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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1905
Page
7
A compilation of short notices from Butte including moves and visits by residents and visitors such as Moyer at Grady's and J. B. White en route to Nelson. Entries mention N. J. Bielenberg, Mrs. Conley, Dr. Turner and others, plus weather, events, and local commerce notes.
J. D. Buke and Wilbur Martinaux, new arrivals in Butte, were arrested at the Paragon block on West Broadway last night per Sheriff Hogan of Cascade county. They are wanted in Great Falls. charge unknown. Deputy Sheriffs Maher and Haggerty made the arrest. They are confined in the county jail awaiting transfer from Great Falls.
Police chief and Judge Warren spearhead a crackdown on vagrants and unemployed men in Butte. The force warn 15 habitual idle men to find work within a week or face vagrancy charges, with most facing 30 days in jail. A German applicant begs for work at a restaurant back door, while a 17 year old boy from Wisconsin continues to drift west.
A Meaderville death story follows. A 33 year old Martin Grosso dies at his Center street home. Funeral set for Wednesday at 2 pm at Holy Savior church. The piece notes a young man from Wisconsin nicknamed Melcher who arrives in town and hustles to earn money.
In Helena Judge Hunt's court the Montana Mining suit against Montana Company, Limited, resumes with William Mayger under cross examination. Mayger testifies the Drum Summon vein ore netted over a hundred dollars per ton, while a 1900 company report shows 3,260 tons yielding $91,930.19 after costs, implying less than $35 per ton.
The Montana State Board of Education met in Helena and revised the county high school program to four years. They adopted abolition of the university prep course, consolidated several college departments, and re elected all current professors. The Wagner Construction company contract was sent to the attorney general for review. Attendance at the state university increased by forty percent.
Hamilton notes residents and visitors from Darby Missoula Stevensville and Anaconda. R L Parkins businessman travels to Butte. several others attend church events begin commencements or conduct business in Hamilton and nearby cities.
Col E Crowd of the general staff who had served with General Kuroki in Manchuria for over a year returned today on the steamer China. He witnessed the Yalu battle and remained with the Japanese through the Mukden engagement. He will not discuss his observations until his report to the secretary of war. General MacArthur was at Mukden when he left.
Denver reports indicate nearly all Colorado rivers and creeks are at flood stage from mountain snowmelt. Arkansas River rising near Buena Vista Salida and Pueblo causing damage to ranches bridges and railroad property. Rio Grande Southern waterbound near Rico likely to suspend operations a week. A boy named Higgins drowned fording the Fraser near Sulphur Springs.
United States District Judge De Haven will travel to Portland next week to sit on the United States circuit court in place of the late Judge Bellinger as designated by Circuit Judge Gilbert to preside over all circuit cases.
A deposit of two million dollars was made at the sub-treasury in New York this afternoon for transfer to San Francisco, signaling a large money movement between coasts.
Helena June 5 State Treasurer James H Rice reports the quarter ending May 31 shows a strong box balance of 597,926.64, down 91,387 from the prior quarter. Receipts totaled 230,252.88 with expenditures during the period unspecified.
Etienne, Trance reports a major blaze in June destroyed a large portion of the city’s business district, with losses estimated at about 300000 dollars.
The document notes total disbursements of 327,640.03, receipts 91,887.15 less, with the general fund receiving the largest sums and drawn upon heavily. In three months the fund brought in 109,427.35 and paid out 87,986.56.
Helena June 5 Bliss seeks injunction to stop Washoe company from operating the Smelter at Anaconda, claimed ruinous to Deer Lodge valley farms. Judge Hunt will rule in two weeks. Gaines v Dwyer Liquor Co copyright suit dismissed on plaintiff's motion without prejudice.
The Austin Land and Livestock company filed articles to be incorporated in Helena with Cas cade Montana as the business location. Incorporators are Charles H. Austin Sarah E. Austin and Charles E. Hoag with capital stock of 75000 dollars. Yankee Bay Mining company of Butte also filed articles with capital stock 25000 dollars and incorporators Charles B. Morse Charles Schmidt and R M Fried of Butte.
Six hundred striking draymen seized casks of wine and barricaded bridge ends in fifteen town sections. Troops have been summoned to restore order as authorities deal with the disruption.
City of Mexico June 5 Ambassador Conger denies circulating reports he will stay six months and retire to run for governor of Iowa. He dismisses the rumor as unfounded and says no political plans are underway.
The piece celebrates the American boy playing baseball in vacant lots and open air. It argues that physical and mental growth comes from wholesome outdoor play, with baseball praised as essential for vitality, discipline, and future promise.
The Kansas City Journal observes gender language quirks with playful examples. It contrasts how terms like chick, hen, kitten, cat affect women and how terms like gay dog, pup, hound, cur affect men, noting both genders’ sensitivities to labels.
Twenty years ago Watertown Connecticut was famed for its abundant cattle. Today few farmers raise cattle and quality no longer meets the old standards, signaling a shift in local agriculture.
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