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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1902
Page
8
Unclear OCR fragment reports Bill Owsley connected to a hold up case in Burlington. Details on date, charges, or outcomes are not readable. Further text needed for precise summary.
A Burlington train was held up by highwaymen four miles north of Lincoln Nebraska. The robbers blew open the express car with dynamite and took the safe contents while the crew stayed calm. The haul was intended for paying soldiers at military posts in the Northwest but the exact amount was not disclosed.
James Dodd had his saddle and bridle stolen from his horse at Main and Galena streets. A detective recovered the equipment through careful trail work and believes two suspects are involved. Four sets of old double harness also found. boxes hidden at Hopp's barn linked to a former employee.
Two carloads present Acorn stoves and ranges and a vast mix of handkerchiefs ribbons veils ties gloves and hosiery. Readymade linen handkerchiefs sport initial hems and embroidery priced as low as 1 cent to 25 cents each. Abundant ribbons veils and gloves in varied colors and sizes.
Bove' Shoes presents boys oxblood and black satin calf shoes in laced styles sizes 1 to d'. Latest of a big lot priced at $1.50 per pair. Also offers little gents satin calf shoes in laced style with London cap toe and heel sizes 9 to 13 priced at $1.25 per pair. Baby boys black box calf shoes with dongola kid tops sizes a to .
Judge McClernan presided as court focused on naturalizations with several applicants, including John Spehar who affirmed citizenship after lively questioning. Others admitted were Oscar Succetti Umberto Succetti Louis Blainek Harry Stevens Michael O Shea Timothy Sullivan Abe Crooks Mathew Bilkowicz James J Roddy. Damages in Hale house fire suits against D J Hennessy Co. were settled.
The Browndell Canty Carpet company reports a two carload shipment of standard grade linoleums. Prices marked at 65c, 75c, and 80c per yard, reflecting its small profit, always in vogue approach.
A column quotes Mrs. Scott expressing a strong preference for dogs over men, offering her opinion on gender and companionship with a humorous, reflective tone.
Ann laments after her divorce she feels misused and unfairly treated. She explains she believes her two marriages ended without proper respect or justice in the process.
Col C K Lloyd named United States marshal for Montana and will take charge Monday. Bond set at 20000 with Andrew J Davis and Daniel J Hennessy as sureties, awaiting Judge Knowles approval. Joseph P Woolman of Helena remains in office until Lloyd’s Monday start.
Miss Frances Girard of Indianapolis asks Undertaker Sells in Anderson whether Enen L. Risk's body has been moved from Anderson cemetery to Cincinnati and if burial expenses are paid. Risk, obsessed after a rejected proposal, killed himself with carbolic acid in a park two months earlier. The body remains in Anderson cemetery awaiting possible exhumation by Cincinnati or Memphis relatives.
A brief proverb from Ad Sense notes that poor advertising yields no reward and bad seed fails to grow a good crop, underscoring practical wisdom for growers and marketers alike.
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