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fAN, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 3010.5EMLAND OFFICE BUSY WFTH SETTLERSA LONG LINE' OF LOCATORS GREETS OFFICERS WHEN OPENING HOUR COMES.I The second floor of the Masonic temple jrwfnled an unusual appearance;j y.v'ifctrday morning. Prospective act-i• tiers on the Flathead reservation be-j pan to reach the city Stout 4 o’clock I I \ esterdny morning. Tli« first arrivals i f came In over I he Northern Pacific on i 1 a special train from ’Ravalli. They found four ■•soonors lined up nt tin* I iloor. These men approached them and | I wanted to sell their places. The offer ! was refused, however, and after the I , ••sooners” had taxen a iook at the j huskiness of the Hpeclal train brigade: I they vanished one at a time and the j five special train men were ilia first i to get numbers. At X o’clock in the I ■horning there were, over lift people in j the halls and this number Increased! (Iur*ng the next hour until there were! approximately 100 people there when | iIh* innd office force started to line, them up and Issue numhers. Many of j those present fell so certain of their land that they refused number*4 and waited until the early birds ha* made Ihcl’r filing*. •The opening was not without its po- | ihetio Incidents. One of the three j women, who appeured on the scene j early, was Mrs. Elvira Jane Morton, j Mrs. Morton was 80 years, 4 months i and 6 days of age and maintained her • vigil until about JO o'clock. At this, lima Mrs. Morton found out that H . would he impossible for her to file, us j she was not personally acquainted ■ with the hind on the reservation. Mrs. Morton accepted the news philosophic-ally nnd said: ‘I have never started.,to do anything yet that 1 haven't accomplished, and 1 am going to get ; some of that land. I will go up on j the reservation tomorrow and find ■ something to file on.” IMrs. Morton is In remarkably good , condition, considering her advanced i years. She belong* to the general Ion ; when trustfulness was great arid hon- I osty the rule Instrad of the exception.: Mrs. Morton attempted to pay her fil- , Ing fees to sevt-sl In the hull, but ■ there were none there who would take ■ advantage of. white hairs, and her i money was s-till with her when she’ left. Mrs. Morton has not been a resi- ( dent of Missoula long, us she came» from Ohio only two years ago. She • was accompanied »y her deaf and dumb j son, W. A. Shoemaker, who ift «*m- ! ployed by the local.car company. Mr* Morton relinquished N«..Ail day long the throngs through the land office corridor, person claiming a prior right someone else when the numbers being given out. There was a scramble each tine Receiver Houston presented a number anil there were some funny—extremely funny—-reasons and excuses given why the applicant should be given the next number. After a long and wearisome fight with questioners and anxious land-seekers, the reco ver anti his helper, Oscar Crutchfield, succeeded in satisfactorily handing the designating numbers and the business of tiling was begun with No. I, that being Frank A. Merrill of Ron an: He was followed by Charles 14. Power of the same village, with George Williams of Poison, Andrew Sti »ger of Honan and Isaac Deurdorf of Ronnp in succession. These-men received the first , five numbers because of priority in reaching Missoula, they having stood] outside the barrel door since shortly aftpr 4 a. in., having arrived by the special train. Messrs. Merrill. Power, Williams, Stinger and Deardorf lia\ -ig gone through the settlement pro-Chic Fall Suits, $17.50Note the Style Here PicturedCMART new Fall suits, well tailored and made of ^ excellent quality materials that ought to be $20 to $22.50—and that is putting it moderately—are here today for $17.50.FKKL of the. Mnill.v, iill-nitiil fabrics nml tin; I nsl rniis matin: liningfc. Mini loss wear ilit rr. If vinir I'.vr ilors not toll .von flint tlirir \\’lt;H‘I;kIii,|i of Worrit Iniloring is wcll-nijjli itrrfrrlioii. rnrrfnl rx niiinii I ion win.YOU will not finil a lt;k*1itil lo improve upun from I lie tiemity of (lie rout lines, the eul anil liilliK of Hie skirts riltlit (lotvil to the sma lt'SI Inti I on.SKIRTSWORKSHOP 2TNMVMU have we hail sneli a lii^ variely of elmrminjf separate skirls. I’ntly little ehiielts, tlitihl.v pin stripes, inaiiiiisli weaves ami all ill'* staple plain colors.HA It IT bark, with siile button opening, is one of the jHiptiInf models. If you've seen a certain st.vle somewhere von like, come lo Hie M 7! )' I, II ,s’T O I! II. We have it.ipa.ao, sjse.so, $8.so, jjtio.ami $i2.foSpencer’sTHE STYLE STORErrsrilHEt't'durc nt the time appointed and then hastened to the vailrnod.At I p. m. Receiver Houston called a* halt on a dm las Ions for filings for the day. 42 numbers having been called with 35 persons responding. Of these, only If* filings were approved, the remaining 20 persons having selected land not appraised by tin* government and not classified In any of the schedules found at the land office. In nil cases where filings were accepted under the suspension ».f approval rule the question will have to be decided by the commissioners after nil the land hits been disposed of. All of the* filers who arrived bore by special train .yesterday morning selected farms which were not scheduled or classified. Tomorrow* morning the offh-iols will take up the work at No. 43 and will continue until the entire 60 numbers are tllMiosed of,The first and only conflict In fRlng yesterday came early in the morning,-when t\ K. Power of Roiun and Cahift A. Coulfcon of the same town chose the same tract for tholr homestead. Whether or not the men can come together in a private settlement of their claim? remains to be seen, but In case they don’t the department will hear the evidence In the ease.During the first hours of the morning session work piled up in abundance at)d at 11:30 o'clock the officials were compelled t« disperse ihe throng of inndwiinters until t p. mthe officers working through the noon hour th order to give them a chance to catch tfp with the work. At 1 o'clock the corridor was again filled to suffocation and. exhausted, some of the nnxltuis seekers for farms curled un on the Mosaic floor and slept until rudely awakened to answer to the call of the number held by them. Many of these persons had traveled all the night before and had been subjected to the strain of vigilance all yesterday, and a chance to sleep for even n few moments was ;■ boon.Just before closing time last night i half n dozen settlers were received : in the first office of the suite, and j among this number wax Noah S. Wood, j “0 years old. but as anxious as his J younger predecessor to secure u Flat- I head homestead. Mr. W*od hud sc- j lected an unscheduled piece of land ; and was somewhat worried about the j final outcome of the allotment. He j was confident, however, that the gov- . eminent would deal frtlrlj* with him In ! his selection and said he intended to j X« ahee-1 and build a home on the! property. Asked ir he ha«l settled on} the homestead before coming to Mis-;soula. Mr. Wood replied: l left myold woman on the place and she is holding the land down for me rt1l I get buck.’’Those filing yesterday were: jFrank M. Merrill. Roiu.n; suspended.]Charles K. Power, Ronan; suspended.}George W. Williams, Poison; sus- i peudcd.Andrew Stinger, Rohan; suspended.Isaac Deardorf, Ronan suspended.Charles a. Coppedge. Plains; approved.Onslus A. Coulter, Ronan; suspended.William L. Bankston, Ronan; suspend ed,George C. VVturm, Flails; suspended.Robert Kelly, St. Ignatius; approved.James H. Rynwn, Uom.n; suspended.Oscar T. Katingcr. Elsie. Mich.; suspended.plaf Peterson. Dixon: suspended.Owen McCabe, Ronan; suspended.William H. Pa bin, St. Ignatius, suspended.Bert LI all, St. Ignatius.* approved.Justus H. Rath bone, Thompson; Suspended.Howard Yost, St. Tgnatluft; mu»-pended.Percy Rowers, St. Ignatius; approved.lX*e Pratt. Missoula; suspended.Lyman O. Bigelow, SI Joseph. Mu.; approved.Clarence G. Walker. Plains; ap-SteamerP0L50NHODGEPros. 4 M gr.DAYTON ROLLINS SOMERSSafety. Comfort, Speed,Dally service plying Flathead lake connecting with train for KallspelLARLEEDIXONRAVALLIRONANKLONDIKESafety. Comfort, Sp ng^ Flathead lake connect[Lumber Co.’sYARDS ALLBUILDING Get Our Prices. MATERIALproved.Palmer C. Thompson. St. Ignat In*: approved.Frank L. Roxe. Dixon suspended.Bernard F. Johnson, Bonner; approved.Joseph F. Sharpe. .Spokane;approved.Relford V. Trosper, Ronan: approved.Edward Bradbury, Ronan; suspended.Walter M. Casteel. Plains; approved-Olaf Rnsogg, Bonner: approved.Noah S. Wood. Ravalli; suspended.Albcil Gunderson. Ravalli; sus* (ended.Asbolta Vlnceqzo. Ravalla; approved.John Hugfcer, Epokune; approved.Lively at K«Uap«il.TCallspell. Nov. I,—1The most exclt-1 »g land (t»enlng that !u»s «*ver boon seen in* Kallspell. not excepting that when withdrawn forest lands were thrown open a second lime three yiyti's ago. took place this morning when the Flathead reservation beta me the prey of score* of eastern and Montana land seekers who thronged the and office fur 1J hours before the opening here. The first to draw land was Mrs. Catherine Pratt of Pleasant Valley, a section on the Flathead valley,, who took her place by the land office door ye?-terday afternoon ;fnd remained until |A A’clock this morning, when she wax admitted and made selection of a tract. Following her example 25 men and women had gathered at the office before midnight last nigM and whiled away the time playing cards and reading. Few left their places for food er drink until this morning when the Innd register gave them numbers corresponding to their places in the line and they felt secure in leaving.Signed Ro*t#r.To keep themselves qiiet the soon-cr8 formed a roster of tholr own. to which all later comers adhered, signing their names on the piece of pasteboard which had been found In the liall and agreeing to abide by this. No one tried to break »hi* order and when trig latest came gad saw the game theyfell In, although they watched Iho forward end of the line jealous-ly, The Undseekers came by every Vn?ans of locomot.an except bicycles. Rime by iaunchcs across the Flathead lake to Somers, where they took automobiles, others by horses to various points where automobiles could not ho depended upon, others nil the way by teams and on horseback. One auto out of five that came to Dayton had several accidents :n the way and wa? abandoned after tlic tear axle had been broken, and the passengers made their way to Somers in the darkness and waited for the morning train. One of their number, a man crippled with rheumatism, was the last to line u:. hobbling painfully on foot with the ft Id of two canes from the station U the land office*. Seventy-eight flM today. Others arc walling to flic in the morning. Many did not come here but rent their filing in by mail from Fob on.NEW GRAVITY SYSTEM.A Mg crow tf men Is at work |n-wtahinf the new gravity water supply system which t* being constructed at Austin. The new system will enable the company t.» secure a much better quality of water than it is able to use at present. The work, will require about | a month's time for eompletim.Music L-sson*.Prof. Gustav Fischer, teacher of violin anrl pin no. 41H S. Third. Well sm.THE LARGEBT FISH EVER CAUGHTmay not*have been sent to this market, but we have the freshest and best .aeaorlment that can b«# found anywlere. Our fine stock of salt water fish, oysters and sea foods in several are l’resh, succulent and del clous.UNION MARKET130-132 Higgins Av«. Ptlcm, 117MISS ARCHER’S Hairdressing ParlorsRoom 322. First National Thrift block, Hlevlrlc massage of face unit sculp a specialty. Phone Bell 9S«.irDACC THE RESERVATIONTake the large 0-passenger sightseeing auto; leaves Ravalli 1 a. in., arriving Poison iu:3fl a. m. STANLEY SGEARCE. Proprietor.The VictoriaHamilton, Mont.ROOMS NEW AND STRICTLY MODERN Prices Maderate lor (fee Traveling PublicHell 'Biock From DepotEdward McCartyMANAGER . The Bey* Stlt;Sp With Me Ask the BeysWindow Glass ' At SIMONS$12 Higgino Awiu,Barber MarshallTHE ACCOMMODATING GROCERS Doll Phono 20. Ind. Phono 420 THE SOUTH SIDE GROCERS.Take Your PrescriptionsToSmith's Drug StoreE. H DEM1NGJeweler and Optician120 Higgini Avonuo, Miooeulo, Mont.
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Missoula Daily Missoulian
Missoula, Montana, US
Wed, Nov 02, 1910
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