The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-24
HAS A BRIGHT OUTLOOK
Bitter Root Ranch Property Is
Changing Hands.
LAW IS OPENLY VIOLATED
Nc Attention Is Paid to the Quarantine
Reeulations-There Is No Telling
Where the Epidemic Will
Stop Now.

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known business man to-day: Within
the past week there have been at Ieas-
six important transfers OF Bitter Roo,
ranch property of considerable import.
ance. The farms hat have been sold
are all improved and some of then
have good orchards upon them. | dc
not know who the purchasers are in all
cases. but in four of the cases know
that the buyers are good men, who AVE
the means TO improve the places thai
they have bought and who have the
business ability TO carry them on I'm
good shape. / have been intimately
connected with the Bitter Root for III
years, and l have never seen the time
when the outlook for the valley was as
bright as 1t is now. There is no doubt
In my mind that the arid land commits
sion VIII be able to carry out the plan
that has been formulated for the rec
lamation of the bench lands OF the val
ley on the east side of the river. and
when the big ditch is completed, the
productive area of the valley will be
nearly doubled. I look forward to the
time when all of the irrigation on the
east side OF the river will be done
through one large system and will be
done scientifically. That is what ought
10 have been done there years ago, but
the opportunity has not been afforded
till now. If the people over here will
take hold in earnest and aid i'm the con-
struction of the ditch, there is no doubt
that this season will see the work COM
pleted. 1t means more To Western
Montana than one would believe who
has not looked into the matter care
ully. There will be room i'm the valley
for twice as many good farms as there
are there now and the land that is to be
reclaimed will prove to be the richest
i'm tho NnllaN ~ the ax,..t,,.,, -.
have been already carried out on this
bench are any criterion. 1t will be the
best thing that ever happened for this
part of the state
There certainly ought to be some
arrests and convictions i'm connection
with the diptheria quarantine said a
Of the North Side TODAY.
There have been so many open viola
tons OF the regulations of the health
board that the only way that people
can be brought to respect the law is to
make an example of some of these per-
sons who are so Indifferent to their
own safety and the health of Others.
Only this morning l saw a milkman
enter one of the infected houses. leave
milk and go on To the rest of his
That seems to me TO call
Tor some active measures on the part
OF the health board. There is no reason
''s NV We CilDufu nave SDltdu as .
~ has in the past two or three weeks.
When the diphtheria appeared here be-
fore the people who were in the infect
ed houses were careful. and the sick
ness was confined to two or three fami-
lies. In the present case there Is no
telling where IL will stop. No one seems
TO care, and | think that the officers
should take the matter up at once.
know of two Instances i'm which fami-
lies have been exposed to the disease
through the carelessness of these peo-
pie, and IL should be stopped at once"
The thing for the local police to do
said the man who rides a wheel.
is to enforce early i'm the season the
that requires bells and lamps
m bicycles. Only last night | saw a
nan nearly run over because III was
lot seen by the driver of the horse
nearly collided with him. Had he
'een u over he would have had only
himself To blame for IL. He had no
'ell and the driver did not see him.
lair OF the complaint that is made
gainst wheelmen is well grounded, and
iders of wheels ought to see to II that
hey comply with the law. Then II they
ave any trouble they are to blame.
here will be so many wheels i'm town
his year that the matter ought to be
AIKEN care OF early i'm the season TO
void the rush"
Secretary Higgins of the Missoula
club said to-day. Il have re-
eived already numerous applications
INQUIRIES regarding the training
eason here, and | think hat we will
ave a good lot OF horses at the track
uring the early part of the spring.
are getting things I'm shape as rap
lily as possible at the track. and will ,
ave excellent training quarters in a 4
hort time. The track will be i'm rood
ondition: We will ave a new and good !
'ater supply; he stalls n quarters f,
pr the men will be put in proper ]
and. with the recognized ad- |
OF our climate and the loca- I
on OF the tract as to water and grass, I
nght To attract a good many owners '
nd trainers of harness horses" $
The Gun club will have the best {
JASON this year that IL has ever had" :
lid N of the enthusiasts OF that or A.,
to-day. I'VE have arranged
" some good events here. and the
will be well represented at the
'allace tournament. IL our present s
ans are successful we will. later i'm
he season, have the finest live bird
that was ever given in this part
the state. We have built and j
ocked with the assistance of a popu-
r ranchman of the riddle Bitter Root
fine dove cote. and the birds are do ,
< well. When the time comes we will
a field day at the ranch and will
loot all day. There will be a regular e.
programme. and at noon T
e will have n barbecue that will GER
not detract from the interest of
e occasion. The club will also take
rther steps i'm the way of introducing F
w game birds here this and
tflnk that the year will be a good
Il
No. h Cycle club has not made
~ definite plans for the coming sea-
said a member the other day.
'ut IL will probably have the usual 4
u OF race meetings. The matter Of a
eng team mas not been taken up by
e. club yet. n I do not know how \
ell on we are for material npa - \