The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-15

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difference seeing as how it rained ev
cry day-but Harry fished. If / did
mt like to eat his fish so much, will
my fiendish instincts | could have hae
field day.
But this much came of the got
so tired of carrying his wet pants and
shoes around and not getting any fish,
and the rain came down so hard we
found out how bad the roof leaked on
the cabin that at the last minute
we dashed around like mad and put
roofing on the leakiest side be-
tween showers.
We weren't in the least prepared
for the lousey trick Montana (my be-
loved Montana) weather played on us.
We didn't have our scrabble game,
we didn't have enough good reading,
we didn't even have a deck of cards
to play cribbage.
If didn't have such good dispo-
sition we could have spent the time
fighting, but you see, | wasn't pre-
pared for the weather.
We had cold home week" with
Western Montana bear, but the night
the black bear tried to crawl in bed
with us we created such a furore he
must have been plumb Disguised and
left the territory.
Probably just as we'll anyhow be-
cause was even glad to come back
to work, and when things reach that
point, brother, I've had it.
Sam w. Mitchell died while we
were on vacation. He was darling
We all loved him and will miss him a
great deal.
The last few years weren't the cas-
lest for him. He lived as long as he
did, am sure, because of his devoted
wife and his friends.
He spoke often to me about how
he was very tired and didn't have
much time left, but he had remark |
able ability to rally from some |
mighty serious Illnesses Even when |
he was speaking about the inevitable
he didn't find it possible to stay long
on the subject before his eyes would
start to sparkle and he would be
tanning aDOub IlilnSS VI Ilit iuOiICLL.
When you talked with Sam you
always felt as if you were a most i'm
Dortant person-he was stimulating
do not like to say goodbye to peo-
Die at any time.
| will remember Sam Mitchell as
lie lived; perhaps the time he hit
Arnold Olsen over the knee with his
.ane because he thought Arnold was
irving to fast; perhaps as talked
o him in his office and admired his
enancity and ability to really enjoy
ife; perhaps at his SD birthday
,arty at the Capitol where the men
made speeches and told stories about
he Englishmen and the gals gave him
,isses; perhaps as he walked down G
he corridors in later years sorta like
gnome with his cane.
"Sam MITCHELL, a friend of his
aid few years ago, belongs to a
'assing generation. He believes so
implicitly in the simple truths of de-
nocracy. He does not feel there is
nything complicated about them
hey are right and if they are right y
II a person has to do is follow them -
Already have been listed his ac- ,
as a public servant, y
nd he served Montana people long y
nd well always with the courage of
is convictions. u
1t is well those things be recorded y
or history, but he was my staunch
nd loyal friend and that was most q q
Important to me. :,
With Sam Mitchell gone, the Board n
Examiners now has Republican
lajority. The State Land Board is, z
} all intents and purposes, politi- :
ally deadlocked with two Democrats H
nd two Republicans. The Secretary
State is also a trustee of the his %
'rical society, the law library, Carey h
and Act Board, and commissioner E
the insane. al
Steve Arnold, Governor Aronson's I'll
opointee to the post of Secretary of 81
tate, is former legislator from o.
county. He was steadfast al
shind Aronson in the 1852 campaign
! president of Aronson for Cover T
Or Club. Those were the DAVIS IF Won fl