The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-29
The Year in Montana.

Blodgett of Butte arrested for
blackmail
27-Long distance telephone completed
between Great Falls. Mlssoula. An
aconda, Helena and other Mon
tana towns.
3o-The Cokedale coal and coke plant
destroyed by fire: the Helena Ma
tional bank sues its former presi-
dent. s. c. Ashby. for $4,000.
AUGUST.
III. NJ. Footner. employe G. N. r. r.
Butte disappears with $1,000.
2-H. Hamilton Walker overcome by
smoke in a Basin mine.
4EDan Gleason drops dead In his sa-
loon at Anaconda; A. ]. Symes. a
Washington murderer. arrested
near Missoula.
5-Ex-City Marshal Jolly Of Butte
stabs Gambler Byther and an un-
known man.
Charles Philpot, an escaped Mon
tana convict. found in oregon.
S-William Colgan killed by the cars
at Great Fails.
9-First day in camp of the third an
nual encampment of the Montana
National Guard at Bohemian; Frank
McPortland drowned in Lake Nc
Donald.
10-Peter Houck commits suicide at his
home in Deer Lodge valley; Jack
son Davis mysteriously disappears
from his Butte home.
Ex-senator Teller of Colorado visits
Butte.
12-Lanky Dunn deals Victor Helmer
death blow with a cleaver at Belt;
opening day of Anaconda's racing
season.
13-The Katie mine and hoist DESTROYED
by fire at Basin; attempt to blow up
the residence of Martin Buckley at
at Basin: Pat Connolly of Butte
arrested for shooting Jim Madden
but afterwards released; brave Of
ficer Steinborn turned down by the
Butte city council.
1.-THE 4-months' babe of Prince
Paul and wife dies in the Casino
theater, Great Falls; James Con-
molly accidentally killed by his
brother near Fort Benton.
15-Alex Handley deserts his wife in
Butte.
17I-W. b. Ray arrested in Anaconda
for committing murder in Missouri.
1S-Jack Flannery loses his job in the
Butte fire department; Hattie
Shaw of Butte attempts to end her
life in Butte; Ed O'Brien kills
Frank BiXby near Great Falls.
22-Ninth session of the Montana NJ.
Il. conference opened at Helena;
City Marshal Downing of Great
Falls dangerously injured by a
street car
23-Two boys, Marion and Jacob Over
turf. drowned-l the Bitter Root
river.
24-Disbarment proceedings instituted
against Attorney c. l.. Campbell
of Butte.
25-Peter Olson crushed to death on
the Montana Central at Wickes;
Miners union of Butte picnic at
Anaconda.
26-The seduction charge against John
Galena of Butte dismissed; BIZ
Long, a bad man of Northern
Montana, killed by Ira Brown.
Estate lawn tennis tournament
opene& in Butte. Brooks and Leg
gat of Butte declared champions.
2S-John Madden of Highwood Gap
commits suicide by hanging him
self; George Ganford commits sui
eide in Jail at Butte: Joseph Ried
of Butte dies from an overdose OF
laudanum.
29-Four men hold up J. b. Williams
saloon, Anaconda; a. A. Axtell OF
Gregson commits suicide.
30-C. X. Cunningham, publisher of
Montana Illustrated. leaves Great
Falls rather suddenly.
31-Butte postoffice removed to East
Broadway.
SEPTEMBER.
John Whiting accidentally shot and
| killed himself near Philipsburg.
2-Labor day celebrated in Butte and
other Montana towns; Butte foot
ball team defeat Portland team at
Butte. score Is TO g.
3-Charles Cornell, a Butte painter.
sends a bullet through his brain;
prominent Butte business men ar
rested for not destroying revenue
81 he NJ ,
Montana Equal Suffrage associa-
ton adjourns at Helena.
| 6-Warrants issued for the arrest OF
ex-Mayor Z. o. Dugan. ex-City
Clerk Perrin Irvine and ex-Assist-
ant City Clerk p. L. Miller. Irvine
skips out; Tom O'Brien. John Nc
Kinley and John Howard arrested
for holding up James Brady OF
Butte.
Wv. b. McCabe OF Butte drops his
pick on hearing that his uncle left
him $3.50. 000
hanged by Judge DuBose; Miss
Alice jackson captures a compound
bear near Feeleys: Miss Bessie
Welliver of Sappington commits
| suicide.
III. F. Boylen of Lewistown commits
suicide.
| 12-Sam Graves gets one year in the
Il
Anaconda.
Ex-Governor Mcconnell OF Idaho en-
tertained at the Irish-Americar
| club, Butte; James Selkirk OF Ana
conda deliberately sends a bullet
through his head; Hugh ]. Hoppe
of Livingston dies at San Diego
Cal; William Mund found dead in
| bed.
14EEdward and Anna Clark found
guilty OF murder in Missoula.
15-Iowa's football team loses 10 Butte
score IL to 10.
1s-Hazel Violet Griffin. 2k-year-old
child OF Butte killed by the cars.
1S-Tom Austin OF Anaconda dies from
the effects of a gunshot wound,
little Arthur O'Leary tumbles down
a shaft in Butte and is killed; jos
Weir OF Sand Coulee assaults a
deaf, dumb and blind child.
19-Annual exhibit of Montana HOrti-
cultural society at Stevensville.
20-Morgan Jones kills Joe Huneauli
at Camp Greek.