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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
10
The Pymncinal Brandy Offce of the Syandaniie at 2 Best Broadway, Butte advertises advertising rates and service details. Telephone numbers 4 and Independent tote Phone 1442 are listed for inquiries.
A chaotic jumble lists shoe firms and dentists, a travel visitor, a Pipestone Springs visit, a marriage license, cafe opening, magazines at the newsstand, a closing sale, railroad train schedules, exercised interest in local people, and corporate filings for the Paul Clark home.
Theodore Hennessy received a telegram stating that the contract he and his associates held for a four mile St Paul grade between Peery Hodge and Garrison has been completed. He will depart to handle turning the work over to the company. Advices from the section say new trade, like that washed out by spring floods, is being readied for rails and the track-laying crew will not be delayed in the march toward Ali.
Epworth league members and friends from Centerville at Tinly Methodist church held an annual picnic at Eleven Mile canyon last Wednesday. They traveled in three tally-hes and two double-seated rigs along East Center street to the grounds, enjoyed a full day, and returned home in the evening. The event reportedly was highly successful financially, with strong income this year. In a separate note from Butte Montana, August 20 1908 Fraternal Order of Mountaineers Billings Montana a member praises a settlement check of 817 88 as satisfactorily received and expresses continued faith in the organization.
A sheriff’s roundup nabbed youths including Eugene McCann and others on larceny charges. Satterwaite and Hogan sent to industrial school. remaining boys held in county jail as thefts spike in Centerville area. Stolen chickens, a saddle, harness and bridles traced to local buyers, with details of the capture and investigation.
Debhla Olsay sues George Albert Edward Olsom in district court on cruelty grounds. They wed in Butte in 1906 and have one child. She alleges repeated accusations of unchastity and beatings since March, claiming persistent persecution harmed her health and impairs her ability to work. She seeks divorce, child custody, and alimony of 100 dollars monthly.
Silver Bow County commissioners accepted the State’s bid for a 500000 issue of courthouse bonds at 4 3 percent with 2280 000 to be issued Nov 1 and 250000 to be issued July 1. The 240000 remaining will fund furnishings and a new jail. The state bid was the most advantageous among about a dozen, saving the county 23234 22 over the next best offer. The bonds redeemable in 20 years and payable in 10, with the state holding them, reduce market costs. Final sizing requires reissuing 280000, with consideration of revisions to the sequence of issues and potential readvertisement of the remaining balance.
Bundy a traveling servant of Civist announces a Watch Tower Society pilgrimage to Butte for free Bible instruction. He will speak at 245 PM and again Sunday afternoon at the Christian central corner Washington and Gilena on from Eden to Hell and Hell to Eden with no charge or collections. The society, with fifteen pilgrims, funds the work, tract distribution, and postal cards, while Orton Bros. promotes organs and pianos on Main Street.
Orpheum week opens with matinees and a strong vaudeville lineup headed by the Vivians world’s great sharp shooters. Lucile Mary and Henry headline alongside Adams and Gril, Harry Thornton on piano, Leanders comedy cyclists, and actress Jane Courthope in Lucky Jim. Continuous shows, special matinees, and new acts promise high class entertainment at reduced admission for adults and children.
An old advertisement touts repeaters priced at $1.50 and claims Mayer's at 23 West Dark is the only place where you can consistently find a comparable alarm clock for $1.40. It notes Rogers Bros. W417 Natwave at genuine low prices and encourages shoppers to visit Mayers to save on flats and watches.
The notice lists kitchenware for sale including dessert spoons and tablespoons, plus six knives and forks. The fragmentary text specifies small price points and a limited set of cutlery items.
The Orpheum presents a tuneful program while Uncle Josh Perkins comes to Broadway theater Sunday and Monday. Ferne Gramling, a Butte native, headlines a concert at Broadway theater next Thursday with talented locals and stage stars. The item notes scenic effects, a husking bee, and a moral tale in a four act play.
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