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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1902
Page
14
Western Montana office of the standard located at 1109 West Main Street Missoula offers advertising rates on request. Telephone number provided for inquiries.
The latest departure from ordinary hat styles is the Panama derby. They are popular among correct dressers and come in Knox, Stetson and Montana brands with new shapes including wide rolling golf hats and crush hats at $3.00.
Local shop advertises boys hats and caps including golf and tourist styles in fine quality felts with pricing aimed at saving money for customers.
Mrs Bart Donley and her three-year-old daughter vanished from their Lombard block home in Missoula. Relatives and husband fear foul play as a prominent local businessman is cited as the possible cause, with police and family conducting a wide city search.
A Missoula report says the Northern Pacific Railway has stationed timber estimators on the Flathead reservation to gauge timber there. The piece notes Congress commissions have sought public sale arrangements and that Indians may resist letting the land go, while rail companies seek timber rights.
Missoula May 7 Contractor McCullough of Grass Valley French Ditch company says the ditch will be ready by the contract deadline, about a month away. With three weeks of good weather and available teams the ditch could be completed. water already runs in the first mile and farmers expect crop yields to double.
Missoula May 7 a rumor says the Copper Bell Mill and Mining Company plans to start work at once on mines in the Wallace district. Three men may be employed immediately and pumps and machinery from the Granite claim are moved to the Clinton claim nearby.
A district court suit by T. Marshall against D. D. Bogart was filed at Missoula on May 7. Attachment papers were issued to the sheriff against lot 16, block 6, Higgins addition. The claim dates to Jan 1, 1897 and bears 1 percent interest. Crescent wheels Missoula Hdw Co.
The pension board in Missoula on May 7 examined two elderly disabled applicants. Benjamin F. Cooper of Hamilton and Albert Treat of Plaine were deemed unable to perform any work. The note mentions the European free bus meeting all trains.
Four candidates received degrees at a Knights of Pythias meeting in Missoula. The new initiates were Frank Turk Wallace Mix Fred Zeh and F H Kniseling of Bearmouth.
The Missoula post office lists unclaimed letters for the week ending May 6 1902. Names include Oskar Andersen Gunnar Anderson J E Brown Edward Couch and Alexander. Call for letters by date of advertisement.
A Missoula notice lists residents and local names for the city’s shopping event. GEO, H. KEEP, Postmaster, promotes visiting Missoula Nursery's greenhouses or calling city store on Higgins avenue.
The new north coast limited train is praised as one of the finest, with repaint ed cars shining like looking glasses and 50 tons heavier due to a steel floor and underfloor steel rails. It aims for safety and efficiency with two engines on trips to Butte, while Bearmouth and Bonita track work nears completion ahead of spring runoff.
District court in Missoula granted a change of venue for Armenia Thompson versus Theodore Norman and Louis Thompson to Gallatin county where defendants reside. The case involves $1,000 unaccounted for and kept for the plaintiff and her brother.
Articles of incorporation filed with the county clerk for the Ver million Placer Mining Company capitalized at 250 dollars with principal office in Butte. Directors include John Gerrick R G Collins and C A Daley. Stock fully paid in and non assessable.
Alfred J. Turner filed a contest against William W. Bentley's timber culture entry for abandonment over eight years. Hearing set for June 17 before United States commissioner B. R. Stevensville at Wisdom. Walter Burrill filed a timber and stone sworn statement. Final patent payments were made for El Dorado Finishing Touch Starve Out El Al tracer mining claims in Libby district Flathead county.
Reports from the Upper Blackfoot country say the river remains very low delaying the log drive. Workers stand ready but cannot start until water rises. forecasters expect a high Blackfoot this year due to a cold spring followed by sudden warmth and lingering mountain snow.
A letter from Joseph Willett Jr. reports improving health in Ogden Utah. He praises the climate and notes Ogden as one of the best baseball towns in the state. Local boys are playing well with the lead and intend to stay ahead.
Missoula May 7 county commissioners will hold a special session Tuesday in the courthouse office to discuss health matters and investigate the spotted fever situation as far as practical, aiming to aid Ravalli County in its trouble.
The Eagles plan a social session next Sunday at 4 PM in Oda Fellows hall. It will be the first gathering in a long time with music and literary numbers plus selections by the orchestra as features.
A leaky pipe in the First National bank building caused plaster to fall in J. W. Lister’s store, damaging papers. Workmen shut off the water this afternoon and the ceiling will be repaired at once.
Uncle John Woodson, popular Northern Pacific conductor, wed Mrs. Ida C. Graves at her North Sec ond street home in a small May 7 ceremony led by Rev. F. J. Salsman. The bride, longtime county resident, plans to reside on the North Side. Friends celebrated as the couple received well wishes for their life together.
Missoula reports a team of physicians and specialists traveling slowly through the valley to study the spotted fever situation. They stop at streams and suspected sites, while Commissioner Ferguson moves on to Helena after joining the Hamilton trip.
In Missoula on May 7 a new group named the Amalgamated Order of Pompadours was formed. John L. Sloane was elected president and Frank Ray secretary and treasurer to oppose barber price hikes. The shop plans to open by the 15th with a professional pompadour cutter arriving from the East as members expect more joiners.
Florence laundry team members met in Missoula on May 7 with strong attendance. Charles Marshall named manager, Ed Corbin captain, and Fad Vassar elected secretary and treasurer.
A request from Helena high school for a game late this month or early next was not acted on by the club. The Butte team was slated to play a game on the 18th according to the report.
H W Bennett files in Justice Houtchens court against A W Caine for 225 dollars for labor on Caine’s ranch. An attachment orders Caine’s cows. Caine claims no debt as he leases James Hess ranch south of Missoula and uses cows to supply milk. Attorney Mulroney represents Caine and secures a bond allowing cow use for milk customers.
Missoula news reports attorney Hallam and client Mr. Crosse will arrive soon to take depositions in Dickinson vs. Crosse at a Minneapolis court. Witnesses named are Mrs. J. A. Rogers and Miss Ella Geer concerning a deed challenge on a valuable Windom property.
Chairman Bonner of the county commissioners plans to bring the Thompson Falls infant to Missoula tomorrow. Mrs. Odenwald will care for the child with help from the King's Daughters in clothes and aid. Scott Barnes will be the baby's father during the trip to Missoula.
Missoula May 7 John Morans returned home from a visit to Putte and Helena where he went in the interest of the state university The contract for building the dormitory as advertised will be let on the 10th and the building will be pushed to completion as fast as possible.
Dr. D J Denayer and family traveled from Stevensville to Missoula for treatment of their six year old son’s leg. An operation is planned this week to correct the condition. Mrs Denayer will stay for the procedure while Dr Denayer returns home.
At Rowat a Dance in Missoula on May 7 Sheriff Tom Evans faced a disturbance as several soldiers caused trouble. One man was set for arrest and others tried to intervene. The sheriff injured his hand but halted the disruption.
A terse directive appears to refer to instructions or orders directed to a sender in Missoula associated with a term Colden Rule. The fragment provides limited context on purpose or authority and does not indicate a clear event, date, or involved entities beyond the place name.
Missoula May 7 Dr Kellogg surgeon of the eighth infantry at Fort Missoula says the regiment will not be ready to move on the 15th as earlier reports stated. The new target date falls between May 20 and 25.
A. M. Lee of the Northern Pacific, in Missoula for congratulations from railroad friends, has become the father of four children with the latest a boy.
General Passenger Agent S Fee visited Missoula on May 7 for a short stop en route to the coast. He praised Missoula’s new depot as the finest on the Northern Pacific line at the present time.
Missoula notes document visits from B R Williams of Florence and Mrs J H Boyer of Plains. J J Phelan and son of Wardner Idaho visit friends as Bonita passing track nears 60 car capacity. Various locals plan activities with the Northern Pacific club meeting and officials engaging in repairs and court actions noted.
Friends express sincere sympathy in a death tragedy. Rumors that Robert Peltier moved to Plains for a job are denied by his close friends. He reportedly returned to the reservation for winter, then plans a visit before leaving for the Thunder Mountain district to reconnect with friends.
Delegates from all regions gathered for the eighth annual National Municipal League meeting in Boston. Clinton R Woodruff of Philadelphia presented on municipal progress with ownership ideas. Officers elected include Carter in New York and Woodruff as secretary. Overhart of Baltimore gave the keynote on honest government.
Ithaca May 7 President Schurman of Cornell University declines membership on a New York committee to investigate alleged Pie atrocities. He did not attend the meeting where the committee of Carl Schurz Charles Francis Adams Andrew Carnegie Wayne MacVeagh James Barrrett Smith and Herbert Wechs was appointed. He says the conduct of retaliation and the army should be left to President Roosevelt who voiced American sentiment and determination.
President elect Palma received a banquet by the Spanish colony of Cienfuegos last night, followed by a ball at the Cuban club. Laborers gave him a breakfast on the wharf this morning, elaborately decorated for the occasion. The presidential party departs for Santa Clara this afternoon and will reach Havana Sunday morning.
At the annual meeting in New York on May 7 President Roosevelt was chosen honorary vice president to fill the vacancy caused by the death of President McKinley General Oliver O. Howard presided over the session.
City detectives arrested George H. Peters and John H. Graham. Peters faces charges for stealing the blueprints of the original Holland submarine boat plans and Graham is accused of attempting to sell the prints. Both men reportedly arrived from San Francisco.
A passage argues that true wealth comes from specialization. It claims a businessman should master one field, such as coffee or steel, and avoid mixing sectors. Subdivision and focus are labeled the order of the day.
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