The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-19
Talk of the T0.Un

il lQlf or me lOWn
There were three of them and they
were all in a conviviai mood. uhdoubt
eddy brought on by that which made
Milwaukee famous. The evening had
been H. jolly ore, and, the trio. navi
eating the. perilous stretches Of Rail.
road street. had reached Tho stage spf
maudlin sentiment A wave 81 patriot :
ism passed over the three. and IN
Unusually. but loudly. they matted, in
the first notes of the war song Of their
fatherland. Did they sing "America''
Tor the Star Spangled Banner? Nay:
the strains Of Die Wacht Am Rhein''
issneH from their thr6ats.s 4
Way down the street Ossifer William
Moore was proceeding leisnrely'on his
rounds to protect the citizens against
the bold burglars. Sounds of the dis
turba nee penefs ted his peace of mild.
With thoughts of treason whirling in
his head. Moore FASTENED TO the scene
with he intention OF quelling the riot
But fate. with pistol in hand, inter-
vened. The jewellers. singing the, notes
of the favorate song of the Fatherland,
stopped just outside Of the Montana
hotel and blared forth louder than be-
fore.
The Montana hotel, the. oldest hos
telry in the city, has for many years
been the headquarters OF citizens Of
French blood. Suddenly Il window on
the second floor was thrown Open and
a night shirted and indignant French
man with gun leaned forth.
.sSacre bleau.
Bang. bang, bang.
Three revolver shots in rapid sue
cession and the concert was over. One
singer ran. into the arms OF the APP
preaching officer. one dashed up the
alley. while another scurried across the
railroad tracks as fast as his shaking
legs. would carry him. France had
won.
Spring rs here for sure. Yesterday
the eyes OF guests and casual visitors
who entered the Florence hotel to loaf
away an hour or two in the big soft
leather chairs We're daZzled by the dis
play of ice cream wearing apparel
flashed by the bell hops and the ele-
vator boys AT the hostelry While the
effect of the Florence Anies is nat. as
Startling as was that of the cardinal
suits which the ushers at the Empress
used to wear in uRies gone by, it iss
quite nobby. one thing is certain,
Spring is here, for the ice cream suits
are made strictly for summer wear,
and the Wearer would not dare to
venture out in the street on a, plusters
spring day for fear Of pneumonia.
Matched against the heavy reddish
brown color of the new Florence bus,
the Panama suits are certain to bring
attention to their wearers.
Billy Nayes Henry was almost found
yesterday. The chariot, which is of
the Detroit variety. was highly valued
by the owner. who is "a deputy in the
office OF County Clerk and Recorder
Darlington. 1t was stolen last week.
| The sheriff's office and the Mis-
soula police force have been conduct
| ing a viglant search for the Henry
| Yesterday report came from Butte
that an attempt had been made to dis
pose of the wheels and tires Of the
lear easily distnguishable because the
wheels had demOunta bile rims, unusual
in the Ford car Nayes is doubtful
| of the veracity of the reports, being
prone to credit them to some Of his
associates. but John Harrah, a com
rad" OF Nayes in the office, vows tina,
he will utilize Sunday in hunting al
over the big camp for the parts Of
tthe Henry and reassembling them into
the old time Nayes Ford
Flowers Of
been added to the terrace and park a,
the Milwaukee station. Daisies in
! blossom have been set out above tht
stone wall at the foot of the terrace
Around the trees geraniums have beer
planted with a bed of purple pansies
| at the tree near the footbrldge Sol
! has been placed on the wall enclosing
the north side of the irrigation ditch
and it only awaits time TO rival The
smooth green of the south slope.
| Daniel &. Chambers leads a Qua
life these days. From s o'clock in tn,
morning until 6 in the afternoon ht
runs an elevator in the Missoula Mer.
camille store. r-
| The hours that Intervene upon tn.
other side of the clock dial Mr.. Cham
| bers spends devotedly hoeing. rakinl
land watering his garden of II lots
| upon South Fourth street, west. Yes,
said the elevator farmer yesterday
| I'm going to have potatoes and bean.
and peas and lots OF other good thing.
10 eat If, hoe1ng and Watering vii
bring It TO pass. No, ! don't have an.
help in the garden, now that the boy /.
still In school. He will have time afte,
vacation begins to pun weeds an,
gather in, the crop. We are no, goin.
10 starve next winter, anyway"
Were this Japan, writing poetry an,
holding festivals would be in ordcl
these days. AS II happens to be Amer
lea the cherry blossoms have ndde,
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