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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1902
Page
18
Western Montana office of the Standard located at 110 West Main Street Mis soula with telephone number 118. Advertising rates available on application.
Otto Kubrst returns to Wisconsin after believing his troubles were settled. The item notes a personal relocation and a sense of resolution, suggesting a calmer period ahead despite earlier concerns.
Otto Kurst, a Wisconsin man wanted in the East for deserting a young mother, was arrested in Bonner by Sheriff Barber and Deputy Kendall. He admits his guilt and agrees to return without requisition papers. A bowling contest Tuesday at 8 features Alley and Northern Pacific teams with a winner to be challenged a week later.
In Missoula on January 5, Hattie Goldsmith and Tot Hewitt face a morning trial before Justice Houtehen for robbing Joseph St. Peter at their Front street den. Both prisoners remain jailed on $500 bonds. Goldsmith claims innocence and has engaged J. M. Dixon to defend her, noting St. Peter, who arrived early, was drinking and that no stranger was present at the time.
Deputy Sheriff Kendall and Officer Kendall arrested a man named Winters in Missoula last evening while he was heavily intoxicated on Woody Street. A large roll of money was found on him at the jail. Winters claimed someone drugged him to rob him, though he had only reportedly drunk beer. He was released this morning as the matter was not pursued. A fashion show at the Golden Style runs all week with no admission charge.
Unclear cause of death after a man found mutilated along the Northern Pacific line one mile west of Thompson. Police and coroner notified, possible inquest. Separate item: Miss Mary Hayes burial in Missoula after funeral from California. brother Willian Hayes accompanied remains.
Reported last night a shooting on the row in Missoula remains unexplained as investigations continue. Authorities claim no knowledge of the trouble or those involved while efforts seek to shield the parties.
In Moscow Idaho a state teachers meeting featured a prominent doctor who spoke on "Twentieth Century Education." Attendance was large with many teachers from Eastern Washington and Oregon, who viewed Idaho as part of their territory. Also advertised are all wool suits for ten dollars.
Missoula notes report John Slowey killed near Superior on Saturday and a casket sent Sunday. No inquest due to four witnesses. Rogco Beighle and bride returned from Spokane. Undertaker Lucy sent a casket to Selish for a child. The Ke Keith infant buried in Missoula. Officer Wilson arrested Charles Rusk and F. Watson for fighting.
The trotting gelding Anadriseus Wilton was sold by Higgins Brothers to George Farmer. The price remains private. Farmer plans to prepare the horse for high-class stakes in trotting. Visit Missoula Nursery's greenhouses or call city store Higgins avenue.
In Emigra Ohio residents debate whether Rev Sullivan was buried alive or died after interment. Forty years prior a schoolhouse was built over his grave. upon disinterment the skeleton showed the head twisted and fingers clutching hair. Physicians cite macular contraction while locals fear possible premature burial.
J Wallace Miller editor of the Ayuga Herald in Terre Haute Indiana has published an insane double lead editorial declaring he is God. Doctors say the insanity gives little hope of recovery and Miller is restrained while his brother assumes sole control of the paper at Higgins block.
After finishing his night duties, Frank Huntoon collapsed on West Main street in Missoula. Friends aided him and he was taken to a room where Dr. Parsons attended him. he is resting easier tonight.
From Idaho to Missoula on January 5 a brief dispatch notes President Craig of the state university has returned from a trip. Further details are not provided in the available fragment.
A Boer ambush near Bronkhorstspruit east of Pretoria wounded ten from the Scots Grays. The force suffered six killed with no wounded. The report notes the incident occurred last Sunday along the railroad line.
The piece argues for Ivory Soap as the proper bath soap over floor-cleaning varieties. It notes Ivory costs more yet offers purer ingredients and better making, appealing to self respect and the skin’s delicacy.
The piece centers on William Shakespeare and Danter Bandmann at the Murray Hill Theater. It contrasts Bandmann’s robust acting with Shakespeare’s playful, witty confrontation of modern stage tastes and the public’s appetite for affordable drama.
George Granby reviews a Murray Hill staging of Othello and Desdemona with Miss Alice Johnson and Mr Bendmann. He criticizes weak acting but praises sincere Desdemona, inventive stage kissing, and overall entertainment value despite unconvincing stabbing scenes. He hopes for stronger art in future from Mr Donnelly.
In Honolulu the Wilcox plan for a national leper settlement on Molokai triggers opposition from local papers while some Home Rule advocates see cost savings. Also Hawaii receives free import of about 4000 Manus cigars from the Philippines. extreme rainfall brings reports of record floods.
The tax commission report will be presented to Governor Van Sant on Thursday. The governor may call an extra legislative session in February to act on the report and potentially address the Northern Securities merger and railroad interests.
New York officials of the order of B nai Brith Abraham report a stormy session at Grand Central palace after a probe into a fund shortage. The group says life insurance rules were violated and will ask the insurance commissioner to investigate possible embezzlement. The shortage may reach 26000 pending further inquiry.
In New York on January 5 a court order directed Brooklyn captains to send prisoners to Magistrates Steers Tighe and Voorhees. The three magistrates, unaffected by existing conditions, settled matters temporarily.
A new Denver clinic listed as Nervo Vital Ailments under Dr. Bennett announces its immediate move to the Union Building in central Denver. The notice urges patients to contact the office for appointments and medical guidance.
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