Butte News Office Address and Telephones
The Principal Branch OMen of the Standard is at 2% East Broadway, Butte. Telephone 42. independent tele Phone 1.422. Advertising rates furnished on application.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
21
The Principal Branch OMen of the Standard is at 2% East Broadway, Butte. Telephone 42. independent tele Phone 1.422. Advertising rates furnished on application.
In sporting contests the loving cup is the principal prize with wide price range. Small cups start at $2 and elaborate pieces reach $5,000. Sterling oil and silver plate cups from $5 to $35 are offered with custom inscriptions.
Hight and Fairfield Co and Butte notes record a flurry of names, visits, and outings in town. Dentists and lawyers travel to Swan Lake, and couples welcome births while merchants advertise sales and new stock. The B A & P runs extra weekend trains from Anaconda, and a redesigned store promises deep discounts on clothing as re modeling proceeds.
A woman was convicted for taking a ten dollar bill after a dance. a complaint was filed with the special officer. There was a delay in arrest, the man posted bonds, and both the woman and man were jailed. The article also advertises remedies and local establishments, including Haemae as a nerve tonic, Fosselman's at 43 East Park, and a family residence at 52 West Silver Street with Rev Groeneveld officiating.
Rawhide miners report ongoing improvements as twenty mines ship ore and output rises hourly. Margaret Laughlin of the Press Times, visiting Butte, praises Rawhide’s boom, notes heavy ore at 225 feet, and cites deals like a 433,000 lease payment. Investors from Bozeman and Silver Bow stay confident in the camp’s permanence despite panic and rapid development.
The text shows a figure enthusiastically discussing Rawhide and mentions a Balloon property deal. A $125 payment is noted for the Balloon and a later $500 rejection for the Proverty Rawhide. References to western towns and people imply ongoing local activity, but specifics are unclear.
Special dispatch reports Billings Elks securing a site for a $50,000 plus building to be built of stone and pressed brick, three stories high with a basement bowling alley baths and plunge. The Elks' building corp will be capitalized at 360,900 as funds exceed $36,000 from a recent canvass and plans await state convention.
A Bryan and Kern aligned Democrats club met in Sidge Land's court area to elect officers and sign membership. Officers include PH Keone ice president J R Barta second vice president Clare secretere Javier Doran treasurer and Kenny, a local cigar man, as secretary. Meetings set for Thursdays with funds raised as needed.
A reflection on a mysterious album held by the author, bearing tawdry splendor and portraits that hint at clairvoyance. The piece argues the century just ended produced rapid progress and truth through unedited, observable facts, challenging prior myths and Darwinian debates.
A fragmentary column reflects on friendship with mixed aphorisms and odd quotations from diverse voices. A Journal contributor riffs on loyalty, ruin, and social ties, ending with a remark on property and tenants.
A political speaker declares momentum and determination in Montana, insisting supporters are on the run and promising to keep the campaign moving despite fears of success. The remarks reference Montana, Bryan, and entanglements shaping the race.
President Roosevelt, playing tennis at Oyster Bay, was surrounded by many young women wearing white bands with red crosses. They informed him they were holding up people to collect funds for the Nassau hospital at Amingla. The leader declared him their victim, and the President urged theirs to succeed in gathering a large sum.
In San Antonio on August 13, prohibitionists cheered the adoption of a Texas Democratic plank to submit the prohibition question to voters. The Terrell convention elected A. B. Story of Caldwell amid internal party feuding over the chairmanship, with prohibition delegates erupting in joy and singing hymns after the victory.
London reports describe six thousand Hindus and select English officials witnessing a Brahmin ceremony by Brahma and Vishnu gods. Samastas priests led a fire trench rite at sunrise with yellow tunics, chanting Govinda as worshippers circled the furnace three times and emerged unharmed, earning sacred status among followers.
For nearly two decades Mayer's at 2 West Park sells watches for less and offers a money back guarantee. The ad touts Elgin and Waltham watches in cases, a gold filled hunting case, Ansonia timepiece, and a repeater alarm clock with bold claims of best value. Inquiry responses are promised to be promptly answered.
A man named Dawson visited a dentist for a toothache and was put under gas to extract the stubborn tooth. He slept through the procedure and was charged ten dollars for the extraction, with the dentist noting it as an unusually hard job. Dawson complained and joked about metering future gas usage. The Colbert Drug Co. announced a new business opening in the State Savings Bank building offering drums and drug sundries and advertised prescriptions.
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