The Daily Missoulian., 1910-12-20

Christmas shopping opened up early
yesterday morning; there were buyers
on hand as soon as the
LOTS OF store doors swung open
BUSINESS and business continued
good all day and until
the late closing hour last night. The
agreed schedule OF hours for. the wee!
is later than 1t has been in former
years; tonight and tomorrow night the
doors will be open until 8 o'clock.
Thursday and Friday there will be an
extension to 10 O'clock; Saturday the
hour fixed is II o'clock, but If there
are late shopper who require attention,
there will be somebody to wait upon
them until midnight. At the rate at
which business was done yesterday, 1t
seems as Ii everybody in town would
be waited upon before Saturday but
the business keeps coming. The early
business was so much better than
usual that thought the trading this
week would be lighter than It was last
year said one merchant last night,
but 1t looks now as II the week would
break all records Today vas a hum
mer and think will beat last seasons
coming"
There was more skating yesterday to
the acre than was ever recorded In
Missoula; that seems to
10Y Is be the concensus OF
BULLY opinion. Certain 1t is
that there was a lot Of
1t. The rink was busy and the Pol
ley's pond. while the electric cars took
hundreds of skaters up to Riverside,
where the skating Is great on the big
lake back OF the dam of the power
company. Away up the river for miles
the ice reaches. and 1t is good all the
way; there is fine skating on the
sawmill dam at Bonner; the Deer
creek arm offers another course. The
ice Is fine on all of these stretches
and those who took the trip yesterday
were delighted with the experience.
The. weather man is doing his share
to make the skating the best Missoula
ever knew; the continued cold has
made the surface good and is adding
all the time to the strength of the Ice.
The skies are clear and the bulletins
last night forecasted continuance of
present fine conditions, Its the best
fun ever had" said one boy last
night II had the grip this morning.
but it's all gone now and I've had a
dandy days sport"
s
Frank p. Keith was at his desk yester-
day morning after vacation OF more
than month, during
sAck which he and Mrs. Keith
HOME made an extended east
ern tour. Mr.. Keith
was called east by the illness Of a
brother. at whose home he remained
until death came This WAS up In New
Hampshire. and when the trial was all
over the homeward journey was made
by way Of New York and washington.
I'VE were Of necessity so hurried that
we hadn't time to do on see all that
we wanted to- said Mr.. Keith yester-
day but we were much interested all
the way home. In Washington we had
a short visit with Senator Dixon be-
fore we left. Things are very busy in
the capital right now, hut Montana
seems to be getting her share OF at
tention. One Is not long In Washing
ton before he realizes that we have a
strong delegation there. We visited
as much as We could in the short time
at our disposal. One fact impressed
me strongly in whichever city we
stopped-thnt was. that there is gem
eral interest everywhere in civic. Inn
provement; this applies to physical
Improvement as we'll as to govern
mental changes:> there are park boards
being named and new powers are given
them. 1t interested me mueh.''
Frank Davey is in town from Garnet.