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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1913
Page
15
A West Park street delicatessen advertises a tempting display of roasts naiads preservas baked goods macaroni and many other dainty items in the store’s delicatessen department inviting shoppers to browse the varied offerings.
Mr Wharton, manager of the street car system, explains the pay as you enter plan emphasizes safety for the public and operators. Each car will be manned by two, with the conductor at the door ensuring orderly boarding and fare collection. Passengers should carry exact change. changes will be given as needed. The new cars roll out in May, with most lines converted by year end except Walker Ville and Centerville.
Members of Big Butte No. 254 Brotherhood of American Yeomen prepare for the state conclave at the Knights of Pythias hall April 1 to 4. Committees arrange train arrivals and delegate welcomes with a banquet and dance to ensure a memorable stay for all guests.
An unusually important sale offers 325 mens ravished coats, all new in tan or black with dotted effects, about half price at $15. The ad appears in the Curry County Oregon Telegram. A separate note reports a buggy accident near Bandon, Pete surviving a fall after hitting a chuck hole, and a later remark that Langlois and Lakeport dances led to poor fortunes for Langlois residents.
A Montana pioneer, previously in critical condition from cancer, reportedly recovered after a flaxseed treatment. Rod Leggat, who visited his brother in St Louis, said Colonel Butler resumed bank duties two days ago and feels well. The patient’s son Stanley accompanied him on the trip.
A famed early settler, Thomas Burton, arrives after years of mining in Twin Bridges and Alder Gulch. He recalls Montana before statehood when Idaho framed the territory, spoke of stampedes and early mining, and notes Burton may profit from mineral properties attracting capital.
A new law requires street railway lines to install independently operating brakes on all double-track electric or trolley cars by September 1 1913. Operators failing to comply face a daily fine of ten dollars per car, with a six month grace period after enactment.
The Butte Tennis Club will hold its annual election this evening at Willian Rolls's home in the Hennessy building. Plans for the coming season will be discussed as members, including many beginners, prepare for a longer season once weather permits. Officers retiring are Carl Howe president, W Giddings vice president, W B Toll secretary, and Fred Sundy treasurer.
Best at Mayer s. Making and repairing of fine jewelry a specialty at Mayer store. Mainsprings 1.00, watt canting 150.00 each with one year guarantee. It is foolish to pay more. Bee Mayer American Theater building 28 Went Park. Roy Murray won in Butte Monday on a business errand. Mrs Jerome Sharp and baby returned to Butte Monday after brief visit with Mr Sharp. I F Hunsaker and Miss Dell Hunsaker to Butte Sunday for Dell s appendicitis treatment possibly operation before returning to Dillon.
An unclear OCR item from Ayerett Washington dated March 14 appears to reference a crime at a high school and mentions names and events, but the fragmented text is unreadable. The report includes scattered phrases about a person linked to a hanging incident and a family, with multiple garbled words and likely missing context.
George and Charles Humphries will not be executed today due to Good Friday. Governor West postponed the sentence to Saturday March 22 after spiritual adviser intercession. They were convicted of the brutal murder of Mrs. Eliza Griffith near Philomath. Poulos Prantikos was hanged at San Quentin for the killings of policemen Charles Castor and Thomas Finelly in San Francisco. He broke from confinement three days earlier, shouting for guards to shoot as he climbed a steel tower.
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