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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1908
Page
13
We have opened a selection of brooches belt pins and veil pins crafted in sterling silver with gilding. Larger pieces are enamel painted with flowers dragons and decorative motifs resembling cloisonne. Values range from 1 50 to 5. See them in the upper window this Saturday and Sunday.
A flurry of names marks a day in Butte with visitors from Helena Anaconda Missoula Bozeman Dillon and Madison County. Dentists and a portrait studio advertise services while residents register for events and enjoy ball games at Columbia Gardens. An upcoming hanging in Deer Lodge draws attention.
A Butte lecture by J. V. C. Taylor, a former Congo war correspondent, argues salvation for Africans through Christianity and missionary funding. He criticizes King Leopold era cruelties, urges US congressional action, and highlights biblical prophecy linked to scientific exploration in Africa.
A large audience greeted the Zinn Musical company at the Lulu theater last night when it presented a program likely featuring graceful performances and melodic pieces in an engaging cultural showcase.
About 20 hack drivers in Butte walked off the job over a dispute with Sherman and Reed and Lavelle barns. They demanded that stablemen handle hitching and unhitching of horses. by evening an agreement was reached and all drivers resumed work.
In a tight but decisive loss the Electrics drop 19 to 9 to Tripp & Dragstedt at Columbia Gardens. Pilcher Hogan O'Brien steadied the Tripp club as Batteries William Martin and O Malley led the Electrics. later matchups and a looming rematch set for tonight at the gardens.
Jerry Murphy longtime chief of detectives in Butte is appointed special agent for Northern Pacific by S J Fenton general claim agent. His headquarters sit in Livingston with charge of the territory between Livingston and Butte. Murphy is noted as one of the city’s best secret officers during his city service.
A kitchen fire started from a gas range at the Olympia cafe on East Front street, spreading to a second floor of the two story building. Firefighters arrived quickly and contained the blaze. damage was minor. Funeral notice for John Dezell to follow.
Special offer to standard subscribers. pay five dollars for six months in advance and receive a fine 3 by 5 foot flag. Half price on hand painted china. Sherman’s piano sale at cost on another page. Watches and jewelry discounted. Mayer’s annual June clearance promotes urgency with multiple deep cuts.
Northern Pacific and Great Northern report improving conditions with trains to Garrison and services resuming toward St. Paul. Musselshell road repairs allow normal traffic. Great Northern expects track repairs to restart soon. Rivers ease, but warm rains threaten flood risks. snowpack remains high. Also brief notices on printing equipment for sale, a funeral, and a sale on summer shirts.
Mayer offers the best mainspring watch cleaning at $1.50 with a one year guarantee. He promises $100 to anyone who proves he does not perform the best mainspring service for $1 and $1.50 cleaning, a price and guarantee length matching or beating competitors who charge 50 cents to $2 more.
Glasses fitted free by the state s cleverest optometrist with satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Glasses offered from $1 with savings ranging from $2.50 to $94.50 on solid gold glasses. Lenses ground to order on the premises.
New Hampshire rushes toward first ocean voyage from Brooklyn navy yard to Quebec to honor the Prince of Wales. Capt. Cameron McWinslow to command the battleship as it departs Saturday. Vice President Fairbanks likely to accompany as Roosevelt’s special representative.
P D Moore arrives at the Finlen from Mondak Helena. Olive T Crane of Helena is also a guest. George L Elmer from Helena and George F Cowan an attorney from Boulder are registered at the Finlen.
A New York commercial traveler recalls a dry Georgia saloon where a man asked Bill the owner and bartender to sell out. Bill drained flasks for ten minutes, then named a price, while the other quoted cash for the whole business including fixtures and stock. Bill notes the fixtures go with the outfit. The buyer mentions “foet een colonels, ten judges, nine majors, and a sprinkling of boss doctors.”
The New York World notes that Representative Cannon predicted the outcome of a paper trust probe by appointing a Special committee. The article suggests his foresight matched the committee’s eventual finding and frames the move as unusually prescient.
From The Commoner, Congressmen increased salaries from 5000 to 7500 dollars, a rise of 2500 dollars, while simultaneously reducing the amount of work performed by the same officers by an equal measure.
The Birmingham Age-Herald warns that predatory wealth must use tiny type if it donates to any party's platform this year, signaling a clash between moneyed interests and political messaging.
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