The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-04
bob" GREIG'S OPENING.
Such a Display OF Holiday Goods Has
Never Before Been Seen In Montana
The Crowds Tina Attended 1t.


Bob" Greig came very nearly being
arrested yesterday. 1t is well known
that Bob is the most quiet inc peace
able citizen in Anaconda, but just the
same he was within an ace of going
20 Jail yesterday. That he wasn't ar
rested is all due to the good nature and
patient endurance of Chief OF Police
Jack White.
The cause OF all the disturbance yes
terday was "Greig's opening" Greig's
opening in print doesn't look very OBJ
streperous or peace-disturbing, but
Greig's opening in reality was a thing
of much consequence. The reason that
Bot came near being arrested WAS be-
cause IL was he who caused the blockad-
ing of the sidewalk on Main street for
IL hours. People who wanted to go up
or down the west side OF Main street
and who didn't care 10 see Bob Greig's
display had TO walk out in the middle
of the street, but IL was a noticeable
fact that very, very few ak in the
street, and those who did had seen the
display earlier in the DAY.
"Greig's opening this year eclipsed
any former attempt. Greig's opening
is not to be equaled by any store in
the Northwest. One may &c to Butte
or to any other place to see grand open
ings, but nowhere will one see the glori-
Gus display of goods that was shown by
Mr.. Greig yesterday.
The opening commenced at 10 o'clock
in the morning and from that tim on
until 8 or 10 o'clock at night the male
population was entirely excluded from
Greig's store. The man who Just
dropped in to get a cigar" was an I'M
known character yesterday. The place
was given over to the women and the
children. And how they did enjoy
themselves! uch fine dolls, such fine
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fine steam engines and spring engines,
such a grand. glorious, all-eclipsing
display of holiday goods! Nothing that
a newspaper car say can be a word In
praise of the opening. the crowd, the
stock of toys, fancy. ornamental and
useful goods that Greig has. The crowds
that INSTRUCTED h sidewalk and
crowded the store yesterday are
enough. Nobody can ever have the
last word with a woman h women
declared the opening delightful. and
tina Is all there Is to II. The women
are right-it was delightful. No one
can say more.
Mr.. Greig had made elaborate prep
arations for his opening. A month ago
Mr.. Greig and his wife spent IL days
in the markets Of New York. Mr..
Greig left IL to his wife TO select the
stock for girls: he devoted his atten-
ton to the boys department. Mrs.
Greig bought dolls, dolls dresses, dolls
china sets. dolls hoods. dolls this and
dolls that: she bought sets for play
houses" and she bought everything
that brings Joy and gladness to the
little girl on Christmas. Mr.. Greig
bought skates. he bought sleds, he
bought toy engines. toy fire apparatus.
monkeys that slide down a pole n
monkeys that slide up a pole; wind
mills. railroad trains: a hundred. yes
a thousand, things that are a boys de-
light.
Mr.. Greig has brought to this city
the largest line of children's toys. la
dies toilet articles, smokers articles
and goods OF like nature that has ever
been seen in the state. There Is no
doubt about this. IL any one doubts
II. all that Is necessary is a glance at
Bob" Greig's store.