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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1901
Page
8
A downtown caucus of Butte aldermen will decide who shall fill the city patrolmen posts for the coming year. The mayor and police heads may modify alderman suggestions. eight new men and four current members may be added amid broad reshaping of the force.
A crowd at the track saw Foster of Anaconda defeat Dundon of Michigan in a 75 yard dash by a clear two yards with eight seconds flat. The 50 yard dash between Johnson and Sherlock was postponed due to stake money not being posted. Talks of a Foster Grinrod match in Helena circulate amid local betting.
The Butte players practiced at the grounds yesterday after a day of good results and victories. They faced the Montanas in a friendly session, signaling a promising season ahead.
The memorial day committee in Butte selects W. H. Black as marshal with D'Gay Stivers of the Rough Riders as assistant marshal. J. H. Jackson will chair the memorial exercises and G. J. Henneberry leads Lincoln post. Orton Bros. advertises pianos and organs at 219 N Main St.
Eye specialist Dr Dodd offers free examinations and glasses fitted at moderate prices from his office above 48 West Park Street.
One mile this side Nine Miles House the resort opens to the public offering bar and dining room service. Finely furnished rooms for parties and a free dance hall and boating with good stabling available.
A comic scene unfolds in the Thornton hotel lobby with Fat Jack the hack driver and Colonel W. F. Sanders as a pompous traveler maneuvers to hire a cabman. A sharp-eyed clerk and a hat tipped staircase set the tone for a sly exchange as a dealer hawks men’s undergarments at Hennessy’s.
Tuesday evening event by Miss Scott with assistance from Miss Voltz Mr Thomas and Mr Doering. Admission 0c. Local notice announces a community concert at Mountain View M E Church with listed performers and free admission.
The jewelry stock bought by Tuttle- Greene company at 125 N Main Street is sold at auction with astonishing bargains. Chairs are reserved for ladies and sales run daily: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day.
Richard H. Thomas died yesterday. Funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. from the family home at 6 Colusa Street Meadvill e.
Earl Richards, 16 months old, died yesterday. Funeral from the family residence at 1222 East Galena street will be held tomorrow at 12 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. J. Richards are the parents.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cocking aged 57 4 years died yesterday. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p m from the residence of her daughter Mrs. Alfred Bunt in Fast Butte.
Butte Rod and Gun club members posted solid scores at their weekly shoot on Boulevard addition grounds. The event served as final practice before the state tournament in Great Falls starting May 17, with three events tallying top marks and notable performances by club shooters.
Rheumatism Brights disease and kidney troubles are relieved and cured at White Sulphur Springs Baths free to guests at hotel Leber and Berger proprietors.
T L Richardson of Great Northern, from Great Falls, praises the new fast refrigerator service Seattle to St Paul. A California fruit shipment recently arrived in under 70 hours, about 28 mph, showcasing the locomotive cars’ speed and strength. M L Jamison of New York cites Russell Sage predicting a new Black Friday amid Wall Street turmoil.
The piece contrasts fears of a Black Friday style crash with optimism among young Wall Street operators and speculators. It also notes Montana railroad conductors attending a national railway convention in St Paul and St Louis business leaders pursuing a world fair, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, to be held in 1903.
The blind phrenologist Professor Cooper has met with great success in Butte City and will deliver four additional lectures starting Monday May 13 at the corner of Mercury and Jackson. Admission and seats are free, with a collection taken. The Monday lecture is titled Self Confidence as a Factor in Success and promises entertaining and practical guidance for all ages.
An advertisement compares ringworm and dandruff as parasites, stating the dandruff germ harms hair roots and causes baldness. It promotes Newbro's Herpicide as a product that kills the germ, relieves itching, and leaves hair glossy, available at all druggists with no substitutes.
Ladies praise a Paris manufactured remedy for painful and irregular menses. The ads claim the tablets remove obstructions regardless of cause. Sold by PD. M. Newbro Drug Co. in Butte Montana as sole agents at $2 per box by mail.
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