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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1903
Page
12
To-Day at Kennedy's unveils carpet deals with low prices per yard and selections across patterns. Rose velvets and Stinson velvets feature discounted rates, offering broad choice at values described as among the most tempting bargains in a retiring sale of goods.
A fragmented advertisement details carpet price drops and promotions with various regular and sale prices. Mentions patterns such as borders to match and mentions of inlaid carpets with future price reductions. The text is partial and contains several pricing changes and marketing phrases.
A Butte editorial laments vandals among youth who break windows in vacant houses using rubber flippers. It notes Southern district houses as favorite targets, discusses concealment from police, reform school mentions, and compares local vice to London and New York. It ends by listing Herrera Fredericka contest ticket prices for Friday night.
An unusual railroad yard incident occurred on Northern Pacific tracks on Aluminum Street yesterday morning. A switcher detached a string of cars, and an end car rolled free, crossing Utah Avenue and over streetcar tracks before stopping against a building. No injuries or damage were reported, and a streetcar had just passed the area moments earlier.
A restless day in Butte featured gusty winds shifting from calm to severe, with two inches of snow blanketing the wardens before melting as sun rose. Cold conditions lingered, a Chicago forecast calling for continued frigid weather.
A vivid review describes Are You a Mason7 as a big comedy hit at the Bros Way theater. The play features Mason characters delivering sharp impersonations that delight masons and non masons alike, with bright acting and amusing situations.
A string of hearings and preliminary examinations in Mile area justice courts were continued to later dates. Mrs Addie Paver’s examination for the alleged shooting of Michael Keating was further continued to today at 2 o'clock to allow witnesses who had been out of the city to appear. The prior evidence was summarized in yesterday's standard.
Justice Harrington heard a demurrer in Walkerville 10 on malicious mischief charges against W P Coyle for threatening a Chinaman with a vegetable garden issue. Coyle's demurrer was overruled and a hearing set for Tuesday at 2. John T Murphy, alias Swede, faces a worthless check case. hearing continued to next Thursday at 1. Alfred Seadorf, known in South Butte, held on alimony charges for seven children with bonds set at 200. tomorrow hearing at 10.
William McGee a Silver Bow rancher and Annie Morris a Waterloo native wed quietly at noon before Justice John Doran. The couple, unaccompanied by a wedding party, were witnessed by Mrs. McGee and an attorney. Tickets for Herrera Fredericks sale open Wednesday at 10 am in Waterloo Silver Bow.
Special rail fares listed for San Francisco and return at 50 dollars and Los Angeles at 60 dollars. Travel via Guten Vian or Portland Oregon with May 13 to 19 sale window and return until July 15. Inquiries to 105 North Main Street Butte. H C Wilson General Agent. Herrera Fredericks contest.
Paris reports in Liberté a series of interviews about King Edward VII’s visit to France. A republican deputy foresees the meeting nudging France Britain and the United States toward arbitration as the regular method for resolving differences. A vision of Hague’s future palace and Europe’s evolving diplomacy is floated, while doubts arise about French faith in British assurances.
An account recounts Brig. Gen. John A. McAusland’s Confederate attack on a blockhouse near Martinsburg on July 3 1864, with Capt. N. Westbrook and fragments of the 135th Ohio volunteers making a final stand before a six gun battery forced surrender. The piece blends veteran recollection with a medicine advertisement praising Dr Williams Pink Pills for rheumatism and nerve disorders, citing anecdotal cures and blood cleansing claims.
A well known physician on West Park street reported gunfire at his home late at night. Officers arrived after ringing the doorbell and entering with the homeowner in a robe. They learned burglars were inside and that one had assaulted him. No further details or action were disclosed.
Special Correspondence reports Dillon May 17 as the new city council meets with no police appointments. Mayor White says Chief F I Stone will hold over for at least a month while several applicants contend for the post. Edwin Norris is reappointed clerk and attorney. W V Kingsbury remains health officer. Waterworks committee named Biel French Wolf. others include Eliel French Graeter Etrocts. New licenses discussed as Eliott Brow plan a steam laundry in Dillon and a building will go up beside Beaverhead stable. Two electric companies may operate here as Thad Avery Jr orders electrical gear in Chicago. Thunder Mountain developments attract Beaverhead residents and J Snow named superintendent for Mr. Shaw. Excelsior mines at Bannack eyed for summer work. Emerson Hill inspectors have sworn in office.
Deer Lodge aims for a gala Arbor Day on Tuesday May 12 with school programs in the morning and a grand field meet and ball in the afternoon if weather permits. The public school baseball team plans an Inter Mounts game in Butte Sunday. Page also notes attorney C Smith’s move to Lewistown and Ophir No 3 mining claim developments.
Robert G. Eberle arrives from New York to manage Mrs. Campbell's company replacing the former manager who moved to Frohman attractions. A veteran of the California stock company era, he is hailed by John Maguire as the aristocracy of the stage and will lead a roster of seasoned actors and stage staff in Butte.
The Presbyterian assembly in Los Angeles and the National Association of Master Plumbers in San Francisco team with the Northern Pacific Railway to sell excursion tickets from Butte to San Francisco and return for 80 dollars. Tickets go on sale May 19 to 38, are good for return until after the convention, and promote travel through Washington’s fruit orchards aboard the Northern Pacific Limited. For full details write WH Merriman, General Agent, Cor Main and Park, Butte, Montana.
The Philipsburg and Granite city councils met on Monday with the induction of two newly elected aldermen D. Meleod and Frank J. Wilson. All former officers were unanimously confirmed, and the mayor appointed, while the board also reappointed current staff, including teachers for the coming year. Local visitors and mining figures noted, with various community notices and a solar eclipse briefing from German infantry sergeants.
A monument designed by Adame and SOC of Lexington Kentucky will be built of Barre granite and bronze, standing about three feet high. It features a bronze figure of the late governor in a speaking posture.
The advertisement extols Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as the supreme antiseptics for female health detailing benefits for mucous surfaces blood and circulation. It claims rapid relief from itching displacements irregularities and lists beauty skin and nursery uses with economy and proven purity.
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