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Newspaper

Anaconda Standard

Location

Anaconda, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1905

Page

5

Anaconda Free Library Grounds Nears Completion

The Hearst free library fence around the grounds is nearly finished with soil prepared for grass seed. A cement walk will be laid soon and trees may be planted for a fuller appearance. New books are donated by Mrs Decker and Miss Mary McLaughlin along with a monthly issue report across departments totaling 3912.

Decker McMurry White Calkins Schaeffer Hearst Free Library Mayo—General

Hats Offered In Simple Styles At Reduced Prices

The text notes small hats are plain and attractive with little rim. large hats feature floral trims. Pattern and street hats are discounted by a quarter off regular prices, likely from Strain's.

Strain’s

Floto Circus Exhibition Comes to Anaconda Tonight

The Floto circus will present a Wednesday show in Anaconda June 7 featuring a spectacular pageant and a rare menagerie of wild beasts. The touring troupe plans to continue west toward the coast after Anaconda.

Floto Ecircus Anaconda

Our Boys Shoes Built Like Shoes for in Ten

A shoe ad notes boys footwear built similarly to Shoes for in ten. It emphasizes sturdiness and warranty, promising to fix any issues and charge the makers Strain's shoe department.

Strain’s

Washoe Band Selections Delight Large Weekly Concert

The Washoe band drew a large appreciative audience at the weekly concert last evening and performed with energy and rhythm.

Washoe

Open Air Concerts Draw Crowds With Band's Progress

A number of selections mark the season as open air concerts prove as popular as last year and fans hope the band will continue to improve.

Swell Spring Shoes Debut At Strain’s Department Store

A grooming of Strain’s shoe department targets young men seeking smart spring dress shoes. The store markets “shoes to please them” as it showcases swell new styles for the season.

Strain

Monty Webb Nuptials In Anaconda Society

Frank Monty and Louise Webb, prominent Anaconda residents, wed yesterday at the bride’s parents home. Rev. Dr. I B Ware officiated at 4 p.m. The groom, a civil engineer for the Butte Anaconda and Pacific railroad, came to Anaconda from St Paul five years ago. The bride has long lived in Anaconda and the couple depart for a wedding tour aboard the Great Northern at 6:50 p.m. They will reside in Anaconda.

Frank Monty Louise Webb Anaconda W. B. Webb Oak Street I. 8. Ware First Methodist Episcopal Church Monty St. Paul Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railroad Great Northern Overland

Montana Hotel Offers Quiet Comforts and Fine Dining

The Montana hotel attracts families with pleasant rooms and excellent service. Rates are reasonable and the dining room menu is splendid, making it a pleasant home for guests who do not wish to keep house. An advertisement promotes Holister's Rocky Mountain Tea for kidney trouble, priced at 35 cents, via Smith Drug Co.

Montana Hotel The Montana Holister Rocky Mountain Ten Smith Drug Co

Social session of B P O KE in Standard hall

Last evening a social session of the B P O KE in Standard hall was hailed as one of the most enjoyable affairs under the order. Many members contributed to the fun. The Exposition Four, visiting city for engagements at the Margaret theater, performed new songs and instrumental pieces for the members.

B. P.O. KE Standard Hall Margaret Theater

Patterns and Paris hats at Strain's millinery

Consult our millinery department for pattern hats featuring Paris spring styles. No two hats alike and ready to view at Strain's.

Paris Strain’s

Named Montana publisher Gustav Nissem visits Anaconda

Gustav Nissem formerly published the Montana Liquor Dealer and Buite. He is a business visitor in Anaconda traveling for a Louisville firm and will visit Montana points through summer and fall. In winter he plans work in the South mainly Florida.

Gustav Nissem Montana Buite Anaconda Nissem Louisville South Florida

Special prices on misses and children box coats

Express shipment of misses box coats advertised with special prices. The ad also notes a Wanted a girl position and directs applicants to apply mornings at 608 Hickory street.

Strain’s Hickory Street

Sultan Rejects French Terms For Morocco Reform

Tangier June 1 The sultan informs French minister St Reine Tail landier that he cannot accept the proposals to reform Morocco's administration. His decision will be communicated to Paris as negotiations continue.

Tangier Morocco St. Reine Taillandier

Topographical Survey in Deer Lodge and Granite Counties

The United States Geological Survey engineers under H L Baldwin camped at a race track to map land classify resources and assess irrigation potential. The team of eight to ten works through summer and fall, establishing benchmarks and studying geology topography and irrigation.

Corps of Engineers United States Geological Survey Baldwin A. N. Harlow F. FE. Fellows J. E. Blackburn Lee Morris United States Deer Lodge Granite Geological Survey

Butte Jail Breaks Open by Burglary Suspect James Boylan

James Boylan, a confessed burglar, escaped from the Butte city jail yesterday by slipping through a loosened section of bars in the women’s cell during a cleaning period. He climbed 12 feet of bars and exited as workers moved nearby, with the escape discovered about 30 minutes later. He had been detained on charges of breaking into and robbing the Goldfield saloon on May 5.

Dick Rodgers Paddy Rodgers James Boylan Boylan Standard McGarvey Captain McGrath Goldfield

Here’s to Kids of Butte

Senator Clark instructs Manager Wharton to take Butte children under 12 to Columbia Gardens for a free day of wholesome fun. Youth present themselves receive streetcar tickets for a round trip, and gardens will be opened for a full day outing.

Columbia Gardens Butte Clark Wharton

Pugilists Vie For Dignity In San Francisco Bout

Tonight in San Francisco the long awaited twenty round bout will decide whether Young Corbett or Eddie Hanlon exits boxing. A Denverite defeat could dampen Butte fans hopes for Maurice Thompson versus Young Corbett on Miners union day and the fight bulletins will be closely watched.

San Francisco Young Corbett Eddie Hanlon Butte Maurice Thompson

Tea Schilling's Best Sets Grocer Foot Rule

A quirky note suggests using Schilling's Best tea as a standard to gauge a grocer's quality and selection. The piece links consumer judgment to a familiar brand as a practical yardstick.

Schilling

Sultan seeks reform consent from powers in official note

An official note from Mohammed el Torres, foreign minister, conveys the sultan's wish that any reforms gain the powers' consent. The minister will seek each power's views to arrange a conference on the subject.

Mohammed el Torres

Muslin Underwear Sale at Strain's

The store offers muslin underwear at drumbeat prices, with many samples remaining and priced near cloth cost per garment.

Strain’s

Strong Man to Battle Two Heavy Horses at Margaret Theater

The Margaret theater will host a strong man facing two of the citys heaviest draught horses on stage. The Exposition Four will perform new stunts while Ivanhoe Miss Libby Hart James Brady Mme D Uberville and others entertain the audience tonight.

Margaret Theater Ivanhoe Libby Hart James Brady Mme, D'Uberville Samson and Zaccho Philadelphia Dem

City Notes and Visitors Highlight Local Life

Clerks meet tonight. Verberckmoes leads optician shops while Ham merslough offers 20 percent off art room items. Various visitors from Butte and Chicago trade reps drop by, marriages licensed, county offices to convene, and sapphire mines in Rock Creek touted by rancher A Amerman.

A. Amerman Rock Creek Mr. Amerman

Spring neckwear at a quarter to half a dollar

In Strain's clothing department spring neckwear priced at 35 and 50 cents invites shoppers to guess the exact cost.

Strain's Clothing Department

Boy Abe Dostine Held On Memorial Day Theft Charge

Abe Dostine, a young Butte boy living in Anaconda, is jailed on a charge of taking goods from R. M. Greig’s store on Memorial Day. A .22 revolver and dime novel were found on him, and he reportedly described the Bearmouth holdup to accomplices. He worked briefly at Montana hotel and was to deliver parcels at Greig’s store. A hearing before Police Magistrate O Boyle is planned.

Abe Dostine Butte Anaconda R. M. Greig Chief Powers Young Young Destine Montana Greig O' Boyle

Apron string quality scarce this forenoon sale

Limited stock of aprongingham reported this forenoon at four cents per yard with a ten yard limit. Strain's department confirms the restriction and notes items for immediate sale.

Walker arraigned on milk license charge in county court

Al Walker pleaded not guilty before Judge Fitzgerald to selling milk and cream without a license. His trial is set for Saturday morning. Other milkmen will face hearings on the same charge today. Special excursion from Anaconda to Gregson and return on Sunday June 4 at 30 cents round trip with multiple departure times.

Thueson al Walker Fitzgerald Anaconda Gregson

Tailored Suits Sale Announcement

Thirty five ladies tailored cloth suits offered at half former price. Ten percent discount off shirt waist and silk suits.

Strain’s

Mme Patti's Voice Earns Large Concert Income

Mme Patti has earned substantial concert revenue with figures showing more than a large sum and a peak year around three hundred fifty thousand dollars. The exact current total is not specified in the source.

Mme, Patti

Handsome Silver Cup Prize For Best Golfer

T M Hodgens presents a handsome silver tribute cup to the Butte Golf Club to honor the best performer in handicap tournaments at the club. The prize will be awarded to the top player in upcoming events, with exact conditions to be announced after Hodgens returns to Butte. The cup is displayed in Case Gravelle Irvin store on East Park Street.

Butte T. M. Hodgens Golf Hodgens Case

Mayer's Jewelry Consignment Sale Sets June Banner

Mayer's announces an $8,000 jewelry consignment sale for June with prices below typical auction rates on shopworn items. Sterling silver wedding gifts and Mayer's regular stock are marked down to boost June sales.

Mayer

Slemons and Booth Win Ground Clearing Contract

Slemons and Booth were awarded a contract to clear ground at 70 72 and 74 East Park Street for a new three story brick business house. The ground floor will house store rooms while upper floors will be bachelor quarters. Excavation starts after old frame buildings are removed with completion targeted for this fall.

Slemons & Booth East Park Street

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Anaconda News Floto Circus Monty-Webb Elbes National Lead Company Clark Ave 16Th Street St. Louis Copinus Clothing CO Topographical Survey Mer—H. L. Baldwin In Charge Standard Drug Store E. Park Butte News Is Il Everthing Kids OF Senator Clark Tomor San Francisco Verberckmoes East Park Stagg’s J. P. Hanson J. F. Overhalt N. W. Simmons R. T. Starr of Hammerslough Bishop Carroll St. Peter’s Zollman’s James Edward Gates Mary M. Grant Deer Lodge County William Hayes West Park Avenue F. E. Fellows George Lounsbery Franklin MacVeagh & Co Chicago Frank Kennedy Henry Nuckhols St. Mark’s Guild and Kennedy Cherry Street Young Man North Coast Limited Buat Ian Walker Mae Flo Hay Specialties Co Ark Harfina Philo Hay Specialties Co Philo Hay Co Newark N. J Paxson & Rockefeller Christie & Leys Keppler Jewelry Co Main Street Smith Dimidac Cook Remedy CO Masonic Temple Daly Bank and John R. Toole Louis V. Bennett C. Norbeck TweEvane Chewson Wommati,o Dom A Yegen Bros, Savings Bark
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