal lieckoning me. !'/ Once UMre to tlie bucket —1'tw grafter’s own bucket. Tlwre’s loot in tiie bucket ' That luuigs lu the well —Tlw Kerosene well!! Is Another, loni tobat.lQled' by t| iluiii wi^h .money, great., VjAiii isplanned Ing of a gym- ttw . rematiider of ; Evferywbere- [ the of »gopd Iifaltli Is fcpWN^jftted^and | all up-to-date aeliqols^Rpw < ^ r ' ^ fidvahtagp of aucb* . tjf jiin ^ld to bstter pehool ,'w^rk; and> t o better general bealtli. Certainly, no yoter wlio appreciates the valuB of ftn .education wiiroppusa the bonds. ' Tkf Schoal Band Issvl Every voter a t the coming election should be informed of the purpose of tlw 160,000 bonding issue to be voted upon at that time for high school purposes. The question should ap peal; esipeclally to non residents of Kalispell, Inasmuch as the greater part of this amount, if the proposi tion carries, Is to be used in tlw con struction of dormitories for tlw use of both boys and girls from outside Kalispell. Every September flnds numbers of eager students searching for rooming and boarding places in Kalispell. lany times it is not possible for suit able homes to be found. The major ity are left without any supervision outside of school hours, a situation which most parents deplore. Parents who have moved to town have found tills arrangement inconvenient and expensive. Many children have been obliged to give up a high school ed ucation altogether by reason of these valid objections of parents, who really desire to educate their child ren, but find tt Impossible. Tiie county high school board lias decided that the only way by which tliey may have a high scliool offering equal advantages to boys and girls from the entire county is to furnish a liome for the outside pupils, wliere they have the care and supervision ol & responsible matron, conifortuble rooms «mhi board at actual cost, lu recent yestrs the attendance froiu outside Kalispell has been about eightv students or qne-tliiid of the the entile scliool. It is high Unit sucli numbers were being properly prepared tor. ■. Raymond Rell. thebest known* and probably most popular theatrical man ager I ii the west, brings his little company to Poison for tliree nights commencing Monday, Nov. 7th, In Bijou Theatre^ The opening play will be a dramatization of Mary J . Holmes famous old book, Lena Blven, and will undoubtedly draw a crowded house, especially as the best reserve seats have been placed atSOcentsonly Vaudeville specialties are introduced between ail acts, and no waits a n eyer permitted. Cioie Fixer Is leading lady one of tlw pnttlest and cleverest. In tlw business. Seats a n now on sale at tlw Flatlwad Drug Co. Plays for tlw otlwr two'nlglits will be announ ced, from tlie stage. Mrs. W Orchard entertained Fri day afternoon. Those preeent wen Mn. E. McConnell, Mn. J . Vaughn, Mrs. H. Smith, Miss Fanny Lovs- more, Miss Isabelle Truiiibly, M in Wanda Abraliam and Miss Thnaa Weber. A bean picking contest wss tlw main featun, Ilrst prln going to M ia Trumbly, Mn. Vauglin win ning second and Mrs Smith winning the boobie. Later delicious sand wiched, cake and chocolate was served. M n. Itetta Smith, wife of O. F. Smith, living in 21-21, died Wednes day night, October 26, 1010. Tiie Smiths wen among the flrst home- steades near the Big Butte. Last week Mrs. Smith was operated on for appendicitis, but had not fully recovered from the effects when com plications set in. she was very Idgh- ly esteemed and will be sadly missed by all who knew her. A. J . Lowary, secretary of the La- keview Cemetery Association, re ceived a letter from Major Morgan, stating that the secretary of the In terior had approved the sale whereby Mose Auld and wife conveyed the land, bn which the cemetery Is lo cated, to the association, so they will be in a position in a short time to make deeds for the lots. The most enthusiastic and pleased squatter on the reservation Is W. M, Martin who secured a claim near Bo nan. Martin comes from Sisseton, S. D., where also Doc Bobb and Balph Towers hail from. Mrs. Nora Snyder who had been employed for some time at the Flat head Coffee Parlor, was so fortunate as to' be tlie only squatter on a line 80-acre tract near the Irving ranch. A squad of west side ranchers have been grading the west approach of tlie bridge. The work Is being done at county expense. The approach is to be a seven per cent grade. From Kalispell, when the papen report them the best in yean, comes the Uaymond Bell company for a visit of three nljghte commencing Monday Nov. 7th, Tills is the most 'wldeb known, troupe In the west, and onty came to Poison on account of a mix-up in dates, arrangements liavlng been completed by Manager' Barber white In Kallspall Tuesday. Tlw opening play will be a dramatization of Maiy J. Holmes famous book, Lena Blven, intenpeicad With a list of hlgh-clsis specialties between aetsGurlsy Butler one o f .! the best comediaiu ia tlw country, liandles tlw leading comaty roIes, and <C!ole F lier is still leading lady with'tlwm. ’ Seats will be plaosd on sale today at the Flatlwad Drug company at fo cents for reserved seats. Let,sail tui^i out to welcomfc th b wall known' troupe. ■ - j • * :! ’• j . , « ? A chimney a t the Grand View hotel took Are list Wednesday evening and jssd a fin alarm te bs turnad ia. Tte .d e ^ t m n t .m t f e ft noord^mak ing run b ut was not FIATHEAD UNO IN Rier Ftr Lmd Startod t m m CUIMS HAVE CLAIMANTS MANY On Sunday, Nor. fl, a t 3 p. m., Ger man Lutheran services will' be con ducted in the Poison public school liouse. All .Gerjnan Lutherans a n cordially invited to attend. ' The big buffalo hunt which was bllled)to«oine off iiM t walk will not eome to pass.. The stato government of Montana will not permit tbe slaughter to go on. | Ed Webber took; a party bf youi^i people for a ride aouth of Bon Thursday, calling at tiw Mannings and Budy ranclies. Everyone im ports a good time. There will be preaching servlcea in the Methodist Episcopal church ne|t Sunday at 11 a. m., and 7:30 p. m Everybody is cordially Invited.- ■ Bev. A s h , of the Presbyterlau church will hold services at tlie scliool house Sunday morning arid evening.,, MI 84 Isabelle Trumbly and Mlia Wandja Abraliam wen visitors a t the Edmonson liomestead Wedneeday. J , L W R IT E The npuUlcan candidate for coun ty commissioner h a served one term in that office. Ho la out for rt-elec tlon and probably no otlwr officer on eitlwr ticket m o n fully deeervee the Indorsement of all the t u payer* than doea Mr. White. Ue is known all over the county aatlw eommis~ sioner who believes in a square deal to all regardless of locality. He de serves tlw full support of tlw voters of Poison and vicinity for his intenet In all matten coming befon tlw board from thle place. The eeeurlng of the new bridge was largely through his efforts. Mr. White is an old set tler and heavy t a i payer and in avary sense is fully qualified to flll tha of fice lw seeks. He Is an acknowledged authority on the building of mads and bridges and his defeat would be a loss that we cannot afford at this time. Vote for J . E. White and we will have full support in our new development. Monday, waa a day of excitement; in Poison. I t bad bsen warming up from Uw hour that tlw time expired ^for tiw\ fillng of tlibie who lield' riiimben Beservatkm has th*re been so matqr land seekenfso'much land talk. For da^agraunbenand tlw n discuned iocatlMiM' M d ‘bomeatead law's, th e loaters, Wtte-prlnlwenandsuryejwra all did a rushing business. f T h a i ^ l e n . f ere ,Uie quiet ones who trusted no one but attended cloeely tahuilnssi t ill dusk Monday evening, saw tbem pulling out of town in til dlnctlona arid In all eorta of convey* anees. 8 oma took their families and want to etay; while othen went out to “ establish residence” and expect to take tbelr families jater, t u M j f ' m o m it^ the town' was al moat depopulated, for those who wen not squatting on their claims had gone to KallspeH to flle. And'Whlle thoee that squatted bad soma eiperienee, i t was nothing com pared to the eiperienee of those who made .tbe rpn- to the . land, office at KaNtpell. ’ Some went by motor boats to Somers and from then to Kaltepeil In autos, tn l n or by team. Blit all had the somo object In view, namely to get in lina flnt. j . E Horne made tlw awlftest trip of any yet iwortod. He came Into Polaon from his claim horseback; went te 8 om e n inaow ter boat and from than to KftUspoll by auto; covering the e n tln trip la three houn and forty-eix mbnte*. One anto carrying a load of Pol- sonltee brake down and the entire party bad to take Uw train at Som an. Rut to go back to tlw squatters. Tlwy a n a motloy lot. Doctors, lawyen, mercliante, carpenters, real- oatate men, biaelnmlihs, school teaclwn aad sdlton. One and all caught tlw crate and caught 11 bad; so tliat they Imagine lliat they arc willliw to forego all kinds of-hard ships to sseun a piece of Uncle lam ’s domain. Tlwy a n most all living in tcnu although some Iiave already put up shacks and all a n planning lion and all tlw available teams are buing to haul lumber. Nearly ovary claim anywhere near Polaon lias at least two claimant!) while on eome there a n as hl(rh as eight and ten. No acts of violence have been re ported but business for the lawyers ia certainly “looking up.” B i g R e p u b l i c a n R o u n d - U p L a t t i m e r ’ s H e . l l M o n d a y NIgHt Senator W. J. Brennan Hon. J. E. Lewis Attorney Jess Stevens They wouldn’t tell their names, but two good-looking ladies called at tiie Courier office Wednesday, leav ing the following and two-bits to pay for publishing the same; “A dance will be given Saturday evening, November 5th, at. the new mansion on the ranch of Mr. Mc- WiJliaws. JSverjbody iuvited.” W i l l w h o o p i t u p fo r the G . 0 . P., a n d th e m e e t in g p r o m ises t o b e a ‘Vip-snorte ” as it w ill close th e 19 1 0 c a m p a ig n fo r P o iso n ar.d v ic in it y . - E v e r y person w h o is in terested i n th e up- lift o f t h e U n it e d S tates n d especially th e F la t h e a d V a lle y a r e e a r n e s tly re q u e s te d to cem e o u t a n d h e lp p u s h th e g o o d th in g a lo n g . P e o p le fro m th e c o u n t r y a r e in v i lc d to £ t t i n th e sw im . BaU opens a t 7:30
