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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1908
Page
9
Labor Day events at Washoe Park featured a program of sports, a parade, and music. Officials planned a modest, affordable celebration with public exhibits and prize events, detailing park pavilion use and various contests for attendees.
Fragmentary text shows a city scene with names and businesses like Hammersionghs and Harper, plus mentions of Merke, Luan Ac, and Frame. Limited readable items suggest ads or notices rather than a full event.
An advertisement extolls Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for women's ailments. It cites a Missouri woman's testimony of twelve years of suffering, multiple doctors, and eventual health restoration after following Pinkham's advice. The copy highlights roots and herbs used by ancestors and American Indian remedies as historical precedents.
The article notes a new law allocating a per cent share of gross forest receipts to states and counties containing national forests. It lists state totals such as Utah 2 and Washington 18 and cites distributions by region. Also mentioned are unrelated notices about a death in Poland and local business advertising.
A mid city council session dealt with public works bids and sidewalk projects. Bids were discussed for the Worle and Withee districts while some residents sought permission to build their own walks. City Attorney Rodgers defended legality, noting the district work would proceed under city supervision, despite private bids.
Fragmented report describes aldermen discussing wall repair at a mill site, a resolution fixing taxes for a project, calls to audit city finances, and a committee to study reforms, with a meeting planned for next Monday night to decide matters.
A laborer identified as Joe or related workers died early morning at a construction site. Responders found him after an apparent hemorrhage near a well. His colleagues called local authorities. medical aid arrived too late.
A New Zealand delegation led by a naval commander and the New Zealand authorities join a formal event honoring the American fleet. The address lauds the alliance and the joint naval effort, with a ceremonial gift for President Roosevelt. A commemorative silver and gold medal is presented, inscribed to President Roosevelt by Joseph G. Ware of New Zealand as a token of the visit.
A fragmentary exchange mentions weather, optimism, and rivalries in a terse street scene. The dialogue hints at a humorous clash over how weather affects plans and moods, with a playful acknowledgment that outcomes aren’t fixed. The tone echoes a late era newspaper brief.
A historical notice requests sealed bids for the construction and completion of three vane building components at the Washoe station in Montana. Proposals cover labor and materials, with specifications and standards set by the commission led by Antonia and Mathews.
A Northern path bulletin from the Northern Bend division thanks the Hovskey Mountain trains and crews for their performance during recent washouts. General Passenger Agent Cleland commends the conduct of trainmen and remarks on the public welfare and sanitary reports, noting appreciation from passengers and the division's support for continued exemplary service.
Miggouts Aug HH Walker a Northern Pacific switchman died in Missoula after injuries from being run over by a switch engine. He came from Billings recently and died about an hour after the accident between five and six. He leaves a wife and three children and was formerly a conductor on the Yellowstone division.
The Missoula CHAM and Warder Wonegy met in a sunlit second game on the south side grounds. Missoula built a lead, Wardner-Wellog fought back, and the visitors prevailed 4-3 after two hours and twenty minutes with key double plays and errorless defense. Umpire Meyers officiated. Altendine handled the line.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions an arrest connected to individuals and a nominal amount of $160, with unclear names and places, rendering a compact record of a local incident without clear outcomes.
In the third district court of Deer Lodge County Montana the estate of Roger Edwards deceased proceeds under probate rules. A hearing is scheduled for August 13 1908 at 10 o clock to prove the will and hear Maud H King s application for administration with will annexed. Regular notices issued July 1 1908 by Clerk Ira C Gnose. Other notices concern a separate timber sale in Montana with bids due by a date in August and overseen by Forest Supervisor Lovelace and Acting Forester Hall.
The county commissioners will meet as a board of evaluation from July 7 to August 15. The engineers of the board will also convene during the period for contingous discussions. Dated Anaconda Montana July 73 1908.
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