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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1900
Page
11
The Lion brand extra high grade white laundried shirts from New York mills muslin with linen front, four-ply neck band and reinforced patent facing. Sold in four styles, usually priced at $1.25.
A Montana county confronts a potential void 1900s school bond issue and trustee election after a dubious call. The Eastern attorney argues the election location was not properly designated, possibly invalidating the $50,000 bonds and four trustees. County Attorney Connolly was allegedly sidelined, and trustees hired other counsel. A prominent lawyer notes the trustees may have sued themselves to test legality.
A fragment states that the parties are getting deeper into trouble and that no court would permit them to appear on both sides of a litigation, signaling potential conflict and adverse proceedings.
Butte notes show visitors from Helena Basin Philipsburg Boulder Denver and Anaconda. Elk baseball plans on Ellis day 16 with prairie game daily at 3. Parrot mine fire false alarm. Shamrock Copper Mining corp lists officers capital stock and four claims near Lime Spur. Cowbell production notes cover factories and export reach to South America and Australia.
A Washington Star excerpt notes cowbells remain largely unchanged after more than a century. Bell makers say copper and composition metal are used, though iron bells are common and finished in traditional styles. The piece emphasizes the enduring clank of cowbells.
An old woman asks for canine pills from a chemist, who quietly shelves quinine pills. The exchange hinges on her insistence that her husband is a gentle man.
A comic exchange from Collier's Weekly features a hotel man demanding a heart and liver and eight ribs and a shoulder, while a hallway office corrects him that the “wreck” has been cleared up.
G H Spencer trustee in bankruptcy of Silver City Mercantile Co gives notice to receive sealed bids by August 20 1900 for entire stock of goods dry goods groceries liquors cutlery and hardware at No 827 Front Street South Butte Montana. Bids require a 10 percent certified check and must be written signed. Sale subject to referee approval and livestock harness and wagons are excluded. Inspection hours 10 am to 4 pm.
Northern Montana Office of the Standard located in the Pach Cory Block Great Falls opposite the Park Hotel offers advertising rates on application.
August 8 report of a prairie fire near the Rolfe and Huey additions driven by winds. Firefighters and volunteers halted the blaze after burning several hundred acres and causing grass losses estimated at $509 to Mrs. Plassiman. Authorities suspect a freighter camp as the ignition source.
Work began today on a brick two story commercial block at the corner of First avenue South and Fourth street in Great Falls. The 50 by 50 foot building will have a full basement and cost about $20,000 with Joseph Wagner as the contractor. Luther is developer.
The city today started prelim work on laying out a new four story structure. The lower floor will hold four storerooms and a large corner room with three smaller north rooms. The upper floor features a public hall ten by feet complete with kitchen dining and reception rooms. The hall floor will be glass maple and polished for dancing. Luther to occupy the Fourth Street north room and much of the basement. The building is described as among the best erected this season.
Great Falls and Ang hosted the Butte ball team and supporters for a pleasant outing. Dunneavy and Schmeer, Butte’s third baseman and shortstop, are laid up with mountain fever. They will try to play tomorrow but it is doubtful.
Great Falls Aug . Ex County Surveyor T M Hubbard died at Deaconess hospital this morning from an abscess on the brain. He had lived in the county for years and farmed on Boston Coulee. He was years old and leaves a wife. He was well known and had many friends in the city.
Great Falls August preliminary hearing for Oscar lrescort before Judge Race was postponed to tomorrow and may be postponed again with a possible direct information filed in district court.
J B Taylor and wife of Cascade are in the city with Cc W Price Benton cattleman in from Helena and B Platt Carpenteria from Helena. A M Henry president of Florence Mining Co Neihart in from White Sulphur Springs. A W Bower in from Branford. Mrs J I Neihart in from Neihart. Assessor Sullivan reports Chateau county tax roll up as returns and rate changes raise the railroad assessment to about 1s for the year, grand total near 4,420,000. Renton Press.
Special Dispatch reports the wool market in Boston for August edging higher with sales larger and business fairly active. Manufacturers are buying more wool but remain cautious, surveying the market carefully before committing, fueling cautious optimism for a lasting rise.
The market shows a firmer tone with higher prices as manufacturers must pay more for wool. Western demand and light weight season boost expectations of a satisfactory market. Territory wools, especially Montana, draw interest due to renewed activity and firmer prices. Montana grease wools quoted at 16 1 2 to 24 2 3 cents. scoured basis near 47 cents.
The American Wool and Cotton Reporter notes a fair week in wool trading with conservative consumer buying and firm prices. Manufacturers seek weak spots but find none, while the West shows rising activity at firmer prices. Weekly sales total 2,441,?00 pounds domestic and 47.40 pounds foreign, with year-to-date figures near 170,977,000 pounds.
Light business at the Great Falls wool exchange with several offers and deals. Jo H. Willard sold 28 000 pounds at lye to Judd and Roote while Wright and Whaley sold 5 000 pounds. Cuscade Land and Cattle Company declined to sell 94 44 pounds. Towler declined to sell 6 600 pounds in San Francisco. Regional wool prices noted across Nevada Oregon and California zones.
In the session, the recommendation to organize Flathead county into a mission was adopted. Missoula was chosen for the next conference as the Deaconess hospital affairs in Great Falls were reviewed and Miss Anna White, hospital superintendent, spoke. A missionary sermon by Rev Albrittone of Butte completed the evening.
A Philadelphia Inquirer passage quotes a veteran traveler describing the loneliest moment for a young man in a great city. The newly arrived passenger feels like a stranger as trains stop at the center, with crowds, hotels, and directions all overwhelming.
Doctor questions patient about limiting cigars after meals. Patient jokes he will stop smoking after meals but reveals he has begun giving up meals to avoid cigars. A comic exchange ends with a quip about the habit.
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