The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-14
TOPICS OF THE town
Inexcusable Delay in Awarding
Contracts.
EAGER TO HOOK A TROUT
Joe Brunker Holds the Championship for
All-Day Fishing-Molinelli and
His Party Will Take to
the Woods.


apparently the most anxious to have
this work rushed to completion have,
by their absence from the city, prevent
ed immediate action in the matter and
the work, which should have been well
along toward completion, has not yet
been commenced. This is unfortunate,
as it was hoped that the work would
be finished before the end of the pres
ent month. 1t will be doing we'll I'M
der present conditions. if ii is started
by that time. The experience of the
past week, when the street has been
flooded by surface water on account of
the rains, has furnished a strong argu-
ment in favor of the Improvement but
the council seems to be impervious to
argument. 1t is governed by other con-
SiderationS entirely.
Nobody blames the aldermen for
wanting to get out into the country
for a little recreation, but it seems as
if they might have waited till the
improvement contract had been dis
posed of. They would have missed the
rainstorm then, and would have had
sunshiny fishing. But the aldermen are
at least half human, and it is not to
be wondered at that they are eager
abundance of company this coming
week. as the exodus to-day and yes
terday has been the greatest since the
summer outing season began. All of
the streams in the county have their
camps and the trout are having a hard
chase to keep away from the flies that
are thrown at them. The catches that
have been made this month are excel
lent and there have been some new
records made on many of the streams.
The Clayton catch at Bonner remains
up to date the largest single fish that
has been reported. The weight of this
trout was IA pounds, Is ounces.
But for all day fishing Joe Brunker
undoubtedly holds the championship.
He and Sam Dawson went out Fri
day and ffshed up the Rattlesnake.
They tished up about five miles with
Sammy in the lead. When he thought
that they had gone far enough. he
stopped and waited for Joe to come
basket and asked Joe what luck he
had had. Joe mournfully shook his
head and said that he had not had
raise. Sammy then suggested fish
ing back down the stream. but Joe
would have none of that. He pointed
to the high hill that lay between the
pair and town. and declared his in
tention of climbing that hill to his
home and not looking at the stream
again. That is what he did. Sam fish
ed down the stream and had 80 when
he got back to town. Joes record of
all day and no fish will probably stand
for some time. He is modest about it
and does not boast of it. as some peO-
pie would, but Joe was never fellow
to glory over his fellows. In fact, it
is not likely that anybody would have
known of his achievement had it not
been for Dawson, who was so proud
of it that he told all about it.
l.. Molinelli and his party will take
to the woods Monday for a three
weeks outing in the Bitter Root and
will establish good camp up there.
Moli's long suit is his summer camp,
and he always has the best that can
be obtained in all lines of his supply
department. This year he will take
up complete camp outfit, including
several large tents. He will have a
cook and three assistants, who will
do the fishing if Moli is too tired to
do it himself. He will have all of the
luXuries of the season and some that
We're left over from last season. His
kitchen outfit includes fine range
and his cook is the finest that could be
found in the state. For completeness
of equipment and for perfection of ar
rangement this camp will probably be
the finest that this city has ever seen
Moli is reticent as to the exact loCa-
ton of his camp, as he does not want
too many visitors, but he promises a
| good time, with new artists and a
| complete change of programme every
evening for the favored few who are
invited to visit him.
There is another printers camp uI
the Rattlesnake, where some Helena
and Butte typos, with friends from
Missoula, have been enjoying them.
selves for some time. They were join
| ed to-day by J. NJ. Reimer of the
Standards composing room, who will
represent Anaconda in the typographi.
cal camp for few days. James J.
COrbett and family are in the Lolc
country, recuperating and enjoying the
rainy season. Charles W. Bishop and
his brother from the East will spend
upper Rattesnake, where they will
have hunting and fishing galore Gill
bert Rhodes and family are in the
Lolo country, Mr. Rhodes being there
for a few days, while the family is
making long camp. Jack Fisher and
J. NJ. Lucy joined issues Saturday and
left for the hot springs Here they
will remain till they get tired of the
bathing. Tom Evans and Phil Gag
non went uup the BlackfOOt for a sun
day fish and came back with a good
showing.
After numerous false starts caused
| by rain and the threatened cOntnu-
ance of dampness. the StOddard- Wolf
Kline party got away this morning.
They are headed for the Clearwater
valley in the upper BlackfoOt and will
! spend couple of weeks there They
have sent head a courier to negoti-
n