The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-09
TRAGEDY In THE MUD.
Herr Bandmann's Ludicrous Position
With Pair Of Cayuses.
NEWS TOPICS IN MIssOULA
Frank Brown Says the Harvey
Creek district Is the Home of
some of the Very Best Mines
Personal Mention.

of Philipsburg said to a Standard re-
porter tonight: LAS soon as the snow
is gone on Harvey creek operations on
the Mcclure properties. in that region
will begin. There is still considerable
snow i'm the gulches there, and until IL
goes away we can do nothing" Mr..
Brown is confident that the Jumbo
mining district. in which are the Nc
Lure mines, the Alps, Golden Scepter
and the Long & Mackay properties,
will be great producers some day.
The first baseball game of the season
is scheduled for Saturday, when the
University and Fort Missoula teams
will meet at the Fort grounds.
Herr Bandmann, after spending the
afternoon in town to-day and receiving
the congratulations of his friends upon
the successful outcome of his celebrated
suit. prepared to go home. when he
discovered that one of his horses had
lain down and partially wrecked his
wagon. Ankle deep in the mud, the
man who has delighted vast audiences
and pleased the crowned heads of Eu-
rope and Asia proceeded to unlock his
team, all the time applying to him.
self Shakespearean epithets of a dark
hue for driving team OF cayuses. 1l'
who have imported thoroughbred stock,
to teach these people to breed better
making such an ass of myself as to
drive cayuses." Nobody dissented and
under the friendly direction of Bill Ber-
ry, Herr Bandmann completed his
sorry task.
n. b. Hotter of Helena rode down
from Victor this evening on his bike,
Mr.. Hotter spent yesterday at the Cur
lew mine, which, he says, is in good
shape and promises to become perma-
nent producer.
DR.. John Dade, physician at the Fiat
head agency, is in town.
The foundation for the Gibson and
Feddersohn blocks is progressing rapidly.
Charles Allen, the man who was horse
whipped at Victor last month, has turned
up in Missoula again.
John Nelson of Thompson Falls is In
the city. MIR. Nelson is the owner of
handsome 2-year-old colt by Diavalo, darn
Lady Duffy. The youngster will be put in
training at the Missoula track.
General Marion came up from French
town this morning. He reports that the
farmers in the lower valley are planting
despite the cold weather.
F. NJ. ingalls, to-day photographed DR..
Puff and Hal Corbett, t. b. Thompson's
crack colts.
Judge Francis has returned from bus
mess trip to Spokane.
Mrs ]. w. Collins and Miss Jessie Col
Inns OF Butte are III lIt city.
Work on the athletic park is progress
sing in good shape.
The mineral land commissioners are In
the Bitter Root valley above Grantsdale,
making an examination of the lands I'm
that district that come within the limit
of the railroad grant. They are accompa-
MED, as was the case last year, by c. r.
Woodwork. who represents the Northern
Pacific.
The lectures of Professor L. b. War
man have been well attended and are
accusing much interest, especially among
the instructors here. They are decidedly
novel and present the topics of which
they treat in a most interesting and at
tTactive form.
q. n. Hartley went up to Hamilton on
a business trip this afternoon.
The decision of Judge Knowles in the
det-Bandmann suit has attracted
much attention here and the veteran
tragedian has been the recipient OF many
congratulations. although the satisfaction
which the decision would naturally af-
ford is somewhat marred by the opinion
entertained as TO the credibility of Herr
Bandmann's statements.
ID. r. Beck of Virginia City has pur-
chased the c. +. Hawkes. property i'm
South Missoula and will bring his fam
lily here for permanent residence. Mr..
Beck selected Mssoula a home for his
children on account OF its educational
facilities. dI,f Il,
There should he a large Acknowledged
the ball to he given Friday evening for
the benefit Of the athletic park fund. The
boys hope by this ball to raise the bal
ance necessary to complete the work on
the park
Pearl de Leon, the mare purchased here
yesterday by Patsey Rice. was shipped
to Anaconda this morning. y u,--
rhn
brought down from the valley more than
30 loads of lumber and other freight.
That the local nurseries are being more
generously patronized this year than ever
before is evidenced by the shipments of
young fruit and shade trees to Montana
and Idaho points. which have already be-
gun.
The Northern Paciic's first contest case
against the classification reported by the
mineral land commission was concluded
in the local land Office to-day. -
Business over the Occur d'Alene branch
is increasing in volume and the trains
over this line are heavy both ways.