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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1902
Page
14
Western Montana office of the Standard located on West Main street in Missoula. Includes contact by telephone and notes that advertising rates are available on application.
Missoula reports engineer Woodworth completed platting of Clinton Townsite lots. The land, once tied to Lewis and Kennedy via homestead claims, was awarded to the railroad and later acquired by the townsite company. Residents must buy from new owners. Clinton looks to revival with richer discoveries on Wallace Mountain and plans to restripe operations.
Residents are invited to view a large stock of wrap and millinery from the Donohue company before selecting outfits for the fall and winter season.
In Missoula district court Judge Webster committed 15 year old Clayton Cyr to the state reform school for incorrigibility. The case had been paused while his mother promised to relocate him to Idaho with an older brother, but the plan proved impracticable and he was ordered sent to Miles City.
In Missoula on October 16 the district court clerk recorded a petition filed by J M Keith as administrator of the minor heirs of the late Charles Allard. He seeks court permission to sell 60 head of buffalo owned by the girls.
Missoula report states Mrs. Carrie Bonner has applied for letters of guardianship of her minor daughter Bessie Bonner.
Chief Dispatcher Van Luven works on a new winter time card in Missoula. West bound train times will shift later, but the final schedule has not yet been decided.
The Missoula County Democratic slate lists Dan J. Heyfron Jr. for county treasurer and Charles H. Hall for county attorney. Party officials urge voters to support the ticket in upcoming elections.
Officials outline revised arrival times for No 3 westbound express at 3 30 PM, No 5 Burlington at 6 20 PM, while No 1 westbound limited remains unchanged. Final outbound times undecided and expected to be released tomorrow.
Missoula reports a 5 year old boy, Tommy Denny, attacked near Higgins avenue and Front street by a man who lured him to sell bills. The assailant fled toward the north bridge area and is believed to be the same man who has recently tried to entice girls. Dr Parsons attended the child, who is seriously injured.
Special correspondence from Hamilton reports Shannon and Castner returning from Indian Creek with a copper rich group of claims known as Dinkum located about three miles from the mining camp. They exposed a 20 foot wide vein in a tunnel and found massive copper bearing ore despite surface work. Shannon plans coal claim work on Coal Creek, while Rice brothers push winter quartz development on Horse Creek Silver Plate.
Missoula October 16 The Standard reports that Republicans are not responsible for the disturbance at the Democratic meeting in Carleton Tuesday. It notes La caff and Morris have habitually disrupted Carleton gatherings and local Democrats do not accuse Republicans of involvement.
Locating Engineer Gleason of the Northern Pacific reports work on a experimental change line at Bonner. The route would raise the Marshall grade and cross the river above and below the Bandmann ranch. Construction is not guaranteed but similar future changes are anticipated.
Missoula on October 16 reports the death of the infant daughter of Martin Lyons of Butte. Brought to Missoula for climate treatment, she died this afternoon from capillary bronchitis. The father arrived tonight to arrange the funeral and the body lies at Lucy's.
Missoula city council met in a short session to award the Higgins avenue sewer extension contract. No bids were submitted and the council took no action, adjourning until next Monday at 7 p.m.
Missoula Oct 14 Mrs Gagnon of Frenchtown is ill at the Sisters hospital and described as in critical condition tonight.
Donald Bradford discusses the Dearborn canal’s success in irrigating arid lands around Missoula. He notes eastern and foreign colonists, especially Hollanders, move in for fertile crops, while sheep and cattlemen oppose expansion. Census shows rising school-age children in Hamilton and Ravalli County as families relocate.
Miscellaneous city updates include visitors from Anaconda Hamilton and Saltese. new warehouse roof by P K Reilley. families D Dingwall and Marshall in town. Bruce Wells and Margaret McKenzie arrivals. county clerk preparing election boxes. a marriage ceremony by Justice Houtchens unites James Knowles and Sarah Tracy. Vincent Lalonde preliminary hearing set after Saltese incident.
Special Correspondence reports M D Kippen returning from a tour to Goldendale Spokane Portland Seattle and Victoria BC. Gus Gorus sells the Bitter Root valley fruit farm near Darbs to Thomas Paddon of Como and plans Idaho timber ventures. Dr J B Burton visits Missoula after Hamilton start. Epworth Leaguers raise funds for church frescoing and electric lights with a kickoff social Saturday night.
Hamilton reports Sawtooth union No. 4 will hold a dance next week to aid striking Pennsylvania miners. A planning meeting will form details for the event described as the valley’s largest labor-support gathering, inviting all union members and sympathizers to join in showing broad regional solidarity with the Pennsylvanian workers in their fight with Buer.
Missoula work starts on a new heating plant with J N Keith stating operation is planned by December 1. The plant will heat the First National building Hammond building Missoula Mercantile block and the Florence hotel this winter and then supply other blocks in the business center with mains extended next spring.
Missoula dispatch reports a wrecking outfit was sent to Arlee to help set heavy steel beams for the new bridge. A rumor of a wreck on the hill was unfounded. The wrecking derrick handles the bridge beams.
Up the Bitter Root at Missoula on Oct 16 Judge Evans will co up the Bitter Root tomorrow night accompanied by Judge Pemberton and a number of Missoula people.
Conductor M. W. Gilbert is arranging a visit to his Geneva Nebraska farm. He expects to be away about three weeks and will depart as soon as he can get away in October.
Special Correspondence notes the big sawmill runs at Hamilton with strong demand for lumber this winter. Mill owners expect operations to continue despite potential winter closures, as market conditions improve and St. Regis mill shutdown shifts demand to Hamilton. Shipments stay active, leading to a long, steady winter run.
A Star special from Cananea reports Mexican troops taking possession of copper mines bought months earlier by the Copper Queen company from Indianapolis interests Taggart Morse Jamison and others. L Lindsay obtained a Sonora court judgment over alleged contract breach. miners faced no resistance as 150 workers saw the transfer to military control in Cananea’s copper fields.
Circuit Attorney Folk returned from Columbia to probe why a deputy sheriff sent four defense subpoenas marked unsound in the Col Edward Butler bribery case. The absence of Joe R. McCarthy among the four led to the trial’s continuance. Folk vowed a thorough grand jury review and said such acts cannot be ignored in the sheriff's department.
Circassian brigands stopped a train near Duvany on the Northern Caucasus railway. They killed the conductor and Prince G devanoff who were in a first class car. The engine driver and stoker were held at gunpoint and all passengers were robbed.
Hamilton reports its completed school census as of October 15 with final tallies showing enrollment, attendance, and district totals. School officials note accurate counts aid funding and planning for the coming term.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Queen Wilhelmina is nearing confinement, with observers predicting delivery by the end of November amid palace notes and medical preparations in the Dutch capital.
Miss Laughlin, advocate of equal suffrage, spoke at the state university on a Tuesday morning. She discussed life at Wellesley and Cornell, outlining educational progress, campus life, and the call for independent thought shaping the university’s future in Montana.
Missoula plans a busy election week with rallies and speeches. The Republican events start Monday at the Union Opera House with Harry Parsons Murphy and local figures. Tuesday features ex Senator Tom Carter speaking. Wednesday presents Von Yonson at the Union and F Aug Heinze at the Empire theater. Thursday closes with a Democratic rally led by Major Maginnis and Judge Pemberton.
Sheriff Prescott recovers from scalp wound after clashing with Lacaff and Morris in Carleton on Tuesday night. He plans to leave jail office soon as Lacaff, previously beaten, is reported out of danger. no political motive is attached to the incident.
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