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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1900
Page
12
Indians supplied whiskey through a boy named Morgan who was paid a half dollar to buy liquor. An officer chased him from the camp and forced the return of the bottle, ending the attempt. Traders who run the scheme have ties to a gang of boys and may be investigated to cut off sources of supply.
Missoula August 17 local paper prints a long argument claiming the Standard bolted Bryan. The Standard’s front page lists Bryan and Stevenson, undermining the rival paper’s claims. The piece accuses the rival of shameless attacks while praising the Standard’s Democratic alignment and news sourcing. The author accuses a local figure of three months’ effort to disrupt the party in the county.
Missoula anxiously awaits John Massuire returning from a long uncertain journey to his Missoula home. Messages traced his progress from Chicago to New York baggage delays and a lingering washout. The Standard reports he will be here in a few days to greet friends and settle the veteran actor wardrobe questions.
Veteran actor Bandmann weighs vaudeville offer from an Esser manager to perform across the nation with Mrs Bandmann. The plan includes a short play, a yearlong schedule, and a modest salary, with Bandmann wary of pests like codling moths and San Jose scale before committing.
Missoula Aug 17 State Veterinarian Knowles inspected cattle in the valley and reportedly found evidence of tuberculosis in at least one herd. The herds involved were not on a regular dairy ranch and officials have not issued an official statement.
The text argues that tubercle bacillus in cattle must be eradicated by killing affected animals. Herds should be quarantined and milk barred from sale, with removal to prevent spread. The principle mirrors destroying infected orchards to protect the public and others, despite owner hardship.
Wethey of Butte filed for record at the county courthouse 49 timber and stone act patents covering about thousand acres in the Big Blackfoot country previously sold by Cobban and Dinsmore to W A Clark. Names include John Beaton William McNorton Wilmuar FE Hubert Merritt Robinson Carrie A Robinson Joseph F Camee John Gi Hendrix Elvira M Hardy John M Hardy Stephen Lepper and many Jemison family members among others.
Missoula churches announce schedules for Sunday services. St Navie Roman Catholic mass morning and evening. Lutheran at Methodist church 3 p.m. Sunday school 2 p.m. M E church holds quarterly meeting with Lord's supper at 11 a.m. Epworth league 7 p.m. Congregational in Missoula sermon 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Plymouth chapel service at 4 p.m.
Lindenborn reports from Thompson Falls that western county forest fires have burned out and danger to timber is past. The largest blaze, on ground burned four years ago, caused complete destruction of remaining timber though new damage was limited by prior burn.
Missoula August 17 All arrangements for the funeral of John Fredzine are complete. Services will be held Saturday morning at the Odd Fellows hall. The lodge will conduct the ceremony and interment will be in the lodge plot at Valery cemetery. Pallbearers are FP. J. Kline Matt Coleman William Kennedy Fred Kenneth J.C Lehse and James Osborne.
Funeral services for John Beard were held at his family residence in South Missoula this afternoon. A large gathering of friends attended, including the Carpenters' union in a body. The death was deeply mourned and the family received many expressions of sympathy from the community.
In Missoula Police Court Judge Hayes disposed of two cases. Louis Ashley, described as a drunken half breed, received 10 days. George Kite and Peter Hall faced a disturb in a Florence barroom brawl with Kite as aggressor. Kite fined 19 dollars plus costs, Hall discharged. A Hamilton dispatch reports Uncle Ben Crandell, a Bitter Root Valley elder, near Corvallis in ill health at over 80, likely nearing end, with no family and notable wealth from a recent ranch sale. Choice cut flowers, Missoula Nursery company.
Missoula district court room hosted examinations today for nine applicants seeking third grade teachers certificates. County superintendent Miss Hord presided over the testing process as part of the ongoing certification efforts.
MISSOULA NOTES reports Florence registrations for Mrs. Mod Harrah of Helena and B. J. Coffee among Missoula additions, Western Montana farmers enjoying crops, Paradise springs praised, Pete Hanson jailed for drunkenness with suspended sentence, school board delays acceptance of the south side building, visitors from Sedana Missouri honored, street and bridge concerns, hydrant pressures during fire drills, and Northern Pacific official Law advising on golf and Missoula links. Jane Eile Winans Cure a Card in One Day ad ends with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets note.
Personal items include Dr J J Buckley returning from St Paw and Dr W F Robinson on business. John Nehr of Borner mills in county. Mrs A N Moore seriously ill at East Front. Frank Davies in city on NP land dept business. Major Smead returns from Helena. Charles Avery back from Anaconda Epworth league. James Osborne renovates Kennedy hotel. President Craig returns from Butte trip. Scandinavian church to get regular minister. Rev J D Kingsbury of Bradford Mass inspecting West missions. Card of Thanks from Walter Beard and family.
M Reilly & Co grocers announce sale of the Orchard Homes original 320 acres. Cobban & Dinsmore have added 240 acres adjoining, platted into five and ten acre tracts for sale on the same terms. Describes a chance for a comfortable farm home and asks readers to write for terms and pamphlet in Missoula Montana.
The Pacific coast faces rising alarm as large numbers of Japanese workers enter Washington Idaho and Montana replacing white labor. Demands grow for stricter immigration and contract labor enforcement with potential Japanese exclusion legislation in coming years. State and federal agencies push to uncover illicit contractor schemes and curb importations.
The piece warns of secret funds aiding immigrants to pass inspectors, the difficulty of exposing it due to language and secrecy, and Spokane unions planning to collect data on Japanese labor. It cautions that rail expansion sustains demand for labor, but a railway completion could flood the market, pressing wages for unskilled work downward as uneducated Japanese workers fail to rise to skilled positions.
A Buffalo News piece shares light anecdotes of doctors dealing with patient superstitions. A Century building doctor describes a mother who uses rabbit foot grease to soothe a teething infant, while an old man keeps potatoes for rheumatism, prompting reflections on belief and care.
The celebrated St Clair Steel Ranges with warming closets tea stands large flues duplex grates screw register drafts and fire backs are warranted for 20 years and priced at 42 00 7 00 48 00 55 00 and 57 00. Once you experience the ease of cooking on these ranges you would want one at double the price.
In a Collier's Weekly vignette a man tends a small garden while his wife asks when seeds will appear. He jokes that the seeds won’t sprout, only plants later, but the neighbor’s hens prove him wrong as the seeds come up. The scene blends humor with domestic exchange and a garden misadventure.
Those planning to enjoy this sport should visit our store for a well selected stock of hunting coats leggings cartridge belts gun cases shotguns rifles pistols hunting knives ammunition and related gear.
Smith and Simons druggists in Missoula listed with Sir Finkelnborg and Gatlin engineers Hig Nees Mywis Mant and F W Morris osteopaths. Addresses include Higane Block suite 07 old Floor and contact numbers 159 and 112 6 Missoula.
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