The Daily Missoulian., 1911-07-22
FIRST PLACE GOES
TO JOHNSONS
SMITHS AND JoNESES SHOWED
UNDER IN MISSOULA Dl-
REcToRY LISTS.

The Johnsons win. for, according to
the latest directory of II. l.. Polk and
company, there are 113 residents Of
Mlssoula who bear this name. The
\ Smiths are poor second, with 81,
while the Andersons come third. with
10. The Joneses are scarcely worthy OF
honorable mention for they barely nose
out with So; the Nelson's and Peter
sons. each with 35. while the Williams
lead the second division with 3s. Other
names In the Garden city are: Adams,
15: Hanson, 26; Jensen and Jenson, IA;
Olson, Is; Kelley and Kelly, 20; Mason,
12 Miller, SO; Taylor, 26 Wilson, 2s.
The new directory, which includes
the cities of Missoua. Hamilton and
Thompson, and Missoula, Ravali and
Sanders counties. is another edition Of
which the Polk people. who are well
established In Montana, may be proud.
The big book is clean and concise and
there are included In 1t new features
that cannot but make Ii of greater
value. An innovation that Is bound
to be helpful concerns the listing of
farmers and residents in the rural
district. These people are classified
alphabetically and their postoffice ad-
dresses are given after the names. This
will be more convenient than the list
Ing Of such people under the postof-
fices where they receive their mail.
Among the classes of information In
the 1911 directory which was given out
yesterday. are: complete alphabeti-
cal list OF business firms and private
citizens of the cities of Missoula, Ham,
~ nd at1 ..r nil 4.
towns and villages and all the residents
and farmers I'm Missoula Ravalli and
Sanders counties; classified list of all
trades, professions and pursuits: n
miscellaneous directory of city, county
and state officers, public and private
schools. churches. banks, newspapers.
societies--in fact, everything that can
possibly be of value Is to be found.
The Polk directories have long been
popular In the Treasure state; the lat
est one for western Montana will make
a bigger hit than ever
The population of Missoula, as shown
by the new directory, agrees closely
with that of the United States census.
There is much that is peculiar and
much that Is of interest In the big vol
time. There is In Missoula but one
Angel. but there are six Christians and
one Church. There are two BARRIERS.
II Masons, SO Millers. ,26 Taylors, not
to mention the Scbneiders and Sny-
ders. and 12 Bakers.
There Is one Baron, while there arc
IL Kings and three knights. Three
Popes call for only six Bishops. One
East stands against 12 Vests
There are six Blacks. % Whites,
seven Greens and 20 Browns. There
are II Longs and eight Smalls, but
not II single Short.
There are apparent contradictions In
the directory's list of names. Bird
Baugher Is IL boilcr.naker and Caruso
Is a brakeman. Camera is Il railroad
laborer and Bird is student. The
Cooks are everything but cooks and
the Bakers follow any other trade than
that of baking. All four of the Guests
live In their own homes and the one
Harpster is Il fireman. The four Hawks
are farmers and students.
There are two Begins and one Be-
hang. two Bellows and two Dolls, four
Frosts and 10 Hammers. The name of
Hash Is borne by two, and there Is
one Jewell. There Is one High and one
Hiland There are two Inches and two
testers, one JOY, one Judge and one
Kidd. There is only one Miracle, but
there are two Piggs, three Links. four
Papns, two Rocks. four Violettes. six
Volts. There Is one Pillow. one Sand,
one stump and one Needless
Ladies first" Gertrude Aase opens
the Missoua city list and John Zuhr
closes 1t.