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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
12
R. M. Cobban has filed suit against the county treasurer seeking recovery of taxes alleged to be due. The action centers on disputed tax assessments and the appropriate collection of sums owed.
In Missoula district court today A E Ives was granted a divorce from Mary L Ives on adultery grounds after a prior default. Guardian Charles H Marsh appointed for Mary Hayes Alice Hayes and George Sparenburg minors with $1500 bond. Appraisers Hugh Campbell William Hord and John Hayes named to value city property. Cobban sues Higgins over $4824 alleged unlawful tax payment. Attachments against Stilson Hutchens v Gold Belt Mining firm tied to Trout Creek district claims.
The project covers lands west of Missoula to Six Mile and along the northern survey line already completed. The worker will operate near the reservation area and also around Frenchtown and Missoula.
Call the Standard office to learn about the year's subscription premiums. The offer claims the premiums outshine all competitors.
Deputy Game Warden Arthur Higgins notified Nine Mile Dam owners that a fishway must be erected after high water to let fish migrate upstream. The Big Blackfoot Milling Company was told to lengthen its sawdust chute as sawdust was entering the river. No other violations reported.
A. J. Lowry faced a jury trial in Missoula on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. He toured firms offering varied skills from watchmaking to clerking while misrepresenting his background. The jury found him not guilty and he left promptly for new endeavors.
Missoula news notes the Democrat Messenger will discontinue daily issues after Saturday and appear as a weekly. The editor cites business considerations and a plan to build a wide solid foundation by returning to weekly publication.
Missoula faces the Montana club of Butte on Sunday with a lineup including Mitchell, Myers, Mulroney, Kennedy, Kelley, Stevens, Joyce, Campbell, Lejeune and Ir. The advertisement lists split bamboo rods with nickel trimming for sale at McBride's for $1.
J B Collins, state forest reserves superintendent, reports a recommendation for extra rangers across state reserves. Bitterroot gets three, Flathead seven, and Lewis and Clarke eight. new rangers begin July 1. FP M Haines of Upland Indiana appointed to supervise Flathead reserve, succeeding W J Brennan who resigned.
Bert Jones was found in a cabin on the Wedsworth ranch near Bird creek east of Great Falls and died in Cascade at about 5 am. A single man about 30, he had been ill several days with typhoid fever, left untreated while in the employ of August Wedsworth. his Missouri relatives were listed.
Prize beef at Union Market is noted as the Woodman memorial day for Missoula camp No. 320 Mo W A. Members and friends meet June 16 at 11 AM in the Elks hall to honor Garden City camp No. 1535 R N A and visiting camps with decoration of departed neighbors.
In Missoula on June 14 all churches announce morning and evening services. Christian Science at Elks hall 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Scandinavian church Sunday school 10 a.m. Restoration at 8 p.m. Various denominations list 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. sermons with Sunday schools and special music by R. Brian Owen and local musicians.
Civil Engineer McElroy in charge of a government surveying outfit directs his force on the opposite side of Grant creek. The party focuses on laying out sectional lines and, when weather permits, covers a large area.
An explosion at a cartridge factory near Les Moulineux causes fifteen deaths and about twenty injuries, with many victims described as severely harmed and most among the injured being women.
Tearful scenes show a pregnant woman needing support while a doctor’s remedies claim to calm nerves restore appetite and aid sleep. The testimonial from Mrs. P. B. Douglas links Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery to relief from nausea and weakness during early maternity.
Missoula prepares a two day Fourth of July celebration with horse racing, a parade, Major Maginnis as the orator, a noon rest, athletic contests with cash prizes, and a grand evening fireworks display. The following day features a Wallace vs Missoula baseball game and the race meet closing. Excursions are arranged from branch lines and regional crowds are expected.
Missoula June 14. A plan to provide Thompson with an electric light plant progresses. Jesse Pruden of Missoula has taken the first step by diverting 4000 inches of Prospect creek water at Prospect falls to power proposed facilities. The power will serve lighting and other uses.
Mis soula residents report several movements including Dinsmore from Bitter Root, Dungan returning from Dillon, Frazer back from Butte and Helena, and Hart bound for Kalispell to pursue business. Brewer and family arrive from Minneapolis to settle in Mis soula, Gouenou treated for rheumatism, and the Missoula baseball team preparing for Sunday’s game against Butte. Theodore Bedard Jr attended to city business, noting the committee overseeing the work.
P M Reilly and Co grocers display fine premiums in the east window and offer them as giveaways through the Globe.
Ivan Harper, about 18, recently at the Missoula poor farm, planned to live without family aid in Utah. He traveled north, earned no money, and slept rough until illness, likely blood poisoning, halted him. After patient care he recovered and awaits transport home. B. A. Mitchell of Oregon Nursery Company in Missoula notes the situation.
Grand Chancellor R D Steele visited the Knights of Pythisas lodge in Hamilton boosting activity as former members seek reinstatement. Local notes cover arrests, mining talk, orchard reports, births and deaths, clerical appointments, travel, a burglarized home in Darby, a failed Dick Bland mine deal, a Hamilton baseball team formation, and a land case in Skalkaho before the Northern Pacific railway.
Virgil Houtchens, a well known Missoula resident, was injured at Lothrop when a heavy timber fell on his arm. He received surgical aid in Missoula tonight. Crimson harvester oil, Pulliam Bros, (text truncated)
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