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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1902
Page
12
Reading shows an office address and contact line for Western Montana at 110 West Main Minola with unclear branding. Advertising rates are available on application. Ends with a dry listing typical of a local business notice.
Retail roundup highlights medium priced dress wear and work garments aimed at fast turnover. Buyers seek versatile fabrics, durable fits, and retailer stock that appeals to office and casual environments.
Authorities pursue accountability as scrutiny intensifies around Pressley amid ongoing investigations. Major figures urge transparency while officials decline comment.
At Parsons hospital Harry Pressley or Ira Pressley lies wounded with suicide risk high. County Attorney Hall believes a circumstantial chain may convict him of murdering his wife, though Pressley has not been told of arrest or murder charges. Mrs. Pressley was buried at the poor farm with no services or witnesses.
In Missoula on Oct 5 conductors Markus and Kelley who led the ill fated Northern Pacific trains near Billings answered questions. They moved No 5 southbound and No 2 northbound tonight and reported no injuries. Local notices also detail dam leakage at Bonner and a busy social and civic scene in Missoula.
Lewis M. Spain, a freight train brakeman from Missoula, narrowly escaped being mangled at Thompson yard. He missed his footing while boarding a moving train, his foot caught by the wheel, and his toes were severely damaged requiring amputation at the local hospital.
Delayed west bound passenger trains from the Montana division arrived in Missoula early morning with one at 0 45. Passengers from No 5 recount narrow escapes and miraculous outcomes as to why more lives were not lost in the wreck.
Missoula detective M. Evans, the Democratic nominee, left tonight for Tacurin to open his campaign. A crowd of friends saw him off at the train. It is predicted he will run an excellent campaign. Mail orders to the Golden Rule in Missoula.
Chief Dispatcher David Black leaves Missoula for Kansas City for 10 days. M. Van Leuven serves as acting chief dispatcher, with Charles Williams as night chief during the absence.
Missoula reports the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen have leased the second floor of the Moretz building on Main street and will open the rooms with a smoker tomorrow evening. Local firefighters move unit to new headquarters with planned social event.
Missoula on October 5 reports Benjamin Fisher son of Mr and Mrs Will H Fisher suffered a severe hand burn while playing near a bonfire. A note from McBride's lists savage rifles priced at 18 dollars.
Professor Cooley, Montana State entomologist, with Samuel Dinsmore of Missoula, met C. M. Allen at his Lolo ranch to discuss the State board of horticulture's work. Our dress goods department has doubled in space. Golden Rule.
George A. Dunham visits Missoula from Portland. W H Smead, agent of the Flathead reservation, is there to observe the fair. Wyman Ellis the insurance man arrives from Helena on a brief business trip. Mrs Ernest Cragon of the French- is noted in Missoula society.
The Missoula Standard reached readers before breakfast and was distributed across the city by 9 a.m. It outpaced rivals yesterday and today, arriving several hours ahead and drawing favorable comments from subscribers.
Mrs Curtin of Granite dies at Sisters hospital after a serious illness announced in the Standard. Her case was hopeless as the disease had advanced too far. No funeral arrangements have been made.
Visitors to the fair are advised to visit Donohue Co's store this week to combine enjoyment with potential financial benefits. The guidance emphasizes shopping while exploring fair attractions.
In Glendive the planned 1 1 2 round bout between Joe Winegarden 112 pounds and John Smith the Black Pearl 115 pounds for $50 a side ended in the sixth round after a foul as Winegarden rose from the mat. Ed Johnson refereed and John Clayton timed.
Missoula reports Colonel Cornman, commanding the detachment of the 2th infantry at Fort Missoula, leaving this afternoon to assume command of regimental headquarters at Fort Harroon. The move follows the promotion of Colonel Mekhibbin to brigadier general.
Missoula report says Mrs George Fad ere known as Lilly Schaffer died tonight at her mother's home on the north side. The former Missoula resident had been an invalid for years paralyzed from the waist down and was raised in Missoula.
Missoula reports Officer Wilson, away at Fort Collins due to his mother’s illness, has learned of her death. He is expected to return soon with his father.
Missoula reports H. J. Robinson, long ailing at Sisters' hospital with appendicitis, has recovered enough to be moved back to his rooms at the European hotel.
Missoula report that W. A. Clark Jr. left for Spokane after shipping a car of horses this morning. He plans to attend races for a week at the Spokane track.
Fire Chief May and volunteers Alphonse Lachmann and E C Mix traveled from Missoula to Billings to join a statewide firefighters meeting. The delegation represents local volunteer firemen at the event.
William Stafford, Della Hughes and John Randall staged a drunken late night romance at Randall’s Old Glasgow home in Moreland. Stafford climbed to Hughes window. a ghost in a nightgown with a revolver, believed to be Randall, emerged with two patrolmen. Stafford was caught on Hanover street and detained by police with a suspended sentence set to October 31.
The petrified body was recovered by Captain John P. Figeman’s dredgeboat crew and is stored in a local vault. The figure measures about five and a half feet with a powerful chest, detailed features, and a brass ring on the left little finger. The body shows an unusual arm position and pronounced nails and wrinkles.
J B Overell notes the body shows rope marks on arms and legs and appears dead before immersion. He claims the features resemble Paul Evans, drowned in the Ohio River 30 years earlier, with Robert Evans, Paul’s father, as city founder.
Michael F. Kirby, a Bronx architect, learned guests planned to kidnap him on the night of his farewell dinner before his wedding. He and his brother left for Louisville, where he had married Hope Cross, as fifty guests arrived to find no host or meal and received a telegram announcing their departure.
In Rushville Squire Dilger married Allen Peckham and Fay Shaw at 2 AM after a local pursuit and warrant. Peckham, once of Richland township and from Bucyrus, wooed 16 year old Fay Shaw, daughter of George Shaw, then returned with a license secured by Deputy Holland. The pair wed despite the dramatic steps and arrest order.
Frederick William, heir to the German throne, plays a lively set of lawn tennis in polished white attire. The 20 year old prince, described as tall and good humored, competes against royalty and prides his stiff backhand and strong serve while pondering his future duties.
A McCall s Magazine vignette features Mr Bridle venting over his wife s reluctance to mend clothes. Mr Norris advises never to ask, then demonstrates by seizing a shirt and discovering it simply needs repairs she performs, revealing the shirt is still usable.
An old gentleman presses a boy to choose his future path while a simple barometer made from cedar and pine demonstrates weather prediction. The boy replies that he will take the sash line, a line of work.
Special to the Standard Lewistown Ohio reports that horse thief and gunman Bill Keeton evaded arrest after a pursuit ending in a back and forth exchange of shots through a cafe and street. Officers pursued him as he fled, firing as needed. Keeton claimed he would return to town to “get” Deputy Marshal Bab, while authorities await his arrival.
In a Coney Island Owl Car a rotund German awakens to find live crabs crawling over seats after a bag is overturned. An Irish passenger, delirious from drink, and a rear-seat tough clash with the Germans over the crustaceans and the fight ends with conductors separating them. The crabs scattered, the German laments his broken bag and fish tale.
In North Vineland the wedding of James Mason, a septuagenarian with five years to spare, and Mrs. Deborah J. Bigelow, 76, has surprised the town. The couple are longtime, well known residents regarded among the oldest in the area.
In Vine land the bride and groom known as Uncle Jimmy Mason and Grandma Bigelow, both widowed, surprised kin by marrying at Rev. A Matthews home after years of admired public friendship. Neighbors staged a playful serenade with a prank ladder entry to celebrate the union.
A lighthearted NY tale features Billy Saunders an 80 plus year old painter still at work in New York. He recalls heaven story about a painter who could not find a lawyer to draw up papers, suggesting heaven’s legal absence.
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