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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1905
Page
8
The Western Montana office of the Standard is located at 140 Ailge ging avenue in Missoula. Telephone number 178 is provided for inquiries. Advertising rates are available on application.
A solo assailant tried to rob Wily Yama, a Water Company employee, on the Rattlesnake bridge at Cedar street. He wrestled with the robber, Williams pushed him away, and the attacker disappeared beneath the bridge as officers searched the area for a trace of the suspect.
Missouri December 36 George Brooks Acho was arrested yesterday accused of stealing 36 billiard balls from the Northern Pacific club. He admitted guilt but said he was drunk and crazy at the time. Officers Sarment and Huckaba found the balls scattered around Stingers harbor and across the bridge. Brooks attributes the act to drinking absinthe to fund bets at a poolroom and will face Judge Hayes tomorrow.
Closing out sale Mr Bride appears. Misroula mayor revises the war list for the special election on December 18 due to disqualification of judges not property holders. Ward by ward names of appointed judges listed.
In Missoula jurors find for plaintiffs in a suit by Weady Marshall and Woody against W H Yerrick for professional services. Verdict returned late at night awards $25 with judge Webster to determine responsibility for the costs.
The Hyomeol inhaler therapy claims rapid relief from catarrh and a lasting cure by soothing the mucous membranes. The full kit costs $1 including inhaler, dropper, and bottle of Hyomeol, with mail order and free sample options advertised by The RT Booth Company in Ithaca.
The University of Idaho debate team defeated the University of Montana in a closely contested night contest. Judges initially favored Montana before a late reversal by one judge, delivering a dramatic victory to Idaho amid strong Montana rebuttals and a capable overall performance.
The Northern Pacific Railway publishes a 32 page booklet on Montana irrigation projects. Missoula is highlighted as a growing hub near the Bitterroot valley with plans to irrigate 70,000 more acres, boosting apples and regional prosperity as population expands and irrigation channels are built.
In a service before about 250 attendees at the Fresbyterian church parlors, the longtime mortgage on the church and property was burned. Rev. E W Wright presided as F Fr Kennett presented a financial history, followed by musical selections by Ruth Kellogg Letien Daley Wel loge and Mrs Byles, ending with lunch.
Charles Schoen, longtime Missoula woodworker and member in good standing of the Masons and Sons of Veterans, died at 4 o clock after a two month illness of typhoid fever. His widow, family, and siblings were at his bedside. interment will be in Spokane where one of his children is buried.
The Junior Epworth League of the Methodist church held a social session this evening with a large turnout. An informal program entertained members, and refreshments helped the evening pass pleasantly.
John Broo a Finland born 49 year old man was found insane in Missoula after a period of deteriorating mental state. Examining doctors Drs Sawyer and Buckley ordered his commitment to Warm Springs asylums. Authorities reported Broo attempted self harm using a wire noose in his jail cell. He reportedly suffered from alcoholism and had been in the state about a year.
Missoula reports brisk interest in basketball with a lively start at the M C A gym. Teams including the Deer Lodge Y M C A, Missoula high school, and the university show improving form under coach and director Battersby and Schule. Upcoming games in Dec and Feb aim to strengthen the schedule and local engagement.
Discussion mounts over granting a ranchide to an eastern company to build and operate a gas plant in Missoula. Dr Joseph Oettinger pushes the measure, aiming for a taxpaying vote. The Missoula Chamber of Commerce expressed unanimous support in a recent meeting, though not as an official action.
Washington December 18 The Senate debated the Panama canal issue with Senator Tillman criticizing the canal commission's methods and questioning President Shonts employment with Clover Leaf railroad. He condemned Secretary Bishop's press role and joined in faulting the press handling of the administration.
In Missoula district court Judge Webster instructed jurors who returned a verdict that Walcott fenced only his own property near Greenough Park and did not infringe on city territory. Walcott said he would not fence the highway but sought to learn his rights in the land dispute.
Minnie M. Holts sues George L. Foils for divorce in Astrie court with sensational accusations. Joyce and Maroney represent the plaintiff, G Murray the defendant, with witnesses for both sides. The case rests on alleged acts not intended to harm, and could occupy most of the day tomorrow.
A new Estey organ arrived yesterday for the Methodist Episcopal church, praised for its large scale philharmonic reeds and superior tone. It drew admiration from many who attended the afternoon service and expressed interest in its purchase.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports John Brain a about ten year old miner at the Standard mine in Mace Wallace Idaho committed suicide tonight by carbolic acid route due to alleged dosneath troubles.
A Japanese man named Honda was admitted to the Northern Pacific hotel tonight after arriving from Spokane on No. 6 suffering a fractured leg. In London, Lord Edmund Fitzmorri was appointed under secretary for foreign affairs.
The house considers revenue origins and hazing at Annapolis with no final decision on the president's insurance proposal. Debate will continue tomorrow as the issue remains under discussion.
Oscar A. Thab erlson, pioneer cattleman, takes charge of York district operations near York, Tewin and Clark counties. Three men mine a ton of ore daily, nets about 205 dollars per ton after 25 dollars in mining costs, with daily profits estimated between 6 000 and 8 000. The Great Falls linked bond previously failed, but Robertson's claims now show the real ore with free milling and cyanide processes.
Florence Clark, manager of the Monogram habitation, drank laudanum early this morning. At 2 o'clock reports said she might not die. Three doctors attended her with prompt treatments. A well known figure to the western sporting fraternity, she had recently returned from San Francisco after a short visit.
Victoria, B C Dec 1 Captain Rupert Cox pioneer of the pelagic sealing industry and master of the schooner Ocean Bell died in Vancouver this morning from injuries received last night when kicked by a horse while in command of the police steamer Vidette on the Yukon river.
Montgomery dispatch reports Henrietta Howard in the county woman's department charged with murdering her husband. She suffered severe burns, with a photo reportedly unfit for publication. Early Des Moines item notes a fire destroying the Rothwell block with losses estimated at six hundred dollars.
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