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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1900
Page
7
Butte notes list visitors from Spokane Helena and Portland. Local businesses promote cigars pianos shoes and stove works. The Oriental in Park announces grand opening and crystal springs hosts parties while rail lines advertise through sleeping cars and schedules.
An inquest into the deaths of William J. Connolly and John Griffin near Rocker found they died in a westbound wreck caused by a loose switch and a broken brake rod. Witnesses cited torpedoes placed on the track and a rear-end collision warning as factors in the tragedy.
Mrs. Sadie R. Cunningham files for divorce from J. W. Cunningham claiming extreme cruelty and a near fatal knife assault on Aug 80 near the Big Butte. She seeks alimony of 75 monthly, child custody, 200 attorney fee, and a property injunction. Cunningham remains jailed.
Recruitment notice seeks coal miners for Utah positions. Visit Rio Grande Western ticket office at 47 East Broadway for particulars. Items listed include a mens fine beaver overcoat priced at 10 dollars, attributed to Boucher.
The item referenced is a medicinal product labeled as a laxative and quinine tablet used for cold symptoms. It appears in a historical catalog or advertisement format. The entry notes the product name and its purpose as a remedy for head cold discomfort.
Traveling map dealer A. Foster from Chicago visits Eldorado and comments on Jessie Morrison in the ongoing trial. He doubts a premeditated murder while noting the accused’s calm courtroom demeanor. Miner Charles Morris from Pony cites Madison county mines and disputes rumors of a Clipper and Boss Tweed sale to British buyers.
J M Shores of Portland arrives in Butte and notes ongoing talk of property deals but says no sale has been settled. He praises Butte weather after heavy rains along the coast and Spokane, contrasting with Montana’s clear skies and sunny spell.
Dr Dodd offers eye examinations with glasses fitted at 48 West Park Street. Free exam. Also notes a 1 cent per word Want ad option in Anaconda Standard with a 15 cent minimum. The Butte Lighting and Power Company moves its office to 101 Fast Broadway on December 1.
Assays show 69.20 dollars per ton gold 18 percent copper and 5.2 silver. Samples and assay available. seeks a party with 800 dollars to take an interest and visit for investigation. Also notices: Patrick Cox 65 died yesterday at 442 Mast Broadway funeral Sunday 2:30 p m at St Patricks. Adelard Lalonde funeral today 9:30 a m from Sherman’s to St Patrick’s Church.
The New York Sun visits H T Burt in Taunton Massachusetts who grows seven acres of dahlias with 1200 varieties. He explains easy culture, grading for mailing stock, and the cactus form joining single and double types. His October bloom peak follows September best in the U S field.
At a Paris dinner reported by the San Francisco Argonaut, a Frenchman, an Englishman, and Benjamin Franklin proposed toasts. The Englishman toasted Great Britain, the Frenchman France, and Franklin paid tribute to George Washington, calling him the Joshua of America.
City police jailed three men James Ryan Fred Walters and William Perri known as Scotty for burglaries at a Wyoming Street cigar factory. Walters carried a sack with 3500 cigars stolen from Woloff’s plant. Ryan resisted arrest outside the South Main saloon. Detective Murphy later detained Perri as more loot was recovered. Funeral for Fred W Bartlett set for Sunday.
J. J. McCarthy touring Butte reports Coeur d'Alenes miners prospering under relaxed permit rules. He cites end of military espionage and hopes for a broad Montana-like labor-friendly shift. He notes crush to claim credit for aiding workers and predicts enduring reform beyond initial harsh measures. Hunter's Hot Springs ad follows, plus death of Albert C. Gilroy and a Mountain View church concert upcoming led by Miss M. Lina Voltz.
Men’s black clay worsted suit for 10 dollars and men’s working shirt for 50e are listed at Boucher 45 East Park. The Troy Laundry advertises a polished shirt front and offers free mending services.
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