The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-24
WORK OF THE AMATEURS
Splendid Photographic Views Be-
ing Shown by Club Members.
THE HOLIDAY BUSINESS
Postofncs and Express once Forces
Kept on the Jump-The Delightful
Things That Children SEQ.
A Wedding.

Missoula. Dec. 23.-The members OF
the Camera club are getting in some
fine work this winter. most of them be-
ing engaged in the preparation Of some
special picture for the holidays. These
amateurs have made excellent progress
this year in their work and the i'm
provement in the quality of photo
graphs that they are making is mark
ed. The portrait and landscape work
both share in this Improvement n the
albums hat will be sent out from Mis-
soula this winter will compare favor
ably with any work that Is shown any
where. G. F.. Woodwork has done
some especially fine landscape work
and his collections are artistic N wei
executed. DIR. Lombard's Indians have
a national reputation and his pictures
Of braves, squaw and papooses are In
demand by collectors Of good amateur
work. Professor Aber has some delight
full bits of New England scenery that
he caught last summer n Charles
Emsley maintains his reputation for
landscape work and for game pictures.
william Phillips. too. has some game
pictures that are hard to beat n his
scenes taken In the mountains around
Missoula are among the best Things
that hay been seen here. w. T.. Gra-
ham has been getting some splendid
results this summer and his cloud eff
fects rank high in the list of work done
by amateurs. Mrs. @. +. Brooks has a
fine collection of local views and the
long list of Missoula amateurs includes
some of the best artists I'm the West.
The work Of Bob Mentrum Is much
missed here. as he was n OF the clubs
most enthusiastic workers AMI best art
lists Of the club.
The postofice and express Offices are
doing their usual big holiday business.
The rush began a week & and Is now
at its height. The numbe OF packages
that are received and sent out here this
year Is enormous. The mail and ex-
press wagons are veritable Santa Claus
vehicles these days and the delivery
clerks and messengers are working late
N getting up early. The storage
! roomsin all Of these Offices are piled high
with good things that have come from
friends abroad or are being sent to
these same friends. The familiar figure
Of old Gus Nelson Is missed this year on
the Northern Pacific express delivery.
For IS years he has delivered the
Christmas packages that have come
here by express and he Is recognized by
many Missoula children as the original
Santa Claus. This year the old fellow
will spend his Christmas I'm the hos
pital. He IL I'm the minds of many or
those whom he has served so faithfully
all these years and they all hope that
he will soon be aDle to mount the seat
behind old Dan. where he has ridden for
so long. Christmas without him does
not seem like Christmas.
Now that school Is out for the holt
days. the children are very much i'm
evidence everywhere. They invade the
stores and stand upon the sidewalks
discussing their prospective purchases
and how to make their little boards go
around. This Is one of the prettiest
sights OF the holiday season. IL is the
children's time Of year and their appro-
priation Of 1t Is enjoyable to all who
take the time to watch their maneuv-
ers. The whisperings and the shrewd
negotiations with storekeepers are one
of the features of the week that inter-
est everybody but the merchants. h
little folks are such close buyers that
they keep a clerk busy all the time. But
they enjoy II and whatever they say
goes.
Local society will pause for a time
Saturday morning I'm its Christmas pre-
parations to witness the wedding of two
Of its most popular young people. Miss
Jimmie Straughn and Prof. Frederick
&. Scheuch. These two are among the
favorites of Missoula's social circles and
their marriage will be one of the most
brilliant affairs of the year. The cere-
mony will be performed at the church
Of the Holy Spirit at 10 o'clock Satur-
day morning. Rev. &. H.. Linley ofiiciat-
ing. At IL o'clock and continuing till l
o'clock there will be a reception to the
friends OF the young people at the resi-
dence of the brides parents. Colonel
and Mrs. 7. c. Marshall, on West
Spruce street.