The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-18

thy of a large circle of friends in thei,
bereavement.
The good people of Choteau-and
there are lots of them up-will fittingly
observe Memorial day. Committees are
hard at work and no efforts will be
| spared to properly honor the memory
OF the heroic dead who defended the
starry banner a long time ago. Every
citizen of Teton county, including
Charley Prescott, is invited to Choteau
to assist in the services.
| Senator Nantes remarks on "the
| principles of protection" are being
widely quoted i'm Northern Montana
vantage of the opportunity to pay the
gentleman from Butte" many compli-
| ments of pleasant nature.
The Montanian wants a bank located
at Choteau and wants Ii bad A bank
is right handy thing to have adjacent
to newspaper Office, and Editor Cor
son is evidently "onto his business" in
entreating some capitalist to locate at
the metropolis of Teton county and en-
gage in the business of losing money.
The recent storm resulted in a most
severe loss to sheepmen in all parts Of
Teton county, says the Montanian.
Many hockmasters lost hundreds of
lambs and some admit that they will
not raise over SO per cent. Those who
had only begun Landing are fortunate
in escaping the worst storm at this
season experienced for years.
The Lethbridge News says that a 81
days guarantee has been established
against American sheep. The guaran-
tee was established by the Canadian
authorities at the request of the AL
berta sheepbreeders to protect their
fiocks from scab. There is no scab in
Northern Montana f1ocks now and our
Canadian cousins need have no fear in
the future.
rumor is floating in the ambient
ozone of Northern Montana to the eff
feet that S. s. Hobson, the sage of
Utica and the Judith Basin, has
dropped his operations for state treas
urer in a sheep trough, since the Butte
convention, and will devote his entire
time in the future to boycotting Great
Falls and Cascade county. If Hobson's
overtures for peace had only been en-
tertained by the Cascade county dele
cation this sad and tragic boycott
would have been averted, and the gen
tleman from Utica would have passed
through the electric city two or three
times year on his way to Helena to
transact his business. When he is
called to the capital city in the future
he will go via Billings and Bozeman.
The editor rises in a dignified way to
remark that Teton county takes no
back seat in any place. The best
speech in the state convention was
made by a Teton county delegate. We
are young but must be respected"
Well, this Is nerve, too; what's the mat
ter with the orations delivered by Jere
Sullivan of Choteau county, o. ID. Pol
ley of Valley, Krause of Cascade, and
that brilliant young attorney, Hon.
Frank E. Smith of Fergus county?
Those who pretend to know, say that
Corson is partial to Hon. ]. G. Bair OF
Choteau. who is said to be really a
clever editorial writer. and the Montan-
ian is strong in this particular feature.
The following suggestion is thought
to be particularly applicable to resi-
dents of Great Falls: Say a good
word for your town when away. You
may be well paid for your trouble when
least expecting it,
Arrangements are being perfected for
the organization of an Eastern Star
lodge, ladies' auxiliary to the Masonic
lodge of Choteau. j. NJ. Power, district
of the society, is expected at
Choteau this coming week to install the
officers and to start the ball rolling for
the ladies.