Gossip of the Street Am Seurn Sipe Wren
Readable fragments describe street rumors and social chatter surrounding local residents. The item notes unnamed exchanges and speculative details without clear events or formal actions.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1903
Page
14
Readable fragments describe street rumors and social chatter surrounding local residents. The item notes unnamed exchanges and speculative details without clear events or formal actions.
In Helena area notes the community debates the fate of a library and school site with teachers facing summers off and pay questions. A jail case involving a man suspected of jewel theft and a dispatch about an engineer from the Northern line add to a broadsheet mix of civic and criminal items. Jan 28 district matters loom as alimony disputes surface in Ravalli County.
Missoula on June 26 reports the death of 14 year old John Merrick following an appendicitis operation and a week of illness. The patient, once strong, battled between life and death as his condition worsened before the end. His mother Mrs Margaret Merrick faces community sympathy. the family includes three other sons and a daughter. The Christchurch church service is planned next Wednesday as an elder brother in Easter Montana awaits word.
Fragmentary OCR text recounts a traveler in darkness near a highway who became lost after a tumble. Rescue efforts involved a half hour search by car with uncertain outcomes and minimal verifiable details.
Missoula reports partial development on the St Regis Property with three tunnels into the hill vein and ore presence. A plan to hire a work force and resume operations is under discussion as stockholders evaluate the prewar site and machinery setbacks.
The General Land Office affirmed the local office decision rejecting Vincent Lalande and others protest against Saltese townsite in Missoula. The 160 acre claim for the townsite was contested as mineral, with contestants allowed 80 days to appeal to the Interior Secretary. Nearby land actions include 600 acres chosen by the state near Plain in Coeur d Alene county.
The Northern Pacific brakeman William R. Scott who died of pneumonia at the Northern Pacific hospital last Saturday will be shipped to Rochester Minnesota tomorrow for burial. Send your man orders to the Golden Rule in Missoula.
Missoula reports include a claim of assault and robbery near the Japanese witness house, a barber shop dispute with Michael Patton, and a fractured skull with recovery hopes. The newly formed Missoula Bar Association met, adopting a constitution. Congressman Dixon plans to leave for New York then Washington to back Montana’s reservation bill. The Will of William Henry Goodman filed for probate, and Joseph Deschamp’s harness was stolen but recovered. Nurse E J Abbott at NP hospital is gravely ill with heart trouble.
Fr Duty of Helena was in the city over Sunday. W W Wylie of Helena visited Missoula. George S. Karley, representing Brown of Butte, was in the city. A. F. Scherfenberg left for a business trip. A committee appointed by the county commissioners will view a road from Plains to a river ferry and bridge. John Pope, a freeman, was busy at the Regina hot Sunday. goods were moved. In Glendive, a 364 hp engine from Pepin’s ranch will thresh 30 acres of oats, marking the first local crop and suggesting agriculture may become profitable here.
The second contingent of the Bolivar expedition to Acre departed Lapaz today led by President Pando. The article notes the subject’s vast authority across government, justice, and military roles, implying monarchical power yet praising his wise rule.
The U S Supreme Court ruled that the Northern Pacific Act restricted the railroad grant until a definite location was surveyed in Kittitas County Washington. The decision favored Nelson occupants over the railroad, noting land was float and subject to congressional control until designation. Justice Harlan authored the majority opinion with dissent by Justice Brewer.
Justice Brewer notes the maps and location filings did not prove Nelson’s occupancy or the railroad’s imperfect title. The land records show no mark or word indicating occupancy by Nelson, yet the court held that oral testimony could show occupancy and overthrow the record title.
Special Dispatch from Fergus reports a bill affecting Yellowstone and Fergus counties faces strong opposition in Fergus as Representative Stall pushes the measure. Supporters include Yellowstone stockowners and landholders fearing tax and land issues, with political maneuvering by Republicans and Democrats shaping the bill’s path through the house and likely to Senate.
San Francisco merchants met to address abroad reports of bubonic plague rumors. Fd Symmes, president of the Merchants Association, urged action to defend the city’s name. A committee was formed to oversee sanitary conditions and may confer with Mayor Schmitz and Governor Panter, possibly appearing before the legislature.
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