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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1905
Page
10
Western Montana office of the Standard is located at 134 Highs avenue Missoula. Telephone 0 118. Advertising rates on application.
Richie captures the Francis Cup with 12 of 15 in reverse angles and wins the first event with 10 straight singles. Leighton Stewart takes the Bell and Vincent spoon with 10 straight. Woody and Plank share top scores in other events as Missoula hosts the shooting day and celebrates local results.
Sheriff Graham nabbed a man named BR Larry near Bonner while probing the Drein shooting last night. Seven razors and a revolver were found on him and he was jailed awaiting further inquiry. Possible tie to Turk barber shop burglary. owner cannot match pieces.
The Montana Epworth League wrapped four days of services in Missoula with sunrise prayers, sermons by Rev. W W Van Orsdel, two evangelistic rallies, a Y M C A program, and a praise service. Dr John P De Pauw spoke on The Sublimity of a Great Conviction to close the convention. Delegates expressed high satisfaction with the event’s outcomes and hospitality.
The Catholic church in Missoula concluded the third of three pipe organ recitals with the new pine organ. Leo Mutter of Chicago impressed with the instrument as vocal numbers and local choruses received praise for skilled, faithful preparation.
Homeless and dying, Frank McCoy known as Big Frank, a famed old time bank burglar and partner of Jimmy Hope, was found in the street and taken to Bellevue. Hope died recently in the Manhattan bank robbery and the 1897 Beneficial Savings theft in Philadelphia, which netted $60,000.
J D Drein a miner and union member from Mojave California says he was drunk when a stranger ordered him to surrender and shot him in a dark area of the Missoula railroad yards. He recalls little and refused to identify any suspect. Police detained 51 suspects with only Wiley Jones held for possible connection as officers pursue the case.
A 14 car heavy train carrying a Knights of Columbus delegation returned east via Yellowstone Park. The group had traveled to western coast points and the Portland Exposition, with a stop in Missoula where the arrival was several hours late due to delays on the journey.
R A Eddy and his wife with a maid arrived in Missoula for a brief visit and are registered at the Florence. Eddy, once a leading local businessman, is now living in San Francisco.
Judge Loud resumes district court with only urgent matters. Jessie V. Strong of Stacey granted a divorce from William Strong. Annie E. Sanders granted divorce from W. H. Sanders. Sanders in Deer Lodge for assault on Charles Davis then Rosebud County sheriff. A venire of 36 summoned for June 2. Charles Smith to be tried for grand larceny, alleged horse theft from G. P. Moorehead.
Georgie Krebs, son of Mrs. Bertha Krebs of 27 South H Street, died last evening from diphtheria. It marks the first Livingston death from the illness since the April outbreak in the Italian quarter. Officials report several cases but no epidemic risk as contaminated houses remain quarantined.
Madrid reports hint at an imminent ministerial crisis after government candidates for the presidency of the chamber of deputies were defeated and other government motions rejected. Political circles show mounting excitement.
Missoula hosts a June 22 celebration by about 400 Japanese laborers and families led by F B Masouka. A 7:30 torchlight parade, banquet at the Montana hotel, band music, fireworks, and speeches are planned with ample food and hospitality for attendees.
Mr and Mrs J J Reinhard and Gilbert Reinhard returned from the Lewis and Clark exposition in Portland and spoke highly of the fair and hospitality They noted Montana's strong mining display in Butte and the promise of stronger agricultural and horticultural shows as the fair began Verdie Spurgin left Missoula to manage the horticultural display Washington and California sent strong exhibits and Montana officials reported good coastal business and a profitable trip
Pascall P. Pratt, a Buffalo merchant and banker and early Pittsburgh connection, died after an operation failed to revive him. Born in Buffalo in 1819, Pratt married Phoebe Lorenz in 1845 and built a fortune through commerce and finance.
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania on June 18 a sustained heatwave caused six deaths and three prostrations as street thermometers showed 94 to 98 degrees.
Reports from Houston dated June 18 state a widespread caterpillar outbreak across Eastern and Southeastern Texas. The infestation is harming fruit trees, corn, and truck gardens, with farmers facing notable crop losses.
Thompson Falls reports from Ponts to Murray indicate a proposed Panhandle smelter at Ponderay will open local ore shipping routes. An electric or wagon road to Murray could turn Thompson into a shipping point for Coeur d'Alenes ore, cutting transport costs and boosting employment as the Panhandle Smelter aims to treat ores by September.
Special dispatch notes R F B Cochran of the University of Nebraska elected as high school teacher for the upcoming year. Other items include a debt suit verdict of 100 dollars, local visitors, a jail term option chosen, and several residents noted for activities and court actions.
College entrance examinations conducted by the College Entrance Examination Board start tomorrow at 160 points nationwide and in London Paris Geneva Frankfurt and Dresden. In New York exams are at Columbia University and continue for six days with over 2100 candidates this year, up from last year.
Eleanor Ralph of Louisiana wed Captain Masturai in Rome with Senator Piezantoni and Deputy Baron Derizin as witnesses. The bride’s parents and her sister Mrs. Harrison Durant attended the ceremony.
Patrick Hayes, mayor of Potomac, predicts a prosperous season in Western Montana as rainfall boosts hay and crop yields in the Blackfoot valley. He notes Missoula’s rich tributaries and optimistic outlook for summer and fall prosperity. Herman Kohn, Higgins avenue jeweler, returns from Bohemia praising Missoula as the ideal home with health beauty and business.
Cleveland Ohio June 18 purchasing agencies for Panama canal materials will be located in Washington New York New Orleans San Francisco and Seattle Col Clarence R Edwards chief of the bureau of insular affairs announced tonight He said the president is considering appointing an American expert from the Suez Canal company to the canal commissioners board Goods will be contracted c i f at Colon or Laboca to avoid accusations of regional discrimination.
The Daily Mail Paris correspondent reports Emperor William seeks to found a conference among major powers to settle eastern affairs. The plan aims to convene an international gathering to address tensions in the region.
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