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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1908
Page
11
A fragmentary item from Butte notes a local publication named The Prinelyo Prough Omen. It mentions Broadway activity and telephone numbers for contact, with ads for finishing and Glarptestian services hinted in the text.
Experts rate Montana sapphires highly for color and brilliancy and offer stones from a quarter carat to two carats priced from about $11 per carat upward. The ad notes deep blue hues, strong hardness, and mounting options on rings, bracelets, and studs with custom settings and finishes.
A stream of visitors and residents travel between Missoula Deer Lodge Butte and Seattle. Names include Otto Siegel J A Barswell William Sleeman and Mrs Byrne plus H R Byrne and W C Dierks. The article notes road access Pipestone Springs via Eighteen Mile, quarts blanks at the Standard, Regal agency changes, and seasonal sales at Tonkin's Clothiers with marked discounts.
The Butte gathering featured miners drills, football matches, tug of war and field events. John D. Ryan presented a special prize while organizers praised the day’s smooth weather, strong crowd, and spirited competition across athletics and games.
Dreamland theater in Butte hosts a Vitagraph film of Quebec tercentenary events. Images show a parade marines tableaus and ships from various nations with the Prince of Wales and Vice President Fairbanks prominently featured.
A Butte miner, John McBride, died in an accident at Taft while working in a tunnel on the St Paw road. His death follows prior injuries in the district. Family in Ireland and several brothers in Butte receive telegrams. burial arrangements to be announced.
Peter Claudianes, sought by San Francisco authorities for involvement in bomb plots, was arrested in Chicago after a decoy letter from the San Francisco Vice Bureau led to his capture. His brother John reportedly aided in earlier bomb placements. authorities expect Claudianes to corroborate the confession once extradited.
A shooting on North Wyoring street at 1 30 am leaves Mike OBrien and another OBrien charged with first degree assault. Five men allegedly attacked, three waited outside as shots were fired in a Maze Dock area room. Rodgers denies involvement. both prisoners jailed.
In St. Paul on August 10 Labor Commissioner Wil Mame of Minnesota warns that after a North Dakota visit about 1,000 men may struggle to find harvest work. He criticizes railroads for overbearing demand and says the country is flooded with hoboes as he notes wheat buried from Fargo to Bismarck.
A customer states if their watch breaks they take it to Mayer at 24 Weet Park for repair because Mayer offers the best mainspring work and a one year guarantee. They compare prices with others, claim Mayer is cheaper than rivals, and note Mayer sells the 1 56 Ansonia watch and repeater alarm clocks. They emphasize value, honesty, and consistent pricing at Mayer’s People’s Store.
Special Dispatch reports near Taft in Missoula Aug 10 that fires on the Bitter Root divide are burning fiercely with about 200 forest service men and railroad company crews defending the line. Loss to government seen small. most timber owned by Tarvacs and private interests. Fire at Lickero rk and M Krete extinguished. a 5000 man firefighting force may be ready if needed.
A petition signed by local business men requests the reinstatement of former policemen C. A. Farrell and Peter Orton. The council referred the matter to the special committee that previously investigated the charges, amid debate on reconsidering the committee’s initial report. The diamond theft claim by Barney Geldvere was rejected on recommendation of the city attorney.
Chicago report reviews Republican standings with Deneen for governor and Hopkins for senator. It notes incomplete returns from recent totals, citing Hopkins leading Foss by about a thousand and uneven margins across counties, with indications of wide variance in ballots and county results.
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