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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1900
Page
5
Anaconda celebrates night with a public reception at the new courthouse. Judge Napton and officials will speak as an orchestra performs. county bids for retaining wall sidewalks and jail area wall are opened with multiple proposals and one awarded bid for Daniel Lyons.
Notice to stockholders announces the annual meeting of Anaconda Copper Mining company at its principal office in Anaconda Montana on Wednesday May 16 1900 at 10 oclock am for election of trustees and other business. Stock transfer books close May 2 1900 at 3 pm and remain closed through May 16 1900. In order of the board of trustees W H Dudley Secretary.
Anaconda adds two experienced players, J. Deisel and Mike Flynn, arriving from the Fast to join daily practice. Deisel from Cincinnati has a three decade range of minor league seasons with Canton, Jackson, Portland, Cortland and Auburn. Flynn, from Michigan and Iowa minor leagues, recently coached a college team at Burlington Iowa. An additional infielder is secured in the East and will arrive soon.
Local readers learn of meetings at A O H hall for liquor dealers and Woodmen of America in Standard hall while musicians, sports agents, and traveling salesmen pass through. Advertisements promote furniture, wallpaper, bicycles, lace curtains, and a shoe sale as residents mingle with visiting city figures and licensing news.
Street Commissioner Shovlin leads a crew laying sidewalk and grading Main Street from Sixth Street to the court house. The project is expected to finish this week and is praised by all with business at the court house.
A list of names and locations linked to D J Hennessy and others across Butte Great Falls Helena St Paul New York Philadelphia Seattle Salt Lake City and nearby towns. The roster names agents managers and venues appear to reflect a touring entertainment circuit.
Charles Grano known as the Finlander was found guilty of arson in the second degree for burning the Benson home near Silver Lake on April 1. The trial consumed most of the day, jurors were drawn from a special panel, and the verdict left sentencing to the judge. Grano testified and offered an alcohol tainted alibi while denying threats against Benson.
At the depot to meet the Copper City limited from Hamilton yesterday, four women got off at Missoula while the other two continued to Butte.
A note invites readers to visit the Three-Mile house located east of Anaconda along Stuart road. It promotes a pleasant drive or bicycle ride in the area and suggests enjoying a scenic outing.
Dr. E. B. Wilcox and Dr. V. K. Chestnut of the Washington Agriculture Department’s botanical division arrive in Montana to study poisonous plants harming livestock such as larkspur and lupine. They will photograph plants, map locations, publish results, and help stockmen avoid danger this five month project across northern Montana.
Advertises sale of cigars tobacco and candy with leave orders for transfer work at 618 Fast Park location.
The St Peter's church fair at A O H hall wrapped up after a ten day run with a grand ball. More than 500 tickets were sold for the event and the Margaret theater orchestra provided music. The ladies in charge express satisfaction with the outcome and plan to apply the proceeds to church debt.
Six women inmates from a Hamilton house of ill fame fled yesterday after exposure to smallpox, avoiding quarantine as local health authorities were alerted and began containment efforts.
Notes from a robbery investigation show Lonnie Curry handed three forged ten dollar bills to Smith to send to the bank. The signatures were torn from the bills. The bank sent them to Fort Benton then the Washington department for redemption, which paid Curry. Weeks later Curry presented five more torn notes, triggering a police response that led to Lonnie Curry's death and Bob Curry's capture.
Charles Smith of Harlem travels to Cheyenne to testify in the Bob Lee or Bob Curry trial over last year’s Union Pacific mail train robbery. Smith had handled many unsigned bank duties related to the case.
Bell and Castner from Bell and Helena, Wackerlin from Benton, Sloan from Butte, Scobey from Fort Peck, and state officials visit, with M. E. Knowles testifying in the Lou Brown cattle stealing case. Penland and Johnson transport horses for the Eastern market, selling well in St Paul. Washington shipments hampered by a 0day quarantine at the Idaho line. Bendon Press.
Great Falls on May 15 reports the young son of Mrs. Henry Thibodeau removed to the quarantine hospital from the south side residence. A new case was listed by Dr Brady in the Luther block. Z T Benton, a laborer, was taken in a prior incident.
An 1900 notice discusses Newbro Herpicide claimed to kill the dandruff germ at the root, contrasting with scalp cleaning methods. Also included is an election notice for a May 26, 1900 vote in Deer Lodge County Montana on issuing $17,000 in refunding bonds for School District No. 10.
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