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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-14
THE OBSERVER THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER

.. Although losses in the railroads are
not SO wide, as II rule, the liquidation
TIL them was very heavy. The declines
reach over 3 points in st. Paul, Louis
vile and u number OF the Coalers and
exceed points in an extended list.
The conditions were apparently much
easier In the money market, but senti-
ment regarding the outlook was exceed
ingly feverish and unsettled and the
street was full of contradictory ruunors
regarding developments. The violent
jump in sterling exchange rates both
here and at other points made it suffi-
GENTLY evident that London was the real
seat of trouble and apprehension was ex-
pressed of future difficulties there.
bonds went off sharply i'm the late
dealings, but declines were relatively
small compared with those i'm stocks.
Total sales (par value), $1,79- 900.
United States 5's advanced u in the
bid price
The total sales of stocks were 1,071,-
GOO shares, including: Atchison, $500;
Atchison Preferred, 37,760; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 1880; Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy, 37,150; Chicago, Rock Is
land and Pacific, 1850; Louisville and
NdsHVllle, ZZ,40U; Manhattan Elevated,
1880 Metropolitan Street Railway, To-
S25; New York Central, 1880; Mis-
souri, Pacific, 1900; Northern Pacific,
1890; Pennsylvania Railroad, 30,612;
Philadelphia and Reading First Prefer
red, 1850; Chicago Milwaukee and st
Paul, Al GIL; Southern Pacific, 35,726;
Southern Railway Preferred, 9,160;
Union Pacific 1895; Union Pacific
Preferred, 6410; American Steel and
Wire, 9,035; American Tobacco, 63,650;
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 54,S50; Conti-
mental Tobacco, 1880 Continental To
bacco Preferred, 1856; Federal Steel,
1925; Pacific Mail, 500; Peoples
Gas Light and Coke Company, 7,035;
Americans Sugar, 203.275; Tennessee
Coal and Iron, 1855; United States
Leather, 1855.
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NAVAL sToREs.
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Dec. 13.--1'he market
yielded to decentralization during the lat
ter part Of today and stocks We're thrown
over wholesale on the down grade.
Prices went below the low points of
Monday all around, and the market clos
ed in a highly excited condition. A few
rallies that We're effected were due to
the hasty taking of profits by the bears,
which were sufficiently attractive ON the
day to induce the closing out of short
accounts by the professional operators
who persistently sold the market at the
higher level. The market made some
headway against the depression during
the early dealings, and at one time had
very largely overcome the opening losses,
which were reflections from the foreign
exchanges The weakness abroad was
due to the growing seriousness of the sit
nation Of the British campaign in South
Africa. London was a very heavy seller
in the New York market, but it's offer
irlgs seemed pretty we'll absorbed The
Gramgers rose notably above last nights
level, and sugar and Brooklyn Rapid
Transit also made conspicuous progress
towards recovery from the recent de-
preston. But during the latter part OF
the day the operators in stocks shut
their eyes to everything but the gloomy
apprehensions over the future. The ex-
listing condition of the money market
was at no time stringent, and I'M the late
dealings the rate for call money ran
down to 31a per cent The announce
nient of the determination of the PENN
sylyania Railroad to distribute stock par
to the extent of ten per cent of the capi-
tai came as total surprise and under
ordinary circumstances would hive been
a determining factor in rallying the mar
ket 1t lifted Pennsylvania three points
and New York Central 29s and caused
temporary hull in the spasm Of iqui-
dation. But the pause was only mo
mentary. Equally without effect was
the extra dividend declared on Northern
Pacific common, bringing the rate for
the year up to 5 per cent. THE persist
ent liquidation in American Sugar grad
uaily spread throughout the list. In the
final dealings Sugar went II points below
the highest, Tennessee Coal 1O12; Com
tinental Tobacco Preferred 80, Great
Northern Preferred Z, metropolitan 9
American Tobacco 512 and Lackawanna
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Spot corton closed quiet; middling nplandi
li-16; middling guilt 1918; sales so ba.es.
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, December I8.-4 P. M.-Apot cot
ton, in moderate demand, prices l-32d higher;
ding $500; middling 4I1-82d; low middlina
Jl-gs: good ordinary 53i-S d; ordinary rs 81.
The sales OF the DAY were 10000 bales, OF which
1000 were for speculation and export, and I'M
cluded 1000 American: receipts 900 bales. in
GLIDING II. 800 American.
Futures opened 4teady and closed quiet cut
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DOWNWARD RUSH
WITH BRAKES OFF
Prices Below Mondays Low
Point All Around,
BUT FEW RALLIES MADE
THESE DUE FROM SOME BEARS
TAKING PROFITS.
WEs KNESS ABROAD ON BRITISH REvERSES
The Conditions Seemed Much Easier in the
Money Market, But Sentiment Regarding
the Outlook Was Very Unsettled
and Feyerish.
BUT FEW RALLIES MADE
THESE DUE FROM SOME BEARS
TAKING PROFITS.
WEAKNESS ABROAD ON BRITISH REvERsEs

New York, Dec. 13.-General market
continues quiet i'm all lines of staple cot
TON, but the demand is still sufficient to
keep the market bare of ready supplies
and well sold ahead and to leave its
strength unimpaired. Advances of ~
per cent in some lines of wide sheetings.
No change of moment in other directions.
Good demand for narrow odd goods in
print cloths Prints firm with steady
demand. WOODEN and worsted dress
goods strong and tending upwards in
both plain and fancy lines. Silks quiet,
but the tone is stronger.
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Flour steady; winter patents S8.40a3.50; do.
straights s3.00a3.20; do clear S2.e0aS.lO; spring
specials $3.50; spring patents s3.20a8.50; spriog
straiEhts $l.70aS.O); bakers Si.9ga2.50. Wheat
No. 4 spring No; spring esa IS L.; Nc e.
Oats NO. T. %. No. 2, white 25a255s; No.
white 81 3-fa2;. Rye-No. 2, 53. Barley-No. 2,
S7a44 IL Flax-eeed-No. l. 81 81. Prime Tiu1o-
thy seed, 81 7sa2.25. Mess pork, per bib sS.70a
5000. Lard, per 100 lbs, s'.I0a5 As; Short
rib sides, loose, s5s5a6.t0 dry-satled shout
ders boxed, 5Aa5 l-2. Short clear sides, box-
ed, s6.bUa5.t0; whiskey Sl.23 IL.
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Silence is merely SOUND put to sleep.
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COTTON.

New York. Dec. 13.--Speculative OPP
erations on the cotton exchange today
were very small again with the price
movement correspondingly marrow.
Neither side exhibited many orders, even
of the limited class. The disposition
was generally to await further Informal
ton on the crop subject and the action
of the English market before extensive
III changing preconceived ideas or out
standing accounts.
The market opened steady with prices
unchanged to two points lower. Before
midday values had sagged an additional
point or so under adverse news from
the English market and runlors Of
another severe setback to the british
arms in South Africa, but lat+r advanced
to last nights prices on a brief furry
OF room covering which owed its origin
to estimates for light receipts at all
points tomorrow. Late private dis
patches from the belt declared Southern
markets were stubbonly firm on light
offerings and fairly good demand from
American spinners The market at the
close was barely steady at from four to
eight points lower, having gone off
sharply in the last few minutes under
fears of a break in Liverpool tomorrow
ON account of adverse war news from
South Africa.
NEW YORK.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW York. Dec. 13-3 p. NJ Money on call
firm at IL and per cent; Ia loan per cent,
ruling rate per cent; Prime mercantile paper
with actual business in bankers' bills at .85sa
4g7 10 for demand, and at s4.Sl3-8a4.81 2-4 for
sixty days. Posted rates s4.s2a482 Ia and 4.s82
1872 Commercial bills $4.6ca4 S0a4.s0 la.
Silver certificates 59a.9 IL. Bar silver 59aJ91.
Mexican dollars AZ ~. Government bonds
strong; State bonds inactive. Railroad bonds
steady.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Ills, Dec. 49, Wheat was
firm today, supported by good export
INQUIRY. light receipts and higher Eng
ish markets. May closed half to five
eigbts cents over yesterday May closed
an eighth of cent up and May oats
we're unchanged at the close. Proyis-
ions ruled strong ON good investment
demand arid liberal outside business:
Nav pork closed fifteen to seventeen ana
a half, May lard five to seven and
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%Dally. -.
Nos. 4O3 ard 4O2-"The atlanta Specials"
Solid vestibuled Train Of Pullman Sleepars
and coaches between Washineton and Atlanta,
also Pullman sleepers between Portsmouth and
Charlotte, NJ. G..
nos ~ and 80 THE S. A. l.. Exnress:" Solid
Train, coaches and Pullman Sleepers between
Portsmouth and Atlanta.
Both trains make immediate connections So
Atlanta for Montgomery. Mobile, New Orleans,
Texas, California, Mexico, Chattanooga, Nash
vile, Memphis, Macon, Florida
For tickets, sleepers, ETC., apply to
II. S. LIZARD, T. p. a.,
q. p. SMITH, G. II. A.
Marlborough House, Raleigh, N. G.
Z. st. John, yice-Pres. and General
Manager.
III. w. r.. Glover, Traffic Mang'r.
v. E. McBee, General Supt.
L. S. Allen. Gen. Pass'r Agent.
General Offices, Portsmouth, Va.
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half and May ribs seven and a half cents
better.
CHICAGO. December IL.
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
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Special Christmas privileges to tol-
lege students by the Seaboard Air line.
Tickets good for three weeks if bought
December 10Th, at one AMI oncth.rd
fares for the round trip. T.lSets on
sale, December 18th to 21st, inclusive,
good until January 9TH, inclusive.
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4 NEW OhAANANEs
NEW ORLEANS, La. Dec. l3.-Cotton futures
OTHER COTTON MARKETS.

Galveston, quiet; z 5-l6, $500 bales.
Norfolk, dull, ia; 1853 oAles.
Baltimore, nominal, ills, b&les,
Boston, quiet, 7l1-l6; 355 bales.
Wilmington, steady, ~ l,52b bales.
Philadelphia, fl m, I5-lf, t8l bales.
Savannah, quiet, ~, 7,5i2 bales
New Orleans, easier, ~ 1908 hAles.
Mobile, quiet, 5-l6, 2,07l oales.
Memphis, quiet and steady, 2-a, 1871 bales.
Augusta, steady, ~. t25 DAIes.
Charleston, steady. TX, 1,2l3 bales.
Cincinnati, quiet, IN, 99t oSIes.
Louisville, quiet, 2 10, - bales,
st. Louis, quiet, z Z. Is, J,729 bales
Houston, steady, BE-, $500 bales.
New York, quiet ll-l6, 1858 bales.
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hoods PILLS cure Liver Ills, Bill
icusness, indigestion, Headache.
Easy to takes easy 20 operate. 25cs
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Shaw's Detective Agency.

Investigations of all kinds. Thefts,
frauds, black-mail, mysterious disap-
pearances, habits Of employees, reports
on persons under bond, arson, murder,
etc. A large staff of experienced opera
tors. Address either office: F. @. Box
II, Raleigh, or p. o. Box so, Charlotte,
N G.
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NEW YORK,

New work. Dec 1s.--Cotton futures opaped
steady at the decline.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-19
1T WAS IMPOSSIBLE.


Ryan Not the Man Wanted for Murder
at PocateIlo.
Chief Of Police Mulholland was impor
tuned yesterday to intercede in behalf of
Martin Ryan, who was arrested n couple
of days ago al Pocatelio as the murderer
of Policeman Seaman about two years
ago. The Ryan under arrest was in
Butte since last August and worked as a
miner. He has many friends and ac-
quaintances here who say it is impossible
that Ryan can be the murderer. as he
never was out of his native state, Penn
sylvania, in his life until last August
Several of these friends called on Chief
Mulholland yesterday ana stated that
they knew Ryan WE'LL that they were posi-
tive he was never out of Pennsylvania
till he left there to come to Butte, and
that recently his brother. living in the In
dian territory, sent for him and sent him
$75 to come on.
Ryan was on the way to Indian terri
tory, and in passing through Pocatello an
officer saw him name on his baggage
and at once placed him under arrest. The
friends of Ryan who called on Chief Null
holland stated that they were fearful lest
the citizens of Pocatello should take the
law into their own hands, and as they
were positive the man is innocent they
asked Chief Muholland to telegraph the
facts as they knew them to the author
tiles at Pocatello.
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BUTTE CURRENT NOTES,
A. l.. Stone is up from Dillon.
Rent pianos from Orion Bros.

keetey institute 22S 8. Montana.
Read Hight & Fairfield's ad, page 10.
Fred Orion. piano tuner. LOT e. Bdwy.
f. c. Berendes came over yesterday
from Boulder.
Hon. Pat Carney of Parrot was in
town yesterday.
William s. Clarkson is in the city
from Livingston.
Boys all wool suits, old price So, new
price $150. Boucher.
r, D. Leggat has returned from
Boulder hot springs.
We rent new pianos. Montana Music
Co., 119 North Main street.
l DR.. Campbell and wifeSleft last even
ing on a visit to New York city. q
Mems all wool clay worsted suits,
latest styles, only $40. Boucher
A choice smoke-the Flor de Balti-
more-domestic. Sold by all dealers.
The worst case of la grippe may be
cured by a visit to Gregson Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Smith of Liv-
ingston registered yesterday at the Nc
Dermott.
John F. Bannan of Anaconda is re-
covering slowly from his late sickness,
the grip.
No other "just as good" Excelsior
sewing machine oil is the best. sher-
man sells 1t.
Siegrams Canadian rye has that pc
culiar smoothness SO much appreciated
by judges. Montana Liquor Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Lynch will
leave tonight for Arkansas Hot
Springs to spend the balance of the
winter.
c. F. Warren, general agent of the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe railway,
with headquarters in Salt Lake, is in
the city.
The Burns club has arranged for
splendid concert, banquet and ball on
Jan. rs at Scandal hail. celebrating
Robert Burns anniversary.
Dan Birran, the mining man of An
aconda, was in the city yesterday.
Dan was one of the first blacksmiths
to establish himself in Butte.
Yesterday was as mild as June day
and lightweight overcoats were a bur-
den. The street cleaners carried the
mud away and the populace wore a
broad smile.
R. NJ. Delamar, general storekeeper
for the Northern Pacific, arrived in
the city yesterday from st. Paul on
tour of inspection. He is accompan-
led by other officials of the road
Liz, the darling of "Hogan's Alley"
will visit Anaconda this evening. She
will show the smelter folks a new
wrinkle In waltzing, and also the cor
rect way to seat ger partners"
w. W. Cheeley, who recently sold his
Virginia City paper. the Madisonian. is
in the city. Mr.. Cheeley is undecided
as to his future plans, but it is pre-
sumed that he will not turn a rule"
on his newspaper career at this late
day, but that he will soon be INSTALL
ed within the ranks of his chosen pro-
fession, to which he is a credit
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O. K. Lewis s. Co.
BUTTE, MONT.
To Know You Are
Right===Then Go Ahead

There's great salts faction in this
Muslin Undergarment sale of ours,
that is now attracting crowds of
interested buyers.
We absolutely know the prices
for good goods are really lower
than inferior goods are on sale for
in this city.
There isn't an old piece of I'm
derwear in this sale. Every gar
ment entirely new. Every single
style that we show is confined to
us-no one else in the city will be
able to show it to you.
The embroideries and materials
are all new and the makes the best
wide, liberal sizes, all Of them.
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RICHER THAN CROESUS.
A Large Sum of Money Is Waiting for
Chris Enrer

Chris Enger is richer than Croseus
and does not know it. Chris used to
live in Butte and two years ago he was
in Quigley. His friends in Butte don't
know where he is now. When Chris
was here, he used to paint, hang paper
and preach the gospel. When he went
to Quigley he opened up a stud-poker
game and it is said he made more mon
ey there than he did in Butte He had
about strayed from the memory of his
acquaintance here until Yesterday
when Chief of Police Mulholland re-
ceived a letter from the law firm Of
Styles & Steen of Mayville, N. D., ask
ing for information as to the where
abouts of Chris Sharkness or Enger,
by both of which names he is known.
The attorneys state that a large sum of
money is awaiting him. 1t is in a Nor
way bank, subject to Enger's order.
1t is Inferred by the wording of the
letter that Enger has very recently
fallen heir to a very large fortune.
Last night Swan Swanson, who is a
friend of Enger, told a Standard report
err that he was positive the Enger who
was here six or eight years ago is the
one referred to by the North Dakota
attorneys. The letter stated that En-
ger used to preach in the Norwegian
church in Butte and that he was also a
painter and paper-hanger. Swanson
does not know where Chris is but he
lieves he is somewhere in the West pos
sibly in Spokane or at the Occur DIAL
enes No doubt there are friends of
Enger in Butte who know his address,
but none of them, if there be any, could
be found by inquiry among the Swedish
citizens
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ENORMOUS DIVIDENDS
Have Been Paid by Copper Mines in the
Last Few Years.

"'~ SSh L anu ny copper MINES III THO
Last Few Years.
The following from the Chicago
Times-EIerald in regard to copper will
be read with interest here:
Copper mines have paid enormous
dividends in years past. In the short
space of 20 years the Calumet and
Hecla paid more than $4,000, 600 in div
idends to its stockholders, and it is
yet a great mine. All copper mines
do not pay dividends, although still
faithfully worked for what the future
may bring forth. When a copper mine
does begin to pay it is one of the best
things to hold stock in that there is
The present copper boom, justified by
the heavy demands made by Europe
on this country for the metal, appears
to have come to stay. Rumors that
all the copper mines of the country
are to be formed into trust controlled
by Standard Oil men are discredited
by those who claim to know that such
a thing is impossible. Single individ-
uals own the controlling stock in most
of the big American mines, and they
are making such profits that they do
not look favorably on combination The
big boom in copper is making matters
lively in the Lake Superior region as
well as in Montana. Copper is going
abroad as it never went before. Heavy
electrical construction work on the con-
tinent and in England is said to be
largely responsible for this. Dividends
paid by the most important copper
mines of the United States since their
first development have been:
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MAKES HIM SILVER.
Passengers Take Big Chances Getting or
of Street Cars.

of Street Cars.
Il wish my passengers would remain
in their seats until the car stops,' said
a street car conductor yesterday. Il
am of very nervous temperament,
and 1t makes me shiver to see a pas
senger, especially a woman, start to
walk towards the door before the car
comes to a standstil. In nearly every
instance just before the stopping point
is reached the passenger will gather up
her packages and start towards the
door. Just before she gets there the
car sometimes stops with slight jerk
and you know the rest. 1t is partfcu-
larry Earring on a mans nerves to see
whole car load Of passengers lunge
forward when the car stops. If they
would just sit still until the wheels
cease to turn, they could then walk
out gracefully and safely. But I sup
pose it is human nature to be in a
hurry to reach a place ahead of time.
There is another case. Men are
too careless in stepping off the car be-
fore it stops There is no occasion for
this. We will stop whenever asked to
do so. There have been no accidents
from either of these causes, yet, as l
said before, it makes a nervous per-
son feel uneasy to see such things
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MOOSE LAKE DISTRICT.
The Copper Prospects Are of the Best
Kind.


Kind.
Frank D. Brown of Philipsburg, who
was in the city Tuesday, talked about
the mines and prospects of the Moose
lake district Mr.. Brown, years ago,
developed some gold properties near the
lake, and expended a large sum of
money in the district. Surface indica-
tions were coed. and indeed some very
rich gold rock was taken out: but the
lead was underlined, irregular and peck
ETY.. Mr.. Brown is a recognized au-
thority on mines and an expert at his
business He has little confidence in
the future of the gold mines near the
lake and believes that the veins lose
their value at a certain distance from
the surface.
But" said Mr. Brown, "the copper
showing six or eight miles from the
lake is the best I ever saw in my life.
unparalleled. The ledge is immense
mad the ore low grade However, the
development work on it has not been
sufficient to demonstrate it's value to
be as great as that put upon it by its
owners. The gentlemen's price is too
hight may tend to drive away cap
ital, which otherwise might be Undue
ed to take hold of the property and de-
Nelop it, make a great producer out
of It. AS l said, the showing on top
is magnificent, but not quite so gil
gantic as the price put upon it. A
couple of the big companies of this
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state have sent agents into the dis
trict to inspect the mines, and their re-
ports. / understand. are conflicting.
The experts who have examined the
ledge speak well of it and are of the
opinion that a great deposit of copper
exists, but there is not enough in sight
to warrant the placing of a 5000 bonus
on half million option. / believe that
If the owners of the group would meet
the companies on a fair basis the prop
critics would eventually prove to be
producers. Aside from the copper
showing, l consider the district of small
Importance"
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Cheap Excursion to Denver.

On Jan. 20 (only), the Oregon Short
Line will sell tickets from Butte to
Denver at one fare for the round trip,
viz, $50, same limited for return not
later than Jan. 81, 1899. For sleeping
car reservations and further informa-
ton call on or address city ticket office,
No. 10 East Broadway. Butte, Nom.
II. o. Wilson, General Agent
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Found His Tools,

The county attorney yesterday issued
q complaint against Washington Stras-
ser charging him with receiving stolen
property, and a warrant for his arrest
was issued. The complaint was signed
by Jerome V. Paxton, who, by means
OF search warrant. had found a lot
of his tools and mining appliances in
Strassers cabin. The case will be
heard by Justice Kirkwood of Mead
eryille.
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deputies to work en- the Daily murder
and sullivan explosion cases. The bill
was d1salloWed because the sheriff had
no order or authority to incur the eX-
pense. The commissioners struck off
the tax roll some property in the Val
ley addition because it had been as
sessed enormously as town lots while
it was used for mining purposes cnly.
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Paris of To-day-the handsomest pre-
MUM book ever offered-now ready for
delivery upon payment of $40 in ad-
vance for one years subscription to
the Standard. Can be obtained at
Standard office in Butte, Anaconda.
Missoula or Great Falls.