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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1903
Page
3
Anaconda reports three white women fined and released after jail terms for opium smoking while Chinese inmates John Yung and Mrs Susie endure confinement. Police describe opium dens as increasing with “pleasure smokers” and outline the drug’s crime links, including a Louisville police chief’s warning statement.
The Anaconda Elks lodge plans a repeat of the minstrel show at the Broadway theater in Butte next Saturday after a successful Friday performance in Anaconda. A special train will carry the 30 performers and parade props, including Napoleon Davis’ steed, to Butte for the state association meeting. An Elks meeting at the Margaret theater will finalize details and assign a maid of honor.
A large move of Anaconda residents left the city for green fields and streams yesterday. Many sought trout or rest, producing a quiet Sunday with numerous picnics to Georgetown and Silver Lake and fishing trips to the Big Hole river Lost Creek Mill Creek and Warm Springs Creek. The ideal weather drew hundreds to the woods.
All parties knowing themselves in debted to the firm of Anderson and Klassen will please settle at once as we are going out of business. Bills unpaid after the 11th of this month will be placed with a collector.
Olaf Thorsen, injured in the Washoe smelter roof cave in, is improving slowly at St. Ann's hospital. His leg operation has left him near out of danger with expected recovery. Charles Sauer, crushed between two cars at the foundry, also improves under nurse care at the same hospital.
The notice lists August payment windows at multiple sites including upper works and lower sections on August 10 from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 9:15 to 10:45 a.m., converter and refinery 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Copper City Commercial Company 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. August 11 covers new works 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Copper City Commercial Company 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Anaconda sun shot experts A Tuttle W Peckover D D Twohy James Drumgoole and May Wright attended a Butte gun club tournament. Medals contested included the Brownlee Kiepetko and Confarr. Wright won the Kiepetko medal while Peckover captured the Confarr.
Beginning Saturday May 23 and every Saturday thereafter the B A P railway will offer round trip fares to Gregson Springs. Anaconda to Gregson and return 50 cents Butte to Gregson and return Tickets valid on all trains from noon Saturdays to noon Mondays.
In a St. Mark's Episcopal sermon Rev. H K Robbins argues that prayer reflects one’s view of God. He contrasts Baal Aztec Greek and Hebrew conceptions with Jesus teaching Our Father. He asserts God as Father removes need for intercessors and defines true prayer and life.
The Turfs outscored the Combinations 21 to 11 at Lake Park in a well attended game. Ed Rhue starred with a sensational one handed running catch of a long fly. Buck pitched the entire game for the Turfs, limiting the Combinations to eight hits. Edwards led the Combinations solidly in defense and hitting.
Items list social visits in Butte and Anaconda including Mrs J Hall from Pasadena. Local sales feature towels aprons ginghams and shirts with Strain's discounts. Mentions Catholic Foresters meeting, church services, and hotel visits at the Leland. Through sleeping car service noted on Great Northern line. Souvenir of Washoe smelter offered Aug 11 with purchases. Burnett opens Gril restaurant after vacant period.
Portand Oregon and Anaconda Montana area notices describe F R Rose an escaped convict and forger with tattoos and tall slim build. A $50 reward offered for Rose’s arrest plus a $500 reward for information leading to the capture of five West Coast street car robbers. Duluth police publish details on Harry F Crabbe alias H F Kirby alias E B Ingram with prior sentences and a forged check.
A closing out sale offers groceries at wholesale prices. Knesevich advertises deep discounts and urges cash purchases at the store location.
About 25 to 30 bricklayers from Minneapolis St Paul and nearby towns arrive today to reinforce the Washoe smelter flue project. The workforce, now around 40 after earlier quits, will start immediately to speed up completion as conditions improve and the job moves forward. An Fastman camera, good as new, cheap, at Steuernagel's.
The ad argues a rosebush and hair loss share a root cause a germ at the roots. It claims dandruff baldness come from the same issue and that Newbrow's Herpicide destroys the germ. It invites stamps for a sample from the Herpicide Company Detroit Michigan.
L. F. Verberckmoes and W. H. Mahoney, notable members of the Catholic Order of Foresters, traveled to Butte yesterday to view the remains of Father Allaeys, a founder of the group.
Week ending August 8 lists uncalled letters including men James Boston Matt Borich F A Engle A E Gourley Bert Holton K Edwin Largen William McDonald John J O Farrell Henry Stratham Paul C Wels and women Mrs JF Harris Mrs Styles Mrs Alice White foreign G djura V Popovicu and second class M J Seery J H Eckman.
Aug 9 London reports an unprecedented mosquito outbreak following a heatwave. Hospitals and outpatients record numerous bites, with cases swelling arms and faces. infants are badly affected. Mosquitoes blamed on harbor hatches in areas near the Thames and dock towns.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Miles City reports George Pemberton of Cowden and Pemberton Cattle Company in town saying severe reductions in cattle holdings are needed due to a dry spring and grasshopper devastation along the Little Missouri. He notes shipments to Chicago and mentions H R Wells of Hat X fearing drastic cuts may yet be required, while hoping the infestation will not last into next year.
Havre reports the Sens of Herrmann installing officers for the year with M. Auerbach as vice president and Henry J. Meili as ex-vice president. I Newman is financial secretary F Auerbach treasurer Jacob Miller lodge physician and trustees Louis Lucke Frank Koste and William Herrick. M Auerbach chosen as delegate to the grand lodge meeting at Butte beginning Friday August 21.
In Marseilles on August 9 Premier Combes avoided injury when two pistol shots were fired at his carriage after a banquet. A man in fisherman's clothes, San Vaire Picolo, was captured with a revolver and an accomplice fled. Police consider the pair anarchists amid a known presence of others.
Libby Aug 9 Special Dispatch reports parties test the Ida claim to assess development needs to feed a Merrill Wo stamp mill placed on site. The mine lacked ore to sustain operations, was closed, and investigators will determine future feasibility as the vein yields high values for the region.
Mrs Carrie Jacobs Hirshberg wife of Julius Hirshberg prominent Chouteau merchant and stockman died in Great Falls Aug 9 born Deer Lodge October 1870 raised in Butte She leaves no children Her family includes Henry Jacobs first mayor of Butte and Emanuel Jacobs Sands Land and Cattle manager Her body to Helena for embalming funeral planned in Helena Tuesday.
Paris reports Abbe Balliot a noted poet priest and philosopher faced the Ninth correctional court for rebellion against a law closing religious chapels. He tore seals from chapel doors three times and argued that justice is subordinate to right. He condemned the law but was sentenced to prison amid a crowd of women offering bouquets.
Information from Libby Aug 9 reports Herman Hildebrandt and A Himes two owners of the Standard claim have secured supplies to sustain ongoing work. They plan to continue development until they crosscut the target vein.
Miles City on August 9 reports the County Treasurer George Robbins house nearing completion with a move in expected next Tuesday. George Ulmer and Theodore Bowden houses will follow in the next two weeks as the carpenters shift to Bowden's residence.
Legal notice announces a sheriff sale of property in Anaconda Deer Lodge County Montana under an order of sale from the district court. The description covers 200.76 acres including the east half of the northwest quarter and related parcels with water rights and ditches, in section 30 township 6 north range 9 west, to be sold at public auction at the courthouse.
Notice to taxpayers from Deerledge county Montana announces the board of commissioners will sit as a board of equalization on dates from July 20 through August 1 1993. Meetings occur on May days and Tuesdays each week unless business requires continuous session. Phil Greenan County Clerk.
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