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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1905
Page
12
Western Montana office announces advertising rates on application. The notice specifies that details are available upon inquiry at the Western Montana News office.
The tenth day of the telegraphers strike shows little change as old hands refuse to return. Operators at most stations are filled by outsiders while many remaining strikers stay out. Dispatchers report few replacements and long stretches of track without an Alterator, with officials urging continued refusal until demands are met. The Butte Miner cites a false claim of 75 percent return to work. The president in St Paul predicts a settlement next week and urges continued noncompliance.
Missoula lodge of Bike delegates appointed a committee to arrange travel to the Anaconda state convention. A meeting on August 14 will set the van fee and report details. One hundred calling cards and plate cost $1.89. Police reports note two men jailed after an August 11 shooting incident within city limits before Judge Hayes, with fines.
Two men arraigned this afternoon for fighting in a West Front street saloon. Both pleaded not guilty to the charge and their trial was set for Saturday.
Missoula August 11 W H Brimson former Northern Pacific division superintendent now Baltimore and Ohio general superintendent will arrive in Missoula about August 19 to spend a day or five with friends before continuing to Portland and other coast points. He has many friends in Missoula who will greet him and tour the town since his departure ten years ago.
In Missoula on Aug 1 Judge Phillips fined Indian Mose 3 dollars and jailed for a default on payment while four knights of the box were each sentenced to 10 days in the county jail for vagrancy. The judge remained unmoved as Mose’s squaw offered to settle matters with cash or a colored blanket.
In Missi Aug 1 a serious automobile accident occurred when a parked car started and nearly crashed into the Migsoula Mercantile Company. The driver, Wing, and bystander William Honey, who was intoxicated, caused the mishap by pulling the wrong lever, narrowly avoiding damage to plate glass.
An important rent near Carlton was sold to Mel Daniels who recently purchased the property. The consideration was 85 300. Rev J W Bennett will leave for Dillon Monday to attend the Methodist state conference. Secretary Flanagan of the Missoula M C A will fill the pulpit of the Methodist church next Sunday.
Missoula plans a major interior overhaul including new chairs two elegant boxes on each side of the stage and a new orchestra pit. A Broadway designer drafted plans after visiting Butte to modernize the venue while manager Hare Holt seeks wider stage space and audience accessibility.
The fragment reports the Mare Ruedora sailing from Moonte toward Greenwich Conn with a late arrival expected after passing Mobile bar. It references a U S boycott and a Roosevelt instruction to Minister Rockhill warning the Chinese government, implying tension and diplomatic actions.
Missoula reports a labor shortage in hay and grain fields as farmers rely on family members to harvest. Aged children and women assist with loading, raking, and other tasks while enjoying field meals. Herr Daniel E. Bandmann notes a large crop and says his family, including daughters, are producing about 125 tons by week’s end with good morale and progress.
Experimental report notes Sper Le L Sharp and others forming a coalition to battle quickly spreading forest fires near the Hig Blackfoot region. Mining interests and a milling company join the effort under supervision, aiming to extinguish flames and protect property. An outfit offers green wood deliveries at 225 per load.
Special Dispatch reports from Hamilton and Missoula with a list of residents traveling to Butte Portland and other towns, social visits, and local notices. It notes Mia Fisk and family auditing A C M Co books, Miss Gertrude Sloane visiting from Missoula, and various residents camping or attending events in the Hamilton area. A deed transfer to M A Yocum of Bonner is recorded in Missoula.
North Platte Neb Aug 11 crowds converge as land slated for entry next week draws attention. A quarter million acres will open for homestead entries starting Monday. A former homesteader does not prevent a new entry. The land favors grazing and dairy farming and ranks among western Nebraska's best.
Delirious day with light wind left water choppy at Baltimore regatta. Two finishers in the early heats, results show Detroit Boat Club led junior single sculls while Seawanhaka won senior single sculls. Qualified crews advance to finals to be rowed tomorrow with more detailed placings listed for each event and time.
Chicago observers report four deaths linked to an intense heat spell with high humidity. A fifth person was prostrated as temperatures barely reached 89 degrees on the street level. The city anticipated more wet weather and hotter days to come.
Manila Aug 11 The Rough Riders led by Cal Alexander Bowie formerly of the Kove now attached to the department arrive and present Miss Roosevelt with a photograph at a police launch named Buckie, during a tribute on Samar island.
The House of Commons prorogued today after a session marked by a record number of votes of censure and motions for adjournment aimed at hindering the government. Fewer than fifty members attended the closing proceedings.
The steamer Seminole, delayed at San Domingo under an $8,000 embargo on suspicion of carrying cartridges, docked in New York at Aug 1. Captain Marmion said no arms or ammunition were found aboard, as the Clyde line reported.
The dispatch notes General Arthur Macart led aide de camp to Parker W. West of the Tenth United States Cavalry, left the front in Japan, and mentions plans to visit Korea, China, and India before returning to America.
In San Francisco Arthur O'Neil and Walter Lewis chief engineer of the Siberia surrendered their naturalization papers and asked the error court to vacate them. They confessed their papers were obtained under false testimony.
Providence Wilkesbarre Virginia August 11 The Cath arc Total Abstinence unto convention will meet next year at Providence.
The Nova Terra arrived Tromsoe Aug 1 with Anthony Fiala and Zeigler expedition members aboard after a perilous voyage from ice fields starting June 14. The ship faced drifting floes, broke through ice, and reached open water on July 25 before locating Cape Dillon and delivering rescuers to the headquarters camp. The relief party then returned with the ill and exhausted explorers, who survived the winter ordeal.
In St Petersburg August reports say Witte moved quickly to draft a reply that surprised the public. The foreign office expected a cautious response, while Russians praised Witte's initiative. The note to Baron Kessmura looms as the decisive action shaping government support.
In San Francisco on August 1, meetings of the Merchants Exchange and other commercial bodies initiated a movement to counteract a boycott on American goods by Chinese merchants in various Chinese cities. The effort seeks coordinated action to restore trade and reassure confidence in U S products.
August calendar notes copper reduces typhoid bacteria in polluted water. Copper tanks may help prevention alongside boiling, though not a substitute. Copper foil strips for home purification stand overnight or six to eight hours, then poured off. The write up urges care to avoid copper poisoning and favors copper receptacles in daily use.
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