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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1905
Page
9
Decoration Day was set apart in 1868 to decorate Civil War veterans' graves and is a legal holiday in most states. We are closed all day to celebrate. Tomorrow expect hus tling bargains with two leading items highlighted.
Newspaper note promising a Wednesday tea promotion to prove value, inviting readers to try their teas as a one third better value claim. The readable fragment suggests a sales pitch without final details of the offer.
Cheap tickets to Pipe Stone Whitehall Deer Lodge and other nearby points near Butte attract fisher men and Sunday picnickers with affordable fares advertised among broader travel options.
A vintage ad notes no trouble or danger in buying tea coffee spices extracts baking powder and soda. It promises grocers will refund money if customers are not satisfied and urges trusting retailers with a liberal return policy.
The article lists imperial Russian ships including Borodino and Alexander III completed in 1904 with details on tonnage speed armor and armament, plus cruisers Demitri Donskoi Vladimir Monomach Svetland Jemtwhug and capital ships Orel Nicolai I and defense ship Admiral Seniavin, noting Kamtchatka repair ship and other vessels with crews and settings.
Deputy Game and Fish Warden Avare arrested four Japanese fishermen near Crabtree and Red Rock river for fishing without proper methods or licenses. The men paid fines totaling $130, adding to a prior $100 collected from earlier violators, all aimed at funding the war effort.
Owing to ore scarcity the Granite- Bimetallic Mining mill closed for a few days with a one week restart anticipated. Conductor A W Gray seeks treatment for a crippled leg at Missoula. L Waverly covers his duties. Memorial day services were held at the Presbyterian church with eight Civil War veterans in attendance. Mike Mungas resumes his new sawmill shipping lumber and mining timber to Butte and Anaconda. The Philipsburg dance added to the town’s social scene.
Last Friday evening a well attended alert raised a neat sum to be spent on baseball team uniforms. Joseph Hancock of Butte arrived Saturday to join Gannon Nell. Frank Davis of Drummond fractured his leg in a scuffle with his brother Homer Saturday night. Sheriff McDonald found sticks of giant powder fuse and caps in an abandoned shack near the depot, purpose unknown.
Trinidad Colorado May 29 Joseph Johnson convicted of murdering John H Fox in the local post office on April 8 was sentenced by District Judge Jesse G Northcutt to be hanged during the week of September 10.
Anthony O Malley 45 died after a trap door collapsed at the Gagnon mine causing a 20 foot drop. Coroner jury found no clear negligence and work continues. He lived at 815 Caledonia street with wife and two children. funeral pending East relatives.
Chicago reports David W. Ross of the Illinois Central named Panama Canal purchasing director. The role carries heavy responsibility due to vast supply needs and tariff concerns. Ross will relocate to Washington, with headquarters set after June 1. He rose rapidly from assistant to the second VP to head of transportation and purchasing for the Illinois Central.
Harry M. Adams, long with Oregon Railway and Navigation, will succeed John C. Eden as Great Northern representative in Seattle and likely be named assistant general traffic manager. Appointment to take effect June 1. W. A. Ross named traveling passenger agent for Great Northern Steamship Company with Chicago offices.
Virginia City May 29. Pursuant to orders, local G A R members attended Memorial services at St Pauls Elling Memorial church last evening. Only a quartet of veterans remained within city limits to respond as others from Frank Blair post No 6 were kept away by a windstorm.
Promises pure liquors and wines of extra age and best vintages. Sells beer by the case and spirits by the gallon or bottle. Claims top quality at about two thirds the price of cheaper dealers and emphasizes reputation built on the merits of the goods.
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