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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
7
The Principal Branch Office of the Standard is at 21 East Broadway Butte. Telephone 422. Advertising rates furnished on application.
Butte current notes list Fred Orton and others in town for piano work and tuners from Montana Music Co. Several visitors from Anaconda, Helena, Deer Lodge, and Billings are noted, along with legal and business mentions. The articles cover hotel status, remodeling after a fire, and city contracts with power firms.
Appointed judges and clerks for the upcoming municipal election are urged to notify the city clerk promptly whether they will serve. Some have accepted and some have declined, but many have not yet signified their intent.
Mrs Johanna O Connor aged 83 died peacefully at her son M D P O Connor’s home 924 Jefferson street Butte Coroner found no funeral was planned but arrangements likely for the next day The death was attributed to old age Her son a miner at the Anaconda mine found her unresponsive after an early morning rush to wake her She was born in Ireland 1819 and had lived in Colorado and Butte with her family prior to her death She left a daughter Mrs James Kavanaugh in Michigan and a son surviving, with several other relatives referenced by the article Orton Bros piano organ ad appears at the end.
Michael J. Burke longtime Silver Bow county leader dies at his Centerville home after a lingering illness. Born in Ireland 35 years ago he served in the Union army and was a former state legislator and timekeeper for Anaconda company mines. He leaves a wife and seven children. funeral arrangements to be announced.
Silver City Hive No 3 calls all members to the funeral this afternoon at 1 o clock at 428 Mullin street Cen terville for Lady Sheehan's son. The group will meet afterward at Scandia hall South Main street to plan its first meeting on March 14 led by Emma McLeod and Marie Steinbern.
Four members of the state board of education visited the School of Mines yesterday and at 4 o clock began the trip south to Dillon for a visit to the state normal. The delegation included W W Welch J M Evans J G McKay G T Paul and C R Leonard, all praising the institution.
A report notes the school’s facilities are in excellent shape and outlines favorable progress by students since they entered, highlighting steady improvement and positive comments from observers.
Police seek additional suspects after a breakout theft at the Emma mine machinery room. Brass and copper worth 30 dollars stolen Tuesday night. entry appeared forced and workers could observe the area. The bold nature of the theft raises concerns of additional accomplices.
Coroner's Jury rules John Crum died of starvation in a Willow Creek cabin near Garrison after a decade of solitary mining. Crum had killed four bears years earlier in a fight and lived frugally, with only 5 cents and coffee found in his cabin. His burial is planned for Deer Lodge. funeral notices for Patrick Sheehan and William Salskey appear in the same dispatch.
Last evening's labor party primaries drew light attendance and produced no changes to the delegate list from Tuesday's caucuses. The convention is scheduled for Saturday to confirm selections.
Yesterday the city free employment office recorded 29 male applicants and 5 female applicants, bringing totals to 101 men and 27 women. Four positions were filled, all by women.
Washington March 12 authorities stated the president has not named any negotiator for the sale of the friar lands in the Philippines to the United States. The matter is under consideration and a conference with Governor Taft is to be arranged before full discussion.
Special Dispatch reports Thomas Ross named postmaster at Absarokee. Lawrence R. Fortune of Helena appointed special laborer in the Navy Department as of March 12.
The Butte Women’s Club held nominations for the year ahead with March 26 as the election date. Candidates for president and other offices were listed, though final selections may shift as two week posting and possible withdrawals occur. Also noted is the funeral for Mrs. Charles Beaulieu with services on Nine Mile Road and at St. Patrick’s Church.
An advertisement from Northwest Coal Co at 29 East Granite promotes fine dry slab wood. It claims the wood is superior for range or heater and urges readers to try it, implying preference over other woods.
In Tacoma Washington March 12 a majority of Montana and Colorado labor groups voted to affiliate the State Federation of Labor with the American Federation of Labor rather than join the new Pacific Coast Labor Federation. Western Central Labor Union of Butte leads earlier campaign, while Daniel McDonald promotes the coast plan. Referendum ends March 15 with overwhelming support for AFL alignment.
In Glasgow on March 12 the Schufelt murder case moved to secure a jury after the regular panel was exhausted. Sheriff prepares a special venue for examination tomorrow morning as witnesses, including cowboys and sheepmen, may scatter across the state. If all proceeds, the May term may not require a jury.
District court authorized Receiver E T Wilson of First National Bank Helena to sell to L C Alexander for 7500 the bank s interest in the Josephine and Gus Nelson patented ore claims in Jefferson county and the Marshal claim in Powell county. Alexander had a bond for 8000 but royalties expired Jan 1 and he now offers 7500, which the comptroller of the currency recommended accepting.
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