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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1902
Page
16
Western Montana office of the standard is at 119 West Main street Missoula telephone number. Advertising rates furnished on application.
City and county officials plan major road improvements this fall with pipe culverts to replace wooden ones. Hoodoo anecdotes haunt Bonita and the U Missoula rail line as the Bozeman football clash nears. Referenced are Odd Fellows gatherings and the Daughters of Rebekah event in Ells hall.
The Kaimin, the Montana state university student magazine, has issued its first number for the year. It is well arranged and contains creditable work, with the student editors promising even better issues in the next numbers.
The road toward the fort has been greatly improved over the past month by soldiers using county road-building machinery. The fort’s men completed the work, leaving the route in better condition than in a long time, reflecting coordinated county and military effort.
Private correspondence reports suggest permanent improvements at Fort Missoula in Missoula Montana. The work aims to increase capacity and bolster ongoing efforts related to fortifications and defenses.
The Misson county slate names state senate candidate Matthew M. Joyce and representatives H T Wilkinson J M Herzog John Cyr J R Coffee. County officials include George C Higgins county clerk, Clarence R Prescott sheriff, Dan J Heyfron Jr treasurer, Charles H Hall county attorney, J M Lucy coroner, and B T Nesmith public administrator.
The army opinion favors expanding Fort Mssoua as a sizable permanent post. Generals Mules and officers who have served there endorse the move, noting lifelong service and the earnest recommendations in correspondence. Additional posts may follow if recommendations are heeded.
Local Republican activists host three nights of speeches opening with ex Senator Carter on general campaign issues. Fr Aug Heinze Major Maginnis Judge Pemberson and M M Joyce also speak on subsequent evenings to discuss fall ballot questions and bolster Democratic candidate Joyce in the Senate race.
Missoula on October 2 reports post payday calm returning to town after a few lively evenings. Soldiers enjoyed harmless fun though a few accidents occurred with two windows broken and Officer Joe McGregor kept busy. The main effect is a temporary sugary taste from overspending, with no lasting harm anticipated until next month.
Local readers comment on Ireland in Pictures by David O Keefe with praise for its accurate engravings and true-to-life depictions. Residents James Corbett Maj John F B Catlin and Joseph Kilaton call the premium the finest Standard has offered and worth the subscription price.
Missoula Nursery invites visitors to explore greenhouse displays and garden selections, with information available at its city store on Higgins Avenue. For details contact the store by phone.
The Wood Placer Mining Company completes sale of the placer ground with papers signed yesterday afternoon. The $100,000 price is described as a fair figure. Under new management four men will work all winter to cut lumber and build a new flume and pipeline to strip bed rock during the next summer.
Missoula reports County Superintendent of Schools Kate Shelley left Sunday to inspect Heron Belknap White Pine and Thompson schools in the western county. She will be away all week and return Saturday afternoon.
In Missoula on October 20 bids and estimates circulate among contractors as plans continue for the season. Officials warn snow and cold will halt further work, yet activity remains high with many blueprints in circulation.
Emil Burg, arrested for entering rooms at the European hotel in Missoula, has not yet had a hearing. He exhibits signs of insanity according to reports from Oct 20.
Look over a large stock of wrap and millinery from the Donohue company before choosing your fall and winter outfit. The display promises a variety of stylish options for the season.
In Missoula land office on October 20 a contest on Mary Ann Harris seeks to cancel the William Kelly homestead entry on grounds of abandonment.
PD V Bean arrives from Hamilton. George Baggs visits from Stevensville. Mrs J K Heslett of Butte visits Misoula. George Beckwith arrives from the reservation. Mrs Merrick returns from Spokane after 19 days. Mrs Daniel Keyfron Sr travels to Colorado for health. A casket ships to Ed Courtnay of Jocko. A F E Law of Northern Pacific visits. George Ward comes from upper Bitter Root on mining business. Alice Holman and Philip Fisher wed Saturday evening by Rev Co H Linley. J M Lucey returns from Frenchtown after funeral of Mrs Gagnon. Mrs Beauchaine and daughter head to Toledo and to Montreal for the winner months.
Missoula October meeting approves janitor appointment J G Ambrose at Lincoln school sells three east side district lots for 150 dollars. Reports from Superintendent McKay adopted including transfers Irving to Lowell Hawthorne Hawthorne to Irving and eighth grade move. Judge Woody hired to contest land behind Hammond building. A Taylor resigns as trustee. Supervisor of buildings created with TIVlor named. Bills audited and paid.
In Missoula Judge Hayes presided over about 20 citizens from drunks to gun-payer artists. Most were released or given short sentences to allow freedom for upcoming elections. Notable cases involved J. W. White and Frank Smart accused of living from the earnings of fallen women. White offered a thousand-dollar bill for change after his $15 fine and costs were announced, displaying a roll of greenbacks.
A Missoula audience heard the GOP campaign opening with Harry Parsons and W. L. Murphy as principal speakers. Parsons impressed as a seasoned stump speaker while Murphy delivered strong remarks on local issues, framing the campaign in Republican terms.
The Missoula city council held a brief special session tonight. Two bids were opened for the Higgins avenue sewer extension: Stenger & Campbell at 690 and E W Schilling at 700. Both bids were referred to the Contract committee. A resolution moved 2790 dollars from the general fund to the sinking fund.
The 12-year-old son of George Deverger was knocked down and run over by a hack on Higgins avenue. The vehicle’s pole struck his face, causing cuts and loss of some teeth, though the horses and wheels did not strike him.
Missoula reports early arrivals for the Odd Fellows grand lodge gathering with J. E. Mallery and his wife from Livingston. Mallery is a leading local newspaper man and serves as grand lodge delegate while Mrs. Mallery attends the assembly.
In Missoula on October, Democrats packed the Hawthorne school building for a rousing campaign rally led by principal speaker M. M. Joyce and followed by Jen M. Herzog. The crowd described the gathering as one of the most enthusiastic of the campaign.
Missoula report William McCarthy lies dangerously ill with pneumonia at Sisters Hospital. He was admitted about seven weeks ago and is not expected to live more than a few hours.
Missoula report states AH Murray of Hamilton will be operated on for hernia tomorrow at Sisters' hospital. Dr. W P Mills will perform the procedure.
The Missoula district reports 2,475 children in the census with 1,900 of school age, a material increase over last year's tally.
Missoula reports that this afternoon at the Northern Pacific hospital Frank ... in a developing city desk item with sparse readable details.
Mordant of Butte was admitted for treatment. Joan Coniwers of Eilensburg Washington an operator was also admitted. He has typhoid fever. Frank Durasse an Italian laborer was injured about the head by a fall from a handcar on the Palouse branch yesterday and brought to the hospital today.
Missoula reports a heavy 24 hour flow from Coeur d Alene and Bitter Root branches. Trains carried ore lumber and mixed freight totaling eight eastbound runs, with 418 loads eastbound in the yards at midnight and more than 400 by morning, while westbound freight remained pending.
Missoula district court with Judge Webster presiding adjourned for a week. Ten applicants were admitted to full citizenship including Edward Hayden Canada Henry Emerich Germany John Sira Norway Gus Johnson Sweden Charles Medmick Ireland James Downey Ireland Stanislaus Leclerc Canada Gus Nelson Norway Paul Rinauldi Italy Xavier Plouffe Canada. In the estate of L Jones George Beckwith named administrator bonds fixed at 24000. In John Shepard estate Dr J J Buckley T G Thompson named administrators bonds fixed at 12000. Alfred Blixt cited for contempt promised to pay alimony by Wednesday and case suspended.
Vincent Lalonde, acquitted Saturday night of assault with a deadly weapon, now faces charges of threatening to kill George Slager. The case prompts a new trial.
In Missoula an old case between L.8 Jones and Frank McLeod was today dismissed as settled out of court. The note to send mail orders to the Golden Rule appeared in the report.
Special correspondence from Hamilton reports visiting former residents Mr and Mrs John R Williams and their greeting to friends in Bitter Root valley. The marriage of Daniel Wofford and Mary Fowler occurred Oct 16 in Hamilton with Rev J A Smith officiating. Miss Bessie Totman sails east for months of visits to Winona Chicago and other cities. Dr George McGrath sold his building to Matt Biundauer who plans moving it and building a residence. W H Green seeks divorce from Melavia Green alleging infidelity and desertion and claims loss of an eye due to their marriage.
A Hamilton couple, Mr and Mrs Green, are amid a divorce filing after she left him days ago and has not returned to the ranch. The case notes ongoing search efforts and lack of contact as filings proceed. Meanwhile J B Brown sold his drag line and James Reavers, and local youths traveled to Stevensville for a Democratic rally with Hlon Y Y Pemberton delivering an address.
Stevensville Special Correspondence reports Rev Edward Tuwird Mills to begin revival meetings on Three Mile. The Stevensville Mercantile plans an acetylene lighting plant for the store. Joan R Williams and wife visit their old home. Traveling photographers Wilson and Rosenet stay a week. Dentists Fred Ellis opens parlors. A $4 reward offered for the fire fiend amid three mysterious fires causing about $3000 damage to barns hay and stacks. County commissioners post rewards totaling 700. Revenue collector D French inspects liquor distillation on the west river bank.
In Billings on October 2 a dispute over whether a naturalized citizen must show papers to register was debated. An elderly man registered previously was sent to San Francisco for papers, prompting a review of the law which states no second exhibit or affidavit is required if the registrant is a continuous resident and already listed in the official register.
The adjourned government suit hearing in St. Paul opened with President James J. Hill testifying for defendants. He outlined that stock exchanges between Great Northern and Northern Securities were the action of individual shareholders and described the company’s purpose as safeguarding a Orient-bound commerce against global transport rivals.
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