The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-28
1T IS THE GARDEN CITY
Missoula's Reputation Is Well
Maintained This Spring.
IN A WEALTH OF FLOWERS
South Missoula Is Especially Attractive.
Beautiful Lawns Around Fine Res
idences-visltors Are En-
thusiastic.

Garden City in fact as well as name
this month. The towns reputation as
the most beautiful place in the state is
easily maintained this spring and there
are plenty Of voices that will he raised
in support of this statement. for the
visitors who have spent any time in Mis-
soula recently are all loud in their ex-
pressions of admiration of the city. it's
situation and It's appearance. There is
hardly a home in the town that has not,
somewhere about il. a garden in which
bloom flowers that are just now brill
liant. The garden patch may be small
and modest. but it Is there just the
same, and it makes the walk through
any of Missoula's streets a delightful
one these days. The growth of roses
and the luxurlance of their bloom is
wonderfully fine this season. on account
of the unusual amount of rain and
damp weather that has been mixed i'm
Will the sunshine this month and last.
Mixed with the roses are the fragrant.
waXen blossoms of the syringa and the
gorgeous bloom of the peOnies. Then
there are the large beds of ANIMALS that
are just coming into bloom i'm so many
yards. The variety is endless and the
display is magnificent. The air is fra
grant and heavy and the clear skies add
To the charm Of the picture that is pre-
scented to the visitor as he wanders
through the streets of the city and stops
here and there to admire the pleasant
surroundings of the comfortable homes
OF the Garden City.
South Missoula is especially attract
i've this summer. The lines of shade
trees are becoming large enough to form
a setting for the houses and lawns that
is most beautiful. This. the newer part
of own contains many places that are
well kept and carefully tended. The
Bonner residence. with its extensive
grounds, is as fine a show as could be
found anywhere. The Bickford, Men
trum. Evans. Dorman and other South
Missoula residences combine to make he
section across the river as pleasant a
place as one could wish to see. There
are many Of these places where the cul-
ture Of flowers is carried on in a man
ner that furnishes an inspiring exam
pie to those who have not yet under
taken this work extensively. There Is
practical demonstration mere of what
can be lone with "A little effort and there
ought to be "A general impetus given 10
the beautifying Of homes n yards an
other year.
To enumerate the attractive grounds
In the central and older part Of town
would be difficult. There are too many
of them. The Eddy residence, on East
Front street, the grounds OF w. IL. /
Hammond and j. NJ, Keith. on the same
street. and the old-fashioned garden of
Charles Otto are all examples of gard
min that are splendid additions to the
attractiveness of the city. on Pine
street. too, there are many beautiful
lawns and on all the streets I'm this part
of the city. The larger trees that are
found In this part Of town, the first of
the shade trees of the city that were
planted. make the walk through the
streets here especially pleasant these
summer days. There is comfort I'm the
shade of such yards as those Of H.. G.
Myers, Judge Woody. Wolf * Ryman
and scores Of others that Is a"ggravating
10 a man who has To walk i'm the sun.
The portion OF town across the Rattle
snake creek il not visited as often by
strangers i'm the city as are the other
parts of town, but here are to be found
some Of the most beautiful places IN
Missoula. The homes Of T. J.. Green
ough, J. w. Greenough. W. II. Ray
mond, II. NJ. Cobban and others are as
pleasant as any that can he found in
the state. This, like South Missoula. is
comparatively new, but the past three
years have witnessed "a wonderful
growth of trees and shTubbery that
makes the east side "A delightful place
for a stroll or a drive. Here. too. the in
comparable stream, the Rattlesnake,
adds much to the enjoyment of the walk
and to the charm of the view. There
are many small orchards i'm this end of
town that are coming into bearing this
season and surround the homes Of the
east siders with "A pleasant shade and
xtrfgh tEnnafGa ~ hfgr anEl.g fN the foil
John Mcguire OF Butte. with G. \.
Komberg, spent much of the day sun
day In walking about the city. John has
been coming To Missoula ever since he
came over here and met Baron O'Keefe
years and years ago, but OF recent times
he has not looked about the town much.
When his trip through the town was fin
ished the veteran was enthusiastic In his
praises of what he had seen and his adj
miration for the beauties of the place.
J. II. Leyson Of Butte was shown over
the town by L. L. Bonner last evening
and to-day and his surprise was only
equaled by his admiration and enjoy
ment of the city's appearance. So IL has
been with the large number Of visitors
who have come to Missoula this summer
to enjoy the climate and to partake OF
natures bounty here in the valleys of
Western Montana.
II is not. however. the city yards alone
that are attractive and beautiful this
spring. There has never been. i'm many
years. such a luxuriant growth of wild
flowers as is found all around the city
this year. The hills. the the
plains and the valleys are all big flower
gardens this month. In some places
there are such masses Of blue hat the
beds of blossom look like lakes. when
viewed from a distance, and the bright
patches of yellow and scarlet on the
hillsides are familiar to all travellers
who rid down the canyo or go from
here up the Bitter Root. A Butte man
who came in yesterday afternoon. after
having waited half the day at Garrison.