The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
TWO VALUABLE CURIOS
They Recall the Days of the
Civil War.
DIDN'T WAIT TO EXPLAIN
A Conductor Who Came Near Being a
ledger at the City Jail-The Under
Sheriff Met Him Instead OF the
One He Expected.

Missoula, Aug. 15.-W. A. Matthews
the special insurance man who was ir
Missoula for a while last week, had
with him two curios that were of much
Interest. One was pen wiper with a
cove in the form of an American flag.
There is nothing strange about that.
but its history is Of interest. This pen
wiper was made by an aunt of Mr..
Matthews and sent To him during the
civil war, when ne was a young boy.
IL is knitted and has but "a stars in the
blue. Its owner values it highly and
SHOWS Ii with pardonable pride. The
other relic which Mr.. Matthews had was
the original bill Of sale OF a couple of
negro slaves sold in antebellum days.
The document is well preserved and the
descriptions of the two slaves. a man
and a woman. are detailed.
A conductor on this division of the
Northern Pacific came so near to being
a lodger in the county Jail one night
last week that il will be some DAVIS be-
fore he draws a long breath. This con-
ductor was waiting the other evening
near the west end of Lovers Lane. i'm
the shade of the trees along the creek
and in sight OF the section house. He
was evidently waiting for something
that ala not come, and he walked up
ana down the lane rather impatientIy.
He would stop at intervals Of a few
minutes and look eagerly around, and
then resume his walk. 1t happened that
there were no men i'm the section house
at the time and the woman i'm charge
became alarmed at the peculiar actions
OF the stranger, who was, as il seemed
TO her. sizing up the house. SO she tel
phoned To the sherin's office. asking
mat the man hn n VVaasaI IH.l-. al /
in Curran FASTENED TO the scene and the
conductor didn't wait to explain before
ne hit the trail. No explanation was
necessary, FOR a young lady appeared
upon the scene soon after and she took
the same walk that the conductor had
been taking. Her patience. however.
was not as great as his, and she dfdn't
walk long before she disappeared. look
ing angry. IT is not known how the
conductor squared himself.
The bicycle is entering into all the
of life these days. Yesterday
afternoon Constable Harry Logan sold
one at foreclosure sale before an inter
ested audience. The wheel was a good
one ana there was some lively bidding
Tor a little while. All of the raises.
however, were two-bit ones and the
price did not advance very fast. The
fell at last with the price at
Inc owner rode it away, appar-
entity satisfied with his bargain
The new drinking fountain continues
10 ne an object of deep interest and the
GOOD Templars could not have hit upon
a better advertisement than this. The
novelty has worn off considerably. "a
Tar as city people are concerned. hut
me older ranchers who come to town
.ook at II. first with curiosity and then 4,
with marked disapproval. They say /
nat they can water their horses at n 9
'orral and that they themselves can get {
water to drink at home. They do not
'ome To town to drink water and they
re OF the opinion that the town is get
ms cheap. anyway. q
sunday has broken all previous rec I
rus Tor outing parties. The campers h
no plcilckers started for the woods as Il
arIy as | O'Clock and the last of them y
.efe on their way by 2 o'clock. All of u
ne outfits that left town were well
locked. DIR. Lombard and Charlie
left with two big boxes and a
tue box on their wagon in addition 10
ants and bedding. The little box CON !,
bread and bacon and potatoe, =
what was in the big boxes they aid =
say, but there was a rattle and a Il
when they were moved about. n
hey will be out for a week. =
The Standards bicycle car is getting =
%" n MIXTURE on the Bitter Root =
rdhch, and IL Is watched for bv the a,
eople along the line as diligently as If NJ
Drought To them their sunday dinner
lstead OF the papers. The delivery of y
he sunday Standard to the bitter n
ooters is appreciated and they are en- r.
'ylng II thoroughly. IN
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