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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1913
Page
10
Anaconda Copper Mining Company reports April copper production at 23,800,000 pounds, including Washoe and Great Falls smelters, with East Butte smelter at 1,400,000 pounds. District output reaches 35,250,000 pounds, up over March by more than 1,000,000 pounds.
Chicago May 6 The prospect of a record winter wheat crop sparks a market drop with May wheat at 89 to 90 cents, corn and oats down, and provisions slipping. Lower cables and expected government data weigh, while heavy selling in lard weakens the entire list. Hog receipts noted at 16,040 and prices lower.
Butte employment offices seek laborers and cooks with wages listed. Market reports show cattle and sheep receipts with mixed prices, wool prices steady to weaker, Western steers and calves valued, and domestic wool trading activity described as limited with new wool arriving. Glendive dated May 5 notes a local medical figure.
Local branch offices including Butte uptown and Walkerville await Standard ads at one cent per word. Telephoned forwarding to the Standard office ensures prompt publication. Listings cover Butte West, Butte East, South Butte, Walkerville, and Centerville with drugstores and addresses.
A compact line focused notice notes daily and monthly timelines for a column. It records names and dates tied to a cross reference, urging adherence to a spotted schedule without extraneous details. The item reads like a brief public notice in a historical column format.
Jefferson county Montana invites sealed proposals by June 2 at 1 pm for building a dormitory at the county poor farm. Bids must include a 5 percent certified check, address to the county board, and be submitted to the county clerk by the due time. The board may reject any or all bids.
Multiple classified items include a stock of groceries and furnishings in a cement block building at Toston Mor with inventory valued and sale within 39 days. Also seeks insurance office positions and labor with wage offers and a suicide incident reported in Butte area, detailing a man aged 27 who shot himself at his home, survived by wife and baby.
A mixed sale notice lists two room frame houses on two acres with a stable and incubators, several four room frame homes on various streets with prices from 100 to 2680, and a six to seven room model in northwest close in. Also advertised is money loaned at low rates by Bailey Loan and Realty Co and a nine acre ranch for sale including teams, cattle, houses, barns, and farming equipment with contact at Gagnon in Owsley block.
Classifieds seek male helpers skilled in repair, electrical, civil engineering, surveying, tailoring, ranching, farming, and general labor. Opportunities offer room and board, good wages, and occasional training. Listings include National School of Engineering in Los Angeles, standard office circulator, and multiple local employers in Butte and nearby towns.
A garbled classifieds snippet lists items for sale including cabbage broccoli cauliflowers and cheap livestock or supplies, a taxi in good condition for under half price, a six cylinder automobile and spare parts, safes oak partition and a pedigree dog weight around 1100 to 1300 pounds, plus a 5 passenger Cadillac auto repair and a domestic helper seeking work. Also a responsible position sought by a young man with cashier banking and real estate experience.
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