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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1908
Page
21
Butte notes advertise at the Principal Branch Office located at 2% East Broadway in Butte. Telephone numbers 422 and 1.4622 listed for inquiries. Advertising rates provided on application.
Advertises Montana sapphires claiming no superior grade and wide price range from 10 to 850 dollars per carat based on color and brilliancy. Notes stones from quarter to two carats, deep blue shades command higher prices, and compares hardness to diamond, promising custom mountings.
A collection of brief items lists visits and moves of residents and visitors from Butte, Missoula, Helena, and nearby areas. People like Dr W E Casey, L Heaton, J A Barsdell, and Miss Viola Cook are noted residents or visitors. Also mentions travel to Seattle, Ottawa, and Bonita, with shop sales and promotions at Regal agency and Tonkin’s Clothery.
Butte hosts a long program of contests and games with mining teams, Gaelic football, soccer, and track events. Miners from Butte, a Houghton team, and local volunteers compete for cash prizes totaling several hundred dollars, while spectators enjoy picnics, dancing, and a harvest moon night at the union grounds.
Peter Claudianes, sought by San Francisco authorities for alleged bomb outrages, was arrested in Chicago via a decoy letter from San Francisco police. His brother John reportedly confessed in Oakland to planting a bomb that injured seven, with Claudianes captured near the post office as detectives closed in. Local officers plan to hold him for California requisition.
William O'Brien and F Mr Rodgers were arrested at 1 30 this morning on North Wyoming street accused of assault in the first degree on Mike O'Brien. Three shots were fired at him in his Hazel block room. Rodgers claimed no involvement. Three others may have been outside. Both men jailed. Mike O'Brien was in nightclothes when attacked. William O'Brien largely denied details.
St Paul reports Labor Commissioner Williams after visiting North Dakota says 1,000 men may find harvest work, criticizing the harvest labor market as flooded with hoboes. He rode from Fargo to Bismarck and observed wheat burnings nearly to the roots, calling it a delusion.
A fragmented description notes Quebec’s tercentenary celebrations featured at Dreamland Theater with photographs of the event. It mentions parades marines ships from various nations, a pageant spanning 215 years, and figures including a Prince of Wales and President Fairbunke referenced in the context of the celebration.
A reader raves about Mayer's Jewelers at 22 West Park offering watch repairs and a long guarantee. He compares prices and quality to other jewelers, praising Mayer's for lower cost and dependable work despite past experiences with alternatives.
John McBride, a miner from Butte, was killed in a tunnel accident at Taft on the St Paul road after leaving for Taft with his brother Owen. The body to be brought to Butte for burial. another brother was killed in Butte mines years ago. He left Ireland earlier, leaving a mother, brother, and three sisters surviving.
The Montana Optical Co at 22 West Park in Mayer's store advertises free eye fittings and glasses at low prices, with a note that gold frames range from 250 to 400 dollars, undercutting other shops in town.
Missoula reports forest fires near Taft under control but the Bitter Root Mountain divide area remains burning fiercely. About 200 forest service men and railroad crews fought the blaze with Idaho protection groups. huge timber losses expected between Taft and the Idaho line, mainly private and Falkroad holdings. A fire-fighting force of 5,000 at short notice will be available if needed, and Falkroad patrols guard the Taft area. Lick Creek and O’Keefe fires have been extinguished.
A petition signed by nine business men asks for the reinstatement of former policemen C. A. Farrell and Percieved, tied to a diamond theft charge against Barney Goldberg. The matter was referred to the special committee that led the initial inquiry. the $380 claim for the diamond was rejected per the city attorney’s recommendation.
Chicago reports early returns confirm the Republican nomination of Charles Deneen for governor and the endorsement of Albert J. Hopkins for United States senator. Deneen leads Yates by about 12,000 to 15,000 in a majority vote, while Hopkins holds an estimated 18,000 plurality over Foss though county results may trim that lead. Hopkins is expected to win a strong overall plurality.
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