The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-08

| marke for this coal must ev entually be the
| smelling and mining centers south OF us. The
natural outlet from these coal fields to these
centers is through Mlssoula Doubt ess this
road. running north fro m Missoua to these coal
| fields, Will be built some day. But how much
earlier would that be done should the millions
OF acres OF fine lands included IN the long stretch
OF country lying between us and these coal
fields and known as the FL athead Indian reserv-
alton be thrown open to settlement? In few
months 1t would be a bee hive of industry.
Thousands OF families could at once find homes.
They would become producers OF all that a fer
tile and well watered soil can grow. The car
rying OF their products to market would be
highly profitable. This. added to the coal trade,
would insure the building of that road at a
very early day. The Flatheld reservation must
be thrown open to settlement.-M tsSoultdn.
The Anaconda STANDARD sprung the deadly
parallel on the Rev Mr.. Rollins of Butte Mon
day showing that either he stole lecture on
Columbus fr IN the Rev. Mr.. Bristol OF Chicago
or Mr.. Bristol stole the lecture from Mr.. Rollins.
somebody will have to explain. Mr.. Rollins
says royal seizure" Is not plagiarism. That's
so; It is not; it is downright theft, lower than
plebedn In Its nature. - Missoltld Democrat
The Bozeman NelO Issue, prohibition news
paper, says that il the bill which has been in
troduced IN the legislature to prohibit gambling
on the ground floor should become a law, it
would be likely to cripple on, OF Montana's
temporary is mistaken; the passage of the bill
would simply raise the ante and make gambling
trifie more high toned.-LtUhgston Post.
The old-time gamblers and ''hard" men OF the
West are RAPIDLY disappearing, or have degen-
Grated IN common Migrants. The last instance
is mat or James Bell, whose case is thus re-
ferred to In special to the st. Paul Dispatch,
under date OF West Superior. Wis: flames
Bell who, In the early days OF Montana was a
noted gambler and all round desperate charac-
ter, was arrested here on a charge OF vagrdncy,
and given 10 days sentence on bread and water
lie was once wealthy, and had a romantic and
sangunary career"
Speaking OF the moose the other day at the
club, Paul Mccormick stated that In early days
when he and Jim we're holding the fort in Pease
bottom, one morning moose was in among the
mues and, when noticed. Jim grabbed a rife
and jumped a mule barebacked and started
after that willy animal. Jim followed that cussed
beast nearly all day and never got within rife
shot OF II and returned to camp thoroughly dis
gusted. Cariboo Is spec es of the moose
family rarely seen In Montana, but In early days
they were more plentiful. Larger than moose
they are more timd and feet. The herd OF elk
owned by Paul Mccormick, which are now In
captivity at the Bull Mountain ranch, have in
creased considerably during the past few years
there being fully 30 per cent of calves. Mr..
Mccormick proposes to bring most of the
young ones up 10 his stock farm 1.-THE old inkler
place. and turn them loose among the horses,
anticipating that they will become more tracta-
bic and urbane If growing right along with colts
and handled every day. BY mex winter 1t may
not be an unusual thing to see young Paul drv-
a pair OF antlered elk around. making the snow
fly and pas ing everything on the road.-Btll-
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