The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-10
ARE OWNED BY FARMERS
Candidates for Premiums in
Grass Valley.
RECEIVED FULL VALUE
The University Building a Testimonial
TO the Public Spirit OF Missoula.
That Sink Hole Near
Plains.

hose in the lower valley, around Gras,
Valley and F~renchtown." said a mar
who came up from a trip through Ina,
section last night. They are all wei
kept and show tina the men who own
them are farmers In the fence corners
and along the lines there are not clumps
OF weeds growing. burt the whole farm is
clean and carefully cultivated. II il a
pleasing sight to drive through the val
ley Just now. All of the grain fields
nave been harvested and all of the
stacks have been piled high. In some
or the fields threshing outfits are at
work and on all sides the prospect
pleases. 1t is worth a trip down that
way. If those farmers do not take
some of the premiums at the county
fair | lose my guess"
IF there were needed any testimonial
10 the public spirit of this city. il could
not be a more emphatic one thar the
new university buildings If 1t were made
To order.' said a man who called at the
Standard office this morning. They
are as carefully built and as economi-
cally as III they were private property.
There is no evidence anywhere of any
attempt to job the state. Montana has
certainly received full value for the
amount that she has invested there. 1t
phEhl W pt IL source OF muGn pride TO
this city TO think that these fine build
ings nave been erected without any
faint of corruption. the contrast is so
marked when compared with most of
the public structures that are erected
through the country. These have evil
IDENTIFY been built IN the square and the
new university has certainly an en-
couraging prospect before IT,"
That sink hole near Plains will some
day he the cause OF a fatal accident"
said an old-timer to-day. 1t has been
delaying trains for many years and the
tim Will come when ii will go out UNI
der a train instead of waiting till after
the train has passed over 1t. as il has
been accommodating enough 10 do in
the past. Its cause is supposed to be
the seepage from the irrigating ditch
that runs above the track at that
point. This water that comes from
the ditch seeps down over the bedrock
and takes out the track with it. The
ditch viii ave to be shut off before
this can be stopped unless the water
course can be made water tight and
thus prevent the seepage. 1t is very
fortunate that no fatality has occurred
heretofore"
There is encouraging news in store
for Missoula within the next few
~ noih Il prominent business man
to-day. The Northern Pacific, am
told. will expend considerable money
next spring upon it's station and yards
here in line with the work already be-
gun at the shops and round house. I
am not at liberty TO state just now what
this work will be. In fact, / do not
think that IL has been fully decided up-
Out do know that some extensive
improvements are i'm contemplation and
The Dpgu1f will no p,1a.h q, III, ~ .
vantage Of the city. | think tina the
acted wisely i'm postponing ac-
ton regarding the Higgins avenue
crossing. ! do not think that this cross
will be needed after next spring"
Have you ever noticed what "A thrifty.
place the north side is getting
TO be- asked a business man to-day.
II was a surprise to me, as | had not
across into that part of the city for
4 long time. Even the school grounds
here are the prettiest I'm the city. The
of trees are all thrifty and the
building is well kept. The scores of
title homes that are found over i'm that
part or town are all carefully tended
the yards are beautiful"
Il doubt said a local horseman. If
here is any stable in the world that
an equal the at the Bitter Root
lock lafm Tor Its magnificent lOt Of
Sam Lucas has i'm charge at
,astle Tammany at present Tammany.
dontana, imported Inverness. import
d Ogden and the great Hamburg. In
mother stable on the farm are The
and imported Bathampton.
.hile there are several other lesser
Ights of the horse world on the farm.
his. OF course, is only the thoroughbred
table. h harness horses are repre-
by some equally magnificent an :
mails. / am certain that there is no J
Their farm I'm the world that can make
8 good a showing. The Bitter Root
is certain To take a high rank in
he sporting world ,
w are all proud of 'Dugan' since he ,
anne back" said Hughey Campbell to- ,
He gained SO much while he
gone that we hardly knew MIN /,
he came down from the springs. a
lie made a record for himself while he I
'as up there this summer and Dugan's' a
ances were the delight Of all the camp 7
rs and summer boarders." i
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