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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1905
Page
12
The Western Montana News note describes the Standard office location at 134 Higoy avenue Missoula with a Missoula office phone and advertising rates available on application.
Peter Connelly about 50, employed by Amador Railroad, was run over by trains in the Northern Pacific yards at dawn. His body was found scattered along the track with remains removed to the coroner’s parlor. No inquest planned unless new facts emerge.
In Missoula on July 2 the Y M C A minstrel troupe at the Union drew a larger crowd than last night and delivered a better show. Credit goes to G A McAllister the musical director and T P Wilburn who oversaw the second part. The venue stayed cool due to electrical fans and patrons expressed delight. A repeat performance is planned for this fall with tickets at one dollar fifty for a hundred calling cards and plates.
The marriage of W. H. H. McCormick and Frances J. Murphy was held at St. Xavier's Catholic church in Missoula with Rev. Father Palladino officiating. The couple and guests from the west attended a wedding breakfast at the Florence hotel before departures for a honeymoon westward. Paul McCormick Jr. served as best man and his wife as bridesmaid.
Claude Lee, wanted in Spokane for a pawn shop safe robbery of 205 dollars and theft of watches, was arrested in Missoula by Detective Hogan and Officer Kendall after Spokane authorities warned he left on passenger No 4. He checked into Hotel Sheppard as Dick Williams from Chicago and was ready to depart eastbound when seized. Deputy Sheriff F K Pugh later returned from Spokane to escort him home.
The remains of Mrs Lillian Danielson who died at 7 West Pine street yesterday morning of heart failure were buried at 2 this afternoon. The service was held at Lucy's undertaking chapel with Rev. Ernest W Wright in charge.
The body of Melvin Strause who died at Sisters' hospital was shipped to his old home in Monon Indiana for burial. The shipment followed his death on Tuesday at the hospital in Missoula.
Missoula residents revel in Lewis and Clark exposition Montana week with government exhibits and mining displays. Verdie Spurgin leads a top Montana agricultural exhibit while about 700 to 800 Montanans are on site. Lieut. Gov Edwin Norris joins the Montana group during Helena and Butte days as teachers head south for the fair.
Charles McCarthy trains Missoula derived mare School Belle for fall racing after talks with J R Conway of Billings failed. Button the prior Montana queen travels to Pennsylvania under Williams, awaiting first 2 14 class start next month in Wilkes Barre amid hopeful East competition and possible veterinary fixes.
Special Dispatch reports a 750 rose bushes garden in Hamilton owned by C. C. Rennix, with red pink and white varieties and strong fragrance extending over a half mile. Rennix plans greenhouses this fall and shipments of roses go to Butte Missoula Helena. Also notes farm labor shortages as haying peaks with daughters helping on farms, plus brief local social updates.
Missoula July 26 county commissioners in adjourned session denied licenses to operate saloons for George Briggs at Fort Missoula Frank Gareau at Tron Mountain and James W Masser at Amador citing noncompliance with the law. The board then met as equalization with reduced assessments on Charles Heckler properties by 300 and Elmer Hughes property by 200 due to errors.
In Missoula on July 26 a street rumor says a large crew will start building the dam for the power plant of the Missoula electric street railway near Bonner within days. The franchise condition requires August start or $10,000 bond forfeiture by J R Wharton, now held by W A Clark.
Miss Tillie Hopf of Lake Linden Michigan visits Missoula guest of Mrs A E Rowe. Sig and Arthur Young from the School of Mines enjoy a canoe trip in Missoula and Flathead counties. Sheriff Quinn yesterday sent Richard Reed to Deer Lodge for a year on grand larceny and John Rody to serve six months for bad checks. Miss Alice Langlois returns to Missoula after visiting her parents Charles and Mrs Langlois, accompanied by Miss Helen Langlois who will visit relatives in Missoula and Frenchtown.
The Missoula Mercantile company announces a working private telephone exchange now in use. Mrs Mildred Sherrill is appointed central at the new switchboard, handling operations and connecting lines for the firm.
Missoula July 2. Everything is in readiness for the annual practice march and camping trip by Fort Missoula soldiers. This year the expedition goes to the foot of Flathead Lake on the reservation with an advance guard led by Lieutenant Calvert. Departure set for Thursday August 3.
Spokane July 26 Harry Brandt resigns after five years as city passenger agent for the Great Northern to become district passenger agent for the Pacific Coast Steamship company in Los Angeles. 16 inch green wood sold at 2.26 a load delivered by B B M Co. Telephone 106.
Lewistown Idaho July 26. Jack Davis surrendered to authorities in Grangeville for killing his partner Fred Morris at Warren Mining Camp Monday night. Davis says he acted in self defense after a dispute over a woman. Morris had lived in Warren for 10 years.
Simple funeral services were held for former Secretary of War Daniel S Lamont in Millbrook with family and notable figures present. The body was later sent by special train to New York and interred at Woodlawn Cemetery. Attendees included Former President Cleveland, Cortelyou, Major General Davis, Parker, David B Hill, and J J Hill among business associates.
Stockholm reports both chambers of the riksdag held secret sessions to discuss the committee’s report submitted Tuesday. Paris notes M Witte smoked a cigarette and will sail for America tomorrow. New York covers the United States League of Building and Loan Associations meeting. Richmond judges instruct juries to probe Ha gerstown bank where the cashier killed himself. St Petersburg reports tariff talks progressing with signs of success. Washington cites no relief in British Uruguayan tension over the Agnes Dona Hu e fishing vessel incident.
The body of a man was found floating on a lake near East Helena. Coroner Bennett’s investigation could not positively identify him, suspected to be John Naad or Neid a smelter worker last seen July 15. No foul play indicated. Naad was well known in Butte.
Helena July 26 Two thousand five hundred head of sheep owned by John McLaren Havre were seized by the Canadian mounted police and held for double duty totaling 3100 dollars suspected stray stock crossing the border due to better range conditions.
Mrs Ada Jeremiah wife of Ben Jeremiah died at a hospital after a brief illness at 26 years of age A county resident since age five her maiden name Evans She lived in Anaconda for about two years before her marriage six years ago.
A man in Butte, late at night, walked into a large plate glass window at The Corner saloon, smashing it. He fled as witnesses gathered, leaving no name or clear motive. The cost to replace the pane is about $2000.
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs C F E Menzel, their only child born last Sunday, died in Bozeman and will be buried tomorrow. Mrs Menzel is recovering as well as could be expected.
Forest fires along the St. Joe river in Idaho between St. Marie and St. Joe spread rapidly due to extreme dryness, risking serious damage to timber.
Odessa July 26 The Odessa governor issued an extraordinary proclamation to be posted in the city. He warns against anonymous letters denouncing socialists and revolutionists while accusing Jews of sending letters to blame police for alleged massacres. He emphasizes no Jewish involvement in disorders and rebukes Jewish charges.
Ernest Starr, nephew of Congressman Williamson and key government witness in the Williamson Gesner Biggs trial, is missing. He fled from Portland to Eugene and headed into the mountains as secret service and local officers pursue. A McKenzie’s Bridge innkeeper was arrested on suspicion of harboring Starr.
The Arctic steamer Roosevelt, commanded by Robert E. Peary, left North Sydney for the North Pole at 2 pm amid cheers as decorations and crowds marked the departure. Peary expressed firm confidence of success and plans to return in September 1906. Mrs Peary and their daughter departed for New York.
In London, July 26, J. Pierpont Morgan has added a Fragonard room to his London house while away in America. The twelve paintings, each three yards by two, are valued at hundreds of thousands of pounds. A wall between drawing rooms was removed to display the entire collection in one suite.
Calumet Michigan experiences a quake like shock about 6 o'clock causing buildings to rock and plaster to fall from walls in the town center. No injuries are reported and there is no further damage noted.
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