The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-06
AS TO RICH And POOR
Montana Is Well OF While Nebraska
Is Suffering Intensely.
MISSOURI is VERY DULL
But over In MIssouIa County the
People are Looking Forward
to a Season of Very
General Prosperity.

Missoula, May 5.-Heavy showers
have fallen at Intervals all day and the
farmers of the west slope feel on easy
street tonight. The threatened
drought has been averted and the crops
of all kinds are In splendid condition.
Two trains of stock passed over this
division of the Northern Pacific rail-
way tonight. consigned to Tussler g.
Robinson of Miles City. There has
been at least one train daily, all
week for this firm. and the railroad
company has made an excellent record
In handling this business. The cattle
have been sent along faster than on
passenger time. ~'
An extra train was sent up the Bitter
Root to-day for the surplus freight
which the regular trains were unable
to handle. 1t brought down a long
train OF lumber and produce from
Hamilton and Stevensville.
] Henry Longmaid and Richard
Jockey of Helena came over on No. l
to-day and returned this evening.
A. ]. Fisk and wife. accompanied by
their son and daughter, arrived from
Helena to-day and spent the afternoon
in Missoula. The trip is simply for
reel cation.
Ben Kinney is in town today and
spent the afternoon at the race track
looking at the local flyers. NJ =. &
Judge Beatty. who is presiding at the
United States district court in Helena
during Judge Knowles incapacity. and
Clerk Sproule. of the court. came over
from Helena to-day and spent the af-
ternoon with Judge Knowles. 8
An accident on the Pacific division
delayed the east-bound train five hours
to-day.
A horse driven by Miss Robinson be-
came frightened on the bridge this af-
ternoon at an emigrant wagon and
reared and plunged until he broke the
phaeton. Miss Robinson pluckily held
the horse until assistance came. The
damage to the carriage is slight.
The Missoula boys put a nondescript
team in the field to-day against the
Fort Missoulas. and after a game fire.
quentiy interrupted by showers they
were defeated 10 to 16 by the boys
from the Post. The game was an. in
teresting one. however. despite the poor
fielding. the errors being rather evenly
divided,
The gun club held the regular shoot
OttWttn SiiOWtAo hhio aAtNthOohis bt
club has decided to send represent -l
tives to Butte to contest in the state
tournament, but the selection has not.
been made yet. The score for the med
al to-day was: A Class-Mace, 10;
Rogers. Is; Woody, 10: Andrews. IL;
Menard, Is; Searles, 10; Brayton. Is:
Devol. s.
Class-Hunt, 10: Evans. IL; Ste
vens. 0: Lemley. 10; Sterling. 10; Kern.
8. The shoot-off for the gold medal
at 10 birds: Rogers, 3; Brayton, a.
Menard. 8. This gave the gold medal
to Brayton. and the silver trophy to
Sterling.
The mineral land commissioners will
probably begin field work in a day or
two. The first land to be examined
will be Mount Jumbo and its steep
sides will be forecast to the commits
sioners of the work before them In the
mountains of western Montana
+. b. Fuller. a prominent business
man of st. Joe, Mo-, is in town to-day.
and to a Standard reporter this after
noon he said This is my first trip
through Montana and / realize now
that our people in the East have not a
correct idea of the wonderful resources
of this section. I'm much surprised at
the condition of business here and
find the country much more fully de-
veioped than had supposed. You
people up here have no idea of what
hard times are. There is no suffering
here compared with what exists in the
drouth-stricken districts" Mr.. Fuller
gave the same testimony that has
come from other Eastern men recently
regarding the cause of silver In the
East. He says that that metal Is
gaining many friends throughout the
eastern and central stations. He
added: "Down our way we are al; sill
yer. In our congressional district.
which has always been overwhelming
ly democrats, 4 republican congress-
man was elected last fa.l because the
democratic candidate would not de-
clare for free silver. Missouri may
safely be reckoned as a silves state"
Mayor Mclaughlin to-day received
a letter from Charles C.. Poni Of
Ewing. Neb., asking that the papers
here print n new appeal for aid for the
sufferers in the drought-stricken sec
lion of Nebraska. The appeal gives
the names of the relief comrnittee and
describes the sufferings OF the afflicted
people who are in great need 90 aid
and who vii. be until the harvest tima
What is wanted now Is food and pro-
visions. seed for planting and Clothing
The need Of seed is imperative. and
unless IL can be secured at once there
will be no hope Of crop this year.
Communications should be addressed
c. c. Pond. Ewing. Neb.
J. w. Casey. travelling passenger
and freight agent OF the Milwaukee
line, came in from Spokane this even
ing.