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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1902
Page
4
Anaconda merchants plan to improve the Anaconda to Big Hole road to equal any county road in the state. They reject revived plans for a new county road south of the city to the Big Hole valley, citing cost and better summer options on the current route.
A May Four-Track News feature titled The Prophet's Chamber promises a unique story with illustrations and ranching advice aimed at Northwest ranch wives. The notice notes free mailing in the U S and price details for subscriptions and single copies.
As the term closes in Anaconda public schools teachers await school board action. Seniors finalize plans for their programme with a noted musical component under Miss MacDougal while examinations and reviews dominate final days.
A Kansas City woman Mrs. W L Butler credits Wine of Cardui with restoring her health after years of invalidism. She describes relief from irregular menstruation and general weakness and urges others to seek the remedy through the Chattanooga Medicine Co. and local druggists.
Efforts during spring weather brighten Sheriff Jack Conley s farm area behind the courthouse and the main yard at the county seat. Officials fear Sheep Gulch ditch floods may overflow and threaten the courthouse basement in future freshets.
Anaconda markets show strawberries and tomatoes as new daily displays while meat prices stay high. Prices for potatoes, cabbage, and lettuce ease with abundant supplies from Deer Lodge valley and nearby regions, signaling no potato famine and rising produce variety in warm weather markets.
Anaconda authorities pledge a continued crackdown on junk buyers and sellers without licenses. Four Butte residents were arrested for buying junk here. Ray was released for lack of evidence while O E Nash paid a fine after admitting ignorance of the law. Police anticipate further arrests to enforce licensing and curb brass and copper castings thefts.
The suit of Mrs Mabelle John against L F Robinson for a single dollar’s furniture proceeds in Judge Hinyes court. Trial paused after hours and jurors were selected. Mrs John testified the furniture belonged to her, sold by her husband Terry John without consent, and that she had not received payment. defendant did not appear at trial.
Rainproof raglans and silk umbrellas sell cheap while gowns for girl graduates and regulation tennis shoes draw buyers. Boys suits drop to 2.80 from 3.50 and 5.40 for 6.75 suits. Women slippers and baby shoes also marked down. Silk skirts list 25 percent off. total sale figures total 14 590 23.
The partnership between Ole Hartquist and Henry Benson is dissolved by mutual consent. Henry Benson and Nels Westland will continue the business under their names.
Special Dispatch reports Game Warden William Smith from Billings arrived in Miles City on May 2 to ascertain the particulars of a local incident. He will pursue available evidence and interview witnesses to determine the facts and any legal actions.
Report describes ties involved in a north side deer killing and a subsequent death story. Sheriff Savage is interviewed but identifying the man who violated game laws proves futile. A distant boy and the game warden both fail to establish a clear account and depart.
State Game Warden Scott and Deputy Ferguson arrested August Gottschalck after he showed mountain sheep heads and pelts to an investigator. Four scalps and pelts were seized. Gottschalck, noted as a major West fur dealer, claimed the items were 10 to 12 years old and predates the game law.
Six people were injured and property damage reaching nine thousand dollars from two tornadoes that hit Iowa on May 2. One tornado struck Bayard Guthrie County and another near Weldon and Van Wert Decatur County. Victims include David Hardin Bayard Hazel Williams Weldon Louise Williams Weldon and Capt William Walker. The Bayard storm damaged a schoolhouse and barns north of Rippey before dissipating.
Miles City will again host a full railway post office starting Sunday. Four more mail clerks will be assigned to the Jamestown to Miles City second division and the Miles City to Helena third division, with clerks doubled up in each car.
Miles City reports 0.49 inches of precipitation by 6 am after a night of rain. By afternoon the total surpassed an inch as hail fell briefly around 2:30 pm, with small stones likely harming any already growing vegetation.
Special dispatch from Red Lodge reports on May 2 that rumors of mines closing again are untrue. The dispatch refutes circulating news that the company had shut down operations and emphasizes continued activity at local mines.
Manager O'Shea told the Standard that the Rocky Fork coal mines have not shut down. Output is down due to decreased demand from both a strike and summer weather, but the mines remain prepared to supply coal to all customers.
R G Dun notes two large strikes avoided temporarily and many smaller settlements while new labor disputes rise. Warmer weather boosts dry goods and clothing sales. shipments and collections improve though steel orders hinge on producer timing. U S wheat exports reach 5 579 037 bushels. U S failures total 225. Canada reports 17 failures.
Special Correspondence reports Charles Davis returns from Malta with two horses stolen by the McGuire gang after their jail break. Davis brings the horses and learns Frank Lowery, an escapee, has been captured. The sheriff plans to go to Malta and bring Lowery back by Saturday.
The Hague May 2 bulletin from Castle Loo states Queen Wilhelmina slept quietly last night and her condition continues satisfactory.
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