The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-07
May BECOME IMMORTAL
IiSoula's City 0ncsfs Have in o.
portunity for Good Work
WORK OF THE EvANGELIsTs
They Are Breaking Up the combi-
nations OF Gin Plenty OF
Opportunity-High
Water.
Special Correspondents Of the Standard.

city council have been inducted into Of.
flee. While perhaps II was not attendant
with all the pomp and ceremony which
characterized the landing of Columbus, or
tho reception Of the Duke Of veraeua and
Grover Cleveland at the opening Of tho
world's fair. they nevertheless have .
chance to 20 down to fame and build .
monument to their memory which will be
cherished In the hearts Of the average
Missoulian as are the deeds Of the great
navigator and discoverer OF this glorious
continent. They can ind an extensive
field in which to display their wisdom and
pubJO spirit as municipal officers, and
they do not have to shake hands with
apparent facts to learn tho dirsc-
tion In which their duties lie.
Macedonian cry for help. and what they
fail to express, diseusied citizens proclaim
In pointed and energetic language. Thsss
is mud to the right. mud to the left, and
mud to the front Of you. Although the o.
ements have been unusually unfavorabls
toward our thoroughfarcs, there 10 really
no excuse for tho present unsightly and
annoying condition Of the streets. We d.
rect the attention Of the city fathers to-
wards their bettcrmcnt. Tho ponds and
sink holes should be filled. the streets
raised In the middle, and CUTTERS made 10
carry on the water. A Moses 10 needed to
part them, that one may walk dry shod,
even over the street crossings.
Evangclists Webb, Reid and Ghormley
arc holding nightly contests with the devil
la Missoula, aud are hitting his satanic
majesty few blows below the belt but I
am afraid that some of the hides Of
the sinners in this community are 90
tough that nothing less than club would
make an impression ON them. They arc
earnest, eloquent and perseverine. and
are shaking up Missoula sinners In good
shape. and from the nightly attendance
at their meetings they ought to be re-
warded by Roodly crop for their labor.
The Rev. ]. G. Ilin. an old-time Methodist
preacher, now Of Salt Lake, will soon b
here to aid the evanaelists In their tussls.
The Rev. llih used TO make the dry bones
Of sinners rattle over at wicked Helena
many years ago. He ought to be heavy.
weight In tho gospel arena BY this time.
The river at this point 10 booming and
tho rise of Tho raging 0a1sr has only just
begun. Grave fsass arc felt concerning
tho beautiful and eustly bridge, across the
river at this place, when tbs anticipated
high water shall have made itself felt
The mountains arc fairly sroanine under
| their great burdens Of snow, and when
the hot sun Of June gets in its work on
the winters unusual accumulation Of tho
"beautiful." everything In the path Of the
delueo Of water, not a. solid ~ the rock
Of ages. must give away. But prepare
tions are being made to protect the bridge
| from tho inevitable food. Tho Northern
Pacific 10 also making preparations to
protect It's bridge and track and this city
from the anticipated high water.
Bitter root farmers are fearful that they
will not bs able to do their seeding In time
for crops to mature on account OF the al
most incessant rainfall, which renders the
ground unfit to handle. Nothing short Of
. new departure In the climatic condition
Of tho season will prevent the lands Of
this fertile section from producing o good
crop this or any other year. Speaking OF
crops, there is one crop In Missoula
county that neither Grssshoppers or the
elements can affect, and that 10 the baby
crop. That keeps up It's stslwart pro-
| portions.
George Schulta, the erstwhilo alleeed
prise-fghtsr, is about a. handy with his
tongue n be 10 with his teeth. He told ths
president Of the Flint Creek Athletic club
that Missoullans would back him for so0n
| Tor enotnef go Win otnmy noGau. nc also
accuses his trainer and others directly In
terestsd In his late scrap. with having
given him the worst Of Il. Schultz 10 .
dead cock In the pit and he could not ees
q dollar placed on him. in this town. In Q
row with lap dog. He 10 not a fighter.
and loses what little brain he has NJ ths
first blow he receives. The newspapers
and sporting men here gave him overy GU
couragemcnt. but he seems to have lost
all sense Of gratitude. But what II tbs
use Of wasting ammunition on such game
Citizens Of Missouls generally. arc not
exhibiting much interest In worlds fair
matters. They arc quite ~ patriotic. and
just ~ public spirited aud. I am sure,
quite rs earnest in their endeavor to do
their part in making the great exposition
q success. as far as the Montana exhibit In
concerned. rs the people Of any part of
the union, but the discrimination of the
railroads against them In the matter of
rates to Chicago has destroyed much Of
their appetite to sec the huge show. Tbs
local patronage will be light. The stam-
pede to the SLOGAN country Is much
greater than the rush to Chicago from
this neck Of the woods.
NO REDUCTION.
The Railroads Refuse to Accommodate