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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1907
Page
15
One day sale features men’s suits from a domestic department at 9.40, originally 15. Includes Turkish towels at 6 1/2 cents each. Lot consists of single and double breasted suits in neat worsted fabrics, praised for fine tailoring and finish.
Over six hundred men s suits in two lots go on sale this morning with average savings of six dollars per suit. Prices compare to eighteen fifty and twenty dollars, sizes available, styles include single and double breasted in brown blue and black. Ample space and salespeople reduce delays. First choice advised.
A notable shoe sale offers about 2 000 yards of fabric? no, shoes. Fall and winter footwear cleared to make room for Sorosis home space. Prices range from 81.08 to 81.30 per pair, with men and boys, girls and women’s styles. Several brands mentioned including J & T Cousins John Foster & Co. and broken lines. About 390 pairs total.
A dramatic sale slashes prices on gloves, neckwear, socks and underwear in Butte as stock from 10c to $2 items goes at deep discounts. Names like Saranac buckskin gloves and Diamond M buckskin gloves appear among hundreds of items, with most goods reduced to a fraction of their regular cost.
The Montana state meeting of the Western Federation of Miners elected officers for one year and named an executive board including John C. Lowney of Butte. The convention will select a next meeting place, Likely Butte, and discussed labor legislation and support for George Pettibone during his imprisonment.
Frank Ely aged 40 died last night at Butte General Hospital from pneumonia. He was carpenter foreman for the British Butte company and lived in Butte for three years. Survived by his wife in Butte, his mother in New York, and a brother in Colorado. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
Frank Buckley was arrested after an altercation at a North Main street saloon. Officers Leduce and Eid O'Donnell seized a Colt revolver from Buckley’s hip pocket. Henry Brown was jailed for disturbance. Buckley to answer before Judge McGowan about the weapon’s presence.
The body of Mrs Ellen Harrison wife of William G Harrison was shipped to Fort Benton last night over the Great Northern. The funeral is set for this afternoon in Fort Benton where she will be buried beside her father who died there years ago. Mrs Harrison was a native of this city.
A catalog snippet lists assorted sewing notions and small household items with prices, including linen shoe laces 20c per dozen, needles 7c per 10, black linen thread 2c per spool, pins 10c, crochet silk 6c, mending wool, stationery 20c, paper napkins 12c for 25, mirrors 10c, pin cushions, lisle supporters 15c per pair, frill elastic, towel rings, shelf paper.
Two attractive skirt styles for women this season feature tailored designs in plain and fancy mixed fabrics priced at 3.75 and 4.95 dollars. Options include tucked and plaited models with trim and stitching, showcasing the season’s popular fabrics.
A small shop advertises a selection of toilet goods with limited prices. Hairbrushes in foxwood and walnut backs at 19 cents, camphor ice at 5 cents, Williams shaving soap at 15 cents, large cloth brushes at 19 cents, English silk sponges and large domestic sponges at 15 cents, fine whisk brooms at 10 cents each.
A catalog note highlights boys' school suits with straight knee pants in dark materials and new patterns. Prices listed at 1.19 per suit, with quick availability in the third floor display.
A longtime resident who state and lived nearly all of her life in Northern Montana has died. Her life spanned many local communities and she was known for her deep ties to the region.
A heavily crowded Great Northern passenger train leaving Helena for Butte collided with a runaway car from Clancy ten miles out, smashing the locomotive boiler head and injuring several aboard. The crash disrupted the return trip from aButte day at the state fair with passengers jarred and some knocked from seats. Harry Clifford, a Butte street crier, stood near a door as the chaos unfolded.
Witnesses describe a violent crash leaving one man with a smashed head and deep lip gash while others suffered lesser injuries. Emergency crews arrived as bystanders helped evacuate the scene and assess the damage.
Mrs Eliza Doyen of Anaconda is at the Finlen Dr J lu Blair of Bozeman is a visitor to Butte Charles Moore and wife are in the city from Boulder C A Crawford of Hamilton is registered at the Thornton T J Wilson of Philipsburg is registered Frank Hazelburger is registered at the Finlen from Great Falls Capt John Brannigan came up from his ranch near Melrose yesterday Mrs D P Lake came in from Whitehall last night and is at the Butte J S Eldred and wife of Deer Lodge are in the city guests at the Butte Andrew OBrien a prominent business man of Thompson Falls is a guest of friends in Butte George H Davis advertising manager for the Arm and Hammer brand of soda A L Powell general manager
James F. Bradford and F. Prince, both from New York firms, are in Butte and will depart for Red Rock Lake today for a two week hunting expedition.
Special Correspondence notes heavy snow in Red Lodge Carbon county harming late spring crops. Grain was not mature enough for harvest when snow fell, causing substantial loss and making future harvesting difficult after the snow recedes.
G W Jone of Red Lodge and W H Kegerrein of Sheridan Wyoming played ten checkers for the Montana Wyoming champions. Jone won four games Krein took two and two were drawn.
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