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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-02
HE CAUGHT A K|NGE|SHER
Tom Evans Wonderful Feat
With a Hook and Line.
WITNESSES TO PROVE 1T
The Fly He Was Casting Embedded It
self in Passing Bird-This True
Story Beats the Fishing Record
for Montana.

Missoula, Aug. las has been stated
in these columns before, Tom Evans
has reformed and this season he tells
no fish stories that he cannot prove.
Had he not brought the proof of his
last one back to Missoula with him
Sunday night he would never have
beeen believed, despite the fact of his
reformation. There have been many
queer fish stories told in Mssoula, and
now and then a snake story has crept
in with the balance, but this is the
first recorded instance in which any
body ever caught a kingfsher with a
fly hook. That is what Tom Evans
did. and he has the fly hook, the king
fisher and two witnesses to prove it.
Tom was fishing without his usual
good luck, but was having an excellent
time. and did not notice that he had
an interested spectator who was care
fully studying the new methods of fish
ing. In tree back of and above him
sat this kingfisher. He was wondering
if the means of catching fish that he
saw employed by Tom Evans would be
any more successful than his own
crude system. AS he watched. he be-
came more and more interested. and
finally leaned a little too far forward
as Tom cast his fly for another raise.
The fly, with its concealed hook.
whizzed through the air and the barbed
hook caught the kingfisher under the
left wing, just over his solar plexus.
The barb entered his hide, and there
was nothing for him to do but to fol-
low. the fly in its flight toward the
water
As he and the fly swept downward.
it is a guess as to which was the more
frightened-the fisher as he sped on. or
Mr.. Evans as he saw this unexpected
arrangement at the end of his line. 1t
TOOK each of them some time to re-
cover his equilibrium. and when it was
all over, Tom realized that he had
broken the fishing record of Montana.
He had hooked a fisher. He cared no
more for fish. He quit right there and
summoned his companions to witness
his achievement. They did so, and the
kingfisher was placed in basket He
was brought to Missoula, but the shock
of that hook was too much for him. and
he died Monday night And here in
Missoula, where things are rather
quiet this week, this is considered to be
a good story.
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For good bread, go to Rosendorfs.
Filed for Record.

MissOula, Aug. 1.-The following rec
ords' were filed to-day with the county
clerk and recorder:
Placer location-The Star placer
claim, situated in Sunrise sulch Alice
Roney, locator.
Placer locatiOn-Golden Sceptre placer
mining claim, situated in Fish creek,
Alice Rooney, locator
Placer locatiOn-The Jack placer min
ing claim, situated on Fish creek, John
Purtle, locator.
Quartz location-The Curley quartz
lode, mining claim, situated in Watson
gulch, in the st. Regis mining district,
Ben Motif, Curley Crawford and
Thomas Kinney, locators. &c.
Quartz location-The Motif quartz
lode mining claim, situated in St. Regis
mining district, Curley Crawford, Ben
Motif and Thomas Kinney locators.
Mining deed-Andrew Garcia to John
Purtle, the Blue Jay placer mining
claim, situated on Fish creek, 81.
Mining deed-Alice Rooney to John
Purtle, the Golden Scepter placer min
ing claim situated on Fish creek. 81.
Warranty deed-Missoula Mercantile
company to Charles Mack lot IS, in
block 1872, Woody addition to Missoula,
$3.50.
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JOHN DOE 4 BACK NUMBER.
Judge Houtciens Issues a Warrant for
the Arrest of "Ole" Doe.

Missoula, Aug. 1.-Mssoula is moth
ing If not progressive. This fact is
fully demonstrated frequently and en-
phatically. Whatever is done here is
done in first-class shape, and a little
better than it could he done anywhere
else. Whether it is a thunderstorm,
cock fight, fishing story or Sunday
school picnic-it makes no difference.
1t is done all right. This progressive
ness extends to all lines of business
and social life. 1t is impossible to
keep a good man down in his climate.
When Judge Houtchens was just
Billy" Houtchens, nobody ever eX
pected that he would improve upon the
practice of law in this section, or that
he would introduce any innovations
into the procedure of the lower courts
OF justice. But, ever since Judge Hayes
gave such a weighty decision in his
court that he tilted the building. Judge
Houtchens has realized the fact that
he must do something to maintain the
prestige of his mill of justice. The
rivalry between the two Billies was
friendly, but Judge Houtchens has felt
for some time he was handicapped.
The opportunity that he had been
looking for came this week A COM
plant was filed with him, in which an
unknown Swedish gentleman was
charged with some minor offense The
'oLlpldlidHl uIu not Know the name OF
the offender, but he did know that he
was a Swede. Now Judge Houtchens
did not like the idea of issuing a war;
rant for the arrest of John Doe" He
shared the locally famed prejudice
against the use of that name that Hiz-
conner used to have. Consequently he
decided that he could not use it. But
he hit upon a happy plan. He would
issue a warrant for the arrest of this
unknown man, and he would make il
clear that he was a Swede. So he
made out the warrant for the arrest
of ole Doe" Thus was the honor and
the reputation of his court sustained
John was not arrested but his cousin
Ole came in for his share Of the family
trouble.
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At the Presidio.

San Francisco. Aug. 1.-Out at the Pre-
sdio. where the returned Nebraska. Utah
and Oregon regiments are camped. every
thing is assuming a soldierly appearance.
The Nebraska and Utah boys are settling
down to the discipline of camp life,
guards have been placed and by tonight
everything will be in perfect military or
der. There is an air of suppressed ex-
element about the camp. Visitors crowd
the camp and parade grounds to view the
returned veterans: friends are seeking IA
miliar faces in the ranks and old friend
ships are being revived. While it is pro-
posed to keep the men under perfect con-
troI at all times. they will be allowed all
possible freedom, and what restraint is
placed upon them will only be for the
preservation of order and discipline, To-
night second large body of soldiers will
visit one of the local theaters. the first
section being granted that privilege last
night.
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P. NJ. Reilly & Co. the grocers.
PERSONALS.

Sheriff Curran is in Butte on BUSH
ness.
L. and T. Larkin are in the city from
Clinton.
N. J, Duffy OF Hamilton is a visitor
in the city.
Fletcher Houtchens is 1ip the I.olo on
vacation.
]. r. Williams is among the Butte
visitors in the city.
A. J. Gibson has returned from a
short trip to Clinton
Mr.. and Mis-. Charles Hall will occupy
the residence of Smith Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kellogg are UP
the Bitter Root on a short trip.
Peter Nicholson is in the city from
his mines at Quartz on business.
Sawyer Markle of the Hamilton saw
mills spent Tuesday in the city.
]. L. Mcbride and family have re-
turned from an outing up the Lolo.
J. w. Mason and Anthony Norris are
among the Bitter RIOTERS in the city.
H. NJ. Bell and wife are visitors in the
city and are stopping al the Florence.
Robert Watson is in the city on bust
ness from his home on the reservation
f. S. Hathaway is up from the min
eIai lanu commissioners camp at
Plains.
Will Marion spent Tuesday in the
city on business from his home at
Frenchtown.
William Reynolds AMI :amiy are up
the Lolo. where they will spend few
days fishing.
George Webster and party. who have
been camping on the Lolo for several
weeks, have returned
Mrs. j. C. Stivers and her daughter
left Monday evening for an extended
visit with friends at Cleveland, Ohio.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Florence-Mrs. E. w. Griffin, Bonner;
Mrs. j. G. Stanley, Seattle: O. w.
White, San Francisco; H. H. Gramp,
Minneapolis; c. F. Woodman. Butte:
l.. Quinlan, st. Paul: S. V. Mulkey and
wife. Chicago; H. NJ. Bell and wife,
Deep Gulch; Samuel Kohlberg, Helena
Dan Heyfron, city; f. j. Jolly, Salt
Lake; George B. Jordon, Chicago.
Rankin HOuse-James House. Gin
ton; F. Koren, Minneapolis: j. w. Mas
on, Florence; J. Dalglish, White Cloud
f. Morisset, Pine City. Mimi: Peter
Nicholson, Quartz: Theo Bedard,
Frenchtown; Charles Thompson, Super
Tor; Anthony Morris, Florence; L. Lar
kin, Clinton: T. Larkin, Clinton: n ].
Duffy. Hamilton.
Missoula Hotel-Robert Watson, Ron
an; NJ. Fl. Bryan, Philipsburg; Thomas
Brenon, Bonita; c. S. Miles, Bonner.
Kennedy Hotel-F. S. Stowell, Brain
ard; w E. Wolff, Anaconda; A. ]. Nc
PhersOn, Mullan; II. ]. Riesland, Brain
ard; T. B. Brenmids, Brainard; f. S.
Hathaway, city; ]. r. Williams, Butte;
w. Morrow, Frenchtown.
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A $4,000 FIRE AT MUlLAN.
Fire Breaks Out in the Greenough Mer
camille Company's Store.

camille COmpnny's store.
special Dispatch to the Standard
Wallace, Idaho, Aug. Fire broke
out in the Greenough Mercantile COM
panys store at Mulan last night dam
aging the building and stock to the
extent Of $4,000 before it was eXtin-
gulshed. The loss is fully covered by
insurance distributed among 20 com
panies. The origin of the fire is un-
known, but is supposed to have been
from an electric win
Mlssoula, Aug. IA special to the
standard from Mullan Idaho, tonight
says that the dry goods store of Green
oush Brothers Mercantile company
was almost entirely destroyed by fire
this afternoon. The dry goods store of
the company was in a building sepa-
rate from the grocery house. and the
latter is not injured The dry goods
store building was a frame structure
and burned quickly. About half of the
building was licked up by the flames
and the stock is a total loss, what was
not destroyed by fire having been
blaze is thought 10 have been
defective electric wires in the rear
of the store, as that is where the fire
started. A travelling man VINO is famil-
lar with the stock that was carried and
who is in Missoula ,o-night says that
the stock would invoice at rot less than
$4,000. 1t is supposed that it was in
sured. The GreenOugh brothers and
their partners, ]. T. HOsey and John
Phelan, are well known here, having
been in business in Missoula. Mr.. Phe-
Ian is now in the Bitter Root, where
he is spending his vacation.
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Advertised Letter List.

Missoula, Aug. 1.-The following is a
list of unclaimed letters remaining in
the postofflce at Missoula, Mont. for
the week ending Aug l. 1899. Persons
calling for any of the letters named
will please say "advertised:" G. V.
Alexander, Lambert E. Barnes, Olive
Chase, Mrs. Rose Earl. G. A. Ewing,
Charles l.. Fisher, William Frazer, w.
]. Gump. Charles Graham, F. T. HART,
j. ]. Jones, Mrs. Rachel Lish, Thomas
Menzie, Miss Mabel Martin, Mrs. Frank
Mentel (two), Mrs. Carrie Mentel, Ed
ward Mertens. Frank McClellen, Cal
vim Mcdonald, Mrs. Loisa Prosser,
Charles Smith, Ed Stribolt Emanuel
Somstron, Thomas V. Sullivan, Theo.
w. Todd, C. ]. Watson, Mrs. G. f.
Walker John Walker. George H. Keep,
postmaster.
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Hurt by n Vicious Horse,

Missoula, Aug. Mrs. Denny Cur
ran this afternoon received word from
her sister, Mrs Camille MCGOWAN. who
is living at Kalispell, that her little boy,
who is seven years old, was seriously
hurt by being trampled upon by a
vicious horse. His head was badly hurt
and one Of his legs was broken. Mrs.
Curran left this afternoon on the west
bound train to be present at the little
fellows bedside
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The Mill Finished.

MissOula, Aug 1-Parties in from St
Regis say that the new mill of the St
Regis Lumber company is about fin
ished. and that it will be ready for
saving lumber next Monday. The
river is reported to be on the rampage
yet, and the matter of keeping enough
logs at the mill will be one of the
problems to be solved. The mill is one
of the largest in this country, and has
all the latest and modern machinery.
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A Few Reductions.

Missoula. Aug THE board OF equal
izatiOn managed to get together this
afternoon and made few reductions
on the property of James A. MCGOWAN
of Plains on 254 acres of land that
was assessed at SO an acre, the board
made reduction to SO; 154 acres, re-
duced TO Sc: 81 acres to Sc, and SO acres
to $3.50. The MCGOWAN hotel was re-
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reached home Monday evening. They
had accomplished their purpose OF see
ing that their friends got started right
on their journey, and they had a pleas
ant vacation of their own. But the
young man does not like to hear any
body speak of hard luck experiences.
1t recalls to his mind that unpleasant
Evaro feeling that he had for a few
minutes when he saw his train go to
Missoula without him. Still, he knows
lot about the country and the way of
the trains thereof.
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Missoula. Aug. 1.-The hoboes that
are compelled to pass through Missoula
on the Northern Pacific have got onto
the Watchfulness of Officer McGregor
and are introducing new tactics to
avoid being arrested. Some of them,
after the train stops, go around the
cars on the north side, and either come
out at the stock yards on one side or
the Rattlesnake on the other. In do
ing this the officer does not see them,
as he is usually stationed at the depot
platf
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Senator Beyeridce Safe.

Washington, Aug 1.-The state depart
ment succeeded in locating Senator Bev-
er!dge of Indiana over whose wherea-
bouts anxiety was felt by friends. A ca
biegram to Consul Harris at Nagasaki
elected the following reply this morn
ing. "Beveridge all right" The senator
was a passenger on the steamship En-
press of India and was detained in quar-
antine at NagaSak
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Mr.. Hermann Pass Through.

! Missoula, Aug. 1.-Binger Hermann,
commissioner of the general land office.
passed through Missoula to-day, west
bound, being on his way to Oregon.
Commissioner Hermann was met at
the station this afternoon by the Off
GERS of this land district, who enter
tanned him during the brief stay of the
train here.
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Bishop & Kern. bicycle machinists


Missoula, Aug. 1.-Undertaker Lucy
received a telephone message from
DrummOnd this afternoon asking that
a coffin for child about years of age
be shipped TO OVando. No other word
accompanied the message.
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If you want to catch fish, buy flies q
McHaffie Bros


Missoula, Aug. 1.-The Mssoula
ing the reservoir that is now on the
hill back of the brewery. The work
will be started this fall, and if possible
will be completed before the winter
sets in. The new reservoir will be
raised about $50 feet, and will in all
probability be located on the highest
point of the hill.
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Ice Cream Social,

Missoula. Aug. 1.-The ice cream So
cial given by the ladies of the Congre-
gational church tonight at the resi-
dence of Mrs. F. S. Barnes on East
Front street, was well attended and
thoroughly enjoyed by the large num-
her of guests
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Notions

For 1c-1 paper pins. 1 paper hair
pins, l hat pin, corset lace. dozen
hooks and eyes. l spool silk twist, ]
card darning cotton. l aluminium Thin
BILE, l colored silk lace. glove darner.
! tape measure.
For 2c-1 dozen safety pins, box in
visible hairpins, l roll tape. l oilcloth
bib, 1 spool embroidery cotton, l yard
waist betting, / spool o. n. 7. darning
cotton.
For SCI dozen nickel.plated duplex
safety pins, l paper $50 needle-pointed
pins, 2 dozen hump hooks and eyes, l
set dress stays (all colors), ! spool
sewing silk Q0o YARDS, / corset clasp,
piece a yards) featherstitch braid, l
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duced to $1,000; a mortgage to $205;
the hotel furniture to $500; the mer-
chandise to $500; IL acres that were
assessed at $25 each and on which re-
duction was asked, after a thorough
discussion of the matter, were rot
changed
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Two prices not to be matched-oul
$3.50 all wool serge coats and vests
and our mems Numbered French
percale shirts with separate cuffs al
Csc. Chicago Bee Hive, Missoula.
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You can save money on tents and
wagon covers at the Globe store.
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Ice cream soda. 10 cents. Kendall
Bros. & Fisher
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Ice cream, % cents pint; so cents
quart; $500 gallon, delivered to any part
of the city. Kendall Bros. & Fisher.
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Eyadiuy the Officer.

Summit Springs whishey at the Ex-
change.
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WESTERN MONTANA

Ths Western Montana office of the Standard Is
At ais Higgins avenue, opposite Postofice Mis-
soula. Telephone No. lis Advertising rates
furnished on application
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DIRECTORS:

r. A. Eddy. T. L. Greenough,
A. B. Hammond, o. G. England
A. G. England, c. H. Mcleod.
John M. Keith.
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Special Attention Given to Collections
MISSCULA REAL ESTATE
and INSURANCE AGENCY

DIZZY BLOCK. Phone 11S. MIssOuIa, Mont.
Five-acre tracts of the finest land in the
valley, one mile from the city, with plenty
of water for irrigation; will make fine
garden and fruit ranches; will quote
prices on application; very cheap.
so acres, one and one-half miles from me
city; will sell in small tracts or in a body;
plenty of water and good house and barn;
write us for price.
We have a number of houses in good To-
cations for those contemplating residing in
Missoula at prices that are extremely rea-
sonable. Call on us and get prices and see
the property.
STCDDARD s. ROSS
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Try the cash system month a t A. NJ.
Stevens & Co.'S and then compare your
grocery bill
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Latest styles of engraved calling
cards at the Standard Office
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For $9.75

We have placed on sale
all of our fine Worsted Sack
Suits in gray, clays and fine
black and gray checks; for
mer price $12. 90 and $500
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WE1NSTEIN'S, Helena, Mont.
Our Noo Best Goods Possible Possible Cost

aluminium pocket comb, 1 box gilt in
visible hairpins, l dozen aluminium
halrpins, l large-sized shell hairpin.
hlu curriers', l dozen, 6 inches,
sood Kid, sold elsewhere for 15c,
ciean-sweep sale price, DOZEN. =. ne
Misses Side Supporters, in white,
good quality of web and elastic,
sold elsewhere for zoe, clean
sweep sale price, pair. .121hc
Fishing Tackle
An Elegant apiece Split Bamboo
Fish Rod, with an extra tip, full
nickel reel seat nicely put I'D to
carry in fancy wood case and
warranted extra strong, only zoe
SHOP WITH US BY MAT
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1t is no longer a ques-
ton of profit. The season
has so far advanced we
shall dispose of all the re-
mainlng High Grade Suits
of such makes as the
Stein-Bloch Co.'s and the
II. S. and II. Every Suit
is equal to a taiIor=made
garment and are being
offered at extraordinary
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BOOMING THE BLUE LABEL.
Local cigarmakers Will War on Non
union-Made Goods.

At the meeting of the Labor Council last
night William Strauss of the New YORK
Cigar-makers' Union made long speech
urging the members of the council as
union men to look for the blue label on
cigars.
"A few years ago." said Mr.. Strauss,
there were 100 cigar-makers working in
this city and earning good wages. The
market has since been flooded with East
ern scab goods from the sweatshops of
New York and the farms of Pennsylva-
MIA. To-day there are but 200 cigar max
ers in the city and not half of them nave
and stand together and insist on union
made goods things will be better in the
future II you do not there will not pc
a cigar-rnaker working in the city within
five years. Make firm fight and you Will
help us and yourselves.
Several members of the local Cigar
makers Union spoke on the same lines
as Mr.. Strauss and committee was aP-
uOinted 70 assist him in making his hght
against non-union goOds.
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The work of. the average woman,
whether she be in charge of a house
hold, where the work is always doing,
but never done, or behind a counter, or
in a schOolroom, is of sort that rarely
leaves her with strength or inclination
for anything else.
The strain upon most women's nerves
is so great that a breakdown stares
many of them constantly in the face,
which means loss of work, doctors bills
and discoura cement.
One of the earliest and one of the
most infallible indications of failing
nervous strength is the inability to
sleep soundly.
No fact is more clearly established
than that sleep repairs the tired nerv-
Gus tissues and that the loss of sleep
deranges the health more quickly and
more seriously than any other priva-
ton the body can suffer. The great
effort, then. of every poor sleeper should
be to strengthen the nerves. The fact
that hundreds of men and women in
every community have been cured of
insomnia by Paines celery compound
tells it's own story Of the invigorating
effect of this wonderful remedy, not
only upon the nerves, but upon the en-
tire nervous system.
Physicians prescribe Paine's celery
compound where the nerves have be-
come so exhausted that not only sleep
but digestion is interfered with. Its inn