The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-08
THE SUNDAY OF PALMS
Duly Observed Among Church Goers
Of MiSs0ula.
THE YANKEE HAS HIS SAY
Trying to Carry Water on Both
ShouIders-Baseba Notes-Pre-
pairing for the County Fair
The Mandolin Club.

ollSooDLA. April f.-lo~lay IL ram
Sunday and the churchgoers have brought
from THAR houses of worship tho bits of
evergreen that are emblematic of the day.
At all the churches there has been q
larger attendance than usual, either be-
cause 1t has been the last opportunity for
recreants to observe Lent or to make a
pretense Of SO doing or else because the
day has been SO fine that it has made
everybody feel good. 1t is not always
well to inquire too deeply into the motives
of such proceedings and the clergymen
probably have felt thankful for large con-
Rregations without questioning the causes.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the Easter services next Sunday and
the regular choirs will be augmented by
additional voices for that day. The pro-
Rramme of the services at the Episcopal
church was published in the STANDARD
yesterday and that of st. Xavier's church
will be announced in few days. The
floral decorations, il is said, will be I'M
usually elaborate.
The general predictions and the results
of the observations of the local observer
of the weather unite in foretelling spring
weather in earnest. Western Montana
escaped the full force of the blizzard
which made life miserab across the
range, and covered with snow the range
of Wyoming and Colorado. There was
plenty of wind in these parts, but It was
from the warm Pacific and brought no
discomfort except in the clouds OF dust
that sifted through every crevice and in
famed the eyes of the wicked and
righteous alike. The sprinkling cart did
not make its appearance until the wind
h. a Axxk. Id kxxs g. H.. "a
been industriously laying the dust in
streets from which the dust was all blown
last Tuesday. Sad is the lot of city
endar rather than by the actual needs of
the community.
But there Is nothing SO bad that 1t might
not be worse and the wind removed the
last vestige of mud from the streets and
roads and everything is now as dry as If
it were summer. The sun has been at
work, too, during the week and has
started leaves and grass and flowers until
the city has begun to look as IL IL were
putting on its spring clothes. Lawns are
turning green, llac-buds are swelling and
wild flowers are abundant everywhere.
The Garden City once more asserts its
right to it's old time title and the average
Muscular begins again to boast of the
climate of.his town.
There are lots of queer people in Mis-
soula, but the city campaign has brought
to the front one class OF these more promi-
nently than they were ever shown up be-
fore. They have been getting in their fine
work for several past campaigns but they
are more open about II this spring. They
are the people who try to carry water on
both shoulders and try to stand on two
boats at once. This spring they have
stopped the water in bad shape and some
of them have been dumped into the
sludge between the two boats. They are
q queer lot, these people, and they have
made q mistake in not doing as usual and
working on the quiet.
Politics hasn't interfered much with
baseball and the leather chasers have
been doing some good work for week.
The Missoula team has it's eye on Hamil-
ton and will try hard to beat the repre-
sentatives of the busy town up the valley.
There will probably be renegal this year
of the old rivalry between the local nino
and the Fort Missoula team and a good
series of games 10 promised between
these old rivals. The soldier boys are
ANXIOUS anu nave aiTtauy ishueu Cnal-
lenge to the city nine. which will probably
be accepted as soon as Manager Charlie
Hall returns from the East. If the Bon
ner team is reorgauized, there will be
lively Western Montana league this sea-
son and good games will be played here
in the western valleys.
As spring advances, the farmers arc
making preparations for the county fair
which will be held here next fall. 1t is
expected that the dates will be so ar
ranged as not to conflict with the Ravalli
county fair at Hamilton and it Is hoped
that the dates may be fixed by agreement
SO that one fair shall come Immediately
after the other and thus the exhibitors
may be given an opportunity to compete
at both places. The two shows will be a
splendid demonstration of the wonderful
resources of Western Montana. There is
no better place in the world.
ADVOCATES REFORM.
"Ihe Yankee Holds Down the Boards
mt the Mandolin Club.