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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1902
Page
9
Many students attend entrance examinations held at the School of Mines, filling examination rooms and noting a competitive atmosphere as applicants seek admission. With tests covering multiple disciplines and timed sections, the event underscores the school’s rigorous admissions standards.
The School of Mines conducted preliminary entrance exams with more applicants than ever, indicating possible growth in both freshman and upper class enrollments. Some late entrants may miss initial work, and a few students failed due to inadequate preparation. Mrs. Hattie McCraney, aged 58, died after a brief illness last night.
James E. Lieb chief clerk of the Northern Pacific railroad hosted a dinner for the office force amid congratulations for his upcoming marriage to Miss Ida May Jeffrey, a former Butte public school teacher. The wedding is planned for tomorrow.
Sept 20 Oct 1 and 2 the Oregon Short Line will sell round trip tickets to San Francisco same route 55 with options via Ogden or Portland and back. 50 to Los Angeles same route 67.90 with Ogden Portland or reverse 81.40. Tickets valid for return until Nov 15 with stop over privileges. Ogden route fastest at 23 hours sleeping car reservations urged at Short Line city ticket office 105 North Main Butt e Mont H O WILSON General Agent.
Basin and return to Basin and Boulder price two way details with 41 North Main street ticket office and depot. Good going Saturday Sunday return Monday Basin and Boulder options at discounted rates Sundays only. Tickets priced from 1.00 to 2.50 depending on destination and day.
Davey and Rodda, two blind men who competed in a 10 minute drilling match at Columbia Gardens, have formed a partnership and challenge any two men in Butte to a single handed drilling contest. Professionals barred. Date and purse to be decided when papers are signed.
An information charging Joseph Corbett with burglary will be filed this morning in district court before Judge McClernan by County Attorney Breen. The charge alleges a robbery at the Oscar C. Bradley residence at 613 Utah avenue on the night of August 22, with clothing valued at $25 taken. Corbett was arrested and jailed.
Thomas Cosgrove charged by Frank Cash with exhibiting a dangerous weapon in a threatening manner and Fay Harmon charged with petit larceny had pending cases in Justice Danter's court. Both were granted a change of venue to the South Butte court. Cosgrove will be heard before Justice Olsen and Harmon before Justice Taylor.
Maj. Daniel O'Driscoll a well known Washington lawyer and political figure from Chicago was struck and killed instantly by a train while crossing the Baltimore and Ohio track near Tacoma park, several miles from the city.
A historical note reports that seven years after allotment there were 280 tribespeople. 80 have died and births lag behind deaths by half. Poor shelter and living conditions are cited as the main cause of many deaths among the allottees.
County Chairman Cooper and Commissioner Delphey met farmers to discuss proposed road and highway changes. They reviewed the Black Butte and Goon Couler Lang Coulee roads and a Houston coulee amendment while preparing for action at this week’s meeting. A contract with W J Martin for 198 feet of Gibbon hill road, 12 feet wide, at $50, was signed and work begun.
The Northern Pacific weekly crop report cites favorable weather across Yellowstone valley, Missoula and Gallatin valleys, and Bitter Root branch with strong harvests and large grain yields. Frost at Drummond damages potatoes and Alder cool spells cut potato prospects. Hamilton reports the largest apple crop in station history and overall grain quality remains high.
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on a hunting trip two Italian miners Frank Portay and Sistino van Costello were mistaken for non union workers by pickets. Van Costello was shot and beaten to death. Portay was beaten severely and life is despaired of. Friends threaten the assailants amid surrounding arrests at Edwardsville lock up.
The Westest Fancy Grocery House in the state draws attention as reports celebrate the agent celebrating electric light flour.
Today includes barley food Force and Quaker Oats ten alternatives from Ag OL Cy Wescbe, with items like Grape Nuts Fig Prune cereal Brittle Bits and Acme Wheat Flakes. Also listed are Shaker Salt Van Camp pork and beans and various whiskeys with prices per pint or half pint.
Dillon opens the fall term with a large pupil attendance. Grant M. Marsh is the new principal and an excellent teaching staff supports him. R. F. Tattersall, district clerk, reports a census showing a substantial increase over last year.
Guthrie Oklahoma September 8 The Kickapoo Indians once a dominant team slide in local standings as injuries and scheduling gaps hinder their season progress and disrupt previously strong performances.
Captain James Earle, a New Bedford whaler visiting Honolulu, realized over 100000 from a sperm whale in 1883. The 780 pound ambergris interior, largest ever found, boosted wealth for the Splendid whaling voyage originators in New Zealand. Ambergris sold worldwide, prices varied by color, with early pounds fetching £25 or $18 an ounce later.
The John Brown association of Torrington pursues preservation of the Harper's Ferry martyr's birthplace. They rebuilt the chimney with original materials after curiosity hunters removed a brick during 1751, installed new sills flooring window sashes and doors, and re-clad the gable ends while repairing the front.
The piece argues that high standards at West Point yield disciplined, capable graduates. It contrasts strict daily life with concerns about student health and suggests the academy produces more instruction and physical excellence than other schools, citing General Longstreet as a representative example of the tough outcomes.
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