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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1906
Page
12
The Western Montane office of the Standard is listed at 130 Hiz ima avenue Missoule with telephone 218. Advertising rates are available on application.
A surveying party in Montana faced a severe storm as six crew members were lost for two to three days. One man wandered from camp and hid in a bush sheltering in canyon debris. Rescuers, including a volunteer, reached the camp after nightfall. The missing man survived with exposure after being found a mile from camp under a fallen tree. The storm and mountain search drew in engineers and local hotel staff offering aid.
Special dispatch reports 11 year old Spokana May al Alice Bungay ran away from home yesterday and was found in Minnesota today. An exchange of messages between the girl and her parents led to reconciliation and she will return home upon her recovery. The trouble that caused her to leave remains unclear.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound marketed as a cure for female ailments. Claims include relief from pain, inflammation, ulceration, weakness, and nervous symptoms. Promotes confidence and personal letter correspondence to Mrs Pinkham for private guidance.
A reader reading snippet reveals a person who planned an adventure to Nisgayla but realized the error, cried bitterly, and chose to return following a friend’s counsel. She left Missoula tonight and will arrive here in the morning.
Peter Magpie sues the Northern Pacific Railway in district court alleging two fires caused by the company or its agents damaged his hay fields and a stack of hay. He seeks $530 plus costs for damages arising from fires on April 14, 1906 and April 27, 1906, claiming carelessness.
Missoula May 30 Kumagi a Japanese section hand died this morning at the Northern Pacific hospital after an accident that left him severely injured about a week ago. He was 43 years old and had not long been in the country. The remains are at Long’s and the funeral will be held tomorrow. Kawamoto another Japanese laborer is in hospital with a fractured skull from a broken chain blow during work with a gang of contractors. He is in dangerous condition.
Missoula May 30 the wet weather and rising waters have largely slowed construction on the big dam across the Missoula river near Bonner A large portion of the workforce has been laid off with 40 men and 15 teams remaining The rock hauling to fill the cribbing beds has stopped due to bad roads and high water has covered the spillway The strain on the dam remains minor with no danger reported despite the delay in progress
Missoula May 3. Articles of incorporation filed for a new company named Orchard Homes Blton Company to run an irrigation ditch with head in the Missouri River below the Highing Avenue bridge. Capital stock set at 15000 dollars, many shares subscribed by district residents. Trustees named for initial three months: Edwin Fox, B. ul Romsey, J. W. Shyrock, Otto Benson, J. G. Hardlager, Samuel Kitt, John B. Irving.
Associate Justice J Henry Billings Brown of the U S Supreme Court was the guest of honor at a DC bar association dinner at the New Willard Hotel. Notable attendees included President Roosevelt, Vice President Fairbanks, and leaders from executive, judicial, and legislative branches. Emcee speeches followed, with an impromptu address from the president.
The Democratic National Congressional Committee and a public committee held a nearly three hour meeting in Washington to discuss campaign plans. Most members attended, two were absent, and the conference adjourned in harmony.
A clipped line notes one hundred calling cards priced at 1.46 per plate, remarks on a standard office and a reference to Afssaula or apata. The entry then shifts to a storm-impacted May 21 scene in the lower house, with Prof. Petro Jivsky delivering a constitutional democrat speech on the agrarian question amid party tensions and a stray aside about fresh cakes and pies.
The United States circuit court for the eastern district of Wisconsin today issued its decision in the rebate case against Xavierment, American Eng, Hetriperaral company, six talands, and Panel Viewing company. The panel finds violations of the Filkins act, with Pabst Brewhouse dismissed.
The executive and judicial appropriation bill was sent to conference today in Washington, May 1. It outlines funding for the executive branch and courts and seeks approval from lawmakers through committee review and negotiation.
The Associated Engineers of the University of Montana held the fourth annual banquet honoring the class of 1906. Graduating seniors Fred Buck Stevensville Edwin Corbin Missoula Joseph Buck Missoula Delbert Guusti Hamilton and Lea Greenough Missoula were guests. A mechanical engineering themed feast featured a small tramcar serving beans and a model steam engine and other electrical novelties on the table. Postbanquet plans include Greenough directing a 200 mile rail extension in Eastern Washington Buckhouse joining Helena Power and Transmission Buck as graduate assistant Buck to graduate assistantships and Corbin and Grush placements with copper and mining firms in Butte and other state projects.
Thomso Smith, county sheriff of Jefferson county, last seen May 24 on a westbound Northern Pacific passenger train between Butte and Missoula. The disappearance sparks unease among friends and officers. alerts issued to watch for him or any information leading to his whereabouts.
A letter from Wayt to the Sigma Cai fraternity of the University of Montana announces that next Monday the grand creator of the nadapal organization from Omalut will be in Missoula to instate the fraternity members into the national organization. Terky hall has been secured for the event.
The jury decided in the case of Amador Hallway Company against Phomin Lynch over a railroad right of way near Missoula. The land sought was valued at 890 dollars with damages of up to 250 dollars for the remainder cut off. The panel weighed testimony and local inspection as instructed by Judge Webster. Attorneys Joyce, Mulrooney, and Patterson appeared for defendants. Marshall & Si for plaintiffs.
May 3 report on Cardinal Gibbons addressing the Take Mekonk arbitration session. He envisions a future where international disputes are settled by permanent courts, not armies, with the U S Supreme Court as a guiding authority and the push for conciliation and law over war. Clifton R. Greckinridan of Arkansas voices cautious progress toward peaceful arbitration and the role of public opinion in shaping tribunals.
In Burton J. Mendrick’s The Story of Life Insurance a pivotal case is Wright’s long battle with the Mutual Life. The 1889 discovery of corrupting influences reveals the palace revolution led by Frederick Winston, a dry goods merchant. Winston’s control, aided by McCurdy and others, shows a pattern of trust mismanagement and lavish overreach paralleling later corporate practices.
News reaches that Wilikan fr. Stuart and Baton alleged conspirators were arrested and confessed to the crime on May 24. They name the instigators who have also been arrested, but further details of the conspiracy are not yet available.
Reports from Yokohama via the Kanagawa Maru quote a German paper claiming Japan is mobilizing army and navy to prepare for a potential war with China in two to three years. The Eastern World notes Japan’s debt to England and America may drive aggression, with plans to force indemnity and seize Port Arthur.
Carl Schurz recalls a perilous afternoon when an unknown police agent accosted him, led to the prefecture de police, questioned his identity and residence, then jailed him in a dim cell with two wooden benches as he awaited explanation for his arrest.
In a collision early today on the St Clair river below St Clair the steamer Cawle struck the schooner Aiphound as it towed toward the fort. Two crew members from the schooner were drowned in the incident.
Canadian star Sherring triumphed in a grueling marathon, finishing ahead of 50 top runners from around the world. He described patient pacing, overtaking Daly and Blake after 12 miles, and sprinting from the 8th to 20th mile to claim victory. He noted Greek favorite Cou kas Lachus pushed hard at 10 miles, and water support from pursuers kept the race strenuous in near 90 degree heat.
The Tallulah outbreak overwhelmed the town as doctors and nurses fled and shops closed. Charles Chassaignac and Dr Von Ezdorf arrived to organize care with local clergy and citizens. Hospitals became makeshift wards as they fought a deadly fever, exhausting resources and threatening the entire community.
A distorted summary notes odd observations on birds from St Nicholas selections. It mentions canaries, doves, pigs doves, ducks, parrots, and monks in a garbled, unclear discussion of anatomy and feeding. The piece suggests intuition guides selections of wholesome foods over taste and hints at varied gizzards and tongues affecting feeding behavior.
A late day storm in Kentucky and Indiana caused roofs to blow in and basements to flood. Winds gusted to near forty miles per hour, with hail reported as freezing rain fell briefly, leaving damaged structures and standing water in Louisville and surrounding areas.
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