Harmon’s Histories: August 1874 boasted hailstones and trout galore
Hundreds of trout, dozens of grouse, hail the size of eggs, watermelons stolen from an old man, naughty boys disrupting the singing school, a sure way to improve school boys’ spelling, a screeching brass band and a bit of Irish humor. Those were the August headlines in Missoula newspapers in 1874.