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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
10
An old style advertisement touts Montana sapphires as superior to oriental stones with prices from $20 to 3366 for single stones. It notes varieties from quarter carat to two carats, color and brilliancy affecting value, and mentions large purchases from producers. Describes uses in souvenirs, rings, scarf pins, and studs with emphasis on hardness and durability.
A rambling Butte column lists Roy Wells from Divine and Elmer J. Carter from a distant office, Dentists Tait and Cole, and many visitors including Miss Margaret Caretta touring Yellowstone Park, plus George Dorham from Missoula and Commodore Ike Boyer from Helgun. Mentions of real estate, proclamations, and local business promotions fill the page with social takings.
City council approves extensive street grading, new sewers, and sidewalk contracts. Vitrified brick paving selected for Front street and Utah avenue, with granite blocks on Arizona street, and Utah avenue to Platinum. Aldermen discuss enforcement, pay roll, and a tentative natatorium project, while ratifying several road and sidewalk improvements.
A summer dancing party hosted by Silver Bowledge on 8 TOB at Colum Gardens pavilion drew over 500 couples. The evening featured fourteen numbers and active dancing, with good music and steady service. Committees and organizers are listed, plus details of refreshments and a draft bar offering aquavit and Swedish schnapps.
Peter Callahan perished from suffocation after entering a dangerous gas filled shaft at the St Law Tower project. His helmet displaced, companions fought to reach him. he was brought to the surface and died two hours later at St James hospital. He was 38, married, survived by parents, two brothers, and three sisters.
E Bushnell chief clerk of the post office department in Washington was injured in a car crash on Wickes hill near Boulder. He rests at Mur's hospital in Butte after a fractured left leg. Doctors assess if the bones must be reset. Funeral services for Ew Martilla set for this afternoon at Richards' funeral Chapel. The Standard previews new comic Mugsy Fidy Bears and more starting Sunday.
Mayer's advertises Rogers Runs 1857 hatware at low prices with discounts on spoons forks and knives. Genuine Ansonia watches offered with money back guarantee and mail orders promptly filled. Inquiries welcomed.
Butte merchants organize a relief drive for Fernie fire victims. Cash and large packages will be collected at the Merchants Association rooms and Great Northern depots, then forwarded by rail with railroad support expected. John D. Ryan leads the subscription, with Charles Virden coordinating pickup and shipment.
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