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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1900
Page
12
Western Montana office of the Standard located at 110 West Main Mis Soula Montana invites inquiries for advertising rates. Telephone number 118 provided for applications and details.
Secretary of interior sustains local land office decisions canceling three Montana homestead entries in Plains district. Ranstrom, Claybourn, and Tramblay found noncompliant with residency requirements and timber value outweighing agricultural use. Mining claims by Wood Placer Mining Co. discussed. Glendan Club cigar promotion mentioned.
In Missoula in Justice Court Dr Van Asmus sued Mr Brulett for 45 dollars for professional services. Judge Hayes advised the case to next Wednesday morning at 10. A Japanese man named Tony Wade found guilty of creating a disturbance by breaking a crib door was fined 5 dollars and costs 11.50 and damages. He remains in jail pending settlement of the account.
In Missoula on December 24 Rev Father Quesnel of Frenchtown condemned dancing events held on Christmas and New Year as pagan in nature. He urged Catholics and Protestants to avoid such entertainments and called the custom a revival of pagan practices, sparking local discussion in the Frenchtown parish.
Attorney WT. J. Knapp returns from inspection of Western Montana Mining company properties in the Lole district. He reports mines in splendid shape with strong claims and notes a stamp mill could boost development in the county. Missoula Drug Co. advertises drug orders.
The remains of Fred Steinbrenner, a Missoula fireman who died after a brief illness, were shipped to Helena for interment. Accompanied by his wife Mrs Steinbrenner, her brother and mother, the funeral is scheduled for Tuesday. Also noted is a growing piano contest at the Golden Rule.
Friends in DeSmet give veteran night watchman Hontoon a monster turkey as his annual Christmas present. The Hontoon "Hawkshaw" dinner in Missoula on December 24 promises to be a hummer with this year’s bigger and better bird.
Missoula December 24. Andrew Logan reports the organization of three new lodges of the A W O R M in Eastern Montana with a combined membership of 125. He expects several more lodges to be organized in the coming weeks.
Selling out all crockery queens ware glassware and tinware at half price must be sold at once at Globe store.
Dec 24 Missoula report shows Judge Mayes presiding with routine docket actions and orderly court proceedings. Local observers note no dramatic rulings, with standard motions and filings advancing on schedule.
A wedding like ceremony was held by J. S. Merritt and Miss M. A. Walter of Buite in the Rankin hotel parlors after a night of drunkenness and disorder. The event was described as a marriage ceremony amid the evening’s monotony of punishments.
Missoula notes report various residents and visitors in town over the holidays. Colonel McGowan of Plains is ill at home, Florence visitor W A Duffield arrives, measles spread in Alderman Marsh’s family, and several locals including Eloise Knowes, Rabbi Eisenberg, and J J Fischer are mentioned with holiday plans and travels.
Missoula on December 24 marks the likely heaviest mercantile day in the city’s history as stores report crowded aisles and late deliveries. Buyers favored staple goods over fancy items, and church Christmas trees along with midnight Mass drew large crowds. Free dolls at McBride's and oysters in season at Banquet noted.
In Missoula on December 24 friends will present Mrs Sue Reinhard with a silver service engraved with her monogram in appreciation of her service as librarian since the library opened. A speaker noted the library’s aim to draw youths from saloons and that Reinhard’s leadership ensured the facility fulfilled its purpose.
W Marsh announces a lucky ticket prize at Ferge Billiard Hall with a beautiful toilet case offered to the ticket holder.
Miss Anna McKay of Eddy and Alexander BE McDonald of Eddy were wed by Father Palladino at St. Xavier's Church in Missoula on December 24. The bride is the daughter of a Northern Pacific track department veteran, a well known Western Montana figure, and she is the elder McKay daughter who studied locally. A host of friends witnessed the ceremony and offered good wishes.
New Missoula items note December 24 closing exercises for public schools with hand painted invitations and student-made ornamentation. Holiday recess runs to January 7. Also listed are deeds and bonds and a new piano consignment at Prosperity block.
Temple lodge No 49 A F and A M of Bonner elects J L L Clynick W M Alfred Kennedy S W J C Shevalier J W A W McKeown treasurer 8S G Chaffey secretary H T Bunker 8S D J H Whitaker J D J Neher SS William Piltz J 8 Matthew Kennedy Tyler at Missoula on December 24.
Judge Woody in chambers this morning set the final accounts for Nele Nelson Nelson Kruse and Thomas Clynch to be heard January 5, 1901. The final account and distribution petition for J L Hilmantle is scheduled for January 5, 1991, with the same order in Moses Clemens estate.
Garden City business firms act as distributing agents for the Glendan Club cigar. The arrangement places local retailers in stock with the Glendan Club line. Specific retailers and terms are not listed in the available text.
Fragmentary dialogue from a Kentucky–New Yorker exchange shows a remark and a reply about an action at a funeral. The sketch hints at a confrontation during a burial scene with limited readable context.
EF J Taylor was fined 15 dollars plus costs by Justice Hayes for drunkenness and disturbance after boisterous celebrations. His companion Frank Lee paid 38 dollars in fines following a resistance to Officer Larsen. The Cougar was to be tried today but remained jailed through Christmas pending further court action. a Stanhope buggy valued at 150 dollars was advertised as a Globe giveaway.
A car loaded with cinders on a sidetrack near Bonner caught fire after being moved away from other cars. The blaze consumed the car but caused no other damage and briefly delayed the Moore train from the Bitter Root farm. An engraved calling card is offered as a Christmas gift at Standard office with souvenir china at McBride's.
Mr R Gray of Amenia Duchess County N Y says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best medicine for croup and a hoarse onset can prevent attacks. Whitfield & Co Chicago endorse it for la grippe and pneumonia prevention. Pain Balm touted for back and chest pain with quick relief and rheumatism cure. Sold by Standard Drug Co Smith Drug Co Martin Drug Co.
Missoula reports unusual early bloom and growth as Wallace P. Smith notes buttercups in bloom and rhubarb sprouting for spring. The veracity of his account is trusted as these venturesome plants show precocity that may fade soon.
A promotion at the Globe grants customers a chance with every 25e purchase of a buggy. The offer runs for a limited time and invites shoppers to enter for a draw. Previous buyers can collect entries based on each 25e spent.
Miss Mary Filgabeth Buckley daughter of Dr and Mrs J J Buckley of Missoula wed Dr L R Menger from Bryn Mawr College Pennsylvania today in St Paul. Friends in Missoula and Bryn Mawr circles send best wishes for a bright future.
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