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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1906
Page
27
Western Montana office contact details listed with street address 130 Higgins Avenue Missoula and telephone 118. Advertising rates available on application.
A basement fire at Grass Valley meat market on Higgins avenue between Main and Front streets endangers Missoula’s business district. Firemen confined the blaze to the basement with high water pressure from the city lines, evacuating second storey occupants. Loss to fixtures and meats estimated 1200 to 2000 dollars with building damage about 2000 dollars. Dr Parsons and another occupant were rescued through a second-story window.
Mrs Mary Dimmick of Washington shares letters describing her recovery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The publication presents multiple reader testimonials to support the product's claimed health benefits.
Letter from Mrs Dimmick of Washington describes her eight year struggle with painful periods and related symptoms. She credits Lydia E Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts with a life changing reply that empowered her to avoid surgery and regain ease of movement. The exchange illustrates the plant based remedy’s perceived value to readers seeking guidance.
A devastating blaze risked the heart of the city as firefighters contained the flames born near Winstanley & Rhoades real estate and Insurance. Fortunately no hospital patients were harmed and most furniture was moved to the street, preventing total district destruction though records were damaged.
Missoula March 12 The county commissioners met in regular adjourned session. The major business was the examination and approval of the new bonds for county officers. H C Rodger was appointed road supervisor for district No 11 and C H Kessling for district No 12. Regular quarterly reports of Treasurer D J Heytron and County Clerk and Recorder Smith were examined and approved. The petition of Frank Gateatt for a retail liquor license at Iron Mountain was granted. The commissioners adjourned to meet Tuesday March 2.
Weather remains harsh across western Montana with cold, windy conditions and a cold snap noted near Evaro and Arlee. Reports describe a severe storm within a mile-wide zone between these points, yet no damage to the Northern Pacific line is reported.
Special Dispatch from Helena reports the government suit against SL K Megarden and the Missouri Mercantile Co for illegal timber cutting ended with a $2 530 43 payment to the government for the timber value. Col TG Marshall for defendants and District Attorney Rasch for the government handled the matter.
MISSOULA NOTES recounts Alexander Penaluna John Howard and Charles Lannin of Butte visiting during the week Arthur W Corry a young mining engineer also from Butte was in town Monday en route to Philipsburg where the Montana Mining Company properties will be sold at sheriff sale on Thursday.
Missoula March 13 Mrs 8 Cameron of St Regis arrived in Missoula and completed arrangements with Undertaxer Marsh for the burial of John Simmons former partner of Mrs Cameron who died at St Regis yesterday. The funeral will be held from the Marsh chapel at 2 30 tomorrow afternoon Rev E W Wright toom place Burial will take place in the Missoula cemetery.
In Missoula the bidding for transcribing county records to the newly formed Sanders county was won by County Treasurer D. J. Heyfron. His bid came to 6.7 cents per folio across various grades, with the total estimated to reach about $8,000.
In Missoula a letter from Thomas C. Hall of Breckenridge Ir asks for particulars of a killing by W Aison Alard. The note mentions no funeral plans. Relatives have been wired. The Ravaili hotel in Hamilton Mont will be open all winter and operate year round.
Empire Comedy company performs at the Union theater on Sunday night March 18 with a music focused program. The songs used are not published and will not be sold until the Empire season ends. One hundred calling cards and plate offered for $1.50 at Standard office Missoula.
The deceased William Alls, aged man, will be shipped to Coatie Cook in Canada for burial. Relatives will bury the remains, marking the end of his residence here and their ceremonial duties.
London reports on Andrew Carnegie's spelling reform idea drawing diverse views from British authors. Many publish opposition while some think the concept worthy. Charlies A. Swinebourne calls the reform a monstrous barbarous absurdity. London, March 14.
Albany March 13 the senate adopted a condolence resolution praising Susan B. Anthony for 88 years of renowned service calling her one of the most famous and remarkable women of her time.
Judge Webster held a district court session in Missoula on March 13 and released W. Alls on bail after the murder in the Alle home case. The county attorney filed first degree murder charges and a bench warrant to hold Alls without bail or under higher bail. Eye witness George Conniff was bound over on a $200 bond to appear as a witness at the May term.
New York March 12 Prince Taal Tai first cousin to the emperor of China visited Chinatown tonight. He was entertained at the Hotel Savoy with a welcome speech by Joseph Singleton of the Chinese Reform association. The prince praised European methods and predicted closer China United States relations as he admired American mechanical progress.
An old ad urges those with chronic coughs to suspect indigestion rather than consumption. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia and a preventive against a consumptive cough, claiming the tablets are a universal remedy for indigestion and a key to relief.
F C Rosenburg of Lewistown visits Missoula to inspect the University of Montana and praise Lewistown’s rapid growth. He notes the new Independent telephone system linking Lewistown to Billings and rural areas, extended lines to Moore and Kendall, and a potential railroad touch from Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul. High local taxes, a Carnegie library, new blocks, and strong mining resources support optimism for the town’s future.
Antwerp reports thirty one persons drowned today due to unusual river overflows on the Senledt river. The disaster affected local communities and prompted emergency responses.
A March Century piece honors John Hay describing him as an admirable, unparalleled artist in words and voice. It recalls his intellectual, scholarly, and gentlemanly nature, the precise diction, and the rare humor closely linked to melancholy that left a lasting ache for his loss.
A socialist labor party gathering at Grand Central Palace protested the imprisonment of Western Federation of Miners members in Colorado and Idaho over Governor Steunenberg’s murder. Speakers included J C Chase and Mother Jones as well as Ben Hanford and Alex Ander. A resolution denouncing arrests and urging worker defense was adopted.
Albany March 13 Fimer Was stam a resident of this town was arrested at Scio this county on a warrant from the recorder s court on information filed by the district attorney charging attempted poisoning of his wife. It is stated that arsenic and broken glass were found in the tea. Wagstatt was committed to jail in default of $2 bail. Wagstafe bears an excellent reputation. Missoula March 1s in the Hollis source case the wife was the plaintiff an order fixing a division of the property was signed this afternoon in the district court. The order divides the property equally between the two parties concerned.
A March issue describes a new device by French inventors Bucherioux Marolle and Tochow that records a spoken message on a hard waxlike material called sonorine. The card, adhering to post office rules, uses a funnel and registering needle to produce a voice at delivery, holding about 8 words.
Reports of a wreck near Monida on the Oregon Short Line reached Butte at 8 o'clock last night. The eastbound train left at 2 45 yesterday morning and backed in due to blocked tracks. The fireman on No 7 was killed. Details and names are unavailable. No trains have passed since the wreck.
Nearly all passenger trains were delayed yesterday and last night due to extreme cold and snow. The Oregon Short Line bound for Butte was snowbound and arrived after storelock last night. Northern Pacific No 8 east and the North Coast limited from the east were several hours late, with westbound trains also delayed by about 20 minutes.
A March bulletin from the census bureau lists the number of establishments manufacturing starch in the United States with a 1903 asset base of 7008009 and products valued at $808,004. Julius B. Bissell, former Colorado Court of Appeals judge, died today of apoplexy in Denver. A mining article discusses improved shaft sinking with large engines, safety measures, rope and rider steadiness, folding doors, and the benefits of winding arrangements including safety-attached hooks and locked-coll rope for sinking operations.
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