The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-09
TOPICS OF THE TOWN
Schlossberg's Contribution to
the Dewey Fund.
JOLLY LOT OF FELLOWS
On for the Upper Basin of the Thomp-
son River-Missoula's Boom Has
Resulted in Rush OF
Business.

Missoula. Oct. Sin the cabinet OF
draft for s52.OS which is dated Sept l,
1889, and is signed by Morris Schloss-
berg. The draft is payable to Ellis H.
Roberts, treasurer of the Dewey home
fund, and represents the donation to
that fund made by Mr.. Schossberg 1t
will be remembered that Mr. Schloss-
berg made proposition to donate to
this fund per cent of all his cash sales
for the month of August and this draft
shows that he kept his word. The draft
is endorsed by Mr.. Roberts, who ac-
knoWledged its receipt in a graceful
letter Other endorsements are by the
cashiers of the several banks through
which it passed and the clearing house
IN chicago. from which place it was re-
turned to the bank on which it was
drawn originally. Mr.. Schlossberg re-
ceived the draft Friday and handed it
to the Standard office as a souvenir
AS far as can be learned, this donation
is the only contribution that Missoula
has made to the fund for a home for
Dewey. with the exception of 81 that
was left at the First National bank by
an enthusiastic Blackfooter. The opin-
ion here seems to be that it is not the
right thing to put Dewey on the pauper
list. If he wants a home he will prob
ably be able to build one himself.
The Indiana crowd that left here yes
terday afternoon for the upper basin
of the Thompson river was composed of
jolly lot of fellows who have come
half away across the continent for the
purpose of getting a little hunting and
fshing. All of them are enthusiasts
and, while some of them are a. little
shy on experience. they will have a
good time in the country where they
are going. They are loaded for every
thing from trout to bear and moose and
IL they do not bring back lot Of troph-
les it will not be for lack of great ex-
pectations. They left here intending
to stop at Plains and outfit there for
the trip over into Thompson river.
The little boom that Missoula Is hav-
ing this month is resulting, among
other things, in a rush of business in
the Justices courts. The officers have
their hands full these days with DRINKS
and other disturbers and the jail has
it's register well filled with the names
of recent arrivals. The tide of hoboes
is greater this month than it has been
for long time and some of the birds
of passage are tough characters. Thus
far the officers have done good work in
taking care of these toughs, but a
warning is given to householders that
it is wise to see that all bolts are set
when the lights are turned out for the
night. There are numerous representa-
tives of the light fingered gentry in the
throng that is passing through here
now and valuables are safest under
lock and key.
The Standards canva ssng force has
been doing some good work in Western
Montana during the past week and as
a result of the campaign that these ac-
tive rustlers have made there will be
about a hundred happy families in the
Missoula and Bitter Root valleys who
Will begin to receive the Standard this
week. The canvassers will take in the
Occur d'Alene branch this week and
will so from there to Granite county.
where the Standard has already so
many good friends
The returned millionaires from the
Klondike find themselves the victims
of many of the professional promoters.
That is, they would be victims if they
listened to the voice of the ten,pters
with any degree of earnestness. They
are already the victims in that they are
obliged to spend SO much of their time
in the company of these seductive agi-
tators. These fellows hang around till
they find q man with a bank account
and then they get after him. They have
either a scheme for a big thing in real
estate or else they have big thing that
requires only a little capital to make
it bigger than the Anaconda. They are
having a splendid time since the Alas-
kans got back, but they do not seem to
have landed ANYTHING vet