Dark Blue Fabrics with White Polka Dots Skirt Regulars
An advertisement notes garments cut from first class materials in dark blue with white polka dots. Skirts feature three black duck bands, described as very effective, priced at $2.00 each.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1900
Page
11
An advertisement notes garments cut from first class materials in dark blue with white polka dots. Skirts feature three black duck bands, described as very effective, priced at $2.00 each.
Butte Elks will not travel in a single group to Salt Lake for the purple day celebration yet many members will join the excursion. The Short Line offers a 15 round trip, with about 250 expected to depart Butte this morning. A large reception with carriages and a band is planned in Salt Lake as the city gears up for the event.
The Boston wool market shows little new action with prices firm and stable. Trade and manufacturers stay conservative while demand strengthens, keeping staples around 52 1/2 cents scoured and territory wools near 50 cents clean unless clothing grades apply. Montana wool costs rising indicating market strength.
Boston August 7 The wool trade remains quiet though demand edges higher as mill centers report thinning stocks. Prices largely steady with territory wools showing varied scoured and greasy values from Montana Wyoming Utah Idaho Oregon California and Nevada across multiple grades.
San Francisco reports regional wool prices with districts such as Nevada Eastern Oregon and San Joaquin plains showing varied rates. Noted values include 13 11c for Nevada, 18 20c for Alice Valley Oregon, 12c to 10c for mountain lambs, and 13a le for Humboldt Mendocino areas.
Great Falls wool exchange reports steady prices on today’s modest volume. J. M. Croft sold 18 000 pounds at market value to F W Thayer for Whitman Farnsworth Thayer, and J Escarlier moved 35 000 pounds at market value to Lt A Johnson for Luce Manning.
The Boston commission merchants sell consignments totaling 27 000 pounds to the same firm. B EF Stack ships 25 000 pounds at 15 and sells to Putnam for Heck Bros and Co. T Hoglan ships 23 00 pounds at Me and sells to Thayer. Rh R Fowler 27 000 pounds. no bid. At St Louis on Aug 7 wool quiet with Territory and Western medium at 16 18c, fine 13 16 14c, coarse 14 16c.
Special dispatch from Neihart lists appointments after the conference closing. W W Van Orsdel is named superintendent. various circuits receive pastors including Armstrong Belt Opie Vigus Cunningham Hammer Buzzell Haynes Wintera Rufus Hockin Logan St Hill Roades Stockett Little J Little Riggin and others to supply or serve in communities such as Augusta Belt Cascade Chinook Bearpaw Fort Benton Highwood Glasgow Havre Box Elder Lewistown Malta Malta Neihart Monarch Shelby Sweet Grass Hills Stockett Swift Current St Marys Lake and Utica Musselshell and Piegan Indian mission. The report covers multiple circuits across northern Montana.
Mark Drum visits Great Falls for a few days while Mrs. W. A. Bovee and daughter plan a Spokane County trip. A Chermiley returns from White Sulphur Springs. Mrs. L. 8. Woodbury and Miss Lalu visit York mines in Lewis Clarke county. Joe Lucier takes a grocery clerk post with Choteau Mercantile. Marriage licenses issued to Matt Rantola and Muna Korpi, both of Stockett, and William Wuoremnaix and Olka Antijo, both of Stockett.
John McGarley was brought from Sand Coulee by the district constable and placed in the county jail on a highway robbery charge.
Great Falls Montana August 7 P B Buchanan Cascade county sheep man leaves for San Diego to marry Miss Sarah B Conner of this city.
A brief exchange notes gender dynamics as a woman asserts influence over her husband and the husband questions the legitimacy of such influence. The dialogue highlights differing views on marital power.
Classified listing offers Lady miths of satin finish straw braids bound edges priced at 2.50 each and rough straws in large shapes with plain and fancy ribbon bands priced from Se to See each.
The Northern Montana Office of the Standard operated from the Bach-Cory Block opposite the Park Hotel. Advertising rates were furnished on application.
Citizens and officials clash over the foul taste and odor of Great Falls water. The Missouri River smells blamed. rains may flush out the contaminant. City mains are being flushed by full hydrant flow while a fire station well is cleaned.
The Broadwater mine at Neihart is advancing with a growing force of miners in development and regular ore shipments. The Neihart Herald notes local interest, especially from leaseholders on the hill, as about four men operate leases in various parts.
Pearl B. Gibson files for divorce from Charlies T. Gibson alleging years of cruel and inhuman treatment with repeated beatings near Tiger Butte Cascade County. She seeks separation and half of marital property including lands and cattle valued over $1,000 to support herself and their two children aged two and a half and nine months.
The plaintiff seeks dissolution of the bonds of matrimony with the defendant, alimony of $35 per month during the case, $150 attorney’s fees, and custody of two children. James W. Freeman represents the plaintiff.
Oscar Stephens via Cook and Hilger acquired all the Fergus Live Stock and Land company cattle and its brand. After initial rejection, a second offer was accepted. The sale covers 2000 to 2400 cattle on the range and the brand, with no delivery. Price reported at 65000 dollars.
Gina Sobrero daughter of an Italian colonel married Robert William Wilcox a Hawaiian revolutionary claiming Kalakaua’s heir claims. She learned him false born and soon fled to Honolulu then Italy seeking annulment. After two years the trial closed with ruling against her on evidence grounds and she appealed to the supreme court.
The High Tribunal granted a decree of annulment. This marks the first marriage annulment in Italian courts since Garibaldi’s in 1870.
A veteran recalls General Chaffee's unexpected ascent from cavalry captain to major general. He details Chaffee's early hopes for a lieutenant colonel retirement, a costly misstep buying a major's horse, and rapid promotions from Cuba to China where he now leads American forces amid potential huge actions with European powers.
A short, fragmented excerpt contrasts horses and human medical care with phrases about sickness and doctors. It references monkeys and a wrench-like metaphor, implying frustration with treatment or handling. The passage lacks clear events or names.
In a terse exchange at a Cleveland establishment a patron asks a pointed question about a role inside. The reply directs the inquirer to the back door to speak with the cooks, hinting at a kitchen staff or operational detail.
The fragment hints at Ananais earning a liar’s reputation, while Geraldine notes an implication about a girl being his sole partner. The wording is unclear but suggests scandal or trust issues surrounding Ananais and relationships.
An advertisement urges readers to subscribe to the Standard with home delivery for $1.00 per month. The snippet emphasizes affordable cadence and local newspaper access.
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