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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1903
Page
5
Former Deer Lodge county head Jack Conley arrived in Oregon to scout homestead prospects with a view to making the state his future home. He likely returns to Anaconda for the winter unless plans change, and may enter ranching there.
A local Elks lodge social committee, overwhelmed by demand, bans outside male guests. After a marathon meeting they approve inviting only ladies, with visiting gentlemen barred and windows frosted to admit none. They apologize for the harsh rule as the plan collapses.
Hannah Day and William Brown were taken into custody by Night Chief O'Brien after an arrest at a Front street house. They will face a charge of having had criminal reactions. Creditors are urged to settle accounts with A. C. Mc Kinnon & Bro. at the old stand promptly.
A round of city sightings lists visitors from Butte and Anaconda and note sales at Strain's with discounts on dongola shoes corsets and silk remnants. Dr. Owen opens an office in Beaudry block and dental parlors move to East Park while a piano ticket promotion runs with pre-Thursday payments. Catholic Foresters meet tonight and German Lutheran services are at 8.00 in the Scandinavian church.
Funeral services for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Michael Cox were held yesterday at the family home on East Fifth Street. Interment followed in the Catholic cemetery.
Topeka Kan January 14 Willis J Bailey set to be sworn in as Kansas governor at noon with simple ceremonies. Retiring Governor W E Stanley and Senatorial candidate Congressman Long push to organize the lower house. caucus to name officers and contest for the senate seat remains uncertain between Curtis Stanley and Long.
Tangier dispatch reports Moorish troops defeated by rebels near Fez. Sultan plans to abandon Fez for Rabat and establish a new capital. Foreign consuls depart Fez for Rabat or Casablanca as ministers weigh possible joint action.
A large group of British Columbia lead mine owners arrived in Montreal led by John L. Retailack, president of the Lead and Silver Miners' association. They plan to seek a protective duty on lead ores and products before the Canadian Manufacturers' association and then press the government in Ottawa.
Five thousand spectators, mostly Americans, watched a bull fight in Juarez that left famed bandero Francisco Matillero fatally injured. The huge bull trapped him, others fainted, and Matillero was carried away in a dying condition.
Gen Samuel M Thomas railroad executive and financier died at his New York home aged 63. Born in South Point Ohio he entered railway service in 1878 and led the East Tennessee Virginia Georgia Memphis Charleston and Louisville New Albany Atlantic railways. He served in the Union Army 1861 to 1865 rising from private to brevet brigadier general.
A Maine island tale recounts chipmunks learning to seal snake burrows by filling holes with earth, trapping large striped snakes that preyed on chipmunks and insects. Over years the rodents’ underground strategy nearly wiped out the snakes, exposing unburied graves and a broader lesson on a novel pest-control method.
Crowds filled the Presbyterian church for Rev. F. Schiveren's first Anaconda appearance. He preached plain practical sermons on living the gospel with his son supplying sacred solos. Services run nightly at 7:30 with plans for a chorus choir. Shirts and underwear advertised at Thurson's.
Joseph Svitas, badly wounded by a shotgun discharge on Saturday, underwent surgery yesterday. He sustained a severe thigh wound and significant shock but was reported resting easily with a hopeful path to recovery at last report.
Pat O'Brien was arrested Saturday night by Night Chief of Police O'Brien and taken to the county jail yesterday. He will likely undergo an examination by a commission during the week.
The city of Anaconda Montana notifies that coupon bonds Nos. 7 and 8 issued in 1889 known as sewer bonds will be redeemed after 30 days from publication. No further interest will be paid after that period. Dated December 17 1902. W. W. Harper City Treasurer.
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