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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1906
Page
12
Western Montana office of the Standard is located at 130 Higgins Avenue Missoula. Telephone contact and advertising rates are available on application.
In Missoula on June 32 Rev Ernest W Wright officiated a secret Presbyterian church marriage of Duncan Howard and Rosa Leete Osborn. The couple avoided public notice until their surprise announcement to family and friends sparked a rapid celebratory welcome around the city.
A fragmentary excerpt mentions a couple planning to move to Missoula, with references to friends and a forthcoming return. Details are sparse and names or dates are not clear, leaving the exact event or people unidentified.
Missoula July 18 Judge Winston of Anaconda opened the court at 9 30 this morning hearing pending civil actions. The Plains Land and Improvement Co versus Char Lynch involved quieting land in Plains with briefs submitted and 30 days for plaintiffs and defendants to file briefs. Divorce case Mrs Marion Hellman versus Hellman granted with custody and property division. Final account in estate of Elizabeth Lyich approved and final distribution decreed.
Harold Peterson a section man for the Big Blackfoot Milling company drowned in the Blackfoot River near the Landing about 18 miles above Bonner while swimming with companions. Coroner Marsh notified. W G Kendrick went to recover the body. no further details learned. Ravalli hospital Hamilton Montana open year with tourist hotel info.
Missoula June 10. C. Connally travels to Butte for several days to confer with Frank R. Schoonover art editor of Arce Clare's magazine. Connolly has gathered photos in Missoula and western Montana for the Montana story, from his Flathead reservation trip and Bitter Root valley views. Schoonover joined him in Missoula and was pleased with the results. The images will be developed in Butte and Connolly will select the ones to accompany the feature.
A Missoula district court settled a long dispute between C. Webster and the First National Bank of Missouri over a riverside land lot on Higgins Avenue. Judge Josxe Winston ruled in favor of the bank, quieting the debt and clearing the plaintiff’s claim. The bank later deeded portions to Missoula School District No. 1, with sale to the highest bidder to occur soon.
In Western Montana the lumber industry drives a major payroll with full staffing across Bonner Taup ton St Regis Hamilton and Bolmer mills. About 2 000 workers earn roughly 8000 daily and 200 000 monthly, with smaller mills from Missoula to Bearmouth employing 20 to 60 men each. Demand for finished products remains strong as logs stay plentiful and production stays at capacity.
Thompson county reports from Sanders county seat describe rapid growth and a major waterworks project. Senator Howard Donlon spearheads a dam and pipeline system drawing water from a mountain lake to Thompson homes and fire protection. He also plans to flood two ranches via canals from the Thompson River. Henry Florin’s brick yards and pottery plant resume activity, supplying brick statewide, with 8,000 bricks daily and shipments to the Northern Pacific for roundhouse expansion.
Miss Alberta Allen Hyde, daughter of Mrs. Newton R. Hyde, and Jenn L Turner united in marriage at 4 PM on West Pink Street Missoula. Rev. Wr. Bagby officiated at the Christian church. The couple will move to Austin Texas where Turner will manage a telephone exchange. both were longtime Rocky Mountain Bell employees.
A humorous note compares stubborn coffee drinkers to alcoholics and suggests Postum Food Coffee as a gentler alternative when brewed well. It praises Postum’s color and flavor as milder yet satisfying, akin to tea or lighter coffees.
Missoula notes report TR W Watt Vaten departed Monday evening for a short business trip to Butte. Several locals are listed on various duties and visitors including Sheriff, lumber interests, and university staff. Travel stories recount a fast Dilier Rot valley ride and a late arrival of two travelers from Ravalli to Missoula.
Missoula July 10 The Northern Pactic club held its semi annual meeting at the passenger station rooms electing officers for six months and setting an August picnic. B McBride resigned as treasurer and was made an honorary life member. New officers include Matt Baraun president CW Hedger vice president John Herring secretary Ira W. Terry treasurer. Directors from each road department were elected along with several committees. Separately Harry Johnson pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman on West Front Street and was remanded for sentencing.
Coroner Maresh received word from relatives in Browerville Minnesota that the railroad worker Joseph Spykeln, killed in the yards Sunday night, will be shipped there. Arrangements are being made to ship the remains tomorrow evening.
Ten armed men attacked the Vistula railway cashier as he rode to deposit that day’s receipts. They killed two soldiers, seized about 58,000, and released the cashier who escaped with 406.90. The attackers fled with the loot.
Missoula July 10 Lee Beck was arraigned before Judge Davia on speeding charges and offered a lengthy plea. His case was set for 3 oclock tomorrow afternoon and he told reporters he would plead guilty then.
Two armed men boarded a train between Yavorlay and Moscow killing the attendant and injuring a carriage factory owner before fleeing into the forest.
Fragmentary text from WH and Providence sources mentions Senator George Wet Mitre and a visa or announcement. lacks coherent facts, dates, or identifiable events to summarize meaningfully. Further readable content needed for a proper card.
A steamship was boarded and seized after an incident today near the docks. Local authorities report the vessel, tied to Ketrome WA, was commandeered during the event and taken to a nearby pool for inspection. No injuries are immediately reported.
Missoula July 10 The coroner and county attorney probe a case from Superior involving a woman found dead July 5. Suspicion centers on injuries from a man. officials delaying a formal decision pending further information and possible travel to Superior.
William C Dickinson son of Mr and Mrs W T Dickinson of this city was injured while running with a crowd and struck a telephone pole guy wire. He fell unconscious, received care nearby, regained consciousness around midnight, and was taken to the State hospital in stable condition.
In a translated excerpt from Le Rire a woman laments lost affection and a man reassures with feigned devotion. The exchange humorously undercuts dramatic emotion as the wife criticizes her attire and the husband insists on his supposed adoration.
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