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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1902
Page
7
Local notes report visits by Fred Orton J G Bates and H S Maury in Butte and Helena residents in town. Descriptions cover church services W C T U meetings and business trips plus a letter loss at Western Union and illness updates.
Ed J. Daly and Albert Gloor are among several Butte residents in district court with divorces granted or pursued. Lola Daly won custody of a 5-year-old son and the couple settled property. Annie Gloor’s desertion case, Wardrum alimony, and other separations progress as hearings resume. Funerals for two young children are also noted in Walkerville and Centerville.
Pumpman Phil Davis watched a flock of ducks dive toward the reservoir fence and be killed on impact. He recovered 34 ducks, all dead or stunned, calling it a merciful dispensation of Providence as he planned to have duck for dinner.
The funeral for Mrs. Fannie N. Stanley will be held at 2 p m from her parents home 23 West Center Street Centerville. Services are scheduled at Mountain View M E Church.
A meeting of the Silver Bow Democrats is scheduled for Sunday evening May 25 at the Miners Union hall. All Democrats are cordially invited to attend. Committee members M. P. Minerney A. G. Siebenaler Roy Alley sign.
J V Hendricks of Chicago based Bismarck Nugget Gulch Consolidated Mining talks of 17 Nugget Gulch properties and 9 leased claims in the area. Two mills and a smelter will operate within 60 days with a Nugget Gulch mill starting next week to process Diamond Hitch ore rich in gold, lead, and silver. Engineering oversight by Prof. A B Knight and G R Metlen. Eugene Ring Jr. manages the property as development continues near Sheridan Madison county.
Health department hunts a smallpox patient who fled after Dr. Freund found him at 401 Kemper Avenue. The Ross family home is quarantined with guards for two weeks as authorities pursue the contagious man and enforce disease control measures. Mrs. P J Brophy’s funeral is set for Monday at 9 30 from 305 West Granite to St Patrick's.
The city will close businesses tomorrow from 10 to 12 during Mrs. P J Brophy’s funeral at St Patrick s church. President J F Rickards of the Business Men s Association urged shutdowns. Mrs Brophy died Friday evening. Sister Mrs O Neill of Evanston Wyoming and husband arrive today. The service at St Patrick s will be led by Father De Siere with interment in the Catholic cemetery.
Representatives of local lumber yards and the Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly plan a Monday conference to resolve a strike lock-out that has shut all city lumber yards and halted building. Both sides voice cautious optimism despite limited confidence in a quick settlement.
Beaverhead county Pioneer Association votes A F Graeter as president and sets a Dillon gathering for September 2 to finish the meeting business. A full program is organized by a committee featuring W A Clark Don Kohr S R Buford J A Sanders Joseph Shineberger R T Wing and Joseph F Bishop with goals to boost the event’s success.
Dr A D MacDonald health officer of Flathead county arrived in Libby to investigate an alleged smallpox case. The patient has been isolated and the officer reports widespread smallpox in the county. He notes many people conceal symptoms rather than notify the board.
Oscar Cutting of the Hinsdale Mercantile company reported in Glasgow that about 60 000 sheep have been booked for the new shearing plant in Hinsdale this week.
Glendive May 24 Assessor Anton H. Johnson returned from field work in the northern part of the state. He has lived in Dawson county twenty years but never saw range in such excellent condition with grass well advanced and water abundant.
Glasgow plans its first municipal election for June 7 with nominees G. E. F. Hurd for mayor and aldermen from the First and Second wards. it appears they may face no opposition.
Glasgow will celebrate Independence Day with a planned program featuring horse racing dancing and fireworks. Subscriptions for the event have been liberal and strong community support is noted.
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