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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1903
Page
9
Butte Montana market promotes first class strawberries despite cold weather causing many to be unsellable. Lutey Bros emphasizes only first class goods and offers bananas cherries lemons tomatoes lettuce beans peas and more with price notes and bake shop items and a phone order option from Lutey Bros Butte.
Long tails greyhounds head to vent sunday at the West Side park with two stakes on the card. Open stake features top hounds like Grafton Northern Express Dexter B Might Be Keen May Be Kina Dorothy Belle and Parton debuting. Puppy stake includes Calamity Jane May Crawford Sara Dorothy Belle and Might Be Keen with Carector and Comstock making early showings. Admission is free and the running gets under way at 1 o clock with six prize tiers and a 24 day open stake draw result listed.
On May 16 the Northern Pacific offered weekend excursion rates to Pipestone Whitehall Lime Spur and Twin Bridges and more with Saturday and Sunday sales and Monday returns. Some trips include meals and lodging at Ravalli hotel with eight day limits and extensions possible through the Ravalli hotel manager. W. H. Merriman, Den's Agr, Corner Main and Park.
Seven constables face charges as the incident involving deputies is investigated. Welsh authorities allege rights were usurped during the clash. Local officials search for accountability and detail the legal actions underway.
A county attorney led a crackdown on deputy constables accused of impersonating officers without authority. Seven complaints target deputies including J J Deakin, arrested serving a summons in Justice Doran's courtroom. Hearings set in Doran's and Harrington's courts. Deakin and Hannan claim lawful deputization.
A narrator sketches street life in Butte with couples chasing a marriage license, horn polishing scams, and crowd antics near city hall. The piece notes Indians selling buffalo horn fakes, forecasts rough weather, and predicts a burst of Kodak sales as President Roosevelt visits, with locals remarking on spring grass and urban debris cleanup.
We pay freight. Reliable and prompt transfer jobbing storage. Office 13 West Broadway. W. J. Christie, manager.
If you want the best value for your money in a piano or an organ, call on Orton Bros., 219 N. Main street, Butte.
The store advertises 600 kinds of Brussels carpet at 42 cents a yard with extra heavy types and matching borders. Velvet carpets priced at one dollar per yard. Sales run this week.
Elmira Noyes sues W H Young and others over an estate dispute dating to before 1888. The jury in Judge Harney's court finds in favor of Noyes for $5,000 plus interest from May 9, 1898, with testimony detailing alleged concealed profits from the Corra mine and disputed debts. The case opened from family tensions, with transfer and assignment of claims among Price, Noyes, and others.
Mayor Pat Mullins calls Butte residents to observe a Roosevelt visit on May 27 1903. All businesses to close at 4 p m and remain closed. delivery wagons and teams to be taken from streets 4 to 8 p m.
Deputy U S marshal E D Elderkin and colleague George Faust depart Helena with three Chinamen for deportation. Government plans to send the men back to their homeland aboard a San Francisco sailing vessel leaving soon. The trio, unlawful residents, will be escorted to San Francisco to await departure.
On the president’s visit to Butte on May 27 the Northern Pacific will sell round trip tickets from points west of Billings and east of Plains and Iron Mountain including branches except Red Lodge at a single fare. Tickets are good for return by May 28. W. H. Merriman, Gen. Agent.
Plumbers union in Butte refuses to work for A. J. Walker over use of an electric thawing device to clear pipes. A union committee demanded a $100 fine and dismissal of his shop boy, which Walker refused. He states he remains in business at the old stand and is declared fair by other city unions.
A Montana retailer advertises a colored picture of the president and a welcome button for three dollars per day. Hawes' Montana Button House located at 122 West Mercury Street in Butte invites buyers to purchase these items.
The Western Stock and Grain Exchange has discontinued its office in the Pennsylvania block and offers its furniture at a bargain. For particulars call at their office in the Butte hotel. We are the only brokers receiving continuous market not three minutes after trade is made in New York. We also execute orders as the quotations are received. Western Union furnishes our quotations. C. W. Cockrell, local manager. Fraternal Brotherhood meets every Saturday night in Pythian castle.
The passage extols a skilled troupe performing a time tested comedy drama. It highlights their rehearsed stage presence and enduring appeal, suggesting a lively production with strong ensemble acting. The note emphasizes the ensemble’s cohesion and the play’s lasting popularity.
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