The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-02


knew 1t to some extent-but there
was only one man " ho
4 1OW 1T fully realized the ex =.
HAiNEO tent of the wetness of
the rain that fell yes
terday. That one man was OTIS Wor-
den and lie knew the length AMI
breadth and depth of the wetness. Ia
he tested IL in all directions. He aad
his rang started out yesterday mo:u-
Ing for the Bitter Root duck sloughs:
Otis was the guide, the counsellor and
director-Tom Hickey, Frank Smith
and Jim Montgomery followed where
he led. He led them well. so well that
when they came back last night they
had more ducks than the automobile
would hold, But 1t ralned all the time
and OTIS with his accustomed gener-
osity took all the rain for the crowd
1t ran down his back and into his
shoes: il trickled all over him and
then ran around his ankles; he was
the wetteSt man that ever lived on this
earth since the ducking of the fellows
that told Noah there wasn't going to
he any flood. Otis knows every farmer
in the Bitter Root valley and from
everyone he met he borrowed a coat
Ii he could get a raincoat he took
1t, and If he couldn't he took some
thing else. The result was that he was
clad in as many layers as an onion
when he got back To town about mid
night. There was everything In the
way of coats-from an oiIskin slickcr
to box tapcoat-and lie was n sight
But he didn't mind the comment; he
said the coats kept the water In his
clothes from evaporating and that kept
him warm. He was satisfied, but all
the dogs In town jumped on to Otis
dog Hooligan. just because Otis looked
as If he had stepped out Of a comic
supplement. But he got the ducks
Really. the weather man had little to
do with the rain. although he foretold
its coming. Nate KEEL
WHY 1T lum was the primal
NAMED cause of the rain, and
he admitted the gentle
insinuation last night when he was
charged with the act. He pleaded in
justification Of the fact that he was 81
years old before breakfast yesterday
morning and he decided not to take out
his engine at all yesterday. He pulled
the fires. which had been banked over
night, and drained her: then he shut
up the 'roundhouse and went 10 his
breakfast. He didn't mind If the rails
were wet he wasn't going to run any !
way and he concluded that II would
he good time to have rain. So. |
Just To celebrate his birthday. he
turned on the rain and went away and
left II running. He was congratu-
lated many times during the day uron
the ease with which he has distanced
Father Time in the 81 laps that they
have raced and received the wishes /
of many friends that he might have 81 /
more of the same
The finest string of trout that has
been brought to town this season was
exhibited last night by
A TROUT A. NJ Gates and Jack .
RECORD Pfeiffer. the latter of .
Spokane. The two
were members of the Nayes party that
made such good catch at Bonita
Sunday, and when Mr.. Nayes and the /
rest came home these uwp went up
Rock Creek 10 the Dells. whey they
fishcd two half days. They brought
home 2Si fine trout to show for their
work. some of the fish weighed three
and four pounds. The fishermen say
II was the finest sport they have eyer
had In the angling line and they were
amply repaid fnr the effort required tn
get up the stream to the fishing
ground. Their friends were pleasantly
last night In the distritn-
ton of the fish.