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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
7
The Principal Branch Office of the Standard is located at 28 East Broadway, Butte. Telephone numbers are 422 and 1422 for independent service inquiries and advertising rates are available on request.
A ragbag of items including Hight & Fairfield renting planes from Orton Bros and local dentists, finance and law firms, sealskin coats, a Saturday social, and ads for clothing and shoes. Notices cover divorces, appraisals in the Mary Miller estate, an O Meara suit, sheriff activity, incorporation of the Montana Sunbeam Light and Supply Co, and a state court order. Also mentions Elk club letters, Harriman merger hearings, and draft beer at Cyrus Noble bar.
Lawrence Sengbusch a Butte and Great Falls native, drowned with a companion in a lake near Tar Ort Peru while hunting on December 29. News reached Great Falls only days later as his family faced illness and bereavement, with his body not recovered and Peru’s laws hindering shipment. He had been a Presbyterian Church worker and a timing engineer for Cerro de Paseo Mining, educated at the School of Mines and the University of Chicago, and was 21 years old.
A young man of high character and many friends was drowned in an incident that also claimed another teen named Scranton. Sengbuseh and the deceased attended Great Falls High School together before their families moved to Fat Lake City, now their home.
Special Dispatch describes John Harper from Galena being brought to Boulder after a violent episode. He claims the world is cracked and describes a large auger used to pull victims into a crevasse. He escaped narrowly, his partner was captured, and he shows agitation with hair bugs before commitment to the insane asylum.
James Martin died from injuries after a timber posting accident at the Lednard mine. A coroner's jury in Richards undertaking Newtons last evening found the fatality occurred when a post dropped while being set at the 1 100 level. Witnesses testified Martin helped free ore during the incident but did not hear warnings due to drilling noise. Funeral planned for 2 PM Sunday at Meaderville home of his nephew W J Martin with Rev John Hosking.
The Schubert Symphony Club Quartette entertained a appreciative audience at Mountain View Methodist Church last evening with vocal and instrumental music. Vera Edith Young led as first soprano with several solos while other members included Anna Pearl Weatherington and Lovie Zendt Purcell. The program featured Schubert, Grecian selections, and operatic arias, concluding with a grand finale of mixed voices and instruments. Neighbors of Walkerville Camp No 32 St W of A are called to attend a funeral service for Hugh Carney on Saturday morning. A military affairs report notes changes at West Point and hazing case updates. The Strommel family funeral arrangements for Clarex Adia Strommel will be announced.
Vallejo Cal Jan Naval Constructor Holden A Evans head of Mare Island navy yard construction and repair dept files for divorce alleging wife Maud's social engagements kept him out late. He claims her constant desire for pleasure neglected home children and husband.
W. Z. Smith, 28, born in Cleveland and raised in Chicago, admitted breaking into Great Northern box cars in Butte yards on October 2. Judge Donlan rejected drunkenness as an excuse and sentenced him to two and a half years in Deer Lodge penitentiary. Bert Miller faced trial for alleged accomplice role.
Little Ada Stromme eldest daughter of Gua Stromme farmer county auditor of Silver How county died suddenly from heart disease. The family home on Park Street was left struck by illness yesterday afternoon. She attended school Tuesday and felt unwell but severe condition emerged only hours before death. Funeral planned at the family home Sunday at 2 o clock.
The inquest into the death of Hugh Carney will be held this morning at Walsh’s undertaking room, 1 Worelock, with the funeral set for Saturday at 9 o’clock from 538 Hornet Street to Immaculate Conception Church for high mass. Carney died after being crushed between a cage and wall at Diamond mine, with Big Mody reported injured.
Advertises a month long sale at Mayer's offering one fourth off on imported watches and all jewelry and watches exclude diamonds. Promises lowest prices with money back guarantee and highlights tableware glassware electrodecors and accessories at reduced rates.
An OCR fragmented notice discusses Mayer Diamonds under Ironeclad brand promising low prices and a money back guarantee. It claims Mayer does not price at 30 or 49 percent or claim to sell 20 dollar gold pieces, but offers a written buyback policy and quality assurances to buyers.
A note from Montana Optical Co at A2 W Park Ma describes a satisfaction guarantee and free sales terms. The fragment hints at a promise of free service or replacement for unsatisfied customers and a focus on value in the sale of optical products.
Dispatches from Gardiner Helena and Fort Benton report a severe cold wave and heavy snow in Montana. Livingston and Gardiner endure record lows with rail service disrupted and trains delayed while Chippewa Indians receive aid efforts. Reports note 60 degree temperature drops, wind, and widespread transportation breakdowns.
A severe cold snap hits Bellingham and Washington with subzero readings. A 68 year old man, John Davis, dies from the cold near Noons, as schools close and mills shut down. Water mains and fire protection strained, shipping hampered, and efforts to regulate water use falter amid gusty northeast winds.
Advice on how to clean gingham and printed fabrics. Use cold water and a gentle cycle, avoid hot temperatures that can fade colors, and air dry or tumble dry low. Use mild detergent and separate from dark colors to prevent color bleed.
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