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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1907
Page
7
Butte bulletin notes advertising services available by appointment at 23 East Broadway. Contact Dranch Omica principal for details and scheduling.
Two lines of pottery not on display since last fall include Cretona with a glazed surface richly decorated in colors of vines and flowers and Nipur with a bronze color rough surface. They comprise vases jardinières and umbrella stands suitable for outdoor or indoor use. Values range from
A notice states items priced from four to twenty two dollars will be discounted by one fourth due to limited space. The offer will appear in a window on Monday.
A crowd of names and stops fill Butte notes as Hight & Fairfield announces piano returns from Orton Brow and several guests from Helena Dillon and Great Falls check into local hotels. Readers meet J G Lobb visiting Hast, J B Adams and J T Wedemeyer from the forestry service at the Thornton, and many others from Anaconda, Helena, Billings, and Kalispell.
New York writer Sinclair, a thin living novelist, lists a simple diet for a mentally taxing brain. breakfast includes uncooked prunes, a lamb chop, a vegetable, whole wheat bread, butter cubes, and fruit. dinner features bread and butter with rice pudding or fruit, plus uncooked cereal and fruit
Trains bearing twenty nine carloads of horses and jockeys head for Butte for a seven stake race meeting starting with the celebration handicap. Harry Stover explains delays due to telegraphers strike while weather, washouts, and late arrivals could affect schedule. Over 200 horses expected with mascots, trainers, and exercise boys.
A jagged OCR record lists multiple horses including chestnut gelding by Rul con Dousis and gray mare by Paradiy Euba, along with handlers and owners such as Ethel Day W F Walters and WV Gurdner. The fragmentary entry mentions several named horses and breeders with unclear relations and missing context.
Yale and Harvard oarsmen complete five months training on the Thames regatta eve. Both crews geared for the next day’s race with peak fitness and evenly matched form. Harvard shows improved technique while Yale remains strong, signaling a tense contest between top university crews.
Despite six inches of snow the gun club held a short meeting and logged solid records. About a dozen members participated with events at various distances, noting several top marks. Parsons, Killeenary, Hogan, Smith, Shanley, Dy and Owen were elected to membership.
The Bulls Reduction works baseball team returned last night from Dillon, their scheduled game with the Dillon club having been uneventful due to a storm. Dillon will play the Reduction Works team in this city July 2. Dillon, under Eddie Hammond, has a strong lineup. A July Fourth program in Caldwell includes baseball for $1,000, plus a wrestling match and a boxing bout. The Montana State band will perform.
In a tense Chicago game, Henebach pitched for a 10th inning victory with a stellar defense. Cincinnati erred twice allowing Pittsburgh to clinch the opener, while Pittsburgh edged Cincinnati in a rain-shortened rematch as Leever and Phelts stood out.
In Chicago on June 8 Cleveland edged Chicago 2 to 1 in a 12 inning game. Batteries were Waleh and McParland for Cleveland and Jase Rhoades and Clarke for Chicago. St Louis defeated Detroit 2 to 1 earlier in the day.
In San Francisco on June 2 the home team took both ends of a doubleheader. Batterymen Burns Williams led the offense while Los Angeles struggles continued. Nagle and Huger Janes provided key plays as San Francisco maintained the streak.
The fragmentary baseball notes mention the Briale series and players like Wink Hanmer and Weight, with references to Washington and Wortlands Bender. Details are unclear, but the piece notes pitching and lineup changes, including a catcher shift and a few named players.
A 11 year old boy, Joly Gardiner Porter, from 1429 Talbiot Avenue, was wounded when a revolver discharged during a crowd at Purvet flat lordisy terngon. The bullet entered near the navel, tore through the intestines, and lodged in the back. He arrived at St James Hospital with a painful but hopeful prognosis. doctors C H Hoyst and W Kingsbury treated the wounds, and his recovery is hoped for. The weapon was a cheap revolver. the boy’s father is a minor employed at the Silver Row mine. Also reported is John Gardiner, 41, injured at Speculator mine with a crushed foot, possibly to require amputation. A special election is planned in Chouteau county on July 6 to decide whether to raise taxes to fund a county high school, a proposal viewed as costly and potentially unnecessary for most residents.
A patron at Mayer's 29 West Park discovers his watch repair costs were quoted low, but the jeweler claims top-notch springs and workmanship. Mayer adds two repairmen in summer to handle repairs, remodeling, and new pieces at fair prices, inviting customers to bring jewelry for any service.
A quirky ad touts a large elegant clubhouse sandwich with a royal broiler boast for 256, contrasting asking prices of 800 and A850 and urging shoppers to choose value over rivals.
The article argues that establishing a county high school would levy tax on all Chouteau county property owners, forcing taxpayers in Chinook Traore and Fort Benton to fund two high school systems. It notes current state standards are being taught locally in Chinook Havre and Fort Benton and soon Harlem, with costs borne by local districts.
Manager Wharton reports Columbia Gardens houses robins that suffered in the storm. Nestlings were found dead or nearly frozen, while workers protected others. To help, buckets of wheat were scattered in bare spots and sheltered places to feed the birds and graveside colonies as long as snow lasts.
George W Potts aged 43 and longtime Missoula resident died in Butte yesterday from bronchial pneumonia after a brief illness. He had moved to the coast months earlier and spent four months in Seattle before returning. Potts was active in local lodges and a Missoula businessman. His body is in charge of Walah and Giffin and shipping to Missoula is expected tonight.
Weather chief Wharton forecasts clear skies for St John’s Day observance in Butte and Frenchtown with celebrations across Western Montana. A baseball match between St John the Baptist society of Butte and an Anaconda/Duke squad airs as a highlight with a $100 purse and lineups including William Page and Joe Lemire among many others.
The Salvation Army adjutant seeks a legally adoptive family for a one week old baby boy with brown eyes and brown hair. Described as bright and deserving, the child should be placed in a loving home within familiar circulation areas such as Butta Annrands or nearby towns. The army emphasizes a proper legal adoption within the same sound family.
A special meeting of the Brite Mines union near six thirty last evening ran until about nine thirty. Union officers said they hid nothing to report and declined to state the meeting’s purpose. They offered no public information about actions or outcomes.
Officer Steinhorn arrested a fugitive from Jessice who allegedly stole $25,000 and told a tale of prior rail work and a long bond with United States Bonding. The man claimed recent earnings, drifted from Tillroad town to Memphis and Butte, and boasted of a reward while detailing a cross country flight and missing funds. Authorities will investigate his claims after custody.
Owsley Brock advertises joining money for you on good real estate security at 5, 16 and 12 percent. Call today.
The Great Falls Leader mockingly asks the Montana railroad commission to issue a circular explaining how citizens can resist a standoff with the coal jester while coal supplies are prepared. The piece laments ongoing coal costs and seeks reader relief from summer to winter shortages.
From the River Presa a citizen asks why an American may not sell or assign railway transportation to the same person. He notes rights to dispose of livestock merchandise or admission to public entertainment, but railway transport faces a different restriction.
A Billings Journal note reports a New York man alleging insanity amid disputes over inheritance and fortunes. Relatives are cited as paying sums and selling assets as the case unfolds with no final resolution noted.
A town paper judged by its readers and advertisers alike, the Enterprise notes its community role are not swayed by town favorites. The publication emphasizes reader and advertiser influence in shaping local reporting.
Hennessy's Grocery advertises daily bargains in its Butte store underlines quality and dependable prices. It promotes butter molasses and baking goods, touting attentive sale staff and value across its grocery department.
A bulletin notes a round trip from Butte priced at 3.70 for travel starting this Baburony morning and extending to Monday night.
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