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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1910
Page
10
Local fragment from Butte newspaper mentions a Broad Street business with advertising rates and a contact telephone. Details are incomplete but indicate an independent telephonic inquiry for advertising space and schedule. Entities include Butte and Broadway. data is fragmentary.
A dated advertising notice promotes monogram and initial engraving options. It emphasizes reliability and character, promising quality work from Wight & Fairfield, merchants and opticians, with a focus on taste and assurance behind every transaction.
Butte community blurbs show residents leaving for Milwaukee Chicago Denver and Salt Lake City. Names include Orton Bros. B Mann DP D Holland J M Clements Peter J. Bratton and John Murphy. Local merchants Wellcome & Peckover Co. and Tonkin Clothing report activity. Pipestone Springs trips and area social greetings noted.
Stockholders of the Butte Yerington Company elected directors B J Calkins J C Adams John W Kirk Dr T G B Moore and W Wright. W Jerfin was named president B F Calkins vice president and W E Wright secretary and treasurer. The firm holds nine mining claims near the Madison Valley property 60 miles south of Reno and plans to patent unpatented claims after the railroad reached the area.
A deceased Butte elder, Mrs. Sarah Holmes, left a largely valueless estate after dying in county hospital. Letters to County Auditor Prendergast from supposed friends and heirs recount family ties and potential claims, including a Massachusetts prisoner claiming nephew status and urging the estate be kept intact for his proof of lineage.
A large turnout filled the new hall on Alon tana Street last night for the Boulevard department smoker. Alderman James Downl presided as speakers praised the Butte Are department and promised improvements including an automobile apparatus. Music by Monte Gand and performances by local acts entertained as organizers credited committees for a successful evening.
A correspondent requests guidance to have a body removed to Gloucester Massachusetts and to settle any claims. The writer asks what steps are needed to prove rights to the deceased’s body and effects, mentions Peter Brooks, and hopes letters from the person may be found among the effects.
After weeks of delays the city basketball league wins a hall and opens with two games at Centerville Athletic Club. School of Mines versus Wel School and Five W’s clash. early 7 tonight. Tickets limited as seating is small and fans urged to arrive early.
Chicago reports government probe widens after grand jury questioning. Books and documents of Hammond entities across multiple states were sold before the jury. Subpoenas issued for Armour Morris and Swift staff. Henry F. Moyer of Armour questioned. Inquiry expected to run at least six weeks.
United States District Judge Cornelus H. Sanford ruled that 14,000 acres of valuable coal lands in Lewis county claimed by P. C. Richardson and Wilson family of Seattle shall revert to the government. The decision cites Re Glavis testimony before the Pinchot committee and notes years of litigation and negotiations.
Mort Tenton Tan John Studlam reports Stocking facing manslaughter charges in district court after a sanity examination found him sane. He previously claimed his stepfather shot himself. Prosecutors pressed for formal examination and custody pending trial. Mother attended the hearing as Justice Kinder presided.
Montana Optical promises money back if customers are not satisfied with their glasses or spectacles. The ad touts low prices and quick service with free eye examinations and one hour glasses fitting at their Park Street location.
Montana rate hearings examined why express charges varied by state with Northern Express officials Bennett and Cooper testifying. They argued rates reflect state costs with a 20 percent higher Montana cost and cited a 75,000 capital base and a 35,000,000 contract value tied to railroad agreements as factors shaping earnings and rates.
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