The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-18
|Missoulu
rs Years
Ago Today

From the Missoula Gazette Of Thurs
day. February IS. 1922
About six O'clock last night three
trin1ps broke into the Chinese section
house at Arlee and stole some provi-
siona The celestials saw them com
ing out OF the house and at once
armed themselves with axes and
knives while one Of them brandished
razor and gave chase to the tramps.
One Df them took to the brush, while
two sought refuge in the trading post,
one Of whom rushed into Mr.. BOWS
bed Tpoin and dove under the bed. Mrs,
Dow discovered him. and hearing the
racket Of the Chinese pursuers turned
the button on the door in time to keep
the refugee from being braineds by the
excited Cinnamon. In the meantime
Mr.. Dow rushed in the back door and
not understanding the trouble dragged
the tramp from under the bed and
commenced putting a head on him in
the most approved style. The noise and
excitement continued on the outside,
when Mr.. Dow and some people about
the station captured the Cinnamon and
the tramps, tied them up with ropes
and sent them to Missoula and turned
them over to the sheriff. When the
ropes were brought into requisition to
tiettiTe prisoners they began to bawl
for mercy, thinking they were to be
hanged Immediately. Taking the mat
ter altogether it was the most exciting
scene ever witnessed in Arlee.
The sidewalks on the south side Of
Front street m,Higgins avenue west
are In .wretchel condition.
Hon. w. NJ. BicKford mas lust re-
ceived a report from r. G. Young, SUI
perintenOent of the public schools of
Helena, on the scope of the educational
exhibit at the worlds fair He has ac-
cepted it and with a few added sug-
gestions forwarded it to s. II. Pea
body. chief of the department of edu-
cation.
Matt Storm, the well known horse
man, In an article in the Breeder and
Sportsman about the Montana circuit
says: The Missoula association is
conducted in a very able manner BY
its officers, and the secretary, c. B.
>ooN, 10 tuc II6It ftdH Ill tHe TlSHC
place. He is one Of the hardest work
ing men l, ever saw and Che most ac-
communicating as well. The chances are
favorable that through his energy
Missoala will become one of the best
racing towns in Montana"
John Purtle is in from Purtles Spur. /
Alderman IT. w. Mclaughlin, at- |
compaiied by his wife and baby. left |
this morning for months trip to his !
old home at Milwaukee,.
R.aW. slAnseYine and family returned
last night from their extended trip to
the east. They had a pleasant trip I
but are glad to get back.
Everybody is asking everybody else |
about the new railroad at the head of |
the Bitter Root valley, and about the |
only information +obtainable is that in
the general opinion it is going to be |
built and very shortly. It |
Is believed in certain quarters that the |
road, IL continued beyond Hamilton.
it vim the I.olo pass. going out to the |
west. Those who take this view of |
1t believe that the road is an enter |
prise Of the Union Pacific. 3
They think all this Il part of a scheme |
to do up" Missoula and make Hamilton |
a great town with lumber mills and |
other enterprises. and in the near flu |
ture the county seat Of Missoula coun-
ty, -#g. ..