Stampede Starts as 16 Gold Claims Are Located Near Town
Anaconda awakens to placer gold three miles from the city with 16 claims staked after a Thursday discovery by John Rees at his 80 acre farm along Mill Creek near the Montana Meat company abattoir. Rees, aided by David Reese, reports gold colors and a fragment of gold found at 25 feet while sinking a well, suggesting a potential new mining site and eventual backing for extensive mining if further test results prove favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
John Rees
Three Mile House
Mill Creek
Montana Meat Company
Rees
David Reese
Mr. Rees
John Hurley
Richard Golden’s Old Jed Prouty at Margaret Theater
Richard Golden’s Old Jed Prouty will be seen at the Margaret theater this evening with a well received company. Manager Collins presents a telegram from A L Babcock of Billings praising the production as outstanding in bold relief above all seen this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Golden
Jed Prouty
Margaret Theater
West
Collins
A. L. Babcock
Opera
Billings
Frawleys Present Gillette War Drama Secret Service at Margaret
The Frawley company showcases William Gillette's Secret Service at the Margaret theater Sunday evening. The touring cast numbers thirty, with high salaries and a large stage production. Audiences nationwide praised its intense drama, technical merit, and seamless real-time narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frawley
Margaret Theater
William Gillette
Secret Service
Ay. Frawley
Gillette
Frawiey
New York
For Rent advertisement copy appears in city listing
Readers are invited to use the Standard to place a furnished room or housing notice. A 15 word For Rent ad costs 15 cents for a single insertion.
Smallpox cases rise as four more sent to pesthouse
The report notes three more individuals linked to Burns and Daly camps being sent to the pesthouse for smallpox. One man, identified as Daly, later sought medical help at Twohy's camp near the new smelters. A third case involved unidentified men who sought care after symptoms appeared and were advised to go to the pesthouse immediately. The city records 14 active cases with several patients seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daly
Burns
Frank
Twohy
Rockefeller
For Rent Large Hall in Standard Building
One night per week rental of a large hall in the Standard building. inquiries directed to the Standard office.
Deer in a Tree Leads to Hunter's Reputation Rumor
Two Anaconda sportsmen hunted near Rock Creek and brought back two deer they claimed to killed. They praised the area causing others to visit. A Rock Creek resident reported the hunters found the deer already killed and dressed in a tree, preserved by cold weather, casting doubt on the claim and tarnishing their reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Rock Creek
Cold in the Mead Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
A reader reports suffering a cold in the Mead area while using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. The note mentions discomfort and seeks guidance on remedy options and safety. No further official guidance supplied in the clipping.
May Lose an Eye as Brickyard Worker Injures Eye
George M. Baker, engineer at the brickyard, was repairing an engine when a casting fragment struck his right eye. He was taken to St. Ann's hospital with a severe, potentially sight-threatening injury. doctors cannot yet determine if sight will be saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Baker
Bair
Baker
St. Ann’s Hospital
Have a fit from Thuesen
A terse note from Thuesen at 504 East Park reports a sudden fit or outburst described in brief terms. No further details or context provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thuesen
East Park
Afternoon runaway horse on Park Avenue causes alarm
A lone horse with harness on ran down Park Avenue yesterday at about 3 pm dragging double trees. Pedestrians warned by the jingling harness as the frightened animal, apparently headed home, moved along and no one was hurt except the harness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Avenue
Westark Avenue
Charge Dismissed in Frank Castle Case
Frank Castle, a Black man, was arrested Thursday by Officer Powers on a complaint. In Justice Kennedy's court yesterday he was found not guilty and discharged. Castle, who testified differently from his wife, was employed at the works for two years and described as honest and hard working. The judge dismissed the charge due to insufficient evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Castle
Powers
Justice of the Peace
Kennedy
Castle
Piano or organ for sale in a Wani ad
Classified note suggests using a Wani advertisement in the Anaconda Standard to sell a piano or organ. Cost is 1 cent per word with a minimum charge of 15 cents. Includes the ad format and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda Standard
Inquest Fails to Uncover Dixon Death Details
Coroner Hardenbrook held the inquest over Frank Dixon at Tuttle's parlors. The verdict was death from natural causes. Two witnesses, Martin Holmes and Alfred Freeman, testified Dixon drank water and vomited, then collapsed at the Copper saloon. Dixon had no money or identifiable papers and had recently worked at the new smelters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardenbrook
Frank Dixon
Copper
Third
Cedar Streets
Tuttle
Martin Holmes
Copper Saloon
Alfred Freeman
Twohy
Dixon
Holmes
Freeman
St. Ann's Hospital
Mouse tale from refinery trap ends with copper loot
A folksy anecdote from refinery workers describes trapping a mouse by the tail. The creature gnawed free but severed its tail, leaving a copper theft punchline about the mice’s supposed treasure.
Thanksgiving Ball at Turner Hall Delights City Crowd
Thanksgiving night the Women of Woodcraft hosted a grand ball at Turner hall attended by a large crowd. About 99 couples joined the grand march at nine led by Frank Moses and Miss Hattie Tucker. Music by the Margaret theater orchestra. Described as the season’s most successful affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodcraft
Turner Hall
Frank Moses
Hattie Tucker
Margaret Theater
Walsh the beeposcope man arraigned in police court
Walsh pleaded guilty to possessing obscene pictures in his beeposcope machines and was fined $10 after arrest by Chief White. Objectionable views were removed to the city hall from the old Losee building on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walsh
Losee
Main Street
Man Arrested For Leading Horse On Sidewalk
George Green was arrested by Officer Powers for drunkenly leading a horse along the sidewalk near Front and Main Streets. The horse, owned by Thomas Newton, stood near the Combination saloon and Oleson’s, as Green moved it up and down for sport before stopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Green
Powers
Green
Olescon
Global trafficking impacts mothers and children worldwide
A fragmented OCR item notes mothers and children affected by trafficking and exploitation around the world. It mentions various terms and possible names but remains unclear, hinting at a report on child protection and abuse with limited readable details.
Drunken man attempts to lead horse into saloon
A man named Green tried to bring a horse into Oleson’s saloon to buy a drink for the animal. The horse balked, Officer Powers stopped the scene, and Green was jailed. He could not appear in police court yesterday due to intoxication but faced arraignment today. Green once lived in Anaconda and worked at the mills, now residing in Butte.
Omaha Stock Markets Report from Otule Market
Otule Markets in Omaha reports cattle receipts at 700 with market active and stronger. Prices shown for native and western steers, cows, heifers, calves, and hogs with ranges. sheep receipts 700 and market steady with fair to choice natives and lambs priced across several grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Texas
Kansas City Market Report Cattle and Hog Prices Stable
Nov 30 cattle receipts at 2.00 with steady market. Texas steers and cows listed with varied prices up to 4.14 to 4.73 for native cattle. Horse receipts 12,000 with bulk sales around 4.75 to 4.77. Pigs, sheep and lambs also noted with price ranges and steady demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Texas
Wool Market Notices Across Regions
Fragmentary notice lists wool sales across Nevada Oregon Humboldt Mendocino and surrounding valleys. Mentions Mountain Limits sale and regional wool trade activity with scarce readable details.
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San Francisca
Nevada
Ulic
Oregon
Wali
Valley Organ
Lae
Hall Wools
Mountain
Sale
Humboldt and
Mendocino
Boston Mining Stocks Affected By Market Decline
A fragmented listing shows several mining shares trading with mixed moves. Companies named include Amalgamated Copper, Calumet and Hecla, Centennial, Franklin, Osceola, Tamarack, and Utah Mining with varied price indications and ex-dividend statuses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adventure Allouiez Mining Co
Cpberre
Sevenecanssne Oho Amalgamated Copper
Boston
Montana
Ee Butte
Calumet & Hecla Pea Eetersecing Prone
SND Centennial
Franklin
Mumboldt
Osceola
Paneoe Ccoiion Ass Decker Te Ey Saalanta
Copper Tamarack
Utah Mining
Oat Eared
Renee Mfaromn
Amaty Cnanad
Financial Ticker Snippet Shows Mixed Rail Stocks and Commodities
A brief market snapshot lists Canadian Pacific at 44, Union Pacific preferred at 41, Northern Pacific preferred, Grand Trunk, Anaconda, and bar silver around 29. Currency and interest figures appear. overall tone is a terse ledger of equities and metals for London markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Canadian Pacific
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Grand Trunk
Treasury balances report for general fund and gold reserve
Washington on November 30 reports available cash balances at 139,203,000 dollars in the general fund and a gold reserve totaling 93,047,373 dollars, excluding the 150,000,000 dollar gold reserve in the department of redemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
General Fund
Department of Redemption
Wool market shows steady improvement and healthy outlook
The Bulletin reports the wool business in the week near averages with prices sustained and markets improving. Sales to date show a decrease of 152,418,000 pounds domestic and 35,456,000 pounds foreign, while the general market condition remains healthy and outlook improving.
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Boston
Men's Wool Suits in Blue Black and Checks
Men's pure wool cheviot and cassimere suits in blue black and fancy checks, lined with Italian cloth, silk sewn, cut sine sse and double breasted sack style. Price ten dollars. Men's business suits from splendid cheviots cassimeres worsteds in black gray shades stripes checks, lined with Italian cloth, thoroughly tailored.
Sale of White Face Farm Real Estate Near Helena Montana
Bids in writing to W. F. Banders assignee at Helena for the White Face Farm about five miles southeast of Helena and one mile south of East Helena in Jefferson and Lewis and Clark counties Montana. The 2558 acre ranch includes water rights and improvements. Auction conditioned on First Judicial District court approval with bids due by Jan 8, 1901 and each bid backed by $100 certified check. Inspection requests directed to Helena or Thomas Branton on premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
East Helena
White Face Farm
McClellan
Jefferson and
Lewis and
Clarke
Clarke and
Jefferson Counties
Township
Bec
District Court of the First Judicial District
Lelena
Thomas Branton
W. F. Banders
Proposals for Supplies and Printing for Montana State Offices
Montana's State Furnishing Board in Helena invites sealed proposals by noon on the 10th of December 1900 for providing supplies and printing for state boards and officers for fiscal year 1901. Bids must include bonds and cover forms for printing and materials, with samples available at the secretary's office.
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Office of the State Furnishin Board
Helena
Montana
T. 38
Hogan
Seventh Legislative Assembly
CLA
Proposals Sought For County Poor Sick Care 1900
Deer Lodge county invites sealed proposals for 1901 care of the sick poor and infirm including feeding clothing nursing burial expenses and medical attendance for county jail inmates. bids cover medicines post mortems fumigation and assistants, with contracts awarded at the December 1900 session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Montana
Board of County Commissioners
Deer Lodge County
M. Martin
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Anaconda News
Old Jed Prouty
Kemp
Balsam
U. S
F. Woodward
LeRoy, N. Y
Newbro Drug CO
Butte
Rmith Drug CO
State
Frawleys
Justice Court
Turner Mall
Moodcraft
Cvar
Svatow
AL Abou Baby
Bkia
Ieee
Manfo California Fig Syrup Co
Rancisco
Louisvil
Coes
Krause
Otule Markets
Kansee City
Boston Mining
Holly
Ghop
Ceylon
Island of
United States
J. W. Mehargue
Piclovick
A. Augendre
Paris
Newaro Drug Co
Lutte Mentau
Particu Plginony Plog CO
Charies Bidg
Denver
Colo
Treasury Statement
Boston Wool Market
Parker
Jithe
Druggiss
Anaconda Business Directory
Warm Springs
J. H. French
Snyder
Third St
Main
Anaconda Monat
California
Shetland
Oxford
Copper City Commercial
State Furnishing Board
Marcus Parv . Donanoe
J. B. Greenwood
Chicago
Paul
San Francisco
England
Ireland
France
Rmany
Orient
Correspondents National City Bank
Union National Bank
First National Bank
Omaha National Bank Bank OF California
Louis
M. B. Greenwood, Manevar
Francisco
Bexvnere Dasbler
Ume
Foundry
Anaconda Real Estate and Insurance Agency
DM Drog Co
Butte, Mont
Sele
Perbes
Mall
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