The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-28
TALK OF THE STREETS
Dixon Had a Hard Time in Get
ting Away.
COAL is LOOKING BETTER
Drifting Along the Vein Encountered
Last Month - Valuable Fossils
Found - New Life for
Some AncientS.

Missoua, June 27.-J. NJ. Dixon has
had the hardest time getting away for
an eastern trip that anybody has eX-
perienced in a long time. He had his
valse packed Saturday, and was all
ready to leave on the east-bound over
land that night. That was the day
that the bridge burned west of DeSmet,
and the train was delayed so long that
he decided to wait another day. The
next day being Sunday, Mr. Dixon
thought that he would wait till Mon
day, and as Monday was circus day,
he could not think Of leaving till after
the show had gone Thus it was ths-
there was notice posted on Mr.. Dix
on's Office door, that said: Gone East
for 10 days. Inquire at the office of
Stoddard & Ross and at the same
time Mr.. Dixon has been on the streets
all the time. The combination has
been too much for some who have read
it, and they have been undecided
whether Mr.. Dixon was trying to avoid
the assessor or was subject for a
commission de lunatico inquirendo."
There have been so many inquiries at
the office of Stoddard & Ross that this
explanation is offered for the sake of
those who have been answering ques-
tons regarding Mr.. Dixon since Sat
urday afternoon. 1t is supposed that
Mr.. Dixon will investigate the coal
business while he is east, with a view
to developing the mine in Richli gulch
The miners in this coal prospect are
getting a good start. though the work
necessarily progresses slowly. They
are drifting along the vein that was
encountered last month in the sinking
of the shaft that the prospectors had
started. This coal is looking better
and it is thought that enough market
able fuel can be obtained from it to
pay for carrying the shaft down to
the next vein. In their work. the min
ers have within the past two or three
days found some very handsome fossils
that are priced very highly by local
collectors. The ferns and other leaves
are clearly preserved in the clay that
overlies the coal vein and the speci-
mems that have been shown in town
are very attractive.
Speaking of fossils the circus infused
new life into a lot of local ancients.
There were few unsophisticated. who
thought that the recent statement in
the Standard to the effect that some of
these local fossils wanted boys to take
to the circus was joke. 1t was not.
The boys were wanted and We're OBJ
tanned in sufficient numbers to permit
these venerable citizens to go to the
show without laying themselves liable
to criticism. They were properly chap
eroned and enjoyed the circus John
Mcguire took in the circus and had
boy along. John has had consider
able experience with little boys at long
a n ErG h11t hi l, tic f-cf Of
close fighting. He admires bright
youngsters, but he had never taken one
to circus before. When the show was
over, he emerged from the big tent
with his charge. The boy was SUI
premely happy and John was thor
oughly worn out. The boy had part
of a sack of peanuts left; whole pop
corn cake, two balloons, a whistle and
a prospective stomach ache. John took
him home and came into the Standard
office to rest. He was comfortably
seated and was relating the experiences
of the afternoon, and learning how
much of the show he had missed by
not being able to devote his entire at
tention to the performance, when the
boy came running in. Mr. Mcguire"
he called. There is another circus to-
night" And John was really angry be-
cause none of his friends would take
the boy off his hands.
Monday was great day for the Mis-
sourians. They came from near and
from far. Lee McCulloch and w. A.
Draffen came down from Hamilton,
and the intervening country furnished
scores of these people. 1t is said to be
a part of the constitution of Missouri
that every citizen must attend a circus
once a year. Plains furnished its
quota, and two of this species came
1.ir
PEELED to cross a mountain range on
account of high water and then to
abandon their team and cross the Big
Blackfoot on a log jam. From there
they walked to the railway. Some of
the local contingent of the Missouri
circus-goers We're a little slow in liv-
ing up to the requirements of their
first oath of allegiance, but when those
who rallied at first got after them, they
at once returned to the fold and went
to the night show. And they have all
looked younger since.
The statement in Mondays Standard
as to the number of bridges on the
Rocky mountain division attracted
some little. attention. One man last
night in speaking of it, said that he
had never stopped to think of how
many bridges there are, and now that
he know, he was surprised that there
is ever train on time, since there are
so many chances for delay This is
but one division, and when the posi-
bilities of accident between the two
terminals of the Northern Pacific are
considered. it is rather remarkable that
trains do make the long rim on time.
Missoula is $50 better off than she
bade fair To be Mnnaay noon. The cir
| Gus peupl" s.duted their license reduced
| fron: 500 to $50. and by telling some
| fairy tales to some Of the aldermen,
| succeeded in getting three of them to
| sign an agreement to reduce the license
| fee by that amount Only three were
| obtained. however. and the mayor and
| the treasurer would not do any bust
| ness on that basis. so the full amount
| was paid. And it is little enough With
| two such big audiences as the show
had here, it could we'll afford to pay the
| full license fee. And Missoula certain
| ly needs all the $50 that she can get.
Bishop & Kern, biC---le machinists.
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