June Arrives as Rain Signals Wet Month Ahead
A June onset brings rain and clouds as the wet month nears, announcing wetter weather. The seasonal shift suggests continued showers and cooler days across the region.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1902
Page
7
A June onset brings rain and clouds as the wet month nears, announcing wetter weather. The seasonal shift suggests continued showers and cooler days across the region.
A wet June day in Butte keeps streets empty and buses light on passengers. Salvation Army visits the barracks for prayers. dog catchers stay indoors as showers dampen plans for Gardens and Springs trips. Churches report small attendance and new gowns wait in closets.
H C Bellinger formerly of Butte now involved with a company controlling copper properties at Crofton on Vancouver Island tests a new ore treatment process from Ore Knob North Carolina. He says the Garretson method is experimental and not suited to all ores while the Spokane based North Western Smelting and Refining company builds a plant to process hundreds of tons daily.
A severe smallpox case was found by Policeman Dowling near the Mayo warehouse in South Butte. Bert Shiney a sheep shearer from near Laramie Wyoming, had been ill for over a week and was sent to the pest house for treatment after the health officer confirmed the diagnosis. He arrived in Butte in a box car with unknown car number.
Rev. FE Groeneveld was away yesterday while W M Parsons of the Y M C A spoke on the association from the pulpit in forenoon. A praise service in the evening featured the choir and a program praised by attendees as well attended with Judge Armitage presiding and delivering the scriptural reading and announcements.
The notice promotes 24 hour access during Decoration day with statements about handling cases and delivering justice. It lists International Detective agency at 21-22 Owsley block and Embroidery Parlor at 105 Clark bik offering stamping and embroidery services.
Women and men travel packages advertise the Overland Limited electric lighted train with barber and telephone service. Cities listed include Missoula, St Louis, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles with specified departure dates and prices. Tickets available at Oregon Short Line office 105 North Main Street Butte Mont. H O Wilson General Agent.
Prices for round trips from Butte to Pipestone Whitehall Lime Spur Twin Bridges Alder Bonita Pony Deer Lodge and others listed. Tickets sold weekends with return the following Monday for some routes and Sunday morning departures allowed for Deer Lodge.
The notice lists round trip fares via the Burlington route to Omaha St Joseph or Kansas City on May 31 and July 4 5 and 6 June 7 8 10 14 and 6 priced at 42.00 Chicago on June 7 8 10 14 and 16 at 53.59 St Louis on the same dates at 49.50 Three routes East are via Billings St Paul or Denver. For details contact 35 East Broadway Butte Montana agent H F Ruger.
Wartime style sports roundup details prize money and placements across events 25 and 26 with names like Hennett Rose Nell Morley Emmons Rockefeller and Tuttle. It notes live bird championships, medals, percentages of entrance, and high average awards among teams in Anaconda Butte and Dillon regions.
Basin and return fares listed for routes including Basin Boulder and Alhambra with Saturday Sunday departures and Monday returns. Separate Sunday return option shown with Basin Boulder fares. Ticket office at 41 North Main Street and depot. Also ad for Orton Bros. piano organ sales at 219 North Main Street Butte.
The Northern Pacific Railway offers round trip tickets to San Francisco and Los Angeles for the Shriners gathering in San Francisco. Travel dates are May 28 to June 4 with stopovers allowed both ways and a final limit of 60 days from sale. Price details shown above. inquire for particulars.
Short circuited wires caused $100 in damage at the Butte hotel cafe around 1 am. A falling electric fan struck Clyde Clancy on the shoulder as the fire department briefly responded to a still alarm. Sparks and flashes threatened the wooden ceiling but no serious fire occurred. staff and patrons returned to normal operations within 15 minutes.
The funeral for Brother Magnus Olsen will be held tomorrow at 2 PM from Duggan's undertaking room. Members of Mill and Smelter men's union No 74 and W F of M are asked to meet at Miners' Union hall at 2 PM on Tuesday June 3 to attend William Fisher's funeral. D R McCORD Secretary.
The Centerville cricket team and the Butte club see their match delayed to next Sunday due to rain. Other games between Critics and Missoulas and Hennessys and Bankers were also postponed by the weather. Centerville is regarded as the state’s best side, having defeated the Buttes many times. Some Butte cricketers propose forming a local team to challenge the champions.
Centerville residents back a proposed youth team amid rising interest in the game. D. J. Hennessy, Q. F. Casey, Fitz Butler, and Ernest Hardcastle are among supporters, with a possible game for Miners' Union Day on June 13. The Thornton Hotel announces European plan service from June 1 to 1 am, with cafe hours 7 am to 1 am.
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