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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1910
Page
13
The principal branch office of the Standard is at 28 East Broadway, Butte. Telephone 422. Independent telephone 22. Advertising rates furnished on ap plication.
Butte notes report visits, travel, and sales pitches from area businesses. Items include Orton Bros rent pianos, McLaughlin Coal Co ads, cigar recommendations for Dulce, Pipestone baths, and local visits by Edgerton, Ames, Galen, and Costello. Also includes Christmas greetings, births, marriages, rail fare specials, and a police burglary arrest.
Jesse Smith and family thank neighbors for sympathy during illness death and burial of Mrs Alice May Smith. They name Rev Robert Logan and Baptist choir and acknowledge funeral flowers. James Carse funeral today at 2 pm from White and Krebs parlors under Harmony lodge Fraternal Brotherhood No 465.
The Sunday burial protest gains momentum in Livingston with ministers and undertakers backing resolutions to limit Sunday funerals. Butte and other Montana cities discuss similar actions while officials say changes must respect state and city health laws. Some leaders in Livingston urge cooperation to end Sunday burials without legal conflict.
A Butte railway man’s wife, seeking Christmas aid after a cook and maid quit, asked Salvation Army and agencies for help. A worker delivered a Christmas basket to the correct address, revealing the request had been misinterpreted as aid for the household.
People in Butte distributed Christmas gifts in varied ways across Saturday evening Christmas Eve Sunday and Monday holiday observations. Some used trees and stockings others placed gifts at plates or in piles or handed them to family members. Stores were busy and the gift exchange was widespread making the day a great success.
A detailed account of a Christmas program at First Baptist Church last evening. Children presented lessons, recitations, anthems, and solos including The Silent Night, Christmas Bells, and Chinese Children with multiple performers named such as Bernard Pierce George Rule and Emma Ricker.
The Cornell company delivers a stellar drama at the Family with a clever thumb print clue, a murder plot centering on a wealthy Mexican landholder. Mr. Cornell and Mr. Churchill gain top attention as the accused and the thumb print student, with a special matinee slated this afternoon.
Remarkable cures attributed to relics from Pope Leo XIII’s era attract Roman Catholics to St. John's Bohemian Church on East Seventy second Street. A cabinet housing fragments said to be from the cross and holy clothing, bones of apostles, and a rope linked to the crucifixion now stands on a marble table, revered by worshippers.
A Finnish mother drunk and lying on her 6 month old infant near Christmas celebration in rooming house 728 East Broadway caused the baby to gasp for breath. Landlord pulled the child free and Captain Buckner had police take the family to jail. A 4 year old girl slept naked in a nearby room. The trio faces drunkenness and disturbance charges. Mary Kovich infant funeral and Patrick Sullivan death noted in alerts.
Multiple deaths listed in Butte Montana including Catherine Romang 74 died at her brother Christian Hauswirth’s home near Stuart Patrick Sullivan 54 8 months miner’s consumption died at 450 East Broadway Abbies Hayes 67 died at 35 Hesperus Lodge Edward Sharp 42 died in his Mahoney Street cabin Charles Ews 32 died after a lingering illness at St James hospital Funeral notices for Mrs Romang Mrs Romany Mrs Batinich and others noted with locations and times
A Christmas morning fight in a saloon at 308 North Main street led Harry Moran James McPoo Arthur McConville and Pat MetCour to the city jail. Bonds posted by owner Ed Shields set them free. Dope fiends later arrested for vagrancy sought enough money for a dinner but were promised turkey and fixings by the city. Additional arrests included Louis Lollonetene and Paulette Le Roy over a disturbance in the red light district. Jailers released drunks on Christmas day and inmates received a holiday meal with turkey ice cream and trimmings.
A superb line of overcoats is advertised at Clerke's. The note warns that tenants led by placard advertising may not be desirable clients, implying a critique of those easily swayed by signs over informed choices.
Mayer states in a year end message that he has aimed to give buyers more value than any jeweler and reports his holiday business as the largest in his career, inviting public judgment on success.
The Mayer store proclaims its long standing commitment to seniors, offering the best stock and continual low prices. It invites criticism as a path to better service, stating that improving service is its daily aim throughout the year.
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