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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
24
Mixed trading marked the session with modest declines and later gains as liquidation pressed early on. Reports note Arizona Commercial and Superior improving with bullish talk, and Osceola stockholder maneuvers ahead of a Calumet & Hecla meeting.
Reports suggest abroad news is quiet while conditions improve at home. Bulls push prices higher as investors await stock appeal and public interest. In New York discussions focus on Union Pacific Southern Pacific with expectations of gains. Morgan and Standard Oil reportedly hint Taft remains favorable.
Interest groups tied to Standard II and Amalgamated Copper form the Great Falls Water Power and Townsite Co to supply electricity for the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railway’s Rocky Mountain division. The firm owns nine miles of Missouri River water rights and land, with initial output of 6,000 horsepower to Great Falls smelter and plans for more dams to reach 24,000 horsepower. Actions include delivering power to Butte 160 miles away via pole lines and supplying Amalgamated miners and the new mountain division of the St Paul. The capital is 5 million dollars with projected 4 million more in dams and lines.
The Butte Coalition aims to raise yearly copper output to 50 million pounds as Minnie Healey mine levels 1300 to 1500 feed ore. Current production runs about 2 million pounds per month from Barus shaft, with 900 tons daily from Rarus and fire disruptions at Minnie Healey complicating progress.
Oct 14 Salt Lake City mob targets Oliver McManus and three other colored men after a race track dispute. McManus is dragged from a street car and nearly beaten to death before police reach him. A white man named Sim is stabbed in the neck during the confrontation. the assailant who stabbed him and another participant flee, with McManus hospitalized and the crowd dispersing after police intervention.
Guy L Cochrau named postmaster at Corvallis Ravalli county succeeding J C Allen who resigned in the vacancy created by the resignation.
Persuasive medical ad urges men to seek proper treatment now for special diseases and weaknesses. Claims previous improper care harmed patients and promises to restore and preserve organs without mutilation, insisting on safe thorough cures.
Henry B. Clews notes ongoing light demand in the loan market as floor traders who sell for a turn move quickly, with current indications suggesting the trend will persist and no sharp rebound is seen.
A vintage advertisement touts low fees, safe and scientific treatments for men’s diseases, with promises of permanent cures. It markets painless procedures for cataracts, ruptures, eczema, baldness, deafness, and other conditions, claiming fairness and large practice growth.
Helena Oct 14 The Inter Mountain district council Brotherhood of Electrical Workers completed its session and adjourned with officers elected President H Whalen Cheyenne Vice President Montana R A Clayton Butte Idaho A J Bruce Pocatello Utah George Randall Secretary Treasurer W C Madhurst Butte
Helena date October 14 Montana State Association of Miners opened its first annual session focusing on organization. In the absence of president Joseahh Shannon M L Tompkins of Helena presided as vice president. The convention lists 65 members with about half present at the session.
London on October 14 reports wool auction sales totaling 11 555 bales with active bidding and generally higher prices. Crossbreds recover opening losses amid sustained American home buying, while scoured and fine medium greys show a hardening trend. Punta Arenas grades rise, with fine grades up 1 percent and coarse grades up 0.5 percent over July averages.
The American Angora Goat Breeders association held its annual meeting in Kansas City with the American Royal Horse and Cattle show. N. A. Gwyn of Lawrence Kansas was reelected president and John W. Fulton of Helena Montana secretary-treasurer. The discussion noted improving mohair quality.
Fort Benton report shows Chouteau county assessment at 12 527 000 dollars with a tax levy of 189 427 25 dollars. Total taxes including state county school and municipal amount to 293 573 64 dollars. Registration is expected to reach about 3 000 voters, up 400 from last time.
Special Dispatch from Hamilton reports the post office department accepts the Ravalli County bank proposal to lease the current quarters in Hamilton for five years starting Aug. 15. Equipment heat light water and vault included.
Premium wool flags feature double stitching and 46 stars stitched on both sides with zigzag seams. A reinforced hem tape prevents fraying, with heavy canvas headings and brass grommets. Free with each ten dollar yearly advance subscription to the Standard.
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