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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
10
Butte item lists an address at 28 East Broadway and a principal branch of a blendery with a phone line and advertising note. The garbled OCR mentions telephones and independent telephonic services and hints at an advertising: later furnished 9h.
Local notes of visits travel and commerce in Butte include Toi Cafe ads Orton Bros piano rentals and stores. mentions of Miss Bennett visiting Roundup and John Montgomery returning from the coast. Notices of product sales and regional events mix with personal updates and small business references.
Ladies seek latest fall styles in woolens with wide wale effects and landslide trims. Coats range 47 to 81 inches, with new fit descriptions. Also notes extended Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway service adding daily trains between Butta Malden and Malden Beattie, with departures 7:80 p.m. from A BP station. Contact 17 North Main for details.
The United Mine Workers of America District 22 met in Carpenter Union Hall to discuss a $10,000 loan to Red Lodge miners for finishing a labor hall. After debate, the convention approved the loan by a vote of 7 to 5, with opposition due to concerns over hall upkeep and debt. The building, estimated at $25,000, will be three stories of concrete brick, funded by the loan and district funds. The day included reports from officers, interchange on strikes, and defense of leadership amid criticism from delegates.
Local notes recount arrivals, outings, and meetings with names like Sherrie Willan Ward Baker Townsend Edwards and others. Reports include travel to Spokane Grantsdale Missoula and Seattle, with social events, a funeral in Grantsdale, and forest service observations on timber growth.
In a Butte court, Berryman was found guilty of assaulting Midel Raye Mont and was sentenced as the judge accepted the testimony of Viola Price and others. The trial highlighted Berryman’s alleged tactics to distract from the assault at the Yukon saloon on East Mercury Street. Miller, accused of impersonating an officer, faced separate proceedings. The judge warned that such behavior cannot be tolerated.
A fragmented ad from Mayer's Jewelry promises to sketch a customer idea into a diamond diagram and provide pricing for custom article creation. It touts skilled Mon ting artisans, cheaper work, and a $1 package sale with exchange options valid through the week before Christmas.
The court postponed several cases to allow more time to decide on a gang trial. Mike Purcell faced charges of insulting women on a street near Lizzie Leck Alley and was discharged. Pat Loughram was discharged after petty larceny and a $4 trunk theft. Theodore Asp and Mallia Moltoon were found guilty of aiding in robbing a visitor, August Jorgenson, with Asp fined $100 and Moltoon $130. Jorgenson reportedly met the woman at Islandhead saloon in East Park Street. Asp allegedly lingered and helped separate the victim from his money.
The Time the Place and the Girl returns to Broadway Chester tonight and Saturday. It follows Manpy Johnny Ticks a peasant gambler and his pal Cunningham who land in trouble after a fight and a gambling house arrest. they are in a sanitarium with Wicks the trained nurse and the thrifty Larner’s daughter. The story unfolds with original, amusing communications as health authorities quarantine the cast.
A play titled A Gentleman From Misalasippi by Harrison Rhos and Thanna A Wise is set for Broadway with weekly performances. The comedy depicts graft in municipal and federal politics, featuring a U S senator elected by direct vote and a rival leader aligned with corporate interests. Prominent figures are referenced as model inspirations.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Arthur Trateh, the young man arrested here last week on a burglary charge, has been bound over to the district court in the sum of $100 by Judge Marse ated. The case moves forward as prosecutors pursue charges and Trateh awaits further proceedings in Lewistown.
Hlandare Washington reports John Wolal appointed postmaster at Fromberg Carbon county succeeding the late A. Merson. The notice confirms local postal service leadership changes amid regional appointments.
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