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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1902
Page
14
Western Montana Standard office listed at 110 West Main Street Mis cousin with telephone 118. Advertising rates available on request.
Missoula holds a committee meeting to stage a major Fourth of July event with an industrial parade, fireworks, and a goddess of liberty contest. Votes costing five cents per ballot will pick the leading young lady to ride a grand float drawn by eight white horses. The celebration runs June 30 to July 6 with races, prizes, and a rock drilling contest funded by a $1,250 to $1,500 fundraising goal. Monarch bicycles advertised at Bishop and Kern’s.
The report notes a building across the street from a destruction, insured for 900 dollars, with lumbermen at St. Regis losing trunks stored behind a saloon. It may be rebuilt soon, rates listed at 1.50 per day for the European hotel.
Sheriff Prescott removed Mrs Hay to the asylum this forenoon after a tense effort by deputies. She resisted at first claiming a conspiracy between local and Utah officers to abduct her. On the train she sought to disembark but was placated by a promise the sheriff would not proceed until Warm Springs for baths.
In Missoula on June 12, several Fisher Mercantile Co employees filed declaratory statements for land near Stevensville and Eight Mile. Names include Alice Cox W P Fisher C E Myer Fletcher M Houtchens Tena Milbrook Euphemia McDonald M E Jamison and W F Wannix. A Golden Rule colony and irrigation canal plans are anticipated.
W H Houston returns from upper Lolo springs where he fixed up for summer. He and Mrs Houston will manage Granite and Lolo springs this season and plan to entertain a large crowd. They expect to return by early next week as preparations continue.
J H Brauer of West Cedar Street has entirely recovered from spotted fever. The initial blood culture revealed living spotted fever germs, helping specialists identify the disease's cause. He currently shows no ill effects.
Instruments filed with the county clerk record quartz location Ophier lode in St Regia district by Benjamin Scott and others. Deed transfers six acres on the Rattlesnake from George D indine to Emma J Dindine for one dollar. Declaratory statement for Meeke Dispair and Hope quartz lode claims in Deer Creek district by Henry Pamebaker and others.
Chauncey FE Woodworth, long time Northern Pacific land department employee, secures a 606 day vacation starting July 1. He may receive a promotion to a larger field but declines to leave Montana, preferring the mountains and local acquaintances. Grand Fourth of July ball announced at Ellis' hall with Esmay's orchestra.
The funeral of Joseph Straka was held this afternoon at the Catholic church with Rev. Father Palladino officiating. Interment followed at the Catholic cemetery. Attending from St. Regis were William A. Heron and George Litt, brother-in-law of the deceased. Mrs. Straka, aided by Missoula friends, will return to St. Regis tomorrow.
Otto Schmidt, stationary engineer, departed Missoula for Lake McDonald to take charge of machinery on a passenger boat. The vessel will operate regular summer trips and Schmidt will be away for the season. Mrs. Schmidt and their son left Missoula for the coast for a few weeks. Home cured hams advertised at Daily's.
F A Courtney, long time transit man in Missoula under Mr Webster, has been promoted to a position in St Paul in the engineering department. He has already departed for his new post. Missoula friends lament his departure but praise the advancement.
The business on Higgins avenue in Missoula was sold today to Alexander L. Demers and W. W. Walters both local. Christian Jacky will stay a few days to settle affairs. The new firm plans extensive improvements to the property.
Erving Cost, recently from the Fast, accepts a mechanical position and will depart for Dillon within days. There he will join Chicago men entering the Thunder Mountain district for a prospecting tour.
Quail in Grass Valley area thriving with warm morning and evening activity. Birds observed near the big ditch under construction in the section. Also note sale of a desirable residence at Main and Madison Missoula 99 by 100 feet six rooms modern dwelling grounds improved apply Wolf & Ryman.
City notice from Missoula on June 12 reports curfew not observed strictly with many children seen on streets as late as 10 o'clock. Advertisement notes split bamboo rods for sale at McBride's for $1.
Missoula notes W H Mace landlord of the Stevensville hotel was in town between trains this afternoon. He is not improving as rapidly as he would like and expects to visit Hunters Hot Spring Sunday to aid recovery.
The construction crew and pile driver returned from bridge 124 near Kearmouth where three boats burned yesterday. Repairs completed and trains are running on the old line again.
Missoula reports William Floyd, the sole Bonita merchant for years, departed last night for Tacoma where he plans to start a new business venture.
Harry Patten, noted for the tensorial parlors of the Fin len hotel, now manages the Rankin barber shop. He has already made numerous improvements, and old patrons hardly recognize the shop.
Mrs E L Bonner rapidly convalescing from illness of several days and able to sit up. Her husband Mr Bonner, recently in New York, is expected home by Sunday.
Missoula June 12. It has been announced that C. H. Kiesling, whose St. Regis business was burned Tuesday morning, will reopen his shop.
Missoula hosts a spend day on Friday with Attor neys F Kelley and A J Shores from Butte and Tax Agent Swartz also from Butte arriving on the evening train. Screen doors priced at $1 highlight the event.
Mis soula notes list J C McLeod of Philipsburg in the city and visitors Frank Conover Ben Greenhood from Helena John Norris Mrs A B Brown and Mrs J La Barren from Clinton plus Mrytle Weber departing for Hamilton. Police urge dog licensing with weekly roundups, and Lee Elliott heals from a broken arm at Parsons hospital.
Missoula readers gain access to a large new library selection headed by American Literary Index 1901 and Danish Romance volumes. The list includes Works by Arnold, Burnett, Kipling, Goethe, Spenser, Swinburne, Whitman and many more across poetry, prose, and reference. The library adds practical guides and history titles alongside classic literature.
Frank Mix county poor farm manager leaves Missoula for Boise City to visit ill brother Charles Mix. Charles, once a visitor to Missoula, had been treated in a Chicago hospital. His doctors urged a western climate. his condition is now serious.
Missoula reports 12 year old Julian Tremblay has joined a Spokane baseball nine formed by Spokane players and Gonzaga college students. The team plans a tour soon and local papers praise the youngster’s role as catcher.
A Missoula notice says liverymen will meet tomorrow evening to organize for mutual protection and to set a price schedule. It notes current hay and oat costs are high and profits are slim under existing charges.
George H. Bailey assistant United States district attorney arrives in Missoula to prosecute Indian cases to be heard by Commissioner Smith tomorrow.
A. P. Spaulding, known in school and Odd Fellow circles, was informed this afternoon he won the $500 piano prize offered by a San Francisco paper.
Much elated over his good luck, a man will begin preparations to install the newfound advantage at his residence on the Rattlesnake.
In Missoula on June 12 the old county jail begins conversion to store old county records. Contractor Chattin has the work underway and expects quick completion. The renovated fireproof building will relieve crowded offices by moving finished record books there.
Mrs. Gleason in a Rattlesnake tent reported two of her five children missing in Missoula. A citywide search failed to locate them. she had been taken from the tent around 4 PM and not seen since. The two missing children are 9 and unknown age, last seen on a merry go round.
Missoula reports the Scandinavian Brotherhood lodge No. 207 elects Gus Broman as president August Anderson as vice president W. J. Johnson recording secretary Nels Peterson financial secretary J P Olson treasurer William Anderson chaplain Theodore Anderson conductor and W J Johnson delegate to the grand lodge to meet in Anaconda July 14. The officers note prosperous conditions with strong attendance and growing interest.
A morning incident on East Main and Front streets involved runaway horses pulling a light wagon that collided with a heavy wagon. Mrs. Amanuel, a country resident, was thrown from the wagon and sustained slight injuries before she regained her horse and rode home.
Catholic Foresters held an enjoyable early evening program at Catholic hall in Missoula. Daniel Bandmann performed the fourth act of The Merchant of Venice while Mrs Bandmann recited Ostler Joe. The rest of the program was rendered as published and each number was heartily encored. Mrs Reilley, club president, received many compliments.
Word arrived of a saloon blaze at St. Regis that destroyed the building and its contents. The fire, which also consumed an icehouse, remains a mystery and spared nearby Dowling home. The property belonged to Paul Gameau.
Missoula reports the season’s largest catch as H. Hartley te feyr fished up the Big Blackfoot for about a mile and back, bringing home seven large bull trout and several smaller ones. The biggest weighed eight pounds dressed.
Missoula on June 12 reports Michael Lahey H Haselton and other Labor union delegates have returned home tonight from Denver after attending meetings and discussions.
John Skypak, employed at Minnie Healey mine, died at St. James hospital from a brain concussion after a blow struck a week earlier in South Arizona street. Police suspect robbery. coroner to set inquest date. Skypak was found drunk, arraigned, fined, and later remained unconscious until death. Detective Murphy leads the investigation with little to light on suspects.
John Shuta and Joseph Seda are at the center of a dispute filed in Justice Taylor's court at South Butte. The charge stems from Shuta allegedly drawing a revolver on Soda after a $5 debt dispute involving Meaderville residents and a local grocery business.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote recalls a theater chief usher telling a guest to remove her hat. The brief exchange features a distinguished stranger speaking quietly to Mrs. Giddypate as onlookers describe his appearance.
Michael Gassman, a Civil War Union veteran from New Jersey, swam the Potomac River over 1100 feet wide in icy water to the Virginia shore and back yesterday. A wager spurred the feat as Gassman, wintering here, is described as an expert swimmer and seeks a pension for wartime disabilities.
A Ceylon tea planter with a glass eye told his men he would leave one eye to oversee their work while he was away for a shooting day. He removed the eye and set it on a tree stump, prompting the workers to labor loudly until they slept once the eye was unseen, a ruse that surprised the natives.
Uncle comments on graduation efforts as the niece boasts about a striking dress with new dip front effect and delicious fare while joking that the audience will focus on the outfit rather than the essay.
The poet and his wife banter as the postman brings Aunt Jane's present. She asks what it is and he admits he cannot guess while he is absorbed in writing for magazines. The light exchange captures a quiet domestic moment.
A Washington Post column recalls an early May shower on McPherson Square. An infant is wheeled home by a settled colored woman who dismisses the rain as harmless, claiming the first May rain never makes one catch a cold and that it even strengthens children.
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