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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1909
Page
11
The State Press notes a mass rush for government homesteads in Washington Idaho and Montana amid lotteries. Thousands register spending time and money. only about 1 in 30 may win 160 acres, with costs to file and improve ranging from 1.25 to 7 per acre. Easterners seize tracts once deemed worthless as values rise post improvement.
The Red Lodge Picket notes Great Falls has evolved from village to Montana's second city over 20 years. With vast hydropower and limitless resources, the city is entering a new era of industry and opportunity. It contrasts with Spokane’s start and warns against townsite monopolies, saying all will share in the city’s prosperity.
The Missoula Herald notes the shift from Indian head pennies to Lincoln cents issued today. Coins are minted in Philadelphia with San Francisco to join soon, and over 16 million Indian-head cents remain in circulation as banks bear transport costs before retirement.
A Fergus County article notes a Butte man was penalized after officials found he had not paid a fair share of taxes for seven years, boosting his back taxes to 2500 dollars. An older Fergus cattle owner example cited shows blunt tax sting with a quip about 1000 head and 5000 short.
Five Montana land offices report rapid public domain use in the first half of the year with over a million acres opened. Glasgow Great Falls Helena Lewistown and Miles City offices tally 3,472 homestead entries as the broader totals from remaining offices Billings Bozeman Kalispell and Missoula are awaited likely to raise the overall disposition.
A Kalispell Inter Lake excerpt rebuts claims that game wardens are overpaid graft. It argues state officers cannot reliably enforce game laws alone and that licensed hunters and fishermen fund wardens, ensuring fish and game preservation. The piece rejects criticism from the River Press toward specialized enforcement.
The Billings Gazette extols the Elks as a lively American group founded on charity and enjoyment. It portrays members as cheerful, sociable, and dedicated to helping children, calling the order an American aggregation of sunshine dispensers and a source of communal merriment.
The Sheridan Enterprise notes strong opposition from the ministerial association and others to continuing prize fighting. Witnesses condemn a cowardly act by a contestant and foresee dwindling ringside attendance as prize fights and horse racing are exposed as money making schemes. The public now sees the crookedness and declines support for these diversions.
The Fergus County Argus lambasts the legislature for a harsh game law that requires licenses for fishing and sets an absurd chicken season opening Oct 1. It decries the odd timing for shooting prairie chickens as the birds flock and the meat darkens, limiting many hunters’ ability to enjoy the sport.
The writer argues Sept. 1 is a better opening date than Sept. 15 or Oct. 1 for hunting. Young birds by Sept. 1 are fully grown while Oct. 1 is seen as too late and leads to more pot hunting. Grouse move higher in the mountains then. The current law is called a humbug and should be revised and stabilized by a sensible legislature.
In a Montana Record discussion, critics split over the annual game law planks. The main contention centers on requiring every boy over 16 to obtain a fishing license, seen as burdensome for rural families with multiple youths and nearby streams. Supporters argue enforcement is needed, while a broader repeal or wardens’ abolition gains traction among some critics. The piece defends wardens as key to protection, notes the license burden, and questions fairness when a father holds a season license.
From the Yellowstone Journal readers learn that the Elks order symbolizes good fellowship and fraternity. The article notes public interpretation of KR P O and highlights Elks as leaders in benevolence among fraternal orders, welcoming their 1909 state convention in Miles City.
The state board of equalization shows total valuation of 135.9 million dollars with livestock at 36.25 million. Cattle and flocks top the tally, horses and other breeders follow, underscoring Montana’s strong multi‑industry agricultural base despite rapid homeseeker and investor activity.
Bridger Times reports elatedly that construction has begun on the Jack Creek ditch to irrigate about 2,200 acres of rich Clark Fork valley land. The project starts about a mile north of Belfry and ends under 1.5 miles from Bridger, marking gradual but steady development by human effort.
Classified items list Barber colleges Moler in Salt Lake City and Bar bert trade training in Spokane. Job wants include cooks housekeepers and office staff. An ad seeks a photographer nurse and laborers while a prose fragment extols scientific farming in Montana.
Listings for Dr Leese chiropodist at 20 Pennsylvania block Butte Rev Mattie Calder Rutledge operates circles Sundays and Thursdays at 739 Colorado St Butte S Main street cars pass the house Ind phone 6271 Thomas Buggy assayer and chemist 430 N Main St Butte Box 52 M E Mayer assayer and chemist 7 N Montana Butte Box 314 Yesterday loading 40 cars for Chicago while other outfits prepare large shipments Stock in fine condition due to range quality and good weather
From the Missoula Herald, Judge Winston of Montana rejects minor technicalities and sustains the Deer Lodge county grand jury after indictments were returned. He states he would not neglect his duty by annulling the jury’s work, recognizing issues in Anaconda and the necessity of the grand jury.
The Great Falls Leader rails at the ground floor craze where the public chases useless offers, wasting money on land drawing schemes. Residents rush for hundreds of thousands of acres, many unaware of the land’s value or use, proving human nature favors later gains over immediate grabs.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Lewistown on August 8 as the beef shipping season begins, noting local shipments led by Frank Stephenson and activity at nearby facilities.
Mrs Frank Wilm of Miles City was found unconscious after a wagon team frightened by horses caused a run, throwing her husband. He fetched help from Webinger’s and she was taken to hospital with a head injury. The note ends with an unrelated remark about furnished rooms.
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