The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-30
WHAT men TALK ABOUT
M SCRABBLE Weather Handbags
Decoration Day Plans.
AN ASSORTMENT OF TOPICS
Newsy Side Dishes Overlooked in the
Daily tumble of Actual Occurrences
During the Past Week-Many
Flowers Gathered.

young, look 10 the hills near tne CITY
and gathered flowers to place on the
graves of their departed relatives and
friends. They always returned home
carrying armfuls of wild flowers and
green leaves that festoon the velvety
hills which skirt the city on three
sides. Yesterday the hills were covered
with men. women and children as far as
the eye could reach and in the evening
they returned to their homes bearing
great burdens of foliage and spring
mountain flowers and buds.
The cemetery near the city was the
scene of the customary informal deco
ration exercises on the eve of Memorial
day. Relatives and friends of the dead
were there In great numbers arranging
flowers on the graves, and by evening
the silent city had the appearance of a
well cultivated. beautiful garden of fra
grant plants. The burying grounds east
OF town were also visited by many. but
as IL is more remote from the city, there
were not so many ventured out that dis
lance. 1t will. however. De visited to-
day by the many relatives and friends
of the dead. who Will decorate the
graves in the usual manner
Yesterday was the ~pleasantest day OF
any during the past three weeks, yet
the crowds that Wen to the hills were
threatened with a d%renching on two OF
three occasions. About 5 o'clock a rain
storm came up and drove the flower
gatherers under the shelter of convent
ent trees, but before the sun retired for
the night 1t showed its beaming face
and gave indications that 1t would try
to return with all of its a~greeableness
to-day. If 1t does the proposed plans
arranged by the G.. A. r. will be car
ried out. and the march of the soldiers
and children to the cemetery take place.
Weather conditions favorable, the line
of march will form at the corner OF
Main and Park avenue promptly at 1880
O'Clock this afternoon.
Invitations have been extended to the
citizens to join in the march. The vol
unteer military organizations are also
invited to join, and last evening Captain
Causey of the cavalry troop stated that
his men would turn out, provided
enough of them could leave their work
To make up a squad. Comrade Elston
with his drum corps will lead the pro-
cession.
Rain or shine. the veterans declare
that they will march to the cemetery.
The patience of the people has been
put to a severe test by the continued
"Nt "tathti afI'
of rain. but there's consolation in the
reflection that the heavens may go dry
and remain so until after the races. The
wet season didn't open last year till the
Anaconda races began. 1t is hoped that
the elements will adjust themselves to
conform to the occasion and allow the
races to be run on dry ground this year.
If ii doesn't quit raining ii will indeed
be a long wet spell.
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For rapid and efficient work the water
company is making a remarkable rec
ord. During the past week the large
water main has been laid down Fourth
street nearly it's entire length. Besides
this laterals have been placed on Main
and other cross streets. connections
made. fire plugs set and trenches filled.
The work continues. the streets thereby
are cut up somewhat. but the rear crew
soon puts the streets i'm as good shape
as possible under the circumstances.
and there's no complaint. The fact is.
when once the work is completed, Ana
conda will have the most perfect gravity
water system in the Northwest. and i'm
comparison with the very best in the
world it would not be lacking in essen
tials. The water is universally admitted
to be pure; II flows from the eternal
fountains of the shaded base of Mount
Haggin, cold and refreshing. sparkling
and clear. and there will be pressure to
throw a stream through a fire hose noz-
zle over the top of the highest building
In this state.
Nearly every man n meets nova
days asks how ii was that the county
officials got the idea into their heads
they could play baseball. But since
they have challenged the newspaper men
to play a game the impression obtains
that 10 tIa.. aarfs ,la.v than at laaSy
think that they can. They are conceded
to be politicians and wire pullers and
splendid runners on election day, but
they never were accused of running
bases. swatting a ball or catching any
thing but colds and other dead easy"
things. The public awaits with pleas,
ant anticipation the surprises that the
officials are believed to be preparing to
spring.
Said a business man yesterday: THE
city of Anaconda has four elegant
school buildings, an efficient corps of
instructors. an able and popular super
intendent and a board of education of
which the community is proud. Never
has there been a scandal in the board.
The district has always been fortunate
in making the proper selection OF its
trustees to conduct educational affairs.
No word of censure of their actions
reaches the public. and while n hears
all kinds of arguments. i'm a weeks
travel over town, harsh criticism of the
boards doings CRATES on no mans ears.
The trustees job is no picnic. They meet
regularly inc deliberate over school
matters for hours; they rush through no
proposition. and those who know how
carefully the trustees weigh every de-
tail submitted for their consideration
may be heard to remark any day on the
superior excellence of the local board
Of education
In one Of the companies of volunteers
being organized in this city are several
young men IL and 10 years of. Most
OF them have parents residing here.
When asked II they know that IL Is re-
auired that the consent of the parents of
minors be obtained before being mus
tered I'm, most of them reply fippantly: