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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1905
Page
4
Two girls about 14 years old ran away from Livingston on Tuesday night and reached Billings, where a kindly woman took charge, informed authorities, and sent the youths home with relatives. The incident follows a day of wandering before contact was made.
A local strike involves discharged workers who claim wage advances and company layoffs. The Brotherhood of Electrical Workers backs the men, insisting demands persist. Meanwhile, sweepswearers at the Twenty Mile shearing pens north of town strike over pay, seeking an increase from one cent per head to ten cents, with optimistic claims of high earnings.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Livingston July 14: a circulated report claimed Dan Boyle of the Montana Division went along the line pressuring workers about striking. Boyle says the report is false and he has not discharged anyone for not striking or for striking. He notes operators at small stations were spoken to about the strike but none were dismissed. He believes the Northern Pacific would run trains whether or not a strike occurs.
In Bozeman on July 4 a jury acquitted RO Merriman of unlawfully taking wheat from Dr. Gallop at Pass Creek. Merriman claimed the grain was allowed under a ranch lease, and the district court verdict overturned the Justice's court finding. The trial was contested and testimony dense.
Ada C. Starbuck of Chicago lost her railroad ticket from Chicago to Perth and back. She offered a $2 reward for its return. a small boy handed it to the agent after a notice appeared in the post office. Also notes on cattle shipments and a double wedding at Rogers, Lewistown.
Loren E Finch sued Northern Pacific Railway for personal damages of 1000 after being thrown from a flatcar. Court granted default against Finch for failure to answer contributory negligence. defendant costs totaled 59. Oregon? Helena attorney Donnelly represented the railway. Cyrus C Stratton was sentenced to 18 months in the penitentiary for forgery earlier in the week.
Business mentions the upcoming State Fire Chief's association convention to be held here on Sept 5 and 6. The department has ordered uniforms and plans drills twice weekly plus a weekly meeting to handle convention matters.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Livingston July 14 Daniel Bowman a Gardiner resident died by suicide last evening after drinking heavily He drove his team to the barn at noon then shot himself The 4 year old Bowman single and a Gardiner resident for four years had worked as a teamster Sheriff Robertson went to Spokane to bring back Frank D Parker Thornton charged with jewelry theft from Parker valued at about 78 dollars and was taken to Spokane A requisition from the governor was obtained for Parker left for Spokane yesterday
Louis Corbly of Pass Creek was arraigned before Judge Smith on an assault in the third degree charge against Frank Cazier, the dam repairman. Corbly admitted the assault, bond was set at zero, and a later hearing on a misdemeanor charge for tearing out a dam is scheduled for tomorrow at 2 PM.
Special Dispatch reports Miles City July 14. Detective B Rattan, famed for securing Fred Morrow’s five year Deer Lodge sentence for a $5 000 express package theft, arrived in town yesterday. He was summoned to Wibaux to investigate wool thefts from railroad cars there.
Notable revivals sweep the United States gathering force and public attention. Leaders from Reviva and Baldwin Locomotive Works oversee a national evangelistic campaign with Rev J Wile Bur Chapman directing efforts. A Boston fringe group tests a practical plan for souls, while church councils coordinate countywide awakenings.
Fire destroyed the Whiskey Gulch hoist near Lewistown last night. Loss set at 2000 dollars as county officers and company officials investigate suspected arson. Authorities aim to identify and arrest the incendiaries soon.
Special dispatch from Lewistown July 14 reports a mixed Montana railroad train wrecked three miles beyond Moore yesterday morning. Four freight cars went into the ditch but no injuries occurred. passengers bound for Lombard connected to the Northern Pacific were delayed for hours.
July 1 local fire department met last evening and discussed routine drills and station readiness. Officials emphasized equipment checks and community safety awareness amid summer fire risk. no incidents reported.
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