Wind-Up Company Stack Finished First by Morning
Yesterday at ten o'clock the Wind-Up Company stack finished first amid the morning bustle as the contractor’s gang faced delays and a last- minute setback.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1901
Page
7
Yesterday at ten o'clock the Wind-Up Company stack finished first amid the morning bustle as the contractor’s gang faced delays and a last- minute setback.
Builders at the new works completed two 200 foot high steel bricklined stacks amid bets and bragging rights. Contractor John Gerry and foreman M S Shoemaker led rival crews from May 27, with rivets driven by air hammers as 1000 dollars changed hands and wages rose to six or seven dollars a day.
An old-time drug advertisement touts Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets to restore liver function, boost vitality, and ease indigestion. It promotes multiple products for stomach, colic, cholera, and diarrhea, urging immediate purchase from local drug stores. Bilious colic prevention is also advised with a double-dose warning.
Rail line notes timetable details for the Pennsylvania Limited with through baggage service to Atlantic City and New Jersey resorts. Eastbound daylight run from Pittsburgh via Alleghenies highlighted. Also mentions travel east via Pennsylvania Short Lines and contact address in Chicago. Community notices report Woodcraft ladies hosting a social with refreshments and dancing at A. G. H. hall.
Anaconda’s real estate market remains brisk with rising demand for both inside and residence properties. Notable sales include Eugene L. Kunkel buying cottages at Fifth and Pine for 2.6 and George Bartlett selling a Fifth and Oak street cottage for 1,800 to John S. Thornton. Local dealers report unprecedented rent demand and a tight housing supply.
Frank Tucker faces a day of mischief after a birthday sign in his store inflames the crowd. A rash of gifts and parcels follows, including an awkward bill that turns out to be cabbage leaves, as Tucker seeks relief from the ongoing joke.
The dispute between the B. A. and P. railroad and Central Labor Council of Anaconda over non union workers at Mountain View park was amicably settled. A committee spoke with Manager Dean who expressed friendship for organized labor. Plans for the Labor Day picnic will be discussed at the next meeting.
Yesterday afternoon Copper City and the B A & P ball teams met at Mountain View for an upbeat but error filled game. Spectators, including roasters and local figures, created a lively scene with witty jests while players struggled with fielding. The Woodmen of Butte may host a large picnic if favorable weather continues.
The article warns that many imitations of Peruna, cheaper catarrh remedies, flood drug stores. It argues substitutes often fail and that Peruna price is uniform, with responsibility on the druggist for recommending alternatives. It cites Peruna as the standard catarrh remedy trusted by many congressmen, senators, and the masses.
A young gentleman in golf knickers and a Woaw Wow shirt tries horseback riding through Anaconda. He falls after a freight train passes, suffers a rough tumble, and ends up in a ditch with colors running. He resumes riding home, lamenting the failed ride and preserving his pride.
Special correspondence notes Will Cotter sold a carload of horses to a Mr Johnson for Minnesota farms at an average of 87.50 per head. Arlington hosted a dancing party and supper, with foot races and sports on Sunday. Dr Howie drove his team on the Silver Sunday. Mill men John Potts and others hauled ore from the May lode, to be shipped before the Fourth. the mine has shipped before.
Capt Phil Greenan county clerk and recorder left for Helena with much of the county's record books to answer a federal subpoena in the United States v Philip Roe. The case reportedly involves timber land fraud probes tied to police transfers of timber lands to R M Cobban and thence to Senator W A Clark.
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