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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1902
Page
9
The Principal Branch Office of the Standard is at 21 East Broadway Butte Telephone 422 Advertising furnished on application.
The itemized notes list Orton Bros tent pianos and tuner Fred Orton, J G Bates and J E Healey, Helena figures visiting Butte, several registrations at the Finlen and Thornton hotels, plus travel to New York and Columbus Ohio. Also listed are local sales, a wedding trip, theater shows at Sutton's theater, and various city officials and business people.
The Washington and Columbia River Railway Co announces sole agency rights in Butte for this watch. Mr. Calderhead is noted as a former auditor of the Montana Union.
Fred Gagnon, accused of cruelty to a horse, was found not guilty after a Meaderville hearing. Humane Officer J H Dickson testified the horse showed wounds and the death appeared caused by injuries and neglect. Defense contended the animal suffered from lampers and old age with disease, not beating.
Regimental Sergeant Major FR Knight of the mounted police at Regina and Captain Everts of the local force left last night with Win Ga Shee alias Thomas La Mac, the Canadian Indian wanted in the Northwest Territory for the murder of his cousin, Young Soy, in September. The prisoner will be turned over at the border and escorted to Regina for trial. Knight, a veteran of the Boer War, wears a Victorian medal with four bars and declined to discuss his distinguished services.
A new smallpox case was found in Butte yesterday. John McLeod was found in the Montena lodging house on lower Main street and moved to the pesthouse. The lodging house is quarantined and to be fumigated with all bedding burned.
The board of health met at city hall for a chief session to consider the indemnity request of Fred Niehvie, seeking compensation for damages to elk meat caused by health officials.
The board of health sent a case to the judiciary committee for a legal ruling after a cabin on the Anaconda road was fumigated by health officers by mistake. Nichols seeks damages for elk meat and related goods alleged to have suffered. After the ruling, the matter returns to the health board for a recommendation to the city council. The funeral of Michael Boland, 37, at his East Broadway home is set for 2 PM today.
A historical hotel notice lists European plan at $1.50 per day and up, and American plan at $35 per day, describing the establishment as offering the finest table west of New York.
The New York Times notes itinerant fruit and flower sellers around City Hall park rapidly adopt American habits. Immigrants from Italy, Greece and elsewhere switch to English phrases, adjust names, and mimic American business signals, complicating bank withdrawals as tellers chase Americanized signatures.
The article contrasts ancient practices with medieval decline in sanitation. It notes Greeks and Romans valued public water, baths, and sewers while the Middle Ages saw neglect and prejudice leading to filthy towns, crowded streets, and burial in churchyards, contributing to plagues and high death rates.
In Britain, inquiries into council corruption have occurred in Manchester Leeds and Huddersfield. While few charges are proved, investigations show vigilance for public purity. Lapses often involve participation in public contracts, seen as politic and unlawful rather than improper office seeking.
An auction room in Scotland reveals a relic of Robert Burns a glass tucked in an oak velvet lined case and secured by Brahmin key. The inscription traces its journey from Burns to Jean Armour via James Robinson and Major James Glencairn Burns dated 1840. The box uses timber from Old London Bridge and the Royal George remains referenced.
In Amsterdam a pair of Hollander men debate a mysterious shout outside the royal palace. One insists the morning noise was profanity while the other identifies the speaker as the Duke of Mecklenburg-Scherwin.
A fragment notes a sale with price hints of 0.25 and 1.00 and mentions 25 SAO, but details and context are unclear. The readable text suggests numeric promotional pricing without identified items, brands, or dates.
Annie Powers told county attorney that Michael J Powers abandoned their four children after custody was awarded to him in divorce. She has struggled to support them while he recently returned to work at a hill mine and faces a neglect charge. Also notes Jack Andrews killed in a mine and funeral plans. Columbia to host dance at Renshaw hall.
The city debates who must remove a large dirt pile from trench work for a heating plant at the library building. Street Commissioner McLaughlin and Assistant Smith dispute responsibility between heating and plumbing contractors. The city attorney checks contracts but finds no removal clause. The commissioner decides to do the work himself, joking about dirt quantity estimates and bets.
The Painters and Decorators union has adopted a resolution to increase the daily scale from four dollars to four dollars and fifty cents. The measure received endorsement from the Trades and Labor assembly.
evangelist Ss J Miner famed for Kansas and Col rnto churches begins a revival series at First Baptist tonight He is a singer as well as a preacher and expected to draw large crowds His Denver work delayed his planned start in Butte until Sunday night He arrives at noon today Orton Bros 219 N Main Street and N P Shulin 32 E Broadway advertise services and services related goods
The notice promotes American plan accommodations at a rate starting at $3 per day. It highlights exclusive dining and lodging features and claims the finest table west of New York for guests seeking comfortable, value driven stays.
A representative of the American Unitarian Society is expected in Butte within weeks to explore establishing a church. Rev. Sprague of Helena has conducted services here for weeks and estimates several Unitarian families in the area. The upcoming visit of Harvard president Eliot has heightened interest.
Olive Branch lodge No. 23 members to meet Wednesday January 15 for the funeral of late brother James Walton. Sister lodges invited. Arlen Crowley aged seven weeks died yesterday at 1246 East Second Street. funeral today at 2 p.m. from the parents residence.
T. J. Murphy & Co announces in the Standard that it supplies 2000 pounds of coal per ton and challenges rivals who doubt the claim. The firm offers a $50 reward to any employee delivering less than the stated amount under orders.
At the city council meeting tomorrow evening, Engineer Bickenbach will request a few weeks off. He plans to leave late this week for Chicago and possibly travel to New York, with praise for his efficiency and courtesy expressed by the community.
Real estate loans available at 8, 9 and 10 percent. Prompt for property buyers and sellers. Conrey and O Brien advertise at No. 47 East Broadway seeking loan clients and listings.
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