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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1901
Page
7
A demure young ranch girl in Butte pursues horse racing to lift her family from poverty. After a winning start, a telegram reveals their house and belongings are lost in a fire. A fellow ranch hand, now 21, arrives with help and proposes marriage and a return to the ranch, ending the day in hopeful resolve.
The clerk of Beaverhead county will publish the names before snow flies.
O A Jones and Henry J Edlds were released Sunday by the police after being held on suspicion in the attempted robbery of the Casino saloon at Ren shaw alley and West Park street. John Jones and Charles Krause identified visitors at the jail, but the suspects were not confirmed and released.
Three young men robbed three sheep herders at Silver Bow Junction on a freight train near the Colorado smelter. The bandits relieved them of about 34 dollars after luring them with beer then fled as the brakeman arrived. Police seek the inexperienced-looking suspects.
The Butte hotel stock exchange offers buying and selling on margins for Amalgamated Copper with quotes arriving every five minutes. Manager Co W Cockrell can be reached at telephone number 158 for details.
The first Tuesday in September the Northern Pacific railway will sell round trip tickets to Buffalo with 60 days' limit at rates of 64.50 and 66 dollars for the round trip. For further information call on or write W. H. Merriman, general agent, Northern Pacific railway, corner Park and Main streets, Butte.
The Silver City track hosts a seven race daily program this week and eight on Saturday as the 56 day meeting closes with the Labor Day Handicap. Purses total about 12 200 including the Daly Memorial stake and the Silver City selling stake with races from one mile to two miles. Notable entrants include the Daly Memorial cup for two year olds and the Labor day handicap for older horses. Weather and post times set for 1 45 p m as the meeting runs through the end of the week, with horses shipping to Great Falls Helena Sacramento and elsewhere after the meet.
Special correspondence from Billings notes a quiet social period amid a long hot term. Highlights include a reception for Mrs KE B Babcock hosted by Mrs William Birely and Mrs F M Marble, with Miss Esther Birely at the door and a display of refreshments by several young women. Additional gatherings mark birthday celebrations and small parties hosted by local residents, reflecting a subdued social scene.
In Virginia City on Friday extended social evening at the residence on Jackson street in honor of Misses Pearl Lambrecht and Lillian Lambrecht of Butte. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Knight, and many others with Pearl Lambrecht and J E Chambers winning first prizes. The note lists numerous attendees and mentions Mrs. Mitchell's trip to Des Moines, Idaho street residence, and other local social happenings.
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