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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1901
Page
12
The Western Montana office of the Standard is at 110 West Main street Mis soula. Telephone No. 118. Advertising rates furnished on application.
Missoula January 28 local horsemen plan to upgrade the race track and grounds to first class condition. They report sufficient funds to cover track work and all meeting expenses and express confidence the plan will proceed. A promoter says preparations are in good shape and the meeting will go forward. Pianos priced at $250 upward Prosperity block.
Charles Clark detained on wife denation charges seeks bail but fails. A second Charles Clark from the same area was recently jailed on the same charge, causing confusion and rumor that the two men are the same. The current arrestee is described as a newcomer, unlike the earlier local.
Salate alias Childers, arrested yesterday on a serious charge, remains jailed in Missoula. No hearing until the county attorney returns from Plains. The sheriff is away and bonds are not fixed. He is calm, blamed on Bitter Root booze, and locals doubt the charge.
Dr. W. C. Orr operates as a veterinary surgeon and dentist at Johnson's livery, offering animal dental care and veterinary services from the premises.
In Missoula on January 23, the Maguire suit against Union Hall trustees was withdrawn by attorney J M Evans and a new suit filed naming Union Hall company as defendant. The case remains similar but with a different defendant title and no injunction request. Proceedings likely to be prolonged indefinitely.
Missoula January 23. Robert Fisher attorney for Clinton citizens and Lewis and Kennedy attorneys filed with the local land office a petition asking the commissioner to dismiss the Northern Pacific Railway company withdrawal of relinquishment. Grounds claim citizens have substantial rights and Lewis Kennedy are qualified pre emptors.
At the Merrick hospital in South Missoula the following cases are listed Mrs George Turk with threatened pneumonia Guy Longley recovering from a recent operation Pat Conley of the Donohue store rheumatism Mrs Faust of Ovando recovering from operation Mrs C W Young nearly recovered from a severe pneumonia attack and expected to return home soon
The cases of Kelly and Fisk charged with secretaries were not called in police court and were postponed indefinitely. Attorneys for the defendants filed for a writ of prohibition against Judge Hayes pending a writ of certiorari, arguing the judge denied a jury trial in the police court.
J O Hanratty is in town from his mill. Mrs Finley of Hope is ill at the Missoula hotel. Dr VanAsmus is away on a trip to Butte and Helena. Bromley Williams, son of H B Williams of the south side, sustained a severe injury Wednesday morning.
Short notices detail injuries illnesses and hospitalizations including a woodcutter’s head wound and severed veins, Miss Mary Hayes ill at home, James Naughton at Parsons hospital with grip, and Robert Collie at Sisters' hospital. Also mentions a 12 year old boy dislocated shoulder, a theatrical circuit planned by A P Hartley, and a court suit by Mrs M L Crouch for attorney fees. Westbound No 12 spoiled a clean train record. other trains on time.
Filed for Record in Missoula January 22 details include a report of cattle slaughtered for December by W W Kennedy showing 18 deaths, deeds involving Missoula Valley Improvement to Missoula Lodge No 13 A F and A M, blocks 42 and 48 for $200, and a deed from Henretta M Lynch to Sarah C Cleveland for lots 5 and 6 in block 18 Homeville Addition for $400, plus an undivided one half interest in NE quarter of section 22 township 22 north range 20 west in Ravalli county.
A demure young woman resolves to use flattery in social dealings in 1901, noting honesty and sincerity rarely win popularity. She plans to dress compliments with artful touches, hoping to charm others while admitting bluntness may have hindered her before.
Two emigrant trains carried Black workers from Montgomery Alabama to the Hawaiian islands to take jobs on sugar plantations. The Spreckels syndicate funds their trip, pays $15 a month, and provides housing and medical care. Additional hundreds are said to follow.
An advice-filled feature extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for backache headaches and nervous weakness linked to disease of the womanly organs. Anecdotes from Chicago readers claim a niece recovered after nine months of use, with letters inviting further consultations by mail from Buffalo.
United States land office dismisses contests against Allen K Grow and William Grow over timber sales on their Bitter Root homestead near Comba Montana. Register Hershey and Receiver Ranft find irregular timber sales minor, funds used for improvements, final proof valid. Local notes report property transfers and visits by state land agent Henry Neill and others.
J M Lenahan and crew finish frame timbers for the new dry warehouse north of the present shed with 1,600,000 feet capacity and loading siding extended. The Hamilton lumber mills plan to close Feb 1, Bonner supply cited for demand. local layoffs expected. Inside Ravalli lodging house on Fourth Street is being rebuilt into a potential three boarding house with 16 rooms. Contractors Boardman & Warner start a six room cottage on Third Street for the Burns after their honeymoon. Representatives Shanley and Conner visit. Warner travels to Vermont. County Attorney Baker falls ill briefly. Jockey Patey McCue signs with R T Wilson. Ward’s thoroughbreds shipped to New York arrive safely. County officials review the new county courthouse and jail. Bearding project praised. Rev J R Hubbs celebrates a new arrival.
Miss Anna S Lagergren adapts the sloyd method to blind students at the Raleigh institution in North Carolina. The program uses from known to unknown steps to teach woodwork and related crafts, producing skilled results that rival sighted workers.
In the Cleveland Plain Dealer tale a couple discusses a football match. A woman, unfamiliar with the sport, misinterprets a play and asks why an outsider would be on the field. His puzzled reply lacks a clear explanation.
In a London courtroom moment, counsel presses the witness about handwriting on oath. The witness denies similarity and refuses to provide a sample, confessing he cannot write. The exchange showcases courtroom wit and the limits of testimony under oath.
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