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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1909
Page
11
Libby residents approved incorporation by a wide margin, signaling future growth and municipal self governance. The editorial notes Lake Shore Sentinel of Polson as Montana’s sole Flathead reservation paper and lauds its news coverage while reflecting on broader postal service reforms and northern regional awareness.
Sir Thomas Lipton states he will press on to lift the America’s Cup, deter mined by repeated defeats. He credits no blame to rivals, praises top sailors, but laments the Deed of Gift rules as a heavy handicap. He expects rule changes by the American spirit of fair play, then will challenge immediately.
A rural quip on American exploration humorously credits gumdrops with helping Cook discover the North Pole. The piece imagines petitioning Congress to make the candy national emblem, joking that natives would trade for it to aid the polar search while noting trusts own most other possessions.
A Madison County Monitor passage rhapsodizes the farmer owning 160 acres of tillable land. It extols the daily view from the kitchen door and the enviable spread of possessions.
Great Falls Tribune reports Kansas voters reject any congressman who backed Speaker Cannon and the tariff bill from returning to Washington next year. Iowa and Minnesota districts show similar mood with Tawney’s fate uncertain. Oregon representatives who backed Cannon face trouble along with murmurs in Washington Idaho California. Montana also shows opposition to Pray driven by this issue.
From the Columbus News the column extols Absarokee a pretty town beside the Rosebud at the foot of protective hills. It notes the town handled business totaling nearly $100,000 in the last year underscoring its active character.
The Dillon Tribune notes the ministerial association in Butte will wage a campaign against assignation houses and related evils. State law imposes penalties for leasing property for such purposes, and ministers aim to enforce them. Wine rooms and other objectionable features will also be targeted as part of a broader city cleansing effort.
In Butte, John L. Sullivan recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of his final climb aboard the water wagon. He admitted after attempts to drink heavily that manufacturers could produce liquor faster than he could consume it, reflecting on his past battles with drinking.
The Stevensville Northwest Tribune calls for broad citizen support to promote and participate in the upcoming state fair. It urges individuals to advertise their wares and contribute to the fair’s success from start to finish, highlighting the event as a chance for economic involvement.
Billings Journal reports Postmaster General Hitchcock is overhauling the registry system and moving the money order system toward a business basis once experts devise a plan. The present methods are described as cumbersome and unbusinesslike, with prior gaps in guaranteed safe delivery of registered mail and skepticism about the money order system’s integrity.
From the Missoula Herald a moral wave reaches Helena as police order every Main street cigar store and saloon to stop all dice games and restaurants to cease serving liquor. It is hoped the orders are rigidly enforced.
Report from Chicago suggests Secretary Ballinger may resign from the cabinet over tensions with the forestry bureau and Pinchot. A western man, he favors faster Westward development and dislikes red tape, making the rumor plausible to some. His allies hope the claim is not true.
In Kalispell Journal coverage for 1909, Peary accuses Cook of lying and stealing stores, while Cook calls Peary a faker. The feud, conducted in polite language, stirs public interest as tempers flare and rivalries deepen.
The Missoulian discusses the three hundredth anniversary of the Henry Hudson incident and predicts railway tunnels will annex New York City to the United States, ending provincialism. It argues President Taft will see a rising city governed by a national frame and hopes New York will become truly American beyond Manhattan.
The Great Falls Leader notes Commander Peary as a thrifty figure who shows practical savvy in commercial schemes, contrasting with Cook. The piece highlights Peary’s ability to halt further proceedings until he sells his story at a phenomenal figure via the syndicate route.
A Bozeman Republican Courier letter argues for an ordinance requiring cat owners to license all cats, likening cats to dogs and citing 500 chickens killed by cats last summer as justification for action. The writer insists cats are a greater nuisance and deserve regulatory control.
The Kalispell Inter Lake notes Great Falls plans a 400000 dollar hotel while Kalispell would settle for one a quarter that size. Kalispell markets urgency, claiming no nearby town matches them in need and growth, and hints at following Great Falls' lead if the townsite company acts.
The dispute between Cook and Peary has broadened public awareness of polar geography. Many who had never heard of Grinnell Land Ellesmere Land Etah or Cape York now discuss observations leads and igloos. The Arctic debate has spurred widespread interest and information.
The Red Lodge Picket notes rising farmer interest in the Carbon county fair and the Billings dry farming congress. Prize exhibits from the county will travel to Billings for the congress, with a hope to gain wide recognition as the county’s farmers prove their readiness to display the bounty.
Dispatches announce William II has accepted presidency of a German Arctic airship expedition to explore polar regions in a dirigible balloon. The piece notes moral courage required amid competing claims of polar reach and warns that success would quash any scientific doubt among Germans.
Bozeman notes a busy social week as carnival and fair attract out-of-town guests. Alumni arrive to resume or pursue study with several planning post graduate work. Notable visitors include Warren J. Griffith and Misses Flager Fiske and Kimpton amid civic league course announcements and local faculty arrivals.
Classified notes list multiple job ads and small notices. Coatmaker positions in Livingston and Butte appear alongside cooks maids hairdressers tailors and nurses with lines about pay and contact offices. Real estate offerings and secondhand goods follow including boarding houses lodging houses and furniture prices.
The Louisville Courier Journal reports a troubled wedding day scene with the bride’s friends crying loudly and the groom reacting to the disruptive display. The incident highlights tensions at a celebratory event and draws attention to couple’s strained circumstances.
Local ads list Pekin Noodle parlors at 1178 Main St with taglines Finest noodle parlors in the West and reasonable prices. Notices warn that fishing or hunting on a ranch will be prosecuted. Also entries for a pool tournament at a Butte hotel poolroom close Sept 2. Contact A M McDougall, proprietor. Additional entries include Rev. Mattie Calder Rutledge at 739 Colorado St Butte. Transit note about Main street cars. Also listings for Butte Stove Repair Co. 123 E Park and Oechsli Second-Hand Goods at 2 W Broadway seeking top cash for household goods. Parisian Dye House at 60 W Galena offers dyeing and cleaning services with satisfaction guaranteed. Tel numbers provided for some.
Bids for excavation, foundation, and exterior construction of a county high school in Boulder Jefferson County Mont will be received until 12 o clock noon Saturday Sept 25 1909. Plans and specs are on file with Leta M Thompson county superintendent. Bid bond of 5000 required. Board reserves right to reject all bids. I A Leighton president Boulder Sept 4 1909.
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