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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1902
Page
4
Testimony in the Principal Walker investigation nears completion as one more witness is to be examined. Walker testified behind closed doors denying allegations he kissed Amy Stebbins and defended his conduct and school discipline amid questions from County Attorney Duffy.
At a county commissioners meeting John W. Colins was named county stock inspector. He will start immediately and be paid a salary of $0 per month. He previously held a similar post in Silver Bow county. Previously the sheriff's office carried the stock inspector duties, with officers spending time on it instead of other duties. The board mainly handled routine business.
The case of M. J. FitzPatrick against Olaf Johnson was tried before Justice of the Peace Quane yesterday. The plaintiff sought $43.12 from a policy he claimed covered Johnson’s property. The jury found for the defendant, deciding the insurance was not ordered by Johnson.
James A. Morris, a Washoe smelting plant employee, was admitted to the hospital after a piece of iron fell from overhead while at work, breaking his collar bone. He remained at the scene briefly for treatment before being moved for further care.
McRae & Co advertises 35 silk waists in all colors and sizes marked as high as 10 dollars, now 3 50. Fifty silk waists in various colors and sizes, some to 13 50, offered at 5 dollars.
A wartime style health note asserts common tonics fail to cure dandruff and falling hair. It claims only germ destruction can stop the problem and promotes New Bro's Herpicide as a permanent remedy that will destroy the cause and allow luxuriant hair growth.
Earl Tucker, a mail carrier, was dumped from his buggy near Matin and Commercial streets when the horse reared after hitting railroad tracks. The buggy capsized, but Tucker escaped injury and the rig suffered minor damage.
A notice states the business has increased clerical staff to improve service and responsiveness to customer needs. The item emphasizes readiness and better handling of inquiries and orders.
Weekly schedule lists stage leaves Mondays and Wednesdays at 9 from Giles Brownell's livery with transfers offered. Also ads for second-hand goods and Thumson tailor-made suits from 504 East Park Avenue with Union label.
In Pretoria on Monday June 2 the peace treaty was signed with minimal ceremony. Leaders from the Orange Free State and Transvaal affixed signatures, surrendering independence, and the document was sent to King Edward. Rejoicing occurred in reconcentration camps as news spread, with plans to send British units to London for the coronation festivities.
News of the South Africa peace agreement stirs large crowds of Boers on Jamestown Island of St Helena. Prisoners celebrate with singing and express belief the peace will secure independence.
Rome reports Monsignor Stoner archbishop of Trebizonde officially told the pope the war in South Africa ended. The pope responded God be blessed and asked that the British government be informed the news brings him content.
June reports from Victoria describe the fall of rebel leader Nanz Yung Sung as a setback to the Kwangsi uprising. Troops reached Nanning with limited resistance while forts are reinforced under an American sergeant and missionary supervision. France scales up involvement, sending troops from Tonking, but is warned by Beijing to refrain unless the rebellion persists. A later North China dispatch notes unrest in Chili province.
Government troops quelled the riot and captured the rebel chief. About 1,300 of the rebels were killed or wounded, and initial clashes saw rioters seize a lieutenant, a sergeant, and about two hundred men before the outbreak was brought under control.
The Great Falls high school held its senior and junior class day exercises in the central school assembly room. The program featured violin and piano performances, addresses, class histories and poems, solos, remembrances, pins, will presentations, a valedictory, and musical selections by a student quartet. Families and invited guests attended the event.
Obituary from Oberlin Ohio reports the death of Rev Dr John Henry Barrows after a nine day illness of pleuro pneumonia. Barrows born Medina Michigan July 1 1848 graduated Olivet College 1867 studied at Yale Union and Andover seminaries served 15 years at First Presbyterian Chicago chaired the World Parliament of Religions at the 1893 World’s Fair and became Oberlin president in 1898 leaving a widow and three daughters.
San Bernardino California June 3 notice states the locomotive department at Santa Fe machine shops will be closed until further notice as a lockout due to failure to settle the boiler makers strike. Repair shops at Needles were closed last Saturday.
Tit Bits notes the hush around a Japan treaty, detailing cipher writing by trusted officials paid 500 to 700 pounds per code. A king's messenger, armed and shadowed by two detectives, ferries the dispatch in a locked bag with keys held by the foreign office and the ambassador.
A Caro Michigan schoolgirl writes of regaining strength and focus after using Grape-Nuts Breakfast Food for three months. She notes weight gain then reduction, and cites her missionary aunt who also recovered health and muscle, crediting the product. The letter ends with a prompt to consult the recipe book in the package.
The text notes that traveling messengers must be officially nominated and vouched for by a government official who guarantees reliability. To avoid danger, couriers may carry international law sanction, making each country a guarantor of their safety.
A Washington story about Amos J. Cummings recalls a late night when a congressman guided a young man home after he was intoxicated. A tall woman opened the door, attacked the youth with a fierce grip, then slammed him into the hall. The visitor fled, admitting they had moved last week.
Three pairs of twin girls were born near Stillman Valley in recent weeks. Frank Quist welcomed twins in March, Carl Friday reported twins a month later, and Duncan Armour added another pair last Sunday, making twins a notable fact in Stillman Valley.
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