Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-15
THE BANNER YEAR
GREAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN
MADE AT UNIVERSITY.
y THE BITTER ROOT VALLEY.
Farmers Are Happy Over Rainfall
9 Cannot Ride on Sidewalks
Personals.
MiSSOula, Nav IA, 1900.

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This has been the banner year for the
University of Montana. as to the num-
Der of students in attendance, work ac-
eOfnplished II progress made. The
people are beginning to realize that this
inHtitutiOn is one of exceptional merit.
and under the able administration of
President Craig and his corps of as
sistants the varsity has safely passed
Though the most trying period of it's
existence and is fairly launched upon a
glorious life. The true university spirit
seems at last to ave awakened. The
winning by Mr.. Lawrence Hechler of the
state oratorical contest, securing to the
university the first honors in the asso-
citation, brought forth such a demonstra-
ton of college spirit as the institution
has never before known. And now, at
the end of the year. elaborate prepara-
lions are being made for field law, an
event which is hailed as an essential of
varsity life. Young athletes are train
ing energetically and faithfully, and this
occasion promises to make some records
FOR Montana athletics. At this time
much attention is being given to the
mai exercises. The calendar for com
mencement is as follows: Friday. June
L. evening, an address by Mrs. Ella
knoWles-Haskell of Helena, under the
direction of the Hawthorne and Clarkia
socletles; Saturday, June 2, evening",
~ AZ uGcldI1l1JlOn: Monday.
June T, afternoon, the baccalaureate, by
hey. Z. f. Brown of Helena; Monday
evening, annual recital of the school of
music: tuesday, June 5, afternoon, field
uay' tuesday evening, the Buckley ora
lorlcal contest; Wednesday,, June 6. 1890
d. M, the commencement proper, with
an ADDRESS by Mr.. A. B Keith Of the
Inter Mountain. -
"A gentleman who ,ra ~ N:.-- ~
his way to the coast country. sneak;n~ n
the inherent sections tributary to Mis-
soula, SAID: AS a whole your CITY car
taillly ought to thrive, for it has every
advantage; 1T has mining farm
ing lands, trult lands, iumbe,. camps,
ana an abundance Of water for the SIM,
ply OF these various branches Of industry.
! nave been up the Bitter Root valley.
ana must say that 10 not know OF 4
more beautiful n more fertile arpear-
Ing section anywhere. I like your city
very we'll indeed. You have not onIv
good business prospects, but also a
healthful climate, fine water, progressive
and hospitable people and magnificent
scenery. And, by the way, speaking of
scenery, reminds me that the country
down the Occur d'Alene branch is Won
derful. Why, sir, | nave been over that
perhaps some 40 times since it's
completion a few years back. and while
the track is unchanged, the scenery is
not the same. 1t is a sort o. shifting
panorama-a kind of living picture.
Every day or so there is a landslide, I
snoWslide, or a washout, so tuat a ma 4
travelling down today and returning to-
morrow would see new ground alto
gether."
The gentleman's opinion of the shifting
character of Occur d'Alene scenery is
probably rather exaggerated. but it is
likely that he was aboard the Coeur
d Alene train that came in Sunday aft
and which had such a narrow es-
A few miles east of Iron Noun
tain, where the road curves around the
Side of a hilly the recent heavy rains had
the clay and shell rock. The
jar Of the train in passing shook his
earth from it's place, and it came down
the hill, catching the two passenger cars
the rear of the train. No damage was
done, save that a large oulde which fell
too near the track caught three sets of
and took them off as neatly as a
carpenter could have done.
Charles Dins,nore, secretary Of the
Bitter Root Orchard ompan returned
from a tour of inspection of the COM
pany's~ properties in the Bitter Root val
ley. He reports the outlook to be the
best for the last ten y~ears-fruit is we'll
advanced and the season promises a rich