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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1901
Page
10
Rev E L Rosell opens a series of revival services at the Christian Church January 2 with the theme Christianity on Trial. A large chorus and choir provide inspiring music as the meetings continue through the week. Monday’s sermon, Moving Where the Road Forks, will be illustrated on the blackboard.
Missoula Methodist Epworth League held an evening service on January 21 with music praised as excellent. Speakers Mrs Knapp Librarian J K Davies and Charles K Avery discussed What It Means by The Benefits of a College Education and The Epworth League as an Exponent of Education, in an event noted for its engaging themes and modest proceeds of 209.
A Missoula inventor known as Hard Times proposes a simple yet effective device to accelerate fire horse movements. An automatic paddle system, placed behind each horse, slams the rump as stall doors open, prompting quicker departure when the alarm bell sounds.
A local Missoula report from January 23 describes a confrontation where a man struck a woman after an argument on Cedar Street near Upper Tobee. The assailant knocked her down and struck her again as bystanders attempted to intervene. both left the scene toward the avenue.
A fragmentary Missoula report mentions a dog Nant nickname linked to a north side dance last week. Tom Mel Rot involved in a brawl. Deputy Sheriff Kend arrested Harry Smith and others amid court chatter. Local drug orders urged to Missoula Drug Co.
Fragmentary report notes hearings on counterfeit allegations this week in Miswoula with transport and prosecution concerns. Deputy marshals and officials, including Commissioner Smith, have attended sessions but obligations have delayed action. Documents indicate premiums offered by Johnson's livery for veterinary services and related inquiries.
Mr and Mrs George Clynick visited Missoula Saturday for a couple of days. A daughter was born Sunday morning to Mrs Paul Thibedeau, Stiss Hegans, who has long been involved with the Margaret hotel dining room. Mrs Young and her daughter from the hotel were Sunday visitors to Missoula. The planing mill and sash factory were mentioned in context of local industry.
The busy department vein now carried on at Bonner's planing mill in Hamilton has closed due to unfavorable freight rates. Northern Pacific rearranges Bonner yard operations causing major shifts in poultry and oysters shipments to the Union market. A $10 advance subscription to the Anaconda Standard offers a premium art reproduction with prepaid delivery.
Missoula notes recount a flurry of names and small events. John Cromie and Hilda Higgins visit Missoula while Helena’s Frank Nelson and Potomac’s A J Violette pass through. Local officials Ellis and Woodford attend the Empire appearance as Hicks and Johnson deal with typhoid at home. Pneumonia, hospital counts, river weather, and a focus on shipments of poultry mix with health notes and a list of towns visited by residents.
Fragmentary historical text discusses securing a legal definition for licenses to conduct certain business activities and the organization of clubs or mess houses. It mentions slaves or enslaved labor, shared expenses, and the practice of collecting dues, with unclear references to numbers and months.
License inspectors have garnisheed papers and threaten action to require back license payments and a current quarter license for the mess houses. The matter, led by John A. Sargent and others, will be heard in Belt justice courts next week to decide if the establishments are boarding houses under the law and must pay the customary fees.
Jan 3 Livingston report outlines the fifth annual reunion of the Eastern Montana Scottish Rite Masonry in Livingston with ceremonies Monday to Thursday led by officers like K.C. H. and Cyrun W. Hickman. It also notes a fatal Trail Creek Coal incident, forgery charges, smallpox cases, school questions, and public health measures.
A historical note discusses children at work and kindergarten exercises causing eye strain. It explains myopia versus hypermetropia and astigmatism, noting nerve fatigue from excessive convex lens use and the risk of headaches and nervous disorders from improper vision correction.
An old advertisement touts Green's August Mower as a remedy for nervous prostration indigestion and low spirits. It promotes August flower and clivers as tonics claimed to stimulate the nervous system and restore vigor, with testimonials of relief and billed uses for stomach discomfort.
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