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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1902
Page
12
Missoula county will become a third class county beginning the year. The assessor’s position rises in the new list, with the auditor’s salary increasing to 1.78. Salaries for sheriff, county attorney, and clerk of the district will rise, and the auditor’s total list advances from 14,550 to 29,00 in advance of the change.
Missoni announces a big football contest between the state agricultural college and the state university on Thanksgiving Day at the Micauula grounds. The university team has trained two weeks with strong teamwork as they prepare to challenge the formidable Wisconsin men in what promises to be the season’s most exciting game with a large crowd expected.
A near future start to activities includes team practices and prizes during early sessions. A new gymnasium will host winter games, with literary octets and theatre efforts underway under faculty leadership. Officials note upcoming issues stress improved wording and local university coverage. The paper highlights subscriptions, ads, and Thanksgiving planning amid ongoing campus events.
In Missoula on Friday evening a new Modern Woodmen of America camp was organized by Banlgad with officers appointed. Spaulding serves as venerable counsel, George T. Knooks as worthy, and other posts filled by local townsfolk including bankers and clerks.
A widower leaving behind four widowed children and two sons, with his aged mother visiting from home to Nebraska, will be honored Tuesday under Foresters care. The funeral, involving a Six-inch pipe, 18 cents a joint, marks the final rites for the departed.
Partial and garbled OCR notes recount Ariane Hendricks being discharged from Sisters Hospital and returning to his home. Friends awaited clearer news as recovery appeared uncertain and beset by lengthy illness.
A new reward is announced today in the Burlington express case across the Montana division with a call for information leading to the capture of the responsible party. Authorities urge cooperation and emphasize timely reporting.
A pocketbook belonging to David Todd, a traveling man and Elks member, was turned in from Kansas City. It contained papers and a Munson card. The finder sent it to Missoula, where it arrived with hopes for Mr Todd to reclaim it.
An injured leader and his soldiers remain at Sisters Hospital in Missoula as efforts continue to recover from a night attack. A man from the Centennial Evening claims a broken shot struck Spears, who shielded Jem as the ground opened. Sheriff Prescott left for Teron in response to a telegram reporting an unnamed man and possible capture.
Reports from Missoula and nearby towns recount Sunday fishing trips by Senator Worden and Constable White on the Coeur d Alene branch, and visits by Harry Tarsons and Frank Thomas at Frenchtown. Minnesota football passes Chicago en route to Mt. Clemens for Michigan prep. Reilly mentions Mexico City and gold premium chatter reaches financial circles as currency doubts rise.
The crown prince of Siam met Wu Ting Fang in the afternoon after Wu hosted Chinese merchants in the forenoon. They exchanged mutual good wishes in English, and the crown prince attended a theater in the evening during a calm day of social already.
Missoula notes record a flurry of names and travels including Flor Wagner, R. Paul of Enteage, W. M. Draffen back from Hamilton, J. C. Wright of Spokane, F. C. Mulroney returning from Plains, Robert White visiting from Philadelphia, and L. A. Williame from Hamilton. Vincent Wond and Kathrine Greenough visit, Mrs. W. H. Houston ill, social dances attended, and plans for travel to Indiana and India noted.
At the Nouveau theater this afternoon the fifth aubmcrption concert showcased a rare foreign artist, Ai innovation, with Nas ay American bert allowed to participate. Mrs Zeisler caused a brief demonstration requiring city guards, but the audience applauded the performer as Mostkowski led bravos. Gen Mock and Dr FW Morris attended. A Pittsburgh boiler explosion killed one trainman and injuring seven others on the Monongahela division of the Pennsylvania line. A Salt Lake Herald dispatch reports a Noon Street hold up at the Eagle saloon where a robber took $80 before escaping.
Fire destroyed A Slaughter residence on Vine Street as Missoula faced a delayed alarm and mistaken cross river routing. Fire crews saved some furniture. piano and parlor items burned, with most clothing and back rooms lost. Insurance coverage cited as $49 in Aetna.
Nov 2. A conference on the Wisconsin zone yielded a peace accord praised by leaders in Panama and Colombia. Admiral praised as peacemaker, troops to withdraw, gunboat movements toward Buena Ventura and Agua Dulce, prisoners released, and news of treaty conveyed to commanders by a government commissioner.
The U S transport Ingalls with Gen Miles aboard struck a reef near Le Gaspe harbor while entering the gulf. A Spanish vessel Watch rushed to aid but salvage terms were discussed in Mexican dollars. Ballast and pumping operations floated the ship. authorities dispute extent of damage.
Special Dispatch reports Dr. H. Osborn a pioneer of Montana died yesterday with his wife and Dr. Bozeman at his side. Born December 22, 1823, in Warren County, he trained at Cincinnati Medical College and practiced in his native state before moving west. He arrived in Bozeman in 186? and opened a drug store with his brother Frank, leaving behind a widow and brother. The body will be shipped to Bozeman for funeral arrangements underway in Denver.
Police plan to safeguard officers amid rising threats as security measures extend to municipal garrisons and strategic posts. Authorities vow enhanced patrols, rapid response teams, and protective protocols to ensure public safety and officer welfare.
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