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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1902
Page
14
The Western Montana office of the Standard is at 110 West Main Street, Missoula. Telephone number 118. Advertising rates furnished on application.
Mrs. O. M. Durfee was shot last night in what police describe as a mysterious gunfire incident. Detectives investigated the scene and interviewed witnesses seeking a motive and shooter.
Mrs. D M Durfee wife of Granite county attorney was shot on her doorstep in Missoula Montana at about 1 am while returning from a dressmaker. Doctors probed for the bullet but it had not been found by late night. A theory suggests a distant shooter aimed at horses.
A man injured at St. Ignatius mission when he fell from a building about feet high during carpentry work. He succumbed to his injuries after arriving at Sisters' hospital. Camp stores priced at 1.50 for sale at McBride's.
President Miles Romney of the Montana Press association toured Missoula and Butte, aiming to secure a meeting in Hamilton. He pledged first rate arrangements and top accommodations for the newspaper men, with local support to make the gathering pleasant.
An adjourned council meeting in Missoula saw new aldermen Nate Kelley and George Dildine take seats. Pringle was elected council president, a $93,000 city bond advertisement contract awarded to Fruit Grower Publishing, and Samuel Elder received permission to erect a brick building on West Main. A window was added to the west wall of the chamber.
Duncan and Draffen, attorneys for FE Hicklin, filed a probate court brief demanding a deed to a rear Hammond block lot in Missoula. Ongoing precinct actions by bank officers and Hicklin have sparked repeated public confrontations. both factions currently hold tents on the land. Golden Rule solicits mail orders.
In Missoula on July 21 Constable Davis pursued a man at Lothrop to arrest him. The prisoner, after asking to go to Lothrop for clothes, was allowed to ride away toward Brown Spur. The man boarded a train and disappeared while the constable, an elderly watcher, failed to connect.
Mrs. Joseph T. Fichberg of Atlanta is visiting her brother Daniel E. Bandmann in Missoula. This marks her first visit to this region as she travels with her husband. They are staying on his ranch and she is described as very entertaining.
Missoula July 21 an older carpenter named Paul Terreauld has died. The brief report notes his occupation and age as the scene closes on the local obituary.
John Swanson faced a cruelty to animals charge in Justice Houtchens court. Evidence showed he shot a mare when unable to catch it, the horse later found with wounds. Swanson’s attorney moved to dismiss the case for insufficient complaint. the motion was taken under advisement until tomorrow at 2 pm for further argument.
The United States government sells the pneumatic dynamite gun plant at Sandy Hook for under 20000 after deciding pneumatic guns no longer serve coastal defense. Bidder Salomon Brothers of New York won the plant, with other bidders from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Removal and dismantling will take months. two 15 inch guns, an 18 inch gun, four pumps, and large boiler tanks are among items included.
Electricians report a new device tested on government lines in Sweden to detect if an operator is listening during conversation. A detector on the subscriber line, connected via a busy test, lights a needle when the operator cuts in, showing active monitoring.
An inquest into the death of Harry Francis, killed by a Northern Pacific train at Marshal grade, found he self caused the fatal accident. Eye witness Arthur Stover described the scene as Francis slept on the track and was struck despite friends’ unsuccessful rescue attempts. The coroner’s jury ruled no one was responsible. Francis’ father and sister in Wheeling, Virginia, were notified.
Richard J. Seddon premier of New Zealand tours England and earns the nickname King Dick Seddon. His speeches in South Africa hinted peace might be possible and his firm support of Britain during the war gained him strong backing in Great Britain.
A long profile of Richard Seddon recounts his rise from washing bottles in a tavern to becoming New Zealand premier and a noted political fighter. The piece highlights his rugged, energetic persona, brass-band loyalty, and rumored future moves between Wellington and London amid royal receptions and a possible $25,000 gold purse tribute. It also vividly describes a quiet moment aboard a steamer where Seddon exudes calm, content to let the craft drift.
A prosperous citizen recalls seeing a man who envied contentment while on an excursion down the river. He passed a slow-sailing lumber schooner that seemed built for river traffic, not ocean service, expressing a quiet comparison in a reflective moment.
A Kansas City boy nearly 13 tries to buy a Fayetteville half fare at Grand Central. After earlier denial for being over 12, railroad official Cal P Johnston grants him a half-fare pass noting the boy lied about his age to save money. The boy explains he had one day to reach full fare and worries about honesty.
North American Review reports postmasters across classes duped in a green goods scheme. Fake government stamps crafted from intact plates lure postmasters in Jersey City to Chicago, with losses from £250 to $1 000 each. The plot uses old banco tricks to trap credulous officials.
An exchange features a parlor sign painted with the motto What is home without another prompting a debate about bigamy. The old fashioned man complains the sign implies polygamy while the sign painter remains puzzled by the phrasing.
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