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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1901
Page
4
Anaconda officials push a dog control ordinance amid citizen unrest and a new city dog catcher. The measure threatens dog ownership with licensing and penalties while residents consider forming a dog preservation society and debate the future of dogs in the city.
The city’s dog catcher is out for three days and has faced strong resistance from youths. He recalls the difficult life ahead in the business while fending off attempts to release dogs from the pound. Chief Taylor is drawn into the problem, forecasting months of worry.
Anaconda announces the September 2 1901 Tacoma wedding of Frank Villa Jr to Mary Geraldine McCabe. Ceremon y performed by Father Hylebon at Andrew J McCabe’s residence with Olive McCabe as bridesmaid and four McCabe brothers in attendance. The couple will reside in Walla Walla after a honeymoon in the East.
Invitations go out for a series of dances by the Philipsburg Social Dancing club with a Sept 6 kickoff. The frat club will run the events aimed as the best social gatherings of the season, led by popular local young men. John White dies Sept 2 at county hospital after miner's consumption. he was 55 and born in Brighton England. EF Gannon leaves for Kalispell to prepare for a large dry goods store opening. A A Fairbairn returns from a week in Missoula and Hamilton. Miss Fannie Thornton and Miss Macele Marks arrive from Butte for a week’s visit. Mrs A A McDonald and niece Jennie Collins visit, other locals return from Salt Lake City. Jerry Connelly leaves for Butte on business.
A Milwaukee firm representative in Anaconda joins a campout with gullible friends. He is chased by a pretend grouse hunt and ends up shooting at a fake target, discovering a dogskin robe filling with holes as the joke lands. The bear prank leaves Hansen humored and the robe damaged.
Captain Turner of Silver Lake is in the city returning from Yellowstone and reports a pleasant break. He notes several local parties camping at the lake, good fishing, a few grouse, and water levels falling after creeks and flumes were stopped. Minting activity is noted and most claim owners have completed representation work.
In Justice Quane's court Robinson Crusoe was jailed 60 days for vagrancy. Judge Hayes dealt with two drunks Andrew Campbell and Cliff Lewis who sought release and were discharged as they claimed their intoxication stemmed from thoughtlessness.
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association markets Malt-Nutrine as the ideal malt tonic. It claims superiority over all other malt tonics and warns that no substitute should be accepted. Sold by all druggists and available at drug stores.
Ticket sale announced for a championship game at Butte next Sunday with Anaconda Eagles facing Butte. Exchange tickets available at Smith Drug Co and Tucker's Special with round trip $1, buses depart Anaconda 1 15 p m and return Butte 7 45 p m.
Frank Tucker received a telegram from A. Johnson of Bozeman naming himself as the challenger to T. DPD Flynn of Anaconda. Flynn has accepted the challenge and aims to arrange the bowling matches in Anaconda on a mutually convenient date. Johnson previously won the Thornton alleys prize in Butte for July's highest score.
A notice advises wagon workers to watch for bronchitis signs after cold and stormy weather. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for bronchitis and other lung ailments, noting it contains no alcohol or narcotics and sharing a testimonial from Arthur Maule of Ontario. Information on ordering Dr. Pierce’s medical adviser with postage stamps is included.
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