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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
12
Western Montana office of the Standard is located at 134 High avenue, Missoula. Telephone 118. Advertising rates on application.
Mr and Mrs Will P Fisher and son return from Portland praising the Lewis and Clark exposition as a grand sight. They note Montana exhibits are scattered and should be centralized. J K McGavern of Oregon Gulch Big Flat Mining says 11 men work on hydraulic plant, 100000 feet of lumber used, and $6000 to $7000 spent on improvements as the firm prepares for mining this summer. He calls his placer mine among the best in the country.
W H H Dickinson, longtime Bitter Root Valley settler, reports the valley looks its best now and approves the season as a fine crop year with strong promise for the Bitter Root.
Missoula June 29 reports the big picnic planned by Northern Pacific club members at Evaro on Sunday July 23. The annual event attracts railroad people and friends with public invitation extended to all railroad orders and auxiliaries and Missoula residents.
W Terry of the refreshments committee said the event would be the best ever with a ball game, sports program, and a dance. Machinists and clerks at the depot will be rivals in the ball game, and teams are already practicing.
Missoula plans an open air exhibition wrestling match as part of the Fourth of July celebration with Jack Curran of Missoula facing Tony Harris of Butte. Both will demonstrate holds and tricks, and elevated seating will be provided for clear viewing.
In Missoula on June 2 the infant daughter of M. M. Joyce died at 6 p m after several days of illness. Doctors and nurses struggled to save her life but the infantile troubles were too severe. The baby’s funeral, arranged by Undertaker Lucy, will be held tomorrow. Mr Joyce’s wife died May 18 three days after the birth of this child.
In a letter from Puyallup Washington Professor H B Conibear former Montana State University athletic instructor expresses deep thanks for a loving cup sent by Missoula athletes and friends. He values the token highly and cherishes the memories it brings. The Conibears travel to Chautauqua New York to spend the summer where he will teach at an athletic school for six weeks.
The Tremblay family departs Missoula for Butte where Dr. Tremblay will establish his medical practice. He has long served Missoula as a successful physician and will join his family in Butte in a few days. A large group of friends saw them off at the station. Dr Willard osteopath. Phone 195B.
Missoula Negro parade committee reports progress for a big celebration on June 2% with W. H. Eby as orator. Fire department units and Fort Missoula troops will form the parade, spanning a citywide route from Higgins avenue to Cedar and Pine, with floats due by 9 a.m. and a morning address to follow.
A special election in Hamilton approved two telephone franchises for Rocky Mountain Bell and Bitter Root. Only 14 ballots were cast with 10–4 for Rocky Mountain Bell and 13–1 for Bitter Root. Bitter Root reorganized recently and plans a local system connecting nearby ranches.
Missoula reports the Rocky Mountain Belt Telephone company won its franchise at the Hamilton special election. Manager Hall said work would begin immediately, with materials already in Missoula to be sent to Hamilton early next week for rapid completion.
John H Wells of Deer Lodge county will file in the Third Judicial District at Anaconda to foreclose a mortgage on land securing a note for 725 dollars dated Oct 11 1904 payable Jan 1 1905. The suit seeks the note principal with 7 percent interest from Jan 1 1905, a sale decree, deficiency if any, and 100 dollars attorney fees.
Herbert S Houston of The World's Work magazine arrived in Missoula on a western tour to gather material for the August issue. The former Helena Journal editor noted Western Montana’s growth, predicted a bright future for the Treasure State, and planned Montana–headed coverage in the Northwest section with a signed Governor Toole piece. Houston travels with his wife and leaves for Butte that evening.
Nine prisoners were seized from the Watkinsville jail at dawn. A white mob, masked, executed eight inmates with a volley near town center, including seven Black prisoners and one white man Lon Aycock. Joe Patterson survived by feigning death. Authorities vow to arrest mob members.
Miss Mayme Rogers of Long Island Kansas and Gaspard Deschamps Jr of Missoula were married at St Xavier Catholic church Missoula. Rev Father Palladino performed the ceremony with regular Catholic service and low mass followed. The couple departed to Portland for a two week honeymoon and plan to settle in Missoula after their return.
Missoula announces four $1,000 stake races for trotters and pacers with entries closing July 10. California horse owners may ship to Missoula after Sacramento’s state fair, as horsemen expect strong purses and a busy racing season across Montana and Idaho.
In the police court Maud Raymond and Blanche McCurrie were each fined five dollars for disturbing the peace. Alfonse Lavence was fined five dollars for assault and L Guine pleaded guilty to disturbance. His sentence will be passed tomorrow by Justice Hayes.
Bozeman Elks and friends heard a lecture by Robert L. Dunn at the opera house. Dunn, a photographer who first arrived in Korea at the war's outbreak, showed illustrated views and discussed his experiences. He remains in Bozeman for an extra day and will work with the Standard.
Health Officer May today raised the quarantine for scarlet fever on the residence of H. R. Kern in South Missoula. The ill family members have recovered and the home has been thoroughly fumigated.
16 inch green wood available for delivery at 2.25 per load. Telephone 106 for B B M Co. arrangements.
The Fourth Judicial District court adjourned for the summer by Judge F C Webster. Transactions include David B Wilson selling to Effa L Miller for 300 dollars a 10 unit in Knowles addition. Mills Case filed a 160 acre homestead near Trout Creek. Effa Miller bought Lot 10, Block 31 Knowles addition via George F Brooks agency. Several residents planned Spokane visits and relocations to Anaconda. Local figures include W P Ketcham recovering from illness, and Judge Webster with H T Wilkinson and Elmer Hughes traveling to Clinton for mining curve work. A deed transfers half of Pittsburg and Wild Rose quartz claims near St Regis to Bergeron and Gray for 5000 dollars. The city vs Walcott injunction over a Greenough park fence proceeds with Walcott asserting land title rights.
An ad from Standard Office in Missoula promotes a deal: one hundred calling cards and one plate for $1.50. The offer targets individuals seeking inexpensive personalized business cards.
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