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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1900
Page
12
Western Montana Standard office listed at 110 West Main Street Missoula with telephone access. Advertising rates available on request.
A young woman suffers a painful accident when she is thrown from a horse near Bonita. Medical aid arrives, and she is transported for treatment. Authorities urge caution for riders in the area following the incident.
Miss Clara Dierman, 16, daughter of Frank Dierman, was dragged about 200 yards by a horse near Bonita on a game trip. She sustained a dislocated knee, facial lacerations, and severe bruises and may not recover. A Missoula physician treated her and she regained consciousness but could not recall the accident details.
Workers roused from brief rest by a call to return to duty, as a small business deal references building paper price and tar felt costs, with a local vendor McBride's offering items like tar felt at a listed price.
Republican assessor candidate P Gogerty in Missoula. Birth of a daughter to James Garrick. Mrs Garrick and others move from West Cedar. Play party members travel to Hamilton and Mrs Lake to return home soon. Good Templars social at Odd Fellows hall and T O Co FE initiation. Miner from Copper Belle mine injured in tunnel accident. Actress Irene Pixie ill. operation forthcoming. Royal placer claim work filed. Schoolhouse construction update at Lolo. Staff promotions at the railroad roundhouse. Outing party plans near Ovando. photographer camera and convoy. Misconduct at depot waiting room. inmates with prior prison terms. Sperick jailed again. possible insanity. Friday church bake sale announced for Union Hall.
Missoula reports receipt of a seven ton roller a dump wagon and a street grader from Illinois. The roller hauls on two tired horses and features a balancing weight scrapers and a rear gear. The dump wagon uses drop doors and chains to unload dirt while the grader resembles the county model with modest improvements. The entire outfit cost about 1700 dollars with the roller priced at 1200 dollars.
Missoula reports detail several asylum cases including George Luthore who died at the asylum in late August after being declared insane in May. LaCrosse Will is described as demented over land ownership and committed to the asylum. William Faulkins, who stole grips from the Northern Pacific and went mad in jail, is improving but may stay weeks more. John Jones from near St. Regis remains unstable after planning to harm the railroad worker, with no clear improvement. Also a local note about new dressing gowns and eiderdown robes at the Golden Rule.
Railway Mail Clerks in Missoula report Sunday mail service will begin Sept 30 on the Copper City and Coeur d Alene trains after months without Sunday clerks. By order of the postal department the change ends the long waiting and provides Sunday mail at all stations, aligning with weekday service.
Missoula received one of its largest shipments in six months on freight train No 53 last night totaling 25 000 tons. The cargo included winter goods dry foods hardware tin plumbing stoves and related items destined for local merchants. Truckers worked until midnight to unload the massive haul.
Contractor John Herzog has multiple contracts for new residences in Missoula. Engineer B E Rogers builds a nine room house at McCormick and Spruce, two stories with cellar, costing about 2000 dollars. A seven room cottage for Mrs Beckwith rises at Pine and May for 1400 dollars. Herzog also digs for Alex Dow’s Frenchtown business block. The article notes modern improvements and rapid progress.
The William H. West Minstrels will unveil a costly street display in their parade tomorrow. The company wears golf style uniforms and is led by Mr West in a tandem trap as the parade starts from the opera house at noon.
Wilsons reports new hay and grain while Missoula district No 1 completes its school census on September 27. The counts show 317 males and 542 females aged 6 to 14 for a total of 1 059, 10 male and 177 female in kindergarten to grade two totaling 337, 02 male and 65 female aged 18 to 21 totaling 67, and 215 males plus 296 females under age six totaling 511. The overall total reaches 2 034 with an increase of 219 from last year.
In Missoula on September 27, local Clarkites and the labor movement clash over fusion with the Vindication Party. Reports say no fusion has occurred amid daily obstacles and rumors of Ferguson remaining on the labor ticket. Clarkites attack independent democrats rather than argue policy.
Missoula county held independent democratic primaries this afternoon with no contests in city or outside precincts. City wards reported very few votes, the Third ward leading with 30. delegates and alternates were listed for First through Fourth wards, naming J L McBride, H B Campbell, Michael Flynn, and others as delegates with several alternates.
Philipsburg proved too strong for United States District Attorney Rodgers who spoke in the silver camp last night but fell ill with a severe cold and could not address the Missoula audience. J M Dixon and T Marshall led the meeting while Tom and Joe discussed expansion imperialism militarism and monopolies to a patient crowd at the opera house.
P M Reilly and Co announce the grand opening of Myre Kellogg Sackett millinery in Missoula on Saturday from 1 to 9 p.m. Mrs Sackett promises lavish decorations and the latest hat styles, plus a remarkable electrical piano. The store claims to be the city's only exclusive millinery shop and invites all ladies to attend.
Missoula health actions begin with George Ack erle, a professional scavenger from Butte, hired by Health Officer Walling. The plan includes strict enforcement of health and cleanliness ordinances and a city wide housecleaning in backyards and alleys to make the town shine.
The Golden Rule store serves as the main hub for all types of underwear and sewing notions, emphasizing durable wear and reliable service for customers seeking quality intimate apparel and related accessories.
David Lagasse, formerly of Big Flat, traveled to Missoula to arrange purchase of Victor Limberg’s ranch on Moose Creek in Nice Spot. The 40 mile property features fertile soil, strong water rights, and is set to change hands by the first of the month.
Local items report forest reserve work tours by J B Collins and Weber near Hughes Creek. Missoula visitors include M R Rutherford and D Dudley. News of births, illnesses, and deaths, plus store openings and real estate moves. Primary results set for Ravalli county Democrats. The Montana Baptist meeting opens at Stevensville.
Missoula officials announce Al Lachman as Missoula representative to the State Firemen’s Association meeting to be held in Livingston on October 4 to 6. Chief Walling will attend the Northwest Association meeting in Spokane October 3 to 5. The Northwest group comprises major northwestern and coast towns and holds leading conventions. Also noted is W. W. Baxter of Kentucky visiting Missoula to view orchards and horses before returning home.
The advertisement lists high quality dry goods and notions for men youth and boys plus millinery in artistic designs. It promotes moquettes and tapestries, linoleums mattings and draperies with lace curtains, a large stock of groceries, harness and turf goods, farm tools and supplies, and a prompt mail order service.
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