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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1905
Page
7
The Principal Branch Office of the Standard is at 28 East Broadway Butte. Telephone 423. Advertising rates furnished on application.
We offer Waltham or Elgin movements mounted in a dust proof case with a guarantee for reliable timekeeping and quality construction. This compact listing highlights the durable design and the assurance of accurate performance.
A flurry of social and business items from Butte lists visits from J R Dunn to Los Angeles, Alderman Brule to Seattle, and several residents arriving from Twin Bridges, Deer Lodge, and Boulder. Local businesses advertise saloon specials, the Gibson, and Dan Tewey’s cafe, while the Butte Brewing Co. defends its malt tonic testing costs.
A Deer Lodge valley meeting of the smoke association drew 50 to 60 farmers at a schoolhouse to discuss halting smoke from smelting plants. Witnesses questioned Ben Crosswhite's reputation, while John Shelton spoke for Hugh Magone in a $20,000 suit against Butte & Boston and Montana Ore Purchasing.
Witnesses reviewed hay growth on Frank Henault's ranch with Ford Sweeney and Ben Peterson disputing Henault's figures. Ford testified seven and a half acres yielded 21 tons of alfalfa in two crops and four acres four tons of clover, while Henault claimed output held steady despite irrigation from the Deer Lodge river. The panel found discrepancies too minor to change conclusions.
Percy Yarick, nightly a male impersonator at the Casino concert hall on East Galena Street, allegedly assaulted Mazie Hopps, a woman employee, leaving her with bruises and a facial abrasion. A warrant issued and the case moved from Judge Warren to Justice Taylor's court in South Butte with a hearing set for next Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Jane Lowry aged 49 died after a long illness and was buried at Mount Moriah cemetery in Butte after services at 34 Missoula Avenue Centerville and Trinity Church. Her husband Josiah Lawry survives as sole relative in Butte while California relatives mourn her loss. She sought treatment in British Columbia before returning home and passing away at noon Saturday.
Silver lodge No 1 Select Knights and Ladies installed their new officers led by Past president D F Reardon and President P M Barso. New slate includes J W Maganell recorder Mollie Pace recording treasurer M J Dunn treasurer Jane Osier conductor Bridget Leary inner guard 8 Chatham outer guard Mary Sweeney trustee D F Reardon medical examiner A C Allen musician John McNamara. Refreshments followed an enjoyable social session.
A promotional note touts the Sing sewing machine as the best available with claims of lightest running and durability. It invites readers to East Park Avenue Anaconda and West Park Street Butte for a Grand Opera House matinee by professional and amateur talent to benefit the Woman's clubhouse.
Charles A Bramble describes beavers building dams with a consistent method. They place logs then seal gaps with mud stones and water soaked timber and even grass leaves. A discharge is left low in the dam and mud coats the surface to waterproof it. They haul mud in their fore feet and breasts. Work mostly at night sunset to dawn with seasonal shifts.
At a Walkerville city meeting Mrs. John McCarthy sought 200 for sewer flood damage on Dunn Avenue near Daly Street after heavy June and July rains. The claim was tabled pending itemization. The council also passed an ordinance prohibiting handling or unloading high explosives on Northern Pacific tracks near the Goldsmith spur and forbidding smoking while handling explosives with fines from 50 to 500 dollars.
Reports from the coast say a grueling mill between Britt and Kid Sullivan is expected Friday night. Britt trains with a left body blow aimed at Sullivan and intense leg work, shadow boxing, and road runs to be in top shape for the 21st. Sullivan in San Rafael trains hard with heavy tagging and boxing bouts, claiming a harder punch, speed, and strength.
From Recreation. Get a sharp casting bow and test arrows until they all shoot alike. Draw slightly under the jaw. Use 27 inch arrows to within an inch of the head and hold steady. Then, while still holding, draw the remaining inch or so slowly and smoothly to release.
A fragmented instruction describes pulling fingers from a string and releasing slowly with force, then practicing in a park without a target to develop a mechanical, natural release. It emphasizes not aiming at objects and repeating the process until the motions become involuntary.
In Outing Rena A. Phillips recalls a simple camp cleaning routine. She describes her husband washing greasy frying pans at the creek using mud and moss, noting it produces shining pans and that men can accept dish washing when taught.
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