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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1902
Page
7
The Principal Branch Office of the Standard is at 21 East Broadway Butte Telephone 422 Advertising rates furnished on application.
Do You Realize What it means to have manufacturing opticians in a place the size of Butte It simply puts this town on a par with the largest cities of this country We duplicate any broken lens we fill any optician's prescription without the delay of sending East Our stock of uneat lenses comprises every thing from a simple spherical to compound cylindrical and prisms With the latest appliances for cutting drilling and grinding in charge of a graduate optician of large experience we can meet any requirement made on us Examination free.
A roundup of short notices from Butte, with residents and visitors named. Fred Orton and J G Bates appear in piano related ads. Several out of town visitors from Omaha, Minneapolis, Hamilton, Rugby, Lewiston are noted. A son born to Mr and Mrs Parshall is announced. Various travels, hotel notes, and a memorial service are listed, along with stock offerings and business moves.
R M Biele petitions the court to avoid prosecuting his wife after she was found living at No 6212 Galena Street in a house of ill repute. Police arrested her on Biele’s warrant with bond set at 50 dollars. Detective Murphy later arrested Biele for vagrancy, claiming he lived off his wife’s earnings.
Great Northern resumes round trip home seekers tickets starting next Tuesday Feb 18 with bi monthly sales through May 20. Rates from east to Portland and west to Montana set at one regular fare plus 2 dollars, with various city pairings and steep differences from the settlers’ rate in March and April. The move follows a fight with southern lines over colonist rates, prompting competitive adjustments by northern lines and resistance from the passenger association on certain routes.
Local readers learn how lenses are ground at the High and Fairfields optical parlor. The shop reports full equipment and skilled workmanship behind every pair.
Hight & Fairfield debut a full optical department on Broadway and Main with James Hamblen, offering same day eye testing and custom lenses. The shop touts advanced instruments like the opthalamoscope and retinoscope, in-house lens grinding, and rimless glasses, promising precise fits and quick turnarounds.
Three local Catholic churches will host missions starting two weeks from today. Jesuit and Redemptorist priests will lead three week campaigns at Sacred Heart St Patrick’s and St Lawrence Walkerville with Palm Sunday commencement anticipated for the latter. Six priests in total will conduct sequential missions to allow all parishes to participate.
Sacred Heart church will bless 14 stations of the cross this Sunday evening. The events reflect the passion of Christ and Rev. Father Callahan will deliver a sermon on the Passion of Christ. Services are in the basement where the parish school is held. the church structure remains incomplete and a large attendance is expected.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Helena Montana reports Major Martin Maginnis who left Helena last November for a trip around the world is now in the Orient and likely at Manila He sailed from New York on a government transport as the guest of an army officer bound for Manila They were at Aden Arabia January 10 per a letter received in Helena from Montana
The Montana Music Co at 119 N Main promotes pianolas as a revolutionary instrument enabling any person to play difficult music with little practice. It claims worldwide adoption by famed musicians and promises great pleasure value. They invite visitors to view stock and learn how it works. A Knights and Ladies dance is slated at Pythian castle Wednesday night.
New management at the Newbro Drug Co. promises a pleasant surprise for patrons with a price reduction of 25 percent on rubber goods household drugs toilet articles cutlery leather goods trusses and related items. High standard of service and value will be maintained.
An item listing describes center tables with a golden oak finish offered through The WP. The short notice highlights the furniture style and finish, inviting potential buyers to inquire.
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