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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1905
Page
7
Western Montana office of the Standard is located at 130 Higgins Avenue Missouri. Telephone number cx8. Advertising rates an application.
Missoula chamber of commerce votes unanimously again to decline sending delegates to a Helena meeting about rate questions and bond funding for state educational institutions. Members discuss efforts to secure funds for legal costs and review the bridge and gas plant projects amid broader national rate debates.
Mrs. George J. Steese of Alcon Ohio reports that Cuticura soap andointment cured her infant daughter from a severe skin eruption after three doctors failed. She claims the child recovered fully, with the skin returning to a clear, newborn- like state at a total cost far under five dollars.
Rest for babies and mothers promised by a skin care regimen using Cuticura Soap for bath and Cuticura Ointment for gentle anointing. The ad touts instant relief, soothing bath benefits, and the claim of a complete external treatment for skin issues.
Missoula Dec 11 The county commissioners met in regular session at the courthouse. Most time was spent reviewing quarterly reports of county officers, all found satisfactory and approved. Tax matters included canceling perennial taxes for the wards of the government for 195, and Scott Garrett’s petition to hold a select tear Fort Missoula was rejected. Commissioners adjourned to meet again tomorrow at 10 am.
A freight wreck occurred about one mile west of Nimrod on the Northern Pacific, derailing 33 cars with nine badly wrecked. Cause was a broken rail on the line. Extra Westbound freight led by Conductor Dowling and Engineer Vogler, engine No 151, ran at two miles per hour until the broken track. No injuries reported. wrecking train dispatched. delays to trains No 4 and No 3.
In Missoula on December 11 the state opened its case against Andrew Leonard for stealing money from H. Takeda, a Japanese resident. The trial began in district court on West Fourth Street with the jury empaneled and an opening statement by County Attorney Murphy. One witness was examined before adjournment, with Murphy and Avery to prosecute. Woody and Woody represent the defendant.
Cot C Br Crutchield arrived from Hamilton on business. Charles Gibbs of Pinins Ic attends district court with 290 jurors. Mrs N England, wife of Rev England, rector of Bolscanal church, arrived from Winnipeg. Ed Gilbert of Georgetown flat near Granite and Deer Lodge counties may relocate to Plains. J BR Kern of Pecatonina visits with his wife. they plan a few days with son Bruce Kern in Grantsdale. Richard Marks, five day old son of Mr and Mrs J O Marks, died this morning. funeral held this afternoon.
In Missoula on December 11, several records were filed with the county clerk. Transactions include Teely Bankvsl Freeman and wife to Richard Taylor for lots in Bennett addition. Gimon Shaughtesacy to T. J. Gorman. and Hook mining district deeds. Additional transfers involve Jota fractions in Urlin’s and South Missoula additions, and various quItions.
In Missoula on December 14 the state case against J. J. Haley for grand larceny dominated court time. Judge Thayex presided as attorney J. M. Evans represented Haley and County Attorney Murphy the state. The jury deliberated briefly before finding Haley guilty on the single drunken intoxication count related to an asleep man in a saloon, with a roughly $1 stake noted.
Mepride's closing out sale notes admissions. George Diable of Pining was admitted to the Sisters' hospital with a fractured arm from work on the new flour mill. C. Hell from Bonner also admitted with a crushed foot from lumber yard work.
Oscar Kentta and Mrowghnis attorneys filed a suit in the district court this afternoon seeking compensation for work on a building owned by the defendants. The plaintiff requests $1,368 in addition to $7368 for attorneys’ fees and costs, plus related expenses including calling cards and plates.
A big turnout witnessed two games in Missoula as UMC A and varsity second faced high school and the university first team clashed with the VMC A. Score totals showed varsity scrubs 12 13 high school 16 10 first team over VMC A. Lineups listed include Bishop Little Dorman Cyr Win and others with Codry Kevnsner Grady Hosking Luyield Gillan Goodhourn Wenger.
Migsoula Dec 11 R J Nitey of De orgie won a judgment for 8830 against the Northern Pacific Railway. The case stemmed from a train killing a plaintiff’s stock last spring. Attorneys Gammes of Helena for the railroad and Marlowe & Marlowe for the plaintiff. Witness Alexander Montgomery of De Borgin.
The Liberal ministers forming the new cabinet were confirmed at Buckingham Palace. John Burns led the arrival of new incumbents with others sworn into the Privy Council. George Whitley Charles Spencer and others assumed roles as chief whip lord chamberlain and foreign affairs officials. Lord Rosebery voiced concerns over Rome rule and Irish home rule while supporting a united free trade party and continued governance.
An older article describes a ritual in the English army for executing a spy. A detachment forces the condemned to dig his grave, guards blind his eyes, and a chaplain recites prayers. Seventeen men draw lots, six of whom receive rifles loaded with blank cartridges and one with a live round. The firing squad then kills the prisoner as the officer commands fire. Hidden fear and fainting are common as soldiers carry out the grim duty.
A Daily Mail dispatch from St. Petersburg quotes Count Witte warning that Russia faces a choice between coercion or revolution. He suggests reform must unite society under the emperor’s manifesto, or anarchy will grow and authorities may suppress dissent by force. He adds he is not prepared to authorize coercion.
Clarence Rook humorously reviews taxi life in New York Paris Moscow and Munich noting price bargaining in Moscow, comfort in Paris, and strict taxi discipline in Munich where drivers face severe penalties. He contrasts American preference for group travel with English love of private cars and describes varying cab cultures.
A dated advertisement promotes Pyramid Pile Cure for relieving tening, bleeding and burning piles. It claims immediate action from suppositories, 6 cents a box, with a free trial packet mailed in plain packaging and full-size boxes available at 50 cents each from Pyramid Drug Co., 3621 Pyramid Building, Marshall, Michigan.
A Salem Oregon fraud case uncovers forged land certificates and notarial seals used to defraud the government. Investigators link the operation to a gang tied to school land board scams. Names include George C. Drawn and S A D Patel with Mueller Lumber Co. cited. Paper analysis shows forgeries printed on state board paper.
An agreement was reached tonight between the state railway commission and traffic heads of Great Northern Northern Pacific and Oregon Railroad and Navigation companies. The railways accept the commission’s findings on joint rates and pledge not to seek court action on the new schedule. The pact specifies a new joint rate with substantial reductions on freight classes highlighted in the Colfax hearing and includes other rates part of the complaint.
The term colonel derives from the Spanish word coronel. The history shows the form coronel influencing English pronunciation, leading to the current spelling colonel.
Te lighthouse tender Azalea reached New Bedford at 2 16 this morning with Nantucket lightship crew. The lightship foundered at 4 a m Monday twenty miles west of the aviation while tow of the tower.
A Boston Herald item hints Prince Louis of Baltenders and King Edward may tour America, with gala receptions and bouquets planned. The piece notes eager wishes from Drake’s circle, suggesting a possible royal visit to New York, though details remain unconfirmed.
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