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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1905
Page
9
Real estate leaders plan aggressive advertising to attract outside investors. A two or more meeting program may include maps and pocket guides to Butte with statistics and folding maps for offices, rail hubs, and eastern cities. Local cash offers show home capital confidence despite weather hampering deals.
G A BE Olson aged 24 and W H Fritz aged 16 began a coast to coast bicycle tour from Butte heading south toward Utah. The pair plan an average of 40 miles daily through the coast and will travel into next year. Olson intends to write a travel book about their journey and impressions. They left quietly from the Standard office after a brief sendoff.
A lively New York vaudeville sketch features a bold comical woman in carmine gauze and a flamboyant stage entrance. The act includes a improvising professor, comic exchanges, and a boisterous finale that keeps the audience cheering. Orton Bros. advertises pianos and organs at 219 N Main St in Butte.
All Spanish war soldiers and sailors are requested to meet Lawton camp No 1 U S W V at Good Templars hall 42 West Broadway on Sunday evening May 28 at 7 o'clock and on Tuesday May 36 1905 at 9 30 am in uniform if possible to assist G A R in memorial services By order W E Davies Commander
County attorney officials state no new orders allow slot machines to resume, reiterating policy to close all gambling. They would prosecute strong cases against violators. Mills machines were shut and may be out of town. Saloons and cigar stores host various machines on a share or owner model.
Good Templars of Butte prepare for Grand Chief Templar Rev. Dr. Miller visit on June 2 and 3. He lectures at the Norwegian Methodist Episcopal church and at the I O G T hall. Butte City lodge No 14 has 30 years of continuous existence and pledges many to total abstinence. The grand lodge meets in Butte in August.
The Short Line sells 30 excursion tickets from Butte to Portland and return starting May 24 for 90 days with stopover privileges. Travel via The Dalles Portland either by rail or river steamer through scenic Hood River valley and Grande Ronde with views of Bridal Veil Falls and Mrs Hood and Adams. Send 4 cents for Columbia river folder. Office: 105 North Main Street Butte Montana. H O Wilson D F and P A.
Ed Trueman was found guilty of manslaughter and had sentence deferred to Monday. His attorney sought a stay citing double jeopardy and incorrect jury instructions. Charles Walter was acquitted of criminal assault, while F. H. Lewman received a two year term for hung jury influence.
Jack Driscoe, formerly of Butte, is reported dead from a mine accident in Winthrop, Cal. The Butte Miners' union learned of his death by telegram from Winthrop, but his past work in Montana remains unconfirmed as his name does not appear on local union records.
No special train Sunday May 28 due to unsettled weather. The service now starts Sunday June 4 with departure from Butte at 9 a.m. Return from Pipestone at 7 30 p.m. Fares are 1.00 to Pipestone and back and 1.50 to Whitehall and back. General Agent W H Merriman.
Short Line announces May 30 to June 2 excursion sales to California with round trips to San Francisco and Los Angeles at 50.00, and one way via Portland to San Francisco 51.50 and Los Angeles 61.00. Additional dates in June July August September offer San Francisco 51.50 Los Angeles 56.90 and Portland routes. Tickets valid three months with stopovers. reserve berths at 105 North Main, Butte, Mont. H. O. Wilson, D. F. &
Twin Bridges May 27. The smallpox scare in this vicinity is over. The Fuqua ranch, six miles from town, where the disease was found last week, has been released from quarantine after no new cases developed.
John M. Hardesty won a $6,000 verdict against Largey Lumber in Judge McClernan's court for injuries from a lumber pile collapse on November 19. The jury was not unanimous with 9 to 3 votes. The case will be appealed to the state supreme court.
An advertisement highlights low rates for small users and urges calling 500 or visiting the Tele phone building at 52 East Broadway for more information.
R C Whalen of the Northern Pacific Yardmaster title explains he was arrested in Helena for lacking rubber heels and disturbing the peace. He recalls the officer grabbing his leg and hoisting his foot like a horse, then taking him to jail. Whalen vows to wear feather beds on his feet next visit.
All barber shops stay open until 11 p m Monday and close all day Tuesday Decoration Day. Butte Barbers' Protective Union No 21 A L U appears in the notice.
The piece blends local weather quips with a long list of idle observations in Butte. It notes constant rain on Memorial Day forecasts and street scenes as residents cope with damp days while detailing a future civil service exam for a botany expert in seed and plant introduction.
All Modern Woodmen and visiting neighbors are urged to meet at the K of P hall on Tuesday May 30 at 9 o clock a m for the Memorial Day parade and to attend cemetery ceremonies decorating the graves of deceased Woodmen. By order of the committee.
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