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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1902
Page
8
Arbor day events will give Silver Bow county school children free rides to gardens next Tuesday. 25 000 tickets issued with 15290 for public schools. Ex Senator Lee Mantle to deliver the oration and lead planting of a McKinley tree.
Elizabeth Bowdoin, by Roote and Clark, files a second suit against C. P. Drennen after an earlier irregular action. She claims the Davis estate distributed 670000, with 9141,363.64 to Drennen and Demand, leaving Bowdoin entitled to 30454.55, of which 10454.55 has been paid, leaving 20000 due plus costs.
W F Cobban, a well known real estate man, is confined to his residence with a bad foot wound from stepping on a nail in a back yard. The nail pierced his slipper and ran into the foot. Initial injury seemed minor but inflammation developed, delaying his return to activity.
The notice lists round trip fares Omaha 42 dollars Kansas City 42 Chicago 53.50 and St Louis 49.50 with specific travel routes East via St Paul Billings and Denver. It also advertises six cabinet photos free daily from Ed Mayer jeweler and upcoming store opening Morrie and Co at 62 West Park Street.
The proposal would annex three outlying districts to Butte with separate votes in each district. City maps and a resolution are in progress for presentation to the county board, which would set a special election for property owners in the affected districts. Some oppose while others support the annexation, and women property owners may be eligible to vote.
In police court Judge Boyle dismissed the Bryan Morrison case after the complaining witness agreed to accept payment of his board debt before reclaiming the tools. Kate Downey and May Crosby were cleared of petty larceny after a stern lecture and a release with a street curfew. Albert Lewis was found guilty of threatening Ida Moore and fined five dollars plus costs amid a roundup of minor offenders.
Fancy work supplies offered with free stamping. Embroidery parlors at 105 Clark block report a busy week selling and hanging wallpaper. Yellow painted stepladders mark Ellis workers around town as they aim for their banner week in wallpaper and paper hanging. Visit Ellis Paint Company at 17 East Quartz Street or call 104.
Northern Pacific railway offers round trip tickets to Minneapolis for $34.50 with return by September 1. Travel July 4 5 and 6 with stopovers allowed on return. Agent HH Merriman, G A Office, corner Park and Main Streets.
Mrs Mary Herget of Dayton Kentucky was murdered during a drunken visit by five men led by William Thornton Frank Kent Thomas Shields and William Murray alias Ford Mattox They arrested for murder The victim was from Clyde Ohio and left a trust due to her husband’s inheritance.
New York May 8 Mrs Thomas Estrada Palma wife of Cuba's president elect sailed today on the steamship Havana bound for Havana.
3000 handkerchiefs with embroidery and lace edges and other varieties for women and children sold at low prices. Plus a large lot of lisle and cotton stockings in black and tan with lace and drop stitch effects offered at sale prices around 50 cents a pair.
James Coulter a 34 year old Canadian native, known as Calcine Jimmy, sat between a string of cars on a Northern Pacific track near the Montana Ore Purchasing smelter when a switch engine backed into the cars. He died after an emergency leg amputation at St. Pauls hospital. An inquest is planned.
The St John’s Episcopal Church choir of about sixty, led by organist W. E. Matlack, plans a summer outing to the Deer Lodge area in Montana with possible visits to Conley and McTague preserves. Rehearsals for a sacred concert to fund the trip will occur in the next two months.
Bozeman voters witness the seating of three new aldermen Nelson Story Jr J B Cain and J A Johnston with A J Busch reelected. Mayor urges economy outlines street work water mains library site fire department barn and cemetery improvements and names city officials. Belgrade prepares a new grain elevator to hold 130000 bushels with modern equipment and later steel tanks.
London scholars named for metallurgical research funding at the Iron and Steel Institute session. Andrew Carnegie scholarships this year go to Mr. Campbell of New York, three Englishmen, a Parisian, and a Berlin resident. Three scholarships were awarded in 1901, prompting Carnegie to double his donation due to prior success.
Reports from Bishop Potter's residence say the bishop who fainted yesterday from overwork is much better today and resting comfortably in bed.
Honorary pallbearers named for a Washington event include May and other local figures. The list shows community members chosen to honor a deceased individual.
A notice names Rear Admiral Sampson’s funeral officiants set for tomorrow including Admiral George Dewey and Rear Admirals Remey Watson Higginson and Taylor Brigadier General Heywood Captain Cook Clark Chadwick McCalla Folger and Commander Wainwright with other marine corps and naval officers.
Special Correspondent reports at the Centennial saloon in Dillon where a man known as Nigger Bob fired twice at R W Bammer but missed both times. Sheriff Padley arrested him after a brief chase, placing him in jail for a preliminary hearing amid a long standing feud.
Louisville May 8 at the association of police chiefs meeting President Sylvester read letters from foreign directors and embassies endorsing action. A bureau of identification is favored with Col Deitsch re elected president and RE Evans as Chicago superintendent. Bertillon clerks to meet in Washington to set a uniform measuring method.
A Chicago and Northwestern train left the track near Ames Iowa during an early morning run. A tramp was killed and Mail Clerk Griffin of Des Moines was seriously injured. Mail Clerks Graves and Alexander Turk of Chicago were severely bruised. The wreck damaged 200 yards of track and soaked extensive mail, with a soft roadbed blamed for the incident.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports six carloads of yearling heifers loaded at Dillon yards and shipped north to Canada. The cattle belong to Price Cattle Company of El Paso Texas after a day of rest and feeding.
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