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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1903
Page
22
Suburban churches plan Christmas observances with carols, services, and community gatherings across the region. Clergy invite families to attend nativity readings and festive meals, highlighting fellowship and shared tradition.
Sunday schools across Butte suburbs held Christmas celebrations with trees loaded with gifts and Santa Clauses. At Meaderville and Meaderville Methodist churches, Union Silver Bow, and Trinity in Centerville, children received nuts, candy, fruit, and presents. Generous locals funded decorations and programs, including Edgar Gill’s Santa act and a posed dialogue by the Blewett family, ending with joyful gift-giving for every child.
In Meaderville at 7:15 last night Crouch officiated a home ceremony for Edwin Tonkin and Annie Simms at 65 Main Street. George D. Wenceslaw and Bertha Baumann wed at the First Presbyterian manse, while Robert C. McCabe and Ora Slater tied the knot at the bride’s brother William Slater’s residence on the Anaconda road.
The detailed programme for the union services at the Christian church begins at 11 o'clock with organ voluntary doxology invocation by Rev. George A. Blair hymn scripture lesson prayer and anthems. The sermon will be by Rev. T F E Burrowes with benediction by Rev. 8 W. Byrd.
The 11 year old Donald Law son of Mr and Mrs Lewis M Law died last evening at 919 West Granite Street A funeral notice will be announced later.
The mortal remains of Mrs. Dan Tewey were carried from the Southern hotel to Sacred Heart church for a solemn high mass officiated by Father Callahan. A large crowd gathered from Butte and the valley to honor a popular resident whose years of home life were noted in the community.
A funeral commemorated a woman noted for fine character and benevolence. Pallbearers included D. J. Hennessey J. H W. Lynch P. J. Brophy W. J. Madden Thomas Finn and Joseph HERMIE. Church services were conducted at the grave.
A young man named John Sterling fell twenty feet from a basement stairway near the Southern hotel kitchen, breaking his right leg. He was jailed then sent to Sisters' hospital, resting easier with a good recovery chance. he was believed to be from California and not a hotel guest.
John Barron of 882 Colorado Street was trapped under rock at the 1,400 foot level of the original mine yesterday morning. He received head and back bruises, a badly sprained back, and his injuries are serious though not life threatening. Dr. W. L. Renick treated him at home.
Doc Hilderbrun opts for Washington after near deal with Pittsburgh. New York Americans plan a March southern tour via Atlanta. Oakland signs a Three-Eye pitcher Feeney. Zearfoss reportedly joins St Louis Americans next season. Wiggs in talks with Cleveland. O’Hara moves from Oakland to Cleveland. Chicago Americans train in New Orleans. Hickey may return to minor leagues. Pacific Coast results show Los Angeles 63.0 percent and others. Western league adds Denver Omaha Colorado Springs Des Moines St Joseph Lincoln Sioux City Pueblo. Cleveland lists 26 players led by Stovall Glendon and Hickey.
The Supreme Court in Helena on December 24 decided three Silver Bow county related cases. The Shea vs Regan appeal was dismissed as to Regan who once served as Silver Bow sheriff. Shea sought $200 from a stock sale. The probate of the Colbert Woolbeater will was dismissed on appeal. rehearing was denied in the Brown game-law case. Harrington vs Stromberg Mullins of Butte also had a rehearing denial.
The North Side school kindergarten class held a Christmas tree to showcase gifts for the Salavation Army. Miss Linean and Miss Stebbins oversaw row of stockings created by the children, then the tree and presents were delivered to Salvation Army workers for distribution to city children in need.
New York December 24 The Bridge Commissioner Linden tells the mayor the Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1888 now shows a worn and weakened suspended span requiring costly repairs. He calls rebuilding imperative to ensure safety and long term reliability.
The Helena register and receiver report a decision from Acting Commissioner J H Fimple in Washington affirming the Helena office ruling that refuses to reopen the case of Louis Dumaine against William Dingwall regarding a desert land entry near Philipsburg.
Jack Munroe arrives in Butte fresh from the East and in good shape. He plans to box at the opera house tonight then head to Idaho mining claims before San Francisco for the Dec 29 bout between Young Corbett and Hanlon. If he defeats Sharkey he will challengeJeffries in two months in Boston. Munroe expresses gratitude for local support and says he will go behind Corbett if available. He stays at the Florence hotel and visits relatives in Butte.
San Francisco report notes Corbett at 152% pounds and Hanlon easing into training as bets form around a Corbett victory at 10 to 8. Both fighters to meet Saturday to pick a referee, with Eddie Graney favored to referee.
Philadelphia fighter Jack OBrien outpointed Jim Jeffords over six rounds tonight at the Broadway Athletic Club in Philadelphia with a clear victory.
William J Bryan arrived in Berlin from St Petersburg and met Reichstag member Dr Otto Ahrendt. He plans to go to Copenhagen then return Saturday for private luncheon with Ambassador Tower and a reception by the American chamber of commerce.
Christmas marriages headline Red Lodge area with ceremonies at private ranch homes. James M. Dawson and Mary Brockway wed with Rev. J. F. Dunlop presiding as about sixty guests attend. Additional licenses issued in Bridger for G H Tone and Viola A Moore, John Gatanini and Clara Giarote, and David Briscoe and Philene Beilstein with parental consent for the 15 year old bride.
Milton Tootle a St Joseph banker has received threatening letters demanding money. In a staged meeting last night to pay 1000 dollars he was guarded by six officers and friends while two suspicious men fled, with fear of abducting his young son.
The secretary of the treasury said Philippine land purchase bonds may replace government bonds held as public deposit security. Released government bonds would then back additional circulation when the secretary deems it desirable to boost national bank circulation.
Ervin H. Thorp of Vermont, previously in charge of the eastern division postoffice inspectors with headquarters in New York, becomes superintendent of the city delivery division, succeeding Charles J. Hedges who was removed months ago. Thorp had acted in the position following Hedges' dismissal.
A Boston Transcript reader from Malden recounts an evening walk in the woods. He touches a toad and a striped snake, notes the toad’s fear of a human’s cane after smelling snake on it, and describes watching a snake prey on a toad.
The Walking Craze, an English long distance walking boom, spread to Australia where hundreds entered a mountain route event. Despite storm warnings the walkers pressed on, were caught in a snowstorm, and many suffered injuries with several fatalities due to exposure and hospitalizations.
The Paris event drew nearly a thousand scholars from elite schools to walk for health as crowds cheered from start to finish. In America Assemblyman Howard Conkling completed a 225 mile walk praising health and pleasure, while the public questions why walk when riding is possible.
Major John Andre the British officer executed as a spy near Revolutionary War times is seen more as a victim of circumstance than a culprit. His prison house at Tappan near the New York New Jersey line remains largely as it was 123 years ago, though a 1897 storm damaged it and a wall was rebuilt. The site draws tourists and renewed attention to Andre's legacy.
The article recalls Clyde Fitch’s death and notes his play “Major Andre” at the Savoy theater. It describes the Savoy as a near century old stone tavern known as the “76 house” where Andre was confined, later restored by Charles A. Pike after 1897 damage, now with a barroom and a preserved Andre prison room for visitors.
Dairy schools operate in many states with short courses in butter and cheese making at agricultural colleges. It notes that inferior butter cannot compete with oleomargarine and that clean milk handling and proper management yield premium butter. Consumers prefer genuine butter over counterfeit substitutes.
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