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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1902
Page
7
The Principal Branch Office of the Standard is located at 31 East Broadway Butte with telephone number 422. Advertising information is available on request.
B Calderhead of The Washington & Columbia River Railway Co writes from Walla Walla praising a Vacheron & Constantine watch. He says it runs within 20 seconds per month after five years of use and grants permission to publish the note. He notes sole agency in Butte and that Calderhead was formerly auditor of the Montana Union.
The Daly memorial fund rapidly approaches the target total ensuring success. Subscriptions received so far delight the committee in charge. Contributions are welcomed at the Standard office with prompt acknowledgment.
Lots of names and movements as residents and visitors pass through Butte. People from Helena Anaconda Great Falls and San Francisco are listed at Finlen Thornton and local hotels with several reg isterings and travels. Business and stock listings includear 10 1 0 0 0 shares of Blue Jay Mining company and piano and sewing machine firms expanding services.
Guthrie Oklahoma January 15 fire swept the business portion of Arapahoe the county seat of Custer county destroying the business district. Loss is estimated at fifty thousand dollars and the total extent of the damage may extend further as investigators assess the scene.
The article recounts a heated council meeting in Butte with Dempsey accusing lead officials of biased investigations into Conlon and McGlynn. Mayors and aldermen clash over regulating the red light district, dress codes, and possible relocation, while budget, street, and public works items are discussed and approved.
European plan priced at $1.50 per day and up, American plan at $3 per day and upwards, highlighting value and location as the finest table west of New York.
Minnesota Attorney General Douglass returned from Washington and spoke on the U S Supreme Court merger case hearing. He said the court departed from precedent by ordering the Minnesota petition to file and would not confirm or deny a state court suit. He may be represented by Munn or Senator Wilson if he does not return to Washington.
Louisville reports a Daughters of the Confederacy committee meeting adopting resolutions to oppose stage productions of Uncle Tom's Cabin in Kentucky. The group denounces the book as a libel on the South and slavery and pledges actions to block performances statewide. Paducah notes local Daughters of the Confederacy supporting Lexington’s move urging a Kentucky bill prohibiting Uncle Tom's Cabin performances.
Special Dispatch to the Standard tHielena details the Butte savings bank closing figures reported by Auditor Calderhead. Total resources amount to 34 153 885 58 with loans and discounts 2 991 065 55 cash on hand 152 148 14 and deposits including savings 1 441 081 59. Liabilities show capital stock and surplus 200 000, undivided profits 174 879 87 and various deposits totaling 31 362 etc.
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