The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-04
SEBEN COME 'LEBEN
Those Are The Magic Words in Big
Timber.
SWEET GRASS IS THE STUFF
Great Was the Rejoicing i'm the Now
County When Word Came That
the Bill Had Passed the
Legislature.
SWEET GRASS is THE STUFF


LIVINGSTON, NJ arch "a monster cele-
bration took place in Big Timber yester-
day and the air was rent with the joyous
shouts of tho vIctors in the county q Wis
ion contest. On the banners of sweet
Grass county there have been inscribed
three flaming figures that have a more
significant meaning now to the people of
Big Timber than to any colored votary of
the game of scraps" The cabalistic fig
ures that exert such n magic spell over
the residents of Sweet Grass county's me-
tropolIs are none other than ell" That
is Big Timber's battle cry now and in
after years the nero mention of the fig
ures in the hearing of IA Big Timber man
will be sufficient to awaken in his breast
fond recollections of tine memorable vote
by which Sweet Grass county passed the
senate of Montana on March ., 1885.
The ex ,ression INSTRUMENTATION"
has already been flashed back and forth
over the wires between Big Timber and
this city in facetious messages, and
Mayor Frank Beley of this city, who
headed the legislative petition for the Gre
alton of Sweet Grass county, has already
made arrangements to have tho statue of
negro erected in front of his place of
business at Big Timber. In the hands of
the statue will be two huge dice in bronze.
The order has been placed, and April 1
has been set as the date for unwilling the
statue.
Among the messages received in this
city from Big Timber yesterday afternoon
was one from Harvey Bliss to Cashier j..
c. Villas of the National Park bank, and
it read, "Has tho blizzard struck Living
ston yct?'
Mr.. Villas wired back, Yes; 1t is to IL
below and we are showed underh
The news that both the Sweet Grass and
Carbon county bills had passed tho senate
was received in this city with some little
surprise. 1t was the general opinion that
the senate would kill the former bill, al
though few thought differently and
backed up their opinions with money. As
far as the Carbon county bill was con-
cerned, there was very little opposition
from this city. That there was merit in
the bill was generally acknowledged.
Aside from this feeling toward the repre-
sentatives from this county, there Is a
disposition TO take matters philosoph-
ically, the argument being that "what
can't be cured must be endured" The
Sweet Grass county people certainly
made n brilliant fnish.n President T..
Ii. Talcott of the National Park bank, vino
led the opposition and who has been in
Halena almost constantly for the past six
weeks, desn't appear TO have welded as
much influence as was expected. Ii is an
open secret that he and Representative
Joy are most bitter enemies, and tho sem
timent is freely expressed here that if tho
right kind of influence had been brought
to bear upon Representative Joy hls oppo-
sition TO the Sweet Grass county bill could
have been secured He is n man who cam
not bo whipped into line and he would
rather die fighting his enemies than TO
win a crown by laying down his arms.
Though Park county has been tempo
rarily crippled 10y losing nearly half of her
magnificent domain, she has still enough
territory left, all of which Is exceedingly
rich in natural resources. The total as
sessed valuation of Park county last year
was Si,6OJ.O01. or this amount Carbon
county Will take but 100000, while Sweet
Grass county VIII be entitled To about
Sl.Oi0.O10. This will leave Park county
with an assessed valuation of $1,000.
thus putting tho county back into the
third class under the present law and re-
ducIng the salaries, comparative
statement of which is here given: