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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1902
Page
14
The Western Montana office of the standard is at 110 West Main Street Misla. Telephone No. 138 Advertising tes finished on application.
Missoula churches prepare extensive Easter programmes with lilies and flowers. Catholic, Christian, Episcopal, Congregational, Methodist, Presbyterian and other churches feature choirs soloists and special processions. Notable names include R Brian Owen Adeline Stephens Mrs George Cook Mrs F M Cronk rite and Miss Harding along with Miss Ross Lynde Catlin Elmer Woodman and others.
Justice Hayes rules Bergman receives the full amount sued, $9 485, in the Bergman-Quast dispute at Missoula. The case centers on wage scales during haying and dairy work with Bergman paid at $1.25 for dairy and $1.50 for haying.
Railroads in Missoula report the North Dakota washout blocks the Northern Pacific east of Bismarck. Trains from St Paul will use the Great Northern route to Helena and join NP westward, affecting schedules and mail delivery. April payrolls for Rocky Mountain division workers will be $2 short due to poor and road tax deductions. Local officials monitor repair progress and staff movements.
The Second ward Democrats met in Missoula on March 28 with about 50 attendees in the county assessor’s office. H. W. McLaughlin was elected chairman and Assessor Massey secretary. Delegates and alternates for the primary were announced with names including L F Keim, H B Campbell, James Osborne, C H Marsh, George Albee, Phil Gagnon, L N Simons, Tom Pope, George C Higgins, J. H. McLaughlin and alternates J H Pourke, W F Bancroft, F Cook, Frank Woody, sr, Charles Williams, Samuel Dinsmore, C R Prescott, Arthur Higgins, J A Reinhardt, J H Dean.
Missoula on March 28 reports the Woodmen of America picnic drew large crowds last summer and may trigger several this season. The Scandinavian Brotherhood plans a Montana Idaho invite to members. Wallace has about 200 Scandinavians, with hundreds more in Butte and Anaconda likely to attend for a Sunday outing. If held, visitors may total 700 to 800. Committees to organize are expected soon.
Missoula March 28. Contractor George Dildine receives the contract to erect a German Lutherans church for 2500 dollars. Ladies raised funds to buy a lot in South Missoula and bids were opened this week. Excavation has begun, with the church planned north of the Sawhill home.
Missoula reports Judge Landers has returned from a three month stay in California. He appeared well and hinted he may be involved in the upcoming spring election, though he did not specify his plans.
John Quinn brother of Mrs. P M Reilly will leave for Helena on Saturday to enlist in the navy. Examined a week ago he was in good condition and now signs up as a landsman for training aiming for promotion.
John Vealy an engineer at Mullan on Larson and Greenough’s private road and Hiram Tuttle a Saltese mining man depart Missoula for Detroit. Tuttle seeks a medical specialist for rheumatism while Vealy plans several weeks away before returning home. Mail orders go to the Colden Rule in Missoula.
Missoula March 28 The suit by Mrs. Andrew Nelson against the Electric Light Company seeks 40000 dollars for her husband’s death. Remarked as the first of its kind in the state, the case draws close public interest on the outcome.
The Foresters in Missoula report strong growth with new members joining each meeting. A Modern Woodmen dance is scheduled for Thursday April 3 at Elks hall with Esmay's orchestra and tickets priced at $1.00.
County records list transfers including Sarah J Hall to John Woodard for Lot 108 Town Company addition with $1 000, Missoula Real Estate Association to Woodard for part of Lot 18, Block 108 with $10, John Richli to Gustav Mohr for the old Pichrench property for 2500, and St Paul and Omaha quartz mine claims by E Lettrick, George Cook et al in St Revris district.
Annual dress ball hosted at the Union Opera House invites attendance by children and their families. Tickets for gentlemen cost 1 dollar, ladies and parents 50 cents, spectators 50 cents. Proceeds support local programs.
Missoula on March 28 reports a student from the South Side school found a pocketbook near the flour mill. Inland details and ownership are not provided in the readable fragment.
The recovered items include fuse fragments and caps linked to equipment of Fisher and Kirkwood, alleged to have blown open a flour mill safe. A pocketbook once overlooked during a search may hold further clues about the burglars’ belongings scattered on the ground.
James Tilhulem, a one handed railway timekeeper, was freed after a two week forced stay at the detention hospital. He refused vaccination at the Montana hotel quarantine citing blood poisoning. He praised hospital care and will soon move to Salt Lake City for a job on Clark's new road.
L N Simons lists prices for wallpaper at 20 cents per roll, two cents for paint, and 14 cents per yard in a compact local notice. The brief mentions a double toll and itemized costs.
Taylor, arrested with two others for rifling a roomer’s trousers in a Montana lodging house on Front street, was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail after a trial where the testimony tied him to the crime. One accomplice received 96 days at arrest.
Missoula saw large crowds at Good Friday services with a packed evening Mass. Rev. Father Caldie of Spokane attended and participated in the day’s special nature services, contributing to a highly regarded sermon.
I W Sharpe aged 52 telegraph operator died last evening in Missoula of typhoid fever. He arrived from Ellensburg and his remains will be shipped to Lincoln Nebraska on Saturday evening with his mother and sister.
St. Omer Commandery K T No 9 members will attend Easter Sunday worship at the Christian church Missoula on March 28. They will form for the march at 10 30 AM at the Higgins avenue hall in full uniform.
Missoula March 28 William Calder brought from the Blackfoot country and placed in the county jail as insane shows marked improvement. He will be discharged by Sunday or Monday but may be kept a day or two longer for safe completion of his treatment.
A Northern Pacific railroad employee named McKinley was brought to the Northern Pacific hospital last night with a broken leg and serious injuries from an accident near Butte. He was transported from the scene to Missoula for treatment.
Missoula reports Thomas Pope claiming the top score of 242 in a bowling contest at the Golden Rule store. Several contestants competed for the complimentary dress gloves awarded to the highest scorer.
Andrew Kemp left for two months in Tregarden Indiana. Mrs Hirschkowitz and two daughters visited from Helena. Angus Johnston of Philipsburg visited Granite. Miss Hattie Diver on the sick list. Joe Hewett from Girard Kan. visited sister Mrs J M Carlisle. Chris Mack ill with typhoid fever. Dan Gillis ill with rheumatism. Ladies guild met at Mrs Ed Wilhelm's on lower Malin street. Born to Mr and Mrs K Perry a daughter. F C Pierce from Flint Creek Falls wiring the fire house. James Stirling injured in a cave-in at the Bimetallic mill. Mrs R A Curin to Butte on business. Mr and Mrs Joseph Bessette moved to Butte. Ladies guild meeting set for April 3 at Mrs J H Viel's. Eastern Star held a social at their Main street hall. Ice cream cake coffee and fruit served. Granite youth await Red Men's band concert in Philipsburg March 31.
Missoula notes list visitors, residents and travels including Canby Morrison ill at home A Keller visiting Butte Pearl Woods from Garnet Robert King from Carlton John Veeder Garnet and many others from Stevensville Lewistown Granite Frenchtown and Lolo. Ostler Joe play at Union and Perry Steffee from Whitemen Spur report mill work delayed to mid next month.
The Missoula Nursery invites customers to visit its greenhouses or call the city store on Higgins Avenue to inquire about plant selections, care tips, and current stock. Staff provide guidance on landscaping, seasonal favorites, and nursery services.
Peter Gottlob’s 13-year-old son from the lower Sweet Grass country was accidentally shot yesterday by Nelson, a worker for the boy’s father, at the ranch bunk house. The .22 caliber bullet struck under the right shoulder blade after deflection by a rib. the boy is receiving treatment and the wound is not dangerous.
Special Dispatch reports at the Bozeman primaries A J Kusch J Cain Thomas Lewis and James Robertson were chosen as candidates for alderman from the First Second Third and Fourth wards respectively. The Chicago Post fragment appears as an embedded quotation about a romance event.
If you expect a good harvest plant good seeds. We offer Sterling Timothy Sterling Medium Red Clover Choice Timothy Choice Medium Red Clover Northrup King Co. full 5c package of flower and garden seeds at five cents each. We pay freight on all orders for seeds. Mail orders receive careful attention.
The Missoula Montana Democratic convention convenes at the courthouse on March 31 1902 to nominate one police magistrate one city treasurer and one alderman from each of four wards for the April 7 1902 city election. Delegates total 43 by ward First ward 10 Second ward 10 Third ward 12 Fourth ward 11. Primaries to select delegates occur March 29 5 to 7 PM at Edward's old boxes courthouse city hall Keim building and other locations with ward residents invited to participate. Chas H Hall chairman Will Cave secretary.
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