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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1900
Page
16
Western Montana The Western Montana office of the Standard is at 110 West Main street Mis soula. Telephone No. IIS Advertising rates furnished on application.
Local political circles debate Ferguson and the barrel opening amid union unrest. Reported money exchanges and alleged betrayals orbit Dan McDonald and Sovereign as Ferguson faces disapproval from the Missoula labor ranks and independent Democrats gain ground through talks by Denny, Reilly, and Quinn.
Northern Pacific officials report mileage books found after a Livingston wreck. No woman matching Mrs W H Mooney of Missoula was aboard the train to Bismarck ND. They seek anyone who knew Mrs Mooney to identify the body and confirm her identity.
Lois M. Young filed for divorce from Al ser Young in Missoula district court. They married in Butte in March 1890s. Plaintiff alleges willful neglect and failure to provide common necessities.
Edwin Dorsett, a youth from Orchard Home addition, was accidentally shot while hunting in the Lolo mountains on Tuesday near Missoula. The incident occurred October 31 as he and companions were in the woods. Further details on his condition were not available.
A boy and companions hunted small game when Dorsett’s revolver discharged, striking the right leg and severing an artery near the hip. The injured lad received care from the county surgeon and returned home. Ad for stove pipe parts lists prices and delivery by J. L. McBride of Missoula.
Missoula reports believe Adamson a pesthouse nurse who recovered from smallpox was foully dealt with after leaving the pesthouse with two companions. He vanished en route to Toit jen to collect pay, with a river or brush burial suspected and a search planned to learn the truth.
Deeds recorded for Henry Schrieber to William Evans for land in section 4 township 12 north range 11 west for 1700 dollars. Isaac Sear to W A Clark for portions of sections 3 10 township 20 north range 6 west totaling 1000 dollars. J W Lister to J M Evans for east half of southwest quarter and lots 6 7 in section 4 township 19 north range 26 west for 500 dollars.
P. J. Green, once reported insane and ordered to the ausvium, has been a familiar figure in Missoula police circles for months. Despite earlier signs of instability, officers delayed examination as he repeatedly appeared at moments for assessment.
Missoula police arrested Captain Ed Williams known as Liverpool Jack for fighting at the Headquarters saloon. He resisted arrest and the chief of police slipped on a slick sidewalk. Williams was jailed and sentenced to 30 days. another disturbance at the Shamrock saloon drew a 26 day sentence.
Hawkshaw the city detective is convalescing in Missoula after a fall a few days ago. He suffered bruised ribs and a bruised right arm, with pain greater than initially expected. He will soon resume his duties.
A five thousand dollar shoe sale runs November 1 2 and 3 at the Globe store featuring men’s ladies and children’s footwear with assorted sizes and styles on display for shoppers.
Librarian John F Davies arrives from Butte to take a temporary post at the University of Missoula. He will set up arrangements and begin preliminary tasks before indexing books and assigning proper places in the library.
Slipped Home Missoula October 31 remains of KE L Overton killed by an engine Sunday night were shipped this morning to Wisconsin for burial. No one accompanied them and the railroad company took charge. It appears the man was robbed before being struck by the train.
County Clerk Wilkinson reports 3800 registration returns received from all agents except one with many names not on the books or having left the state. After corrections the county tally is expected to show at least 3500 voters.
Missoula on October 31 hosts Halloween revelry as boys and girls along with university students pull gates from posts and send yells across the town after dark. Pranks target local businesses and homes beyond the city outskirts while residents try to sleep.
W A Bimons returns to Missoula from Cape Nome after several months away. He came back to vote this fall and will stay several weeks before returning to Salt Lake City. He says Nome in good shape and reports Missoula boys getting along well.
Patrick Birmingham of Bearmouth was in Missoula today for home purchases when he suddenly fell ill in a store. A physician was summoned, and he was taken to his hotel where he is now improved. The illness is an old condition acted up briefly.
Missoula notes record births, moves, illnesses, and visits including J F Delaney at Bonner. Hayes from Nine Mile. Shupe visiting Missoula. Berry from Carleton. Chadwick’s return. Rowe to reside here. Dr Fitzgerald moves office. Schrieber sells ranch to Evans. Armstrong in Hammond block. Beth Hershey ill. glass broken in Reilly's store. Thompson couple honeymooning. William Sparks to go home. Mrs Kirkeby improving. Daly trial postponed. Bennawey to have hearing Nov 8. Missoula Mercantile preparing apparel exhibit sale with ready made clothing display.
Missoula now has an improved West bound train schedule aiding theater groups. The afternoon train can lag yet still allow timely arrivals for evening performances, and the night train offers ample time to complete shows and depart with baggage for the West.
Missoula October 31 The Lolo school closed to permit teacher Iole Fisher to canvass for Ravalli County county superintendent. Fisher, a former Ravalli resident, won the nomination and then the Lolo post. Scholars and trustees regret her departure as she is a school favorite.
An one armed man in Missoula has been seen soliciting sympathy cards and small donations. He attempted to steal a pocketbook from a dentist’s patient, while the patient’s child lay nearby. Officers were alerted but the man had not been found by late afternoon.
Missoula previews Haverly s Minstrels on Saturday evening at the Union Opera House led by comedian George Wilson. The Big Four Martin Waldron Conners and Morton headline a show acclaimed since its rise in American minstrelsy with novelty acts including The Haunted Mill.
The last observation car for winter on the Northern Pacific passed Missoula on this morning's west bound train, about 2 40 a m, an hour late. The following east bound train will be a regular passenger train and pass holders may ride on it. Coast bound trains will keep observation cars as cars are returned from the coast or en route.
J A Scott reports his Model wheel disappeared from the sidewalk in front of his business after he left it there in the morning. He rode from home to open his shop and returned at noon to find the wheel gone with no trace. Also listed are local ads for pure lard at Union Market and a Missoula Mercantile exhibit displaying a four room cottage furnished in modern style.
A lengthy denunciation accuses W A Clark of coercing miners in Clarkville New Mexico into bondage. It claims families live in squalor, unions are crushed, and workers are paid in scrip under a territorial law from 1897 penalizing such practices. The article parallels Edward Markham’s Man With the Hoe.
George KF Boos of Washington visits Stevensville this week as J A Landram and J M Lenahan travel for campaigns. Mrs A Collett remains ill. The M E church ladies host a chicken pie supper raising about $80. Other locals travel to Butte Coeur d Alene and Sleeping Child springs. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs John Pearson Oct 11 dies soon after in Maplewood Cemetery.
I K Parmeter from Hamilton and Governor R B Smith spoke at events around town. Bh M DeLang returned from Farmington with J D. Other recent arrivals include Homer Powers from Missouri and Tilty seeking Montana life. J B Kenyon visited Stevensville. Al Balmforth resold ranch to Loyd and moved to Butie Claude Borough resumed library work. Mrs Morton Dixon, former Brevensville resident, died Oct 7 in Fowler, WA, after illness leaving husband eight children and many grandchildren.
Out of its District Missoula Oct 21 report says a county Republican candidate canvassed a Bitter Root valley lumber camper for Ravalli county votes. He allegedly carried a demijohn and two cigar boxes to supply voters in Ravalli county.
W M Eolding, a lumberman from Bearmouth, was brought to Parsons' hospital in Missoula tonight with four painful wounds in his hand. The injury occurred while he was at work when a cant-hook pierced the flesh, leaving a severe gash.
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