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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1909
Page
20
City officials convened in a special meeting in which three ordinances were approved. Alderman Emerson voted against one measure while others supported the package. The session focused on local governance and policy updates.
Preparations for the sixth annual interscholastic meet of Montana state high schools proceed in Missoula. Missoula high will not participate in contests this year under an agreement with the university. Nearly 150 athletic entries and 15 in declamation from 20 schools. Debating teams arrive for the opening ceremonies. City council passes ordinances creating a city engineer and a street commissioner and fixes salaries.
Prof J A Thaler announced electric day at Montana Agricultural College for May 14. Event includes big electrical show, art exhibition, 30 electrical engineering students pageant, wireless stations, X rays, Hertzian waves, mercury lamp demonstrations, electroplating, electrical poultry incubator, and free plating for visitors.
The contest offers thirty three prizes valued at 7240 dollars including eight Kimball pianos eight diamond rings eight scholarships at a local business college tight gold watches and a Mitchell automobile for the top voter across all districts. The prize list promises a splendid aggregation and entrants have ample time to join.
Mrs James Blacker, 57, longtime Radersburg resident and pioneer figure in Montana, died of heart failure last night in Radersburg. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at her home conducted by Rev George D King, with burial in Radersburg cemetery. Survived by husband two sons four daughters and a brother. children reside in Radersburg Idaho Seattle and Spokane.
A promotional note emphasizes that buyers do not know what is offered until they see clear advertising. It urges advertisers to present products plainly, highlighting benefits and prices to capture consumer attention and drive response.
Special Correspondence of the Standard from Deer Lodge Montana notes health trips and travel of residents including H A Smarr to Hot Springs and Edward McMahon Will Harris Jack McMahon and Warren Kelley to Seattle. It details gatherings at homes with Mrs N J Bielenberg Mrs George 8 Dygert and Mrs Ben D Lear and reports on the Floradora sextette and annual Arts and Crafts Society meeting concluding with club consolidation talks and piano selections.
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