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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1902
Page
30
Western Montana office of the standard is at 110 West Malin Street, Missoula. Telephone number 118. Advertising rates furnished on application.
A clothing buyer chooses three lots of young men suits on sale this week. Prices are about dealer cost and rival stores seldom match for style fit and durability. Parents and teens gain from the money saved and the chance to buy a suit with lasting wear.
The University of Montana biological station at Flathead Lake expects strong attendance for a season of field work. Prof Elrod and P. M. Silloway lead studies on water birds, freshwater invertebrates, and alpine life, with plans for a July start and a Chicago contingent joining later.
Members and instructors plan a Burlington Iowa trip to study glacial phenomena and alpine plants with Mr Ricker. Attendees pay only necessary expenses, no dues. Send names to director M J Flrod Missoula. Also, Mrs J J Ward offers reward for lost gold watch between Catholic hall and home.
Missoula officers faced two late night calls at the Barlow residence on South Fourth Street. Each time intruders fled before capture after attempts to pry the east screen. Investigators found bent bamboo rods valued at one dollar.
The Stevensville training school will hold three day commencement events Sunday through Tuesday in Horticulture hall. Rev. J. P. McCarthy of Helena delivers the sermon at 11 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. Rev. J. C. Rector of Deer Lodge preaches at 8 p.m. Monday features class exercises and an annual concert. Tuesday morning hosts the literary address by State Superintendent W. W. Welch of Helena. Also advertised is a Desirable residence for sale at Main and Madison streets in Missoula.
President F C Ives of the State Trades and Labor council returns to Missoula from Denver where he attended the Western Labor Union meeting. He lauds the gathering as one of the west’s largest and notes delegates included national figures. He calls Denver a top convention town and cites travel pains both ways.
A series of baseball games between the Critics of Butte and the Missoulas is scheduled in Missoula on July 4th 5th and 6th. The Missoulas are expected to be stronger by then.
In Missoula a hobo named Dago Pete details plans for a nationwide hoboes convention slated for Illinois in August. He recalls past gatherings from 1894 Montreal to 1896 Illinois and 1899 to present, noting large crowds and shifts to stealth travel aboard freight cars. The piece also reports university enrollment growth and upcoming sessions at the state university with new departments and courses.
Missoula on June 14 reports the state university faculty gearing up for the opening of summer school on June 16 with a large expected registration of public school teachers. Grounds near the campus boast deep green lawns, new plantings, and blossoms while construction advances on the woman’s hall and science hall wing. The chemistry department orders two platinum dishes for mineral water analysis, plans the Lolo hot springs study, and seeks back issues of key chemical periodicals to complete its library.
Missoula prepares for a visit from Hamilton teams in gun and baseball events. The gun club has practiced daily and posted solid scores while Hamilton hones a strong record. Baseball, having lost to Hamilton last Sunday, looks to reverse the result on home turf.
Directors of the Northern Pacific club will meet in a few days to report progress on the July 22 picnic at Grant Creek. The plans include dancing music and games and officials expect it to be one of the season’s most enjoyable events.
The Western Union crews arrived in Missoula to string a direct line from Helena to Missoula, Wallace, and Spokane after completing the Helena segment. The Wallace to Missoula section follows earlier work from Helena, with the Spokane connection planned.
Professor Morton J. Elrod of the state university departs Missoula for Pittsburg to attend two major conventions. He will read a paper before the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Microscopical Society. He expects a week to ten days away.
A Missoula city council meeting is called for Monday night to act on several matters and unfinished business. Officials say no quorum is expected as some aldermen plan to leave the city that day.
At the Montana Epworth league convention in Butte, Missoula's Mountain View chapter reports 114 members, second only to Butte, while Missoula city chapter counts 85 despite a much smaller population.
The Missoula chapter is among the most active in the state with the state league president living here. The pastor and the president contribute to the chapter’s strong condition and several delegates will attend the convention from this city. A new facial massage service at the Rankin hotel barber shop showcases up-to-date treatment.
The Missoula Fourth of July committee reports $1,400 raised with collections still due to fund prizes for races and expenses. A rock drilling contest on July 5 draws interest, with cash prizes paid at the platform. Firms pledge parade displays as two days of celebration invites regional visitors with Elks Hall and Esmavy's orchestra providing music.
Misoula notes record local social movements with J A Luke of Helena and L C McHeffey visiting the city. Several residents travel or return from nearby towns including Miss McKeenzie from Philipsburg and Miss Elsie Cyr from Dillon. Levert Rennick recovers after Trinity hospital surgery. Mrs Nelson departs East for a few weeks before a district court damage case.
From the Philadelphia Times a story recalls a naive young man from upstate with talent and ambition who resists temptations urged by companions. A farmer’s son visits a Stranger in the suburbs and repeatedly asks what his father would say, until the host finally asks where the father is.
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