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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1908
Page
3
A fragmented notice reports that Eastern Montana pioneers held a ten event meet. Readable fragments mention participants and a local venue, with scarce details on results or dates. Stakeholders include the Eastern Montana organization and participating clubs, though specifics are unclear.
Arrangements for the annual meeting of the Society of Home neers of Hastern Montana are complete with a banquet to be held at the Odd Fellows hall. A toast by P. Decker is planned while Wil liam Bann leads others in tributes. the event notes a long history and the presence of about 290 attendees. The article discusses sugar beet market action, including a general placing of orders and concerns about price movement and railroad rate impacts on futures and demand.
Local items cover hospital stays and recoveries, staff changes at Rexburg and Butte, and a Pony Dramatic Club play to benefit Episcopal mission. Also noted are education certificates, a new intermedial teacher, and plans for irrigation reservoir development at Bear Creek. Weather, harvests, and factory operations affect farm activity and livestock outlook.
Special correspondence from Deer Lodge recalls a late- week visit by Leellan McLean and Miss Ethel Widener, a leap year party at Odd Fellows hall, and a Montana concert praised for Miss Widener. Guests from Montreal and Missoula attend gatherings as Hamlet reviews and Chaminade club events unfold with piano performances and receptions.
A mass meeting is planned in Billings Tuesday evening to support Prays DIL and protest trials in Montana. Local officials and Montana attorneys note protests in Helena and Great Falls as witnesses travel long distances. President W M Thornton fronts the effort amid calls for political action and reform.
Special dispatches report Lincoln syndicate intends to acquire land near Witter, Idaho, with the aim of shipping ore to a new smelter in Madison county Montana. In Deer Lodge district court terms, the January session will elect a new board of directors, with the meeting set for December 26 1908 at 2 p m in Hutte Montana.
Classified style ad seeking four neat solicitors with MM references required. Easy proposition. Apply ALC Prince, 4 We Park et. Hutte 1.
A garbled string of classified ads lists WANTED positions for a housekeeper and cook, a good hustler to sell insurance, a photographer's agent, a Japanese cook for hotel or restaurant, an office work helper, and miscellaneous items. Addresses include W Broadway Butte and Main St Anaconda. references and age requirements appear. Also notes furniture exchange and property investment inquiries.
Local notice advertises highest cash price for household goods. It lists addresses in Butte and Broadway areas and mentions Feault and Pele nana as names tied to the listing, with emphasis on buying household items for resale. The brief item serves as an urgent buyout notice for used domestic articles.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Sherman & Reed's Broadway location and a stalls/ hardware motif with horses wintered. No clear event or outcome is discernible beyond a mixed listing of shops and items.
Local notices show MEINE MOD and PARISIAN DYEHOUSE listing dyeing and cleaning services at 616 WW Galena and 6420 S Arizona. Private hospital ad notes MRS Wathier at 75 Main, Butte, with references to Montana and nearby vendors.
Mixed rental notices list offices on ground floor rooms in new blocks and storefronts at multiple street addresses in Butte. Descriptions include very desirable ground floor space, front offices, and spaces suitable for a restaurant, with terms described as reasonable.
A dense mix of loan offers and services from Butte providers including real estate loans, personal unsecured loans, and mortgage partnerships. Advertisers include Slemons & Booth, Meline & Solveson, The Walley Co, Andrews Wilson & Smith, and W V Lawler, with various contact details and rates. Also features palmistry and spiritual readings by a listed practitioner and Rev Mrs Calder Rutledge, with location notes and phone numbers.
Classified brief items list furniture for sale and services in Butte Montana. Ads mention new room furniture ranges and electric stoves for rent, with prices and nearby merchants such as Butte Furniture Exchange and THOMAS chemist. Also note hairdressing, manicure, and skin care products advertised.
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