The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-09
MISSOUlA NOTES.
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The health department has come to
| life at last. There is actually some
| cleaning up Of yards and alleys in pro-
| gress. This is encouraging.
The coal vein that has been struck
| north of the city is turning out to he
better than was expected. The develop
ment of the alleys of the city ought to
keep pace with this.
The condition of Missoulas alleys is
in marked contrast to that of three
years ago. They We're looked after then
and there is no reason why they should
not be looked after now
The manifest duty of the county COM
missioners is to provide a free road
to the city from Bonner. That is what
the people east of here demand and
that is what they will get.
No number of physicians. however
sk1ltul, can compete with the swarm
of germs that will be turned loose in
this city if the alleys and back yards
are not attended to at once.
The full merits of the Klondike have
never been appreciated. Any country
that can bring about such a result as
making Will Brayton work hard is all
right, no matter how cold it gets.
Marbles and peg tops have joined the
ranks of spring harbingers and the
managers of the Easter opening are no
longer alone. With the marble boy and
the book beer goat, they have plenty Of
company.
Missoula is not much. She is good
deal. but she cannot afford to charge
admission to those people from the east
ern par of the county who want to
come in for day or two. The time
of the toll road has passed.
The rush at the spring openings was
not in it with the rush that is taking
place here now in the scramble for Of
flee. Mayor Webster will be oblinged
to issue a civil service order at once
to protect himself.
The Bandmann road can be purchased
for reasonable sum. If the commits
sioners do not wish to buy that road,
they can build a new one around the
river bend for small sum. They. must
do something soon.
Three rigs that came down from Bon
ner Friday night paid $1.75 toll on The
Bandmann road. Missoula is good
place, but it has no right TO allow
people to be charged admission for
coming into the city.
John Mcguire states that he has dt-
cided to make Missoula his home. He
also states that he will engage in lit
erary work. He will have to spend
more than two days each month in Mis-
soula to accomplish much.
The county commissioners are to have
a special meeting soon. When they get
together they should take a trip ovar
the road to Bonner and decide what
means they will adopt to give the peo-
pie east of here free access to the city.
1t is of as much importance to Mis-
soula as to the people of the eastern
part of the county that free road
be provided from Bonner to Missoula.
If this free inlet to the city is not pro-
vided, much business will be lost to
the stores here.
While the exodus of Buffalo Hump
is in progress Missoua and Hamilton
would respectfully call the attention of
the stampeders to the fact that there
are good trails through Lo Lo and Lost
Horse passes and there is no Chilkoot
about either of them.
The county commissioners will think
that they have been struck by a cyclone
if they do not provide free road from
Missoula to Bonner. The people east
of here are organizing a vigilance COM
mittee to secure such a road and the
commissioners will have to pay the
freight
The Standard is read in every town.
mining camp and lumber camp in West
ern Montana. There is no advertising
medium that reaches as many of the
people. who trade in Missoula as this
paper. The merchant who wants to
reach these people should place his card
in the Standard.
While the street department is rest
ing, it would be a good idea to clean
off the bridge. The accumulation of the
winter is spread all over il and it is
now dlsagreeable trip across the river.
The wind will blow most of it off if
the department waits long enough, but
it would not be amss to get at it before
the wind does.
If it is your alley that needs
cleaning, clean it. Don't take
time to come down town ana
explain why you have not done so
before. The reputation of the city. IN
regard to cleanliness has been good
heretofore. 1t should be the effort cf
all good citizens to see that this reputa-
ton is retained.