The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-22
MISSOULA NOTES.
Arbor day will be May 9. Plant a
tree.
Latest styles of engraved calling
cards at the Standard office.

Latest styles of engraved calling
cards at the Standard office.
The book beer goat is getting home
sick. This isn't his kind of weather.
Two hunters; two half days; two
ducks. That is the record of one shoot
ing party this week
Dan Marony of Deer Lodge has been
making Missoula a short visit on his
way home from the coast
Shade trees do not cost much and
they add much to the appearance of
the city and to the value of real estate
Evangelist Criterion expects to make
his next field of labor Anaconda. He
should receive cordial reception there,
1t is not too late to send your check
to the irrigation congress committee.
The committee can use all the funds
that 1T can get. q
Have you bought a tree for Arbor
day? If you have not, do so at once.
You will not be in line if you fail to
plant one this year.
Major McCauley of Cold Springs de-
sires to know what this country is COM
ing to and quite pertinently inquiries if
this is republic or an empire.
When the reports from other sections
of the country are received it becomes
apparent that the spring in Western
Montana is not SO bad, after all.
The horsemen begin to feel the good
effects of warmer weather and ar
rangements are being made for putting
the race track into good condition.
Yesterdays west-bound train reached
here this afternoon nearly "a hours
late. The delay was caused in Da-
kota. To-day's trains have been nearly
on time
John Mcguire has caught the bicycle
fever and promises, as soon as he learns
to spin, to surprise the natives with
some novelties in the way of bicycle
costumes.
Miss Hord. county superintendent of
schools, to-day held teachers eXami-
nation at the court house. There We're
20 applicants for certificates who took
the examination.
Missoula takes the cake for enthusi-
astic photographers. When it comes to
taking flashlight pictures of smallpox
patients it is what might be called ex-
IRENE enthusiasm.
Richard Estey and Julia Divers of
Garnet were quietly married at the
Missoula hotel last night, Judge Hayes
performing the ceremony. Only few
friends were present.
County Surveyor Hughes has tackled
a hard job in his good road campaign,
but he is going at it in the right way
and will receive plenty of support if he
can carry out his plans.
THE greatest town l ever saw for
bicycles is the way travelling man,
himself an enthusiast on wheels, de-
scribes Missoula. And the cycling sea-
son has hardly opened up yet
The Western Montana sawmills have
a big seasons work cut out for them.
One of the largest of them has now
more orders than it can fill running at
its utmost capacity the entire summer
and fall.
If the revival season continues as
successfully as it has started Mayor
Webster will be relieved of the neces-
sity of appointing any police depart
ment at all. This will be pleasing to
the mayor.
Missoula Is cleaning up. sure enough.
The scavenger wagons are busy these
days and as soon as the street depart
ment gets through with the bridges
there is promise that the good work
on the streets will continue.
Missoula's business with the Occur
dAlene country will reach a large fig
ure this year. Add to this the amount
of trade that will he done between Mis-
sOula and the intermediate points on the
branch line and the total will be great
There was a slight wreck in the rail-
road yards last night, caused by a big
grain separator slipping from the fiat
car on which it was loaded. The ma
chine was badly smashed and the ca
bOOse on the train was derailed. No
further damage was done.
Fred f. kraus. one of the well-known
travelling men who makes this section,
was compelled to abandon his trip to-
day and to return TO his home in Hell
ena. on account of illness caused by
vaccination taking too hard a hold
upon him.
AL Fowler has been down from Victor
for a short visit. He was disappointed
and did not remain long. He found
some stories about high water and late
springs that discounted the choice arti-
Giles of romance that he had prepared
to spring on the public. This is the
first time on record that Al was ever
Quilted.
Residents of the city south of Spruce
street should take notice that the water
will be shut off from their mains on
Sunday between and ? o'clock. If
they do not remember this there will