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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1900
Page
10
The Western Montana office of the Standard at 213 Hiegine avenue, Missoula. Telephone. Advertising rates furnished on application.
With every purchase of one dollar a ticket is given for a drawing at our store on the evening of April 28 for a high grade bicycle. The offer is presented to all customers.
Missoula Easter crowds filled churches with large services and joyful music. Knights Templar attended at the Methodist church, while Holy Spirit, Church of the Spirit, and St. Francis Xavier saw dense congregations. The day featured beautiful weather and elaborate decorations across churches, with strong Easter offerings and a lively University band practice among the youth groups.
Missoula notes progress on the Cob ban and Dinsmore ditch with the North ern Pacific branch track in view. Superintendent Kilburn plans a large V shaped scoop next week and 25 teams will work to complete the project before the deadline. Also advertised are bicycles, hats, and a fair at the Globe store.
All newly elected trustees in Missoula county school districts will convene for a regular session next Saturday April 21. They will appoint a clerk for each district and designate a chairman from among themselves. Some districts expected to elect a clerk, but the law provides for appointment.
Miss Lou Knowles hosted a south side Missoula reception Friday evening in honor of John Dixon of Butte. The event featured cards and conversation with a late light lunch. Attendees included Bessie Buckley Elsie Reinhard Caroline Cronkrite Zoe Bellew Kathryn Wilson Lynn Kennedy Fred Crain Leighton Stewart Harold Blake Burt Story and John Dixon. Dixon, connected with W M Bickford's law office in Butte, left on yesterday's train for home. he was once a Missoula boy with many local friends.
Cobban and Dinsmore list Bitter Root valley ranches from two to 2400 acres in Missoula Montana offered by Kohn Jewelry Co on easy terms. Retail ads describe properties and financing options.
Missoula notes the current number of the Kaimin, Montana State University’s student publication, is brim-full of interesting material. The piece is hailed as a model college journal and a strong advertisement for the university’s work.
P M Reilly and Co promotes large surplus stock for spring planting. Featuring 100 000 apple and ornamental trees 600 000 strawberry plants and blooming bulbs in Higgins block. Visit Cobban and Dinsmore's office and request prices from C F Dallman manager Mistoula Nursery Co.
Missoula notes recent rainfall as Bitter Root river rises steadily affecting nearby areas. A. M. Stevens and Frank Woody, while in Hamilton on court business, visited Stevensville to fish and caught abundant trout before rising waters spoiled their outing.
Ar all wool light brown cassimere suit five dollars this week at Globe store, a value unmatched in town.
A. M. Stevens administrator of the Lemphrey estate sold the Stevensville ranch to Mrs. Mollie Dada for 2500. The sale, made after a Hamilton foray, is described as reasonable given the property's good location. Also noted is the Missoula Nursery offer featuring trees shrubs and plants with mail order service from its northeast city location run by C F Dallman.
Strawberries are in bloom near Florence, earliest in several years. Weather has been warm and dry causing a good start for the plants. If no late frost Missoula will have early strawberries.
In Four Mile district John Maloney and George Keith were elected school trustees for three years. In Lolo district W. H. Rock won a three year term. Plains district chose Clyde Baker as trustee for three years. The note mentions sewing machine supplies at Lister's in Missoula on April 15.
Missoula items include a laundry service contact, Kellogg and Dean painting and hanging, a note on a popular fadition edition dated April 15, and local officers selling papers. Mentions Sterney Blake delivering papers to Victor, Dan Ross sending a marked copy to Percy Kennett, and Dr. Hanbidge as messenger. Also promotes fresh produce from A M Stevens and Co and celery gin tonic as a nerve and kidney aid at top bars.
A 10 year old boy arrived this week to the home of Mrs. Paul Audette of Clinton. J. B. Thompson of East Front Street, previously seriously ill, shows improvement though remains weak.
A long line of names and addresses includes buyers and sellers of fishing tackle and related goods. The roster names residents and places from Miller Creek to Chicago, St. Louis, and Seattle, indicating a regional list or sale catalog.
H Raddant of Shawano Wisconsin arrived in Missoula to visit his ill brother at Sisters Hospital. The brother died suddenly during their conversation while Raddant sat by the bedside. Raddant’s remains will be embalmed and shipped home tomorrow. Simons offers paper hanging services.
Missoula April 1. Ranchman Brad ley of Lelo, whose death was reported Wednesday night, is alive and on the road to recovery. A man named McDonald from the Bradley home delivered the fatal news to Lolo and to the doctor, prompting a second physician to assess the illness as less serious. McDonald is labeled deceitful, likened to Ananias and Geiger.
Fred Theid of Utah living in Butte is hospitalized at the Sisters' hospital with a severe pneumonia case and is described as quite low but needing close care. Two Ross sawmill workers from Huson are another recent admission but their injuries are not serious. L Lebue suffers a badly sprained ankle after a car accident. Theodore Deffour sustained two right toes crushed by a falling log, with possible amputation not certain.
The Globe store advertises carpet specials with extra super grade at 70c and discounted 50c this week, inviting shoppers to take advantage of reduced prices on flooring.
Pioneers of the Pacific in Missoula held a meeting Saturday evening with eleven new members welcomed into the lodge. Special Organizer Henry K. Rhone attended, boosting interest. he is Alex Rhone’s brother, Plainsman publisher, and recently visited Plains. Cobban and Dinsmore advertise fruit-tree home subsidies on easy terms.
Missoula reports Joe Bradley appears 20 years younger after his marriage and now has a reason to live. The departure from the coast shows yards of white ribbon were no longer attached to the trunks, suggesting his reaction to the ornaments as he left.
The Grand Lodge of their order in this city plans a June gathering with Dr. Robinson and members preparing for a large attendance. Missoula is described as at its best, offering visitors a chance to see the prettiest city in the northwest.
Four furnished rooms for rent offered by J L McBride on Higgins Avenue. Inquire at the listed address for details and availability.
William Phillips visited his wife in the county jail after she was placed there on suspicion of insanity. She did not recognize him or their child, became worse after noon Friday, and was moved to a West Cooper street home for care. Neighbors fear she is hopelessly insane and may be sent to the asylum.
C J Lemley the tailor has received the latest spring cloth patterns showing new fabrics and designs for the season.
In Missoula on West Front street a four-horse wagon nearly ran over a Chinese boy, son of Sam the janitor. The driver failed to see him as he rode his new bicycle near John Yell's blacksmith shop. The horses split to avoid him and the wheels missed him, leaving the boy unharmed.
Cobban and Dinsmore advertise five and ten acre parcels for sale near Missoula. The notice highlights remaining affordable plots and invites buyers to visit the office for details.
Missoula on April 15 reports Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith released from smallpox confinement with mild symptoms. Ed Miller remains at the pest house to care for Flem Davis, who is improving. Morgan and Wright tires priced at $6.50 and inner tubes at $1.00 listed by McBride's.
George Webster is seriously ill at his home in Missoula with suspected pneumonia. He contracted a cold while in Anaconda attending the grand council of the Red Men, and his illness is linked to that trip.
Missoula on April 15 reports Josie Heyfron daughter of D. J. Heyfron is dangerously ill with pneumonia and her family fears she may not survive.
Fifty teams and fifty men pursued scraper and plow work as Cobban and partners sought labor for field operations. The terse note hints at a bustling hiring scene with multiple applicants eager for agricultural tasks.
The Copper Bed Mill and Mining company in the Wallace district begins extensive property improvements in Missoula area. It plans two tunnels and hoisting machinery within weeks, with tunnels driven several hundred feet.
Missoula notes Hawthorne Society held its fortnightly meeting in Evans hall on Friday evening. Reported growing interest and enthusiasm marked the gathering as members discussed current literary topics.
Mrs. Mary Boyer daughter of Neptune Lynch Jr arrives in Missoula to manage her father estate. She is named administratrix de bonis non with bond set at 4500 dollars.
The Woodmen of the World in Missoula announce plans to entertain local members with an upcoming gathering on a spring date. Details remain sparse as organizers prepare activities and refreshments.
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