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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1901
Page
7
Anaconda News reports Deer Lodge county property owners face a total tax levy of $157,408.26 on $6,085,685 property value. Tax collection starts Monday with delinquency after November 30, and rolls detail land, improvements, mortgages, lines, and equipment values across classes.
Citizens praise Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential for travel and illness. Druggists in Anaconda Butte and nationwide offer 25 cents a bottle. Testimonials from A M Hughes and Geo R McDonald highlight relief from paralysis and rheumatism, with wide sale in drug stores.
The record lists livestock and other property values: 11 thoroughbred horses worth 1275, 1046 range horses at 10460, 974 common animals and mules worth 26355, 25 beef cattle valued at 875, 1861 range stock at 29690, 8538 milch cows at 25590, 2600 sheep valued 6600, 111 hogs at 555. Wheat and grain taxed at 750, lumber coal and wood at 20800, solvent credits 10950, other property 651190, total personal property excluding money 1611171.
County Treasurer Twohy reports September receipts 5634.22 and disbursements 6215.17 leaving Oct 1 balance 54869.47 amid tax collection season. Sources include taxes licenses county officers fees and other sources totaling 12884.22 with a comparison of fund balances to start and end of month.
Chief of Police William Taylor filed formal charges against Patrolman Frank Gordon accusing him of extortion while intoxicated detaining Bessie Howard for $10. Affidavits by Bessie Howard and Grace Arnold accompany the complaint. Gordon seeks affidavits alleging graft by superiors as council meeting approaches. The coming session is expected to be stormy.
W. W. Earnest, eight years chief clerk of railway mail service between Spokane Jamestown N D and Spokane Minot N D with headquarters at Helena, is transferred to train duty to make way for an Alaska appointee. The Standard lauds his zeal courtesy and accuracy and notes his Democratic affiliation may have influenced the move.
Norman Perkins proposes a railway postal car on the B A P trains between Butte and Anaconda to speed East mail. Spokane inspector Charles Slusser backs the plan, with Great Northern no longer serving Anaconda. The route would cut afternoon wait for merchants and improve distribution citywide.
Cut glass at Tolan Co and Peters' dance next Friday appear with cigars and masquerade ball plans at Turner hall on Nov 13. Walking skirts by Miss Walker, Fior de Baltimore smoke, Funke's candies, and lodging house for sale. Violin lessons, piano inquiries at Short's Music Store, and rent notices fill the column along with union meetings and school board salary delays.
Advertisements claim Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery restore general health by regulating periods, drying weaknesses, healing inflammation, and soothing nerves. Testimony from Mary Shappell of Ohio cites four years of suffering eased after five bottles, with weight gain and renewed energy. Free medical adviser offered with stamps.
County officials plan Saturday meetings to award heating and plumbing contracts for the new poor farm. A concert at Turner hall on Oct 8 features the Complete orchestra led by L. F. Verberkmoes. Admis sion 50 cents. The Anaconda Coal Co moves to 209 Main Street and announces Diamond coal and sawed cordwood sales.
The notice lists sermons and services across several churches this week. Norwegian Lutheran Rev Lauritz Carlsen preaches this afternoon at Scandinavian church Cedar and Fifth. Presbyterian Rev F B Cleland leads morning service at Main and Fourth with evening service and Sunday school. Junior and Y P groups meet at set times.
On the 18th Sunday after Trinity, Ana conda churches hold services at St. Mark's Episcopal 8 am Holy Communion 11 am Sunday school 12 30 pm Daughters of the King 7 15 pm and Evening service 8 pm A Brotherhood of St Andrew meeting is set for Tuesday evening. First Baptist at Fifth and Locust worships 11 am subject The Covenants of the Bible with Sunday school 12 20 pm Young People 6 45 pm and Evening service 7 30 pm Note time change.
The lineup for the Business college senior team bound for Butte includes Anderson Marchion Bryan Hiff Plunkett Hughes Showers Bernier captain Hartsel Rhue and substitutes Leonard Keig and D Sullivan. They will travel by train leaving at 8 30 a m.
From the Pitsburg Dispatch advices from Europe warn of a crisis due to partial crop failures in several countries. The article notes Europe blames American competition for hard times and cites Austrian support for tariff and commercial war against the United States as harmful to its own people.
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