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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1905
Page
5
The Principal Branch Office of it Standards at 2 East Broadway, Butte offers advertising rates upon request. Telephone 423.
Butte residents report visits from Basin Helena and Anaconda figures including Mrs J J Humes and Mrs R R Hedenberg while Dr W E Casey and Dr J A Tremblay appear on local lists. Others travel to Portland Salt Lake and Swan Lake with family and work. A new railway clerk Daniel Connell is named and Dan Tewey's new short order case is promoted at a local cafe.
A horse drawing a carriage frightened by an automobile near the cemeteries south of Butte yesterday night caused three in the carriage to be thrown out. Mrs. Thomas Cashion suffered a broken leg, Irene Cashion four years old sustained a head cut, and her brother escaped with minor injuries. The family, who had attended a funeral earlier, were treated at St. James hospital. Irene was praised for hanging onto the reins during the moment of the mishap.
The American wrestling champion Gotch considers an extended western trip, stopping in Spokane to meet Carkeek under terms arranged by manager George Best. Negotiations promise a major exhibition possibly at Broadway theater with prize purse and appearance split.
A report notes Andrew Anderson, alias Rafferty, keeps poultry in his chicken house at the rear of No 8 South Cho Street. He provides the chicks and monitors their roosting area. Details are incomplete from the scanned text.
A Boston dispatch says Honey Mellody posted a 500 dollar forfeit to fight Tommy Ryan in Butte. Reports from Butte describe the city as a fight center of the Northwest with prize fighters heading there for bouts.
The excerpt notes Frank Ragferty nearby when the incident occurred two nights ago under a cloudy moon. The accused denied involvement and posted a $30 bond, appearing before Judge Water the following morning.
Despite threatening weather, thousands presided at a Gregson Springs picnic hosted by the Chited Irish Societies with about 2000 attendees from Butte. Sports were canceled but dancing continued, as crowds enjoyed the event and some traveled to Dillon for Odd Fellows activities before returning home.
Patrick Boyle squares off with a pickpocket amid Kegaen Springs crowds as deputies chase a man named Ryan Carlyon believed to have 3081 bills and a pocketbook worth 825. Boyle reports the moment of theft before the arrest and transfer to Cauzon County jail.
Manager Sutton presented The Switchman's Daughter by Frank Lindon at Grand, drawing packed houses as doors closed early for the evening show. Miss Sutton starred as Bessie Mason with a strong supporting cast including Frances Keeler and Judging from the reception, the week promises further success for the company.
Friends of Dr P J McCarthy learn he wed in Omaha last Tuesday to Miss dull Stafford a longtime Butte teacher. The couple, traveling from Vish wat city, plan a brief visit to Butte before continuing a coast honeymoon.
Tom Toy, described as a bad Chinaman, is charged with assault with a knife on Esther Taylor in her No 1 Tena street apartments after allegedly throwing a brick through a window. Toy was jailed on $5,000 bail. Taylor released on $10,000 bond to appear in court. Also notes on local glass department ads and the obituary of the 4 month old son of Mr and Mrs William O Brien with funeral details.
Photographer Robert J Dunn arrived in Livingston for a Japanese Russian war lecture at the opera house. He prevented a runaway wagon horse from harming two women, grabbing the bridle and sparing them injury as the horse bolted. Dunn sustained minor bruises but was otherwise uninjured. His benefit event for St Luke's hospital will proceed, now set for Tuesday evening despite earlier date changes.
A Butte Junior baseball squad defeated Basin Juniors at Basin yesterday with a 22 to 5 score. Broadway Juniors dominated early, knocking the Basin pitcher out in the first two innings while racking up 1 hits and 1 runs. Players cited include Bats Sullivan Bart, Butte, and Mooney as key contributors.
George Driscoll, a jailed juvenile offender, was recaptured in Dublin Gulch by Oliver Mcentvray after a recent escape from city hall. He faces burglary charges tied to Mulhatland Fros saloon thefts, with stolen goods found in his possession. Authorities argue he will be deemed incorrigible seeking reform school placement.
Nellie Lewin, prisoner in the county jail ward, is involved in a drunken altercation near Galena and Arigona streets at an early morning hour. Pollock and another woman from the lower Teves were party to the quarrel, with one woman suffering a badly injured left hand. Medical staff treated the injuries and the scene closed.
Ed Hoffman left for Salt Lake City while Thomas Buck of Stevensville is listed in the cry. Dr J Peins went to the Portland fair and JF Foley spent time at Forsyth. William L Harris of San Francisco visits Butte as Lewistown regis tered at the Thornton. Born July 15 wife of Nicholas Morrissey at 79 Virginia street. son. Walter Cooper of Bozeman back in city. registered at the Thornton. A Shoemaker arrived from Helena and stays at Butte. Miss Blanche Fortman of Helena visits Mrs Jack Welmescary. JH Vanderbeck from Virginia City in Butte, registered at the Thornton. JW Fridley of Sheridan, Wyoming visiting and at the Thornton. Mr and Mrs H Zeneke and daughter Laura leave for two months in Salt Lake Milan Russia and related locales.
A mob reported to be enraged by a murder in Montgomery targets a black family. The victim, a white woman named Afr. 8. J. Smith, is found nude in bushes near Gadaten. Suspects Vance Gardner William Johnson Fa Johnson Hud Richard are named. Police say the assault followed her visit to a local site and the killer used a pair of scissors and a case knife. The governor ordered state troops to the scene and dispersed the crowd. No further trouble is expected tonight.
Special Dispatch from Dillon reports the annual Odd Fellows picnic of the lodge in Hutte held at Dillon attracting about 1500 attendees from Butte. The day was ideal with a large park ceremony two miles from town, a robust sporting program, dancing in the pavilion, and many visitors enjoying fishing despite light rains.
Four hundred workers at the government navy yard met and appointed two delegates to confer with the president at Oyster Bay. They seek a summer half holiday for executives department employees and will telegraph the president for a meeting. Gompers and Drmean of the American Federation will be invited to join the delegation.
In Honolulu, Korean supporters urge Rev PT Y a Methodist minister to lobby President Roosevelt to press for U S action in peace negotiations. They seek a future Korean independence within three years if Koreans prove capable of forming a government.
Tangier July 16 The government of Great Britain and Spain have accepted the invitation of the Sultan of Morocco to attend the International Conference on Moroccan reforms on condition that the conference programme contents be communicated to them beforehand.
Retired champion J J Jeffries boxed four rounds with his brother Jack at a Los Angeles game day for charity, defeating Tim Flood in a ball game exhibition. Eadie Hanton also boxed Frank McConnell in an exhibition bout as part of the sports day event.
Charles Tiuntington once a St. Louis broker shot himself in a Los Angeles apartment during a drunken morning carousal. Jealousy and a possessive chase with a nightclub mistress are cited as probable causes as he seized a revolver from the woman’s dresser.
A fragment from a Curton Rut Missouri column warns against preparing carp. It describes catching a German carp and drying it in the sun for six weeks, then salting or mud covering, two more months, baking two days, removing the walls, and throwing the carp over the fence to eat the board, but cautions never to eat the carp.
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