The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-20
EDITORS ON A TOUR
Missouh Honorsd By Visiting News
paper Men From the East.
THEY TRAVEL IN STATE
The Garden City Entertained the
Quests BY Showing Them
Beautiful Scenery and Civ
Ing Them a Drive.

Missoula, May ia pleasant party
Of tourists arrived In Missoula on No.
to-day. and the gentlemen and ladies
have been the guests OF the University
City this afternoon. The party is COM
posed OF editors OF agricultural papers
In Illinois and Indiana, several of them
accompanied by their wives. The party
10 in charge of David Ward Wood, who
makes an admirable chaperon, accord
ing to the statements Of the party.
Upon their arrival here the tourists
were met by Judge Francis. president
other local newspaper men. and an in
vitation was extended to them to visit
the city and the fort. Carriages were
placed at their disposal and nearly all
avaiied themselves OF the opportunity
to see the town
They were first driven to Fort Mis-
soula, where they were pleasantly re-
ceived and entertained by Major Nc
Kfbbin, during a brief shower, which
passed over the valley this afternoon.
After returning from the fort, the Wis
itors were driven about the city and
around here. In the morning the party
will leave for Srantsdale. and will re-
turn in the evening, spending the day
In the Bitter Root valley On Tuesday
u1orning the visitors will leave for
wallace. over the Occur d'Alene
0AASn. At w diiuIC tnty Will itaNt
their special car and proceed to Spo-
kane by way Of Mission and the lake.
Their car will be sent to Spokane by
way of Missoula-
The members Of the party are enthu-
siastic over their trip and are pleased
and surprised at Montana. The regis
ter OF the excursion bears the follow
ing names: John b. Conner OF the In
diana Farmer. Indianapolis: David
Ward Wood OF the Farmers Voice,
Chicago; George w. Powell OF the
Daily News. Indianapolis; DR.. II. e.
whitford of the Farmers Voice. Chi
cago; George Longman of the Rural
the Ohio Farmer, Cleveland; DIR. o. w.
Nixon OF the Inter-Ocean, Chicago:
Stephen Conday of the Northwest Mag
azine. ST. Paul; Mrs. Nixon and Miss
Nixon, Chicago.
In Montana the party was Joined by
Fred l.. Reed OF Prosser. In the Yad-
ma valley. who is one of the best
known writer's of Western sketches
and romance.
Mr.. Reed is an admirable entertainer.
a veritable host in himself. DIR. Whit
ford tells OF a recent experience OF Mr.
Reeds In Chicago. which is worth re-
peatfng. He was visiting In the Windy
City and had met one evening a lady
who asked him. incidentally. II there
were any women IN Washington. Mr..
Reed has a beautiful wife. who is one
of the most delightful women. but he
didn't smile. and replyed: Yes. we
have a few. have one OF them for a
wife. You would be surprised at the
trouble we have with the women out
there. When married this woman we
ran her into a corral and had to rope
her before could get shoes and stock
ings on her. Then we led her to a cab
in and after a few weeks OF seclusion
/ managed to get her to wear a skirt.
Since then she is improving gradually.
will show you her picture"
Thereupon he drew from his pocket
the portrait of his wife. a beautiful,
refined woman. and the Chicago lady
said no more.