The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-25
COULDN'T PLAY WHIST.
But IL Didn't Prevent Hathaway From
Getting His Papers.

Missoula, July 24.-Bob Coombs was
in own for a while yesterday and got
to telling stories. He says that when
Tom Hathaway took out his ~naturaliza-
ton papers he had jake Lesser for one
Of his witnesses. Mr.. Lesser was ex-
pected To testify to the good character
of MIR. Hathaway, and when 1t came his
turn to tell what he knew Of the appli-
cant for citizenship. he said. i'm reply to
the query of the judge: We'll. | don't
know. | guess he is a pretty good fell
low. but he can't play whist" Forum
ately. the judge was not as much Of an
enthusiast as Mr.. Lesser and did not
regard ability to play whist as an es-
sential to good citizenship. so Tom got
his papers. But 1t Is certain that If
Jake a had his way Tom would
have had to improve his game or else
remain a citizen of her majesty.
One of the oldest fishermen in the
valley thus laments his early conduct
in regard to angling i'm this country:
Ten or Is years ago there were two or
three of us in this valley who fished
with flies. We had the best kind of
luck, and we foolishly made ii our bust
ness to teach all of the range that
we knew how to fish with flies. At that
time none of them knew a thing about
g.. and when we went out fishing we
- oN ldh " Nl'Nh NdlNllIlE us. n
man would be happy If we allowed him
TO carry our fish for us. so long as he
had an opportunity to watch us use the
flies. At that time we thought that il
was a good thing to teach these fellows.
but I wish now that we never had done
SO. They fish all of the time, and when
we go out there is 10 such fishing as
there used to be-"
Local fishermen who have a fondness
for the Bitter Root river. find some
grains of comfort in the fact that the
25th regiment has gone. The soldiers
were all good fishermen, and they spent
much time along the lower course of the
river. The result was that, in order to
get any fish from the river. Missoula
fishermen had to GO farther up the
stream. Now there Is good fishing near
er town. This is the first expression of
satisfaction that has been heard in re-
gard TO the abandonment of the post.
1t is more than probable that the fish
ermen would be glad To forego the
pleasure that they derive from fishing
I'm the stream i'm order to get the soldiers
back.
Western Montana visitors at the Butte
races this month have not had a par
ticularly easy time in picking the win
ners. The ones who went up early in
the meeting had good luck and came
back with that peculiar smile upon their
faces which indicates a winner But
the later pilgrims have not smiled when
they came home. They have not said
much anyway about their trip. but ru-
NOR has 1t that some of the Bitter Root
s~otourners at the big mining camp have
not had any more money left i'm their
pockets than they needed to get home
with. Two or three of them had a lead
pipe cinch day this week and they
played 1t. But the cinch broke. and
their horse didn't come i'm till the cheer
ing VAS all over. They spent the rest OF
the time that they had in Butte i'm
looking for the fellow who touted them
with such dire results.
There Is close competition among the
growers of small fruits his year as To
who can produce the largest berries.
There have been some monster straw
berries brought TO the Standard office
for inspection, and now the growers of
raspberries ami go~oseberries are bring
ing I'm their samples. Billy Beacon had
the call on go%oseberries for a time. but
+. G. Ives has divided honors with him
and f. NJ. Ratcliffe is in the head set.
The competition is getting interesting.