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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1902
Page
11
A tailor promises unmatched prices and superior craftsmanship. He uses the finest woolens and best workmen to cut precisely to the customer’s wishes, assuring lasting shape and newness beyond shabby fabrics.
Information from Butte indicates the North Coast Limited on the Northern Pacific will resume after May 1. Great Northern will debut several coast trains with 50 new day coaches, four dining cars, 15 drawing rooms, and 14 sleeping cars, all mahogany finished.
An old railroad superstition piece describes fears about Friday misfortune and omens. Black cats crossing tracks, yellow barking dogs, and bells sounding near graveyards are cited as signs of doom for train crews. Brakemen’s spirits are said to inhabit yellow dogs to warn of death.
D M King of Northern Pacific ends weeks of surveying for Clear water alley Short line and faces a dozen Indians who own land along the coast. The Indians refuse to permit the railway and reject conferences, passes, and offers. NP seeks a workaround.
A memory from near Omaha tells of a railroad eating house owner who marked pies with a large T to distinguish mince from other pies. The night boy Charley asked what the mark meant, and the proprietor explained the T stood for tis mince or taint mince, hoping to avoid mix ups.
Grading is completed on the Montana and Great Northern extension from Jennings to the Canadian boundary a distance of 51 miles with about three quarters laid. The Crow's Nest Southern charter extends the line from the boundary to Fernie British Columbia a further 52 miles with grading well advanced. In Canada the Carson to Cascade line is under the Vancouver Victoria and Eastern Railway and Navigation Company charter with grading in progress.
Northern Pacific officials announce the Yellowstone park season will begin May 30, several days earlier than last year. Preparations are under way to care for tourists at park hotels and to support travel before the usual start. Mild winter weather cleared spring snows, allowing earlier opening and travel. The park company plans improvements and the Northern Pacific has arranged summer trips. An automobile stage line from the park's western entrance will offer guided tours over government roads, with equipment ordered for delivery next month.
Union Pacific announces construction of a three story clubhouse in Cheyenne for its employees. The facility will cost between 60000 and 100000 dollars and include reading rooms clubrooms and a gymnasium for workers.
Orton Bros. at 219 N Main St Butte offers best value for piano or organ buyers. They highlight competitive pricing and a local sales and service focus for customers seeking quality instruments.
Voters are reminded that to vote for school trustees one must register specifically for that race. Registration agents and polling places are being prepared by the county, with openings starting at least 10 days before the election. A single ticket led by C. H. Lane E. B. Werrick W. McC. White and R. L. Clinton is in the field, with strong support for the current board.
Special dispatch to the Standard from Great Falls reports Montana Central railway employees held a third farewell for former chief dispatcher E. B. Lillie at the depot. Mayer spoke, a solitaire diamond ring was presented, Lillie and his wife will depart Tuesday for Sedalia Missouri where he will take the new post. J. C. McKinnon arrived from Havre as the new chief dispatcher.
Helena March 22. The supreme court today took up J. H. Levason’s writ of review demanding Judge Harney certify to the higher court the records and orders related to his December order for a partial distribution of the Davis estate.
Dr James W Kidd of Fort Wayne Indiana announces a universal elixir of life. He says his mysterious compound cures rheumatism neuralgia stomach liver kidney and many other ailments. He offers free trials by mail and claims rapid permanent relief even from paralysis and heart or lung diseases.
Alfred C. Congdon and ward nominees are chosen. Tom Driscoll declines to run after acknowledging past defeats, while central committee members for eight wards are ratified and empowered to fill vacancies as needed.
The Times reports David H. Moffat announced plans with New York capitalists to construct a new Salt Lake road. A 15 million dollar project aims to connect Denver with Salt Lake City via an independent line linking Rock Island and Burlington routes, with contracts for the first 10 miles to be let April 2.
People of Ekalaka push a Miles City to Ekalaka telephone line 140 miles long. Proposal splits cost with Miles City paying half and Ekalaka the other half. Leaders James Heasley and Robert Charters promote the project.
Buffalo mange scab has appeared among horses west of Fort Benton. The state veterinarian orders all exposed horses dipped at once or the state will dip them and charge owners for costs. H. H. Nelson offers a free disinfection pool at his lake basin ranch for horsemen.
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