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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1903
Page
7
The Principal Branch Office of the Standard is at 23 East Broadway in Butte with telephone 422. Advertising rates are furnished on application.
Butte notes list numerous visitors and residents including Harry Grant of Garnet, Ernest Calderhead from Helena, Harry Cosner and G L Tracy from Glasgow, J Bielenberg visiting from Deer Lodge, W W J Clendennin and wife from Helena, and Mrs Burt Gage of Chicago. Firemen welcomed a new daughter for D J Healey. a daughter born yesterday to his wife. A large dancing pavilion rises at Gregson Springs with Fourth of July and holiday dances planned. The Northern Pacific adds an electric sleeper to the North Coast Limited leaving Butte at 12:50 a.m. The Comets beat the Topics in Centerville baseball. Marriage licenses issued to several couples in Deer Lodge and Butte. Deputy Sheriff Edward Hogan visiting from Cascade and Marshal Lloyd returning from Madison. A petition to sell mining property in Don Sullivan estate set for August 3. Rev J E Noffsinger heads to Atlanta for Baptist convention with family. Postmaster Irvin defends postal investigations as beneficial. Joseph ia Coram to meet with local mining and water company stakeholders in the near future.
In a tumultuous Butte council meeting Mayor Mullins and Aldermen clash over seating and procedure. Alderman Heaney demands minutes corrections and argues non authorized staff cannot participate. The dispute escalates to calls for adjournment and a vote ends with a 9 to 7 adjournment as Ruth chapter announces a funeral service for Sister Anna Isabelle Barclay.
Joe Walcott nears 142 pounds for Mose La Fontise in a Montana Athletic Club bout set for tomorrow night. La Fontise is praised for his weight discipline and clever matchmaking as officials pledge a fair, no nonsense contest with Dane McDonald refereeing. A Gans King exhibition and other bouts are planned with mayor Mullins restricting boxing in Butte after this week.
W L Cunningham is sought after cashing a false $25 check at the Thornton hotel and departing by Oregon Short Line train to Salt Lake City posing as a traveling salesman for a St Louis woolen house. Police request arrest and details to explain the matter. A second case involves a West Park street dealer swindled for $56 when a buyer offered a $100 check for a $44 purchase.
A counterfeit check was declared worthless when presented at the bank. The swindler had previously visited three other merchants who all refused the paper, showing heightened suspicion.
Caariel Moyer president of the Western Federation of Miners spent several days in Butte and Anaconda examining labor circles. He left for South Dakota last night at 11 30 via the Burlington. He aimed to better understand smeltermen conditions in Anaconda and departed with a reportedly improved view of local labor issues.
Philadelphia boxer Jack O'Brien defeated Kid Carter of Brooklyn in a six round encounter at the Industrial Athletic club. The bout was fast and close with O'Brien drawing first blood and sustaining a nose bleed while Carter pressed with body blows. O'Brien's footwork and dodges kept him ahead as Carter fought valiantly.
The Salt Lake Route signs dominate Los Angeles railroading chatter after Don Porter and his wife visited the city. Reports note broad gilt Salt Lake Route markings on stations and freight cars, while the Clark road is also discussed in David Denver mining circles as linking Denver to Salt Lake City with mining and resource prospects. Prices in Salt Lake City are rising. buyers urged to act soon for building sites or homes.
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