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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1903
Page
20
Missoula residents anticipate a joyful Christmas as snow deepens sleighing conditions and window displays awaken spending. Rail workers discuss division changes, while a political rally and churchgoing spirit shape the town’s holiday mood. A local family thanks neighbors for support after a loss.
Gifford Blanchard and Miss Lela Bryan were quietly married this afternoon at the Methodist church in Missoula in a ceremony attended by relatives and a few intimate friends. Rev. J. W. Bennett officiated. The bride is a teacher in Missoula county schools and daughter of J. W. Bryan. The groom is a prominent stockman operating a large ranch on the Blackfoot near Clearwater.
A Missoula Times column accuses the Standard of personal attacks while denying its claims about city condition and law enforcement. The piece notes open violations under prior administrations and cites police court fines as a discrepancy, urging the city to enforce municipal controls.
Missoula county clerk and recorder presents the annual financial report for the fiscal year ending Nov. 9. The report lists total property value at 1 8,811,600,828 and cash on hand of 141,880.78 with total indebtedness. It details county property including bridges, courthouse square, jail, poorhouse, Pesthouse and farm, and mentions expenses such as jurors, witnesses, printing, repairs, salaries, road and bridge costs, and election expenses. A Hamilton radio message reports rancher John H. Opie, 42, has died.
Washington Dec. 1 The annual report of Secretary Hitchcock highlights that many public land laws fail to protect the government. It notes 108.65 acres disposed of in the year and totals of cash receipts and Indian land sales. The report warns the timber and stone act and the homestead act encourage speculation, urges repeal or reform, and discusses forest reserves, trespass, and Indian affairs with data on pensions and allotments.
Missoula police received a letter from Oswego Oregon asking for help locating a woman who eloped with a man named John Thompson alias Frank Stice alias John Grant. The pair registered at a McMurray Washington hotel days after her disappearance on August 15. No trace of them has been found and the missing woman is described as medium height with brown hair and blue eyes.
Missoula bowers show rising interest as they train for upcoming state matches. Teams from Anaconda Livingston Dillon Idaho and Lee will visit. about 40 players from those towns plus local bowlers compete daily to form a championship squad for the state tournament and win the Gard en City trophy. Also reported is the guilty verdict of Charles Baird for horse larceny with a one year sentence in hard labor.
A memorial service for Dr. R Gwinn oculist and aurist was conducted by Rev J Saluman at Marsh Bros chapel this afternoon. Attendees spoke warmly of the deceased before interment in Missoula cemetery.
McKinnon a prominent Ontario born athlete and former chief of police in Hamilton and Belleville died last night in Dawson Yukon. He recently worked as a chlet Neer and had been active daily. His death, likely heart disease, followed a long career that included heavy weight titles in the United States Canada and Europe.
The property of the old Co operation Town company, formed twelve years ago to establish a city at Eligabechtown Tennessee, has been sold by the receivers who handled the affairs of the noted enterprise. National figures including John G. Carlisle and others were connected with the venture.
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