The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-04

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soula late last night. Mi WelsA &s
that since the Great sNortitert Mas
made Wolf Point a division center. the
town will be u city Within few
months.
One hundred miles by auto stage
from, Jordan to Miles City and thence
BY train to Missoula was the expert
ence of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph r.
Parker and daughter Esther. who ar
rived In Nlissoula yesterday To attend
the state press meeting.
Mr.. Parker Is editor of the Jordan
Gazette and says that he was deter
mined TO attend the press meeting
this year ii he had to ride 200 miles
by stage.
Lead by Harry Marsh Of st. Paul
and George II. Cade of Kalspeli, the
third high jinx Of the l. o. +. IT,, or to
be more explicit. the Independent
Order of Type Lice. convened last
night for the first initiation and gen
craA get or lang together.
Mr.. Marsh holds the office Of trav-
cling louise III the order while Mr..
Cade is known as the scratching
louise. est.
New members will be initiated dur
ing the next three days at the various
lodge rooms around the city. sm.
The ceremony last night when JOS
cph A. MILESTONE. of Glentana. was
initiated was a touching one and when
it was finished there wasn't dry eye
or a dry throat in the lodge rooms.
Gee. but this is some town and IT.
sure has changed greatly since l left
here several years ago"
Joe D. Seaman editor of the Miles
City STAR made the above statement
last night while shaking hands with
many old Missoula friends. From the
moment he got off the train until he
retired last night, Mr.. Seaman was
Kept busy meeting former business
associates and when he left the Elks
club for the hotel he declared that it
would not take much persuasion to get
him to stay in the Garden City.
w. W. Chiefly. manager of the Mon
| tana News association, struck Mis-
soula yesterday, feeling contented with
the world. Throughout the reception
for the newspaper men at the Eks
club last night, he spread the gospel
of happiness.
Despite the war;" said Mr.. Chiefly.
II am inclined to believe this is one
of the finest worlds in the universe
and with business as good as can be-
expected, l am ready to say that
things could be n lot worse"
Mr.. Chiefly Is responsible for the
four pages Of Montana news and
features which appear in most OF tho
weakly papers throughout the state
:. No more contented person could be
= found than cx-Senator Joseph Dixon.
former editor of the Muscular at the
reception for the state editors last
night.
IS Senator Dixon lit his trusty Mis-
souri, ncerschaum and talked Of the
boys when he was editor and also
mentioned Teddy occasionally. Sen
ator Dixon has been farming all sum-
mer.
Il have reduced Is pounds during
the past three months and never felt
better in my life said the former
senator Just take my advice, fell
low journalists, and when the news
paper grind begins to wear into tho
BONE go out on the farm and work for
awhile"
1t was difficult for J. r. Faulds
editor Of the Northwest Tribune. of
It Steyensville, to throw off the re-
lie sponsibilities of his work this week,
but he did find time to drive to Mis-
soula yesterday to attend the recep-
ton last night.
After shaking hands around with his
many friends. Mr.. Faulds hurried back
to the Bitter Root city where he SAID
the Tribune was waiting for him to
put on 4 few finishing touches before
leaving the office.
Pm going TO get back to the bust.
ness session If possibly can SAID
Mr. Faulds. because l believe that
this is going to be one of the best
meetings that the State Press assoc'a :
ton has ever held"
Cant see why we shouli ever want
to go 10 any other place than Mis-.
soula for a press meeting with snch
:, a reception as this" said J. A. Gilu'y
editor of the Lewistown Argus. last
night.
:. Mr.. Gilluly wore a perpetual smile
. as he shook hands with old acqualnt-
ances.
This is the best rest a harried and
worn out old editor like myself can
get" he declared Il think I'll carry
- some of the Missoula spirit back to
~ Lewistown."
The story goes that two men once
made a bet as to who could tell the
biggest lie.
one fellow started in telling about a
rich country editor and his companion
stopped him, saying:
e "You take the money. lose.
That's the story S. E. Peterson, sec
= RETRY of the Montana State Press as.
ISOLATION told last night when he was
:; asked how much money he had made
It in the country newspaper game.
e PRESENT DAY HUMON.