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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
10
The Etandard principal branch is located at 8 East Broadway, Battle. Advertising rates are furnished on application and available by mail or phone.
A flurry of notes from Butte reports Regal shoes sale replaces Red Boot, visitors arrive from Townsend Dillon Helena and Whitehall, births and marriages announced, plus book stand ads and a Beav erhead county attendance. Officers and clerks are mentioned with local civic updates and a re modeled Tonkin’s Clothing selling $20 to $30 suits at cut prices.
John C Sullivan of Conterville collapsed from gas exposure while working at the 1800 level of an Anaconda mine last night around 1 o'clock. He was found unconscious near the station after a car operator failed to see him in the shadows. Sullivan, 30, single, was shaken and battered from shoulders to lips but discovered alive.
A public spectacle on North Main Street billed as the Wild Woman of Australia collapsed into a hoax when authorities revealed the performer was Iver Swannon, a Swede man, with three companions. The quartet was detained by city officers but released on recognizance after promises to stop the stunt.
W W Alose secretary of the Cascade County association visited Butte to seek entries for races tied to the Great Falls meet. He expects strong turnout and hopes for a top quality programme, with state contenders and prominent horses among the candidates.
A large Methodists gathering in Mountain View heard Bishop McDowell praise Butte and its copper output while urging focus on moral forces to improve city life. He emphasized unique city challenges, the spread of righteousness, and the importance of cultivating better grounds for progress.
Dr. W L Renick made a perilous 47 mile night drive in 80 minutes to reach Mrs. Truman after she suffered a serious illness at Wise River. The transport by auto nearly mile a minute, aided by a late telephone call from ranch owner T K Treman, arriving around 10:38 p.m. at Butts General Hospital she is now recovering. Dr Renick returned to Butt after 4 a.m. The article notes a dental sale announcement for the rest of the month.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports no new developments in the Yellowstone National Park hold up. Soldiers pursue the bandit who aims for Jackson Hole country. Justice Department offers rewards of 300 dollars. Funeral notices for Luke Shuck and Blagoja Banish follow, with services at Richards undertaking parlors and interment at Moriah cemetery.
In a Montana vigilante narrative, Scott and General Yeung coordinate a manhunt for a famed highwayman tied to the 1887 mail stage robbery in the Yellowstone region. The hunt centers on the Hole in the Wall terrain near the Moonlight mine, with a $1,000 reward offered and transportation queries pending.
A notice states that the infant of Mr and Mrs Levesque died yesterday afternoon. A funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 oclock at the Sisters’ Pitt Herrts.
An advertisement from Mayer's Jewelry at 22 West Park touts deep discounts on ladies watches and clocks. It pitches small profit margins to drive large sales, claiming bargains on popular names like Waltham and Ansonia, with prices around $1.60 to $10.00.
Fragmented OCR notes show a Montana Optical company offering discounted eyewear with references to refunds and furnished items. Mentions of New York, Moyel’s store, and related low prices appear as partial phrases.
Thieves stormed the Harrison avenue saloon after a carnival return, lining patrons against a wall and stealing from the cash drawer. Bandits, mostly carnival performers, escaped with about 330 dollars and a few watches and valuables, while a police officer stood nearby and most patrons complied without alarm.
The St Joseph's Literary Society in South Butte elected new officers for the semi annual term. Officers named include Melloy as president Dickinson as vice president White as secretary Gagner as treasurer Gilimore and Peters as trustees. Rev Father Leithman spiritual director delivered a talk on his eastern travels. Installation is set for next Tuesday evening.
Special Depot contract details reveal a conditional award for removing two steel structures and building a river crossing at the Missoula river. The tentative bid totals about $14,800 with payments to Graham Harrington, M. Moulton of Denver, and Oliver Bridge Company for related work on the project.
Detective Frank White of the Butte police captured Ella Wasman a Finlander held on a theft charge. She was found near the home of her husband at a boarding house on East Original Street. The missing $48 was taken from the landlord’s cash box. Mrs Wasman denies the charge. She had been in the city several days.
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