The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-29
STATE OPINION.

Does the American Book company own the
state OF Montana"--GTcdt Fails Leader
knippenberg of Beaverhead. the man who
did not spend five cent piece TO secure his
election, is very properly the guardian ana pro-
tector Of the American flag, having introduced a
bill in the house declaring it lille al to exhibit
any other banner i'm Montana. Even the flag Of
the salvation Army Will have to 20 under the
knippenberg bill, and carrying the banner
other than the stars and stripes will be stric ly
prohibited Billings Gazette.
We rrgret very much that during the late SEN
atorial campaign-vhich after all, ended so
happhy-cer ain newspapers OF the state In op-
position To Governor Richards candidacy, held
that officers religious prOpenstics up to Tidi-
cue. Governor Richards Is a conscientious
painstaking Oillcial-one whose record is as an
open book-and the fact that he Is a Christian
gentleman Only increases our esteem and ad-
mration for him Virginia CitB MdiisOnidn.
The true spirit OF Montana men and women
was brought to view by the Butte calamity
Thirty thousand dollars is the contribution to
the fund for the relief OF this stricken families.
And Montana Is no. all heard from yet
Columbia Falls Tribune
Helena is sti on the grab for paving territory
That is To say territory that is productive enough
I'm taxable property TO add to the revenues OF
Lewis and Clarke county. Mention has been
made of an effort on its part To absorb the new
mining camp Of Lump ouch and now CONES a
proposition to take from Meagher. Canyon Ferry
and adjacent domain. Why not introduce
bill to annex Butte? This would make good the
Helena claim that II is the county seat of the
Richest county in the state. Great Fails Iri-
btme
Now that Montana has two senators and one
representative in congress-, why should the state
pay 5000 per annum for mineral land com.
misSioneT?-G Great Fails Lea ter.
There are but few legislatures composed Of
-
there Is a rc'ormer included in the list In the
Montana legislature Henry knppenbcrg ap-
pears 10 be anxious to rlay the role. At an
early stage Of the proceedings he Initiated a
measure To reform the patrio ism OF the resi-
dents of the state. and he is following this IN
with a number of bills 10 re orm their morals
N wants To take care of the rising generation
aud has prepared bills To protect DO h the boys
ana girls. Regar ing the latter class lac pro-
poses that the age OF consent shall be placed al
Is Instead Of IL years, as ~ present. This is
something ~ a slap at the prccocity OF our girls
who think they know more at IA than did their
gran lmotnerS at 20 In connection with this
bill the reform r Is respectfully referred 10 a
recent sermon by the Rev. Rounder of Butte on
the subject. That eloquent and eminently
practical divine IN the course OF his REMARKS
advocated he massage OF a law 10 protect ma les
OF mature rs We I as OF tender wears and gave
it his opinion that In the light 81 the present
condition ~ affairs old men were more in need
of projection than young girls. Under the
Montana statutes woman attans her ma iority
al the age Of l. years. and while there may be a
few exceptions, It i Ide 10 say that the average
girl of 10 j. not abe TO take care y herself
Grtut Fails Tribune
The bill introduced by Representative JOY re-
lating 10 school text bonNS Places the prices
entirely too high. The old prices should be re-
duccd II least onc-,hird .-GrtIt FIlis Itbtrtr
The mineral land question is assuming a
really alarming phase Patents 10 2l3.na acres
az land. mostly In ParN and ga 1t u counties.
have already been issued 90 the Northern Pa
c.Hc aui nobody knows whc har they are min
rral or not. whic the liant offices IL Helena
Ni>>oula and Bnrem n rrpoT, an aggregate ~
l.u1 luu1 acres >r rctrd for patent. The prapl,
eco no. know how 60 -c protests and unless "A
cumm.>> lrnCr - appointed % examine ana
classify these lands the effect ~ the a e. = on an
the Ear.el ease viii De- nulUuHd If an efforts
20 Washington fai go secure a Ia IaN. then Tie
people e. Montana must tI>a The On tip-up .ut
20 Jt o. .u ernest. Men familiar with the .aw
should ae employed % instruct rue people how
90 t.r protests. surveys Sluu.a ha made and a
tuuIH.-s HrEtu.EagI1u riesteI ln every county
along Tie .ur OF the Northern rIstrr d this !,
not done Montana Will soon AWAKE 10 the fsrl