The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-20
ANACONDA NEWS.
THE MOUNTAINOUS
Manila Newspapers Talk Inter
estingly of Passing Incidents.
THE OF A SNAP SHOT
. Number OF Philippine Publications
Received in This City-How the
Boys Play Baseball While
Montanans Are Freezing.

i Rod williams got a Christmas box
last night that is not very valuable.
! intrinsically considered. hut which is
! one of the best things hat yon In
this community could receive when con-
.sidered from a makes you feel good
spoint. The Christmas box Rod got is
yfrom Manila. 1t was sent by II. n.
2 Kennedy. or. as everyone knows him.
Bart Kennedy. IL consists of four or
. i've newepapers-soldiers' publications
printed at Manila. doubtless by sOrne
of the enterprising newspaper men who
. went with the boys to Manila.
F. The titles OF the newspapers are "'fhe
American Soldier Freedom" The
: American Uncle Sam and other
names tina sound equally patriotic.
Besides the newspapers. Bart sent a
. neat little pamphlet containing A score
f, of martial songs written by soldiers of
the different regiments. There are two
songs by Will II. Doyle Of the Montana
regiment. The eong book is a hand
somely printed pamphlet, and Is en-
vlosed in v~ari-colored covers. which
: bear the names of the printers at Ma
?riis.
The date upon which the 'consiSn-
VI 80.
vember II, more than q month &
There are many Items Of interest IN
2 those publications. and nearly all OF
, them devote a column or SO OF space
4 to the doings of the Montana boys and
the happenings in the Montana camps.
q Here is a brief extract taken from I'M
! Gle SAM" one of the newspapers. whose
title line says II Is published at Ma
Mia. Island of Luzon. u. !. Nov. D..
The article is headed Montana" and
? tells OF the events of the Montana
camp. There are many references to
members of Companies h and NJ. the
two Anaconda companies. The article
reads thus:
All seem TO agree upon Alex Wessitsh
of 4 as being one Of the most popular
s%crgeants I'm the regiment.
Captain Keown of Company G mer-
its fame I'm more ways than one. His
sroIdierly instincts. while in San Frau
! Cisco. were turned into other channe.s.
land he won admiration and glory on
the gridiron in a game with the husky
Minnesotas. which resulted In several
bruises and broken bones. besides "A tc.
Corporal Lisle is a popular member
of the Bozeman company and "A wielder
Of both pen and sword at the present
time.
Captain Dillon. ever on agreeable
terms with his men. has one of the best
drilled companies in the regiment.
. First Lieutenant Kennedy. well liked
by all companies as well as his own.
Is reported improved at the division
hospital in Cavite. one of the secrets
of his enduring popularity, II his unit
versal kindness and obliging courtesy.
which was manifested particularly on
board the Pennsylvania.
K~avanaugh. the corporalistlc and IiS-
tic pride of Company X, has secured his
desire and Is matched against a Com
-aa~ NAn Tor "A Fnnh=GlUnh nurse
Twenty rounds are to be fought. II
Dame Gossip has guessed correctly.
In the hospital. Montana has two OH
GERS and 16 priVates at the time II
writing. All are reported doing nicely.
Lieutenant Gainan. Company II, had
n confusingly fattering experience. He
was passing the quarters OF the Dako-
tas. when the ~vigilant guard called IN
s;entorian tones. Turn out the guard.
commanding officer The lieutenant
was properly abashed by the uneNpect-
ed honor and with rare and judicious
presence of mind. said. Never mind ths
guard and passed on with the con-
sciousness of having escaped without
detection. and nc doubt con~gratulating
himself on his fortunate or perhaps UNI
fortunate resemblance To Dakota's
colonel. IL Is not his first experience
in this line.
Just prior TO u removal from Ca
vito n party composed of Privates
Casey. Ryan. Boyle. Daley, Shipman.
Mckenzie and Kennedy secured "A boat
and armed themselves with a camera
With Casey at the helm our noble bark
Tteered for the wreck Of the Marie
Christina. with the intention of taking
a shot at her. The goal was safely
reached and the party had almost d.s-
embarked when a shot from the con-
cord caused those who had boarded her
20 make for their boa in double time,
a cadence they knew best. our boat
was then headed for the Concord 10
apologize for not having powder To an-
swer their salute. We were met 10y