The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-31
Montana and Montanans.

NOIlLdI1d dIlQ WOIlLdIldIIS.
Anaconda will have a 100000 court
house before we have a state capitol at
any price.-The Muscular.
The ancient history class is finishing
the Persian empire, and they have been
doing good work.--Lewistown Democrat.
1t is noticeable that the Hon. Thomas
Henry Carter is not conspicuous as an
advocate of the white metal during the
session.-Billings Times.
Should the courts of Silver Bow decide
to place Shadwell and Riley on the pro-
gramme for double turn, it will only be
for Il single ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Call.
Another frightful snowstorm in the
Dakotas and east of there. In a day or
two the Eastern papers will be speaking
of the frightful storms i'll Montana
Great Falls Leader.
A Galatin valley ranchman is going
into the skunk raising business, and fig
ures his profits for the next five years at
the modest sum of s16S.00o. That's better
than klondike. -Helena Herald.
President Mckinley is to visit Butte the
coming summer Wouldn't that cork yer?
Wen, after all, the people Of the Silver
City will treat him a presdent-noth-
ing more-Missoula Democrat.
The number of children enrolled in the
public schools of Montana is 81, 436. and
the number of teachers employed loo.
Not such a bad showing for one of the
undesirable states.-Butte Miner.
The tones of the new NJ l.. church bell
were heard vibrating through town for
the first time last Monday evening, from
it's place in the church belfry. 1t is paid
for too, gentle reader.-Stevensville Tri-
bune.
we do not know the inside of things in
the Butte county government and the adj
ministration of justice. Certain 1t is that
the wicked have fiourished in Butte like
a green bay tree as in the days of the
psalmist.-Great Falls Tribune.
Carbon is unquestionably the richest
county in the state in its coal measures
and its agricultural resources are I'M
surpassed. The rapid development of the
former will so stimulate the latter that 1T
will be but short time until IT also leads
in the products of the farm.-Gebo Sen
tinel.
In it's congressional roster the New
York Tribune's almanac denominates Mr..
Hartman of Montana as Il populist. The
Tribune classifes the human race into
two grand divsons-sound money men
and those who permit the wind to blow
through their whiskers.-Butte Inter
Mountain.
1t is n significant fact that the gold
standard press deyotes more columns of
space commenting ON Mr. Bryan, his
statements and his doings than any other
man in public life. Men are not in the
habit of wasting powder on weak foe
Dillon Tribune.
If your pet Fido or Rover has that
woe-begon. tired feeling look. it's safe
to wager that some enterprisinG youth
has been Klondiking him. Breaking dog
teams for use on the trail to the gold
fields has had the result of making an
other popular pastime for the Dillon boy.
Dillon Examiner.
Recently. when Ralph and Dick Peter
son went To look after their traps, they
were surprised by finding that instead of
catching the coyote they had expected TO.
they had captured mountain lion that
measured nearly nine feet from tip to tip
and was three feet high.-Sheridan Paper.
How inappropriately it has happened
that at each of the Indianapolis gold
standard gatherings some one should bob
up 10 nllSitlFcStnl Mpnidnd. fISl II WAS
MIR. \. II. Nelson, who doesn't reside in
this state. and then Mr.. Harry II. Palmer.
who represents the leading bond buyers
of the United States.--IIelena lndepend-
emit
In the selling of land for taxes. Attor-
| ney General Nolan holds that where more
/ than one tract or parcel of land L owned
/ by the party delinquent. only 50 much of
J such land should he offered and sold as
i will bring the amount of taxes delinquent
ON the entire property. This is a COM
nonsense Niew.-Livingston Post.
/ There is no question about Montana be-
/ ing one Of the best farming countries in
I existence. but every once and awhile
We hear some one get up and assert that
there is no farming in the state. ne ara
& hle land, etc. Such men OF course are
I only displaying a large amount of ignor-
anee.-Rocky Mountain Hushandman.
I The settlers on the Cheyenne reserya-
/ ton need hook for no help ar assistance
4 from the United States government. They
/ will continue to live, in the past. a life
/ of terror. Live debarred from all pleas
ures. Live in fear of an Indian war.
/ with all its contingent horror and out
/ rage. They hope the government viii
listen to their petition. They expect their
I demand for Justice 10 he granted They
trust the government will see the terrible