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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1900
Page
36
A Missoula report describes a youth named Mor ran who was paid to buy liquor for local Indians. He delivered the bottle under threat, ending a chase with the Indian responsible. Neighbors say Morgan led a summer gang supplying whiskey to Indians and police will investigate to cut off sources.
Missoula August 17 local paper prints a lengthy argument claiming the Standard bolted Bryan. It notes Bryan and Stevenson appeared on the Standard’s editorial page the next day, mocking the rival paper’s stance while accusing it of copying Standard news and aiming to split the Democratic party in the county.
Missoula anxiously awaits veteran actor John MaGuire’s return. For three months he has chased a homeward path from Chicago via New York with missing plaid trousers and a delayed trunk. The Standard reports he will arrive in a few days to a cordial, long-awaited welcome.
Missoula news notes veteran actor D F Bandmann is courted for a vaudeville run across the country from New York to San Francisco. He may present one of his short plays with Mrs Bandmann for a fortnight or two in major cities, lured by a strong salary offer. The添 story mentions pest control as a tongue in cheek aside about bandmann staying away from pests.
State Veterinarian Knowles inspected cattle in the Missoula valley and, though no official report is issued, it is said he found evidence of tuberculosis in at least one herd. The herd was not on a regular dairy ranch.
A public health warning notes that any herd with tuberculosis must be culled and kept from leaving the ranch. Milk from the infected herd should not be sold. The measure, while harsh for the owner, mirrors the logic used to protect orchards and broader public health.
A Butte manager for Clark lumber interests files for record 49 percent patents under timber and stone laws covering about 8,000 acres in the Big Blackfoot country. The lands were sold by Cobban and Dinsmore to W A Clark. Patent recipients include John Feather, William McNorton, Wilbur E. Hubert, Merritt A. Robinson, William Dorsett and many others.
Missoula churches announce Sunday services. St Navier’s Catholic church morning and evening. Lutheran at Methodist Episcopal church at 3 pm with Sunday school at 2 pm. Methodist church details include quarter meeting led by Rev Jacob Mills and Lord’s Supper at 11 am. Epworth league at 7 pm and 8:30 pm service. Congregational church preaching at 11 am and 7 pm by Rev J A Barnes on Life that Now Is and The Trend of Recent Events. Plymouth chapel also at 4 pm. Fire insurance note and Lindenborn report on Thompson Falls forest fires.
Aug 17 Missoula All arrangements for the funeral of John Fredline are complete. Services will be held Saturday morning from the Odd Fellows hall. The Odd Fellows lodge will conduct the ceremony with interment in the lodge plot in Valley Cemetery. Pallbearers are J. Kline Matt Coleman William Kennedy Fred Kennett Jo Lehso and James Osborne.
Missoula Notes reports Mrs M J Harrah of Helena registered at the Florence Friday. Sid J Coffee joins Missoula colony at hot springs. Western Montana farmers enjoy big crops and plan to stay. Visitors John Montgomery and wife DH Smith and Miss G C Smith of Sedalia Mo registered at the Florence. Community notes on city posts, road work, bridge replanking, hydrant tests, and Northern Pacific official Law visiting Missoula with golf.
Advertises a one day cold cure using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Promises refund if not effective. Box bears signature of W. Grove. Sold by druggists for 25 cents.
PERSONAL notes report Dr J J Bucklew returning from St Paul on business while Dr W F Robinson travels on professional matters in Bitter L eot. John Nehr visits from Bonner flour mill in western county as Mrs A N Moore is seriously ill on Fast Front street. Frank Davies of Northern Pacific land dept on city business. Major Smead returns from Helena to Flathead mission. Charles No Avery back from Anaconda after Epworth League convention. James Osborne renovates Kennedy hotel Ashe building. President Craig returns from Butte and southern state. Scandinavian church to appoint regular minister soon. Rev J D Kingsbury and Mrs Kingsbury of Irvington MA visit Missoula. Kingsbury notes praise for local church efforts.
The funeral of John Beard was held this afternoon from the family's residence in South Missoula. A large attendance of family friends and members of the Carpenters' union was present. The death was particularly sad, and the family has received many expressions of sympathy from the community.
The text describes money secretly furnished to incoming immigrants to hide their pauper status, aided by their ignorance of English. Spokane labor unions plan to collect data on Japanese arrivals and their impact on labor. The author warns that railway expansion sustains demand for oriental labor, and once extensions end, unskilled wages may fall as Japanese workers are unable to rise to higher jobs.
Walter Beard and family express appreciation for the many acts of kindness shown by friends during their recent bereavement.
In Police Court Missoula Judge Hayes presided over two cases. Louis Ashley, described as a drunken half breed, was sent up for one day. George Kite and Peter Hall faced a disturbance charge after a fight at the Florence barroom. Kite acted as aggressor, was fined $10 and costs, while Hall was discharged.
The Orchard Homes plat of 820 acres has been sold. Cobban & Dinsmore purchase 240 additional acres adjoining the Orchard Homes addition and plat it into five and ten acre tracts. They offer these tracts for sale on the same terms as the Tires tract, appealing to buyers seeking a comfortable farm home. Write for terms and pamphlet from Cobban & Dinsmore, Missoula, Mont.
The Pacific coast faces rising alarm from a large influx of Japanese laborers into Washington Idaho and Montana. Labor officials partner with federal authorities to enforce contract labor and curb Japanese workers replacing white laborers. Contractors evade laws with clever schemes, raising calls for action and possible exclusion measures.
Missoula reports from Hamilton say Uncle Ben Crandell, among the valley’s oldest residents, is dangerously ill at his Corvallis home and not expected to recover. He is over S? years old and his illness stems mostly from old age. He is without family and recently sold a ranch for a substantial sum.
A Buffalo doctor in the Century Building recounts humorous beliefs among patients. He notes charms, potatoes for rheumatism, and a mother using rabbit foot grease to soothe teething, ending with a wry, reflective smile.
A Collier's Weekly vignette follows a man who promises his seeds will not sprout while his plants will. His wife asks when the seeds will come up, and he explains with confident humor. In the end neighbor's hens prove his prophecy wrong as sprouts appear.
The shooting season is at hand and sportsmen are advised to equip themselves at our store. A well selected stock covers hunting coats leggings cartridge belts gun cases shotguns rifles pistols hunting knives and ammunition for both long and short terms.
A bold note warns that failing to obtain the standard means missing the New 8. The statement emphasizes adherence to required benchmarks and frames the standard as essential to progress.
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