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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1902
Page
16
The Western Montana office of the Standard is at 110 West Main Street Missoula. Advertising rates are furnished on application.
Three grades left to select from Dut with lines showing many Styles. Five pieces of all wool fancy striped waistings in handsome colorings and fine styles. Price now 10 pattern units in imported etamine cheviot waistings, finest grade, each pattern different, only
Edward A. Kimball, Christian Science lecturer, told a Missoula audience at Union theater that sickness is the devil's work and urged unity among churches under Christian Science. He cited his own recovery and recounted cases, criticized sects condemning Christian Science, and praised Mrs. Eddy as founder while noting past criticism has eased.
Air compressor at the Amadore mines is now in operation supplying power. A two mile flume to the mine has been completed with water used to run the compressor. The company seeks county and other aid to build a 12 mile road from Cedar Creek to the mine to haul ore. About 20 men are employed. $75,000 has been invested with expected dividends forthcoming. Visit Missoula Nursery greenhouses or call Higgins avenue city store.
Missoula April 17 sheriff's office holds an article as evidence in a peculiar case. A wagon seat used to shoot a bullet is tied to Henry Gramm and Simon Hellman. The visible bullet hole and witness conflict shape the jury's view as neighbors pick sides. Gramm remains held for district court action.
Unclaimed letters remaining in Missoula post office for week ending April 15 1992 listed with names such as L H Adams Swan Anderson Orla Bourdon Duncan Beaton Emille Bens… (partial) Call date of advertisement to claim. Postmaster George Kepp signs.
A small notice states wallpaper hanging at 20 cents per double roll and two coats of paint at 14 cents per yard, attributed to L N Simons.
Rev. Joseph P. McCarthy pastor of the Congregational church at Helena will lecture in Elke Hall Missoula on April 21. He previously spoke there delivering the university baccalaureate address to students.
The speech, praised as the best heard at the university in years, will attract a large audience. Ellis Hall hosts the talk under the Christian Endeavor society of the Congregational church with the subject Things That Make Men Happy.
Missoula in April 17 report Franklin J. Pierce owner of the Gem theater lost 37.50 after cashing a forged check said to be drawn by J O Hanratty at De Smet. The fake check payable to a lumberman named McDonald was presented for drinks and later paid to the electric light office for a light bill before the forgery was caught. McDonald is said to have fled toward De Smet or another lumber camp and a warrant will be issued. The signatory name read J Henrieta instead of Hanratty.
Captain W. Co. Dutton organizes a new Darby lodge of Good Templars in the upper Ritter Root valley with 62 charter members. Officers include Sam Kyle C T Grace Lee V T N Wilkinson secretary Nora Miles treasurer Myrtle Mc Coy and others. Dutton plans to visit Missoula and Butte to promote the temperance group.
A Bitter Root track switch engine struck four flats on the Northern Pacific main line near Copper Street. One car was demolished and another badly damaged. The steam wrecking crane cleared the scene after the collision about 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Justice Hayes issued a search warrant at Mrs. F. Nathan request for Mrs. Sage over alleged theft of several chains valued at about 16 dollars. Police searched the home but found no evidence linking Sage to the theft. The two ladies had been visiting earlier, raising suspicions.
Willis D. Miller, longtime resident of this section, has sold his ranch near Bandmannto Bridge and will leave for the coast in about two weeks. He has not left Hellgate township in eight years, recently injured his back and plans the coast trip to recuperate.
Disposing of Rush Business in Missoula sets an adjourned council meeting for Monday night to hurry matters before the regular session when new aldermen will be sworn in. At the last meeting a dozen new bars were ordered for the new council and the furnishing bond will have these on hand in time.
Henry O'Hanlon of Havre or Chinook visited Missoula to see an old college friend and says Maude Templeton and Glorie Eller robbed him after a Gem theater visit. The women were tried before Justice Houtchens. lack of sufficient evidence led to their discharge. O'Hanlon testified he had carried $249, spent about $40, and alleged $3209 total claim with earlier $20 and later $200 references. The manager countered his drunken conduct and unpaid beer, and noted prior statements of theater visits on the coast.
Missoula April 17 The United States land office rejects the Bitter Root pre-emption claim of Peter Bindour to land in the Lake Como reserve and withdraws the land from settlement. The action aligns with prior decisions sustained by the commissioner of the general land office. J J Galliven takes land opposite Victor as Northern Pacific sells 1 000 acres in the county’s west end.
Missoula April 17. Instruments filed with county clerk and recorder include a deed from W A Wallace to Isaac Royer of Helena for a 49 by 37 foot lot in Plains townsite for 1000 dollars. deed from William Anderson and wife to Fred and Alma Anderson for lots 15, block 82 Urlin edition for 1 dollar. Red Pack placer mining claim by W W Blew et al on Vermillion creek. Clayton fraction quartz location by Henry Parmichoker in St Regis district. Official bonds for road trustees of district No 7 to Joseph Charette and N A Modori each 1000 dollars. Mail orders to Colden Rule, Missoula.
Mr Maginnis reports improved health after staying in Arizona for the winter. He enjoyed the warm climate and says he lived in a tent during the season. Rheumatism continues to cause some suffering as he recovers back home.
Frenchtown visitor Frand Worden tours Missoula while Ben Morgan Clinton stage line owner visits. Mrs D E Mandeville’s ill child at Bonner house. Mrs Joseph Bowden shopping from Corvallis. R L Perkins and J W Ward return Bitter Rooters. Northern Pacific dispatcher office to move to new station by Saturday. John Pulliam recovered enough to be out. Harry W Thompson attends Christian Science lecture from east county. John H Simpson, who handled assessor books, visits from Helena.
Sherman Powell, state agent for Geneva nurseries of New York, distributes about 1000 rose bushes to Missoula ladies. Plants are set in the vacant lot behind his Higgins Avenue office, where women may call to receive them.
A Cincinnati Enquirer recounts Buck Joseph a full blood Sioux who dominated Deadwood poker with sleight of hand. The narrator describes a closing showdown where Buck’s four aces faced a straight flush led by the speaker winning four thousand dollars. Buck exits with a final insult about a white man being “heap smart.”
Mrs FE L Couz of 823 East Twentieth Street sought a Easter surprise for Miss Knickerbocker an invalid who had rarely left her room since scarlet fever. She arranged for Forepaugh and Sells to route their parade through Twentieth Street. Plans failed as rain drenched the procession forcing a reroute and an apology from Peter Sells.
J Lacasse arrives from Cedar Creek placer mines reporting poor weather over six weeks with persistent snow and freezing conditions. He expects a strong season ahead and an ample water supply for mining operations in the area.
Gaspard De schamp the Grass Valley cattle king returns from Bitter Root valley with a carload of hogs. He notes valley stock looks well and farmers are getting good prices for all kinds. The hogs purchased will be shipped to his Grass Valley ranch.
April 17 Missoula. Peter Wamaae ten year old stepson of Mrs Addy Magee died at the Lolo ranch of typhoid fever. The remains were brought to Missoula and the funeral will be held tomorrow morning at Lucy's undertaking establishment.
A Frenchman named Rian was found dead in his Clinton cabin tonight in Missoula. The cause of death is unknown. Justice of the Peace Heatchens and Undertaker Marsh have gone to supervise the remains and will return in the morning.
Missoula on April 17 Isaac Leiser applied to the district court for letters of administration in the estate of his father Jacob Leizer deceased. The estate includes a business house a residence and stock of goods valued at about 89000. The petition will be heard April 20.
Missoula April 17. T. A. Gauthier who recently sold his ranch in the Big Flat district leaves this morning on an extended trip. He will travel to Butte and Anaconda before proceeding to the coast to recuperate for a few weeks.
John C. Maginnis, longtime Missoula County resident, returns from a year long visit in Phoenix Arizona. He has been away a year and is expected to resume local affairs and community activities following his Arizona sojourn.
Rev. Mr. Mills, son of Presiding Elder Rev. Jacob Mills, will depart the East soon for Montana and take charge of the Stevensville Methodist church upon arrival. He is assigned to serve at Stevensville and will begin duties after reaching Montana.
A brakeman named Austin was injured when a train broke apart near Hope last evening. He suffered a broken leg and was transported to the hospital in Missoula for treatment.
The body of Thomas Phillips, Northern Pacific stationary engineer who died here, was shipped tonight to Livingston for interment. He formerly worked at Logan.
A reflective piece condemns widespread obeisance to wealth and the chase for fortune. It argues people bow to money and fail to embody a principle, urging upright conduct and steadfast integrity amid wealth’s pull.
A critique of money worship and status seeking. The text urges a keener sense of values, promotes living simply and honestly, and argues character as life’s enduring measure. It cites Thomas Hughes on choosing character over material gain and warns that money devotion erodes the soul and true nobility.
From Pearson's Magazine comes a feature on the flying fish. It explains that the creature can glide above the water using its enlarged pectoral fins as parachutes rather than wings. The fish can reach speeds up to 19 knots and travel up to 500 feet in a single flight before returning to the sea.
In Brooklyn Eagles recount, a youth stands between four pretty girls urging chances at a church fair games for charity. A commotion erupts as news of street craps prompts deacons to call the police. He exits toward gambling with the gypsies, showing blurred moral discernment.
We are headquarters for the most improved agricultural implements labor savers. Hill and drill seeders grain drills plows spring tooth harrows farm wagons. Write for catalogues.
The article notes Alice Roosevelt has blue eyes and is an excellent horsewoman. Her light brown wavy hair and clear-cut features frame a typical American girl. Born in New York City at 6 West Fifty-seventh Street to Alice Hathaway Lee, who died three days after birth, she was 18 on February 11, 1902. She loves dogs and keeps a black-and-tan pet.
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