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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1905
Page
8
Western Montana office of the Standard lists address at 134 Hig h avenue Missoula and telephone 6 118. Advertising rates are available on application.
F Arnold of Albion Copper Mining reports strong outlook for Princeton district near Granite. Ores carry gold silver and copper with shipping to Butte smelters. Royal mine and Gold Reef properties see extensive work as St Louis and Butte capital invest. Granite camp shows signs of revival after recent closures.
The narrator, Mr. Arnold, crossed Goat mountain and battled a bank of snow two to three feet deep, walking about 60 feet. From above 10000 feet he could glimpse the Coeur d Alene country 100 miles west and see Butte smoke. Wild animal tracks enriched a highly interesting and enjoyable trip.
Missoula manager Charles Harnois announces renovation of the Union theater and a rich bookings slate. The Southwest Theatrical Circuit will supply top shows from Salt Lake to Seattle, with Kentucky Belles eyed as the opening act and two to three plays a week planned.
The funeral of Cyrus Fillmore Woodford, Missoula pioneer who died Friday night, was held at 2:30 p.m. at the Woodford residence in South Missoula. Rev. Clark of Helena officiated. It was one of the city's largest funerals with pallbearers Judge Frank H. Woody, Will Cave, Fred C. Stoddard, D. K R. Beck, John McCormick, and F. Kennett.
In Bonner on August 20 the Bonner team beat the Missoula Reilly squad by 20 to 6. It was a strong hitting game with batteries Reilly Smith Lee Maher Gleason for Missoula and Bonner Donnelly Ward. Mail orders to the Golden Rule, Missoula.
Thompson Falls grows busy as two carloads of lumber arrive for a new Thompson Falls Mercantile warehouse beside the railroad. Henry Florin’s brick and pottery plant in Eddy shows fine products and expansion, while the Eddy saw mill resumes work and a planing mill project advances with machinery to be installed by September 1. Senator Donlan’s developments spark activity across Eddy and nearby towns in the new county.
Reports from St. Petersburg indicate Russia may offer only major concessions on indemnity and Sakhalin to reach peace with Japan. Naval power limits and interned warships are seen as solvable, with potential talks extending two to three days beyond August 22, suggesting possible settlement if concessions are made.
Joseph Frizzi, jailed in this county on a petty larceny charge, is suspected of killing Proctor near Kalispell last March. Sheriff Hogan says evidence points to Frizzi, who matched the murderer’s description and allegedly boasted of knocking a man out in Kalispell as officers widen the probe with Flathead county authorities.
Missoula August 20. Rocky Mountain division operators report for duty after telegraphers strike ends. Some reassigned as new men, others retain strike replacements with preference. Company to list agents and operators along the division. Three old operators did not work today with more to come. Local chair Kelley says about three in ten will be rehired. Dentist Dr Ellis noted.
Mis soula social items list visits by residents from Butte Hamilton Billings and Red Lodge plus a Missoula preacher filling in at church. Other notes mention fishermen travelers and a Copper King company employee's return from vacation in Missoula with his sister. A Tongue river bridge incident briefly interrupts Train No 3 as a horse is rescued from entangled feet.
A dispatch to the emperor dated August 6 reports a Russian detachment annihilated a Chinese bandit group in the Lungchen district. Leaders of the band and two Japanese were among the dead.
In Newport Rhode Island on August 20 survivors reported serious injuries but showing improvement from an auto accident. Evelyn Walsh daughter of Thomas F Walsh fractured thigh bone remains unaware of her brother Vinson Walsh's death. Condolence messages came to the Walsh villa as Vinson's body will be entombed at Island Cemetery then transported to Washington for final interment.
President Roosevelt attends morning church in Oyster Bay and spends the afternoon at home with his guest Dr. Lambert of New York. They undertake a lengthy stroll later in the day.
Oyster Bay August 20 Scores of people visited Sagamore Hill grounds today on foot and in various vehicles. Pedestrians may not roam the grounds alone while vehicles may move slowly along the driveway around Sagamore Hill house as the grounds are opened to the public.
In Pittsburg on August 2 a 50 by 50 foot platform collapsed during a corner stone ceremony for Beth David Russian Orthodox church on Miller Street near Washington. Over 500 people fell into a cellar, many injured but no fatalities reported. several rabbis and a police officer among the injured. The crush occurred as Zionists signed a roll beneath the platform, causing a rush and panic before the structure gave way. Some feared children were buried, though no bodies were found in the ruins.
Washington reports Sen. Quesada the Cuban minister says every region has gained commercially and industrially. He cites a 61,751,095 fiscal receipts total with a 46 million trade surplus from exports 101 million and imports 16 million.
The submarine boat Plunger was to reach Oyster Bay this evening from the Brooklyn navy yard but will remain until tomorrow morning due to proposed machinery changes. Tests in the president’s presence will occur next Wednesday or Thursday.
Berlin Aug 20 Emperor William weighs a new steam yacht to replace the Hohenzollern Avisee built 1892. Avisee class life 15 years ends 1907. may become naval hospital ship. A miniature model was built at Kiel from English designer plans. He also plans a sailing yacht to replace Meteor II which has underperformed.
Paris announces the death of Adolph William Bouguereau the noted painter at Rochelle after a heart disease. His passing is mourned by the American colony where he was highly respected. Bouguereau married American Isabel Gardner and endured illness the last two years.
Paris reports on the arrest of an Algerian merchant by Moroccan authorities provoking sharp commentary. France reportedly plans a Tangier naval demonstration, the foreign office denies the move while asserting a demand for Morocco to give satisfaction.
A derailment at Kennywood park in Pittsburg tonight injured ten people, with two, Mrs. Robert Hughes and Miss Julia Hill, described as seriously hurt. The crowd watched as passengers were dragged along the ties for a distance. None of the injuries were fatal.
Baltimore authorities declare the Rospligosi case finally settled and not to be reopened. Cardinal Gibbons explains that a dispensation in disparitate civus was granted for the marriage of Miss Reid and Colonel Parkhurst, making the subsequent marriage valid and unappealable.
Norfolk, Aug 20. Two more bodies recovered from the Elizabeth river near the wreck site. Among them Thomas Ferguson, the draw bridge keeper, drowned when the train plunged through the draw. Total known dead now 16 with two hospital fatalities. seven more believed missing. Excur sionists returning home join search efforts.
The national irrigation congress meets in Portland at the Lewis and Clark auditorium with two general sessions tomorrow. Sectio nals will discuss forestry climatology and engineering as the five sections begin Tuesday. United States District Attorney Francis J. Heney will address the session on land fraud investigations in Oregon.
Pittsburg reports a strike threat in the window glass trade following a wage agreement between the Window Glass Manufacturers' Association and the Association of the Window Glass Workers in Columbus, Ohio, this week.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach former chancellor of the exchequer travels on the Cunard line steamer Umbria departing Queenstown for Singapore via the United States.
London dispatch reports General Linevitch has completed defense works at Moji. Troop strength ranges from 400 000 to 500 000 with numerous trainloads arriving from Russia and others sent toward Tumen as the war intensifies.
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