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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
13
Butte readers are told the Principal Branch Office of the Standard is located at 2% East Broadway, with telephone numbers 422 and 1,422 for independent telephones. Advertising rates are available on application.
Our optical department is very complete with appliances for a scientific eye examination. A skilled optician of long experience oversees service. We replace broken lenses and fill prescriptions without delay. Prices are uniformly fair and depend on lens and frame type.
Moyer buggies at Grady's and pianos for rent from Orton Bros. Dr. W. E. Casey and local dentists listed. Visitors include W. R. Sheldon from Helena, A. M. Stevens from Missoula, P. A. Breen of Bozeman, E. E. Sinclair of Boulder, and state auditor H. R. Cunningham at the Finlen. Socials note Mrs. C. S. Dogen from Anaconda, Mrs. Mat Brown of Centerville near Waterloo, and Ch urch society events. Local ads tout drug store deals, Pipestone Hot Springs dining, and clothing sales. Rail times from B. & P. continue running extra trains to Anaconda on weekends. Various visits to Butte from Dillon, Basin, Deer Lodge, and Cornwall. Maj. George W. Reiff to return home from American Lake after Montana regiment duty.
The funeral of William H. Rodda occurred yesterday afternoon at his sister Mrs. Charles Bone’s home at 109 West Quartz street. Friends and family attended before services at the Christian church led by Rev. E Tilburn. Floral emblems adorned the service. Burial followed at Mt. Moriah cemetery.
J J Griffin of 514 East Mercury Street sustained a badly fractured right thigh when a heavy timber fell and trapped him at the Belmont mine yesterday at about 10 o clock. He was rescued by fellow workers and received medical attention.
The Sacred Heart academy and the St Joseph school in Missoula will open Thursday September 3, signaling the start of the new academic year for both institutions.
A miners union and Western Montana lumber workers held a four hour conference on the dispute over sawmill wage scales and alleged unfair labor. A five member committee led by Edward Long will travel to Bonner Missoula and other western points for an impartial inquiry and report back to the Butte union. The effort aims to determine if lumber used in Butte mines is scab lumber and whether current agreements are being honored amid broader wage and production tensions.
The shop promotes its varied fall suit selections, inviting customers to view the new styles. Emphasis on correct autumn fashions, proper fit, and quality, with claims of better workmanship and more harmonious colors.
St Joseph parishioners prepare for a large church fair in Butte later in October with contests including a car prize the first for such a fair in the city a piano a diamond ring and a gold watch plus many goods for sale Decorations will be bright and the organizing officers are Mrs A P Kelly president Mrs A N McBride vice president and Mrs Peter Gallagher secretary the venue will be a store in the business district yet to be chosen.
Day spent in Anaconda as conference members tour the smelter and town. A spokesman said no new information would be released until a communication to the coal union head is answered. They expect a morning reply and hope to avert a strike by extending time and reaching an amicable settlement.
Review notes a hearty cheerful show that avoids grand spectacle. Singing is strong though at times coarse. Margaret Comstock as mother witch steals the scene and electric effects draw applause. Audience left amused, performance repeated tonight with similar light entertainment.
James Mann a 45 year old painter in Butte died suddenly from heart disease at 7 last evening. His body rests at Richards' Undertaking Rooms awaiting funeral arrangements to be announced today. The service will be held under the local painters union. He is survived by a sister, Mrs Kilroy, of Butte.
Arthur Lundberg aged seven, son of Mr and Mrs Gus Lundberg, died of diphtheria at the family home 415 East Granite street at 3 30 yesterday morning. The funeral will be held at the residence at 10 30 this morning.
The notice advertises the San Francisco Veterinary College next session starting September 15. It offers a free catalogue and directs applications to Dr. Charles Keane, President, at 1 818 Market Street. Also promotes Orton Bros. at 219 North Main Street for pianos and organs as best value.
The Booth Tarkington Leon Wilson drama The Man From Home draws crowds at the Astor Theatre in its second week, with William Hodge delivering a standout turn. Wilton Lackaye joins Liebler & Co. in The Square Deal, while Douglas Fairbanks makes his star debut at the Bijou in All for a Girl. Major theaters bustle with Shubert troupes rehearsing new shows and stars planning tours including The Girl Question and What Happened Then.
A reader urges using Mayer at 22 West Park for watch repair claiming the mainspring is best for $1, cleaning is $1.50 with a one year guarantee. They compare costs to other jewelers, tout Mayer's low prices for any additional work and a $1.50 repeater alarm clock, all backed by value at the People's Store.
The only graduate optician in Butte offers free fittings and furnishes glasses as low as 1 dollar with gold spectacles priced from 2.50 to 4.50 dollars below other shops. Located at 22 West Park in Mayer's store, Montana Optical claims lower prices and expert service.
A Butte incident unfolds as Frank S. Jones, manager of the Slemons Booth insurance firm, unknowingly burglarizes his own home after being seen forcing a rear window. Neighbors and two police officers confront the scene as Jones and his wife left to call. he returns to find the house locked and ends up answering his own police summons.
Chief of Police Wynne reports anxious inquiries into the whereabouts of Louis A. Wilson known as Puss Wilson. He is six feet two and formerly shift boss at Silver Bow mine No 2 in Butte. Detective Larkin found he remains in Butte but not at his old address 21 Lee Avenue. Mrs S E Mitchell of Hoquiam Wash is the mother and Wilson is her son by a former marriage.
Joe Ethier, who and his wife were seriously injured in a recent run down by a young Kemprey’s car on the flat south of Butte, was injured again Saturday in a runaway accident. The same shoulder was hurt, but his condition is not serious.
The greatest clothes sale in Butte's history is announced at Tonkin's located at 41 East Park. Residents are urged to attend as dates and details promise deep discounts and a festive event atmosphere.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Joseph Schineberger who died at his Red Rock home will be buried at Mountain View Cemetery with Masonic rites at the Rowe home in Dillon. Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. tomorrow conducted by Rev. H S Hooker of the Episcopal church.
General Alexander P Stewart, one of the last two surviving Confederate lieutenant generals, died at his Biloxi home today in his eighty seventh year. Born in Huntsville, Alabama, he rose to command during the Civil War and later held state and diplomatic posts.
Morgan Cunning ham, 15, was struck in the heart by a pitched ball while playing baseball in Chicago and died instantly. The accident occurred during a local game, with bystanders and officials reporting the sudden fatality and urging safety reminders for youth sports.
Funeral services for A J Dusseau a Montana pioneer and early photographer were held at the Masonic temple with Rev J R Russel and Masonic rites. He came to Montana in 1866 lived in Helena Deer Lodge and Butte before dying of Bright's disease. survived by his wife and adopted daughter Mrs Lyons.
John J Malloy aged 29 and a Montana resident for most of his life died at Murray's hospital after several days of typhoid fever. He worked for Lovell company for years and was highly regarded in the city. Survived by brother Charles Malloy of Orpheum and sister Miss Ella Malloy. Body at Walsh's pending funeral plans.
Dan Maloney aged 28 a longtime Butte resident died yesterday at St James hospital from typhoid fever He was born in Iowa where his parents still live A brother Ed Maloney a former Butte photographer left Spokane to handle the body at Richards funeral arrangements aim to ship the body to the old home for burial
Misses Elsa and Leilah Russell came back from a park trip. They stayed at a hotel during a holdup at the Grand Canyon and attended the victims indignation meeting where they heard comments and tales. They heard a report of the bandit’s capture but learned nothing definite. Dr Tronside offers dental reductions for the balance of the month.
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