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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1905
Page
12
Western Montana office of the Standard located at 134 Higgins Avenue Missoula. Telephone numbers and advertising rates available on application.
John O'Hare 2, of the Florence area, drowned in the Bitter Root river while bathing after spraying potato vines. His body was found in a deep pool near Bass creek mouth after a search by friends. Funeral held at Florence with internment in the local cemetery.
Missoula July 12 Papers in the state case against James Murphy charged with burglary were filed in the district clerk's office. Murphy was arrested for burglarizing William Gerrity's saloon at Lothrop in June, alleged to have taken 73 dollars from the till. After an exam before Justice Tom Evans, Murphy was bound over to await district court and will likely be tried in Missoula during the September term.
Ogden Utah July 13 W E Samuel Fon of Provo Utah broke the world record for a half mile unpaced professional at the saucer track. He completed the distance in 51 145 seconds, beating his former record of 52 3 5 seconds by 125 seconds.
Missoula reports beef buyers have contracted for over 1300 head of fat cattle, with delivery to begin in late July and run through August. Morris of Spokane and Lee W. Louis of Butte Butchering lead purchases, others from Wallace and Missoula area also buying. Cattle in good condition. pony market strong with three carloads shipped yesterday by Harris Dougherty of Minneapolis.
After three months of practice at Fort Missoula the battalion closes its annual target season with one third marked as riflesmen and eleven experts. Top five marksmen are Hawkins first French second Brown third Phillips fourth and Fulton fifth. Hawkins, Dryden medal winner in 1903, is likely to be the battalion representative at the division shoot.
Missouri July 1 through Win Stanley Rhoades real estate agency negotiations closed for transfer of the Whaley ranch in Bitter Root valley to Benjamin Plummer and Eugene Carroll of Butte. The 480 acre property near Stevensville includes crops tools hogs and stock with all farm equipment. Plummer to manage the ranch and travels there with his family.
Missoula July 123 George W Doherty reports the Flathead reservation Indians have dispersed from two weeks of celebrations. About 600 participated as the stockman donated 50 head of beef to feed the crowd. the last carcasses were eaten leaving only hoofs and horns. The camps broke up with scant ceremony as families returned home to parts of the reserve.
In Judge Hayes court James Jenkins pled guilty to carrying concealed weapons after a gun play incident on the row. Sentencing is set for tomorrow.
The Coliseum theater in Wallace Idaho suffered a major early morning fire starting at 7 20. The stubborn blaze caused extensive damage to building stock and fixtures with losses estimated between 4000 and 5000 dollars. Owner Mrs Sarah Johnson carried 2000 against the building and 1000 on furnishings while manager William Fairman held 1100 in insurance. The Royal cafe building owned by Alexander Muir of Farmington Washington was slightly damaged by fire and water withlosses covered by insurance.
President Oscar J. Craig of Montana State University returned to Missoula after a two week absence. He attended the National Educational Association meeting in Asbury Park New Jersey and reported a successful gathering with many leading educators in attendance. He called the trip a first class opportunity with valuable work accomplished.
Missoula July 18 It is surprising to see the Northern Pacific carrying a large westward load this week Train No 3 had 6 cars packed with passengers and baggage resembling sardines in some cars Yet the train arrived only half an hour late despite the heavy haul and recent delays The schedule time was nearly met given the volume of traffic and transfers
Official advices report Kulikovsky, a former St. Petersburg school teacher, identified as the assassin of Moscow Prefect of Police Shuvaloff. He is linked to political agitation and is believed to have ties to the Terrorist organization.
Odessa reports 24 leaders of recent disturbances hanged in various prisons. A second batch of 17 is slated for public execution on General Ignatieff's arrival. The battleship Georgi Pobiedonosetz has arrived with a fresh crew to escort 67 mutineers to Sevastopol.
A Hamilton News notice declares dogs without licenses will be killed, sparking debate over constitutional enforceability and shifting the death penalty from animals to owners. The Miles City editor critiques official language and cites Ravalli County and Hamilton marshal practices as provocative and potentially unlawful.
M J Jones of Chicago visiting Missoula stated the Amador Railway has received about 15 carloads of rails and more were purchased from Northern Pacific. Grading is near completion and laying of ties and rails will start soon. The project costs about 20000 dollars per mile, with regular trains planned for mine shift workers and Cedar Creek residents to travel conveniently. Mail orders to Golden Rule, Missoula.
Judge Webster signs order appointing Samuel W. Searles to divide and apportion waters of Rattlesnake Creek among claimants under the Missoula Water company suit against C. H. Williams et al. The appointment follows a petition by the plaintiff and a decree issued earlier.
George D. Collins faced Judge Lampman in Victoria on July 13 seeking dismissal of a warrant for perjury tied to a San Francisco suit by Charlotta Newman. The judge detained him six days to await extradition proceedings. Collins claimed the warrant was defective and argued about willful perjury and jurisdiction.
George Collins an attorney from San Francisco was indicted by the grand jury in Victoria on a charge of perjury, according to United States dispatches dated July 13.
Harvie Jordan president of the Southern Cotton Planters association and Secretary Cheatham, who charged leakage in the Agriculture Department bureau, went to Oyster Bay to appeal to President Roosevelt for changes in publishing cotton reports, especially the acreage figures.
The suit of Nels Nord from Cascade county against the Boston and Montana company has been appealed to the Montana supreme court for the second time. Nord seeks 30000 dollars for alleged personal injuries while employed by the company. a previous jury awarded 15000 dollars.
MISSOULA NOTES details a homeward return for Dr. J J Buckley after a month east, Alice Ellis’s visit with Mrs Townsend at Florence, final homestead proof filed by Lemuel J Byard near Lolo, Major Rogers and clerk delivering army pay, a new professor arriving as a baby boy born to Prof W D Harkins’ wife, and travel plans for George Wilcox and A Frost along with their families and trips to Portland and Salt Lake.
An Osteopath Dr Willard advertises phone 195B in Missoula offering one hundred calling cards and plate for 1.50 at Standard office.
Thirteen deaths attributed to the hot weather were recorded in New York today. A score or more of people were overcome by the heat and are under treatment in city hospitals. The day featured 85 degrees with high humidity and a drenching morning rainfall easing later as a westerly breeze brought relief.
Portland July 13. The American Medical Association closes its fifty sixth annual session with officers elected and a key resolution urging abolition of the contract system and equal ranking for army physicians with officers. Mayo named president and Wy man Surgeon General first vice president among the new slate.
Nellie Marney, the runaway bride from Butte, was captured in Medical Lake by Sheriff Doak after arriving with Joseph Schafer for marriage. She wore a blonde wig and carried a revolver, registering at a Spokane hotel as Ella Jenkins. Schafer says she stole $1,600 from his clothing and fled. she claims the money is her own and Schafer had nothing.
Billings, July 13 John Thomas seven year old son of a freighter residing here was instantly killed by a stroke of lightning this afternoon while seated on a wagon load of wood north of Billings during a brief electrical storm. One horse was killed, a dog beside the boy was unharmed. The body was brought to Billings arriving late this evening and no inquest will be held.
Victoria BC July 13 The body of Hiram Nelson a lonely trapper was found in a cabin near the Adams river by the provincial police at Alert Bay The corpse lay in bed with a bullet hole through the skull It appears he died five years ago after last being seen in 1900 when he went to Alert Bay for provisions part of which were found in his cabin He seemed to have fallen ill and in failure to obtain help killed himself by his own hand.
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