The Dead Mongol Impressive Ceremonies Held Yesterday Over a Celestials’s Grave The Chinese funeral held Sunday was a gorgeous affair, participated in by about 500 Chinese and witnessed by nearly the entire population of Missoula. The Mascot band was engaged for the purpose which with the assistance of the unearthly Read More
A H Hay Spends New Year’s Day In City of Boyhood A.H. Hay, who was reared in Missoula by Judge Frank Woody, was in Missoula Thursday, the first New Year’s day he had spent in the Garden city in 37 years. Mr. Hay, who is of Chinese extraction, is one Read More
Chinese Arrested Here On Charge Of Smuggling Opium Chief of Police Moore Seizes Ham Lay on His Return From Butte Ham Lay, a Chinese aged 68, was arrested last night at the Northern Pacific depot by Chief of Police Moore and opium valued at $500 was found on his person. Read More
Missoula Celestial’s Hop Joint – 1900 The article below is taken from the Missoula newspaper Daily Democrat-Messenger – June 5, 1900 The hop joint of China Sam, a well known celestial, was raided last evening by Officer Larson and resulted in the capture of two white men, Harry Wilson and Read More
If you think early Missoula was immune to bigotry, racism and prejudice, think again. It was alive and well in early Missoula as evidenced by the trial of five Missoula miscreants whose petty behavior against a Missoula Chinese family cost them their freedom. Missoula’s judiciary found them guilty of Read More
Against the Chinese. At the regular semi-annual meeting of the county alliance of farmers held in Missoula last Tuesday a committee consisting of V. R. Woodmancy, Wm. Spurgin, Ed. Burrows, Robt. Johnson and Shirley Gharett appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the feelings of the delegates on the Read More
Tom Fung Funeral The funeral of Tom Fung, the Chinaman who died yesterday in the Chinese quarters of this city, was held today from Hayes & Marsh’s undertaking establishment on Front street. The remains were interred in the old burial grounds across the Rattlesnake and were followed to Read More
Missoula’s Chinamen Plan a Great New Year’s Celebration The Chinese of this city are not bothered with the century question. With them the old year ends with the 29th of this month and the new one begins with the 30th, and they are preparing for a grand celebration of that Read More