Harness racing notes and big Miners' union stake ahead
Yesterday's seven races featured strong pace and favorite winners. An 8 to 1 shot won the last race. tomorrow's card centers on the Miners' union stake with large crowds and active betting.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1901
Page
11
Yesterday's seven races featured strong pace and favorite winners. An 8 to 1 shot won the last race. tomorrow's card centers on the Miners' union stake with large crowds and active betting.
Jockey Russell injures a foot in a third race aboard Donator as spectators seek clarity on disqualification rules after the Senator Dubois affair. Turville and Artie Bell duel Chapman and May in a marquee race on the saucer tonight. A Bee Hive sale and a half power outage at the street car hub disrupts schedules. a 1,000 horsepower generator and Big Hole emergency unit cut service to bus lines with 11 to 40 minute gaps and a pending rebuild by Sunday night.
The Grand Opera House of Butte is to be sold by the sheriff on August 2 to satisfy a judgment held by W. A. Clark & Brother against the Grand Opera House Company. Notices were posted at the courthouse and on the property. The sale covers specified lots in the original townsite to satisfy the bank’s claim, which has grown with interest. Some parties in the federal case may bid to protect their interests.
Round trip tickets advertised for Milwaukee and San Francisco with specific dates and fares including 51.70 to Milwaukee July 19 20 and 50.00 to San Francisco July 6 13 plus 64.50 to Buffalo with June to October dates. Information and reservations at 105 North Main street Butte Montana. H C Wilson general agent. Ladies with male escorts free at the saucer track tonight.
Sealed bids to sink an additional 100 foot double compartment shaft on the Olive Branch lode are invited by the Butte Mining and Development Company. Work includes an 8 by 4 foot shaft timbered with 8 by timbers and two inch plank lagging. Bidder supplies everything except machinery. Deadline July 18, 1961. James H. Lynch, Vice President. Red Devils on the saucer tonight.
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