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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1908
Page
13
The Principal Branch Office of the Standard is at 28 East Broadway Butte Telephone 422 Independent telephone 1 422 Advertising rates furnished on application.
A roundup of in town arrivals from Helena Bozeman Missoula and Deer Lodge lists names such as Dr Heine Frank Hind J A Walsh H K Nichols H Jones and others. Birth notices include daughters born to Rhys Murtha and Lively families. Farther items report travel plans and local business notices including quartz location blanks at the Standard office.
L A Schneider president of the Tuetonic lodge of the Sons of Hermann returned to Butte from Livingston after the death of his sister Mrs Valentine Eggers. Funeral services were held Saturday. Our water repairing department offers dependable service for watches with mainsprings and cleaning offered by Itkin at 5 North Main Street with guaranteed repairs.
Negotiations for the railway merger deal have been resumed in Mexico City and a result is expected within the week. B Palmer and H Winterfell representing New York bankers have returned from New York and are meeting with government authorities.
Independent laundry service run by H. R. Stevens at 110-114 Gast Broadway promotes contact through phone number 1 129 and announces management by Stevens.
Benito Legarda and Pablo Ocampo, Filipino delegates in Washington, clash over independence with Legarda opposing immediate independence and Ocampo urging immediate action. Both seek better economic conditions, including lower American duties on Philippine sugar and tobacco, and share concern over the Japanese question.
Prominent citizens join the Butte Typographical Union No. 126 for a large indoor mulligan at Pioneer Hall. James Hogan chairs as guests recount printer days, unionism is praised, and a lively program features speeches songs and stories from judges sheriffs lawyers and union leaders.
Butte dressers are the most discriminating in the West. Most high-class garments sold in Butte come from Tonkin's Clothery, explaining the mine sale to clear stock and prepare for spring shipments. Sample underpricings include $35, $30, and $20 garments at reduced prices.
An advertisement notes a coffee called Tonkin’s The Clothery Coffee with a catchy line about anonymous options like Java and Mocha. It claims customers can get their money back if they dislike the product, directing retailers to refund via Schilling’s Best as the payment agent.
The Butte Jockey Club eyes a major summer harness meeting in 1908 pending industrial rebound in Butte. Expect top California cracks and possible New Orleans entries, with weekly stakes and generous purses. Owners stress long meets to break even as express costs ran high last year.
A large skating carnival at the Holland rinks in South Butte will raise funds for St Joseph's parochial school under Father A D Leitham. The event features Miss Rena Billings Probst Paul Byrne and Mrs Lancaster with a brass band and opening of the 1908 roller rink. Car service will be provided and the floor prepared for smooth skating.
Deputy Wheeler scored four center hits out of eight using tray and five spots as card targets at 20 yards near Butte while Deputy Tracy triumphed at 45 yards with scores of 1, 1, and 78. Both boast readiness to meet any rival in revolver shooting.
A Chicago grocer recalls travel by train, notes modern grocers are kinder and better. He contrasts the 1860s Croydon storekeeper who also served as postmaster with a rival shop disrupting customers, ending in a comic dispute over letters.
Mayer operates a longtime jewelry shop at 22 W. Park in Montana, offering repairs and new work under direct supervision. He advertises mainspring service at $1 and watch cleaning at $1.50 with a yearlong guarantee, promising consistently low prices across all repair and new work.
Correction notes that Prof. J. G. McMacken of the Butte high school wed Miss Grace King in Blackfoot Idaho on Sept 32 1907 The couple will reside at 828 West Park street A piano buyer is urged to call Orton Bros 219 North Main Street for value.
The Lady's Pictorial notes that women are increasingly determined to win the suffrage. It urges men to accept the claim generously and women to advocate in a dignified, womanly manner without caricaturing men as the sole possessors of wives.
The Church of the Holy Savior in Meaderville faced destruction at 6:30 last night as fire started in the sacristy during vestment prep. The alarm spread quickly and flames were extinguished with no outside help. damage was slight.
A New York Sun analysis lists flags by color, noting Greece as the only eastern flag with no red, while several western flags also lack red. It highlights red heavy designs in Egypt Austria Hungary and Japan, with devices like stars crosses and eagles appearing across multiple banners as blue becomes the next dominant hue.
In a London Opinion humorous item Mrs De Smythe-Tommy offers plum jam. Tommy suggests climbing through the pantry window to open the door from inside, prompting a waiting stance for the father’s return.
A humorous exchange from Lustige Blaetter features an English gentleman and an Indian nabob in banter about identity and a playful request for a loan of 10 marks. The sketch highlights comic cross cultural interaction and social satire typical of the publication.
The Chicago Daily Tribune notes 1907 had about 11 000 reported deaths by own action, averaging 30 daily, a rise from 1906. It calls self-destruction a rising, alarming issue dominating annual casualty counts surpassing homicides and accidents.
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