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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1902
Page
16
Western Montana office of the Standard located at 110 West Main Street Missoula. Telephone number 118 listed for inquiries. Advertising rates furnished on application.
An inquest determined the death of Rowans was caused by horses running away. The proceeding reviewed the circumstances and found no other contributing factors or liable parties.
In Missoula a coroner's inquest over G. C. Rowan's death found the bus runaway caused his death accidental. Witnesses described a bicycle rider spooking the team and the bus tipping, throwing Rowan from the steps, and the horses running to a vacant lot before stopping. The body was shipped to Tacoma per the mother’s telegram.
A brief notice instructs readers to send mail orders to the Golden Rule store in Missoula for purchases and inquiries. The item emphasizes mail order processing through the local business.
Three youths appeared before Justice Hayes after causing a stir in Chinatown. Two were captured and jailed, the third fled. They claimed they were playing with a lime box when a handful hit a Chinaman's clothes, who then pursued. The judge discharged them with a warning to change their behavior.
The Powling family of St. Regis reported their young daughter suffered a sudden heart attack while cycling. The Missoula doctor said she is resting easily this afternoon and expected to recover. The note ends with an advertisement for 25-cent face massages at Rankin barber shop.
In the United States land office at Missoula on July 10 Jasper Burgess of Bristow made a desert land proof. Prace Winslow of Stevensville and T H Handbidge of Victor filed pre-emption claims. Castel McFee and Mary Haynes of Darby made homestead entries. Priscilla Donaldson of Pyrites filed a declaratory statement.
A 9 year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs John Brown of Louis addition in South Missoula, contracts both diphtheria and scarlet fever and is in critical condition as of July 10. Dr Gowan fears for his recovery after a fever and sore throat appeared recently. Funeral services for P J Joyce Drakeman killed in the yards were held at J M Lucy chapel with railroad workers serving as pallbearers.
Dr. W. P. Mills and a St. Patrick’s sister returned from Hamilton where he operated on Mrs. B. F. Thrailkill of Bonner. She fell ill weeks ago and was rapidly sinking. Mills reported her condition serious at departure.
Marie E. Allen two year old granddaughter of James A. Higgins died after a short illness from croup. She lived with Mr and Mrs Allen on a Stevensville area ranch. The funeral was held today.
In Missoula on July 106 two civil actions were filed in the district court. Details of plaintiffs and defendants were not provided in the accessible text.
Matt Hayes seeks court action to compel payment of wages to Peter Winderwater and Charles Kusehpaun for cutting ties. Clerk and recorder records show Hens filed yesterday on several thousand feet of lumber and a quantity of ties. Rankin Barber Shop.
A Missoula railroad man, Hamm, visited the clerk of the court to learn if a divorce suit had been filed by a local attorney for him against Mrs Hamm who lives in the East. He had earlier paid $24 to the attorney to prepare the case and threatened to claim the money or cause trouble when told no suit had been started. The attorney is a known figure at Rankin Bar.
The Pioneers of the Pacific staged an officers installation in Missoula with Deputy Supreme Representative W. H. A. Johnson presiding. Officers installed included Andrew Lo Ben as Past Commander, George Pringle as Commander, Charles Hill as Captain, Harry Rust as Scribe, Mrs. Sanders as Treasurer, Dr. Putney as Chaplain, Miss Mansell as North Scout, Miss Becker as South Scout, G. Ke. Puckitt as Ancient, Mrs. Pringle as Messenger, Clarence Broulette as Picket, and Thomas Morgan as Sentinel. Johnson noted rapid growth and new lodges forming in many cities and planned to install a lodge in Butte tomorrow night.
John Cotter, a photographer from Missoula, arrested in Helena for grand larceny, pleaded guilty to petit larceny and received four months in county jail. He admitted pawning the camera and sending a letter to the owner that was never mailed. The defendant feared his East affluent parents would learn of the disgrace.
Omaha July 10. Union Pacific officials and strike leaders declare their positions are strengthening daily. Strikers boast no defections and rising unity while officials say only experienced applicants are hired after rigorous examinations as shops fill with skilled mechanics and picketing persists. Vice President Wilson heads to gather more shop support.
Missoula officials report Professor Elrod of the biology department inspected a strange insect at A. M. Stevens & Co. The specimen is a scorpion believed to have arrived in the city in a bunch of bananas.
McCullough and Kern finished clipping their wool crop at Miller creek ranch and secured about 30,000 pounds. They sold it to J. Koshland and Co of Boston for 12 cents a pound, with the wool shipping to the East this afternoon.
Dispatcher Cox of the Spokane office arrives from the West to relieve Dispatcher French. Cox will stay a couple of weeks before moving to Helena for a position in the company office there. He will oversee the third trick on the west end.
Missoula telegram reports Dr. Parsons called to Lothrop for a family illness of Judge Sturman. Symptoms suggest measles or smallpox.
In Missoula on July 10 the Missoula Dancing club announced the Friday night dance is postponed to next week, with organizers scheduling a new date and time.
In Missoula on July 10 the neighborhood residents armed themselves with rifles shotguns pistols and a howitzer to tag a cat blamed for stealing fries. One man recounted tears while describing the Tom crossing his lot with a fry in its mouth.
A local column records a man vowing retaliation if his missing cat does not return. He claims to have stocked an arsenal and warns that if the cat owner is located the entire battery will be unleashed. The note ends with an advertisement for Garden City Standard bottle beer.
London reports King Edward I cannot sit up yet but is moved daily to an adjustable couch for comfort. Next week he may be transferred to the royal yacht Victoria and Albert in a special ambulance, a plan kept secret to avoid public crowds. the king's condition continues to improve.
In Hamilton on July 9 J S Dougherty left for the Big Hole country to oversee his ranch. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. A J Stewart and daughter from Butte and Mrs. Haley with her children from Helena. J A Landram visited from Stevensville. Rev B C Black and Prof J G McKay filed mining claims. teachers attended meetings in Helena and D C education. The Bitter Root train schedule angered locals as mail delivery risked delays. several marriages were licensed. local lodge officers were installed with new appointments listed.
In London on July 10, Gerald Balfour, president of the board of trade, said it was inexpedient to guarantee parliamentary consultation before Admiralty agreements with Mr. Morgan. He noted no subsidy steps would be taken until the current committee report is submitted to the House.
Special Correspondence reports the Hamilton baseball team has disbanded after a near perfect run. Players Warren and George Scott are rumored to be leaving Hamilton soon, prompting the breakup and signings returned to Manager WW. Me. Crackin. The town laments the loss of the popular organization.
Missoula announces a picnic by the Scandinavian Brotherhood for next Sunday in the mountains. They plan to start early, stay until dusk, bring lunches and drinks, and use several rigs to accommodate a large crowd. For details visit Missoula Nursery greenhouses or call the city store on Hiezins Avenue.
County commissioners awarded the bridge project over the Hitter Root river at Como to contractor O E Peppard for 2790 dollars. A petition to move the bridge line to shorten the road was denied due to the river being wider at the alternative site requiring a more expensive structure.
Wine producers have embraced physics chemistry and biology to improve fermentation and storage. Champagne is frozen and wines pasteurized and sometimes sugared or plastered. Whiskey makers stay with traditional methods and distrust new techniques labeled as doctors.
Misoula notes record J. O. Read visiting Riverside ranch, Bert Churchill in town on business, and Mrs. T. H. Dunson with children staying for the summer. Others include James R. Hess admitted to Sisters Hospital, Elmer Collar moving to a new South Second street residence, and Frank Mayne plus B. E. Palmer on regional duty.
London July 16 Nationalists attack British administration and the Irish constabulary over alleged coercion and jury packing. John Dillon claims force created convictions, while T P O Connor blames the attorney general for Ireland. After debate, Dillon's motion to reduce the estimates loses 195 to 102.
A New York Times Magazine note recalls how FE Pluribus Unum and In God We Trust appeared on early U S coins without formal legal authority. It traces private mints, 1787 gold and copper pieces, and the gradual official adoption of these phrases into minting practice through 1837 and beyond.
The text quotes a claim about the mint declaring the country's theological stance regardless of the constitution. It presents a debated view on church and state in early policy discourse.
In the New Liberal Review analysis, the freed serf remains bound through the mir, a patriarchal village council. Peasants need annual permission to leave, face land tied to the mir, and risk losing land if they resign from village membership. The obrak system's tax substitute survives in practice.
A New York Sun report notes a May founded Korean society in Japan led by Prince Shimatsu and other elites. It aims to study Korea’s economy, mineral wealth, and trade potential to spur development with Japanese cooperation and Korean market access.
The rajah of Jatpole joins his daughter in a tiger hunt after a cow death. The brave Hindu girl shoots the tiger near the neck and then at the plank bone, the beast falls and roars. The rajah fires a second shot to ensure the kill.
The London Health notes women in Belgium push for smoking compartments for ladies after a young woman faced protests for smoking in a standard ladies compartment. She is pressing Belgian railways to provide dedicated smoking spaces for women.
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