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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1903
Page
1
Some splendid sport duck shooting occasions were reported at Silver Tare and Ghongatown Flats with notable performances by local shooters. The piece highlights skill in marksmanship and the enjoyment of a traditional county outing.
Reports from Anaconda and Silver Lake indicate a robust duck population with canvasbacks and gray mallards common, aided by a wet season and spring protection. Hunters head to Georgetown Maze as thousands of ducks concentrate along Montana waterways, with hopes of good bags before colder weather and seasonal closures.
A fragment describes unsportsmanlike actions and violent acts as “good sportsman” behavior. It notes some people want the state legislature to insert regulations banning the practice, highlighting tension between sportsmanship standards and illegal manipulation.
The piece lists dances for A H Lett, new lions in women's fashion, straining notes on Opthalmemeter exams, autumn millinery, and Strain’s shop. Mentions Harry Morgan of Philipsburg visiting the city, canvas backs hunting near Silver Jae, and the Great Northern railway’s through sleeping car from Anaconda to Minneapolis St Paul. Funeral for Tale sharing A Sauers at Pine silver residence, 2 p.m. Interment at HN Cemetery. Notes Anha Kinnert visiting relatives then returning to Wabash. Mr and Mrs George Sigier Iett heading to Avon to meet Davenport party for Blackfoot country trip. Divorce case Gordon v Gordon追 defendant given 24 hours to answer. likely failure to answer. George Wilson from Cranlin county observed at Bulle. Duck hunting report from Corgetown. Ted Suan, baseball clubs president, seeks game with Hutten fen before Gonzaga studies in Spokane.
Fragmentary notes describe Rev. Jordan Allen delivering a sermon at the Maltie block and announcing his departure for Denver to attend the annual conference. The report notes a triumphant sendoff and supervision of church morning services, with references to inspectors and local gatherings.
The report lists new full members Mrs Adnan and Mrs Rhodes and outlines appointments: J Roy as board chair, J Muci as treasurer, Men 8 Mec Murray as secretary, Q Walker as chairman of the board of stewards. The women’s board forms with Mrs Mc Murray president and Mrs S Q Whisker vee president. Beginning May 2, the BB A FP railway announces round trip rates to Gregson Springs with noons Saturday to noon Monday.
A. C. Blair and her three children return from suin conda to Lyans Kansas to start the children at school after staying apart since July. Mr and Mrs Ward, grandparents, have devoted time to their grandchildren while Mrs Blair visited, making friends in Anandcona. The piece also notes Edwin Pratt’s assessment of U S passenger rail service, citing New York Central schedules and the Twentieth Century Limited as remarkable, with travel times stressed and oddities highlighted.
A dispute erupts after Judge Hayes reports missing funds from his city hall drawer. Officers entered his office on Monday night and found 118 dollars in a desk drawer, later counting 118 or 140 as claimed by Hayes. Officials say Hayes did not hand over August collections and that the judge was allegedly intoxicated. Hayes plans criminal action against those who entered.
Special note announces the Anaconda to Columbia Gardens railway rate from August 15 and each Saturday and Sunday thereafter until further notice. Round trip fare is a dollar and includes streetcar fare from Butte to the gardens. Return ticket validation requires a stamp at Columbia Gardens.
Western railroad executives announce ending free transportation for stockmen starting January 4. Committees will digest state laws on stock passes to assess impact, with regulations aligned to Pacific and Western policies. The effort aims to curb inducements to stockyards and streamline ticketing procedures across centers.
Helena becomes the headquarters of the Maniana Federation of Labor with Secretary Toward Q. Smith arriving from the home office. The executive board plans a meeting in Helena to decide important questions during the current secretaries term.
AlternateDefemno's testimony and special disputen mark a Tela water case against Ue Holeme Water Works Company. The suit seeks the reasonable value of water furnished to the municipality and rebuttal evidence is being presented. Evidence likely to be complete by Wednesday with closing arguments heard, jury deliberation expected Friday.
A Victor-Cole dispatch reports two men badly hurt in separate assaults linked to recent guard trials. John Hawkins, Anaconda justice of the peace, was beaten amid a protest over concealed-weapon cases. Thomas M. Stewart, a Independence carpenter, was beaten and shot in the groin during a night attack by five masked assailants. Stewart’s condition is critical.
Reported near Oscar La a negro educator L A Planving principal of Pointe Coupee district college was killed by a shot fired from a cotton field as he rode home Sunday night near False River The murder followed alleged incendiary remarks urging blacks to shun white workers and dealings Washington was slated to visit the area next month to lecture planning was the host of the event and had invited Washington to speak shortly before his death
New York dispatch reports the fifth annual Fraternal Order of Eagles convention opening in Tacoma with delegates from across the United States and Canada. Officials from Seattle and San Francisco praised hospitality, as preparations for entertainments and the event’s aims were outlined by grand officers.
Special dispatch to the Standard reports the Garden theater closed on attachment proceedings against proprietor G. O Grady. Deputy shortfe seized two trucks near Laurel, one hauling a valuable moving picture machine. Lerry Verrigan named traveling engineer Montana Central. Berrigan to replace Arthur Horn.
A man visits Warm Springs Insane Asylum to inspect his brother in law’s condition after recent discharge. He reports the patient seems sane at moments but stress that the mental state is not stable and requires ongoing care. He notes the brother in law is well cared for and appears content with treatment.
In Helena a sergeant and officers intercepted a man after an afternoon patrol along Main Street. They escorted him to the northern district with requisition papers for Hansen, a former school official, who was arrested nearby days earlier on a charge of assault.
The funeral of Fred Miller of Martina Ania was held at 2 o’clock Friday. Mr Miller had been in ill health for a long time. A German doctor, who spent last winter there, pronounced his condition as dismissalable? The OCR text is garbled. core facts show funeral in Martina Ania, late Fred Miller, extended illness, death, and a note about a German doctor.
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