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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1901
Page
26
A trunk buyer describes a specially designed trunk for the Buffalo exposition travel rush. The case is light, sturdy and serviceable with a double adjustable till detachable hat cushion two dress trays and linen lining. It features four riveted hinges a canvas cover and sole leather binding with brass trim.
A price list shows ranges by size with 32 to 40 inch options. Each size carries a listed price starting at 13.50 and rising to 17.50 for 40 inch. The data presents a simple per size price ladder.
Missoula buyers purchase five acre Orchard Homes tracts as young orchards blossom amid famed Spurgin and Miller ranch soil. Salesmen report open details of land and resident experiences, with Mrs Jessie D Jones of Nebraska and buyers from Butte among the latest purchasers. New plat shows rapid disposal and strong valley development prospects.
The officer boarded a train with his companion and, upon arrival in Missoula, notified a gentleman he was wanted. P. M. Reilly & Co. grocers and a Globe sale offering silks dress goods and trimmings at 40 cents on the dollar.
John Grandt was jailed 20 days by Judge Hayes after a trial in Missoula a May 11 sentencing for swindling a friend out of several dollars on a Coeur d'Alene train. Grandt claimed innocence though evidence showed he spent at least $20 after arriving in town.
Fifty five head of young running stock were moved from the Bitter Root to New York, with three horse palace cars passing through Missoula this morning. Dr Haggard led the train with sixteen assistants aboard the consist.
In Missoula on May 11 Joel Laird, a workingman, gained $100 from six months of earnings and began drinking. Friends found him intoxicated and officers detained him. Before Justice Hayes he was released, judged punished enough for squandering his funds. The Ultra is popular with shoppers, and ladies' shoes at $3.50 remain a Golden Rule bargain.
Albert Bertram 50, longtime section foreman at Rimini, died after a pneumonia illness at Northern Pacific hospital in Missoula. Funeral plans suggest burial in Helena. he was well liked in his section.
The Kalispell Bee prints a legend claiming the Missoula name came from mispronunciation of Missoulah by a party of Indians and Willows workers along Hell Gate river. A half breed Indian, whose father was present, recounts the tale of how Bentonward travelers were misunderstood, giving Missoula its name.
Rhodes invites readers to visit the Standard office to preview a new wallpaper line and learn about annual subscription premiums that outshine competing offers.
Deeds record William Spurgin and wife to Samuel Dinsmore for lots 46 and 51 in Dinsmore's Orchard Homes. Lease to J H Lashall to John Bourk and William M White for a Lothrop parcel for restaurant store. Deed Wesley Everett to Otis Shipman for one quarter interest in Little May and Alsace mining claims Packer district. Quartz location Charles W Larken 20 acres placer in Weaele district. Water right Jane Whitmarsh 500 inches Fast Twin creek irrigation. Local ads for fabrics drugs parasols and prices.
May 11 report from Missoula notes Herder Reek’s work keeping stray animals off the South and other residential areas. He has corralled several stray horses and the city plans to sell them as demand rises. Milch cow owners follow laws by confining cattle unless the herder is available to supervise.
Missoula May 11 Luke Hatch of Stevensville recounted arresting criminals without alerting them until ready to detain. He tracked a man wanted for work in Missoula and discovered the suspect boarding the morning train, then acted.
Missoula May 11 The Deer Creek Gold Mining company applied in the United States land office for patents on twelve mining claims in the Nine Mile district near Deborgia The company ranks as one of the largest in the area and is expanding its holdings rapidly.
City officers arrested a man who gave the name William H. Hannigan for causing a nuisance on the south side of the river. He was intoxicated and alarmed residents with rude conduct. Judge Hayes sentenced him to 20 days in the county jail.
Sheriff Prescott sold the Maxim mining claim under attached debt in the Garbo versus Gehringer case at Rosendorf’s Missoula on May 11. Garbo, plaintiff, had obtained a $1,000 judgment and bought the claim for $100, being the sole bidder.
Free trial packages of a remedy are being mailed to men who write to the State Medical Institute in Ft Wayne Indiana. The home treatment claims to cure years of mental and physical suffering from lost manhood and promises warmth and targeted effect.
A stranger narrowly escaped injury when a flying Bitter Root passenger train bore down on him as he stood on track No 2 watching passengers. Spectators urged him off and a quick move by a bystander saved him from a deadly collision.
In Missoula on May 11 a man believed to have measles was misdiagnosed as a smallpox case by Dr. Parsons and sent to the pesthouse. The man is angry and threatens action over the mistake. Authorities note that both diseases cannot appear simultaneously.
The Northern Pacific announces completed depot plans by Architect Stemm of St. Paul. Local contractors will receive figures on May 18, with interior office arrangements revised. Bids are expected shortly after plans are shared. Telegram from NP architect confirms authorization. B A Mitchell, manager, Oregon Nursery Co.
The Golden Rule store purchased from assignee William C Murphy the Japanese and Chinese bazar stock. The stock includes ladies undergarments knitwear notions novelties and Chinaware. Once the clothing room opens next week the bazar stock moves to dry goods and will be priced to move quickly.
Missoula items report George Boles visiting from Lothrop with family and other residents seen around town. Conductor Joseph Bradley began his first Bitter Root run, while W H Houston returns from Nine Mile mines reporting good progress. Fence work on Mt Jumbo leases and sidewalk repair notices occupy officials. A two game Missoula Anaconda baseball series is planned with Decoration Day as a likely return date.
Private letters and copies of the New York papers of the famous German stage actor Herr Bandmann are noted in Missoula documents dated May 11. The items suggest attention to Bandmann's career and reception in New York press.
This week at Murray Hill theater D Bandman received four curtain calls for his Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde performance. Critics praise his portrayal and laud the production.
Missoula on May 11 report says shotgun wielding men, pitch forks and clubs used in a water rights dispute on the Rattlesnake. J Ambrose tried to seize water from the mine ditch but was resisted by C Be Williams. No clash occurred and amicable adjustment is expected. Williams reportedly had not received court notice.
Missoula hosts a grand opening tonight with over 100 leading business and professional members. Dr. W. P. Mills serves as president with F. H. Woody as vice president, H. T. Wilkinson secretary, and S. Murray treasurer. The board of governors includes Mills Woody Keith Spottswood Murray Coffee Stoddard and Thompson. The house committee led furnishing efforts includes Stoddard Coffee Dinsmore and others. Majestic shirts offered at 98 cents and 1.48 at Golden Rule.
Missoula May 11 Robert Fisher attorney for Clinton land controversy townsite claimants filed his brief contending land became public domain when relinquished by Northern Pacific He argues David Lewis should be denied homestead entry and that George Kennedy and Northern Pacific fail to make a case He cites probate judge action allowing townsite claim as support for his position.
Lieutenant Governor Higgins says the delay in selling state university bonds will be temporary and that arrangements are being made to dispose of them shortly. The move will allow construction of the new buildings to proceed at once.
Members of the Adventist church from Missoula traveled to Clinrton to witness six baptisms in the Hell Gate river last evening.
Missoula May 11 The Bonner mills will start a double shift Monday and will run night and day. More than 100 men will be employed in the mills by the new arrangement. All the men are there ready for work.
Missoula report from May 11 states Chief Walling has completed an automatic fire starter on the steamer. Tests show the equipment functioning perfectly at this stage.
In Lansing Michigan on May 11 the legislature approved a bill letting courts award alimony to husbands who obtain divorces for adultery cruelty or desertion, matching existing rights for wives.
A Good Thing German Syrup by Dr A Boachee hailed as a leading medicine for coughs colds and lung troubles. It claims to cure with three doses and boasts two million bottles sold annually since its US introduction in 1868. Available at Smith Drug Anaconda and Missoula Drug Missoula Mont and in other civilized countries 75 cents.
R Gwinn, specialist in diseases of the Eye Ear Nose and Throat offers spectacles fitting at his Missoula clinic on the third floor of the First National Bank Building.
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