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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1902
Page
12
In Missoula, a justice court case about a robbery prompts discussion on public defenders. A lawyer notes potential benefits and risks of a state funded defender system, arguing it could aid the poor but worry over misuse and impact on private attorneys.
Spring brings growing interest in Missoula baseball with practice games at the south side park. University of Montana players led by captain Homer McDonald plan nightly workouts as they seek matches with Idaho, the state college, and Helena's Jackman college.
Mr and Mrs Patsy McCue traveled from Hamilton to New York after visiting Thems On Missoula. They stayed with Mr and Mrs George Reiners and were seen off with friends tying shoes to their trunk handles. Mail orders go to the Golden Rule in Missoula.
John Maguire will deliver his famous lecture on Robert Emmet and His Times on Tuesday evening at the Missoula opera house. The event has attracted much interest and promises a compelling look at the Irish revolutionary and his era.
Missoula residents welcome Mr. Maguire for a commemorative lecture honoring a renowned Irish patriot. The event includes a brief musical program and is expected to draw a crowded audience as part of worldwide celebrations.
The Montana state board of education members arrived in Missoula on March 9 for a two to three day stay. They will meet in the morning and visit the University of Montana to inspect its workings. Attendees include Charles Leonard, O P Chisolm, J F E Paul, M J McConnell, N B Holter and State Superintendent W W Welch.
Joseph Dray was taken to Parson's hospital in Missoula after a buggy mishap near Lolo. The leg broke just above the knee while he and a companion were returning home, possibly injuring the knee joint. He will be confined for some time.
A letter from Morris Schlossberg, who escaped a major New York hotel fire, reports only minor injuries to his hands and rapid improvement. No further details are provided.
A small chimney fire on East Front Street in the Lucy block was quickly extinguished by Fire Chief Walling and an onlooker without department aid. It marks the second chimney fire this winter. The market meanwhile advertises home cured hams and bacon and various fish suitable for Lent at Daly's.
Hamilton news reports the Ravalli county board auditing bills and hearing road petitions while inspecting the poor farm house for contract rectifications or price reductions. Patsy McCue the jockey departs for New York after a wedding to Stella Parmenter and gifts from friends. Smallpox prompts vaccination orders as Hamilton schools reopen with vaccination requirements in effect. Turkish baths and Rankin Barber Shop are noted amid local meals.
Stevensville notes report funeral attendance for Mrs. R. W. Martin in Corvallis and Amos Buck at the service. Residents share visits to Missoula and Hamilton, relocation plans to Northern California, and family movements. Local society dinners and business at Missoula Nursery’s greenhouses are noted along with a move of property near the mission.
Trainmasters, switchmen and conductors refuse to work after Burger and crew are not reinstated. Missoula officials warn Rocky Mountain division will halt all trains if demands are not met by 4:30 PM, threatening widespread disruption and tied up freight cars.
Butte visitor J McConnell and William Logan resignations noted. G H Brown visits Nine Miles. Kemp trips to Butte. Deschamps to Kalispell. Local land transfers, sales, and quit claims appear along with Missoula social events. If you need details, see the full column.
Word reaches Middletown on March 9 that Cornelius Van Ness, the octogenarian millionaire of Port Jer. is involved in a developing local matter. The report hints at financial ties and regional impact.
Vis, once of New York, was baptized in the River Jordan by Rev. William K. Hall of Newburgh. Mr and Mrs Van Ness sailed on the steamer Celtic bound for the Orient, aiming to fulfill a years long ambition to be baptized in the Jordan.
Busy week at the university with first semester work completed and new programs arranged. The psychology lab has opened, the basketball team is reorganized, and a faculty women’s game challenge was issued. An advanced chemistry elective, a surveying field exercise, convocation led by Professor Scheuch, and a successful concert by Paloma and Karla Schramm were noted. State board officials will inspect Monday and Tuesday. The oratorical association accepted a debate with Washington Agricultural College. preliminary contest on March 14.
Reports say packages arrived at the Auditorium hotel for Prince Henry containing eggs with notes claiming freshness. Gifts ranged from Cologne to sausages and rye whiskey, with some items from jokers and others sincere, prompting hotel clerks to wonder when the gifts will stop.
A Chicago observer cites statistics from railroad, iron works, grain elevators, boiler works, and hospitals, noting 65 percent of accidental deaths occur between the 20th and 26th of each month. Saturdays and Mondays are especially risky, linked to payday and drinking. Hospital and coroner records over five years support the pattern.
Theosophical and occult writers claim Brahmin priests have taught for years that a serpent appeared in the Garden of Eden during a specific period of the month. This event allegedly tempted Eve and caused mankind to fall from God’s favor, making that time unusually unlucky.
Three well dressed intoxicated men entered a Forty-second street drug store late Friday night. The clerks used calm diplomacy while the trio selected tooth brushes, soap, and licorice, paying with dollars as they pocketed goods and left. The scene showed bemused behavior and apparent relief after purchases.
A hotel clerk quips about more Browns than Smiths registering. A traveler bets cigars on Browns versus Smiths and floods the register with Browns as a reunion looms. The prank exposes the Brown family gathering and the traveler’s scheme.
Shakespeare notes Orpheus with his lute could charm trees mountains and seas. His music made flowers and plants spring and seas calm. Sweet tones eased care and grief and lulled listeners to sleep.
The Historic Rush Swords collection records that Mrs. Richard Lewis Howell of Washington possesses the sword worn by Richard Rush at the coronations of George IV and William and Mary, and that similarly it was used at Queen Victoria’s coronation by Benjamin Rush when he served as attache to the American legation in London.
Blacksmith Bob and Boiler-plate Jim sign an agreement to divide gate money from a public spectacle. The anticipated show ends as usual with the fighters taking the money and the public gaining the experience.
If you expect to reap good harvests, plant good seeds. Sterling Timothy, Sterling Medium Red Clover, Choice Timothy, Choice Medium Red Clover, Northrup King & Co.'s full 5¢ package of flower and garden seeds at reach. We pay freight on all orders for seeds. Mail orders receive careful attention.
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