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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1901
Page
5
Anaconda residents report Halloween night pranks with gates wagons and signs disappearing. Small boys used tick-tacks and spools to rattle windows while churches and homes displayed playful decorations and symbols. Local theatre presented a lively show with S. Miller Kent and Ethelyn Palmer starring in a cowboy play with a large ensemble.
The Cowboy and the Lady drew a good sized audience with Ss. Miller Kent leading a skilled company. The three act western drama by Clyde Fitch features a ranch, a dance hall interior, and a courtroom trial for murder with authentic details and strong stage settings.
Piano teacher A Voss at Short's and Masquerade prizes at Tucker's store are listed with sewing machines for rent at Greig's. The I O G T meets at Dewey hall tonight and a social dance spans Austrian hall tomorrow. Various residents and visitors including Fred Smith in Helena and Ben Crosswhite from Deer Lodge are noted. Strain's advertises underwear and bargains. Fendo offers $10 weekly sickness and accident benefits.
A long list of individuals including Ernest Waswworthy in Denver and Rucker in Chicago appears alongside names from Butte Helena St Louis New York and Minneapolis. The fragment names several contributors or associates such as Barclay Simmons Symons Keating Palmer Smith Holmes Codden Osborn Swinehart McLaughlin Walker White Laughlan and Stevens in a string of city references. The text suggests a membership or contact roster rather than a narrative item.
The obituary notes a beloved city leader remembered for eighteen years of public service and broad affection. Citizens mourn a figure who significantly shaped local life and was highly regarded by many.
Word spread last night that Theodore Ehret died at his home at 845 p m after a year of poor health. A respected 52 year old from Alsace who settled in Anaconda 20 years ago his furniture business became one of the citys largest. He is survived by his widow and two daughters with burial planned in Alsace after a temporary local interment.
The Thomas Scallon post held a Halloween ball at Turner hall with Philippine volunteers in uniform. Decor featured red white and blue bunting and a monster flag. Two program types for ladies and gentlemen carried the eighth army corps badge and post name. About 2 couples attended at opening and nearly 100 more joined the dance later.
Notice of a motion to dismiss and to exonerate the bondsmen in the state versus Joseph Dulong on appeal from Justice Kennedy's court. Served on County Attorney DuftY yesterday. Dulong in the man who last July used a
Dulong, a stable boss for the company, was arrested after a boy named Fred Berry was struck with a buggy whip while bathing in Warm Springs creek near the company barn. He was found guilty and fined 350 dollars. an appeal to the district court is planned citing improper venue. Dulong left town after conviction and is said to be living in Canada.
A band of about 20 men scoured Mill creek near Mt. Hargin for John Glynn of East Fourth Street lost Tuesday. Sheriff Conley sent two woodsmen. M. J. Moran leads a large search party believing the boy may have died accidentally near the creek. Rubber boots recommended as teams reassemble to comb the creek bottom.
After an interview with the Standard the promoter of the contest in question declared no prize fight was intended and produced articles of agreement. The terms show the event is for gate receipts, not a purse, and the word fight is not used. If it does not meet the prize fight definition it may proceed. otherwise it will be barred. The promoters may move the event from the theater to Turner hall or another city venue.
All Saints day will be observed in two Catholic churches of the city and at St Mark's Episcopal church. St Peter's and St Paul's Catholic churches will hold low mass at 8 a m high mass at 10 a m and vespers in the evening. St Mark's Episcopal church will observe the festival with holy communion at 10 o clock a m.
Mexico City October 31 delegates at the Pan American Congress voted on press access. The Peru Chile dispute over admitting reporters dominated the session with Chile prevailing after Peru sided with Chile, while other nations opposed broad press admission. The altercation between Alamora and Carbo heightened tensions as president Raigosora moderated. Some saw Chile’s move as an attempt to block press presence, while Peru’s stance surprised Chile.
Sheriff Charles Hill of Madison County traveled to Dillon on the way home to Virginia City after several days in Centennial valley investigating the disappearance of David Horgan from his Alaska Basin ranch. Heavy storm hampered efforts and no conclusive findings were reported.
The Deer Lodge county Board of County Commissioners invites sealed proposals for 1902 care and maintenance of the sick, poor, and infirm at the county poor farm, including feeding, clothing, nursing, burial expenses, medical attendance for inmates and jail, medicines, and autopsies if ordered. Proposals due at the December 1901 board session, County Clerk Phil Greenan announces.
The notice claims universal misery from Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint with symptoms like sour stomach headache heartburn and low spirits. It promotes August lower at 75 cents with two doses claimed to relieve and lists Green's Prize Almanac and druggists in Anaconda Missoula Montana and others as sellers.
As weather clears residents of Centennial valley plan a party to scour the countryside for any trace of missing man Horgan or his body. They believe foul play is involved and suspect his partner Harry Thomas. Mr Hill says he secured crews that may aid in locating Thomas.
Andrew D. White ambassador to Germany sailed from New York on the Deutschland after a fortnight in the United States on private business.
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