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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1902
Page
5
The case of Jacob Murto accused of striking Clara Brown with a rock last week moves slowly. The judge postponed a hearing as doctors assess the child's injuries. If her condition worsens, a more serious charge may be pursued.
County Attorney and Mrs Duffy and family have returned from Salt Lake City after attending the Elks celebration. He recalls a good time and recalls buying lemonade for a crowd at Silver Bow after losing five games of whist with nine aces in the deck.
Joe Stein and Jim Brooks were brought before Justice of the Peace Quake after Sunday arrest at Mountain View park by Constable Jake Rentz. Stein received a three minute trial window to flee the city. Brooks claimed the name Ed Smith and said he was a union man in good standing before being sentenced to 30 days in the county jail.
In the estate of J. F. Parris deceased J R Eardley Fred Peckover and George Wellcome were appointed appraisers in the district court yesterday. In the estate of Ella May Mills deceased the hearing of a petition for an order to sell personal property was continued.
Notice to Taxpayers announces completion of the Deer Lodge county assessment roll and that the board of commissioners will sit as a board of equalization on Mondays and Tuesdays each week after July 14 1902 until August 11 unless business requires continuous session. PHIL GREENAN County Clerk. Anaconda Montana July 14 1902.
J. H. Duffy Elk and Anaconda official suffered a purse and ticket theft while at Lagoon with his family. The missing purse included cash and travel tickets for Duffy Mrs Duffy their children and Amelia Curn. Police traced the loss, train crews recovered the items and returned them to Duffy after he was located.
Sunset Club of Anaconda lauds Helena hosts for state tournament hospitality in Helena. President Jackson says Helena members treated visiting players with exceptional warmth, hosting receptions at Lambs Club and Montana, a Broadwater swim and a park dance, and planning more for next year in Anaconda.
Christ Murry appeared before Police Judge Hayes on a disturbance charge at Mountain View park last Sunday while intoxicated. Night Chief O'Brien and Officer Hartz arrested him. Judge Hayes fined $40 but remitted the fine after a plea from residents noting Murry is the sole support of his mother.
Beach and Bowers' minstrels drew full attendance in a canvas tent last night. The show impressed with clever olio routines and standout acrobatic acts by Neidhart, Shultz, Smith brothers, Tipple, and Klimer. Bowers and the end men received high praise for their performances, and the troupe was praised as a quality, clean entertainment likely to tour successfully.
A teachers examination is scheduled in the county superintendent of schools office at the courthouse on Friday and Saturday August 29 and 30, starting at 8 a m. County Superintendent Mary A Mklaughlin.
Local tailor announces fall line with the claim that prices are now even lower. Thueson operates on East Park Avenue offering affordable menswear and suit options.
Two men enter an all night uptown restaurant. One sober, one tipsy. the latter orders lobster and rabbit with ale and sleeps. The sober man eats his eggs and tea then wakes his friend to claim the untasted lobster and rabbit. He insists the meal is over and they depart.
Detroit Free Press recalls Thomas B. Reed as a sharp judge of public figures. In Washington he brushed aside a pushy acquaintance with a dry hand shake and a sly remark about a New York man who knows many people who avoid him.
The city scene lists Hammersloughs Shields block Smoke W R cigar union made Fine watch repairing Verberkmoes Graduate optician Hammersloughs Straw hats half price this week Odsons Bicycles for rent Anaconda Cyclery 1 dollar day City council fails to meet Miss Belle McEachran of Butte visiting Judge James Quane to depart for Minneapolis this week Mrs Robert Mentrum returns from Bitter Root valley Orders taken for ladies tailor-made suits Adams department store Miss C M McMillen returns to Anaconda Julius Jonas returns from Butte State Examiner William Hudnall expects to finish county books work soon.
The ad claims Paine's Celery Compound cleanses the blood, regulates circulation, strengthens kidneys, and builds strong nerves for quick sleep. It cites KE M. Stephenson of the American Baptist Publication Society praising recovery from nervous prostration after two bottles, with improved appetite, weight gain, and stronger voice.
LeRoy Van Horn and Robert W. Wilcox urge Peruna for stomach catarrh and dyspepsia. They claim quick mucous-seal relief, lasting cures, and offer free medical advice from Dr Hartman at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
An informal committee visits Hill cemetery and considers a new burial ground west of Anaconda city. The plan envisions a large subdivided plot allowing each church to have its own section, with accessible, well maintained grounds and room for trees and flowers.
President Roosevelt approved a bill allotting 23000 for a monument in Fredericksburg Virginia to Brig. Gen. Hugh Mercer of the Continental Army. The law fixes the inscription and design, and the War Department will oversee the project once Fredericksburg grants a suitable site.
A Philadelphia Times item recounts a %-year-old girl anxious about June public school exams who prayed for illness to dodge tests. After a family prayer for others with diphtheria, she supposes God granted her a sore throat as an excuse to skip the exams.
In a Whistler anecdote a young painter named Frank imitates a popular small work selling multiple copies while Whistler muses on genius versus repeating the same image. The exchange contrasts commercial copying with artistic originality as they discuss creating a "sweet expression" on a lead drawing.
A Washington Post note identifies Congressman Ruppert of New York as a well known brewer. While traveling the New York Central line he spots numerous vines and asks a conductor what they are. The conductor replies they are hops.
Rod Williams returns from a national Elks meeting in Salt Lake City with a remarkable badge collection. The Montana member showcases Elks badges from across the country, including La Crosse cross badges, Kentucky bottles, southern cotton bundles, Colorado oil derricks, Honolulu rice paper designs, and burnt wood Los Angeles badges. The exhibit features canes with glass inner tubes likely holding drinking water.
The Galveston Daily News notes that the Mexican National narrow gauge line from Corpus Christi to Mexico City, with over 1200 miles of track, has never killed a passenger in more than 20 years. The system navigates many mountains and curves, more than any U S road.
An advertisement asserts a germ causes dandruff and hair loss, detailing a progression from brittle to bald hair. It claims Herpicide kills the dandruff germ and allows natural hair growth, comparing results to the American red man.
A breathless newcomer barges into the station as a train departs and plans to wait five hours for its return. The station agent explains the return trip won t go the same way.
Phe and Sale Stables NLW. Commercial age prompt attention and reasonable raises. Phone 6 and J H French proprietor.
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