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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1902
Page
14
Fragmentary text notes Western Montana and Catlin with a memorial or remembrance theme. The readable portion suggests a reference to a battle or event tied to Western Montana entities and a commemorative day. Names and precise details are unclear due to damage.
Ed Mae for Soldiers and More recalls the Stig Hole fight twenty five years earlier near Missoula. Gus Nelson of the citizens and Maj John B Catlin recount the battle with Indians, the escape of the soldiers, a lost gun, and injuries. Major Catlin plans a state historical sketch about Tidiane experiences in Montana.
Aug 1 Missoula Deputy Gan Fish Warden Higgins notes hunting laws open season. Limits apply for deer, bighorn, sage hen, pheasant, wild geese, ducks and brant with various dates. Hamilton club invites Missoula to a Sept. return shoot with plans for a drill to win. Possible baseball game with Bitter Root youth team.
Aug 11 reports describe farmers alarmed by river water shutoffs that strand fish and harm crops in Bitter Root area near Missoula. The scene notes dead fish on the banks and calls for a growing push in the coming session to regulate water flow and protect farmland.
Charles Hartt of Missoula, residing between Missoula and Bonner, received word that his father died and was buried in a Pennsylvania town yesterday. His mother had died about six months earlier. Hartt has many friends offering sympathy.
A damaged page fragment shows garbled text with scattered names and phrases, lacking clear events or context. The legible parts imply a list or notice but do not present actionable facts.
Special correspondence reports on Hamilton area news and events. Plans for a Labour Day demonstration include a national speaker and a union gathering. local farming, thrash contracts, and stock farm work are noted along with visits, fishing trips, and social events. Ancestral items such as an old apron tied to Masonry are described with local lineage and heritage.
Charles Mund reports he worked in Missoula after leaving Darby with a government surveying party. He says the men enjoy the area and expect to finish soon. The camp will move east of Neutula to a point near Desmond or Bearmouth as first quality fishing rods go half price at McBride's.
Neighbors invite Modern Woodmen for a gathering at the hall Saturday night. The hall was well lit and a tine meal was served. Guests enjoyed conversation and a social hour before departing late in the evening.
Colby White has secured the contract to build the Baptist parsonage in Missoula at 2300 dollars. The planned house will be handsome and modern with every known convenience, to be built on newly purchased East Spruce Street lots.
Returns From Missoula, Rus, Werte Hogan the city treasurer, has returned for a week's stay at the Lolo hot springs. He says there is a big crowd up there and that everyone is having a good time. He expects several of the Missoula people down by the end of the month.
Missoula August 1 report notes ongoing construction at the Northern Pacific yard facilities with work described as in casing. The brief item highlights maintenance and upgrade activity in the railroad yard.
The article notes several additional tracks making the largest yards in the division. The gravel train supplying Lolo gravel for filling will be removed this week, after which the yards will be ready for use. A plan to straighten the main line where it meets the old main line was considered but will likely be done only briefly.
A rough day on the Northern Pacific Railway near Hearmouth Bearmouth ends with a westbound freight wrecking nine cars east of Bearmouth. Injuries reported among bystanders while authorities plan an inquest in Granite County as delays ripple to the eastbound schedule.
Charles Evans, longtime Missoula resident and former railway clerk, died in Missoula after a career with the On Tank and Trust company in Helena. He served as deputy to Clerk Hogart and later worked for the railway, with roots in London and Detroit. Funeral plans pending with brother Michael Bogart expected to arrive from Light to arrange. Relatives in New York and England notified.
Stevensville notes list visiting relatives and neighbors in Aus, Tucommerce, Victor, and Missoula. residents attend conferences, travel to states including North Carolina, Michigan, and Missouri, and local marriages, burials, and relocations are noted among the May, Shannon, and Burgoyne families with several plans to move or visit relatives.
A Missoula report notes Merrion, described as hunter and farmer, claims ripe strawberries from Montana vines. He allegedly proved by leaving a box of sweet large red berries at the Standard office on Saturday. Readers are invited to send snail orders to the Golden Rule in Missouri.
Missoula Aug. marriage license issued by Clerk Kemp to William A. Caldwell aged 2 and Edna Newman aged 21 both of Lewiston Idaho. They will move to Alberta Canada. Visit Missoula Nursery greenhouses or call Higgins Avenue city store for Hot Springs. W. H. Houston report.
A man called from Lolo hot springs by the sudden death of his brother has returned to the springs after several days in Missoula and the city. He expects many Missoula residents and others from towns to join him, with considerable correspondence ongoing and plans to stay until next month.
Missoula notes recounts several residents and visitors including William Gerrity from Lathrop, Paul Whitelaw from Helena, Lizzie Simms of Helena, J B Deayer and Bits Un, and others with mentions of a Modern Woodmen lodge visit. Sue aes ihe Jenate visits Mrs J C Slaughter who returned from a two month coast health trip improved. Louisa McClarchy plans a week with friends in the valley before returning to the capital. John Holt, formerly of Missoula, returned from Pueblo, Colo and will visit parents and upper valley residents.
H J M Kidney an employee of the Stetson Post mill was burned to death when a wire conveyor grabbed and dragged him 400 feet into a roaring furnace. Albert Olson attempted to save him but Kidney’s grip released as the cable pulled him in. Witnesses say Kidney died in the furnace as others watched.
In Missoula on August 1 William Caldwell and Fdna Newman wed at Mrs. FitzPatrick's East Pine Street home with Rev. CH Lineley officiating. The report mentions youths facing trouble linked to poker games and a local scare at a concert hall event.
Special Dispatch reports Joe Gancer's Pole Moon ranch near Columbia Falls was struck by a fire Saturday evening causing about 5000 dollars in damage. Hay totaling 159 tons was burned along with grain crops and fruit, a threshing machine, logging sheds, eight sets of harnesses, and several hundred bushels of grain.
In Pueblo Colorado the smelting and refining company ended operations at its Philadelphia smetter due to lost competitiveness after a new smelter started in Murray Utah. The move follows shifts in the metal processing industry and reflects industry consolidation.
At a hearing in the case brought by Peter Power against the Northern Pacific directors, George A. Lamb testified Power used the alias P Slake while staying at the Queen's Hotel in Montreal. Lamb described arranging covert stock purchases and connections with Weidenfeld and officials in Minnesota, with the action adjourned to continue next morning.
Camden New Jersey August 1 warrants were issued today for the arrest of George Jonas of the Jonas group connected with an alleged case in the city.
Spa Belgium August 1 Queen Marie Hen Mette of Belgium had a good night and woke to dress and eat breakfast, signaling improved health as she resumed daily routines. No complications reported as she enjoyed morning meal.
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