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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1902
Page
7
eoht & Fairfield Company announces a watch making department with lathe attachments capable of duplicating any wheel up to 21 inches in diameter. An expert is available to duplicate lost parts of any watch. Chronographs repeaters and split seconds restored and guaranteed. Correspondence solicited from owners of fine watches.
Montan a and regional visitors fill hotels and halls with work trips and social calls. Fred Orton tunes pianos at 219 North Main while J G Bates tunes at Montana Music Co. Various officials, merchants, and travelers register at the Thornton and Battle hotels including R Pearsall, Misa Neher, A W Maltby, Thomas J Philips, G Metcalf, H J Springer, and Roger C Knox. The Butte hotel advertises remodels after a fire with rooms from 1 dollar daily. Major items include stock updates, business visits, and church activities at the Pentecostal mission every evening. The city notes deaths and funerals for Louis P Best and Louis Be st with local attendees from Anaconda and Billings.
Joseph Schafer, once condemned to hang for the 1897 murder of John Hawkins, walked free after the county attorney moved to dismiss when crucial witnesses were missing or dead. Schafer faced three trials, endured years in jail, and expressed no outward joy at release. The case, tied to Aug 12, 1897 events at a Galena Street saloon, involved “Big Eva” Smith and Al Ford, both now deceased.
Louis Best died of lung congestion and was shipped to Milwaukee for burial. Mrs. Best and Mrs. Henry Muelhr accompanied the body, with sons at Notre Dame. A large funeral service at 210 West River Street featured Episcopal rites, the River Bow Glee Club, and a procession led by Elks and Knights Templars, with heavy flower arrangements and lodge wreaths.
Thousands of Louisville residents cheered a popular hero named Schley as he rode through downtown, with crowds lining the streets and flags waved in a festive mood amid celebrations honoring his service.
Admiral Schley visits Louisville on January 30 attending a girls high school event, a Pendennis Club breakfast, the Masonic home, and a grand Templars reception at the Galt House. He and Mrs. Schley, with Kentucky officials, greeted hundreds of Knights and ladies before planning to depart for Nashville.
Floyd Closser returns home from hospital after an arm amputation caused by a streetcar accident at Main and Broadway on January 1. Friends note his improved health and cheerful outlook.
Port land Secretary Dailey announces a large gathering from Montana Idaho Oregon Wyoming and Utah for the Pacific Northwest Woolgrowers association meeting. Notables including Professor Pernot J. McMillan and Frank St Gooding will attend as Ramboulet and merino lambs arrive for exhibition in Helena. A key issue is regulating shoddy woolen goods with the Grosvenor bill favored to require labeling.
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