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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1900
Page
12
The Western Montana office of the Stamdard is at 213 Higgins Avenue opposite Feromee Missoula. Telephone number and advertising rates are furnished on application.
In Missoula jurors were excused for good reasons and a special panel added for term. The first case pit J W Chapman against Sebastian Effinger over disputed timber cutting along a ranch boundary with witness testimony completed and jury seated. Additional notices cover lawsuits, notices of land sales, and calls for workers on the Butte Water Co project near Divide.
County Attorney J. G. Denny had a pleasant ride this morning when about 2 o clock he boarded a special train through Missoula carrying a portion of the 1st United States cavalry bound for the Presidio in California. Denny, an intimate friend of Captain M. F. Davis who led the men, joined for a few miles to chat about the past and future plans before returning on the eastbound train.
Hazelwood ice cream with cake and Angel food and Devil's food cakes, lager, tuti fruit and nut cakes priced at 1 cent each at Morgan and Co. A brief bakery sale item noted in the local shopper.
A second serious slide on the Coeur d Atene branch at near tunnel No 2 delays trains. About 140 feet of track collapsed but no rolling stock damage. the incoming Wallace train will arrive after midnight.
Major Wow Wood of Wallace Idaho spent the day in Missoula returning from the state convention at Pocatello. He was greeted warmly by a host of friends in Missoula who extended cordial welcomes.
The text describes an altercation involving brakemen and Japanese individuals after a night encounter. Brakemen claim self defense while Japanese parties are reported injured and in the repair shop. Both sides face bonds or detention as the incident unfolds.
The Skelly murder trial begins in district court tomorrow morning with witnesses from Thompson Falls. Garred, murdered July 4 in Thompson Falls, is represented by Skelly well defended by his attorneys who question the strength of the case. The defense is expected to hinge on threats Garred allegedly made toward Skelly.
Dr. arsons receives three octagon shaped stones found in the Yellowstone river. supposed cut by Indians during a Yellowstone park raid. stones likely washed downstream to their present shape while moving through the river.
In Missoula on July 23 Justice Hayes heard the slugging incident at Headquarters saloon. Joseph Meade pleaded guilty and was fined five dollars plus costs. The other defendant pleaded not guilty and was released after a later hearing in the afternoon.
Charles Beatty, a fireman aboard the Copper City Limited, was hurt Saturday night after falling into a hole in the round house beside the engine trough. His ankle was severely twisted and he will be laid up for a week or two.
The Missoula Retail Liquor Dealers association was organized tonight by state organizers from Butte. It will operate like the union groups in Butte and other Montana cities with strong local participation at Union Hall.
Smith and Simons of Missoula advertise for sale cheap three room and five room houses listed by John Lundgren.
Sunday afternoon July 3 in the Odd Fellows hall, the Brotherhood of Promotive Engineers held its first meeting in weeks. A large attendance registered and considerable business was transacted.
The Copper City brought in from Butte the Shoshone county Idaho delegation to the populist state convention who had been at Pocatello.
Advert for Lolo Hot Springs praising the resort as a pleasant getaway with beautiful bathing. Notes camping outfits at McBride's and advertising cuts by Standard Publishing Company. Rates described as reasonable and correspondence solicited.
The Board of Pharmacy of the state will meet in Missoula in regular session tomorrow. The meeting is described as of importance and is expected to draw a full attendance.
Governor Thomas receives a telegram and letter from Japan’s Nabeshima insisting Colorado expand quarantine on Japanese subjects. The imperial government argues Japanese are not associated with Chinese plague and protests discrimination while San Francisco bubonic plague fears keep policy in effect.
Governor Smith today honored the requisition of California for William Eaton recently arrested in Butterpen on a warrant charging assault on a girl in Oakland. Chief Hodgens of Oakland presented the requisition. Eaton will be taken to California after leaving for Butte.
Asbury Blodgett of the reservation is seriously ill in Missoula. Herman Kohn arrives tonight on the north coast limited from an extended East trip. George Parent of Gold Creek is confined to a Higgins avenue room in the city with illness. Amos Buck visits Missoula from Stevensville with two sons to see a son in hospital who previously suffered a broken leg in an accident.
Frank Waldorft arrives from Huson and Thomas Gibson of the Missoula stock exchange visits from Helena. Frank Bien of Deer Lodge, visiting Missoula for three weeks, has returned home.
A 29 year old Southern Pacific employee, Williamsg Abell, is hospitalized in San Francisco for an abnormal habit of inhaling illuminating gas. Doctors warn the practice is deadly, likening it to narcotics, with Abell stealing gas from jets and suffering chest pain and coughing.
An odd mix of items appears as Dearing's binder twine is listed alongside Wilson's Cool Wearing Apparel at the Globe. The brief entry suggests a trade or display pairing in a local shop setting with two distinct product lines.
The Hamilton column reports Masonic visitors from Hamilton and Victor attend a ball at the new hotel. Miss Clara Steivem of Stevensville visits Amanda Steivem. Local legal matters involve Draffen heading to Missoula for Nicholson vs Northern Pacific. Baseball uniforms arrive for stock farm team. team hopes to rebound after a Missoula defeat. A missing Chinaman case remains unsolved with speculation of insanity. Weather is hot with a recent shower. shade temperature 196. Various residents and visitors are listed at the Hamilton and Ravalli hotels, including Stev ensville, Missoula, Andaconda, and Butte figures, with health updates on George Cook.
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