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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1902
Page
7
The Principal Branch Office of the Standard is at East Broadway Butte Telephone 422. Advertising rules furnished on application.
Butte brief notes list piano tuners and stores, visits from Helena and Great Falls, hotel registrations at the Finlen, new licenses and births, a marriage license, entertainers due at Suttons, and local official movements. Notables include Dr. Hanson, customs collector Charles Murray, and racing official Robert Curran. Local happenings touch on funerals, tours, and mining claims near Sand Creek.
Late last night a fire swept the engineer Charles Allen's home near Crystal Springs four miles from Butte. The infant daughter was asleep inside as guests and employees fought the blaze. the interior was gutted and furniture ruined. The infant suffered facial burns but is not in danger. The parents and child were brought to Butte and sheltered with friends.
John J. Shea shift boss at the Never Sweat mine fell from the 1800 to 2000 foot level at about 10 PM. His death was immediate after his head was crushed on striking the sump bottom. He was about 42, a Butte resident, married with seven children. An inquest is set for 7 PM at Montana undertaking.
Striking hoisting engineers who left at Anaconda and Parrot mines have called off the walkout and are ready to resume work under old terms. New men have filled positions, the Stationary Engineers union disavowed the stoppage as a contract breach, and management plans to keep competent new hires until vacancies appear.
Furnished rooms offered in a stylish block above Lewis' Dry Goods Store. Described as the handsomest in the city with elegant decor and pleasant accommodations for tenants seeking in town lodging.
The Pee Lee volcano eruption from last Saturday flows lava two miles from St Pierre Martinique destroying the Guerin factories. About 150 people are reported missing and a great panic grips St Pierre as residents flee the area.
Investors are told a company secured the Jenny Dell and October claims west of Eveline, aiming to open a paying mine. Eveline has produced $500,000 at 300 feet, ore bodies trend into Jenny Dell. The firm, formed for development, has 200,000 shares, 50,000 offered at $1 for exploration, with details at No 47 East Broadway Butte Montana.
Preparations underway as Butte readers read of high scores by Perham and Kitto in Thornton alleys. Perham posted 256 in one game and 228 for Kitto, with team averages strong. A four game series saw the picked team triumph, signaling depth for an all American squad next fall. Philadelphia common pleas court enforces injunctions on La JOIE Bernhard and Fraser, requiring $500 security each as superseders until final settlement.
In Bordighera, Italy, Margaret Taylor and her aunt Miss Clara Taylor were located. Governor Nash and Prosecutor Hoffheimer plan action with the state department for speedy extradition. The case ties to an indictment against Clara Taylor and her mother and sister, with Mrs. Taylor's reprieve not expiring until June 10. A Margaret Taylor fund supports investigators and some call for the father to accompany officers to prevent misidentification.
Leonard Gray an 11 year old boy son of John Gray of Little Chicago was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Lennihan on a warrant from Justice Safford charging incorrigibility. The complaint filed by James Heaney of Little Chicago prompted the action and a district court hearing is set for tomorrow morning.
Special dispatch reports Octave Lemire, a well known stockman from St Peters, left Great Falls with his family for his former home in eastern Canaan seeking a location best for his children's education and permanent residence after 35 years westward migration.
Montana officials project a strong season with at least 400 horses arriving from California and up to 800 overall as Jockey Club plans training and racing setup in Butte. Key figures include Rob Curran assistant racing secretary and selections of Murphy, Tozer, and Chinn to run the meet.
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