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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1902
Page
8
Read This Camp stoves large and small Dutch ovens and utensils of all kinds We have everything you want in this line and our prices are right.
Sheriff L E Abbott seeks information from Butte authorities on Joe Gregorich being held in Farmington Utah for insanity He claimed ancestral ownership of a Farmington house and warned tenants to quit His wife reportedly lives in Butte and Abbott plans steps toward sending him to the asylum A Bear Idaho man also asks about J F O Leary linked to Leadville and Butte with a brother in an asylum The obituary of Michael Sullivan notes funeral at 2 pm today from 441 East Park street with high mass at Sacred Heart Church.
Montana game outlook promises abundant animals and birds this season due to new protections. Licensing requirements set at 25 for big game and 15 for feathered game. Open seasons begin Monday for geese ducks brant swan and grouse prairie chicken and others with various daily and seasonal limits.
Sam Martin, a poolroom proprietor, reports an order for 1000 cow ponies for Eastern polo players. He says polo is hot this year and demand will cover prices from 250 to 1000 dollars, with cross bred thoroughbreds and range ponies proving best for endurance. A New York lawyer plans to buy and resell ponies and expects strong profits.
A notice announces an institute meeting to be held on September 8. The event details include location and participating members, urging attendance by all interested parties.
State Superintendent Welch favors delaying county institutes until after the Legislature meets next winter. County Superintendent Mary Mullins schedules a county teachers institute at Butte High School on Sept 7, despite his wish. Welch suggests redirecting examination funds to the institute fund and hopes for a summer institute if lawmakers permit. Mullins will conduct teacher certificate exams today and tomorrow at the high school.
A list of delegates accepted for the upcoming mining congress includes names from Arizona led by Gov A L Brodie and city figures from Detroit and West Somerville. Delegates include John Brockman G W Middleton W L Bell FE B Gage F M Hartman James Swan H A True Channing Hazeltine and others.
The old time minstrel duo Welby and Pearl, once part of Jack Haverley and Primrose West troupes, later linked with Barlow Wilson Dock Stader Leavitt and others, now with Gortons minstrels appearing at the Grand Sunday night. Funeral for William Werner, son of A G Werner, held at Sherman Reed mortuary. service by Rev Robert Shaffer. remains shipped to Omre Wisconsin with father present.
Nobby Neckwear offers washable Florodora ties in mull lawn and silk with tab collars and embroidery in pink blue white and black. Also 35 to 50 cent Florodora automobile ties in white lawn with lace and insertion. Lace collars coats waists priced 1.75 to 3.50. Veils Fall styles 25 cents to 1.00 yard. All tab collars half price or less 5c to 1.00 each.
The executive board of the Labor Party state central committee met at the Finlen hotel and issued a call for the Helena convention on Sept 25 1902 to nominate a congressman and supreme court justice. Planks favor initiative and referendum taxation limits on household goods and eight hour work day constitutional amendment plus employers liability law are urged. Delegates totals by county listed with 247 votes. Chairman McDonald authorized to fill vacancies and appoint reps for six counties.
The Fraternal Brotherhood, a social beneficiary order, reports 17% beneficiary members in good standing and a monthly growth rate of 1,000. It maintains a reserve fund above $69,000 and operates from its Butte office above the post office in room 18.
Local residents and businesses may order listings for the upcoming telephone directory. Installations can be scheduled later. Also noted are obituaries for four month old Fayda May Rucker of 412 Dakota and one year old Vallesa Ruth Excel of 616 East Galena with funeral plans.
Women's fast black cotton hose with woven seams three pairs for 50e. Fine black cotton hose is colorfast and full fashioned with unbleached soles and feet, regular 35c value. Now 25c per pair. Boys and girls lisle and cotton hose onyx black and full fashioned all sizes, regular 60c quality.
In Omaha in 1890 Mrs Charley Poor and two children seek aid after wandering in Hanscom park area. Police move them to Boone Iowa as Mrs Poor again shows signs of insanity while recalling her husband Charles Poor’s murder.
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