The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-25


venerable gentleman who has followed
the republican flag since the days of
Lincoln, comes out in a card in a Great
rails newspaper and renounces allegf-
ance TO the party of goldbug ideas and
principles. The Judge says: ITO hell
win protection-Mckinley protection
4 VIII no longer follow the leaders who
can be classed as Judases and worse
IMAM Judas dared be. Silver is our
Theme and this position represents
30 per cent. of the voters of Cascade
county"
A lodge of the Patriots of America
advocates of the free coinage of silver
VIII soon be organized at Kibby The
Neihart Herald says that the growth
OF TINS order has been phenomenal; for
within four months, without an organ
izer in the field, it's lodges have been
planted in "a states, whose member
ship numbers upwards of 100000 Mel
hart lodge was the first to be institu-
ted in Montana, with Monarch lodge a
close second.
j. j. Coleman Of Butte, representing
the National Bimetallic union. is at
Neihart interviewing the people of that
camp on silver matters and taking
subscriptions to be used in furthering
the interests of free coinage.
An effort is being made by the citi-
zens OF Choteau to have a board of
health organized in that place and the
subject will doubtless be brought to
the attention of the commissioners at
their next meeting.
The Montanian says that a lodge of
the Eastern Star was organized at
Choteau Tuesday evening last The Of
hcers installed to preside during the
present term are: Mrs. Yetta Cohen,
W. M; s. II. Drake. w. p; Mrs. Ber-
tina Harris, A. M; Miss Kathleen Sill
verman, secretary; Mrs Mary Bair.
treasurer; Mrs. Carrie Hirshberg. con-
ductor; Kathrine Mcdonald assistant
conductor; j. H. Dunlap, chaplain; ].
q. Barr, marshal; Sarah Silverman,
Adah; Mrs. Lena Peterson, Ruth;
Mrs. Jennie Gibson, Esther; Marquee
rite Hodgskiss, MARTHA Mrs. Grace
Steele, Electa; Alfred Harris. warden;
j. L. Webb, sentinel
The Hoover II OLSON Bovett sluices
at Hogo are not running this season,
and the ground is known to be rich in
gold dust of a heavy character Some
assert that the title to the ground is
defective, and others allege that IL is a
game of freezing out one or two objec-
tionable parties interested in the prop
erty. The weight of probabilities IA
vors the truthfulness of the latter ex-
PLANTATION. 1t would not surprise the
people of that camp If trouble of a Sc
rious character should follow a sue
cessful freeze-out.
II. H. Matteson, cashier of the First
National bank of Great Falls, has been
employed as an expert accountant by
the stockholders of the defunct bank of
Choteau to check up the business dur
ing the time the bank was running I'M
der the management of ]. w. Cory. 1t
will require some time to straighten
out the affairs of the institution.
The Acantha says that an important
irrigation deal is being talked of which.
If carried to completion, will be of
great benefit to that section of Teton
county.
Monarch lodge, Daughters of the Re-
public, will be organized next wee. in
that ambitious little town. The appli-
cation for charter was signed by
Mesdames Miebach, Smith, . Joyce,
Bridges, Yule and Greedy; Misses Yule,
and Pearl and Lillian Joyce and 9TH
ers. The enterprise of these ladies is
worthy of the highest compliment
Rather a heavy deal in the stock of
the Benton mill at Neihart is reported
1t is said the Andersons of White Sui
phur Springs having sold their interest
in the Montana Mining company to ].
L. Arlington and others, as the report |
goes, for about s cents a share The |
cash consideration amounts to S25. 900 |
or 900 and the change of ownership
also involves the transfer of the prin-
cipal office from White Sulphur Springs |
TO Great Falls.
looking forward TO the time, says the |
Acantha, when they can get into the |
hills, and commence their summers |
work. The Birch creek country will l
be thoroughly prospected this season, |
and If there are any valuable mineral |
deposits in that region the boys will |
certainly run across them.
A wave of patriotism is rolling across |
Northern Montana this year and extern |
sive arrangements are being made to /
celebrate the Fourth of July in good |
old style at Lewistown, Benton. Havre, |
Dupuyer, Cnoteau and Glasgow. I'D /
to the present time the people of Great |
Falls have overlooked the occasion.
The editor of the River Press is au-
thority for the statement that the lat
est to the fiocks of John F. Patterson /
of Choteau county is an animal freak /
that takes the blue ribbon. Ii is a
lamb with seven legs; the fore part Of /
its anatomy has three pedal eXtremi- /
ties. while the rear end is held up by /
four. we'll developed limbs. All other
portion Of the lamb have a normal ap-
pearance. and the animal gives every /
promise of a thrifty and vigorous /
growth TO maturity. This solves the 1
future of sheep husbandry; a sheep
that produces three shoulders and four
legs Of mutton 10 the carcass has been 4
the ambition Of fiockmasters ever since
Abel put in his time herding on Lone
some prairie.