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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1901
Page
12
J. W. Greenough and Napoleon Lacasse came back Sunday night from an 18 mile trip up the Rattlesnake reporting excellent luck. They returned with about 125 fish and left a few in the stream for others.
A man accused of fleeing with another man's wife and family was found guilty at his trial after being taken from the cars in Missoula. The court action followed a separate case in Helena regarding a $1,500 warrant payment from the agricultural college income fund and a motion by the attorney general to quash the writ. The dispute centers on whether legislative enactment is required for payment.
Missoula on July 29 arrested C F Williams the Rattlesnake farmer on a third degree assault complaint by Constable J C Smith. J G Ambrose victim says Williams threatened harm and a rock was dropped from overhead injuring Ambrose after a dispute over irrigation water rights. Williams claims Ambrose attacked him and he acted in self defense.
Dr. George Lesher reports 35 smallpox cases at a detention camp on the Flathead reservation near Dayton with five deaths in a month. Many patients are Kootenais moving between areas, hindering containment as Expert Burger leads the response. Special Agent Armstrong from Washington plans reservation surveying and potential land allotment.
Eastbound train No 2 struck a Japanese man about five miles east of Missoula while he and five companions were attempting to move a handcar. The victim died instantly. the others were uninjured. Remains taken to Hayes and Marsh for inquest.
Missoula residents buzzed about Sunday's game with Andrews praised for stellar work. The town plans a possible big crowd and chartered car to travel to Butte next Sunday where Missoula hopes to win. Dillon telegram requests a return game as Missoula heads to Butte.
In Missoula on July 29 Old Dan Gus Nelsons long serving Northern Pacific Express horse has been retired and sold to BE Johnson. The obstinate veteran will live out his days with comfort in a private stable after a brief liberty spell and current confinement during land allotment decisions for old-timers.
A forest fire west of Lothrop started by locomotive sparks threatens a large timber area and a ranch in danger. A large force from Western Lumber and Donlan mill is battling the flames. A smaller fire also develops in timber east of Lothrop.
Missoula reports that Company C of the eighth infantry is ordered from Fort Snelling to St Paul and then to Fort Missoula by August 2. With 104 men, the post may receive more companies from Manila, and hopes for a band and dress parade return to Missoula.
Jacob Feisel, in Missoula, asserts the Benders are dead and were killed by a mob that followed them from Kansas to the Indian Territory. An informant participated in the killing. the gang was shot, the girl captured and hanged, and her body riddled with bullets. Feisel says authorities will learn those in Colorado are not the Benders.
Helena July 29 Sheriff OConnell and Attorney General Donovan directed to Marysville to investigate reports of gambling. They went to the camp late at night but found no evidence of gambling or the tiger in his lair. Dennis O Shea East Helena saloon keeper pleaded not guilty to a district court gambling charge. Split bamboo rods nickel trimming $1 at McBrides Prize beef at Union Market.
In Missoula on July 29 two women named Jessie Roe and Jessie Odette fought in a quick, fierce row. They were arrested and fined ten dollars plus costs by Judge Hayes, with the fine paid. The incident stemmed from excessive liquor. P. M. Reilly and Co. grocers mentioned.
Missoula news notes William Kennedy Jr. from Lolo is suffering right hand trouble with blood poisoning. An advertisement for ee es Clothing and shoe sale appears in the Globe store listing.
Four Weary Willies were each given one day by Justice Houteens on Monday. Bishop Prondel of Helena preached at Plains on Sunday and left for the reservation Monday. Belknap gained a post office on the Northern Pacific line. H W Harrison returned from Connecticut and stays at Bonner. J L McBride travels to New York with his son to join Mrs McBride there. The Hagerty funeral was held Monday at Hayes and Marsh chapel and burial followed in the Catholic cemetery. Mrs Seymour Stoughton of Plains arrived in town ill, with her husband, staying in a hotel. Judge Hayes learned Monday from Deputy Murrell in West Superior, Wis., of a development.
John McHeffey III of Stevensville, guest at Merrick hospital in South Missoula, was critically ill but today is greatly improved and out of danger. His sister Mrs. Dowling and husband visited from the valley, and a brother from the Coeur d Alene branch is expected to arrive to stay with him.
Washington reports from Mr. Rockhill, U S special commissioner in Pekin, outline that interest on the indemnity begins July 1 and semi annual payments start January 1. China gets three years before principal payments. A Shanghai committee of encashment will collect and distribute funds to powers by interest share. Rockhill seeks tariff exemptions for cargos afloat and a tariff postponement to allow contract completion.
John Edwards, about 45, a German native and miner, died after being crushed between an ore car and chute at the East Pacific mine in Winston. He died en route to Helena hospital. Funeral held at Winston with Miners' Union auspices.
The house river and harbor committee returning from Pacific coast inspection arrived in Salt Lake City. They met President Snow of the Mormon church, heard an organ recital at the tabernacle, and swam at Salt Air in the Great Salt Lake before continuing eastward toward Chicago with brief stops in Colorado Springs and Denver.
A vintage health ad extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as remedies for stomach and digestion issues. It features a railroad engineer who favors engine sounds over symptoms, then cites a Townsend Montana user who claims weight gain and restored work ability after using the products.
William Boehler of Plains, through Duncan and Draffen, sues John M. Hansen to restrain interference with Boehler s irrigation ditch and to prevent destruction of the headgate. The case follows a land dispute decided for Hansen in justice court and appealed to district court. The water right suit announced today concerns a separate matter.
Burglars used a skeleton key to enter the Normandie saloon at an early hour but took only a revolver and a small amount of whiskey. Cash was in the safe. The revolver later turned up at a restaurant. Police think they have leads. The Grass Valley market also reported a cash loss. Keep your eye on Ben West.
Missoula July 29 A D Edgar of Helena once gravely ill at the hospital is reported better today. William Van Stone who was dangerously ill and underwent a second operation is not faring as well as hoped.
Rev EF H Rossell and his family closed meetings at the Christian church last evening and left for a coast cities tour. He plans to be away a month or more, visit sights of the West, and return in September to resume gatherings. Try Howard's Bitter Root putter and cheese by Pulliam Bros.
Missoula on July 29 reports a young man named William Richlie was taken into custody for stealing a bicycle from Bishop and Kern. Richlie hired the bicycle last week and did not return it. a warrant was issued and a preliminary hearing occurred this afternoon with a not guilty plea and a trial set for tomorrow.
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A July 24 item notes fishermen in Missoula praising luck at sea while many complain their luck has dwindled. The fragment hints at varied fortunes among local anglers and a community conversation about fishing prospects.
May Recover Missoula reports another operation performed today at the Lundgren boy’s home. The child stood the procedure well and doctors think his condition is improved and recovery may follow. The note asks, Have you seen Ben West?
Three top Union Pacific officials deny a report that legal departments of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific are to consolidate with ex Senator Thurston as chief counsel and Jefferson CC Hanler of Washington as assistant.
Joseph H. Boyd a stockholder in the Kettle Falls Land and Improvement company sues to appoint a receiver and dissolve the corporation charging irregularities in management. Defendants include trustees Senator George Turner Col W W D Turner and Col H L Peyton.
Chelan county commissioners grant Chelan Transportation and Smelting a 40 year franchise for an electric railway from the foot of Lake Chelan to the Columbia river a distance of four miles. Cars must be running by December 1902.
President McKinley attends the funeral services in Canton Ohio for Leopold Beichele his old neighbor and friend who died Friday night as reported on July 29.
The secretary of the treasury announced purchases of short term bonds: twenty five thousand 3s at 109118, five thousand 5s at 109.225, and one thousand five hundred 4s at 113.0833.
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