The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-30
HOTEL LOBBY GOSSIP
Several Dumb Brute Owners May Be
ImpOunded Some Day.
SIGNS THAT SHOW SIGNS
Missoula's Game Cocks Divide
Honors With the Spur Bearers
From Over the HilI-Talk of
Race Meeting Next Fall

Nfissoula, Dec. 2s-what, with stray
horses, vagrant dogs, Christmas DRINKS
and juveniles in saloons and variety
shows, the police have enjoyed tolera-
bly, busy week. Marshal Angevine seems
to have disposed of the juveniles with toll
cradle ease and the Christmas DRINKS
passed like ships in the night. but the
horses and dogs are still with US and re-
fuse to be downed. For the sake of the
city's reputation it is hoped that some
means will be speedily adopted TO rid the
community of these two nuisances. The
police gave the horse question little
consideration last week and filled up the
pound. but that afforded only temporary
relief. The horses are all back again on
the streets. The next attempt in this di-
rection will be to pound the owner Of the
stray horses. This may do some good.
There is another feature of Missoula's
gay life that deserves the thoughtful con-
sideration of the board of trade or some
other reform organization. Missoula, as
the seat of the state university, ought to
begin to manifest some symptoms of Gull
ture that will offer an additional induce
ment to parents who are seeking col
lege home for their sons and daughters.
1t is one of the responsibilities which the
city assumed when 1t became the univer
sity city of Montana and there ought to
be some steps taken to raise the present
standard and to improve the environ
ment in which students at the state uni
versity find themselves. 1t is not reason
able to suppose that a school can do ev-
erything for youth. His surroundings
have a decided influence upon him. 1t is.
therefore, manifestly the duty of the
board of trade, the city council or some
other assembly having authority. to pass
regulations which will make incorrect
spelling and ungrammatical language on
public signs and in the public press a
ted. ~ he In
this line that have been inflicted upon the
Missoula public recently are painful in
the extreme, and are anything but cred
liable to the city.
However the city's reputation may suf-
fer in other lines. the horsemen of Mis-
soula are evidently determined TO hold
up their end. w. A. Mentrum has been
talking horse in Hamilton and the Times
quotes him in the following paragraph,
which will be of interest TO Missoulians
billy Mentrum, while up from Missou-
la last week, engaged in some interesting
horse talk. During his discourse on how
TO make money with fast horses he told
the boys that he was on the lookout for
a few more flyers, having done so well
last season he intended to send out a
large string next season. A number of
good drivers were suggested, but Billy
said, I've got the only economical driver
IN the west, ana MS name is Jim Carri-
gan. The work he did for me last sea-
son will live in my memory forever"
There Is genuine disappointment in
some circles over the interference OF the
elements. which prevented the Missoula
delegation of chicken fanciers from win
ming fresh laurels for the city in the pit
contest which was scheduled for Wallace
Friday night. The Missoula representa-
tives did their best and no blame attaches
20 them. With snow six feet deep ahead
of them they could not be expected to
walk, and the train couldn't get through
There Is this consolation to be derived
from the way things turned outfit Mis-
soula failed to win the battle she didn't
lose II. and honors are still even.
Local horsemen are discussing in a
quiet way the possibility of arranging a
race meeting here next season in connec-
tion with the Montana circuit There is
now strong possibility that some ar
rangements will be made by which a
meeting will be given. Nothing definite
has been done yet, but plans are under
consideration which may lead to some
thing tangible.