The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-01
Talk Of the TOit,,1

The product OF the Ford factories
at Detroit, popularity known a. =
"jitney" or a tin Iizzie," has for
many moons been fat mark for har-
poems cast at It by would be wits. for
whom the more classic and rounded
features Of the many other varieties
OF cars on the market hold a greater
attraction. But those who witnessed
the display Of life and fire which nc .
companied the resurrection OF a scene
tngly smashed Ford on West Railroad
street couple OF nights ago will yo,,ch
for this "jitney'' AZ being a good trav-
eler anywhere and under. any circum.
stances. The Ford skidded over ON its
side on the wet pavement attempting
to dodge another car. and was turned
clear over on its back when the other
car hit It. The whole front Of the
car was badly bent and smashed in
spots. but the engine was stlll run.
ming when willing hands righted the
gas Wagon. When placed upright the
car proved very lively corpse. for
without any human hands to Guide It.
the Ford whirled off on q xiR.zae
course down the street with the as
sembled multitude in pursuit. II
lodged off the street and in among
the trees on the edge OF the Northern
Pacific lawn west Of the station.
bumped up against a passenger coach
standing on the siding, whixssed out
again. missing trees by inches. as if
guided by an expert hand, and finally
rolled out into the street again and
started off up Railroad street, before
finally being stopped. For a Ford, it
is some car in the opinion Of those
who took part In the chase.
When Dudley p. Richards, secretary
of the Missoula Chamber OF Com.
merce. opened u. tetter postmarked
Forsyth" yesterday, the first thing
he noted ON the sheet was q scrawled
line at the top. which read as follows:
Hello. Old Top" The signature Of
O. c. Lamport was written under.
meath the greeting. The letter itself
was signed by l. S. Crawford. while
In the lower corner was q line written
In pencil, "How's Uncle Dudley"
signed A. w. Woods.
All three Of the men who thus COL
lectively greeted the secretary Of the
chamber Of commerce are well known
in Missoula. A. w. Woods was for.
,nerly president OF the Missoula Cham
Der of Commerce, and also connected
with the Alissoula Banking corpora.
ton. but Is now with Forsyth bank
o. G. Iamport IL a former student of
the State University. and Is now in
business at Forsyth. Crawford is the
same old Isaac Samuel who graduated
from the State University law school
year agI, and who has been sacre.
tary of the Forsyth Community club
| for the past three months. In the
letter Crawford announced his inten-
ton OF entering q Forsyth law office.
having resigned as secretary of the
community club.
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II the differing opinions regarding
the reason for the unusual amount Of
] water In the Missoula river during
the past two weeks all had been cor
rect, the water would never cease
rising and all OF III would soon be
forced to use twentieth century Noah's
the rains which prevailed during the
last weeks. which melted the snow in
| the mountains, was the reason for the
high water. Others asserted that the
two or three days sunshine last week
were really responsible for the in
crease Of aqua pura.. So, whether
| the sun shone or il rained, the water
was certain to rise. But then it turned
cold and the sun hid It's face, while
the downpours ceased, and now the
waters are receding and all the EXPERTS
say Il told you So"
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