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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1902
Page
12
Western Montana office of the Standard located on West Main Street Misoula offers advertising rates on application. Telephone number listed for inquiries.
Missoula enjoys an Indian summer with bright skies and warm air as Democrats and Republicans plan tours by train and wagon. Local figures such as Judge Willis and Paul Wagnitz return to state life, praising Montana as home. Painters advertise a manufacturing firm, while Odd Fellows prepare a grand welcome with lanterns and hospitality for visiting guests.
In Missoula Frank Schultz in county jail for attempted criminal assault again pleads insanity. He claims prisoners will lynch him and asks protection, predicts death at 4 am, and seeks his mother and stepfather notified. His family faces destitution and may be moved to the county poor farm. The stepdaughter has an infant, likely Schultz's child, and her condition is deplorable.
No. 8 cook store, $10 at McBride's Missoula Oct. 4% It is probable there will be a new passenger train on the new card between Hamilton and Butte.
The general superintendent envisions a local train like Copper City Limited. It would depart Butte at 3:00 in the morning and Hamilton at 7:00 in the morning. The rest of the timetable remains undecided.
One of the largest Missoula county political meetings was held at Frenchtown with strong support for County Attorney Hall. He defended his war record and urged voters to reelect him, emphasizing his economical, efficient, and energetic tenure and urging continuation in office.
At about 1 AM in Missoula excitement rose after a gun discharged at the corner of Front street and Higgins avenue. Three soldiers were traveling to the post when one dropped a gun from a bogey. A large crowd gathered but no one was hurt.
Missoula residents are invited to tour the Missoula Nursery greenhouses or contact the city store for information. The note lists Higgins Avenue as the access point and provides a phone option for inquiries.
Missoula deputy sheriff Miller arrested a man named Emil Berg who broke into rooms on the second story of the European hotel. He entered an occupied room, was detected, and no valuables were reported stolen.
In Missoula on October 1, Officer McGregor confronted two drunken soldiers from the fort. One claimed the name Jackson and the other went by John Doe. They resisted arrest, and Doe was subdued with force to gain compliance.
Look over a large stock of wrap and millinery from the Donohue company to decide on your fall and winter outfit.
Officer McGregor arrested Buck t Me ann and McCann after Ben Duffy accused them of frisking him for 2.50. Both suspects were jailed pending McCann's Monday trial.
Mrs. Gagnon died at Sisters' hospital after a several week illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced tomorrow. Her family resides in the Frenchtown valley.
Missoula on October 19 reports that Dr Putney plans to enlist and expects assignment to a Western regiment after a coast examination. The news notes his recent trip for medical review.
In Missoula on October 19 Deputy Sheriff Kelley chased a runaway boy and overtook him about 15 miles from town, bringing him back to custody.
Billings will be represented at the annual meeting of the grand bodies of the Odd Fellows and its branches in Missoula on Tuesday. Alderman Henry White will be a delegate from Star No. 41, Dr. W. Deidrich from Eureka No. 9, John Bowers from Little Hornen Campment, Mrs. George Burkey from Zelda Lodge No. 14, and Mrs. PD W Deidrich from Olive Lodge No. 41 in the state Rebekah order.
Rome awaits the visit of the Russian emperor and empress in December as announced by the Giornale d Italia. They will be escorted by a Russian squadron during the official visit to Italy.
Spokane action spurs Northwest colleges to create a governing body with a constitution and bylaws to regulate intercollegiate sports. Key members include Washington, Montana, Oregon, Idaho, and Whitman with a ($4) annual fee and four year eligibility rules. The plan goes into effect January 1, 1903 after six institutions ratify.
Private John F. Devlin of the U S marine corps is arrested as an accessory after the fact to the murder of Chris Silinsky at League Island navy yard. Corporal Reese Jones is sought in Panama. A coroner's jury ruled Silinsky died by his own action, though friends dispute the verdict.
A Mississippi sheriff’s posse with a Gatling gun squad captured W. G. Hull his son R. G. Hull and Mrs. Vaughn of Arkansas aboard the shanty boat Hazel after a clash that wounded Sheriff Frank Strong and three deputies. The Hulls surrendered after a boat signal. a mob from Arkansas reportedly heads to Lynch them. The Hazel, from Evansville Indiana, belongs to Grigg Hull and Co.
Jim Hall, veteran Cooke City miner, visits Livingston reporting a bright outlook for the camp pending a railroad. He notes the Seaten Bonnet vein ore assays exceed expectations, with several samples running over a hundred dollars per ton, and highlights unusually clear weather aiding work despite high altitude.
Local notes report residents returning from travel including F Dalman from Bitter Root and J Wynne from Virginia City. Injuries at Kalispell and Missoula shops, and repairs to engines. Parish and county officials schedule meetings and discuss road culverts to replace wooden ones.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Great Falls reports Dan Tracey won the ping-pong tournament at the Black Eagle clubhouse smelter, defeating Harvard in the finals with scores of 1 0, 1 0, 1 0. A larger tournament is planned soon with many players expected.
The general strike movement gathers momentum in Northern Portugal as of October 14 in Lisbon.
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