Anaconda City Council Debates Mayor Powers Control
The Anaconda city council introduced an ordinance to regulate appointment and pay of special officers, aiming to limit the mayor's power. Mayor Stephens opposed the measure as potentially unconstitutional but the council passed it for his action. The body also considered hiring special counsel over the Powers case and reviewed stock exchange regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varius
Stephens
Carriher
Haltenhoff
Wallace
Klemming
Coubtless
Steuernagel
Sawyer
Judiciary Committee
Carrihber
Nagle
Cerikc Wisner
Lepke
H. F. Collins
Lawler
Anaconda
Collins
Whitehall
Minnie Wright
W. B.rogers
Rogers
Track Blockade Delays Butte Line Ore Train Near Fast Anaconda
A break in a frog on the Butte Anaconda and Pacific Railway near Fast Anaconda derailed an engine hauling ore cars, blocking the line for hours. The front of the locomotive left the rails but no serious damage occurred. A passenger train from Butte bound for Anaconda arrived late after being rerouted via Stuart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Estate actions filed on final account and sale hearings
In the estate of Horace D. Stickney the final account and sale of real estate, plus a petition to confirm the sale, were filed with Clerk Thomas yesterday. An order fixes the hearing for Saturday June 7 at 10 am. In Paul Overthes guardianship a minor, the guardian’s petition to sell real estate was filed and granted with bond set at 3500 dollars. County Treasurer Twohy returned yesterday from Spokane to attend a relative’s funeral there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace D. Stickney
Thomas
Paul Overthes
Twohv
Spokane
Peace prospects in South Africa reverberate in London and The Hague
May 26 reports indicate expectations of a government statement on South Africa peace in London. A. J. Balfour refused to forecast timing, while cabinet discussions continue. Boers in Europe may consult before a settlement, though Britain reportedly declined May 23 to permit this.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
South Africa
House of Commons
A. J. Balfour
Balfour
the Hague
Vereeiging
Transvaal
Europe
Yellowstone County Politics Focus on Sheriff Candidate
A. J. Wilkinson is discussed as the Republican candidate for sheriff in Yellowstone County as campaign interest grows in Billings on May 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Billings
Yellowstone County
A. J.wilkinson
Van Ness Divorce Suit Filed Over Abandonment
Lyda Van Ness filed for separation and child custody against William J. Van Ness in the district court. She charges abandonment after their Dayton Wyoming marriage in 1888 and alleges the husband left home and has not provided support for himself and the child. Attorney C. M. Sawyer represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyda
van Ness
William J. van Ness
C. M. Sawyer
Dayton
Wyo
Local Commerce and Notices Spread Across Anaconda
A packed list of local ads and notices includes shop sales at Odsons and Strain’s offering shirts, corsets, watches, and baths. Promotions cover flowers, furniture, robes, and travel routes with a through sleeper from Anaconda. Socials at St Mark’s guild and W O W draw members, while arrests yield 20 and 30 day jail terms for alcohol and vagrancy.
Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy Advertised by Mrs PopMore
A testimonial praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for relief from postnatal weakness pains and menstrual troubles. The letter urges others to use the product as the best remedy and warns against competing medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Podmore
Saranac Lake
New York
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Francis PopMore
Lydia KB
Pinkham
Anaconda Banking Terms and Mining Notice Compiled
Announcement from Daly Bank and Trust Company and Gold Bar Mining Milling Co. in Anaconda Montana. Directors levy 2 mills per share assessment with phased payments and delinquency sales dates. Court notice set for June 7 1902 and July 15 1902. Also probate hearing for Isidore Ehret estate on June 7 1902 at Deer Lodge Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold Bar Mining & Milling Co
Anaconda
Mont
A. F. Gray
Cedar Street
Anaconda, Mont
Decoration day preparations and local arrests noted
A local arrest report mentions George Spehar being charged with violating the hitching ordinance after leaving his horse on East Park Avenue. he posted $10 bond for today’s court appearance. The piece also advertises Decoration Day flowers and advance greenhouse orders at Fifth and Pine, with a sale on lawn wares and cut plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Spehar
Marchion
Spehar
East Park Avenue
Corner Fifth
Pine
Mth quadrennial general conference adjourns in Dallas
The M KEK Church South held its quadrennial general conference in Dallas from May 7 to May 21 and adjourned sine die at 1 45 this afternoon. The next quadrennial conference is set for the first Thursday in May, 1906. The entertainment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
M Kek
Church South
Committee Plans to Name Place Next Year
A committee states it will designate the location for a project or event one year from now, outlining the timing without finalizing the choice. The move signals a staged decision process and potential community impact.
Wounded man shoots back as train holdup fails near Huntington
Three tramps tried to rob two stockmen on a freight train near Huntington. A negro tramp was mortally wounded and a stockman seriously wounded but expected to recover after firing back with his revolver. The other two tramps jumped off. officers hunt the remaining assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker City
Ore
Huntington
Upper Burnt River
Annual stockholders meeting of French Gulch Dredging Co
The annual meeting of stockholders will be held at the Bank building Anaconda Montana on Tuesday June 3 1902 at 8 p m for electing officers and other business as may come before the meeting. By order of the Board of Directors W R Allen Secretary May 19 1902 Anaconda Mont
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank
Anaconda, Mont
W. R. Allen
Patent application notice for White Chief lode Montana
United States Land Office Helena May 6 1902 notice that James A Anaconda has filed for a patent for 1500 linear feet of the White Chief lode vein in Deer Lodge county Montana near the Summit placer claim. Describes survey No 6 township 5 north range west and the claim location with distances and bearings. Adverse claim notice sets sixty days to file claims with the register of the United States land office at Helena. First publication May 1902 George D Greene Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Offic
Hel Mont
James A
Anaconda
Lodge
Montana
Cipal
N. E
Ss. W
N.R. i
Rees
Co No. 2
Discovery Shaft
Dlacovery
Recorder's
Deer Lodge County
Mont
Book of Records
Summit Placer
White Chief
Register of the States Land Office
Helena
George D. Greene
Register
School district offers sale of bonds in Deer Lodge county
Notice states the board of school trustees seeks sealed bids to issue fifty thousand dollars in refunding bonds dated May 1902. Bonds bear up to 5 percent interest, payable semi annually, issued in thousand dollar denominations, due in twenty years with redemption in ten. Bids due May 20 1902 at 8 oclock p.m. at the trustees office in Anaconda. A 1000 bid bond is required and bids may be rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of School Trustees
Seh
Deer Lodge
Montana
Board of Trustees
Anaconda
Lodge
Montagna
At & O
M. J. FitzPatrick
Deer Lodge County
Day Chase
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Powers
the District Court
Corded
Yellowstone County Politica
Mrs. van Ness
Odson
Hammerslough’s
Shields
W. R
Turner Hall
Greig’s
Graduate Optician
Success Restaurant
G. W. Curran
East Commercial
Greig
Louis Mason
H. Clayburgh
Chicago
Odson’s
East Fourth Street
Verberckmoes
E. Park
W. J. Sherburne
East Park
Hawn Drug Co
Strain’s
Main Street
Odson's
Standard Office
Adams’ Department Store
Adams’ Deepartment Store
Teamsters’ and Stablemens’ Union, No
Union Hall
Commercial Avenue
Adams
Great Northern Railway
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Strain
D. J. Nugent
Frank Lawler
No. 510
A. O. O. W. Hall
George L. Walkup
St. Mark's Guild
D. J. Macdonald
West Seventh Street
Macdonald
Alfred Hill
J. J. Mahoney
Twin Bridges
Miss Mahoney
George Carrego
Hayes
Frank Warwick
Cuticura
Cuticura Soap
Guicura
la Paix
Paris
Porrel
Charterhouse Sq
Rue de & Droug and Chem, Corp
Boston
U.S. A
Copper City
Copper City Commercial Co
Anaconda, Montana
Daly Bank and Trust Company OF
Sohn R Toolfe
L. B. Greenwood
Louis V. Bennett
W. C Norbeck
Third Judicial
State of
County of
Isidore Ehret
Frank Strickfaden
WM. E, Thomas
Candy Cathartig
Csi
Sterling Remedy Company
Ees Ieee
Sot Acad Badas
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