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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1900
Page
12
The Western Montana office of the Standard is listed at 110 West Main Street with a telephone number provided. Advertising rates are available on application.
The store unveils four sets of about 180 ladies jackets from regular stock not old-fashioned. Sale starts 10am Tuesday with a week long run ending Saturday night. prices drop from $5 to $8.50 with wide style choice and sizes, promising no profit on the poorest piece.
Geiger the Cobbler was found guilty of disturbing the peace in a justice court case. The ruling details the charges and the court set penalties and fines as prescribed by local statute.
In Missoula on November 28 Justice Houtchens presided as Louis Geiger was found guilty of disturbing the peace for using profane language. He may be jailed Friday if he repeats the offense. Fred Harrison was jailed 30 days for stealing an overcoat belonging to Joseph Ray. Samuel Sorenson faced assault charges with Allie Goldsmith seeking a jury trial set for Friday afternoon. Several vagrants and offenders were ordered to leave the city.
Charles Woodman visits from Butte for a day or two while revival services start Thursday evening at the Methodist church. Peter Brosseau of the west end is reported ill. T L Greenough returns home for Thanksgiving. University students from the Misses Simpson visit Stevensville for Thanksgiving. Payday for school staff arrives with a notably large payroll. Ned Sharpless and Mr. Hamblin, typhoid patients at Sisters' hospital, are discharged. Fred Poe returns from a month logging trip on the Coeur d Alene branch. Engineer George Howe shows a trout caught nearby to Standard force. B M Francis shares deer meat from this week’s hunting.
A lumberman working for a Florence sawmill near Missoula was found unconscious beside a fallen tree and taken to Sisters' Hospital. Physicians fear skull pressure may require surgery to relieve brain impact. His condition later improved briefly but remained serious, while other Missoula news covered local appointments, bonds, and social happenings.
Public schools closed for Thanksgiving and will stay closed until Monday after a school board meeting granted the vacation. Teachers and students enjoyed literary and musical exercises, with many parents attending and pleased. The university also closed at noon and will reopen Monday.
Missoula reports two new patent plates will be received at the land office and filed Monday January 7, 1901. The waters include fractional township 12 north range 21 west and fractional township 12 range 22 west. The state holds a 60 day preference right to select lands.
Born claimed Somerville assaulted him during a street encounter. Somerville, reportedly intoxicated, demanded money owed and argued while Horn was working on a coat. The dispute escalated, Born swore out a complaint, and Somerville was placed under arrest.
Henry B. Edard and Miss Aurise Graham were married in Frenchtown at dawn in a Catholic church service officiated by Rev. Father Quesnel. The couple, now honeymooning, will stay at the Missoula hotel after arriving from Frenchtown. Edard is a prominent Frenchtown valley resident and Graham is a popular local girl.
Traveling companions, two Russians posing as nobles and a wife, beguile a lady and steal a satchel in Bordeaux. The victim may not recover property unless witnesses inform police. Thieves stalk affluent London women linked to jewels during cross channel trips and society events in Paris and New York.
Missoula on November 28 reports the Lead 4 Hand society of the Methodist Church arranging a Festival of Days for December 4 and 15. The event offers holiday gifts of many varieties at small prices, supporting church activities.
Friday and Saturday bargain event at Globe Store features a large selection of underwear for women and kids. Prices promote quick selling and added value with casual in-store displays.
R. G. Cooper, agent in Missoula Montana, offers all classes of bonds furnished on short notice. The service emphasizes prompt bond provision for local clients and organizations seeking quick surety solutions.
A carload of machinery arrived for Perry Steffee’s new saw mill at Philamont spur on the Coeur d'Alene branch. The 20 horsepower engine and boiler, plus a planer and matching equipment, will raise total power to about 65 horsepower and enable planing and matching of lumber. The plants will operate within a week or two.
Bargains advertised on sale for one dollar per yard with taffeta silks priced at 89 cents a yard at the Golden Rule store.
Italians are seen leaving the railway quarters as clerks work to settle accounts and payments. The scene in Missoula on November 28 shows increased activity among staff handling departures and refunds.
Grahamsville, Sullivan Co. N Y Mr H H Black says his five year old son prone to croup was cured by Chamberlains Cough Remedy after doctors and other medicines failed It dissolves thick mucus and is safe for all ages Also promotes use of Chamberlains Pain Balm for corns sprains rheumatism and colic remedies. Sold by local drug firms.
Miss Besie Blakely entertained many Missoula friends at Ellis hall in a fashionable dancing party. The hall was filled with the city's elite and decorations were noted for their beauty and variety.
A cautionary tale about women carrying jewels and cash in hand satchels while traveling by train. An English lady en route from Madrid to Bordeaux lost a satchel valued at 4000 dollars plus 1000 dollars cash, then learned detectives suspected two Russians following her, and the loss was revealed after a telegram and a letter from her husband.
The scrap basket has risen from a humble room staple to a fashionable interior accessory. Prices range from 2.50 to 9.50 dollars depending on material, color, and design, with new reproductions such as a twin-handle vase in moss and ribbon debuting this season.
From the Newcastle Chronicle the piece questions the location of Shakespeare's manuscripts and whether their discovery could bring a million money, private collectors, and national libraries to bid. It notes their value for authorship debates and handwriting comparison with signatures on will and estate deeds.
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