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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1902
Page
10
The Western Montana office of the Standard is at 110 West Main Street, Missoula. Telephone News Advertising Rates furnished on application.
A large shipment of sample suits from a top manufacturer is being sold at open market prices. Each suit is unique and priced differently, with the best selections going first.
Daily preparations in Missoula for the Western Montana fair target the largest display of farm products and livestock in state history. The event, Sept 30 to Oct 3, features harness racing, prize photos, silver cups for driving horses, and extensive exhibits with improved grounds and rail freight deals.
In Missoula on September 7 a new town named Cabinet emerges in the west end of the state. J R Henry receives a telegram confirming a receiver's receipt for the land, enabling warranty deeds. Manager Clark says the firm can now provide titles to lots as progress and market interest grow in the promising district. Mail orders to Golden Rule, Missoula.
The remaks of brakeman H. F. Geiselman killed in the Schulder spur wreck were shipped to Alliance Ohio. A brother of the dead engineer C. FB Owens arrived from No. 3 to accompany the body east tomorrow or the following day.
Missoula on Sept 7 reports R N Sutherlin editor of the Rocky Mountain Hus bandman from White Sulphur Springs traveled to Hamilton this afternoon to attend a press association gathering. Several other newspaper men rode the train including a representative from the Great Falls Tribune.
Missoula report notes the Democratic County Central Committee will meet on Wednesday night discussing party matters and upcoming local elections.
At the county attorney's office the first move in local politics begins with plans to arrange the first county convention to select delegates for the State convention. The date of the convention will be decided, amid rising political activity and cautious optimism from street corner observers.
Sheriff s officers complete service of jury summons for the district court term. The panel includes H Palin Frenchtown J A Grover Stark P MecElligott Martina Fred Glaude Huson A Lozeau William McBride Superior William Weaver Quartz Fred Hoaglin Thompson Falls Charles Taylor A J Warner William Moser Plains H A Hammons Plains Jonathan Davis Pat Hayes Potomac Peter Peterson Bonner John Flynn George Munz A Jacobson A England Jacob Rehder George Steinmiller T H Case William Broderick N Hyde C H Dodge J W Wilson Alexander White George Rittenour Gust Manolz H Worden Missoula to be returned in the morning.
In Missoula on September 7 the big water ditch crew troubles likely to be resolved by morning. A cook was dismissed after a kitchen altercation while workers circulated a petition demanding Duffy’s installation and threatening to refuse work if unmet. Company officers reviewed the dispute and expect a settlement.
John Andrew Cummings infant son of Mr and Mrs J A Cummings of West North Third street died this morning at the home from infantile trouble The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at the residence with Rev H F Russell officiating.
The funeral of Harry Reilly the young lumberman who died of typhoid fever was held this morning from Lucy's undertaking establishment. It was well attended by members of Western Labor union No. 23 of which he was a member in good standing.
John Hoffman reported to the sheriff that an unknown thief took his $75 wagon from the rear of his north Missoula residence. No trace of the direction of theft was evident to investigators.
Superintendent Russell returned from a Bitter Root branch inspection and reported everything in excellent shape. Trainmaster Lew Dunning spent Sunday in Missoula from Hope, visiting the area.
Missoula on September 7 reports the district court reconvening in the morning with jury selection under way. Attorney Self of Plains arrived this afternoon to participate and defend one or more clients in the proceedings.
Matt Walsh a lumberman at Woodside arrived at Sisters' hospital in Missoula with a badly injured foot after stepping on a nail this morning. The incident occurred in Tietjenblock on Sept 7.
Miss Mary Mansell is reported quitell at her home in Missoula. She has long been connected with the Missoula nursery store on Higgins avenue. Friends hope she will not be ill long.
H M Clark came from Plains to care for his father who was removed from a train and is very ill. He plans to return to Plains with his father to seek further care.
A baby boy was born this morning at Merrick hospital to Mr and Mrs William Thorne of Lothrop. In a separate notice a pocketbook containing money was found and a reward is offered if turned in at the Standard office.
Ju Hing a Chinese laborer working for a local ranchman reported to police that he was robber by two highwaymen while returning home. One robber pressed a pistol to his head and forced him to surrender cash during the night ride from the city.
The county Democratic committee met at the courthouse to set primaries for September 13 and the county convention for September 20. Representation is one delegate per ten Bryan votes plus three delegates at large, totaling 102 delegates for the county.
Billings dispatches report the fire department responded at noon to a box pile behind a house near the Burlington freight depot. A gale windsmenaced the neighborhood, but quick fire company arrival averted disaster.
Police broke up a workers meeting in Barcelona on September 7 arresting several protesters. A crowd tried to free the prisoners as cavalry charged and fired on the crowd leaving one dead and several injured.
James Ford reports a pocket of free gold quartz on the Libby area Frede ricks claim near Cabinet. The ore piece described is eight inches by three with a gold band and free gold scattered throughout. district residents rush to view the discovery seen as the district s finest in years.
Miss Pearl Card visits from Florence. Miss Adah Griffen a Missoula visitor from Frenchtown. Joseph Gauthier back from Hamilton. W. H. Smiths leave for Granton Dakota. Fred Rice ill with typhoid at Parsons. Several residents travel, mine claims filed, and local officials note a busy court day ahead.
Radical sentiment denouncing President Baer Governor Stone President Roosevelt and mine owners was applauded at the First Methodist church in Chicago. The gathering blamed these figures for the current conditions in Pennsylvania.
Immediate arbitration of the troubles between the miners and the corporations was the keynote of the meeting. Resolutions appealing to Governor Stone to act were adopted. The gathering followed an appeal by a committee of 800 organized by the local Carpenters' union a week earlier, with Bishop Fallows presiding and speakers Judge Dunne and Dr. Thomas of the People's church.
A report from Santiago, Texas says arsenic springs near Mapiami Mexico have tainted the city water system. Thirty dead and over 400 ill as arsenic-laden waters mix with the drinking supply. Physicians are en route from mining camps as the city faces a water crisis.
In Osceola Arkansas on a train Baldy Taylor, a negro, shot three white men injuring two fatally and seriously wounding another. A white passenger returned fire wounding Taylor and he was jailed as a mob reportedly gathers to lynch him. Rosa Arkansas figures Hume and Fisher named as wounded pioneers.
At the Fergus County Fair association meeting in Lewistown on Friday final fair week plans were completed. A rock drilling contest is added with a $75 prize and a riding broncho busting exhibition contest is scheduled to showcase contestant skill.
Ten miles east of Durant a feud ended in a road battle between Rev. W. E. Whaley and his sons Ernest and Alt and J. F. E. Richardson, D. E. Richardson, and John Waltenburger. The elder Whaley was killed, Alf Whaley was severely wounded, and J. B. Richardson suffered a deep flesh wound.
Sept 7 reports a big turnout of hunters in Kalispell and throughout Flathead. The bounty is larger than last year with good bags of game including plentiful prairie chickens across the county.
Kalispell, Sept. 7. Heavy frosts in recent days have damaged potatoes and other garden produce and in some cases destroyed all late vegetables.
Naples dispatch reports large volumes of flames issuing from Mt. Vesuvius crater on Saturday morning as volcanic activity increased.
In Hamilton on Sept 6 Mr and Mrs Wesley Barcus returned from Yellowstone trip. George McMannus and Joseph Murphy faced arraignments for disturbing the peace. McMannus pleaded guilty, fined 380 dollars and costs, and jailed if unpaid. Murphy seeks time to plead, jailed awaiting trial. Local saloon buyout and job moves noted. visits from Missoula and Helena residents.
Mrs. C J Hoffbauer of Anaconda visiting her sister Mrs W P Baker. Mrs William Toole hosted a party in honor of Mrs Avery with whist and refreshments. prizes went to Mrs W H Roberts and Mrs W E McMurry. McLeod won a $30 judgment against Spooner et al over cattle damages on leased land. Miss Kittie Howard now teaches in Auburn Iowa. Porter case dismissed for lack of evidence. F J Morris to convene county central committee in Hamilton on Sept 11 to set primary and convention times.
Mrs. Charles B Gates formerly Alice Josslyn believes a farmer Campbell hid papers in an oaken table that would prove her claim to a wealthy family fortune. Campbell's death and a later auction scattered the table, now sought by the Gates couple at 2942 Clark Avenue, St Louis.
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