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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1901
Page
12
Missoula reports steady prep for the Western Montana fair from Oct 1 to Oct 4 with grounds ready and displays aimed to showcase western state resources. The Missoula Driving Club fall meeting runs Oct 2, railways offer special fares, and merchants and farmers are urged to unite for a successful event.
Dr. Gwinn reports Missoula Sept 10 that the town laments the merry go round leaving town. Patrons hoped for a permanent installation while several men planned to buy the machine for local show business. the owner did not sell after the season ended.
In Missoula on Sept 10 the new addition to the railway shops is advancing. Foundations are nearly complete and masons will start soon. The extra space is needed as current quarters are inadequate amid heavy traffic and ongoing repairs.
Six of the class 8 engines have been delivered to the Idaho division with more to come this week as they are placed in service on the western division. Y-2 engines currently perform the work and most Y engines will be replaced by Y-3 engines expected soon. No Y engines are sent to the Pacific division. School books and supplies at MacHattie’s.
In Missoula on Sept 10 it is suggested detectives probe the underground pipeline supplying alcohol to reservation Indians, with claims this year brings more whiskey than in many years. Also noted is an upcoming ruling by Judge Webster on the opera house case, pending Saturday after jurors’ special findings. Guns and ammunition.
T J D Jenkins resigns from Missoula Mercantile Company to become a traveling salesman for an eastern house. Locals wish him luck. Also notes Higgins avenue surface work by street department and a Spokane marriage of Charles Shoblom and Lorenia Le Heureux.
In Missoula on September 10 the Standard article published yesterday has been misunderstood by some readers and protests are noted.
The Standard reports a seriously injured young man with a broken back who will be sent East for special treatment. Friends and attendees have shown generosity as subscriptions rise to fund the journey. Premiums for a year’s Standard subscription are advertised at the office.
C A Barnes returns from a New York buying tour reporting pleasant profitable travels and a crowded railway system. He witnessed the Buffalo exposition during the McKinley shooting and recalls the stunned reaction and voluntary shutdowns on the Midway. PD J Donahue also reports a profitable trip and good bargains as East markets stay active.
Beginning Wednesday the Northern Pacific will restore the Hamilton to Missoula rail service via Garrison as No 4. The morning train will run Missoula to Garrison then local to Hamilton, reducing delays and aiding the overland line. Conductors Bradley and Woodson transfer to the new Hamilton Missoula run.
Florence dispatch reports five year old Peter Reynolds of T D Reynolds died after a rifle he was leaning against a tree slipped and discharged while he and his brother Ed herded a sheep band near Miller creek. The bullet struck him in the back and killed him instantly. Ed rode to Eight Mile to report. A party went to retrieve the body but had not returned when the message was sent.
Missoula reports wet weather and new heavy locomotives testing the Rocky Mountain Division track this week. One minor accident occurred near the Motlan tunnel on Monday when a large locomotive derailed slightly but caused no serious injury, only delays during repairs.
Missoula reports a death of a woman from an emigrant party traveling via Frenchtown. She had been ill for a long time and died of natural causes. The body will be brought to Missoula tonight.
Deeply appreciative statement from F. C. Stoddard and Mrs. Stoddard at their Missoula business today after the burial of their youngest son. They express gratitude for thoughtful kindness and tender care that softened their grief, noting true friendship.
Under Sheriff Evans pursuing a black bear along the Bitter Root railway turned to intercept it and after a three to four mile chase headed it toward the fort where two soldiers fired and killed the animal. A second bear was killed at the fort yesterday.
Missoula September 10. The state university will open tomorrow for the year with entrance examinations already held for two days. Indications point to attendance well above last fall as students anticipate the new academic year.
Special dispatch reports a freight train went into the ditch 10 miles east of Fort Benton early today after a wash-out. Two cars were badly damaged but there were no fatalities. Traffic resumed this afternoon.
In Missoula on Sept 16 Judge Henry C. Smith presided over Julia Fordham vs Northern Pacific Railway with a long on going trial. The Jessie Proebstel v F F Proebster suit was settled and dismissed. John Smith and John Cody were arraigned in the Chinamen robbery case with pleas to be spoken tomorrow.
D M Evans from Hamilton and Senator H L Myer from Hamilton are in Missoula. R Mackey and wife from Dillon. W M Bell from Florence. C Lewis and Mrs Lewis from Garnet. J B Clayberg of Helena visited. Dillon baseball club set to play in Missoula next Sunday. J B Eisenman from Vermillion mines. R J Hoffman of Drummond registered at Rankin. Numerous staff and residents travel, visit, or return from trips and illnesses. Several typhoid patients discharged. a turntable accident injured Thomas Quinn's son. Dispatcher McLardy returns from vacation. Mrs Dunstan and children plan to follow. Delphine Cyr resumes work at M M store. Co C Wiley of Helena listed among attendees.
Advertised Letter List for Missoula week ending Sept 10 1901. Names include Henry Allen Grant Arnold Hiram Brigan C A Brown Miss Nina Buckingham and many others. callers must state date of advertisement. Includes J F Cassel and Geo H Keep P M Mackintosh sale at the Globe.
We express sincere thanks to friends who aided and comforted us in the death of Louis Rocheleau. Your kindness will be remembered. MRS. ARTHUR ROCHELEAU MRS. L. A. BARRETTE MRS. LAURA ROCHELEAU
Large funeral in Frenchtown for Louis Rocheleau attended by friends from across the county. A delegation from the Superior lodge of Red Men, of which he was a member, was present. The procession was among Frenchtown’s largest. New fall goods being opened daily at The Globe.
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