The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-19
MissOULA
Men who Are Waiting for Political
LiGhtning to strike Them

niissoui-As May is.-on lhursoay even
ing "Held by h Enemy will be pre-
sented at the Bennett. Previous TO that
time the people of Missoula will have a
chance to learn how the MAY was looked
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up ~ ~ l, ~, rar p'ay anu "ne
u wH"rm u" so'"iers 1ne par''cu'ar uS-
hRht. ms company perhaps never made
n greater hit than when they played in
Columbus, Ohio, in September, 1883. 1t
was during the G.. A. X. cncampment and
ovor n h,ndred thousand va,arans wore In
,ho .;.,, .tiaia d., ,ha rna...." no No
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sen n NJ ,hc opera HOUSE,
neiore hudiehces OF these DC warriors,
who fairly went wild. The curtain will
rise at & o'clock sharp, as the company
want to catch the west-bound train at
1890.
The new two-story brick building which
Joseph Solomon is erecting on West
day he rented part of the building to d. L.
Mcigs for laura purposes. Mr.. Meigs
has followed that business for 10 or II
years i'm Fargo, n. d., and understands il
thoroughly. He intends to run a short
order and % cent meal house and lunch
counter. O'Meara q Kelly have rented
the rest of the building. They will put in
a first class saloon down stairs and fur
nish the second story for a lodging house.
Tomorrow Judge John L. Sloane, II.
{. Stoddard and Will Cave will leave for
Livingston to attend the grand conclave
of the X. of p, TO be held there Tuesday,
Wednesday u Thursday. Judge Sloane
is captain of b Uniform Rank, instituted
here Thursday evening, and Is grand vice
chancellor of the order in Montana. Ru-
NOR says that II Is highly probable that
he will return grand chancellor. II would
seem that the conclave could make no
better choice. as this order Is stronger
In Missoula than anywhere else in the
state, and no person is more eminently
fitted for the exalted position of grand
chancellor then Is Judge Sloane. He Is n
thorough man of the world and has had
long experience al a presiding officer.
The recent movements in railway cir
Giles do not seem To have excited the in
tercst in Missoula that might he expected.
Probably IL is because there have been
too many rumors afioat OF late. The an
nouncement i'm Wednesdays STANDARD
of In incorporation OF the Montana
Western and Pacific Railway and
Construction company, called forth
the statement from one man
who IL on the inside that there was
nothing i'm il. Others thought II was
merely somc Union Pacific scheme. On
Friday there was filed with the county
clerk "a document entitled, Assignment
to the Oregon Short Line and Utah North
ern Railway company of indenture of
lease between the Washington 4 Idaho
Railroad company and the Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation company" The
lease Is To run 90 years. People jumped
at the conclusion that a line would be
built from Garrison through Missoula and
on TO the Idaho line. but nobody knows
definitely anything about il. The proba-
bility is that Missoula will soon have one
or more new railroads., hut whence they
matter of conjecture.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Evans tried
the case of w. II. Hawkes. VS.. Walker u
jackson for the collection of a debt of "a
due him for some teaming. The defend
ant said 81 was ample enumeration Tor
the service rendered. SO his honor split
the difference and gave judgment IN favor
OF the plaintiff for ~. IL Is very peculiar
how two men can tell the cxac truth and
contradict each other SO fatty as the par
ties TO this cause did.
The base ball club IN their pretty new
gray n red uniforms expect TO meet the
club from h fort this afternoon on their
grounds near the depot.
The local military company will have
their usual drill this afternoon. They are
progressing finely, thanks to the inter
est taken by Captain Phillips, who recently
The opening of the new saloon of
of Schneider d Gniess in their building
north of the Eddy block, went oil last
night very successfully. Three members
OF the Amphion orchestra, assisted by two
other men,, furnished music. There was
Attorney Charles NJ. Crltchficld re-
turned yesterday from P~hilipsburg where
he had spent about a week.
The politicians of Missoula
To talk OF the senatorial candidates.
As usual there are some OF the gentlemen
named who will not accept the nomina.
ton, Others who will not dodge u IL IL
comes Mt them and still others WHO arc