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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
12
Orton Bros announces a closing out sale of piano and organ stocks in Butte at 219 North Main Street. Over half the stock has sold with deals on new pianos from 197 to 163 dollars and shop worn instruments at half value, all with easy payment options. sale ends Saturday October 4.
The Anaconda mines including Anaconda St Lawrence Never Sweat High Ore Green Mountain Diamond Bell Modoc Wake Up Jim will be drained via the High Ore shaft now at 2300 feet. Pumps total four at 1000 1600 and 2200 feet with an 80 to 96 ton sump. A water tunnel near Leonard mine channels water away. Montana Gold Mining to ship 2000 sacks of high grade ore to Colorado smelter and a copper plant relocation follows.
City Treasurer Calkins reports September expenditures and cash positions. Street Department and Street Commissioner McLaughlin detail total outlays for labor teams sweeping paved streets sidewalks grading crosswalks and street boxes, with sums totaling several thousand dollars and cash on hand balances shown.
James H. Lynch, chair, calls county democratic convention to meet at the Grand Opera House Butte on October 2 1902 at noon to finish unfinished business and handle any authorized matters. Attest secretary P J Gilligan.
Three county conventions in Butte weigh fusion among labor populists anti Democrats as Heinze and United Copper loom over the district judgeship. Labor party demands a large share of offices and control of the sheriff choice while opposing graft fears and principled splits threaten the deal.
Toledo bride Mrs. J W Newton travels with Sheriff Jonny Newton to Philadelphia to reclaim prisoner John Hogan aged 61 charged with defrauding feed dealers. The couple, on their honeymoon, handcuff Hogan aboard the 4pm train back to Toledo after delivering him to detectives.
The regular convention of the Labor Party of Silver Paw County will reconvene at the Auditorium on Thursday October 3 1902 at 2 oclock p m to complete the business as set forth in the official call. William Walsh Chairman R A Pelkey Secretary.
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