The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-24
Missoula Looks Back on o Pros
porous Year.
HAS GROWN MATERIALLY
b Resources OF he Valley Are Being
Thoroughly Developed-some Spec
iai Causes for Individual
Thanksgiving.

a genuine THANKSGIVING as she mas TINS
year. No for many years has the city
enjoyed such an abundant measure OF
prosperity and her citizens been In a
better frame of mind for the props OBJ
van of the day hat will be cele-
brated Tomorrow. The city has grown
materially during the past season. The
county is being rapidly settled by In
telligent and industrious farmers The
varied resources of the valleys and for
ests n mountains are being more
thoroughly developed. The state uni
versity buildings have been nearly
completed. More men ave found en-
ployment in the county h a ever be-
fore. Saw mills are running In all parts
of the county. Farmers are shipping
their big crops at good prices. The
democrats have carried the county very
handsomely and things are looking
bright all around. Standard reporters
have interviewed leading citizens
through the county and below are Civ
en- some OF the causes for special
Thanksgiving hat were given by those
who were asked:
Tom c. Marshall-A clean campaign.
a handsome vote at home and 10 votes
at Bonner.
happened. He does not know what IL
was.
w. r. H~amilton-That II was not
unanimous for Prescott.
+. l.. D~arbee-That It was a deer in
stead Of a COW that he o this year.
Jack HayestThe biggest vote of any
candidate in the county.
II. T. Wilkinson-The many voters
who thought him IA d good man"
Gust Moser-The forestry reserve
act.
George C.. Higgins-That his enemies
succeeded I'm electing him..
Charles Humphrey Hail-"Louisa."
Harry Pierce-"Lou.sa." too.
Charlie Kellogg-'Louisa" again.
Superintendent Charles Russell-The
record OF the Rocky Mountain division.
President Craig-New university
buildings and large university attend
ance.
C. L. Coweli-Good cattle market and
election results.
Denny T. Curran-For 200 majority.
w. II. McLaughlin-An $ cam
paign.
Colonel j. A. McGowan-That he Is
out OF politics and that Plains is 'all
right"
Jim ~Osborne-That he got his watch
back after looking into the muzzle os a
gun.
r. c. Stoddard-That there Is a pros
pect of a rest from his arduous social
duties.
w. Q. Ranft-That he didn't buy tne
wood.
John Bo~nner-Pienty of demand for
spuds and a warm place to store them.
Daniel r.. Bandmann-For victory ov-
er the mysteries of a binder.
c. Il. Boos-That nobody has the post
ofice-yet.
Lieutenant Cave-That the cruel war
is over.
Captain Higgins-That the evil con-
sequences OF life at Camp Thomas are
being gradually eradicated.
ii. O. Collins-That the Great Falls
Tribune gives him a text.
Joseph NJ. Dlxon-That Hizzonler
was reversed.
T. l.. Greenough-That the Flathead
tie drive IL o ended.
Elmer Hughes-That the name
Hughes" carried him through. by rea-
son of other popular owners of the cog
nomen.
Herman Cohn-Dass Allies hat seIner
Zeit.
Hizzonner-That his court is respect
ed.
s. q. Murray-That IL was no worse.
Harry ID. Moore? ? =?
Rev. ]. ]. McAlfster-A new church
and good fishing.
T. T. McLeod-The biggest seasons
business for years.
Tylar ID. Thompson-Dr. Puff and
prospects of snow.
r. w. Administrators in crime.
Hugh Campbell-That the memory of
his home run remains.
John Deffebach-That Fort Missoula
Is saved.
Mark Judge-That Bucks battery
spoke loudly.
Edwin L~indsley-That his rifle miss
ed fire when he aimed at the COW.
Miles Mix-That the public park will
not be located by the Muscular.
Bob Rogers-That he had his pigeon
shoot.
ii. w. Thompson-That Rogers did
not steal all of the pigeons.
Ed Billups-That MIssoula went dem
ocratic.
w. NJ. Bickford-For two days COM
fort before the Flathead county returns
were revised.
Smith Davis-That he got out of
c. F. Dorman-That 1t wasn't quite
all democratic.
i. q. Denny-Obv1ous reasons. For
particulars. consult election returns.
"Hawkshaw"-Quiet nights and good
rest.
w. +. Enthusiastically slumbers.
Billy Hays-That all didn't vote the
straight democratic ticket.
tt"s ahtth Jun 1
AIRY.
L. acknowledgements administra-
ton and county printing.
ID. II. Ross-That somebody discover
ed Slough"
II. c.. Srn-That reason follows arr
gument.
BY west-That he didn't bet two hun
dred.
@. b.. wilds-That he led out with
his right.
George Nink-For "Noch Ems"
j. NJ. Lucy-Pienty of funerals.
William Dyson-That it's all over |
10Y
b. NJ. Francis-Venison galore.
Alderman k~eim-Plenty of friends.
Otto Seigel-Pienty OF business up
side down by her depot"
A. J. Violette-The table OF the tai |
ly sheets.
Clarence Prescott-That II was SO