The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-19
EVERYBODY PRAISED It
The Christmas standard" Found
Favor With Anaconda People.
WASH0E SHELTER PAGE
That. OF Course. Was the Principal Feat
ure So Far as This City Is Cor
csrned-Ready to Help Judge
Brantly Out.

The Christmas edition OF the Standard
was the only topic o: conversation in
Anaconda yesterday. and il was a topic
full Of subjects for conversation.
Never before has an edition of any
newspaper created so much interes. or
elected so much praise as did the STAN
dard. IL was on eyerybody's tongue,
and everybody was delighted with the
paper. There was a good word for ev.
cry part of IL: not one feature escaped
favorable mention.
The principal feature, so far as Ana
conda is concerned. Of course. was the
"Washoe page" The people of this
city have been waiting for a long time
to learn something definite about the
rumors concerning the Washoe plant.
In its editorial mention on Saturday
morning the Standard promised as one
OF It's Christmas edition features a talk
ABOUT the Washoe. N this editorial ex-
cited interest to such a degree that
many people got up at an unusually
early hour to read the article. II there
Is one man In Anaconda who didn't feel
like jumping about IL feet INTO the air
and shouting when he read about the
Washoe in the Christmas Standard. that
man has not been heard from. The por-
trait or Mr.. DAILY was pronounced by
everyone to be an exact and lifelike pic
ture.
But the Washoe article. although
head n shoulders above every Other
feature. so far as Anaconda is ron
cerned. was not the only piece i'm the
paper" The bear stories written by the
justices of the supreme court were n
teresting attractions. Long before the
sun was up yesterday morning half the
good people in Anaconda had taken
Judge Brantly's office away from him
n had decided, according to their
own views n ideas OF bears and bear
stories, that this or that writer had the
better story. The opinions were about
equally divided. Judge Pemberton had
o as many adherents as Judge
Hunt. n Judge Pigott as many az
either of the other two. The bear sto-
ries were all so good and pleased cv-
erybody so well that the first reading
was rushed through with in furious
haste. Now that the gist of the stories
have been enjoyed. people win sit down
and read the bear stories over again I'm
a more critical frame of mind. IL Judge
Brantly wants any assistance i'm COM
ing to a decision i'm the contest, he can
find all sorts of opinions about them.
The splendid article about the vigi-
itliitSs Ut. ft~dFutnDTOOk = Ol0-Ilmel = |
story. the editors write-ups of one an
other. and the hundred other features,
came in for a full share of the discus
sion. John McMurray's breezy talk
ABOUT the press gang was a source of
pleasure to those who care TO read about
the newspaper mans day of rest. Then
there was horse talk and building sta
tistics and historical matter about Deer
Lodge county and other Communities,
and so much other matter init the peo-
pie could not read only about half Of II
morning. They all went
early last night and finished II
up. or rather they tried to finish IL DIP.
but IL Is safe to say they will have first
class reading for a week yet.
The news stands and the Standards
business Office were crowded with people
up to a late hour i'm the afternoon. all
Df them anxious to secur copies OF the
Standard. The newsboys
)n the street did more business yester-
lay h they ever have. and the loads
IF Standards they carried out of the
room was a caution. Thousands
copies were sold for mailing. Near
every man. woman and child in town
to want to send a Standard
back home so that the folks in the East
night see what sort OF a newspaper Is
printed i'm these savage wilds.
II Is the universally expressed opin-
on that the Christmas edition of he
is the greatest thing in news
,apers that was ever gotten out in h
Every citizen of Anaconda
$ proud of the Standard. for this ne vs.
Is his home paper" and every
'itizen Is proud of the grand success
he Standard attained in its Christmas
'dition.
There are still copies of the Christ
mas edition left for sale at this Office.
Those who wish TO send copies to
riends in other parts of the state or
will find them wrapped in a
package ready for address
The newsdealers of the city are
Ilso prepared To supply Christmas
to those who NAV want
IL Is suggested that everybody
wants a Christmas STANDARD
hould get IL at once. as there Is no
cling how SOON the edition may be ex-
Everyone should have a copy
{ the Christmas Standard; 1t IL the
best. most readable newspaper