Clark Fork’s Waters Red The Clark Fork River, which has been beset by pollution problems since the Anaconda Co. strike began last July, again is running red, according to Keith Seaburg, information officer for the Missoula District of the Montana Fish and Game Department. Seaburg said recent high winds in Read More
An Ignored Beauty By Al Darr Now in the long cool evening after supper, a few contemplative Missoulians stroll atop the stout dike provided last year by the Corps of Engineers. Maybe these strollers think, as I think, of the tremendous blessing the pioneers discovered, a delightful trout stream flowing Read More
Two Big Missoula Water Pipes – 1940 20 – Inch Pipe Will Be Laid To South Side $50,000 Added Improvement to Water System Is Announced. A 20-inch steel pipe, leading from the distributing reservoir on Water-Works Hill to the south side, will give better water service to that part Read More
North Channel Blocked – 1961 Dry Channel Causes Problem of Sewage The plugging of the north channel of the Clark Fork River Thursday morning resulted in an outpour of sewage onto dry land west of Higgins Avenue bridge. Oscar Ostenson, district engineer for the State Highway Department, said Thursday night Read More
Foley Bridge If what seems likely to happen with the new county bridge in Target Range really does occur, I believe Thomas Foley & wife (Ellen Calvey Foley) should be considered when naming this county landmark. Let me tell you about this gentle pioneer family. The Foleys were likely the Read More
Stock Is Formally Signed Over To Senator Clark A. H. Wethey, General Manager of the Clark Properties Tenders a Big Check and Is Given Possession of the Entire Stock of the Missoula Light and Water Company. Senator W. A. Clark became the owner of the Missoula Light & Water company’s Read More
The Light Is On. Blackfoot River Energy Turned Into Electricity. The electric light, transmitted over the new line of the Missoula General Electric Light company from Bonner, was tested yesterday afternoon. All the arc and a portion of the incandescent lights will be given a trial tonight when it is Read More
A Foolhardy Man Loses His Life Attempting To Swim Across The Big Blackfoot. His Identity Unknown – Supposed to be a Rancher from the Clearwater Country. A report reached Missoula today that an unknown man was drowned in the Big Blackfoot river near the McNamara bridge. It is not known Read More
Colored Man Take Queer Leave Lincoln Minor Disappears Mysteriously After Drawing Wages. E. T. Dorsey, the well-known carpet cleaner, last evening reported the mysterious disappearance of one of his employees, Lincoln Minor, colored, who was last seen Saturday evening. Mr. Dorsey fears for the man’s safety and the conditions under Read More
The article below appeared in The Sunday Missoulian on May 21, 1967 Missoula Hits Water Hard by Al Darr Montana Power Co. was just six years into the Missoula water supply business when they sunk their first city well on 14th Street in 1935. This was a brave departure for Read More