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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
10
The Principal Branch Office on East Broadway Butte lists advertising gates for a Whedon application. Contact details include telephone 452 for the Butte Independent line 1.422.
We carry seven complete open stocks in silver fluted forks spoons and knives. Each pattern offers coffee spoons ladles and all fancy pieces. Two Rogers Bros 1347 patterns, two R. Wallace & Sons patterns, three World brand patterns from the American Silver Co. New and attractive, all in stock and shown in our window this week marked in plain figures.
Hight and Fairfield Company and Mayer buggies featured at Grady's. Numerous visitors arrive in Butte from Helena, Great Falls, Red Lodge, Basin, and other towns, staying at the Thornton and various hotels. Local events include trains to Pipestone Springs and Quartz Toration, with residents and guests from Montana towns and neighboring states mingling in summer plans.
Sutherland declared not guilty after a lengthy trial concluding yesterday. The jury found him not guilty of murdering James Kerr despite earlier allegations, with tears and handshakes as he left the courthouse. He testified that Kerr attacked him in a saloon quarrel over naval strength and a subsequent assault at a West Quartz Street rooming house. The defense cited lack of corroborating evidence and the state’s inconsistent charges, while the jury, drawn from local residents, returned a verdict of not guilty after minutes of deliberation.
Nearly all members support Rev J E Noftsinger remaining as pastor of the First Baptist church. After private messages urged a change, a public vote last Wednesday night overwhelmingly favored retention, with only six voting for a new pastor. Noftsinger, pastor six years, helped complete a new church building moved into last April. he is expected home from his vacation in about two weeks.
Mrs Murphy of San Francisco reports her presumed brother Thomas Morissey drowned June 4 after falling from a Rocker bridge during high water. The body found two weeks later in Silver Bow creek. She asks for relatives in California to confirm. Authorities doubt the drowned man is the brother sought. He was about 40. the other man 25. Howard
M. T. Forrest, president of Sheep Shearers Union No. 1 of America, announced the annual meeting will be held in Butte on July 29. The session will last several days and is described as the year’s most important gathering for West Coast shearers. Forrest says membership has nearly doubled in the past year and that the union’s financial condition is excellent.
A Seeing Butte special trip will depart from main hotels to guide visiting Shriners around the city. The route will include the smelters, chemists, island towns, and Columbia Gardens with a morning schedule. Sarah McDougal’s body was sent to Langdon, ND, by Richards. Mrs. Mary Murrish will be moved to the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. dole min for a 2 p.m. funeral led by Rev. S. A. Oliver.
Noted cantor H Jursky a prominent figure in the Jewish faith visits Paris and will conduct Friday night services at 8 oclock for Congregation Ardath Israelang and Saturday morning services at 9 oclock in the same location. The community expresses lavish faith and invites all.
The death of Marjorie Winwood aged 10 at 308 West Copper Street is reported with scarlet fever as the cause. The private funeral will be held at the family home this morning conducted by Rev. Lewis Duncan.
Missoula June 2. Englebane has announced a popular concert to be held at the courthouse square on Friday evening June 24. The event begins at 780 o clock and ends at Elite hall. Proceeds will fund uniforms and a dance follows.
Beattie Scottini, also Beatt, petitions to revoke probate of the will of his late wife Augusta Young Scottini. The will, dated December 28, 1907, leaves mining shares and other property to multiple relatives and provides a vault and a memorial, while Scottini seeks a third interest under the law. Estate valued around 7000 dollars with bank holdings and Butteran interests, pending divorce proceedings between Scottini and Augusta.
L W Borer, newly appointed superintendent of the Montana Children's Home Society, arrives in town for a few days. The organization, affiliated with the National Children's Home Society, places homeless children in good homes and plans a suitable home in Helena funded entirely by voluntary contributions.
A special Silver Bow Democratic club meeting will be held this evening in Judge Lynch’s fourtroon to finalize arrangements for the Bozeman convention. Several good speakers will be in attendance.
Mr and Mrs Raymond at the Thornton hotel are puzzled by the loss of a steamer trunk. They fear theft and have reported the matter to the police.
A fragment reveals a dealer offering diamonds with a reglet guarantee to buy back at 10 percent of par value, promising the lowest price to prevent theft. The text is garbled but suggests Mayer faces a sellback condition tied to a backrun scenario and security of value.
An advertisement claims Mayer offers high value for investments in diamonds and promises repayment at high rates. It guarantees lower prices than competitors for watches and jewelry, with a money back promise if not satisfied. The copy touts Mayer as having the largest inventory in the state and promotes a watch cleaning service and guaranteed buys.
Judge McGowan presided over a lengthy session as funeral duties reduced a second day of hearings. Key defendant Teter Faleyich, a Servien, faced gun and weapon findings after landlord dispute. Faleyich was fined $20 for carrying a revolver and knife. Witness Myrtle Day, accused of diverting funds from a railroad grader, pled not guilty with the prosecuting witness absent. Other defendants Boots and Prettyboy faced mixed outcomes with Boots acquitted and Prettyboy’s trial yielding unclear results.
Coroner Stevens plans a feature for the Car of States parade with each child dressed to represent a separate state. Four snow white houses will draw attention as two boys act out Civil War era play with two playing instruments. The plan includes recruiting from the Standard, with contact to arrange helpers.
H A Richards received a telegram stating his wife died suddenly during a visit to Portland Asia. He was traveling there to bring the body to Butte. They have three children Irving Margaret and Mia.
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