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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1902
Page
7
The Principal Branch Office of the Standard is located at 21 East Broadway Butte with telephone 422. Advertising rates are furnished on application.
Butte items note numerous visitors and residents from Helena, Anaconda, Seattle and Salt Lake City. Pianos sold and serviced by Orton Bros and Montana Music Co. Local theaters, dentists, surgeons, and a marriage license are listed. Events include sermons, a charity meeting, and travel notices.
Francis J Laduck the 18 month old son of Mr William J Laduck died yesterday. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o clock from the family home 24 East Copper street in rear.
The feud between Hughes and Donohue escalates as Steven Hughes is arrested on a federal charge for mailing an obscene Valentine to Miss Lillie Donohue. The case, tied to prior insults at Columbia dance hall, is set for hearings before Judge Naughton.
The Mill and Smeltermen union marks the first anniversary of the eight hour day tonight at the Auditorium. Admission is free and the program includes welcomes, music by W. O. W. Glee Club, several addresses by M. P. Hagger ty Joseph Calloway J M Kennedy J J Quinn and F J Pelletier, performances by C C Garkell J McTaggart Trish, and a post event dance with George Wade presiding.
A reminiscence describes a late evening at a Rockefeller family Bible class where Mr. Rockefeller, eager to return home to his wife, gently urges his mother to depart after chatting with attendees. He jokes that meeting all members would delay her Sunday departure even more.
The Women’s Protective Union held its second grand annual ball at Renshaw hall with a large, orderly crowd and the best dancing of the year. The event showcased strong committee work and raised spirits despite poor weather. the union now includes over 40 working girls such as chambermaids and waitresses with Bridget Walsh as president and Kate Dillon as treasurer.
A petition seeks a franchise to extend the Moulton Mining company water system into Butte to serve Gagnon Street and Wyoming alley. An indemnity bond for 2000 in gold coin was required but viewed with caution, with the city asking changes before the next council meeting.
Teutonia lodge No 20 D H S honors Emil E Zschau with a farewell banquet before he departs for Helena to edit the Montana Staats Zeitung. Dozens commend his service as financial secretary, with speeches by Leopold Winterhalter Julius Stirn and others and a gold headed cane gift inscribed to him.
An Oakland man plants potatoes at his wife’s request and finds a silver coin then a silver half dollar. He pockets them, fakes a backache, rests, and returns to see his wife finish the work coinless, realizing she had been worked.
Policeman John Conlon tendered his resignation from the Butte police force and returned his badge. The move was expected as the city’s fiscal year ends, with Conlon planning mining ventures in Madison County and weighing a move from Butte. He leaves ranked seventh in arrests for the year with 129.
A branch of the Custom Clothing Makers' union of America has been organized in Butte. Officers elected last night include President W. E. Olsen, Vice President Emil Rohde, Secretary D. W. Symons, Financial Secretary Otto Egberg, and Treasurer Lizzie Kujala. The unit affiliates with the American Federation of Labor.
A telegram reports Silver Bow Oil Company pumped oil into California fields yesterday. The well produced 100 barrels in six hours.
Tonight at Columbia Hall on Granite and Arizona streets, admission is free for an evening of excellent music and dancing. Local venue promotes lively entertainment with accessible entry for all.
Mrs. Rockefeller, unable to attend with John D. Rockefeller Jr., served as substitute hostess at a Bible class reception at the Rockefeller clubhouse. The elder Rockefeller, described as hearty and unpretentious, prefers a warmer greeting than a simple handshake.
A company formed to develop the Jenny Dell and October claims near Eveline plans to open a paying mine. Eveline has yielded $500000 at 30 feet and ore bodies trend into Jenny Dell. 200000 shares authorized, 50000 offered at $1 for exploration. inquiries at 47 East Broadway Butte Montana.
A burning hall panic is averted when the stage manager reports fire and the chairman quietly announces an elocutionist Miss Winnie Wartleigh will perform Curfew Shall Not Ring To Night. The audience leaves safely, leaving empty seats as the danger passes.
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