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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1908
Page
7
The Principal Branch Office of the Standard is located at 38 Heat Broadway, Butte. Telephone numbers 424 and 1,423 appear. Advertising rates and application details are referenced in the notice.
Local notes report varied items from health to social events. Attendees include Es W. Seffley departing for Scranton Pa on vacation and the Provenice Crittenton circle meeting at Mrs William Byer’s home. The Business Men's association plans a memorial meeting in council chamber for D J Hermesay’s death.
The boom in picture post cards shifts from limited appeal to global demand. Buyers in Asia Africa and America drive mass production as New York Chicago San Francisco and European cities see rising mail volumes. Post offices seek more staff while rulings curb glossy touches that jam aging machines.
Lyman Abdull argues that the relation between competition and combination shapes society. He warns that focusing only on union harms individuality and cautions against overemphasis on centralized power. The piece urges balancing collective strength with personal liberty through practical, noncoercive reforms.
The Rawhide camp in Nevada rises as 3500 miners toil amid plans for a bustling town. Bully men and Bill Russell immortals flock to stake claims, while lodging, stores, a bank, hospital, and a church appear. Wages run five dollars a day, with a monthly payroll over ten thousand dollars. The camp lies 24 miles southeast of Schurz and 50 miles east of Fallon, with auto routes from Fallon, Schurz, Mina, Meno, and Tonopah. Ore assays offer high potential, and several leases report rich gold strikes, drawing interest from nationwide prospectors.
Streets crowded with happy throngs as Butte entered a prospering era. Tonkin Clothery led with deep price cuts on men's garments. Suits and overcoats dropped from 45 to 33.85, 40 to 29.25, 35 to 25.65, 30 to 19.95, 25 to 18.65, and 20 funds to 14.65, promising continued sales into Monday as spring goods arrive.
The South Side Club of St. Joseph’s parish in South Bulle plans the fourth skating carnival at the Holland rink, aided by St. Joseph’s Literary Club. Proceeds benefit St. Joseph’s school with about 100 children enrolled. Tickets go on sale soon. the best seller wins a gold headed umbrella.
Emmet David Dillon an 11 year old Butte resident died at home on West Broadway after a brief meningitis illness. Born in Marysville and raised in Montara he attended St Patrick's parochial school and was beloved by peers and elders. Survived by parents five sisters and two brothers with numerous aunts and uncles. Funeral arrangements pending word from Mrs. Green of Idaho and Mr. Mullins of North Yakima.
Funeral for Dilon-Hmmet David Dillon, aged dF, beloved son of Mr and Mrs P R Dillon, will be held at the family residence 144 Wort Broadway. Burial and service details to be announced later by the Dillon family.
Read by a crowded St Patrick's church audience Father Dougherty led the closing sermon praising the mission efforts in Butte. Priests emphasized strong Catholic turnout and substantial non Catholic interest, noting cordial reception and many preparing for baptism classes.
The ad boasts mainspring cleaning for $1 and watch repairs at $1.50 with a year guarantee. It claims Mayer's uses top tools and skilled labor to deliver quality work at the lowest cost. Compare Mayer's prices with others and visit 22 West Park, the People's Store.
The Butte and Anaconda clubs lead efforts to form a state anglers association to stock streams with game fish and protect them. Over 4 million trout fry have been distributed by the Butte group, with 750 000 ready at Columbia gardens hatchery. A circular invites clubs to form local bodies and send delegates to establish a state body to oversee stocking and conservation.
A Finnish drama titled On the Farm at Rein ia was staged in a Finnish hall on North Wyoming street by a local dramatic society. The play depicted rural life and a countryside love story, with strong acting and audiences puzzled by the language yet following the plot.
Joe Lincoln recalls a Cape Cod tale about a stranger who interrupts a sermon. The stranger asks the preacher how long he has been preaching, and an elderly member answers “thirty or forty years.” The stranger then probes the church attendance, adding a perplexing quip.
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission shows satisfaction with new hours of service law for train crews. Baltimore & Ohio moves to implement immediately while hearings set Feb. 37 for potential extensions. Annual reports by railroads are being compiled as commission absorbs five months of data and aims for six months by June.
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