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The Flathead Courier, Jan. 1, 1915

Many listen to Savage lecture

A crowd of about 150 gathered at the Orpheum Saturday afternoon to listen to the lecture given by H.N. Savage, supervising engineer of the reclamation service for the northern district of the county …

After explaining some of the other projects, Mr. Savage turned his attention to the Flathead. He had a map of the reservation thrown on the screen and pointed out that different tracts of land, the reservoir canals and laterals that are either constructed or contemplated.

He stated that the plans called for the irrigation of a trifle over 150,000 acres of land and of that amount water would be ready to turn on over 40,000 acres this coming spring. Last year about 50,000 acres were irrigation, although a great deal of land could have been irrigated that was not … He stated that when it was completed it would be one of the grandest irrigation systems in the country.

Power company will not trust the city; McDonald demands cash or out goes the lights

Saturday evening, Mayor Marsh called a special meeting of the city council to confer with manager McDonald of Kalispell in regard to the debt that the city owes the Northern Idaho and Montana Power company for light and water. Mr. McDonald stated that he could not carry the city on his books any longer, and it was a case of “put up or shut up,” or in other words, if the city did not raise him some money, he would be forced to cut out the service.

Concert Company draws good crowd

The entertainment given by the LaDell Concert Company Monday evening was satisfactory in every particular.

In the first place there was a large and appreciative audience, so that the company was well supported in the respect.

Miss LaDell’s readings alone were well worth the admission.  And then she was well supported by Ada Davis and Miss Blanch Deering, soloist and violinist.

No chance for potato flake factory at present

According to the Inter Lake, a factory for the manufacture of potato flakes is impracticable in the Flathead at the present time in the opinion of Christ Beat, who has just returned from Germany, where he spent a few months investigating the proposition.

Mr. Beat states that the starch properties of the Flathead potato are not at present high enough to produce a marketable flake, However Mr. Beat is convinced of the food value of the potato flake, especially for stock, and believe a small co-operative plant, owned by the farmers, would be a good investment.  

Professional Directory

Dr. D. R. Brockman, Dentist: Equipped with all modern electric appliances. Gas given for extractions. All work guaranteed. Office over Flathead Drug store.

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