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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1908
Page
10
The Priel Branch Office of the Standard on East Broadway in Butte advertises rates by appointment. Independent talephone services and local branches are mentioned with adjusted pricing and scheduling details.
Local brief items report Hight & Fairfield Co reel shoes and Moyer buggies, rentals from Orton Bros and dentists, travel moves by HL Haynes and the Hauswirths, a marriage license for George F. Smith and Anna L. Heim bach, cafe openings, a Sunday prairie trip, and osteopathic board notes. Other notes cover a saddle theft case involving Solomon Tebo, a death and funeral, and local commerce updates.
A. J. Werner known as Doc Werner travels from Leadville to Montana as a witness for the trial of Frank Shercliffe accused of killing a Leadville policeman. Shercliffe, also identified as Frank Hickey in Butte, was pursued after a murder in Butte and an attempted hold up near Minneapolis. Werner recalls Hickey confessing to the Butte crime and claims Hickey feared Jordan would kill him. The case ties Shercliffe to Hickey and the earlier acquittal in Butte.
Fragmentary text shows references to a murder or assault case in Leadville. Names such as Hickey and Sheroline appear in suspect context. Trial date noted as September 3, with proceedings linked to an investigation in Butte and a lead involving McCoy and Ukewibe.
Notice announces a Democratic county convention at the Auditorium in the city of Butte, Mont, on September 3, 1908, to select 407 delegates and 367 alternates to the state convention and name candidates for county and district offices. Primary elections will be held September 1, 1908, to choose delegates, with detailed precinct delegate apportionment and locations listed.
Oakland authorities link Gustave Arkell to the murder of Mrs. Alice Donahue as new clues surface. A mud stained trouser leg found in Arkell's room matches the night of the crime, while a neighbor and the victim's friend also testify to sightings and clothing. Arkell remains silent under isolation. A warrant targets Arkell for burglary, and suspicion widens to dynamiting and a black hand letter threatening neighbors.
Will Beranbaum, a Philadelphia arrival, confronted a roving thief who demanded money in Idaho Street. The man pressed a hand in Beranbaum’s pocket, but Beranbaum acted quickly and the robber fled. Beranbaum then notified police.
The largest and best equipped jewelry factory in Butte offers repairs and new work with high artistic execution. Located at Maye 2 West Park, it emphasizes low to order production and positions itself as superior to Eastern competitors.
Bryan argues taxes on consumption burden moderate earners but not the rich, detailing perceived flaws in federal taxation and farm subsidies. He contrasts Democratic reform with Republican spending, advocates reducing appropriations, and urges economy in government while promoting value in dental services from Orton Bros.
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