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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1907
Page
13
The Principal Branch Office of the Standard is at 28 East Broadway Butte. Telephone 422. Advertising rates furnished on application.
Two lines of pottery not on display since last fall. Cretona features a glazed surface with colorful vines and flowers. Nipur resembles metal with a bronze colored rough surface. Includes vases sardinières and umbrella stands suitable for indoor or outdoor decoration. Values range from
Four to twenty two dollar items will be reduced by one quarter due to space limits. The sale prices will be shown in a window on Monday at the store.
A string of visitors and arrivals in Butte includes J. E. Bower of Great Falls and Evan Harrington of East Helena at the Butte. Fares stars from Dillon and Helena guests at the Thornton and Finlen hotels. piano dealers move to larger quarters. local business notes include the Montana Transfer and Coal Co. office move and Crumline Co. auditing call.
New York on June 2 reports Upton Sinclair, the novelist, favors a frugal diet for a 28 year old man weighing 1386 pounds who works his brain. His menu includes water, prunes, a lamb chop or soup, a small potato, vegetables, bread, butter, pudding or custard, and light cereals with fruit. He suggests a light dinner at 12 30 and a simple supper at 6 p.m.
A telegraph strike delayed word from Oakland but a trainload of horses is en route to Butte for the meeting. Seven $1,000 stake races planned with entries including Bologna Seasick Crip and Ray Egan among others. The first race, Celebration handicap, is opening day, five and a half furlongs.
A sequence of horse entries with sire and dam lines, listing lard Gemmell chestnut gelding by Rubi con Ocusta BH L Wilson Tin Lock bay gelding by Carnagie Queen Foster M Craven Native Son Seven George P McNair Sir Briller Kenelworth stock farm Ethel Day gray mare by Faraday Ethel W F Walters Whiskey Kinz chestnut horse by Kantaka Geneva F Winters Van Nees black gelding by Loyalist Ada B J B Dunn Venter Vin eit brown gelding by Brutus Filena W Gardner Son.
New London June 22 Yale and Harvard oarsmen have completed five months of training and will regatta day on the Thames river next Thursday. Both crews are prepared and eager for the pistol start. Harvard's varsity eight shows refined form, Yale's boat has gained strength and near perfection. Experts deem the crews closely matched after the longest, hardest training period in memory.
A dozen club members shot through six inches of snow yesterday posting solid scores with events at 15 20 and 75 targets. Notable performances include Parsons and Hogan among others and George P Shanley with Dr Owen were elected to membership.
The Butte Reduction works baseball team returned last night from Dillon, their game with the Dillon club being prevented by the storm. Dillon will play the Reduction Works team in this city July 21. Dillon has formed a strong team under Eddie Hammond who has played in Butte. On July 3, 4 and 5 Dillon will play at Caldwell Idaho for 1000 dollars. A big sports program is planned for Caldwell on the Fourth including wrestling, prize fighting, and the Montana State band.
In Chicago on June 23 the National League game went to ten innings. Reulbach beat out a clean single to right scoring Hoffman, who had singled and stolen second. Final batteries: Reulbach and Kling for Chicago, Karger and Marshall for the opposition.
At Chicago on June 23 Cleveland defeated Chicago in an exciting twelve inning game. Final score shows Cleveland with decisive runs and strong pitching from Joss and McFarland. Batteries were Walsh and McFarland for Cleveland and Rhoades Clarke for Chicago.
Detroit won over St. Louis 2 to 1 in a regional afternoon baseball game. Scoring details and certain garbled text follow the main results with names including O’Connor and Killian among listed players, though some lines are unreadable.
No game yesterday due to snow. The Serv le series shows 2 hits for Butte, 1 for Seattle, and 3 games postponed. Aberdeen advances tomorrow for a six game slate. Spokane releases pitcher Klinkhammer who has struggled this season and signs three new players Gum from Portland Bender from Washington state college as change catcher and Rusty Wright from Denver once a top local pitcher.
A 14 year old named Louis Tomasen was playing with several teens on Parrot Flat when his revolver discharged as he attempted to reload. The bullet pierced his stomach and intestines, lodged in his back, and he was rushed to St James hospital with a fighting chance for recovery. John Gardiner, 31, was injured at the Speculator mine.
Benton River Press reports a special election in every precinct of Chouteau county on Saturday July 6 to decide if voters support a substantial tax increase to fund a county high school. The board of commissioners called the measure, aiming to fund a new educational institution mainly benefiting one area.
A customer retrieved a watch at Mayer's 22 West Park and learned the mainspring cost a dollar. Mayer insisted the store uses the best spring, offering a $100 reward if anyone proves otherwise. The shop added two repairmen to handle summer demand and invites customers to renew or redesign jewelry at fair prices.
A severe storm hit Columbia Gardens, killing several young robins and nearly freezing others. Manager Wharton says nesting robins suffered as adult birds could not dig for worms in the deep snow. He scattered wheat in bare spots to feed the sheltered birds and will continue feeding while snow remains.
George W. Potts, 48, longtime Missoula resident and local business figure, died in Butte yesterday of bronchial pneumonia after a brief illness. He had recently lived in Seattle and returned to Butte Friday, despite which the disease rapidly progressed. He belonged to several lodges including Missoula Aerie of Eagles, Laurel Lodge of Knights of Pythias, and reportedly Missoula Elks. affiliates await confirmation. Walsh and Giffin handled the body. a Missoula burial is expected.
Good weather is promised for St John the Baptist day in Butte as Frenchtown and surrounding areas join in celebrations. Visitors arrived for events including a $100 purse baseball game between the St John the Baptist society of Butte and an Anaconda team with lineups featuring captains and managers from both sides.
Adjutant Kuhn and Salvation Army members seek a legal, loving home for a week old baby boy left in their charge. Described as chubby with brown eyes and hair, the child is regarded as bright and deserving of a stable family. They hope for adoption in Butte, Anaconda, or other towns where the paper circulates.
A special meeting of the Butte miners union was held from 6:30 to about 9:30 last evening. At the end, union officers said they had nothing to reveal about any actions or the meeting’s purpose and declined to allow publication.
The report details officer Steinborn detaining E. Brown on vagrancy charges at 10 last night. Brown claimed a $25,000 theft from a Big Four cashier position in an Illinois town and described a rambling spree from Memphis to Butte with $24,000 missing after being robbed by two women. Authorities will review his tale as they investigate the case.
Owsley block advertises loans secured by real estate with interest rates of 8 10 and 12 percent. Call today to arrangement and discuss terms.
The author mocks the Montana railroad commission for issuing a summer coal supply circular. He questions how citizens can force a standoff with coal dealers while stocking up, arguing the commission would gain thanks from those who spend half the year paying for coal.
A River Press reader asks why an American citizen may freely sell livestock merchandise or admission to public entertainment yet cannot dispose of railway transportation once purchased. The writer notes the inconsistency in property rights and resale freedom for rail travel.
A New York man who married four spirit mediums faces an effort by relatives to have him declared insane. The relatives have reportedly paid for various fortune telling services at different times.
With editor's help the Meagher Enterprise argues the town's character reflects those who read and those who advertise. The piece notes advertisers shape the newspaper, influencing how the town is perceived.
In Butte a local grocer advertises daily selections with high quality goods and fair prices. The Ranch Butter is highlighted as extra nice quality at 20 cents per pound and sales staff are instructed to provide attentive service to every customer.
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