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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1903
Page
10
The Principal Branch at 28 Best Broadway, Butte, often operates at the Standard. Telephone 42. Advertising rates inquires welcome by application.
An ad notes opera glasses that distort images, with models priced around $35 and pearl varieties at Wal. Other glasses are described as scientifically adjusted for clearer vision and better hearing while viewing. Some high quality models with handles range from $15 to $20, with the best quality listed at a high price.
The item, patented in the United States and manufactured by a French craftsman, features an adjustable focus in either the handle or the frame. Available in Morocea and three enter a heat at prices from FL8.00 to $23.90.
Butte notes report visits from Charles F. Riefenrath and Attorney Edward Sharalkew, flights of guests to Virginia City and Missoula, and school and church activities. Miss McMahon and O'Brien graduate students prepare for Parish school parade. George A. Clark visits from Seattle. Miss Sadi registers from Europe. Northern Pacific electric sleeper service updates and legal actions against The Hitkey & Beaton company are noted, with a federal court hearing upcoming.
The Missionary Society of St Pauls M E Church South held a Christmas fair at 22 West Pine Street. The hall showcased booths with handmade and thrift items, aprons, cheeses, dry goods, and candy. Food included sandwiches and cakes, with Japanese booth treats. Proceeds go to charity as volunteers run domestic, art, and fancy booths and kids enjoy popcorn.
A mob of men and women surged into a theater in Butte for the Ben Hur engagement causing fights and injuries. Box office chaos led to early shutdown, with thousands jammed into lobby areas and tickets resold by unscrupulous agents. Managers lament the show’s crowd-drawing power and impact on other bookings as authorities restore order and deny entry through side doors. The piece notes the theater’s safety concerns, concession issues, and the need for crowd control amid a wave of speculation and protests by theater staff and patrons.
A damaged text records sympathy by county officials for the death of Mrs Ignatius Donnelly, wife of Dr Ignatius Donnelly. The county commissioners extend condolences to Donnelly and children and order a copy of the resolutions transmitted to the doctor. clerical actions on minutes are noted.
Auction details show items from 10 to 12 at Mortis sales and 2:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon. Beginning Saturday evening, events run from 7749 tn at 1 o'clock with cigar cases and latent styles priced. Christie & Leys offer fresh cabs, clams, and chowder at the Atlas, Fest Park.
New York December reports allege Northern Pacific attorney Lamb aided by George Bam and Peter Power. claims include false assertion Power owned 10 shares and Lamb aiding Power to evade U S circuit court, plus referral to Bar on griev ance committee. Also mention of Xmas cards and Sandard manufacturing ads. San Francisco dispatch notes arrival of Sherman transport crew from Manin via Nagasaki Hono to bring 30th infantry units and engineers back.
A doll and apron show in North St. Joseph aims to raise funds for parish projects. The event features dolls of all types and prices, plus bric a brac and jewelry, with lunch served and a dinner as the highlight. Organized by St. Joseph parish, led by Father Van Aken, the sale seeks civic support and generous attendance.
Coal and wood orders expedited by Montana Transfer Co. prompt delivery offered from 15 West Broadway with contact through OH. SMITH secretary. Local notices seek compensation for alleged bodies of Mas Wright and Bridger Williams by undersigned party.
Shop listing notes a nearly new upright piano and a bass fiddle with low prices. It mentions sizes, condition, and prices around 20 and 1 with accompanying notes on availability.
Catalog style notice advertising piano players at low prices with terms cash or payments. Payment options include $5 down and $2.50 to $5 monthly. Call now to purchase before sale ends.
A city committee considered requiring underground electrical wires for all firms, except rail, with phased deadlines. The draft ordinance now offers until 1 2 to underground part of the work, while court cases on damages to pedestrians are discussed and a street railway franchise goes to a voter election.
Souvenir Day at Wilson Drug Company on South Main Street offers a free souvenir with purchases of 60 cents or more for three days. The event promotes the store as a top option for holiday shoppers, prescriptions, and a wide line of specialties and medicines, emphasizing its fine appointments and desirability.
Riutle Steve Repair Co. of 123 E Park listed as repairers for stoves ranges and furnaces. A fragment mentions trouble at a California mine near Stockton with potential mobilization of local military companies to Hudson. It notes a meeting by mine owners to resist strikers who threaten to take possession while urging non union workers.
New York December reports Speyer & Co purchased the Copner Property from the Consolidated Lake Superior company loan on 1 490 000 dollars. The only bid, despite protests from other creditors, was accepted at the auction held in New York. In a separate note, three police sergeants were cleared of blame in the funeral incident of James K. Crata after a deputy commissioner’s report approved by the police commissioner.
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