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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1900
Page
14
Those intending to enjoy this sport should equip themselves at our store. Sportsmen will find a well stocked selection of hunting coats leggings cartridge belts gun cases shotguns rifles pistols hunting knives ammunition and more.
In Missoula Aug 18 officials note rapid railway growth with President Mellen praising regional development. A new Missoula depot and division offices are promised by next spring to handle heavy passenger and freight demand and to relieve crowded headquarters.
A new time ecard goes into effect at 12 01 AM with a yellow card after a green success earlier in the year. No major schedule changes announced. Westbound North Coast Limited arrives at 11 35 PM, nearly an hour earlier. Eastbound arrives 6 45 PM, seven minutes earlier. Coeur d'Alene train from Wallace arrives 4 15 PM, 30 minutes later.
Daily optimism grows for Missoula Labor Day celebration with a morning parade and afternoon athletic events featuring Western Montana talent. The Bonner band and Bonner union will compete for a big leadership prize while a dance to Home Sweet Home closes the day at Union Ball.
August 18 report notes Henry Greenhood of Missoula seeks a dependable horse for his delivery wagon. Local efforts by John Bonner, Lee Kohn, and Doc Francis fail to find a suitable mount. He refuses a skate horse and will pay up to $25 for a good one.
Professor Douglass reports almost perfect dinosaur remains found near the Musselshell river in eastern Montana. Albert Miverling aided, with hind limb and tail nearly complete and a possible restoration planned for the new museum. A second skeleton was found nearby, with its excavation ongoing and provisional estimates indicating great scientific and funding value.
Missoula notes spirited debates on city improvements and the street line up for next council meeting. Citizens talk transit plans and a new Northern Pacific depot site while labor day festivities promise a landmark parade. Local real estate heats with strong afternoon winds and visitors admire flower gardens as revival of Fort Missoula cavalry talk looms.
A busy Hamilton notice sheet reports Chas Buck seeking Republican treasurer support in Stevensville, local firehouse ball planned, Watter Polls' brush art visit to the Methodist church, and Mrs. Miles visiting from Darby. Wheat bids by Hamilton Flour Mill, church appointments, and several residents’ travels and health updates follow, including Uncle Ben Crandall’s decline and forest ranger appointments.
County Superintendent Milton holds teachers exam here yesterday and today. Mrs. Carleton of Helena visits Hamilton with her sister Mrs. Gage. Architect Gibson and wife from Missoula in town for business and pleasure. Mrs. W. P. O'Brien and children return from Boyle, Custer county. Mrs. Nels Johnson to Missouri for about a month. Miss Grace Stone resumes duties for city schools next month. J. D. Miser and wife from Stevensville stopover. N. J. Chaffin and wife visit. Miss Maggie Schattler from Stevensville visits. H. F. Bartine of Anaconda arrives from Copper City. Ed. Lindsly testifies in Hechler v Kendall case. Mrs. & DD. Martin and Miss Irene LeSage visit Ravalli. Ella McGuire returns from Anaconda visit with relatives. Grandmother Mrs. John McGeary to stay. Land and water notes for section 83, township 11 north, range 20 west. Hooper E. Reed transactions. John E F Rives water right. deeds involving John C. Kinney, Martin Spelkermann, Andrew Flaig, Herman Neumeister. John D. Beaton to Willis Broadbent of Atlantic claim in Wallace district.
In Frenchtown residents denounce a meddling man described as an overgrown wise Rochelean seen along the Salt River route. The community circulates a notice offering a liberal reward for his whereabouts as punishment for intruding on others’ affairs.
The Orchard Homes plat of 220 acres has been sold. Cobban and Dinsmore purchased 240 more acres adjoining the Orchard Homes and platted it into five and ten acre tracts for sale on the same terms. Descriptive pamphlet and terms available from Cobban and Dinsmore in Missoula Idaho? Montana.
The electric light company nears completing its meter installation in Missoula. Most patrons now use measured electricity, moving away from the Odecontract system. Consumers pay for actual usage, though the new scheme has not been in place long enough for judgments on savings.
The Higgins avenue drinking fountain, installed a year or two ago, is a popular town amenity in Missoula. It attracts horse teams on hot days, with drivers and animals waiting their turn. The feature is emphasized by local merchants and the Missoula Nursery advertises its offerings.
At Ravalli District Court Hamilton August 18 the Peterson murder jury was excused. Leonard wins in Leonard v Gagnon with return of cow and calf or $50. Weaver v Powell ends in non suit. Perkins v Beckford verdict for plaintiff. Edwards v Edwards divorce underway.
Smith and Simons druggists report filings for record dated August 18 with the county clerk and recorder. Notary's commission given to Wallace P P Smith of Missoula. U S patents listed for Ida A Reed and Florence M Reed detailing land descriptions in townships 11N 20W and sections 32 35 28 with multiple quarters totaling 160 acres.
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