The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24
TALK OF THE STATE.

illustrated cover, "A pages in all. is full
of interesting reading excellent taste is
displayed in the selections the special
articles are in keeping and the illustra-
tions add to the beauty of the whole The
two best sketches in the paper are about
J. X. Ramsdell and Fat Jack They
are written in an easy, graceful style and
are the work of a thorough newspaper
man These two sketches show that right
here in Montana have material going
to waste. which if known to space writer's
of the East. would keep them in rat
takes for some time, but 1t is doubtful
If any of the high-priced space writers
of the metropolitan press could handle
the subjects well as members of the
Standard staff have shown themselves
capable of doing.-The MissOulian.
The Anaconda Standard issued its
Christmas number Sunday. Dee. 49, and
1t is fine one. "A pages and illustrated
cover. The adage, undoubtedly true, that
community may be judged by its news
papers. gives to our neighbor on the north
character that can have its origin and
growth only in intelligence and indomi-
table will. With such a people the re-
sources of that vast empire are certain
of development. and the Standard, a pa
per ranking high in journalism is the
natural outcome. The present issue is too
extensive to receive justice in limited
space, but its statistical matter, hiStori-
cal events and pioneer sketches, in which
the whole state shares, will afford in
structive and delightful reading for lei
sure hours.-Salt Lake Tribune.
Let every man with a few dollars to
spare obtain from the headquarters of
the charity society the address of some
needy and deserving family. and send
some thing good to eat on Christmas day,
and remember that the family would like
to eat the day after Christmas also.
nntAIa End iaI1Jt IN
eat enough at one meal to last all the
| year round.-Butte Inter Mountain.
prophet may be without honor in his
| own country. but we will bet our paste
| pot against a good cigar that Tom Mar
| shall will be the next United States dis
| trict attorney for Montana. We arrive at
| this conclusion because Tom Carter has
! promised the job to every one in the
! state. Tom Marshall NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| Democrat.
The past season has witnessed more
| transfers in Northern Montana ranch
property than has been known for sew
| eral years past. The demand for inn
proved ranches promises to continue it
J being no longer possible to find desirable
| locations open to settlers under the
| homestead law.-Fort Benton River Press.
To say the least, range conditions are
| not good. Sheep and cattle are having
a hard time of 1t just now, their mouths
being sore from eating what little icy
| grass they can get hold of. Stockmen are
feeding hay. Reports from other sections
of the country are even worse.-choteau
Montanian.
Our paper is two days late and we are
| glad of it. / presume our friends would
| wish it never came at all. Some will say
that the editor was drunk, but this is
| untrue-he didn't have the price. From
| now on expect the knocker out on Fri
day. and be sure you get it.-Belt Knock
An oysterman of Alexandria. Va.
| found a gold collar button in the shell
of an oyster. according to local paper.
And many sapphres and gold nuggets
have been found in the crop of Montana
| grown turkeys. Yet foolish people go to
far-off Klondyke in search of fortunes
| Helena Independent
Governor Smith excuses his inability To
find signs of prosperity in the East on
| the ground that he did not visit any man.
| ufacturing eenters. Now If the governor
| had visited some of the Massachusetts
cotton mills he might have been able to
talk with more authority.-Butte Miner.
Governor Leedy's scheme to build a ca
| nal from Montana to Texas at a cost es-
timated of "only $3.50 600. Co., shows what
n great head for engineering he has. But
why stop at one canal? Why not build
two or three while about it?-Salt Lake
| Herald.
The holiday edition of the Anacdona
Standard was n fine affair of Al pages
with colored cover Many Christmas num-
bers are padded to fill space and make
bulk. but in the Standard every line was
observation-disclosures Age.
The efforts put forth by the gold bug
press to create discord in the ranks o.
the Montana silver forces is not meetinl
with that success they fondly anticipated
| Red Lodge Picket