The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-08

tana. and probably nos section OF the
state could have made so favorable
an impression as Missoula county,
with its great fruit orchards, its I'M
mense lumber interests, the famous
fruit and stock farm of Marcus Daily,
its picturesque scenery, varying from
snoW-capped mountains With rushing
streams, stocked with trout, TO its
fertile and highly-cultivated valleys,
and above all, with an intelligent and
hospitable population, whose CHEF de-
light seems to be to entertain the
strangers within their gates. On the
way home all the eastbound delegates
We're full of praise for Montana in gen.
eral and for Missoula in particular, and
that city will be more widely known
hereafter that it has aver been known
before. Many OF he delegates told now
they had always thought OF Montana
as a cold country given over to miners
and cowboys, but nevsr before had rea-
liZed the scope and extent Of its re-
sources. Now they have formed the
most exalted opinion from what they
have seen, and as they will tell aluut
it at their respective homes Montana
and Missoula will receive any amount
of the very best kind of Advertising
Mr. O'Donnell was naturally much
pleased with the creditable showing
that was made by his county at the
exhibition of Montana produce, and
tells his home paper about it. but he
does not slight the Missoula and Ravalli
display. which he praises highly.
The city fathers have decided upon
what ought to prove a satisfactory So
luton of the problem of collecting the
special sidewalk taxes that remain I'M
paid They have authorized the city
treasurer to collect them and he will
at once send out notices Of the amounts
due from the property owners who de-
clined to build their own walks. Thsn
he will proceed to collect these sums.
This procedure is due to the fact that
the city clerk was too late in filing his
copy of the resolutions authorizing, the
county treasurer to collect these
amounts. The county treasurer nad al
ceipted for the tax list and could not
| make the additions that would have
been necessary, had he been required
| to collect this special tax. Now the
| city will collect these taxes directly.
| This is the best solution that could
have been reached and Mr. Lister has
| the best wishes of the entire communi-
| ty in his efforts to round up the delin-
quents.
Assessor Prescott. between times il
| the performance of his arduous duties
| as the enricher of the citizens of the
| county, finds time to keep his rancn
| at the mouth of the canyon IN excel
| lent condition, and he is now harvest
| ing his annual crop of pumpkins. The
| colonel does not go in for big pump.
kins especially, but makes his specla
line the real old. round, yellow pump
kin of our daddies. He has an assert
ment Of these this year that beats his
record. They are rounder yetoWef
brighter and finer than he has ever
produced for an admiring constituency
| before. They are all right, and so Is
is needless
remark that this item is inspired pa
one of the pumpkins.
And, speaking of pumpkins, the bis
Yellowstone pumpkin from the Hespel
farm of ODonnell & Bailey near Bill
ings, which was the prize pumpkin o
the recent exhibit of produce, has beei
displayed in one of the standards or
flee windows since the adjournment o
the congress This pumpkin weighs
little more than 40 pounds, and ther
have been many skeptics who doubted
the weight. The Standards office DO
has made himself rich taking wager
on the weight of this pumpkin and ma
!. caught more suckers than he has eve
: landed at any previous game that II
has sprung He has been the cause O
the bursting of numerous suspense
buttons and straps in the attempts tina
he has brought about on the part .
those who sought to lift the Dig yei
low fruit of the Yellowstone. IN
2 pumpkin has almost invariably nee
the winner.