The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-16
The Missoula Season Now at Its
Height.
NYHANDSOME GROUNDS
Univ ersity Park and Lawn Will Be the
Finest in the State-A Gem
OF Landscape Gar
dening.

in the city. They We're never more
beautiful than this year, though they
are late in their arrival. Visitors from
the central and eastern portions of the
state never fail to express admiration
for the spectacle that is presented by
this wealth of bloom. More attention
has been paid recently to the culture of
roses in the city and, though last Win
ter was a severe test of the hardness
of the plants, the show that the city
makes this summer demonstrates that
the climate here is not too severe for
this class of flowers. The handsome
grounds of the Bonner residence across
the river are Respondent with roses
this week and those who see the picture
that is presented by the grounds are
enthusiastic. The walk across the
bridge and along the avenue to the
Bonner place is a favorite stroll these
pleasant evenings and many people
take this for their evenings outing.
The Mentrum residence has also some
attractive shrubs that are full of bloom
and there are numerous other lawns on
the pleasant streets of South MiSsoula
that are brilliant with blossoms of this
sort. On the north side the general
hospital of the Northern Pacific has q
splendid collection of roses in its spae-
ious grounds. The variety here IS per-
haps the best in the city. In the cen
trail part of town the yards of j. NJ.
Keith, r. A. Eddy, j. p. Reinhard, A.
H. Arnett and many others boast of fine
rose collections. A drive or a walk
through the city streets these warm
evenings is a delight and it is a pleas
ure that hundreds of people avail
themselves of the opportunity to en-
joy.
The spacious grounds of the State un-
iversity are improving remarkably in
appearance this season. The grass OF
the lawn in the campus has obtained an
excellent start and looks bright and
green. The trees that were planted this
year are all making good growth and
the older trees that were planted three
years ago have a start that will soon
make splendid trees of them. The rows
that line the drives and walks that
have been laid out around the uniVer-
sity are all bright and green and are
receiving careful attention this year.
Gardener Spohn of the university is do
ing careful and efficient work and the
appearance of the grounds is comment
ed upon with favorable criticism by all
who visit them. 1t will not be long be-
fore the park and lawn at the univer-
sity is the finest in the state, though it
is still very new.
The work at the university and SINH
lar work that has been done upon the
squares of the old South Missoula Land
company afford a fine illustration of
what can be accomplished here in land
scape gardening if the proper care and
attention are given to the work. There
is no more attractive sight in any city
of the state than that which is pre-
scented by the long tree-lined avenues of
the land company's property. These
drives are now shaded avenues and t
will be but a short time before the
handsome trees form arches over the
walks. 1t is not many years since this
work was begun and the remarkable
results that have been accomplished
demonstrate the possibilities of this
city in this line.
And, speaking of possibilities. the
mayor this week has made discovery
of new possibility in the revenue rails
ing line that has heretofore been en-
tirely overlooked. Fines have been col
Iected from the bad lands with the reg
ularity of a license from time immem-
orial and these funds have helped to
swell the city's treasury, but this is the
first time that a regular daily fine has
been accepted from such persons as
sheep shearers and sheep owners for
violation of a city ordinance. The Vlo-
latiOn of this ordinance has been per-
mitted on the condition that the viola
tors pay a stated fine $50 daily, as long
as they violate. The city treasury will
be helped out a little by this practice
and it opens up the possibility of
fine, large revenue for the city if the
plan is followed up. 1t might be APP
piled to the bicycle scorchers. They
might be permitted to race through the
streets, provided that they pay regu-
lar fine. Then, too. the owners of fast
horses who desire to speed their trot-
tiers on the city streets might be al
lowed to follow their bent If they con-
tribute with due regularity to the city's
money box. Possibly, a man might be
permitted to pasture his cattle in the
city streets. where they could feed on
shade trees and lawns, if he will con-
tribute his regular fine to the treas
urer. 1t is a plan that has worked we'll
in the narrow limits where it has here
tofore been tried, and now that its jur-
isliction has been extended from the
bad lands, there is no end to it's appli-
cation. The city can soon be out or
debt if this principle. is applied prop
erly.
In this connection, it has been sug-
gested that Mrs. Dixon, who took a
couple of shots at her husbands feet
ing form Friday morning, might be al
lowed to continue her practice shooting,
provided she pay her regular fine. She
should improve her Workmanship. how
ever, if she expects to get her moneys
worth out of the fine Her only fault
seems TO be that she does not shoot
straight enough.
This same system is one that is re-
puted to be in successful operation in
some other Montana cities in regard to
| the gambling business. The report that
! reaches this city is that King Faro, by
| paying tribute to the city and to the
! city officers, is permitted to resume the
| sway that he formerly held before he
! was dethroned by the gambling law. In
| Missoula this has not been tried, ana
| there are no cards turned. Visitors here
| say that this city enforces the gamb-
| ling law more strictly than any other of
the larger towns of the state.
1t is expected that the county com
! missioners viii find time during their
! coming session as a board of equaliza-
| tion to consider informally. at least the
| question of the Bonner road This Is I
! question that hobs up serenely as ran
| idly as ii is dOwned 1t is as persist