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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
29
Three men who guarded the Keystone hotel ruins fell asleep in the stables around noon and perished when the building caught fire. The earlier hotel destruction in Gloversville, New York, yesterday claimed additional lives today.
A dispatch from Dallas reports Henry R. Knapp once a controversial Butte organizer tied to Clark campaigns has been sentenced to five years in prison for bigamy after deserting his Montana wife Margueritte Knapp in 1904 and marrying in Texas. His attempts to influence politics ended with a Texas conviction and renewed criminal scrutiny.
Orton Bros in PutteMont offers a wide selection of pianos and other instruments at unusually low prices. Sample deals include used Willard 350 for 195 and Smith & Barnes 350 for 205, plus wings and uprights and organs from 25 up. Also selling talking machines from 10 to 200 with installment plans and prompt out of town orders.
North Bay reports W. J. Dyson the night operator at Redwater flag station was murdered while trying to eject a man. another intruder struck him with a club, crushing his head before fleeing. Police search for suspect. Handsome art calendars offered with every Tonkin’s purchase.
Jesse G. Hern don is named postmaster of Gregson in Silver Bow county replacing G W Burke who resigned. John F. Bell is appointed rural carrier on route No 1 from Creston and Roy N. Whitesitt on route No 2 from Stevensville.
W. A. Hatchett seeks a writ of prohibition in district court to halt Burt Marsh Justice of the Peace Foley and Constable Tim Lowney from continuing actions related to a December 1908 attachment in a Trainor suit for 172.50. Hatchett claims false claims, perjury, and repeated executions have ruined his business, and that Marsh orchestrated the proceedings.
In Judge Lynch's court yesterday the brief session postponed both actions. One case involved an order to show cause in the Laouhrin divorce, where the wife seeks alimony and counsel fees pending the action. The other matter was not specified in readable text.
Harry M. Daugherty of Columbus declared his candidacy to succeed Senator Charles Dick. Dick declined to comment on the announcement after learning of it.
See fine line of dressed and undressed dolls. M EK Hughes, 649 Utah avenue.
Mrs. Rachael Ferguson of Placerville Cal was accidentally killed when a .22 caliber rifle bought for her 12 year old son was discharged while the boy examined the weapon. The incident underscores a long standing town adage about sought after furnished rooms and boarding houses.
Naples reports the Italian Naval League will present to American Consul Crowninshield on December 28 bronze tablets commemorating the Southern Italy earthquake disaster. The tablets honor American crews who aided rescue and rebuilding at Messina and Reggio, funded by Italian sources and colonies abroad, including New York.
Sale begins this morning at 8 o clock with a large Bargain Arcade table. About 300 sample dolls from 6 to 18 inches tall, including art dolls, cloth dolls, indestructible knit dolls, clown dolls and many others. Prices regularly from to 2.25, now half price while stock lasts.
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