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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1903
Page
1
A Catholic priest, Rev. Father Walser, is accused of beating a girl to death at a stricken household. Bloodhounds track clues leading to his arrest. He offers to post bond but is locked up.
Rev Father Ferdinand Walser of Toledo was arrested in Lorain on charges of murdering Miss Agatha Reichlin. Bloodhounds traced a scent to his hospital room, and officers note suspicions mount despite his proclaimed innocence. Walser, 31, had visited Reichlin family earlier and faced local uproar as police guard him.
A 62 year old woman, Mrs. C. F. Reed, living at Beef Slough near Tokna, was shot in what officials say was not an accident. Coroner and county physician will travel to the scene for an inquest. Her husband is away at the ranch.
New York May 2 Vincent Muss man a six year old boy has received a verdict of 20000 against the Metropolitan Street Railway company in the supreme court for the loss of his two feet. He sued for 10000 and on a former trial got a verdict of 30000. The company secured a retrial on April 2. The boy sued through his stepfather Jacob Racsch.
Great Neck L I May 2 A blaze gutted Gould Brokaw estate stables killing two stable boys and thirty-two valuable horses. Financial loss estimated between forty thousand and fifty thousand dollars. Police say fire started in the structure and spread rapidly through the wooden barn. Firemen from nearby towns aided in the effort.
Keat Falls May 2 Sam Hughes a professional nurse recently at the smallpox hospital was found unconscious at his home at Fifth Avenue North and Thirteenth Street. He had threatened to take his own life yesterday and police were alerted. It is believed he took an opiate during personal crisis. Hughes, about 35, is married and has lived here for years. His wife is absent.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Miles City reports Mrs. Grace, of Porsyth, died this morning at the Remington Sanitarium in Miles City.
Helena May 2 Wolf Creek Montana Harry Batchellor store robbed early this morning with dynamite used to blow the safe and more than $100 in valuables stolen. Mrs Batchellor’s jewelry taken. Robbers fled. no trace or description. Deputy Sheriff McCann and Sheriff O’Connell investigated. two men later arrested in Great Falls but proved alibis.
Dillon May 2 O K Paul representing Montana today purchased the 65000 water bonds recently voted by Dillon paying a premium of 4550. B F White started bidding at par with Secretary McKinnon of the Union Bank and Trust and Paul seeking the bid. The state purchase awaits land department approval. Sale conducted by City Clerk Norris. Proceeds promise vigor to water works and completion before winter.
Vicksburg Mississippi May 2 William Long a prominent planter living at Adams landing on the Mississippi river attached to a burning house on his plantation last night was set upon by negroes and killed Possea are scouring the country for the negroes suspected A wholesale lynching is probable if they are caught
Hoover earns honor as a Great Falls youth wins selection for Annapolis program. Local boy chosen joins cadet corps, highlighting regional talent and national opportunity.
Charles Hoe of Billings Hugh Sloane of Missoula and Alexander McCracken named in order as alternates in a Missoula examination for Congressman Dixon's candidate for Annapolis. Hoover, the smallest and youngest, will be 16 this month and just clears the five foot height. McCracken placed fourth and Hoover narrowly exceeded the height limit.
The aged defendant James H. Cowan, who settled a $60,000 damages suit for $4,000 over a disputed affair, was horsewhipped by a Corvallis woman in broad daylight on the main street. The attack occurred after Mrs. Gib bons confronted him about a letter he wrote to Mrs. Hay. The whip broke during the assault as witnesses looked on.
Western Union offices in Butte reopened at 2 pm after a week of closure following a federal injunction by Judge Knowles at Helena aimed at stopping boycotts and interference. The American District Telegraph and messenger services resumed. stock quotes were delayed until brokers’ offices could reopen. The injunction bans labor groups from molesting carriers or boycotting the company, with deputies enforcing the order. Judge Knowles set a hearing for May 7 in Helena.
Mayor elect Mullins announces a slate of city appointments including Chief Thomas Mulholland and Captain James Grant with a broader list: City Attorney Templeman, City Clerk Sidley, Second Clerk Shay, City Engineer White, Building Inspector Lane, Plumbing Inspector Fla herty, and other officers. Some posts remain undecided or pending residency, with reappointments noted for several current officials.
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