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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
17
The principal Branch Office of the Standard is at 28 Hast Broadway, Butte. Telephone 422. Independent telephone 22. Advertising rates furnished on application.
Butte notes list rental pianos from Orton Bros and various visitors and residents arriving from Helena Logan Dillon Great Falls and other Montana towns. Names include C E B Clark Isaac Tripp J G Pennock Carrie Raymond J B Overshelf Miss Myrtle R Vance and many others staying or passing through Butte. Public notices also reference quartz location blanks and local business updates.
Fragmentary notes reference a memory of Christmas Eve with unclear context and no identifiable individuals or events.
The coroner's inquest examined Ivanovich and Vukowslavovich, accused in the Tim Murphy shooting, as lawyers for both sides clashed over evidence. Witnesses described a midnight night at a saloon on Anaconda road, Murphy's plea to be helped, and a series of pool games before the fatal wound from a .38 revolver.
John Berkin, Silver Bow legislator, returns from Helena and defends a bill to fund the Capitol addition with Montana granite. He argues the state should favor home stone over Montana sandstone, noting granite’s superiority and local employment, and predicts a satisfactory outcome with union labor considerations.
Charles Grupe, a former servant at FE C Largey residence, is held on bond for $1000 after allegedly stealing a $3800 diamond pin from a bedroom table last Tuesday. The housekeeper saw Grupe washing windows there before the jewel disappeared. police link him to a prior diamond ring theft. Mr and Mrs Largey were in Helena until yesterday.
Rome reports Cardinal Satelli, ill with nephritis, failing rapidly today. Doctors continue life support with oxygen as his condition worsens.
Mayer offers one fourth off all items in the store except diamonds to close the year. A free souvenir of imported china is given to every shopper who spends one dollar or more.
Hattie League was arrested on a warrant sworn by Mig Bennett charging actions detrimental to morals of Butte. Bond set at 20 dollars and she released. Mig Bennett’s ally Mr League, a traveling man, expected in Butte with more developments promised amid threats and a post office altercation alleged last Sunday.
Weinberg's Fashion Shop at 67 West Park advertises suits from 20 to 75 dollars now at one third off. The copy promises durable, well fitting garments with lasting luster and style for Butte shoppers seeking value.
Funeral services for the late Joseph Bartzen were held yesterday morning with a large turnout and heartfelt tributes. Pallbearers from Elks, Modern Woodmen, and stationary engineers represented Bartzen’s many affiliations. He is survived by his wife, four children, two brothers Clem and John, and three sisters Mrs. Nick Burkerd, Mrs. J. J. Hayden, and Mrs. J. Kh. Davenport.
Immigration Inspector Andrews arrives in Butte to handle the Hop Wing case. A Chinese interpreter is present for a preliminary examination. Wing remains jailed pending papers to transfer to Beattie. If convicted, he likely faces Neill's Island federal prison.
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