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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1900
Page
14
Professor Hirod argues that game laws are flagrantly violated, urging reform and enforcement. The claim centers on widespread breaches across hunting seasons and village practices, with no clear prosecutions to date.
University of Montana professor Elrod urges tighter protection as letters from across the state describe rampant violations. Farmers irrigation ditches drain streams feeding hogs. sage hens and deer are killed year round, with little enforcement. Wardens and stronger penalties are called for to curb poaching and preserve game.
Six inch stove pipe sells at 20 cents per joint and elbows. Dampers priced 15 cents. Delivered to any station within fifty miles of Missoula in lots of ten joints or more. J L McBride, Missoula.
M L Isaacs of New York touring the West on behalf of the American Lead Pencil company stops in Missoula. He expresses pleasure at meeting friends and notes the puzzle of where all the pencils go to wholesalers in Montana as he secures large orders on nearly every trip.
The midnight train rarely arrives late and is usually on time due to few stops between here and St. Paul. The Billings run is faster than before, and better service is hoped for.
Building notes from Missoula dated Oct 27 report ongoing construction despite late season. New homes for A Nelson on South Third Street Wohlschlager Johnson University Avenue Eider Rogers Abbott Mulcahy Baird and other residences along the west side and across the Rattlesnake advancing rapidly.
Residents on the east side of the Rattlesnake urge Missoula city council to build a crossing beneath the Northern Pacific tracks at Hartley Street. The plan, seen as low cost, could open the street and pave the way for a bridge across the Missoula River, subject to council approval.
The New Time Card in Missoula announces October 27 as the start date for the schedule change on the Northern Pacific. Trains from the East arriving in Missoula at night travel via the Burlington route while the afternoon eastbound mall comes via Billings. The through train arrives Missoula at 1 40 am, and officials expect improved on time performance despite a history of delays.
An advertisement-by-letter pitch touts Dr Bennett’s Electric Belt as a universal cure for sexual impotence, nervous debility, rheumatism, and more. It condemns rival belts, highlights soft sponge electrodes, claims lifetime wear and a $1000 guarantee, and invites readers to request a free book and trial offers.
Missoula on October 27 reports many local business operators planning to run private wires to announce election returns. The market notes pure lard at 10 cents as an aside. Frank McHaffie, a former railroad operator, is hired to assist that night though he needs practice to record the results accurately.
Golf activity in Missoula waned last week as many club members, including politicians, physicians and clerks, stayed busy. Clergymen, women members, and friends enjoyed a few afternoons, with plans for more games after the election once winter approaches.
Orchard Homes addition in Missoula prepares a new school house due within a week funded by district residents. The plan asks the county to provide a teacher for the coming winter, though county action is not yet known.
P. M. Reilly & Co. grocers report at Pestouse Case Missoula that three cases remain with the last one nearing discharge. A Kodak portrait shows a patient in severe scabbing, promising loss of self recognition. The text urges belief in smallpox as the genuine disease and notes imminent recoveries.
Missoula October 27 The railroad company moves to winter footing after trenching and bridge work. Crews on bridges and grades will be withdrawn and steam shovels silenced for the season. Work already laid out will finish this winter at Wallace and other line locations.
Camp occupants prepare for a day of rest with weary feet glad for the break. Sunday will feature several speeches by outsiders and a few local speakers contributing to the program in this section.
Missoula notes the dirt removal from the side street is nearly finished and rock and gravel hauling will start for shale foundations. When shale is laid the 7 ton roller will be used. Side streets are expected to exceed Higgins avenue in quality due to the contractors tooling and prior experience.
Missoula reports Pep Pard has completed laying the 16 inch water main across the river near the university. He begins removing pilings used in construction. the top of the pipe will be capped to prevent river movement, and south side trenches and connections are being completed.
Missoula hosts a series of political speakers over the past two weeks, with the visitors praising the city and its surroundings. Local officials note the hospitable reception and see value in spreading news of Missoula’s appeal.
A baseball game between the north and south sides in Missoula is slated for Sunday afternoon. It will be the first meeting of the two teams, and both squads are similar in size and weight, promising an interesting contest.
J S Blake, longtime hospital steward at Fort Missoula and later with the army in the South and at Manila, has returned home from the Philippines. He has been discharged and will settle in Missoula as a civilian.
Miss Jean Bowen is confined to her parents home on East Front street after being thrown from her bicycle on East Main street. The shock caused illness but her condition is not serious.
The Chicago Chronicle reports on a curious industry in parts of China that produces mock money for the dead. Tin coins hammered thin as paper and stamped to size are used in offerings, though the deceased are believed to discern the difference.
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