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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1908
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates and delivery details, notes regional and national offices, and provides multiple newspaper stand and agent locations across cities. It cites SEASPARD PUBLISHING COMPANY in Anaconda Montana as the general business address for correspondence.
Englewood high school football defeated Butte high school on Saturday as crowds gathered in Columbia Gardens and Hutte Whe. The win expands Englewood’s regional championship aura while praised for Butte’s brave display. Editorial notes contrast with national politics surrounding press figures and Christmas reflections.
A Northern Wisconsin figure, repeatedly a political candidate, shares a fish story with the local audience. The narrator is famed for bending facts to fit the tale, prompting questions about credibility despite a strong public profile.
San Francisco report states former Congressman Ene Loud died last night at his son in law Captain Hundan s home in this city He had a long political career and was a rival to California from the start having enlisted in the Civil War at age 16 and later served 12 years in the House of Representatives. Billings dispatch notes local port office adding two hundred new lock boxes bringing total to one thousand with many applications in hand and the Billings post office claiming the largest number of boxes in Montana.
Contemporaries argue over animal testing for medical progress noting figures like Koch and Lister. Proponents say vivisection has reduced deaths from cholera, diphtheria, typhoid, yellow fever, and plague, saving millions yearly, while opponents decry cruelty and seek alternatives.
The Christmas issue of the Anaconda Standard, 64 pages, presents vivid sections on Montana industries, mining, agriculture, and regional highlights from Helena to Madison County. It features color covers, miners with ore cars, and birdseye city views, celebrating Treasure State progress and prospects.
The Conda Standard’s Christmas issue attracts eager Dillon readers as demand overwhelms supply. The Dillon Sundl afternow reports high interest and broad distribution, with many copies mailed to eastern friends and residents praising the edition.
The Anaconda Standard’s Christmas edition celebrated last Sunday as excellent and worthy of being sent home to the folks, per a Dillon Tribune remark.
A fragment cites Frederic J. Haskiny criticizing vivisectionists as sentimental and urging scientists to oppose the practice in girls schools and other venues. The quotation mocks the motive as misguided curiosity and calls for broad cooperation against it.
A special dispatch from Twin Bridges notes Chris Dittett, a prosperous Sout Boulder ranchman, praising the region’s dry farming potential and predicting rapid growth. He asserts the area could produce thousands of bushels of grain on benches without irrigation, aided by Milwaukee Road’s agency near Jefferson Island. The piece also mentions sales items and local promotions in the issue.
A large speaker lineup led by F M Dean from Michigan and F B Linfield of the Montana Experiment Station will tour Montana towns through January to February. The aim is practical guidance for farmers, with three to four speakers at each stop and emphasis on profit, community, and family involvement.
The accused thief, known as Dee Tiltings, was arrested after authorities traced stolen items from passengers on the Northern Pacific line near Yellowstone. He allegedly admitted traveling on trains between Billings and Jamestown ND and claimed to live in Red Lodge. He insisted the coat in question belonged to him and denied intent to steal further.
State auditor Harry Cunningham visits Butte on route to Helena after talks in Denver and Salt Lake City with Colorado and Utah insurance officials. He aims to use findings to improve Montana laws and hints at proposed insurance code changes and stricter game laws to protect antelope and other wildlife, plus stricter penalties for reckless hunting and shooting incidents.
Standard subscribers paying nineteen dollars for a year ahead can select from several valuable premiums suitable for Christmas gifts. Call or send for exact descriptions of each premium offered by Standard. ofces, Butte, Missoula and An
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