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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1902
Page
16
The Western Montana office of the Standard is located at 110 West Main Street Mis soula. Telephone number provided as 118. Advertising rates available on request.
In Missoula on June 10 attorney 8S. 3. Murray filed Bandmanns answer to the wage suit by N. A. Smith who worked for Bandmann. Bandmann countersued claiming amounts for hay loss, stock care, machinery, horse use, brother's board, fruit tree damage, team use, and saddle horse use totaling several hundred dollars. Haytons case against Yerrick was heard. decision pending. Hayton alleges he was hired to keep books and discharged after a half month. Yerrick contends discharge due to incompetence.
President Avery urges Montana Epworth league delegates to attend a June 16 to 18 gathering at Mountain View church Butte with full delegations and credentials. Reports on league progress, reduced rail fares, and a strong program aim to boost growth and faith across the state.
Missoula on June 10 waits for a Saturday announcement from the Missoula Mercantile Co about a one day sale of summer shirts and pricing details. The rumor promises something unusual and has created wide expectation among shoppers.
Philipsburg resident Mr. Rehfeld, 45, died at Sisters Hospital tonight from stomach trouble. He leaves a widow. remains will be taken to Philipsburg for burial. Rehfeld was a prominent and popular figure in Granite County.
At noon in the Methodist church Guy Hassier and Miss Gertie Pearson were married officiated by Rev. J. W. Bennett. The couple planned a coast honeymoon visiting Spokane Seattle Tacoma Vancouver and Portland then a boat trip to San Francisco before returning to Fort Missoula by July 21.
Union men in Missoula show strong backing for organizing a union men’s club. A room over the Marotx store will serve as a meeting place and the club plans to admit only union men in good standing, with membership ending if they leave the union.
Cleveland bicycles Bishop and Kern report a large irrigation ditch to connect the Missoula area. John Flynn plans a 12 foot wide four foot deep canal four and a half miles long to irrigate his land. Work will start after approvals from county and city authorities. The headgate will be near Fred Cowan’s house and the canal will exit at the Flynn and Winter ranches. The project will cost thousands of dollars.
W H Campbell of Granite county arrives in Missoula with his trotter Bones and places him at the Missouri Track. Trainer Mr. Farmer will handle Bones who, though Montana bred, is expected to challenge rivals. Campbell returns home noting Sunrise mine concentrator nearing completion and rated for 100 tons daily.
Missoula June 10 county records list deeds and a water right filing. Flora B Carnanan and husband transfer Lot 1 Knowles addition to Emma A Carter for 509 dollars. Samuel Dinsmore transfers 80 inches of Miller-Cave-Cannon ditch water to R M Cobban Realty for 41 dollars. Cattle slaughtered by Stiles & Moughland of Thompson 16 head for May. Gold Quartz lode mining claim declaratory statement by L J Knapp and T S Letterman locators. Visit Missoula Nursery greenhouses at Mierins avenue city store.
Ensign Cummins of the Salvation Army thanks Missoula residents for generous aid in the self denial fund drive. The target was 150 dollars, with receipts totaling 219.20 so far and expected to reach about 230 by week end as late donations come in. Cummins reports strong financial success since arriving in Missoula.
Missoula June 10 Charles Faten returns from Grass Valley where he ran the Grass Valley French Ditch sawmill. The company has all the lumber it needs for the present size of the ditch and the mill will be shut down. A large force of men is at work on the ditch, about completed to Grass Valley. About 18 teams and men are at work. Send mail orders to the Colden Rule Miscanta.
Otto Schmidt and his mother Mrs. Dc Schmidt plus his brother A E Schmidt visit Missoula en route to Portland. They stopped a couple of days to see Otto and are excited by the sights they have seen in town.
Henry Rehfeld former superintendent of the Hope mine dies in Missoula on June 10. The obituary notes his past role at the Hope mine and reflects on his career in mining administration.
A Missoula meeting of Union Hall association directors for Sunday afternoon did not materialize to decide on lodge room improvements. A further call for a meeting is expected. meanwhile a nearby property sale ad notes a six room modern residence at the southeast corner of Main and Madison.
Missoula June 10. Northern Pacific club room hosted a lecture on air brakes by H. Draper to railroad men. He praised Westinghouse 1873 triple valve, stressed practical learning for beginners, and highlighted safety benefits of centralized brake systems for freight and passenger service. Draper concluded with a detailed talk on the triple valve and its operation.
A crowd of Missoula laborers demanded payment for work on the town ditch. Contractor McCulloch refused to sign time checks, citing unfinished work. Spokesman Harrington and company president Deschamp stood firm, prompting threats of action while some men faced unemployment on the project.
In Missoula district court a motion to strike parts of the complaint in Will Cave vs Lizzie Cave seeks removal of unnumbered fines and irrelevant passages. The filing challenges statements claiming morphine use and extreme cruelty, including alleged threats and assaults tied to periods of intoxication.
The Woodmen of the World 99 association prepares for a formal initiation tonight in Missoula. Candidates have been nearly all secured and will be initiated in the hall, followed by a member-only banquet at the Florence hotel with speeches and music. Some head officers had planned to attend but cannot be present.
George Pringe purchased two lots on West Spruce street Missoula on June 10. He plans a larger building and will vacate portions of his current site to make way for a new Presbyterian parsonage.
A forest fire was reported in the mountains near the head of La Valley creek about 25 miles north of Missoula. Large smoke plume indicates substantial timber loss with a slight morning wind driving the blaze.
Rumor says a first class hotel will be erected at Higgins avenue and Spruce street on the site of the old Dickinson building. The project is described as strictly first class and to include an elevator and modern improvements.
A Missoula telegram reports a fatal accident at St Regis where Joseph Straka was killed when a belt broke on a planer shaft as he assisted in starting the machinery. The mill will restart soon. An inquest will be held. Early today a saloon owned by H Klessing burned to the ground but nearby structures were spared and telephone lines were damaged but repaired quickly.
Missoula June 10. M F Mahar, long time foreman of the Deer creek properties near De Borgia on the Coeur d Alene branch, passed through Missoula for the coast. He probably will establish Seattle as his home in the future.
In Missoula on June 10 a correction clarifies that the previously published item misstated church membership. The article should note the increase, while the total membership is about 175.
Health Marshal May found a scarlet fever case on Second street near the islapa. A boy in the Jackson tau area is involved.
The Catholic Foresters in Missoula plan an anniversary entertainment on June 12 at the Catholic hall west of the church. Mr. and Mrs. Bandmann will recite, with songs and readings by other members. The program features vocal solos by Miss Deschamps and Mrs. Dumhe, instrumental duets by Miss Reynolds and Dereany, a fancy dance, dramatic recital by Daniel E. Brandmann, and dances by Becker Green and McBride, among others.
The Missoula fire department was called at 3:30 this morning to North Fifth Street to a small frame cottage owned by Miss Pearl Snow. The building, vacated by tenants yesterday, was destroyed, and Snow suspects incendiary origin. Investigating city officers cited water plug distance as a factor limiting firefighting.
James Plummer of Missoula receives notice of his mother s death at the old homestead in Illinois. She was 55 or 60 years old and attributed to old age. Surviving besides her son are Asbury Plummer of Pyri tees and Mrs William Landers a former resident. Funeral planned for midweek in Missoula.
Dr Minshall confined at home with illness. John Lynch of Iron Mountain visiting Missoula. M M McNamara of the Blackfoot country in Missoula. Mrs F G Morse of Iowa City visiting Mr and Mrs E L P Ector. Mrs Hayes at county jail to be examined for insanity Wednesday. E C Young mining man visiting and staying at the Florence. A I Demers contemplates buying the saddlery business of Christian Lackey. Mrs Coniff of Carlton recently discharged from Parsons hospital. Daniel L Carpenter of Stevensville files Bitter Root declaratory Statement in the land office. Alfred Paquette of Canada declares his intent to become a U S citizen. Miss Lillie De Camp of Ovid Michigan arrives to visit her sister Mrs J F Borough of Stevensville. Thomas Keenan of Drummond visiting Missoula for first time in years.
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