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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1902
Page
4
Deer Lodge March 5 The county commissioners met Monday and progressed road district adjustments and bill approvals. They received 40 transcribed record volumes by contractor M Martin and plan a final settlement this week. The new records showcase neat penmanship and orderly entries.
William Curran of Minneapolis keeps a young timber wolf as a pet after buying it from a Montana man. The 11 month old animal accompanies him on walks through the city and hotel guests scatter upon its appearance. Curran plans to stage fights between the wolf and a bulldog, claiming the wolf would win.
M. E. Johnson supreme chancellor of the United Moderns will lecture on fraternal insurance at A. O. H. hall tomorrow evening. He spent several days in Butte where a banquet was given in his honor. Anaconda branch members anticipate a crowded hall as Moderns and friends attend. Johnson is regarded as an able and entertaining speaker.
W H Clark brother of Secretary of State George A Clark recounts rheumatism in 1890 at Junction City Kansas. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing pain swelling in four boxes and says rheumatism has not troubled him since. He names others helped by the remedy and urges care to obtain the genuine product distributed by Dr Williams Medicine Co.
Idaho state auditor Egbert W. Jones cautions would be prospectors about delays and risks entering Thunder Mountain as snow binds access for two months. He notes rich prospects, large crews wintering in camps, and multiple mines such as Delhi Cleopatra Jefferson and Mineral Hill expanding with new mills and plans for a rail link boosting a future boom.
A patient who escaped Warm Springs asylum was captured by the sheriff in Deer Lodge and jailed, then returned to Warm Springs on the afternoon train. He admitted the escape and said he planned to head to Butte. Also reports of temperance lectures at the courthouse by Captain W C Dutton of Texas begin Tuesday night, with a large audience. Peter Lansing, sidelined by a sleighing fall, has recovered and resumes work.
Ex dog catcher I P Dorsen faces grand larceny charges after waiving preliminary hearing in Justice Quane s court. Bond set at 500, he could not pay and remains in county jail awaiting transfer to Judge Napton. Dorsen earlier absconded with a horse and buggy, prompting police pursuit and capture in Great Falls.
Mrs. Mra Smith sued the Great Northern Express in Judge Hays' court for 8.75 after chickens entrusted to the company vanished from a West Commercial avenue stable. The company offered no testimony and the judge ruled for the plaintiff, with costs borne by the express company. Mrs. Smith had traveled from Butte to Anaconda with several valued fowl, including a prize rooster.
The Engineering and Mining Journal provides a well written illustrated article on the new Washoe Copper company's plant in Anaconda. It details the plant’s construction purpose and capacity, presenting an engaging account for readers.
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