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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1902
Page
14
Western Montana office of the Standard located at 110 West Main Street Micona offers advertising rates on application.
Weathering the season and travel needs prompts buying a new salt wort for comfort. A practical option could serve well on vacation and carry into fall, with emphasis on affordable apparel suitable for varied conditions.
A meeting of horsemen in Missoula on August 18 adopted a race schedule for the fall fair meeting. Enthusiasm is high with more horses expected, including a Morgan pacer owned by Kalispell handler Mr. Kelley and a fast trotter Doc Evans. Mary MacLane, owned by Mr. Smith of De Smet, is also noted. EB C Mulroney plans state visits and correspondence to refine the program, with another organizers’ meeting likely before fall.
Missoula August 18. Northern Pacific club committees have secured prizes for contests and arranged a baseball game and other sports for the railway men’s picnic to be held next Sunday near Evaro. Five or six carloads are expected. Transportation to the grounds two miles west of Favaro is arranged and a lunch stand will offer soft drinks. Events and prizes to be announced.
A brief notice directs readers to send mail orders to the Golden Rule located in Missoula.
Missoula reports heavy inquiry from students in and out of state about the coming term at the state university. President Craig expects the largest attendance ever as work on the women's dormitory nears completion under Contractor Price.
Fort Missoula hosts four companies K M L and T totaling 327 men. Captains Black Cabiness Gose Hovey were listed though Cabiness is on leave. Lieut Col Cornman commands with Major Torrey on site as barracks undergo repairs.
Mr and Mrs Rittenour have left Missoula for a couple of weeks and camped on the upper Rattlesnake. They chose a scenic site between the ranches of Kk A Franklin and Coyote Bill.
Missoula August 18 The Northern Pacific expressmen, notably on the Rocky Mountain division, have been instructed by Superintendent Russell not to transport passengers in the express or baggage cars.
Bond and Dickinson filed their affidavit of annual representation work in Missoula on Aug 18 at the county clerk and recorder's office for the Helena quartz lode mining claim in the Wallace district.
The Missoula nursery invites the public to tour its greenhouses and urges callers to contact the city store on Higgins Avenue for details.
In Missoula on August 18 Perry Steffee was named defendant in a civil suit filed by Samuel Bushwa in Justice Houtchens' court. The suit seeks to recover seventy five dollars alleged owed.
Testimony in a wage dispute shows Bushwa claiming $75 per month for blacksmithing at Steffee’s sawmill, while Steffee says $50 was agreed due to limited work. The court awarded $65 per month for three months and Steffee announced intent to appeal to district court.
In Missoula on August 18 surveyors began laying out grounds west of the Northern Pacific yards for a sash and door factory for the Largey Lumber company. The plant to be built with a side track from the railroad, enabling log transport by train. Expected to open in two months with about 100 steady jobs. George H. Clinick named superintendent.
Missoula report states Superintendent Russell trans fers Wentworth to Missoula from Hope and promotes Lew Dunning to trainmaster with headquarters at Hope. Davia Black, long-time employee and former trainmaster, is expected to take another position soon. Wentworth will oversee Black’s work from Missoula.
Funeral services were conducted at J. W. McAllister residence for Mrs. McAllister who died after a brief illness. Rev. H. Ressel officiated. Floral tributes covered the casket as remains were sent to Warm Springs for a service at her parents’ home before burial in Anaconda. Mrs. McAllister was formerly Miss Emma Peterson of Warm Springs.
John M. Price of Missoula Mercantile in Victor is a typhoid patient at Sisters' hospital and improving though with fluctuating fever. Paul Cyr is quite ill with typhoid but expected to recover. His brother Joseph Cyr is also ill there. no visitors are allowed to see Paul.
In Missoula Asto 18 Deputy Game and Fish Warden Higgins faced a serious accident while stopping a hunting party. He halted a wagon by seizing the horse’s bit. The horse kicked him in the stomach and he needed minutes to rise. He found only fish in the wagon.
Missoula reports that W. B. Russell, noted saw mill operator, has disposed of his Eddy business to the Largey estate for a handsome price. Russell remains at Eddy while Donlon of Largey is away. The Russell plant sits in a leading Montana lumber district, and his career has been highly successful.
Miss Clara Sidlow, sister of Mrs. George Harvey, departed Missoula Saturday night for Rathdrum Idaho to take a position as a public school teacher. She will oversee the primary department in Rathdrum schools after extended experience as a primary educator.
BE W Schilling proceeds with a new hotel at the corner of Higgins and Railroad avenues in Missoula. Brickwork reaches the second story and contractor C M Owen pushes the job rapidly. Completion expected in about one month.
Missoula reports several camping parties have returned as the weather turned cooler. Campers say they enjoyed the trip and regret not staying out longer while noting they will plan future excursions.
Missoula reports Perry Steffee has shut his sawmill at Philomen Spur on the Coeur d Alene branch until December. He began plans today and expects to resume with a large log cut, aiming for a successful run in this business department.
Butte attorneys C. F. Kelley and L. O. Evans spent Sunday in Missoula and returned home last night. They have been making Sunday trips to Missoula for a long time and friends here are pleased to see them.
Missoula August 18 carpenters and steel workers finish the new room for Mentrum and Briggs. The steel ceiling is being installed rapidly and the new furniture and partitions for the offices will be in place in a few days.
The school board announced teacher assignments across all buildings and grades. Contracts awarded for supplies, coal, and wood while Orchard Home will be moved to land donated by Samuel Dinsmore. public schools to open September 8 despite central building completion.
Missoula reports the Northern Pacific will shorten the Coeur d Alene branch between Saltese and Mullan Idaho by over 50 miles, halting current improvements. President Mellen ordered a stop after touring the line noting costly bridges and trestles. The plan includes a three mile tunnel near a mountain and reentry near Pottsville before reaching Mullan.
Word from Missoula reports the 3 year old daughter of Mr. Lanoux in Huson died this morning from diphtheria. The illness has plagued the family for days as they refused medical help. The mother and another daughter remain critically ill while a second child also died.
Several delegates to the grand lodge of the A. O. U. W. travel through Missoula on August 18 en route to the gathering in Butte. Among them are J. R. Faulds H. W. Flannigan Stevensville Henry McVeagh Victor A. R. Rhone Plains A. M. Stevens Samuel Garrick and Andrew Logan Missoula.
Under Sheriff Evans attached several lots today in Knowles Addition Missoula as part of a Ravalli County lawsuit by Ravalli County Bank against Rogers and Chaffen to recover a $219 judgment.
Missoula sheriff's officers hunted all day for Simon Helman of Grant Creek who yesterday threatened to kill his family. Helman is believed to be hiding in the woods and has not been located.
Patrick Hayes,Potomac rancher, appeared before Justice Houtchens charged with tearing down a schoolhouse fence. He pleaded guilty and was fined a total of 16 dollars including costs.
A freight train heading east in Missoula struck a colt near Hyde Park Gardens east of the city. The animal had been injured days earlier and could not clear the tracks.
Missoula on August 18 reports Alexander Pringle the young man who tried to end his life after being jilted by a beloved woman is slowly improving. He remained confined to his bed throughout the day as medical care continues.
P W Christian son employed by Northern Pacific at Jocko suffered serious injuries after falling from coal docks. He is in a Missoula hospital with a broken arm and dislocated ankle.
Missoula report says Albert Ellison died this morning from the effects of his illness. No further details are provided in the fragment.
A man aged 50 died from injuries Sunday morning after being struck by an engine in the Northern Pacific yards. He leaves a sister in the East and the body will be held until she is heard from. Coroner Hayes will conduct an inquest.
Mis soula residents and visitors are listed in a brief notes column. L S Jones from Rowan, Val Blindeaux family visiting St Paul, M K Largey from Butte in town, J T Willer from Stevensville en route to St Paul, John Campbell from Bitter Root stock farm Hamilton, Dr J M Fox from Portland at the Florence, W J Babington in town, M M Ross from Hudson sawmill for a couple days, Landlord Chance returns to Florence, C W Tillinghast and wife from Helena visiting, Mrs Tillinghast staying a couple weeks, Captain Cabiness of Company M Twenty fourth infantry rejoins, Herman J Rossi and wife from Wallace after Elks meeting in Salt Lake City.
In Thibodeau and Lees saloon on Front Street a lively disturbance occurred as four Frenchmen clashed over a gold watch said to have been hidden under a wine barrel. One man drew a knife but no serious injuries followed.
Rev Father Ward who lived in Missoula and later moved to Spokane is visiting Missoula again. He recently endured a severe illness but is in better spirits during his stay. After a brief visit in Missoula he plans to proceed to New York City.
Commander William P. Potter of the U S special service steamer Ranger Consul Gudger and Port Captain Beres traveled on the Bolivia to inspect the coast reaching San Carlos and returning. They found no revolutionists in sight and reported entrenched forces near Agua Dulce while sharpshooters targeted retreating soldiers. The British cruiser Phaeton departed for Buena Ventura amid rising tensions.
Omaha August 8 nearly 20 carpenters painters and coach builders joined the Union Pacific strike. Officials say it is not a sympathy walkout but a protest against the piecework system. State militia will not be deployed at North Platte.
Numerous contests have been brought but none entered on local records yet awaiting the Helena land office docket transcript. If no unforeseen issues occur, by September 1 the Great Falls land office should operate as smoothly as if long established.
J H Boatner and A R B Schlitzbaum were held to answer to a grand jury for conspiring to defraud the American Express company of 28 000 after a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Evans. William A Ault was discharged. Both men could not post bond and were jailed in Hartford Kentucky.
Great Falls August Wagner won the contract to add a two story wing to the west side of the city school, for 3707 dollars. The bid beat A H Delong by 18 dollars from seven competitors. The addition will house 300 to 400 children and be ready by October 1 with brick construction and hot air heating.
Labor unions in Topeka filed suit against the American Book company to stop fulfillment of Kansas school textbook contracts. They allege unfair methods in securing the pact and claim the firm opposes the anti trust law. A probate court injunction holds until district court rules.
Meager reports say a cyclone struck Lost Springs this afternoon destroying a grain elevator a church and five residences and knocking three freight cars off the Rock Island line. Three men were seriously hurt with additional injuries reported. Lost Springs lies west of Herrington on the Rock Island.
A special meeting of the state board of education will convene at the capitol at 2 o'clock Wednesday to discuss contracts and other details related to building new facilities at the state university in Missoula. Further details were not available.
Seattle authorities believe T. P. Newton of San Francisco murdered his wife Mrs. Newton for her money after renting a boat at Greenlake Saturday night. The overturned craft, a man’s hat beneath it, and planned lake searches point to dragging the lake for a body, with hopes of recovering Mrs. Newton.
About 1,000 foreign delegates from 31 nations gather in Christiana to attend the YMCA world congress opening Aug 19 and running through Aug 24. The United States sends 38 official representatives.
Great Falls Aug. 18 Indications show much of officials time at the Great Falls land office will be taken up by contests since the new office opened.
The notice states that all materials related to the new building must be submitted to the state board. This directive emphasizes complete documentation and adherence to regulatory review.
This afternoon the Boer generals left their hotel and went to the docks to board the Batavier bound for Rotterdam on the way to Brussels. A large crowd watched in secrecy and cheered the departing visitors.
London reports King Edward has allocated the $50,000 gift from the Maharajah of Gwalior to the hospital fund, marking a charitable contribution from a royal donor.
E. P. Hannaford, formerly chief engineer of the Grande Trunk railway, died suddenly in Montreal on August 18 from heart failure.
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