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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1902
Page
10
Western Montana office of the Standard is located at 110 West Main Street Misssoula. Telephone number 138. Advertising rates furnished on application.
With spring cleaning, homeowners seek to replace or add items. The store offers staple and fancy furniture plus hundreds of odds and ends to make homes cheerful and comfortable. Reputation for best quality goods at low prices attracts buyers seeking better value.
Special Correspondent notes Montana illness defying diagnosis. Dr Brethour and colleagues discuss morbus maculosus werthofii as the likely cause, detailing blue black skin spots, thick blood, swollen liver and spleen, heart strain, and possible transmission by mosquitoes or wood ticks. Authorities push for isolation of the disease.
Missoula hosts state university commencement with 18 graduates the largest class. Week long program includes debates with Washington Agricultural College, prize declamation, baccalaureate by Rev. Groeneveld, music recital, class day, literary society address, field day, alumni banquet, and the commencement address by President Morris of Montana Wesleyan. Weather permitting, weekly club shoots may be held Sundays.
Petitions circulate in Missoula asking Frank T. Shields be appointed postmaster of Lolo Hot Springs. He will work as hotel clerk this summer and is favored to win the appointment. W. H. Houston and Mrs. Houston oversee the springs, expected to attract several hundred visitors this season as waters gain renown.
Missoula May 25 Elks from Philipsburg Hamilton and other towns will attend a large gathering Tuesday evening in Elks hall. An extensive delegation is expected and a banquet will follow the degree work. The event promises hospitality and a swell affair for visitors.
Several members of the Missoula Red and Gun club held a morning shoot at Blue Rocks grounds in South Missoula. Though some scores were below par, all members enjoyed the event.
In Missoula the autopsy on Mrs. Dodson wife of a local rancher near Hamilton was conducted after her death from spotted fever. Dr. Wilson will pursue blood tests while opposition from the husband delayed the procedure. An enlarged spleen was found. body otherwise in good condition. Dr. Buckley returned from Hamilton and helped with the autopsy alongside several physicians.
J. P. Flanagan, linked with Western Lumber in South Missoula, returns from Bitter Root valley with first class planing mill machinery. The machinery has shipped and will arrive this week as preparations to ready the works accelerate, turning the site into a beehive of activity.
Missoula May 2 The President's Special with President Mellen and party, who have been touring the coast divisions, is expected to return from the West in the morning. The group has been away from St. Paul for several weeks and may stay a few hours upon arrival since no coast stop was made on the trip.
A morning baseball game at the fort grounds features a soldiers team beating Missoula 11 to 7. Sam Freeman pitched for the fort boys with Callahan catching while Smith pitched for Missoula with Wilson behind the plate.
The major plans a sequence of inspections starting in Bozeman then Helena and Butte, noting Red Lodge as lacking a captain. He will commission an acting officer to handle duties in the interim and depart for Helena in the morning to survey the battery before proceeding to inspect infantry in Butte.
A man from Italy reported to Missoula police that he was robbed of 80 dollars by a companion who may have fled or is in hiding. The suspect also borrowed 10 dollars from a friend. The two had been rooming together in a west Missoula building and the thief allegedly entered when others were out, but police could not locate him.
The body of A. R. Bell, engineer killed in the Heron wreck, arrived in Missoula on No. 4 this morning and was placed in Undertaker Marsh's care on West Front Street. The passing leaves a grieving widow and many friends offering sympathy.
John Richli reports three calves absconded from his corral west of Missoula. The culprits drove the calves into town and to the city pound, asking officers about stray cattle pay. Police will search for the young offenders.
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Lawlor and their children left for Butte to attend the funeral of the late Mrs. P. J. Brophy in Missoula on May 25. The death has drawn many Missoula acquaintances who wish to pay their last respects.
Daniel O'Keefe reports very high water in O'Keefe canyon near Missoula. The stream runs through Hy Thomas ranch, formerly Kenneth Ross property, and further rise could cause damage to buildings and fields nearby.
Missoula defeats Independents of Butte 17 to 7 on the South Missoula grounds. Corbin, 16, starred for Missoula. Kennedy was involved in a disputed hit by pitch. Missoula plans a three game series in Butte with the Critics starting Thursday.
Missoula officers prepare for Self Denial Week with special services on Tuesday and extra work through the week. Ensign Cummins aims to raise at least 150 dollars as the local army's share of the national effort.
May 25 report from Strengthening the Dam in Missoula notes Grass Valley French Ditch company hauls lumber from its saw mill to the dam near the Jette ranch. The timber backs a structure that narrowly escaped failure during recent high water.
Sunday in Missoula brought an ideal day as people fished at streams and canyon trips drew many to the countryside. Some caught good fish while others couldn't get a bite, and numerous residents drove out to the canyons to enjoy the weather.
E N Brandegee, a prominent Helena member of the horticultural society, arrived in Missoula to supervise tree spraying and conduct further investigations during a short stay before returning home.
Missoula trustees decide to build a parsonage for the pastor and his wife. Architect Gibson will prepare plans and construction will begin soon with completion before winter. Estimated cost about $2,000.
Rains last week damaged multiple brickyards in and around Missoula. A 40,000 brick kiln in South Missoula was spoiled and yards west of the city also ruined several thousand bricks. Delays will occur in fulfilling contracts.
Col W F S Rees kove known as Coyote Bill receives a new style tree sprayer from the East for his ranch at the head of the Rattlesnake. He aims to use it against mites and pests in a large orchard. Flo has been demonstrating the machine to friends. Cleveland bicycles Bishop Kern's.
Professor Elrod’s class from the university took a mountain trip on Saturday afternoon. They reached the Mitten peak in Pattee canyon, where deep snow covered the summit. They spent a couple of hours wading in the snow before returning home, pleased with the outing. The note ends with a remark about the European free bus meeting all trains.
On his inspection tour of the national guard Major Duncan returned to Missoula on May 25 to spend Sunday with his family. He was unable to complete the planned inspections and will resume later.
A large Missoula crowd gathered on the Higgins avenue bridge this afternoon to watch a horse that had fallen into the river struggle. The animal fought to reach shore amid cautious efforts by onlookers and rescuers.
A swimmer fought upstream currents and was swept toward the north end of the bridge before reaching shallow water and escaping to safety.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Helena May 25 Funeral services over the body of Mrs Marcha Sabolski who died Friday were held in the afternoon. The funeral was largely attended. Rabbi Jacob Mielziner of Temple Emanuel conducted the service and praised the dead woman’s sterling worth. Henry Cannon of Adel attended, traveling up the Missouri river on the same boat with Mr and Mrs Saboliski in 1569.
Rain hampers shearing across the region with work postponed to the public pens on the other side of the river. Officials expect general start across the country next Monday as weather clears.
Glendive reports arrival of machinery for the Hughes electric light plant. Building is nearly roofed and foundations for engine and dynamo are completed. Machinery to be installed at once.
Thomas Stout, a Missouri law graduate, has been elected principal of the Park City Schools after moving from Missouri two months ago. His appointment was announced in Billings on May 25.
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