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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1906
Page
25
The Western Montana Standard announces its office at 10 Higgins Avenue Mi and telephone 118. Advertising rates are available on application.
Missoula reports Samuel Dinemore returning from a trip to Butte and Helena on Bitter Root valley irrigation canal work. Surveying moves quickly with Engineer Lord and E R Kilburn overseeing. Local enthusiasm grows as preliminary findings show larger land reach and strong state support.
In Missoula this afternoon the ward Pearl O Neill filed for citation against guardian Katherine Bailie in district court through attorney H H Parsons. The petition states Bailie has managed all money and credits of the estate and refused to deliver assets or render an accounting. An order to cite the guardian to appear and settle is requested.
Jan. Curran and T. J. two boys from Spokane were taken into custody by Missoula officers and will be held until parents are notified of their whereabouts. Bullivan, formerly of Butte, was a student at the Sisem y here. The boys claim they were continually there. The old fest is but 13 years of -
Justice Phillipe ruled in favor of the plaintiff in a case where Florent Levasseur sued to recover a loan alleged to have been advanced long ago. The decision supports the plaintiff’s claim for repayment.
Missoula reports from Copper Cliff country indicate active development at the Montana Company mines under R. S. Illingworth. The firm holds 10 claims in Powell County about 12 miles from Bonita with London investors providing funds. Two men employed now, plans to expand. recent purchases added five claims for 25,000 dollars from local owners. The shaft reaches about 180 feet with a 18 foot pit depth. ore copper valued around 15 percent. Three carloads shipped to Butte smelters and two to Tacoma, near 600 dollars net per car. Additional mining properties held by local men include the Tiger and Angel groups in the region.
Miaoule and Bartlett of the Buckeye saloon faced Judge Hayes in police court on charges of selling liquor to minors. The minors in care were two Beavers brothers, Austin Martinson and William Caley, oldest 18. Attorney Hughes sought a venue change to Justice Philipps court, granted, with the case to be heard tomorrow. The same party was previously involved in a West Front Street saloon incident with Scott, who was not convicted.
An insurance company filed in district court against Lester Brooks to collect a note for 94.80 dated October 1908 plus attorney fees. Joyce and Mulrooney represent the plaintiff Reilly’s, home of the big loaf, as the case proceeds. In Washington, a senate committee resumed hearings on interoceanic canals with Theodore Bhonts detailing contracts preparation for a Markel commissary award.
In Frankfort the bid to repeal the transfer statute for Caleb Powers to federal court failed amid party lines as the state senate recommitted Senator Burnam's bill. Meanwhile in Washington Roosevelt received Wheeler's Confederate cavalry members and Grover Cleveland visited Albany as a guest of the legislature.
A man was found by the roadside near the county poor farm in Missoula with a head wound and unconsciousness after a wagon incident. He regained consciousness at the Parsone and Smith hospital and stated he was thrown from a team when it lurched. His condition was not considered serious.
Stockholm reports King Oscar and Crown Prince Gustave mourn King Christians death. King Oscar praises Denmark's loyalty amid Nordic tensions and rejects Swedish accusations of duplicity. He notes Haakon's accession sparked resentment in Sweden but believes it unfounded.
Special dispatch reports Governor Toole revokes the pardon of E. Homan who escaped from Chouteau county Jail and was recaptured at Great Falls. The pardon followed a report from the county board of pardons. Also notes Peterson Cattle Company and Clancy Co-Operative Company filings with articles of incorporation and listed officers.
Jan Toole issued a requisition to Governor law for Mr and Mrs J D Gladney now under arrest at Ogden suspected in the Centerville robbery where cash was stolen. Requisition papers sent to Sheriff J J Quinn. Special dispatch notes M Peet of Billings charged with counterfeiting and attempting to pass 10 bill. found guilty in US court.
In Calcutta and Shinbur posts near the Zhob frontier, members of the Valles Irregulars earned the Military Order of Merit. Ali Jan was severely wounded in a lower room, yet he alerted troops to raiders setting the ceiling on fire. Sultan Khan dug away flooring to extinguish the fire under heavy fire. Hayat Khan remained at his post inspiring his men amid the defense.
Washington reports Representative Nicholas Longworth has seen a fourfold jump in mail since his portrait appeared in the Roosevelts era. Many letters reference his baldness, offering tonics and hair growth recipes, while others defend the dignity of bald men and joke about prophecy of benevolence and intellect. He plans to test many claims during his wedding tour.
A mail van was attacked yesterday morning by about 12 robbers who halted the vehicle, covered the driver with a revolver, dragged him out, and then escaped with the van containing 35 bags of letters. The driver was injured in the assault and described as tainted by the thieves. Investigators pursue suspects. no arrests reported.
A recent string of Paris lotteries shows curious figures with every winning number totaling to 1027.17 in the gross lot. Last week a municipal lottery share reached ZMK, while the Press lottery paid $208,000 for 2608 and $20,000 for 1958. The December win centered on number 5.2040.
A major blaze at Kana plant traps workers and collapses key structures including the elevator and concentrator. By 2 40 oclock the fire is under control but the concentrator remains burning. Loss is estimated at about half a million dollars with insurance coverage uncertain. Senator Clark's ore will be diverted to Washoe smelter during rebuilding.
Three aeronauts who planned a dinner engagement in Calcutta November afternoon rose in a balloon on a cloudy day and descended in a field where peasants spoke an unfamiliar language. They learned they were in Cholaysle Roi, a Paris suburb, mistaken as Flemish beetroot diggers. The trio then hurried to Paris for dinner.
The first issue of the Japan Year Book for 1906 outlines reforms in Korea under Japanese influence. It notes a policy of a clean state and includes a clause expelling soothsayers and fortune tellers near the sovereign to uphold dignity. It also mentions raises for state ministers to strengthen responsibility.
In Derkerive Paris on January 30 a clerk named Stascrot was accosted by a man claiming to be a powerful detective who marched him to police stations. The superintendent denied recognition due to lack of papers. The impostor was exposed as a lunatic after questioning, and the clerk was freed while the man was sent to an asylum.
In the south of France, authorities ban Basque walking sticks used for centuries. The Basque stick is made from a medlar-branch with a steel spike at one end, serving as a club and a cattle-driving spike when the handle is removed. Officials deem them dangerous weapons.
A portrait of Lady Colville, renowned writer and traveler. She and her husband toured Africa and Madagascar, managed estates in France and England, designed house metalwork, practiced photography and motoring, studied nursing, and even photographed crocodiles. She led a rough Uganda expedition tending porters amid accidents and conflicts.
A historical newspaper note promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as an alternative to operations for female troubles. It cites anxious patients and grateful letters from women who claim relief and avoided surgery, with testimonials from Miss Margret Merkley and others praising the remedy's effects on ulcers, bearing-down pains, and overall health.
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