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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1907
Page
19
The Principal Branch Office of the Standard is located at 28 East Broadway, Butte. Telephone numbers listed are 422 for the principal office and 1,422 for independent service. Advertising rates are furnished on application.
Rent pianos from Orton Bros. John Hancock left yesterday for Denver. A son born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. George P. Shanley of the Napton. Quartz location blanks conforming to new laws on sale at the Stand ard office. John Stewart and family returned home yesterday after visiting Western Montana. Millard Todd of Coalville returned home after spending days in Butte. Mrs. George B. Conway of Dillon spending days in Butte with her husband, who is mining. Aubrey Holley in city visiting friends. Weather dull with low clouds all day. Money to lend on improved Butte real estate. Large amounts at 8 percent inside, smaller at 10 percent. Farias, G Brien & Rowe. Tom Mulaney in town from upper Grasshopper ranching. Judge Lynch’s district court resumes. no new jury panel until mid-February. Dr. T. C. Witherspoon in St. Louis for Western Surgical meeting. back by Jan. 2. Federal court sessions likely paused until February. Albert J. Galen, Montana attorney general, in Butte for State Savings bank case. Mrs. Mary E. Powers of Race Track and family depart for Hereford Ariz. and California for winter. Mae Powers to return in two months.
Benjamin MHadley, reputed as the richest and most eccentric man in Somerville, was found dead at 92 worth about 2 million dollars. He began life in New York as a barefoot boy earning 12 cents a day, built wealth in real estate and brick ventures, and for decades avoided barber visits, bread with relatives, hotels, voting, and church. He quit smoking twenty years ago, spending only a dime weekly on tobacco.
A large carload of Balkan coal from Gebo field will be delivered to the worthy poor of Butte as the Joshers club begins its second distribution. The effort, backed by local race track teams and donations from M and M poolrooms, aims to warm hungry, cold residents with groceries and clothing alongside the coal.
Maurice Kelly a 26 year old miner from Butte, Ireland native, left town to dodge a subpena in a miners union case. He returned to Butte with mental strain from fear detectives hunted him, stabbed himself with a butcher knife, and was hospitalized in serious condition after being found at his North Wyoming home.
The day’s notices include the deaths of Mrs E E Foltz at 62, a Utah native who spent years in Montana, and William Hocking, an English-born miner. Also listed are John Williams, Harry Barrett, and George Cox with funeral plans and services noted. services held at Mt View and Trinity Methodist churches. several relatives named.
In a domestic scene, Hobbson calms his hysterical wife over mud stained laundry and a failing fire. He blames meddling and vents anger as he storms to the cellar to fix the coal furnace, interrupting dinner and stirring family tensions.
Maryland claims both the oldest and youngest members serving in the 60th Congress now in session. The report notes the distinct ages of these legislators as part of a Leslie's Weekly feature.
An optometrist in Montana advertises expert fitting using scientific methods and skilled practice. The shop guarantees perfect satisfaction with correct glasses and frame quality, emphasizing proven success and customer assurance.
A local ad touts glasses priced at 7.50 and 5.00 with the same guarantee as higher priced options. It promises top optometrist service in the state, savings of 2.50 on a pair, and discounts on 10 dollar and 47.50 glasses, highlighting quality and value.
The piece contrasts Senator William Pinkney Whyte, Maryland’s veteran statesman in his 84th year, with Harry Wolf, an ambitious self-made newcomer. Whyte's long public career is noted for vigor and influential stardom, while Wolf rose from poverty to law, aided by Whyte’s mentorship after transforming a district long held by Republicans.
The Homiletic Review reports Dr. Karl Peters arguing Ophir lies between the Zambesi and Limpopo in Africa, with Phoenician ruins and Solomon era coins in Mashonaland. Others cite Genesis and Bible geography endless debates, including Sofala or India and Arabia Felix theories.
Pittsburg December 27 The National Commercial Teachers federation and its affiliated bodies covering the United States and Canada began a four days session here today with delegates from numerous states and provinces attending.
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