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Show TlIEiNNOCENTSAIiROAD Arrival of the Montana Press Afsociatioa in Salt Lake Brainy Editors Accompanied Accom-panied by Their Fair Ladies. ! PROGRAMME OF ENTERTAINMENT. I Mui Who Shoot with Puns "-Some in the j Harness for Tears and Some Bucking Buck-ing the String of Experiimca. Newspaper men like holidays as well a I lie it 31 of humanity. If the people I of Molilalia are not pleased with their 'papers (liuiii;; the next lew days Ihey will iiihIi'IsUimI that their favorite par.igrnphcr has e.-iapeil from the i-t ile. There is no raui for alarm, as the Montana Press association reached Salt Lake City iii safely this morning, thanks lo the 1 uiou I'.ieilie, for courte-i courte-i ons transportation. '1 lis outfit H as met in Oealcn this forenoon by ('. K. W ant-laml. ant-laml. .J. II. Walls, ('. ). Whitlcmore, II. I . Wilson iinil representatives of the Sail Lake press. 'I'he following is a list of the Montana usitoi.s. (bo. Anderson of the Living- 1 s'.on who is lu'i'.onipnnieil by his wi!'e;V W-Aiilersoii of the l!o,oman ('unit; ai'eoinpanieil by his two daughters. A. K. Ynrkos of the Ho,e- j loan ( 7, '-.;',, accompanied hy his, wife; J. M. tiiinn of tho F.utto Dnilij: Mill i ; Sam Hubert-son of the liimldor Knit net, Hefoiiipiinicil by his wife; John Armstrong of the (Irantsdaln Huij'c, ae-eoinpaniuil ae-eoinpaniuil by his wife ami sister; D. J. ulli. i ll, tia cling correspondent of the 1 1' ioiia Ihiilij .iuii rimi; Pub N. Suther-lin Suther-lin of the l: I,; MmicUiin, liu.ibiiiiiliuiin, accompanied by hiswilo; ( oicnel .1. C. Kerley of the '1'owinend Jr... r, ao- I'l if I ' el ll id I liV llis sOT- .1 It Wei. White Sulphur Springs. Mrs. Yost is a newspaper woman of marked ability ami as a canvasser ami solicitor for subscriptions her cipial is not found in the north mountains. Sam CiOHlMi.v edits the Miles City Journal, lie is a fearless fellow and has never been known to take a coyote skin for u year's subscription to his paper. Sam is the head ami shoulders of the association and ably lilts the presidential chair. That man in southern Montana who doesn't know Charley Fell of the Ho.e-man Ho.e-man Chronicle would do well to get acquainted ac-quainted before the next rain falls, (.'barley is a smooth chap and conducts tlm Clir midc creditably. Here's to the prince of good fellows, jjnhti M iguirn. He is a brevet newspaper news-paper man and a world-wide known theatrical manager. Also the honored preside, it of the liulte Press club. I). .(. Ci.n I'ol.'O, traveling correspondent correspon-dent of the Helena Ihi'li .louriiiil, is a high roller. He is en route to Kansas to write up the Tellurites and other prairie pulverizers. .1. I!. .h Mis is the editor of the Si r. r .', , piinted at Deer Lodge. Ho established his sheet a few years since, and todav he sports the air of a prosperous pros-perous citizen. "Fa ion it" Urn: X. SfTHF.iaiM of the lioeky Mountain llncbitwl man, the oldest old-est ' cow" organ in the state, is the handsomest man in this crew of innocents inno-cents abroad. The editor of theStcvonsville Tribune is J. 11. I'auldi whose knowledge of practical newspaper work would cause the average quill jerker to sheath his sword. dons AiiiisnioNK each week blows the (Irautsdale Jluile, ami his long list of subscribers appreciate his elTorts in dishing up a Tirol class country newspaper. news-paper. J. M. QriNN, the editor-in-chief of the Hullo Itiiihi Miner, is ono of the readiest and most sarcastic ink slingers belonging to the Montana press gang. ( ii .M u. Colon Kl. lil'Ti.K.K of the Miles City Soc,; irmrci:i' Joitrwtl, is ono of tho spiciest men of the gang. Colonel Butler has a powder stained record. Sam KoitKKTsox of the Iloulder Sen-linl, Sen-linl, is a jollv, good, coinpanrouable teliow, and prints one of the best "rural .sheets" in Montana. Mat Ai ih.iison' of tho Hozeman ( 'oitri, r is the poet laureat of Montana. His effusions have girdled the globe for several seasons. A. 15. I v i 1 1 ii edits the Helena Farm onrii'il. All the farmers of that region reg-ion swear by it, bo they Polloritu or iio'i-l'eirerites. J. A. l!u:i.i:v is responsible for that iviii. sheet. Ibe Ibiion Tribune, issued li'oin a wide awake place in the empire of .Montana. J. I). Vitr.i.i'i.KY of the Billings Times has never experienced a lirst-class lirst-class scoop. He is at the front always. Ai.i x. Wiaiiiir, of the Helena Jhiili f !, i if lent, is (I. K. He cut a big hole iji the lake to;lay while swimming. IIkxkv C). Collins is a brainy fellow and he docs not. allow any whiskers to grow on his Missoula (liizelc. Wai.it.u and Wn.i. Ai.pehson. of the Livingston l'oft, are live newspaper !l-i low 8. B. 1). (iAiiiiNF.it of the lluscanrtman is here lor a good time. Ile is a har,d worker. Jakf. L. Dk.haht of the Livingston )'. ' Hi rulil. is a paragrapher of repute. re-pute. M. V. Hatch of the Tioneer Etj Timber is one of the party of fun seekers. seek-ers. 'That neat sheet, the Hdttft Mint'. -2 represented by F. W. Harrison. The Ci Asi;ow llcndd is represented by James G. Ramsey. Tho Ureat Falls Leader is kept in sipht by II P. Itoire. HiKtnry nl tin. I'rtfi Aworlntlnn. One of the foremost and leading figures in the formation of the Press association of '.Montana was Colonel Will ir Fi.sk Saunders, at present United States s-mator from that state. He was the lirst to suggest the formation of the association, having origiually edited, iu pai't, the Montana W, the lirst paper established in that territory. Many other if tho pioneers of Montana journalism seconded his motion which culminated in a call for a press convention at Helena, which was at-lemled at-lemled by the loading and prominent newsoaoer men of that section. Maior ii. er of the 1 1 lendivi' in'b i,ib nl; Alex H right of i ho Helena lini.'i lu,U icn-ib icn-ib i.l; Jake L, Deharl of the Livingston ' oVy Jbnil,; J. I). Whelpley of the i Piilings Tiiiii.i, liceoinpnnied by his j wife; James (1. Ramsey of the i - s.; o.v Jl.nibl; H. P. Rolfo of j li.e Cleat Falls l.eii'b r, accompanied ! by Ids wife and two daughters; Colonel ! P.iith r of the .Mile.s City Stork- lin.u-cr'z .-.' "', John Magiiire piesidclit of the I'.iilt-,.' I riss club; Sam Gordon of the, M li s City Journal, Hecompauied by Ins woe, daiiuhter and lieicc; A. P. Im i'.h of the Ili'b.iia ill .loiirnol .- Mrs. ..I A. .st ot tlm J!'i.:!.':ii-',i:.ir; J. A. j Rielcy of tho l'ilioii 'iiibmie, accom-t ,inird by his wife; J. R. Faulds of the S !e ensvilli! Tribune, accompanied by i his wife and sister; Henry O. Collins of ; tho Missi, uht liir.i tie, accompanied by j his w ife; Charles A. Feil of tho lio.e-maiid lio.e-maiid i'iirouie.'e, accompanied by his wile; Mat Abler-sou of the liozemau Courit r, accompanied by his wife; J. li. Myers of tho Deer Lodge Si'ci r !'!' : M. W. Hatch of the Pion-er llnj Tto. r. aeeotiipatiied by liis mother; I i'. W. Harrison of the liutte Miner; P. I). Gardner of tho llnxlmuihiii),!: V'a!ter and Wiil Alderson of the Livingston l,..l. The ride to Salt Lake City convinced the majority of the visitors that this is a wonderful valley in a fertile land. W hat thu editors could not see they wero toid of by thu reception cotnmitlee iu terms that commanded attention. Mr. Wautland did himself proud in this matter. Tlio train pulled up in this city at nearly 1 1 o'clock. The Salt Lake Cily railroad company kindly transported, the editors and their ladies in special ears to the hotels. The Continental received tw cntv-seven of Ihe people, the Walker twetily-tivu and tho Kuuts- f. Til two. At v! o'clock this afternoon the Union Pacific special carried tho party to ! Garfield ll"aeh. The editors Uslcil jhc j water and said it was salty enough., '1 lie wac lets tinted with the ladies f.oin the north and kissed them at unexpected un-expected times. A rest followed the i ath. Then tho party was escorted into the restaurant and retreshinents wire scried. I!. K. Hloch of the j weil -known lirm of H. K. F.loch it Co. ! 'f this cly provided liberally ivith his j line d thirst ipicuching material in Magiiiiiis, then delegate to congress, Judge Henry N. Plake, now chief-justice of Montana. Captain James H. Mills, Robert F. Fisk. Hugh Mcljuaid, J. C. Kerley, . N. Sutherlin, and a number of others met and founded the association at Helena in tho early 'bO's, and a call w as issued for the first annual nieetinu that year. The lirst full association met in the city of l'.utle nml was largely attended, over sixty members of the association were present. At this meeting the real history of Montana journalism, covering cover-ing a space of over twenty years, was road and presented by John Russell Wilson. This is now on the records of the association and has been added to Yearly by one selected from tho members mem-bers of the association as tho historian to continue the history up to date. So by this time the fraternity of Montana must have a complete, concise and comprehensive com-prehensive chronicle of the doings of the press men and newspapers published pub-lished iu that state. siock. iderrimeiil ami a tocial luuo was the happy result. T lanrr hv morning the editors and ! ,'!: s n , enjoy a driie through the I. ih'iiie-s of the Grant Urol hers livery c il puny. Their big coaches, the Ray-i. Ray-i. n. nl and I lull, ii ill convey tho guests a-1 1 1 1 :i I tln city. Tin: start will be made f: "-o I he Coni mi ntal at b K. in. 'The ii: , i iei . Messrs. Sair.sliiiry A John--mi will tiihe ph.oti'irraphs of tho party ! - "'I n:' near the Temple. At o'clock iu the ai'li rnoon the gliosis wiil attend "! ioos m the tabernacle and bear the ere at i pern iilaved. An excursion to i I oi : Detieiss is arranireil al 4 .ho o'clock, i mtcil Stales military band concert at "i M). TIc-Cily Railway company will take Ihe editor's lo the, tort. I he Salt I'ai'id Transit cumpaiiy has tendered I ie ue nl I heir cars lo the quill drivers 1 i'. no in c. want to go lo Calder's park j .inia, ei.'iiiu... l liis is a beautiful . rcort ami is lighted by electricity. liiKltinturieoiia Shotfl. 1 Co. J C. K I. l.'l v. v of the Ton nsend 1 I.- '. ,' is tin- pioneer of the crowd i i f v: ting editors. Col. Kerley lias b.-.cn engaged in newspaper work in i Molilalia lor nearly a quarter of a cell- 1 dn s.n e at one short time he. planted ' and raised a crop nf sheep in Jeli'erson ; ei'iihty The sleep biiMiiess beint' a t .iiui'e he glad y returned to bis lirst 1 .. lampblack anil i Kgs. ; . W. A i.l !.i:s' i of the P.opiiian I (.,' , i- is cm. ,,f the veterans of Nl on - I t. ma j :u i. il'r m. Hi en in tiio harness I.l many cars. His sheet, the viror. " is the lea. ling lepubi ean newspaper ill e.ise'iii Montana. Hrotbcr Ablerson has been connected with the Press As-.soeialinii As-.soeialinii since its birth ami liiied the ulVice of aiding president in lsss. J. R. Vi'i:iMvt:n. ei'.itor of Ihe .-! ;' .'. pnbii.-Iied at Glcndive, j in the extreme. eastern county coun-ty of Montana is modest like all newspaper news-paper men but nevertheless pets himself him-self up in good shape, lb' is Slid only one in the party competent to sample i s "!a water. i A. K. Vifkks is the editor of the) P.iv.eman f'lironide. a dyed-in-the-wool ! 'I'loci -.tlc sheet. Mr. Verkes has been , an active and e'unrgetic member of the press association for iilt Veals, fill-ing fill-ing the pos, lam of corre-poinlir g sue-' l.'.rv must of the time, i le is now sec- j reiarv. I (if ..i.-iiK Ai.iki;si'N of the Livingston I '. ' cann from the last, the home of! w;-e men. Having an appetite for! bicad and butter he su)ipbed the de- inaml hy setting up an otbee in lloe-i lloe-i man, where he published a cold water newspaper for some time. Mi;s. M. A. Yosr is thu literary editor edi-tor of tho IluslaiLiimuH pniittid at j |