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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1906
Page
15
The Principal Branch Office of the Standard is located at East Broadway Butte. Telephone 422. Advertising rates furnished on application.
A catalog blurb touts sterling silver cut glass fine china bric-a-brac bronzes and similar goods for wedding gifts with prices ranging from 1 50 to 350 dollars.
Grainfields show activity with Meyer buggies at Grady's and pianos rented from Orton Bros. Travelers include J B Gare of Deer Lodge, L N Swift of Livingston, George F Gold from Basin, and J Rankin in town at the Finlen. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Tim Shea. many residents register at hotels and plan travels while local services advertise meals, rentals, and dental care.
The Oregon Short Line offers a Portland and return ticket for 30 dollars with a 90 day limit and stopovers. Travel includes Idaho agricultural districts and the Columbia River route, with berths reservable at the Short Line city ticket office in Butte Montana.
The Great Northern city offers packs of playing cards at 15 cents wholesale, a reduced price for advertising card use. The cards are of superior quality and durability, appealing to clubs and private card parties seeking value.
In Butte and across the United States and Canada Woodmen of the World and Women of Woodcraft held memorial services for members who died in the past year. Rev. Wr. Wessinw spoke, monuments were unveiled at Mt Moriah and Catholic cemeteries, and a large turnout filled the garden cars carrying members to services. Further dates will be announced.
The Red Boot Shoe company at 26 North Main Street launches a rapid sale following store remodeling. Stock worth over 315,000 is reduced to unheard of prices with items limited in quantity, including Gibson ties and Douglas shoes, to clear the revised, enlarged display.
Elders Pratt and Bingham opened the Montana Mormon conference in Fidelity hall. Pratt defended the church against misrepresentation, noted the 1890 discouragement of plural marriage, and reported unanimous votes on resignations of Apostles Crowley and Taylor and on seating Joseph F. Smith as president.
John C. Lalor, agent for the Marcus Daly estate, returned from British Columbia and stated the Daly estate has no connection with the Davis Daly Estates mining company. He said he learned of the firm only from morning papers and denied any financial or other interest.
Two immense crowds greeted the Lulu Sutton company as Rip Van Winkle opened. Frank Lindon shines as Rip with Miss Willard as Grethen providing superb support. The rest of the cast and the new vaudeville features, illustrated song “Will the Angels Let Me Play?” and moving pictures, please.
Round-trip rate of $62 on sale June 1 to Sept 1. Special excursion $49.50 tickets on sale June 26 to July with stopover in Salt Lake City before the Los Angeles limited to Los Angeles and Southern California. Any O S U agent can provide particulars. For hotel and resort information write to J H Burtner, D P A, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Marie Neill aged six months, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Neill, died yesterday morning at the family home 24 South Ohio street of infantile troubles. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 3 at the home, with burial in the Catholic cemetery.
The speaker says his church faced persecution with believers robbed and some killed. He asserts a day of justice will arrive, when their people are considered mighty for their numbers. Elder Pratt warns that denominational churches would reject Christ if he returned.
About 200 members gathered at Scandia hall for 5 PM memorial services and then rode to Mt. Moriah cemetery for rites and graveside readings led by Ad viser Fred Kerth of Lodge No 6 127. All local Woodmen graves were cared for with flowers and prayers.
A large party of scientists will depart the coast on Northern Pacific train No 4 June 4 for Boston. Special rates from Montana points are arranged to permit Montana delegates to join, with Butte and Anaconda travel at standard rate. Return fare quoted as 73 350. Contact W H Merriman for details.
The notice outlines Seattle to Portland or TeCurn ny routes with on sale dates June 5 and 12. It advertises stopovers in either direction for up to 10 days and a 90 day final return limit. It promotes daylight Cascades travel and sleeping car rates with meals on wheels served a la carte. Call or write for details.
The notice calls for bids on a new pavilion and agricultural hall at the race track with a June 11 deadline. Plans are viewable at the secretary's office in 309 Goldberg block Butte and bids addressed to Dr A D Galbraith. The item mentions local merchants Mayer's and a jeweler in Butte.
The notice announces a delegates' meeting of the national convention of pressmen, called for next Sunday in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. It notes the event location and date for members of the union.
Elder Gosmer from Bozeman will settle in Butte as pastor to rebuild the scattered congregation. Regular services will be held at the Seventh Day Adventist church at Dakota and Aluminum streets, Wednesdays and Sundays nights and Saturday mornings. The young pastor plans to unite old members and has spoken on the eastern question regarding the Turkish empire.
The Butte Typographical Union No. 126 passed resolutions on the death of George W. Sikes. They mourn the loss of a friend and efficient manager of the Miner Publishing Company and extend sympathies to his family. The charter will be draped for 30 days, and copies of the resolutions will be sent to the family and press.
W T Turner, engineer for the Cherry Creek reservoir project, visited Bozeman with a partial report. He states plans would yield a reservoir sufficient for 235,000 acres of land and a tunnel under 1,000 feet to carry water across the divide to HK river. The findings are regarded as encouraging.
Alexander McKenzie, possibly fictitious, claims innocence in the death of cattle rustler Dutch Henry alias Henry Leucks. He says he last saw Dutch Henry in Wannaska Minnesota December 30 and will be tried in Roseau County Minnesota where the body was found April 24. Authorities believe Dutch Henry died by shotgun blast and implicate criminal machinations.
George Lyons a prominent Bozeman based stockman visits the state capital, famed since territorial days for the Major rate Virginia City era. He is in the metropolis enjoying his stay and familiar with frontier history and western outlaw lore.
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