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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1902
Page
14
Report notes several people involved were shaken but not seriously injured. Witnesses describe a tense scene with quick response from responders and bystanders. Police investigation continues to determine cause and identify involved individuals.
Missoula Acting Coroner Williams has empaneled a jury to probe the death of Andrew Nelson and the cause is traced to baling wire touching an arc light line. Jurors inspected the Nelson home and premises before adjourning until Friday. Funeral plans await Mrs Nelson’s recovery.
In Missoula Ole Brondsig narrowly avoids a fatal incident after a hanging electric light wire strikes a horse in the barn at M. R. Robinson’s South Second Street farm. Brondsig and the horse are knocked down, repeated when the wire again shorts the animal, prompting him to seek help once the issue was found.
In Missoula Land Office a contest was heard over land near Lolo with T D Long for the state and Frank Woody for the Olsen contestees Edwin and Edward Olsen. Vere Wilson and Ida Dumonfier of Stevensville filed declaratory statements near their homes. George F E Harris and Albert H May filed timber and stone entries for adjacent land.
The commissioners in Missoula on March 4 approved a change in the clerk's office at Boston which will create a doorway directly opposite the west end entrance and a passage into the smaller room. Attorneys and clients can use this room to discuss matters, a reform deemed beneficial.
Missoula residents are invited to tour the Missoula Nursery greenhouses and the Higgins Avenue city store or contact the location for hours and offerings. Gifts, plants, and gardening supplies may be featured as part of the visit.
Missoula March 4 reports John Lind visiting the city this week among the guests. Lind is identified as formerly a Missoulan, highlighting a notable local connection during his current visit.
A Missoula native who left eight years ago for the Klondike has returned from the East after visiting old friends. He earlier worked as foreman on a Northern Pacific bridge crew. He and partner John Crist struck rich ore in the Klondike and became wealthy. Crist remains in the East while Lind heads back to the northern mines. Meals served hot at the European.
The Missoula city council discussed dumping grounds complaints and enforcement, approved a sieve of actions against traveling fakers, and passed the scavenger ordinance. It also backed bond selling ordinances and approved building improvements for John T. Laccasse C. H. Wilson and Van Ro Farrell.
Missoula March 4 The county commissioners held a busy session examining reports and tax issues. They ordered cancellations of sale certificates for John Parent and C H Beach and a refund for double assessments on A W Devol's property. Col T C Marshall urged back pay for deputy sheriffs and action may follow later in the week.
The mayor appointed Samuel Bellew as registering agent for the city election and the council confirmed ward officers. First ward judges are Cronkrite Grant Phillips Spalding Taylor. Second ward judges Sims Woody Kemp Angevine Osborne. Third ward judges Orr Hall Reed Bishop Bencom. Fourth ward judges Erickson Walters Longley Fabert.
David Graham will build a new bridge four miles from the first, crossing the Missoula River near Lothrop. It spans about 370 feet with two 150 foot Howe truss sections and a small pony span, costing around 8000 dollars. Completion is target by May 1 with county ownership conditioned on maintenance.
Two demurrers to amended complaints were filed today with the district court clerk. One challenges the claim against George Derosiier and wife, alleging the complaint fails to state a valid cause of action and is ambiguous on whether damages arise from money received or breach of contract. Murray and Hughes represent the defendants.
Missoula is set for a Thursday hearing before Justice Houtchens after the supreme court decision in gambling cases. Convictions are anticipated in the Missoula cases as interest centers on the outcomes and legal implications.
Eugene Carrier caused a scene at the Model restaurant before being pursued by a Chinaman and detained by Officer Wilson. Doctors found he is suitable for asylum due to delusions of wealth tied to family troubles after his wife left him. He claims to own cattle and money in Canada, with 450 head on a reservation. The report notes his decline and hopes for recovery.
Assessor J H Massey returns from Spokane. Constable Henry Iron Mountain. John S Bakke declares intention to become citizen. Mrs John Ryden seriously ill in Sisters Hospital. Karl Anton Falström 34 and Augusta N Carlson 25 obtain marriage license. Daily's offers home cured hams bacon and fish for Lent.
From the Forsyth Times a note explains the North Dakota Newspaper union provided ready prints for both Forsyth Papers. A shipping clerk mixed up the bundles, causing the News to print the Times’ stories and vice versa. The error was discovered after publication and corrected. the paper jokes about pairing the clerk with matrimony to prevent future lapses.
John Stand pleaded guilty for a shooting attempt near Judge Woody's residence and was fined 50 dollars plus costs, then jailed for nonpayment. James Whalen admitted to assaulting a Chinaman at Model restaurant and received 25 dollars plus costs and jail time. George Doyle was jailed 30 days for disturbing the peace but released to work, while KE Casey received guidance and a promise to reform. The town will hear famed tenor Professor Theodore Reimstad at the Swedish Congregational church on West Spruce street next Thursday with 50 and 25 cent admission.
Missoula reports Sheriff Metcalf traveling from Granite county to Vic tor and other Bitter Root points to summon witnesses in the murder case of Hunter charged with killing his son in law H. O. Wallbridge near Philipsburg several months ago.
Miss Daisy Bond learns her brother B J Bond was badly burned in a Idaho boarding house fire that killed six. Rev B C Black resigns as Hamilton Christian church pastor effective March 1. Under Sheriff Bishop and family housed in Brennan residence. Harry Pell and wife welcomed a son in Des Moines. Miss Virginia McCrackin visits Washington D C and recalls Montana. Young Leslie Corrigan, nine, breaks arm sliding on frozen sawdust heap near the planet.
Dave Lyndes claims a patent for a copper cave that holds 106 hens in darkness then lights, tricking birds into believing daylight. He plans repeated cycles to produce about ten to nineteen eggs daily per hen, aiming to flood the egg market and profit from incubator trade.
Forsyth Times lauds schoolma'ams for wholesome appearance and noble conduct. It praises their diligence in education, noting their impact on society and likening their influence to that of soldiers in safeguarding the state.
A Forsyth teacher assigns students to write stories. A pupil begins with a Jersey cow on a hill with three legs. The boy insists the plot involves a train accident, $3,005 damages, and a London coronation ending with marriages to rich Englishmen.
Albert Budas devised a promotion offering a key with every dollar purchase placed 25 silver dollars in a glass showcase. The plan aimed to reward the patron holding the matching key when all thousand keys were out, but the scheme led to losses detected Monday night.
Entry was made during the night and the next morning an empty box was found at the rear of the store. The intruder did not disturb other items nor attempt the cash drawer. The motive appeared to be cupidity.
Washington Star notes expert penmen from the navy, post office, interior and treasury drafted names on White House reception invitations. Under Thomas H. Netherland, the four men prepared lists and addressed envelopes, with a systematized process and secretary Cortelyou’s oversight ensuring discretion and consistency across seasons.
In a Chicago Chronicle piece Earl Li Hung Chang comments on the U S minister to China Mr Conger and a bundle of Des Moines papers. He notes China needs an up to date press while comparing prayer for rain to sun worship and points out how weather seems to vary.
The Chicago Chronicle recounts James J. Hill president of the Great Northern Railway as the hardest working, the richest in the Northwest, who instills toil in his sons. A family joke centers on a young man scolding and Hill’s amused, quiet chuckle afterward.
Field Flower and Garden Seeds advertises Sterling Timothy, Sterling Medium Red Clover, Choice Timothy, Choice Medium Red Clover, and Northrup King & Co. full seed packages. It claims good harvests come from good seeds and notes that freight is paid on all seed orders with careful mail-order attention.
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