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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1900
Page
11
Northern Montana Office of the Standard is located in the Bach Cory Block Great Falls opposite the Park Hotel Advertising rates furnished on application.
In Great Falls on Oct 14 Charles Stansfield Jr 16 with two Butte escorts was arrested at the Grand hotel for lavish spending on two women. He carried 1800 dollars, later 105 in cash, while the women produced 420. His father, in Butte, plans to recover him.
L. S. Tranum sues Sarah J. Tranum in district court claiming the 1883 Fort Benton marriage collapsed after October 1, 1900 when his wife desert ed him without cause. He alleges they lived pleasantly until then and seeks divorce on grounds of desertion.
Eighteen ministers of the Presbyterian faith played a rare exhibition ball game in Great Falls on October 14. Many were new to baseball and one minister joked about learning the purpose of the bags at the bases. The crowd cheered as pitchers delivered nobly and the audience, including ladies and children, reacted with enthusiasm.
The Women's Synodical Missionary society of the Presbyterian church of Montana held its semi annual session at the Baptist church in Great Falls with Mrs A B Martin presiding. Devotional exercises and welcoming addresses opened a program of reports, elections, and talks on missionary work led by Mrs D B Wells and Dr Halsey.
Great Falls reports a lively Hussey creek camp eleven miles south of town with 35 workers. The Rocky Mountain Husbandman notes promising mine outlook and ongoing development with substantial copper and valuable silver veins in the region.
George Wallwork uncovered a nine foot wide vein with three copper ore seams. At 20 feet a two foot rich streak with gold silver and copper appears, possibly 1300 ounces of silver per ton. A second shaft at 15 feet shows the same rich seam. Lumber from Howards Brothers and a Missoula carload support a new mining camp, with Augustus Heinze and W A Clark tied to earlier plans. Robert Bell of East Pacific may operate now. local politics are not involved.
A roundup of visits and local business in Great Falls. Notables include A L Young in Shelby, J ms French in Helena, Fred E Krause in town, and Benton rancher BE West in Great Falls. Property sales: Compromise lode to Charles D McLure for 2000, Lot 10 Block 572 Fifth addition sold for 50. Public notices include a marriage planned between Lula Armstrong and Dr. George Longway.
Elite directory item for McClure Bros reliable assay office established 1889 successor to FE Sticht located 16 N Main St Butte Montana with M E Mayer assayer offering mail or express samples and bullion services at 40 W Park St Butte vault cleaning and general scavenger work and machinery moving by M Harmon 2% W Broadway phone 206 Undertakers listed.
Classified list of rentals and sales from Butte including desk room for rent at Palmer store, saloon and lodging house for rent, four-room houses in Butte and Anaconda, clairvoyants and mediums with reduced readings, palmist services, lost items, and various sales of property furniture and goods with locations and contact details scattered across Butte and nearby towns.
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