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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
10
Montana announces open season for antelope elk and other big and small game from Sept 1 to Dec 1 with daily limits. Residents pay 1 dollar licenses while non residents pay 25 dollars general or 10 dollars limited licenses. Guides must obtain licenses and report hunts. penalties apply for violations.
A large Rosy May audience last night watched a moving picture of Dickens tale with Mme Defarge Lucy Manette her father and Sidney Carton in key roles plus the French mob and guillotine finale. Also shown Marines at Play depicting the Webfoots sports in clear pleasing pictures.
Candidate Neil Collins files for the Democratic county convention decision on his bid for county treasurer. He seeks party support to secure the nomination and run in the general election.
St. Peter's Altar Boys baseball team returned home last evening after a trip to Butte. They played the Granite Street Juniors yesterday afternoon in a game that ended with both sides competing closely.
The St Peter's squad triumphed 9 to 3 in a game featuring Batteries Juniors Kelly and Gavin, with Altar Boys St. Jean and Sharpe among the participants.
The Anaconda printers baseball team visited Silver Bow Junction to play the railroaders. Though the printers lost, they reported a friendly trip with good treatment and a 16 to 5 score in favor of Silver Bow. McHale starred with a fine throw to the catcher. Batteries Silver Bow Hawkins Warrman Printers McHale Pogoczelski Kendall.
The H. H. Frazee company presents Isle of Spice a lavish musical at the Margaret theater on Tuesday Sept 1. The show features Gus Bohlke s staging music by Allan Lowe and George F Stoddard with a strong cast headed by Sam Rose and supported by Harry La Valle Harry B Watson Harry Williams Percy Bacon Edwin Lang Marie Watson Lorette Broadwell and Roberta Wilson.
Various items report shop ads and services, births, deaths, and local movements. Gilleland of Helena registers at Montana hotel. Tuttle in Butte. Missives from Verberkmoes and Hammerslough's. a boy sought for drugstore work. lost locket. birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Wallace. funeral details for Mrs Doran. chiropodist Walter Rowan in Durston block. several residents traveling or attending events in Butte and Stevensville.
At the Lyric last evening the feature Held By the Enemy depicts a spy’s escape during the civil war with battles and a love story. The Vestal presents miracles by a young woman with colorful costumes. Dreams of a Policeman and Wanted a Son-in-Law are humorous. Electric shows A Drama in Seville with a Spain love story and bullfight. Also Playing at Chess, The Escape of an Ape, The Female Politician and Mothers Birthday Present offer comedy and drama, plus Picturesque Naples. Nicely furnished rooms at the Madelton Park and Cedar. Reasonable.
Obituary notes the death of a Montana pioneer involved in Cascade county founding and state governance. He helped organize Cascade county, was nominated for governor in 1892, served as state treasurer, and held state education and state examiner roles. He married Lavina Higgins in 1875 and left a family including Mabel, Carlotta, Walter E., and Timothy E. Jr.
Democrats in Granite county plan to nominate D. H. Morgan of Philipsburg for sheriff at the upcoming county convention next Thursday. Morgan, a deputy in the assessor's office and former under sheriff, is highly regarded across counties including this one where he previously served four years. Since moving to Montana in 1893 he has held various government roles with notable ability and earned community trust.
All Yeomen meet at 700 Cherry Street Monday at 8 15 a m to attend the funeral of the late Mrs Catherine Doran. W T Smith, Cor.
George Barisch announces his candidacy for county assessor subject to the will of the Democratic county convention. He frames his bid as a public service move and calls for party backing to secure the position.
Aug 29 Deer Lodge notes recount visits by Mrs. R. M. Hayes and Miss Edna Hayes of Butte, Norton of Fishtrap, and many local engagements. Altar guild hosted a Friday night dance at the pavilion. various residents attended gatherings, visits, and a Sunday funeral in the area. Names include Hayes, Norton, Cockrell, Smurr, Stetson, Scharnikow, Winston, O Bannon, Higgins, Conley, Toomey, Larabie, Jackey, Hitz, Beaumont, Walston, Paul, Carson, Hoss, Morse, Tinklepaugh, Featherman, Burt, Milburn, and Toole.
Laurey of Butte visited the Misses Larabie at their camp on Rock Creek Lake this week. Mrs. Frank Conley hosted a Tuesday at home in appreciation of Mrs. Frank Higgins of Missoula with darkened rooms and soft lighting. Dining featured pink shades, pink sweet peas, and masses of blooms. Miss Mona Beaumont, Willian Beaumont, and Mrs. A. D. Hoss served coffee and wafers. an orchestra enhanced the event while Mrs. Conley and her guest, both well dressed, received in the double parlors.
Washington reports First Lieutenant William S Bowen of the coast artillery at the Presidio of San Francisco was convicted by court martial of neglect of duty and false official reports and sentenced to dismissal. The president affirmed the sentence but, on General Murray's recommendation and with the secretary of war's concurrence, reduced the rank by 39 files.
New York report says the pope and college of cardinals have refused to annul the marriage of Helen Maloney of Philadelphia and Arthur Osborne, both about whom little doubt remains on the ecclesiastical ruling. The case was examined by top church authorities and deemed irredeemable for annulment.
London reports that the eight great powers of Europe and America including Japan Spain and Holland have accepted Sir Edward Grey's invitation to a conference on framing a code of laws for naval warfare. The conference opens October 1 and will cover contraband prize courts and neutral port coaling for belligerents.
Special Correspondence of the Standard from Hamilton notes an annual reunion of old soldiers who wore blue and gray. The event runs four days at Newton Ward ranch south of Hamilton with tents, dress parades, and a barbecue attracting locals. Senators Dixon and Carter expected to speak.
Washington dispatch reports Fanny A. East named postmaster at Hatheway Rosebud county replacing Minerva Wood who resigned. A new postoffice opens at Blackfoot Teton county with James A. Perrine as postmaster.
The local labor council committee meeting decided not to hold a Labor Day event in Missoula due to insufficient time for suitable preparations.
Bonner base ball team defeated the Missoula Giants on the local grounds this afternoon by a score of 11 to 3. The game drew a good crowd though Missoula rooters were disappointed in their team's performance, widely regarded as one of their poorest efforts.
From Cambridge, Mass, Missoula, Aug 30. Alston Dana and his wife arrived in Missoula tonight. Dana has been appointed assistant in the engineering department at the University of Montana and will assume duties when the university opens on Sept. 6.
Henry Watterson releases an advance copy of Bishop Alexander Walters AME address to colored voters. Walters calls Taft a party to a conspiracy against negro soldiers and faults the Republican Party for inaction on lynching laws. He endorses Democratic help, notes New York garnering black support, and states he will vote for Bryan while urging colored voters to split their ballots based on issue.
In Missoula on August 30 the body of an unknown man found hanging near St. Regis was brought to Coroner Marsh in Missoula. Investigators believe death resulted from the man's own action, with identity unrevealed. The body lay about half a mile from St. Regis near a railroad track, with a rope tied to a fallen tree limb four feet above the ground. The hips and legs rested on the ground, and the body appears to have been dead for about four weeks.
Eugene Chafin the prohibition candidate for president spoke at Missoula Union Opera House to a large attentive audience. He delivered his Montana tour remarks with local remarks limited to the Missoula situation. Rev W H Bagby chaired the meeting and introduced the speaker.
Missoula announces the opening of Sacred Heart academy for girls and St Joseph school for boys on September 3. Authorities report unusually large enrollment across Montana and a bright outlook for a promising year. Missoula’s two well equipped buildings and facilities are praised as unexcelled in the West.
Charles W. Goodwin known as Si Goodwin and Miss Margaret H. Lee wed at St. Francis rectory in Missoula with Rev. Father Ryan officiating. The bride came from Newark Ohio and they plan a short honeymoon in Butte before settling in Missoula.
A local grocer offers a money back guarantee on Schilling's Best products. If customers are unhappy, they can return the item and receive a full refund.
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