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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1906
Page
23
Western Montana office of the Standard is located at 130 Higgins avenue Missoula. Telephone No 118. Advertising rates on application.
A Saltese night watchman Frank Reagan and five others are charged after they allegedly towed a Northern Pacific locomotive about 25 miles toward St. Regis and left it on the track. The engine was discovered by section men near St. Regis Monday morning. County Attorney Murphy calls the act a Gravelle law felony with possible penalties up to 10 years. Train crews feared a deadly crash on the steep grade if the engine had derailed.
J M Gregory a former Northern Pacific employee was arrested by Chief of Police Gove for disturbance and loitering around the depot. The charge was dismissed after railroad men claimed the arrest was spiteful and Gregory had not offended. the depot crowd was dispersed except for Gregory.
Missoula Aug 14 dispatch from Wallace says the fire brigade mainly drawn from Black Cloud mine and mill saved the company property but two fires remain near the danger line. A dead calm for days slowed progress while strong winds could cause damage. Fires burn timber near Bitter Root summit threatening Silver Cliff Lookout. much timber wasted near Murray and Suckskin draw, with risk to Alder gulch watershed if winds rise.
A heavy wagon owned by J R Schoonover broke loose from the Front street side of the Missoula Mercantile and turned onto Higgins avenue. The abrupt turn caused the Studebaker wagon to topple, but bystanders halted the team before further harm. No damage to horses or vehicle.
Missoula August 14 County Attorney Murphy filed a complaint this afternoon charging Clayton Shoeclast and Alfred Vasser with murder. The two men were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the death of Ung Teep a Chinese placer miner killed near Martini on Saturday August 4, with a third suspect still sought.
A man tied to the trouble is believed found. The hearing for the men in jail has been postponed due to difficulties locating a third party involved.
Conductor Charles A. Searles of the Northern Pacific departs Missoula with his wife for Panama where he will serve as trainmaster of the Panama Railroad company. He has 15 years in Western railroading and specializes in dredge work at Culebra cut. The post pays $250 monthly with living quarters and transportation.
In Justice Phil lips court Frank Perkins colored faces grand larceny claim by Willie Belmont. Belmont testified Perkins received $110 of her money across Helena and Missoula with $60 then $50 more entrusted, money his owner says she left with him. Sheriff Graham said Perkins admitted losing some of the money and a $130 roll was found on him. Defense offered no witnesses. decision postponed. JL Mullghan freed after promising to reform.
A. W. Mittower of Victor visits Missoula along with Andrew Flaig of Saltese and Fleming Davis from Butte as Police Judge L. M. Davis’s son tours the city. Northern Pacific attorney Charles Donnelly of Helena attends to legal business, while Flers Koch of the forest department plans a week in town. Lillian and Bessie Vawter of Helena are guests of the Bradshaws. the Inches head to Victoria for a two week visit. State Boiler Inspector Dailey inspects thrashers at Frenchtown, and Bullfrog Investment manager Thomas Murphy visits for about three weeks. The Seeleys camp at Como Lake. Gilbert Heyfron returns from Hayden Lake camping. Final timber and stone proofs are filed by Nelson and MacDonald. Ayotte completes a 160-acre homestead near Frenchtown. National Mining and Smelting Co. changes name to New York & Saltese Copper Co. Northern Pacific special agent Hindman investigates Johnnie McLean’s suspected 1902 North Coast Limited holdup. Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul surveyors near Lolo hot springs move camp toward the Lolo region. Walter Coates and wife from Niagara Falls visit Missoula two weeks, then plan Plains and coast trip.
G. R., president of the United Master Butchers Association of America, announced that eliminating the tariff on livestock would be a topic at the convention to be held in Milwaukee. He added that a representative from the Cattle and Sheep Growers Association of America had been invited to take part in the discussion.
Chicago August 14 passenger freight and traveling agents from across the country convened to discuss general conditions of their work and to devise methods for improving future service. A second meeting was scheduled for tomorrow.
A dispute over a forbidden courtship led to a high tension altercation at L. B. Maxwell’s ranch on Mormon Creek. Maxwell used a shotgun and Frank Dulittle wielded a rifle. shots drew no serious injuries. Sheriff Graham arrested Dulittle, the two sides reconciled, and peace was restored at the Maxwell home in Missoula on August 14.
Sidney Ward manager of Supreme Gold Mining reports 26 men at Hughes creek placers in upper Bitter Root. Gravel runs about 1.25 dollars per cubic yard, dredge construction underway under W M Brazenall with George Bellew and Delbert T Grush. Road up west fork Ritter Root being upgraded. $1000 spent so far to handle dredge parts.
Deputy Williams investigates remains of an unidentified man found near a cabin five miles from the Lake Creek mouth. A gold watch and chain, metal laundry tag with initials J. I. N., a GR Army cord, a .22 revolver, and other personal items were recovered. Evidence suggests the man died months ago and the cause is not foul play per the coroner inquiry. Identification may come from the watch and chain.
Leavenworth Kan Aug 14 plans are being perfected to have all colored troops in the United States army stationed at one point due to race feeling at many posts. A southern post is likely to be selected for the colored troops.
Minsk reports M Stolypin has secured allies for the governments agrarian programme at the Lithuanian land owners congress now in session. The body adopted a resolution stating the cardinal principle of reform is the violability of private property and endorsed the Polish deputies stance. It also plans an energetic canvass for the coming elections to unite Lithuanians of the northwest provinces on nationality basis, not party affiliated.
Lansing Aug 14 Harry J Cowley a broker was arrested on a forgery charge tied to stock certificates of the Union Pacific Railroad company. Frank Wolf of the Central National Bank Battle Creek accuses him of implication in the forgery. Cowley says he bought any stock in good faith and denies knowledge of the crime. Authorities say forged stock served as collateral for a loan in Lansing two weeks earlier.
Helena reports James D. Phelan, San Francisco relief and Red Cross funds chair, asks Governor Toole to obtain a statewide statement of funds received for the San Francisco sufferers. He urges centralization, requests totals on hand and outstanding funds, and notes vast rehabilitation costs ahead.
New York Aug 14 three more inspectors of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company were arrested on assault warrants sworn by passengers. A rear end collision of trolley cars on the West End railroad near Coney Island injured about a dozen people, one seriously, at a sharp curve.
A Hungarian named Piskluzy performs astonishing whip tricks in Paris venues. He cracks two long whips with precision to create a music like effect, pulls leather from a calf skin frame, snatches apples from shelves, and removes coins from a bottle neck without tipping the bottle, as crowds watch.
Mary Taylor-Ross presents a detailed ironing method for fine garments, advising a full set of irons in assorted sizes and shapes. Emphasizes ironing lace, insertions, and medallions first, handling ruffles and sleeves before plain parts, and keeping irons bone dry. Recommends tepid water, clean linen for spot removal, and separate irons for starch. Includes folding tips and laundering shop guidance.
Former examiner of silks in the customs service Charles E. Browne was ordered freed from Sing Sing by Judge Hough after a habeas corpus petition. Browne, recently extradited from Canada, argued the seizure violated the U S Canada extradition treaty. the judge held no authority allows detention beyond the original extradition charge.
Annapolis Aug 14 Kingaro Mat sukata a Japanese midshipman of the new fourth Class is ill with typhoid fever in the naval academy hospital. Five typhoid cases now exist in the academy hospital among the Japanese cadets here by special arrangement with the government of Japan.
Articles of incorporation filed with the Secretary of State reveal the Glendale Livestock company will operate in Beaverhead and Silver Bow counties with principal officers in Melrose. Capital stock is listed at $30,000 and incorporators are G. Vance E. W. Balers Charles Schultz T. A. Morely and J. E. Reid all of Melrose.
Moscow reports a secret gathering of the constitutional democratic central committee set for tomorrow to discuss arrangements for a general congress next month. Police also found a depot with bombs, dynamite, and 8,000 rifle cartridges.
David R. Francis, president of the St. Louis exposition, arrived in Berlin to thank Emperor William on behalf of St. Louis and to present a medal and diploma from the exhibition.
In Scribner’s Jack-o’-Lantern Douglas Wiggin paints Miss Miranda Sawyer’s Riverboro garden as a sunny July refuge. Brick house glows beneath elm shade while vigorous hop vines, woodbine, and lush flower beds frame dahlias, pansies, phlox, portulaca, and nasturtiums creating a fragrant, vibrant scene.
In a sunlit garden Rebecca Randall tends spirea and gilly flowers while a sweet clover grove and mint beds flourish behind a barn. Hollyhocks line the kitchen windows, their lips aflame with satin rose and lavender rosettes as Rebecca muses on the Steeples image.
A canvasser offers free silver forks with every half dozen bars of Skintlynt soap. The lady of the house rejects them noting they leak and that they never eat with forks in the house.
Dialogue frames a confrontation between two speakers about a shifty business partner. One curses a rogue who misled them while recalling warnings from others. The exchange centers on deceit and consequences linked to Reilly’s reputation as a place of notoriety.
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