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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1906
Page
12
The Western Montana office of the Standard is located at 180 Higgins Avenue in Missoula. Telephone number is 118. Advertising rates and application details are mentioned in the notice.
Police report two men, possibly professionals, burglarized North Higgins Avenue businesses overnight. They pried open Bourdeau store and dropped cash and coins while avoiding stock. a safe, cash drawer, and a window pane were damaged. One suspect may be a young boy. tracks suggest a possible accomplice at large. Probate matters and citizenship filings appear in the clerk of court docket.
Justice Phillips rendered his decision in the case of Barney Primmer in Missoula on July 21, ending a dispute with a court ruling that details remain in county records and involved local legal proceedings.
A Mole-like testimonial from a minister recovering from nervous prostration after five years of decline. He credits Grapenuts food with appetite return, weight gain, and renewed energy. The ad urges trying Grape-Nuts with cream, daily, and notes a recipe book included in packages.
A suspect accused of incest faced a preliminary examination with bond set at $600. Unable to post, the prisoner may remain in county jail until the next term. County Attorney Murphy and defense attorney G. Murray discussed disposition in light of the case involving a motherless Fundy family.
Missoula July 24 Sheriff of Police Gove attempted to arrest a man named Guy Malison near West Front. Malison fled, Gove fired a warning shot, and the suspect was pursued to near the city jail. Malison was captured and to be held as a knife case continues tomorrow.
Medora of Philipsburg arrived to take command of Martin Quiane a self confessed horse thief arrested at Ravalli Sundae. Deputy Sheriff Roxx of Missiona will draft the prisoner into Granite county courts. The thief offered to sell four horses for 30 dollars and more horses were recovered by Deputy Ross and Thomas brothers.
MISSOULA NOTES report I G W Whitehorse family from Walla Walla visiting Missoula for a few days. Mrs Charles E Avery and her mother Mrs J B Weber depart for Meartle and other sound points for two or three months. Final homestead proofs filed for Adam Herdeld Willan Gustafson Peter Anderson Alonzo T Weaver Joseph Fraser and Tare XN Fraser. Wallace visitors note Beaker Hill Sullivan Co to grant an August dig for miners. Coeur d Alene region to adopt shorter cars for pilers and millmen. Sidney M Ward and D M Ward of Hamilton with W K Tiradfeils Nat WU Hii Philip FM of Bloomiscon Ind. stockholders in Supreme Mining Co on Hughes Creek visited. Finnny J McDonald Granite County sheriff praised. expects Granite to rise as mineral producer.
Hamilton notes record a mix of social visits and obituaries. Wallace Mix and wife of Livingston attend Hamilton. Louis J. Sharn arrives from Missouri on business. Miss Falcy Giddscomb, daughter of Albert Biddiscomb, noted. A death of a 12 year old girl, Dyan, mourned by many friends. A gathering at 1. C6. Mulroney group visits from Missouri. Dick Warienburg comes from Bonetier. Mattie Riesinger mourned from Grantedale after stomach trouble. Mrs. R. Ms. Atwater and daughter travel from Jelena for a week outing. others headed to various places including Oatiind and New York during extended tours.
Unclaimed letters remaining at the Stiesonta post office for the week ending July 24. Call for letter by date of receipt. Names include M. Arndt, J i, Adim aren Aiukerson, Ruth Andrew, C Burns, Clarence Tryon, Carl Cramer, Stanley Lobdilt, Badle Herring, W. Marvey, Fe W W. Jacobe, Malic A De, D. Kink, A. S. Lloyd, Alex Larcher, Barting milve, Mary McLachlan, Kilier, Mary Mills, Richard Monre, Kathryn Perce, W. Ringal Rev, Rybura, Guaharspoor, Mulnifoa Kompuon. D. H. ROSS, Postmaster.
Report from the Standard quotes O. J. Craig praising the summer session at the University. He notes large attendance, strong interest, and many teachers participating. Liv. Janos BP. Book from Clark University led the department of education and philosophy, with Milas Alice Dinsmore overseeing aging services. absence of Miss Katie noted, and her replacement credited with duties.
Seattle July 24. Chief Chint of Falion Wappenstein says prize fighters and their trainers will be expelled from Seattle to enforce state laws against prize fighting. Violators face fines up to 4000 dollars and up to one year in jail. The chief cites criminals drawn by fighters as a police problem and orders immediate removal.
Fire wrecks the Billings creamery destroying building and machinery. A spark from a locomotive is blamed. About eight thousand pounds of bitter fuel burned along with fuel and goods. The company carried 50 insurance with an estimated loss near $2.60, and reconstruction is planned after adjustments.
Five Brooklyn men were arrested in New York on July 4 for selling tax stamps and defrauding state government of more than 100600. Arrested were Tyed Erick Thompson clerk William ONeiley Patrick King A E Bawrevice and Luke McSherry. Authorities say they removed cancellation marks with chemicals to reuse stamps.
Roarn of Equalization in Missoula reports county commissioners again meet as a board of equalization. They carry on with the examination of the assessment books, noting no major items up for consideration today.
A lengthy engineering report concludes the Madison River irrigation project in Montana is impractical due to high costs. The plan would reclaim about 148000 acres, build a storage dam on the American River, divert water via canals, and require a total cost near 14.4 million dollars with a per acre price around 397.50.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a guest, a merchant, wool and oper frey but lacks coherent context or verifiable facts for a proper summary.
The suit against the Missoula Light and Water Company alleges overcharges and improper rate changes. Plaintiffs claim water service for domestic and irrigation use costs far more than prior years, seeking injunctions to prevent disconnection and to cap charges at fair rates. The action notes a proposed contract shift and asserts the company has profited beyond reasonable returns, with a plan to raise rates further. Attorney Harry J B Parsons and Joyce A Mulroney represent the plaintiffs in Hamilton Montana.
FragmentedOCR recounts a tense scene with a detective at a stockade as a confrontation unfolds. Arawn forces clash, a weapon is drawn, and a violent strike erupts ending abruptly with a character named Edmiston unleashing a weapon across the stockade barrier.
A man named Hudson killed his wife and then died by suicide, discovered in his room with a .38 caliber revolver nearby. Investigators traced the sequence from a crime scene to a failed attempt, a trip to a store, and an eventual surrender to authorities, with the motive and full details remaining unclear.
A chaotic incident in Vanville involves a little girl insulted by youths prompting a posse to patrol the area. Reports describe a rescue when the girl’s elder relative arrived, shots fired, and several people wounded. The event spurs police action and local fear as authorities investigate in New Lexington and nearby areas.
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