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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1910
Page
11
The Red Lodge Picket argues popular boycotts against meat may fail to curb high prices. It urges federal backed investigation and persistent action to bridge producer and consumer gaps, while noting saloon interests adapting to a changing market. The piece ends with cautious support for West Coast saloonmen taking the first steps in this direction.
Kalispell Inter Lake notes Taft appears to dominate administration support with regulars aligned, insurgents backing official policies, and Pinchot fire resolved by successor choice. The president’s stance satisfies conservationists and moderates, reducing extreme objections and signaling a strengthened forestry program.
From the Valley County News comes a call to persist with a three week old resolution. If you stumble, rise quickly and try again rather than yield. End of year benefits include a stronger, brighter heart and shedding old bad habits.
The Red Lodge saloon men have united in a petition to the city council for a Sunday closing ordinance. The move signals a significant shift in Western saloon policy and sets a pace for broader changes in the trade.
Public notice invites sealed bids from Montana quarry operators to furnish granite for state capitol additions at Helena. Bids due Feb 3, 1910, with delivery by Sept 30, 1910, samples required, bonds and checks specified, lowest responsible bidder to be chosen.
Billings Gazette notes Judge Frank Henry enjoys wide respect from the eastern portion of the state and the bar as a whole. Unanimous endorsements from the Yellowstone County Bar Association and other groups across Montana bolster the case for his appointment to the federal bench following Judge Hunt’s departure for the customs court.
The Outlook notes that national wealth rests on farmers who build and sustain banks factories hospitals theatres newspapers and universities. It argues prosperity hinges on farming as railways dividends newspapers subscribers actors audiences doctors payments and university funds all falter when crops fail, urging emphasis on farming interests.
Report from Cleveland suggests 30 000 residents vow to abstain from meat for a period. Butchers lower prices in response, seen as a challenge to extortionate beef costs. Public appeal to unite against the beef trust gains strong support, highlighting consumer power against price fixing.
The Great Falls Tribune notes that public pledges to curb meat consumption are unlikely to reduce prices or significantly change eating habits. It argues that even if many sign, few would keep such pledges, and price effects remain automatic rather than pledged.
After a cold snap a thrifty Snowies foothills ranchman sold 22 dozen eggs at 5q cents per dozen. Last winter a known farmer delivered 108 dozen in a week for 54.40 dollars. The Chicks are brown Leghorn stock. Yet local dealers still rely mainly on imported case eggs.
In Beaverhead Madison and Jefferson counties bar members commend Judge Lewi L Callaway for the federal judgeship appointment by President Taft to replace Judge Hunt. The endorsement may be symbolic, but the people of the Fifth judicial district trust Callaway as the best possible choice Taft might make.
A spirited note from the Chester Signal claims the town will become the county seat of Marias county, boasts of growth and power in Northern Montana, and mocks political figures clinging to old views while declaring the community now ready to stand strong and fight.
Forsyth Times Journal notes Montana banks are prosperous institutions yet none carry half-page newspaper ads. The piece questions why such major enterprises should be so short sighted, inviting readers to ponder the practice and seek insights from experts.
Sympathy from the Deer Lodge Silver State flows as Mayor Edwards of Helena sues Editor Raftery of the Treasure State and Editor Miles Romney of the Western News at Hamilton. City Attorney Charles Wag ner seeks $20,000 damages against Romney. The threats of disaster loom over the editors named.
Citizens in major cities organize protests to press for relief from rising costs. The discussion centers on whether the agitation will steer public attention to practical ways to force a solution and improve living conditions amid the price era.
The Judith Basin Star notes a choice in spending a dollar, either at home to keep a good conscience and maintain social ties, or sending it away with a sense of sin and potential loss of local influence and neighborly goodwill.
From the Musselshell Advocate the report notes Willie Waldorf Astor’s son, long touted as a potential member of Parliament, was defeated in the recent election. The piece suggests he might have fared better with American tactics, but credits the voters for sound judgment in his loss.
Satisfactory terms set for N. J. Bielenberg W. J. Higgins and Deer Lodge investors to take up a 39000 bond on the Pritchett mining group near Twin Bridges. Old debt totaling about 7590 will be settled by the new company before option transfers. Higgins reports strong outlook, with development work planned including air compressor Burley drills and ore treatment plant discussions.
A delegation of citizens from Chinook meets Havre supporters in Fort Benton to discuss moving the county seat. Taxpayers favor future county division, with Chester among other towns considered. Attending are David G. Browne, W. H. Harber, C. H. Evers, and F. E. Stranahan.
Spokane reveals growth in Eastern Washington could grant the state six representatives instead of three under the new apportionment. Census chief Storch cites Third district gains and Spokane’s population surging from 36,848 in 1900 to about 150,000 in a ten year span, with total city population surpassing 400,000.
In Bozeman on January 20 Charles Hancock and Alice Piedalieu were married by Father Thompson at Hancock’s West Babcock Street home before about 59 friends. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Piedalieu and a University of Montana music graduate. Miss Anna Krueger was bridesmaid. Charles Fridley stood as best man. Mendelssohn’s wedding march played by a Helena friend. A Housekeepers' club meeting at Mrs. Cunningham’s on West Babcock featured Edna Bull on Home Economics and a biscuit demonstration by Mrs. Warner. Licenses to wed issued to William H. Hester and Hazel Hamilton of Belgrade and Albert Cole and Elizabeth Rock of Helena.
Twin Bridges notes a Pittsburg mining expert exporting property, a high school basketball loss by town team, Jackson and Jenkins departing for Southern Mexico to inspect land, oats shipped at 1.25 a hundred, J M Sanders returning with cattle for Point of Rocks, and Mrs Neal of Anaconda visiting relatives. local ads urge breaking home monotony with new ideas and variations in eatantas.
Havana reports indicate tensions after hotel exclusion of black patrons eased. President Gomez used diplomacy to avert unrest, summoning hotel officials and Caribbean leaders to urge restraint. A new black political movement is hinted, while Cuba prepares for July congress and a stabilizing sugar harvest signals hopeful independence.
Multiple Butte notices show furniture wanted and for sale, loans on real estate and other security, assayers and chemists, dyehouse services, auto service, private hospital, rental spaces, and a ranch sale. Listings include McRae Solveson, Lewis Walker, Parisian Dyehouse, Montana Auto Service, and Columbia Brewery office space, with contact addresses in Butte.
Public auction to sell 140 acres of Madison county Montana land and a full set of farm equipment and livestock from the Benjamin F Dodge ranch. Sale to occur February 12, 1910 at 10:00 am, terms cash for personal property and 3/4 cash with balance on court confirmation. C A Net, administrator of the estate.
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