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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1903
Page
3
Helena prepares for a formal visit as residents await a program of entertainment and official receptions. City officials outline events, including parades and civic ceremonies, accompanying a visiting president. Local organizations participate, highlighting Helena culture and hospitality.
Special dispatch from Helena details President Roosevelt notables for a four hour visit May 21. The program includes a capitol address, a school crowd welcome, then labor group remarks at the Auditorium followed by a two hour drive through the city. Judge Sterling to serve as marshal.
A relief fund in Helena raised $87 for Kichiner sufferers after a hastily organized effort. A larger sum could have been raised with more time. A beneficiaries meeting is planned in Helena soon, likely next week, with the President of B'nai Brith expected to attend.
Soest Dispatch reports Reess Davis of Helena Federal Labor union No. 3%, Frank Andrewe of Helena Trades and Labor assembly, and Alexander Fairgrieve of Montana State Labor council left Helena for Denver to attend the American Labor union convention beginning next Monday. Western Federation of Miners, National Association of Hotel and Restaurant Employees and the Brotherhood of Railway will also be in session in Denver.
The Jardine Mercantile Company filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. Principal business in Jardine will be a general mercantile operation with capital of 5 000 dollars. Incorporators are George F Leopold Sam T peld and Julian Fible.
Great Falls May 21 John Davidge pleaded guilty to robbery in Justice Stafford's court. He is held for district court where sentence will be passed. Co defendants William Crockett and I D Morningstar pleaded not guilty and are held on bonds. It is alleged the three men ran lodgers in the Arcade house.
The Helena Typographical Union has elected former Representative John Baker as delegate to the International Typographical Union meeting in Washington D C on August 10.
The board of county commissioners appropriated 1 SA for the county fair to be held here in the fall. The board will name fair commissioners at a later date.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Helena May 21 reports State Veterinarian Dr. M. E. Knowles has returned from Kalispell where he was called last week to inspect the death of several hundred horses that fell ill during transit and died after unloading in the stock yards there.
An acute epidemic affecting wild range horses in transit struck 82 Washington origin horses in Billings Culbertson and other locations. In the shipment 301 died. The horses belonged to Grant Smith a noted Helena horse buyer who once resided there.
Special correspondence notes affidavits filed by Barbour supporting a continuance for George Pollack accused of murdering Richard Martin at Bannack on March 18. The court granted the motion as counsel cited short preparation time and other trials occupying his schedule.
A Billings citizen returning from the East advocates a gas plant as a future city improvement. He argues it could be profitable from the start, using local coal or crude petroleum to produce gas for cooking and lighting, with feasible rates and lower freight costs enhancing efficiency. He warns local capital may move quickly if not pursued.
A second rain in a week began at 4 a.m. and continued through the afternoon in the Yellowstone valley. The prior Sunday storm affected the state. The only snow observed was in the Bull Mountain country about 30 miles northeast of Billings.
In Billings a passenger train was halted while a doctor checked a child believed to have smallpox. The youngster, about one year old, was found to have eczema, ending the alert and easing passenger relief.
Jerome Daly death from pneumonia led to funeral at the Catholic church in Billings. The Rev Father Van Clarenbeck officiated at 10:20 a m. The Brotherhood of American Yeomen attended in a body and oversaw cemetery services. Daly held life insurance of 1000 dollars with the lodge.
Washington on May 2 reports the state department has pressed Britain for compensation for lands seized from Charles Brown, an American civil and mining engineer, by the Boer government before the South African War. The claim totals $5,000,000.
The British steamer Athal, first of a new China Commercial line linking San Francisco Manzanillo and Orient ports, arrives with 2000 tons of general cargo. She ships 40 Chinese workers to Manzanillo as part of a 4000 man consignment for the Mexican Central railroad. The Ching Wo follows with 835 more coolies for Manzanillo.
Montana educators show strong interest in attending a Boston conference. Teachers seek professional development and statewide participation in the event.
Montana officials expect a sizable teacher contingent to attend the 424th annual National Educational Association convention in Boston from July 6 to 10. Arrangements include spacious quarters at the Vendome hotel and discounted rail fares plus a $2 membership fee, with excursions to historic sites planned and tickets extendable to Sept 1 if requested.
Superintendent Dickinson of the street railway company received a telegram from C. N. Murdock stating his balloon had gone down in the Spokane river. The river is dragged and the bag and equipment are recovered as rescuers work.
Ol a Faithful lodge No. 38 Knights of Pythias will mark its first anniversary next Tuesday. Prominent Pythians from across the state are invited, including Carle Gallker of Butte and Jacob Loeb of Helena. The event features degree work with a new stereopticon and a program of literary and musical numbers followed by a grand banquet.
The report shows a posted deficit of 223 300 dollars for the post office. Congress will soon be asked for another appropriation to cover the shortfall and keep services running.
Postmaster General Payne criticizes A W Machen superintendent of the free delivery system while announcing a national post office deficit of 223 300 dollars Congress will be asked to provide funds at the next session The shortage includes 120 000 dollars in the rural free delivery branch and Machen remains on indefinite leave of absence leading to calls for continued routes if Congress approves 500 000 dollars for the year.
The Post Office faces a $200000 deficit in rural free delivery with calls to curtail routes and suspend new work. Officials blame poor administration and seek congressional funds while investigating losses among cattle and sheep on the Canadian border and in the Great Falls region.
Livingston hears two breweries will open after Julius Lehrkind of Bozeman closes on six lots on Park Street and J B E Swindlehurst secures lumber for construction. Swindlehurst plans to build on the former Livingston flouring mill site ruined by fire last fall.
The initial wool of the season arrived yesterday from Horr and was sent to the Sweet Grass woolen mill. The mill had been idle since December due to wool shortages and is expected to resume operations now that the new wool has arrived.
A telegram to Albert Silberling Melville from Dr. Charles Farr of Princeton University says Farr and a party of students will arrive soon to resume excavations near Fish Creek, east of Melville, seeking fossilized remains of prehistoric animals. Farr has led local expeditions in recent years, uncovering valuable discoveries just below the surface.
Helena May 21 The prosecution rested this afternoon and the defense began its case after a short recess The last witness was Dr B C Brooke who attended Crystal Additional rebuttal witnesses are expected The cross examination of Frank Kenck a Milwaukee beer hall proprietor ended Gustav Nissem and Officer La Beaus testified Kenck said Keerl had been on a spree and warned the bartender to call a policeman if trouble arose
Livingston May 21 officers from company E Montana national guard and officers led by Maj Gen Torrey of the 24th United States infantry and Col A B Duncan and Adjt Gen Ashby attended the inspection at the armory on lower Main Street last night.
Helena report says C B Lebecher was found not guilty after a trial for selling liquor to an Indian. The verdict came tonight.
A balloon launch at Black Eagle Park failed to rise as planned on Wednesday and remained tethered along the mid Spokane River, according to special dispatch notes.
Topeka, May 21. Governor Bailey issued a proclamation lifting a cattle quarantine in several western Kansas counties due to the Texas itch. The disease had grown alarming among cattle in the region.
New York May 21 The jury in the suit of Charles Broadway Rouss against the Charles Broadway Rouss estate awarded the full $100,000 for maintenance and support. The plaintiff claimed to be the late man's son.
State Game Warden Scott returned from Kalispell and Flathead county where seven men arrested by Deputy Game Warden Boucher for shooting ducks out of season were tried in a justice court and fined eight dollars each.
El Paso May 21 Dr. William J Baird works on a new liquid tuberculosis cure. The injectable formula remains secret except to surgeons in the armed forces across the nation.
The Hamburg American liner Pennsylvania arrived today from Hamburg with 2% cabin passengers and 2,738 steerage travelers. It carried the largest number of steerage passengers ever brought to this port by a single vessel.
A citywide strike affecting about 19 000 workers ends after a 5 5 member arbitration board agreement. The Citizens alliance and Labor union concede mutual rights to organize, bar discharges for union activity, reinstate strikers, halt boycotts and withdraw injunctions.
In Omaha on May 21 a lockout affected seventy five colored waiters and cooks hired to cover striking staff as restaurants closed pending settlement talks. Teamsters operate 100 wagons in mixed action while some firms reinstate drivers on old terms. Police release deputies gradually as the strike is resolved piecemeal with no major violence expected.
Bishop Henry Potter speaks at the Orange Civic club dinner urging recognition that managers push for maximum profits at workers’ expense. He argues unions sometimes lose support as organized labor threatens individual freedom and calls for reconciliation between labor and capital in a balanced community.
A Horseless Age summary notes scientists in Paris link extreme speed in driving to a delirious intoxication. Doctors compare speed craving to morphine and alcohol, saying speed addicts lose self control, exhibit aggression, and relapse after brief abstinence, with automobile cases cited as evidence.
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