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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
5
A local ad promotes hollow handled cutlery in medium and dessert sizes in silver plate, with a seamless plain plump handle pattern selling at six dollars per dozen. It also lists fancy patterns from ten to twelve dollars per dozen and Rogers Bros 1847 solid steel handles at three dollars and twenty five cents per dozen.
The item lists Coal and wood dealers in Grady's and Helena visitors, names from Helena, Livingston, Garnet, Anaconda, and Butte visiting the Thornton and other local spots. It notes new births, theater show changes at the Orpheum, dining options at Purity Cafe and Chequamegon, and marriage licenses issued for several couples in the region.
At a Butte Driving association meeting in the Pennsylvania block the club presented President Emery with a gold chain and a diamond horseshoe charm. He expressed appreciation for the gift as the group closed its business for the season.
A party of top railroad executives led by Howard Elliott and James Hitt arrives by a special Northern Pacific train in Butte for a brief visit. The group includes James J. Hitt, George T. Maris, Louie W. Hill, and others as they travel from the West after attending the North Bank Road opening in Washington.
J D Cath and W W Owens were seized in Butte by Sheriff W K Savage after a reported assault on a Miles City saloon. They allegedly caused $1,000 in damage by breaking glassware and fixtures and fled on forged passes toward the Northern Pacific line.
Warden Frank Conley at Deer Lodge notes Pek Manning aka Reckman has five penitentiary terms and a history of bold crimes across the Northwest. Investigations link him to forged checks tied to contractors on the St Paul railway, with losses estimated between 47000 and 8000 dollars. Manning identified in Wallace Idaho after letters in his trunk implicated Billy Langdon of Butte. He previously escaped from a Washington state prison and was pardoned after a Deer Lodge arrest, with further forgery charges and suspected crimes in Idaho and the region.
The second show at the Broadway theater surpassed the first with lively performances. Royal Minuet featured Fair Ballier and a long cast including Newton, Driscoll, Kennedy, and May O Flynn. The Vestal pageant followed with Miss O’Flynn as high Priestess and Lonwood as high priest, ending in a grand curtain fire display.
Thieves looted the Leonard Hotel room of Mr and Mrs John Goodall securing two bracelets a small gold crucifix a gold chain and a diamond ring hidden in a hair rat valued about 200 It appeared the burglars escaped via the window after Mrs Goodall found the door locked and the coin suspects believed they were tracked but fled before capture.
RouyDs-wee James T rounds a ticket agent for the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railroad and Miss Gertrude Meoke were married yesterday morning at the rectory of St Josephs church. The couple will reside on Mary avenue with Mr and Mrs Oehtle hosting a wedding supper last evening. The bride is daughter of Mrs and Mrs McGuire of South Omaha. The Ladies Aid of the First Baptist church will meet in the church parlors for regular session with reports and business.
A jury found Conductor Arthur J Beers death resulted from a slight collision on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line near Newcomb Montana. The accident sent his caboose off the track and Beers under the wheels. Limited blame was assigned as the other train could not be seen due to snow and a sharp curve.
At Mayer's 22 West Park a range of elegant detachable handle umbrellas is promoted. The design allows swapping handles for travel or occasions, with theater funeral sports and day use options. Prices quoted from 350 to slowest price for some quality. Money back offered.
A fragment notes Montana Optical Company located at 22 West Park, in Mayer's store, indicating a small business listing or shop presence within the Mayer establishment.
Bond for each remains not less than 2000 dollars as authorities pursue murder charges tied to the Mike Henry Railroad Saloon slaying. Prisoner isolation continues in the county jail while Wooneine odgers in custody. Barrett's lip swelling hinders speech during visits.
Headburg alleged he was robbed at the Stockholm saloon on 14 South Wyoming. He smashed windows with rocks, creating a wrecked barroom before police restrained him. A $10 note and other items were found on him during a pocket search, and he claimed proprietor Charles E. Miller robbed him. Headburg denied satisfaction after the dispute and was led away by officers.
Special Dispatch reports superintendent F S Couley coordinates an agricultural extension program for Montana high schools. Lectures by the agricultural faculty will cover vocational agricultural science topics at no cost, with sessions in groups of two to six. Early applicants included Forsyth, Kalispell, Havre, Great Falls, Helena, Stevensville, White Sulphur Springs, and others.
George R. Metlen of Dillon, in charge of the Lima irrigation dam project, reports progress and delayed valves as 25 teams and 75 to 100 men work on concreting and blasting a spillway. The dam will store Red Rock river floodwaters and supply ranches in Tieav head valley during dry periods. Dowling, Basin mining figure and former Jefferson county legislator, visits Butte after a large Democratic majority. Northern Pacific eyes a Yellowstone crossing near Glendive. a sounding boat recently capsized but crew rescued and machinery recovered. Investigations continue on the Yellowstone river bottom with a more substantial boat used.
United States District Attorney Lawler sought to introduce evidence in the government’s case against C. Lillis. He alleged Lillis built 35 miles of fencing and claimed ownership of 3000 acres of government land to secure all holdings. The charges relate to alleged fraud dating to 1908 in the Cancun District, with limitations bars further prosecutions.
Special dispatch from Bozeman reports a fire at the home of Mrs John Kent on Eighth avenue South this morning. All the winter garments of Mrs Kent and her family were burned. The origin of the fire is not known. The damage is described as small.
The Northwest Texas Methodist Conference opened with strong resolutions today mourning ex Senator Carmack of Tennessee. He was described as dying a martyr to the cause of prohibition and civic rights.
Reno November reports show Chinese residents photographed amid destroyed homes, left homeless by city action in four feet of snow. They sent the images and a petition to the Chinese minister in Washington urging restoration, after agents failed to secure aid from the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Society. Local officials deny violent expulsion and note no recent snowfall.
Special Dispatch reports Tillings, a Burlington freight conductor, was thrown under the wheels of Mistal yesterday. She died today from injuries suffered in the accident.
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