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The Flathead Courier (Polson, Mont.), 11 Aug. 1911, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn86075296/1911-08-11/ed-1/seq-1/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
T H E F L A T H C O U R I E R . “ P O L S O N D O E S T H I N G S ” VOLUME 2 , POLSON, FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 1 , 1 9 1 1 . NUMBER 1 8 FEDERAL OFFICERS MAKE RAID One Man Shot. Many Arrests Made A FINE RANCH A couple of special government offi cers dropped into Poison last Thurs day and went quietly to work to dis cover if possible any violations of the liquor laws controlling the reserva tion. T h a t they worked to some purpose is proven by the fact th a t by Sunday morning they had four alleged boot leggers under arrest; one of the four being under the surgeon’s care with a gun shot through his shoulder and a number of other arrests for minor offenses. Gus Larson, the man whom the Kal ispell papers reported killed, is tlie owner and operator of a small motor boat, named Lora B, in which he carried fishing and excursion parties to different points along the lake shore. But it seems th a t Special Officers Miller and Holgate were possessed witli the idea th a t Mr. Larson was carrying something stronger than pic nic lemonade. So he was put under surveilance Satuiday night by Special Officer Geo. A. Miller, Deputy Special OfficerNormau J . ilolgate, Suo-Agem K a rl Knudsen aud Guy Marshall But ler. The party look their posiLitfus on the lake shore near tlie power plant and along about midnighi they hear*, the cliug-chugof am o ior boat making tow ard’s Allard’s point. So llie party here divided Holgate and Xuudaei. going around the shore toward the point, while Miller and Butler re mained where they were. The Lora B. left the Point coin ing on toward town and a lter maneu vering around for a lime lied up to a barge and Larson pulled uut lor tin docks in a row boat, ln llie mean tim e Miller and Butler liad moveo down and as Larson pulled in Miller, who was crouching under the docks, ordered Larson to “halt and hands up.' Instead Larson reached for liis hi j pocket and when he did not heed tht second order “hands up” Miller shot, sending the shot through the fleshy part of the riglit shoulder. Millei th e n turned Larson over to Butlei w ith instructions to take him to a doctor, and he, Miller, proceeded to search the barge and boat for “evi dence.” No liquor was found on either. But a large quantity was found cached along the shore. When the story of the shooting was circulated quite an excitement pre vailed for a time and some one sent an exaggerated report to the Kalispell papers. Besides Larson those arrested were Joe Pronovost, Jr., John Adams, Bed Jack Herrick and Mike M att. Pron- ■ovost’s bond was placed a t $1000 and as he could not secure i t he is in jail aw aiting trial, Herrick’s bond was placed at $500 and as as this is the sec ond charge against him he had to go to jail. Adams gave a $500 bond for liis appearance the 16lh, aud M all gave his own bond for his appearance before the grand jury. Larson gave bond and he is to have his hearing the 18tli. As a grand iinal to the whole pro ceedings the four officers taking part in the raid were placed under arrest for the shooting of Larson. As Miller, Holgate and Knudsen are all under heavy bond as U. S. officers as is Cliiei of Police Butler no other bond was re quired of them. They plead nol guilty at their arraignment and trial was set for the 15th. Gus Larson lias liled s u it for dam ages in th e district court in the sum of $10,000 against Messrs. Miller, Hol gate, Butler and Knudsen. He alleges th a t he was bruised, shot and im prisoned without cause and th a t in consequence of his injuries he has been compelled to expend large sums of money and will be unable to work for some time. THE WEATHER The tem p eratures as taken by the U. S. Observer Frank Browne a t the Poison station. .•Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday ^Thursday Max Min. Set Prcip 69 54 66 69 54 65 .30 67 52 61 06 69 49 65 09 68 50 66 C8 67 55 65 02 71 47 70 Sunday morning at 5 o’clock on board the steamer City of Poison, w saw Poison disappear from our sight, and we were 011 our way to visit one of the many fruit orchards 011 the west side of the lake. Our trip took us to E. J. Cramer’s ranch and npon our arrival there we saw one of the most beautiful spots it has been our pleasure to see. His ranch lies up in the woods and slopes down to the lake and as the house is situated close to the road leading to Somers i t is far from lonely. Some days as high as 25 automobiles pass by. Mr. Cramer is one the valley’s most successful fruitgrowers and a glance at his orchard is enough lo show that he understands his business. I t is wonderful sight to see these big, heavy-ladened trees growing in soil that looks to be nothing but rocks, His raspberry bushes look like small trees, and tlie berries, (this is no tale) that is most of them, measure inches . ' His currant bushes are so ladened with large appetizing berries that they are nearly broken down and the cherries gladdened our hearts when we looked up a t the trees, now more red than green. But Mr. Cram er’s pride is his sweet cherries and it is no wonder. Some of them, if not all, measure 3i inches and have such a magnificent flavor. All this goes to dhow that Montana is a fruit country and t h a t we can all raise good fruii if we but take time and interest Lherein. Of course one must work cultivate and look after the young irees before we can expect to get any results. Mr. Cramer has worked very .iard in iiis orchard. This is Iji- sevenih year but he is now repaid iui is trouble; buy nothing about the tjride he lakes in showing strangers tiis fruit. Tlie Model Bakery in Poison handles iis fruit. Another good tiling it kuow is lliat when you buy fruit iron iui you wilt t>e suie ol gelling gooi uieasure. The crates we saw go out tom his place v.ere tilled almost to verflowing. We left Air. Cramer’s place with a uig load of the nicest berries and in jur hearts we were glad to have hau uie opportunity ol seeing oue of the prettiest spots lu beautiful 1< latliead Valley. A Subscriber Our little city was startled Wednes day noon by tlie arrival of a battalion of fully equipped soldiers. But it was soon found to be only the 3rd. batallion of tlie 14th. Infantry from F o rt Missoula, out for practice and field exercises. Tiiere were 200 men under the command of Lieut.- Col. Kennon and 11 officers in the com pany. They left Missoula Aug. 2 and covered the entire distance by easy marches to Poison. The men will camp along the east shore for ten days and then return via Ravalli to Mis soula. The officers expressed tlieir ap preciation of the beautiful lake and the prospect of favorable camping grounds along its shore. BASEBALL SUNDAY There will be a game of base ball next Sunday between the locals and a picked nine from the 3rd batallion of the 14th infantry who are camped on the shore of Flatliead lake. This promises to be an exciting event as this team has given several local teams of the state a hard fight. I t was an nounced th a t the Fort Benton team would be here this coming Sunday but, which had to be cancelled on F ort Benton’s part. Last Sunday’s game was rather a one-sided affair as Poison received 10 scores to Big Fork’s 2 and th a t in tlie last inning. Everybody turn out and see how the soldiers can handle the sphere of pigskin. The entertainm e n t given by the Royal Hawaiian Band in Lattim e r’s hall Monday evening under the aus pices of the Base Ball team was a de cided success. A good audience greet ed the performers and a high class musical and vocal programme was en joyed by all present. There was a so cial dance given after the perform ance wliicli was enjoyed very much by those who remained. Tlie returns were sufficient to justify the manage ment for their effort. PRAISE POLSON BOOKLET The following letter received by the Poison Chamber of Commerce from J . 11. Hall, commissioner, iiel ena, Mon Lana, speaks for itself: “1 have received thehundredi’olson folders which you sent me and con gratulale you upon having gotten out such an attractive atid convincing pamphlet. The widespread distribution of lliis pamphlet will, 1 am sure, be of great benefit to Poison; and as the develop uient ol' Poison and surroundingcouii try will add to the population and wealth of Montana the s tate will be gainer from the enterprise which the i'olson Chamber of Commerce has dis played'in lhe m a tter.” Yours Truly, J. H. liall A. D. Mercer, a homesteader living in the Irvine flat country waa arrest ed 011 the charge of passing worthless checks one day this week. The case was. tried before J uslice Maynard on Wednesday and the man was found guilty and fined one hundred dollars aud costs. A number of Bigarm peo pie were down as witnesses in tiie case. Mr. Ben Clodfelter who recently bought out the pool and confection ery business of Mr. S. S. Taylor, is lather a pleasant man to meet and should get his share of the patronage uue him. He lias had considerable experience in this line of business and a there is sufficient business to war rant 11 he win with his wile remain liere permanently. The German Lutheran church met in the school liouse last Sunday anu mstalleu Rev. '1. A. iirauer as paslor who will have charge of ali points 011 Llie Reservation. Lutheran services will be lield next Sunday afternoon in the school house a t 2 o’clock. ■Miss Yaneonet, who taught school ueie inis spring, b u t who is uow teach ng tne primary gtaue iu the Siriuii aciiool a t Kaiispeil came down Sunday ior a short visit with friends, return mg the same day. Mr. S. S. Taylor and family, who nave been conducting the Tliealorium accompanied by Prof. Riesner, left ounday morning lor Kellog, Idaho, where they will again engage in the picture show business. Con Kelley and family of Butle who have been 011 an outing a t Swan Lake passed through Poison yesterday in their auto 011 their way home. They left Sw'an Lake a t 10 a. m. and arrived in Poison a t 2 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. llill of Chula Missouri, arrived in the city Thurs day. Tliey expect to remain for sev eral weeks visiting their son Virgil Hill. Dr. Cutler and wife formerly of Kal ispell, but now farming a section of land seven miles below here on Crow creek was in tlie city yesterday. Mrs. Palmer and daughter of Dixon who have been visiting friends at Bigfork passed through Poison Thurs day on their way home. Thomas Clifford, a deputy sheriff from Kalispell, was a visitor in Poison 011 Sunday on official business, return ing Monday noon. County Attorney X. K. Stout came down from the County Seaton legal m atters Sunday returning Tuesday morning. Dr. Chas. N. Greusel has returned from Europe and reopened his office in Kalispell for the practice of medi cine. L. C. Hitchcock has added a valu able addition to ’his property on C. street by moving 011 asubtantial barn. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bell, Jr., left today for Ravalli and Missoula on a business and pleasure trip. Fred Sterling and family of Missoula came in on tlieir 60-lip. yesterday fo'r short visit with friends. Mrs. Karl Knudsen and Miss Edna Gadow returned Sunday from a short is.it near Angel Point. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gadow drove into the city Tuesday from their ranch near Niarada. James K. Lang, Jr., probation offi cer was in Poison Thursday 011 official business. Mr. John W. Weightman, of Kalis pell, was in Poison for a few days this week. Mr. Benn was a visitor from Kalis pell on Wednesday of this week. Prof. Austin went to Missoula on Thursday for a few daya. SENTINEL AND COURIER CONSOLIDATED A fleal was consumated yesterday vvlioiehv the plant of the Lake Shore Sentinel becomes tlie property of the Cowman Printing Co. l t will be con solidated with the Courier, and the Sentinel discontinued. All unexpired subscriptions to tlie Sentinel will be tilled out by the Courier and all back accounts oa subscriptions will be paid to this company. Mr. Williams tlie retiring editor of the Sentinel will leavein a short time for S eattle where he will remain for a few days, after which lie will go to Havre where he has purchased a half interest in the Plaindealer, one of the best papers in tliat part of the state. With tlie additional equipment which the Courier secures in the Sen tinel plant, we should and hope to be able to give the people of Poison a bigger and better paper. Cowman Printing Co. Methodist Church Notice. Next Sunday’s services will close the work of the Conference year. At the evening service reports of the year’s work will be given. There will be no preaching service fn the morning, b u t tlie Sunday School j]£ usual a t 10 o’clock. The subject for the evening sermon will be “ What is a New Testament Church?” This will include a discus sion of names and creeds and rites wliicli go to make up a church of to day. We wish to make a few statem ents in regard to entertaining the Annual Conference which meets here next week. The Lake Hotel will be the commissary departm ent of tlie Con ference. Any one who has provisions of any kind that can be used in feed ing the visitors can take it to tlie Hotel and receive credit for its value. ;^ i^ u a tio n s in the way of bedding can also be used. Some empty rooms cau be secured aud will be fitted up with beds. Any one wlio can help out in this way are asked to report to the committee on entertainment, Jas. Dawson, B. N. Mills, or A. D. Welch. The Fourth Quarterly Conference will be held Monday evening August 14, a t 8 o’clock in the church. This is very im portant meeting as plans will be made for next year’s work. All members of the Quarterly Confer ence are urged to be present and other members of tlie cliurch and friends who are interested are invited to come and take part in the business. T. L. McMichael received a letter this week from Foote & Foote, the attorneys for the Homesteader’s Pro tective Association which contained the good news from Senator Dixon th a t the Interior are making arrange ments to appraise the unclassified lands a t once and that work would probably be commenced in the next thirty days. MEETINGS CLOSE The revival meeting conducted by Evangelist Raum and Ridenour closed last Sunday night. M r. Ridenour gave a Stereopticon lecture Monday night to a large crowd. The meetings have been well a ttend ed and much good or the spiritual wel fare of Poison and vicinity resulted from these meetings. A Church of Christ with some 40 members was or ganized; also a Bible School with 39 members tlie first Sunday. Evangelist II. Gordon Bennett will have charge ol’ the church while evangelizing on the Reserve. Presbyterian Church Services Sunday, August 13 For Sunday School a t 10 a. m. Preach ing at 11 a. in. and 8 p. in. Junior Endeavor at 4 p. m. Meetings in L a ttim e r’s Hall. A The Courier family and George \drain spent several days this week at McDonald lake in the Mission Mountains. I t is a beautiful place to camp and everyone had a line time. Camped at the lake was a party from the St. Ignatius Mission school. There were about twenty-live girls the party in charge of Sisters Katli- rine Trinity and Mary D. II. while Capt. E. L. W hite late o fth e U. S Navy but now the Mission policeman and Allan Moore were the men in the party and they were sure busy. The scenery around the lake is grand, and with a little work the road to the camping ground can be made into a line drive, and the place is sure lo become a great pleasure resort. A drive from there is all that is necessary to convince anyone of the future of the Flathead Valley. I t is one immense grain field. Harvesting is in full blast, in one Held five head ers and a threshing machine were all running. Peter and John Glover aged 11 and 15 years, respectively, arrived in Poi son Friday direct from Northampton, England. The two boys have been in England for six years and returns to the Flathead country to take care of their allotments near Poison. They will spend the rest of the summer w ith their mother who is living in the Irvine neighborhood T. R. Arnold, who has been looking after business interests in Poison for the past tliree months, left the city Tuesday 011 an engineering project in the northern part of the state. He expects to return at some future time to make Poison his permant home. Martin Dawson made an auto trip to Camas Springs last Wednesday. He returned by way of the west lake shore to Somers and reports a most beautiful drive and good crop condi tions. Paul Wislion and wife of Loraine, Illinois, arrived in Poison Sunday, lie will enter into a partnership with his cousin A. J. Lowary, in the law busi ness. Mr. Wislion is a graduate of Ann Arbor and comes well recom mended in his profession. Mrs. Lulu Roe of Livingston, Dep uty State Commander of the Ladies of the Maccabees is spending the week in Poison organizing, a lodge. Mrs. lioe is stopping at the Lake Hotel and would be pleased to meet any wlio are interested in the-order; The Elmer Slemmer property con sisting of house and two lots on B. and 5tli street was purchased by D. J Gillam, real estate dealer, the first of the week. Miss Dreschier, wlio has been em ployed as a saleswoman in the Shulkin Bros., store, has resigned her position aud goes with a camping party among Lhe Mission mountains for a few weeks. Messrs. Jas. Broderick, J. II. White T. O. Goff, J . O. Rude, F. W. Tliorn- balin, and A. L. McCain all of Bigarm were down Thursday 011 the Mercer trial. The family of S. W. Fullerton have moved from their apartm ents in the H a rt building to their “Pine View” ranch one mile north of Buffalo Ferry. Rev. Geo. W hite looked after the local departm ent of the Courier dur ing our three days’ absence aud he proved himself no amateur. C. W. J unburg, state forester from Helena was in tlie city last Saturday directing the sale of slate timber tracts to homesteaders. Mr. Frank Schuppert of Kalispell was in Poison Tuesday looking after the interests of his homestead west of the city. D istrict Attorney Edward A. La- Bossiere of Helena was a called to Poison Tuesday to look a fter the Fed eral cases. Oscar Sedman, of Missoula, former proprietor of tiie business conducted b/ F. L. Gray Co., was a visitor last Saturday. AV. II. B. Carter is taking a few days off from business duties while he enjoys a visit with his son in Kalis pell. L. D. Putnam has sold his fruit store and ice cream parlor to E. Mad ison, who will soon open up for busi ness. C. W. RailsLack representing the Kalispell Mercantile Co., was a busi ness visitor in Poison Wednesday. Mrs. A. E. Cook who has been visit ing lier son, J. F. Cook, returned to her home today in Austin, Minn. Rev. T. A. Brauer, the Lutheran pastor is moving into Lhe liouse of John F. Cook on G. street. Sunday morning Dr. Owen was cal|ed to Ronan to help Dr. Ilall oper ate upon Mrs. Lewellan. John McIntosh, wile and daughter of Kalispell are visiting I ’olson friends. Mr. Vickers, represent in-r the Stand ard Oil Company is iu Poison today. PROGRAMME OF M. E, CONFERENCE Program of the Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal c h u rdi to be held in Poison, Aug. 15-20. Tuesday Aug. 15. 1:00 p. m. Examinations. 3:00 p. m. Meeting of the Examining Board. 7:00 p. m. Street Meeting. 8:00 p. 111 . Epworth League Anniver sary. Rev. R. T. Cookingham, Chair man. Address by a Representative from the Central Office. 0:00 p. m. Reception to the Visitors. Wednesday Aug. 16. 8:00 a. m. Sacraments of the Lord’s Supper administered by Bishop Neul- son. 9:00 a. m. Business Session. 2:00 p. m. Anniversary of the Wo man’s Home Missionary Society. 3:00 p.m . Anniversary of the Wo man’s Foreign Missionary Society. 7:00 p. m. Street Meeting. 8:00 p. m. Anniversary of the Board of Suttday Schools, Rev. J. A. Hill, Chairman. Addresses by Revs. P. W, Haynes and C. M. Donaldson. Thursday Aug. 17. 8:00 a. m. Devotions and exegetical study of the Bible led by Bishop Neul- son. 9:00 a. m. Business Session. 2:00 p. m. Anniversary of the Freed man’s Aid Society, Rev. F. A. Iliggin, Chairman. Address by Representa tive of the Society. 3:00 p. m. Anniversary of the Dea coness Hospital and Deaconess Scliool, Rev. J. A. Martin, Chairman. Ad dresses by Miss E. Augusta Ariss, Mrs. Ina J. Ilorsfal and Rev. W. AV. VanOrsdel. 7:00 p. m. Street Meeting. 8:00 p. m. Lecture by Bishop Jolm L. Neulson. Subject, “America as a World Power.” Friday Aug. 18. 8:00 a. m. Devotions and Exegetical ■study of tlie Bible led-by Bishop Nuel- sen. 9:00 a. m. Business Session. Lay men’s Business Session. 2:00 p. m. Anniversary of Board of Conference Claimants, Rev. R. M, Craven, Chairman. Address by Dr. C. E. Clemans, of Chicago. 3:00 p. m. Round Table in Interests of Montana Wesleyan University, con ducted by Dr. J. W. Handler. 4:00 p. m. J o int meeting of Laymen aud Ministers. 7:00 p. m. Street Meeting. 8:00 p. m. Anniversary of Board of Education and Montana Wesleyan University, President C. W. Tenney, Chairman. Addresses by Dr. J. W. Hancher and Bishop John L. Neul- sen. Saturday Aug. 19. 8:00 a. m. Devotions and Exegetical study of the Bible led by Bishop Neul- sen. 9:00 a. m. Business Session. 2:00 p. m. Anniversary of the Cliurch Temperence Society, Rev. A. W. Ham mer, Chairman. Address by Dr. Clar ence True Wilson, of Chicago. 3:00 p. m. Annual Missionary Ser mon by Rev. G. E. llu tt . 4:00 p. m. Junior League Rally led by Mrs. F. A. Armstrong. 7:00 p. m. Anniversary of tlie Board of Home Missions and Church Exten sion, Rev. V. E. Hall, Chairman. Ad dress by Dr. Ward Platt, of Philadel phia. Sunday, August 20. 6:00 a. m. Sunrise Prayer Meeting led by Rev. W. W. Van Orsdel. 9.00 a. m. Love Feast led by Rev, O. A. White. 10.30 a. 111 . Sermon by Bishop John L. Neulsen. 2:00 p. m. Sunday School Rally ,in charge of Revs. P. AV. Haynes and A. Alford. 5.00 p. m. Ordination of Ministers and Consecration of Deaconesses. 7.00 p. 111 . Street Meeting. 7:00 p. 111 . Ep worth League Rally a t church. Addresses by C. E. Ellis of Great Falls, O. L. Anderson, of Kalis pell and Dominico Dipace of Butte. 8:00 p. m. Anniversary of Board of Foreign Missions, Rev. J. C. Walker, Chairman. Address by Dr. D. H. Kleinfelter of the Philippine Islands. 0.00 p. ru. Reading of appointments by the Bishop and Adjournment of the Conference. Church Announcement. The Christian Church will m eet next Sunday, August 13, in the Mills kail. Bible school 10 a. 111 ., Lord’s supper and preaching. 11 a. m. Eve* ning service 8 p. 111 . Subject for eve* ning discussiou, ‘AV h at Poison Needs.*
