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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1908
Page
13
Weather Bureau reported a 94 degree high and a cooler forecast, with Wharton confirming the reading for 24 hours ending last night. Breezes helped ease the heat, making outdoor trips more comfortable though crowds waited for relief in the city. Predictions suggest cooler weather may arrive soon.
A pair of fires driven by a hot wind damaged two O Malley family homes at Watson and Gallatin avenues. The O Malley residence burned, a adjoining four room house also owned by the family was destroyed in an estimated loss of 100. A later blaze at 1097 Utah avenue damaged a house owned by Edward Lindsay with an estimated loss of 25. Insurance covered the losses.
Wootter, 66, a wealthy Blair town ranchman, was killed when his automobile overturned on a steep embankment near Marion while en route with his wife and granddaughter to visit relatives in Lanark Michigan. The wife and granddaughter were not injured.
Tickets to Salt Lake on the Oregon Short Line are on sale at the city ticket office on N Main Street in Butte Montana. Return fare is 15 dollars with final return in 15 days. Also advertised are drinks at Jerry Mullins 17 North Main Street featuring ale porter aquavit Swedish brandy and wine aged in wood.
Meagher county treasurer reports July activity noting receipts totaling several thousand dollars and disbursements at month start. The financial balance reflects cash on hand and opening balances for the period.
Chicago Aug 1 government survey shows increased U S coal production moves Illinois to second, West Virginia drops to third, Pennsylvania remains steady. Exports to Canada and others rise, with total coal exports reaching 145 28 tons value 35 754097. City battles moth infestation threatening trees, and new electric tunnel trains begin service under the St Clair River.
John Anderson, once trusted farmhand of Morrell at Blackberry Center, fatally shoots farmer A Morrell and housekeeper Miss Balcom after breaking in at dawn. Afterward Anderson kills himself with a shotgun. Morrell’s mother, Mrs Lucinda Morrell, died soon after from shock.
The article describes garbanzo beans as a valued Mexican crop grown on wheat land and not heavily irrigated. It notes high quality garbanzos fetch top prices and are exported to Spain and Cuba, with best shipments timed when dry and at high elevations near tidewater for easy reshipment. It also mentions trade in Mediterranean ports and a brief India train travel anecdote about railway mishaps and nervous systems.
A reader describes years of pale, weak health from coffee and how he quit with Postum. He notes headaches, poor nourishment, and eventual recovery after five months, attributing renewed strength to Postum and praising its taste after adaptation.
At July Sunday evening Muriel Elizaben Vachon and Albert Otte Vachon wed in St Patrick’s parlor with Rev Father Beeres officiating. The event featured Mrs Jessie Knox mother of the bride, a gone-away alice blue gown, and a reception on Knox grounds with fragrant blooms and piano music. Attendants, guests, and regional connections includ e the McDonald and Ford Card families, Judge and Mrs McHatton, and many Butte residents and visitors from Spokane and Oklahoma.
A California crow perches atop a tree beside the tracks as train No. 11 approaches from San Francisco. The bird remains undisturbed by the onlookers and playful morning papers tossed toward it, continuing its vigilant post to Siskiyou along the long journey.
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