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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1908
Page
18
The Republican county convention convenes at the courthouse to place a full county ticket in the field and select delegates to the state convention. Delegates and alternates from primaries last week are listed. race appears open with contests likely for every office. The long list includes numerous names across multiple districts and the accompanying notes indicate ongoing candidate emergence.
Deer City Commercial company offers a 265 percent discount on all beds venports and couches for Monday only. This single day sale highlights drastic savings on furniture items for local shoppers.
Mrs Stephen Heladic daughter of Mr and Mrs B F Smith of Mills died yesterday at the parental home at age twenty after giving birth to twins who survive. The body was taken to Lawler and French undertaking parlors for the funeral set for Tuesday.
Copper City Commercial advertises a 9 by 11 foot tapestry rug in all colors with the latest designs. The price is stated as 1,475 today.
Crowded houses mark the Rosy May bill at Anaconda where admission is hard to obtain for the new talking picture machine. The program includes The Spanish Dance and a two dozen person comic act, with the balance of the lineup praised as well.
A visitor letter to the Anaconda Standard commends the city for its welcome of guests at the Democratic state convention. The note highlights excellent hotel capacity, liberal invitations from local business leaders, and top hotel dining at Ravalli in Hamilton as a comparison. The writer, Observior, dated Sept. 7, notes Anaconda’s hospitality as surpassing past efforts.
Ambrose O Richards died yesterday and his body rests at Lawler and French undertaking parlors. Funeral likely Tuesday at St Pauls church with a requiem high mass, at the home of his son A A Richards 204 East Fourth street. He was 72, longtime Deer Lodge resident, came to Anaconda 15 years ago. He leaves a Spokane born brother and four sons in Anaconda. He worked as a watchmaker on East Park avenue.
Community groups meet tonight as Norris club and Co O F hold events. Local businesses advertise fine diamonds at Verberkmoes and china at Hammersloughs, Schlitz beer at the Mint, pianos sale at 310 Fast Park, tailor services at Ver million's on 21 Main, and dining room and housework jobs listed. Public notices declare candidacies for sheriff and county superintendent of Deer Lodge schools by James H Bennett and Miss Clara L Bryant. Mrs Mary Collier plans a Walla Walla visit. Band benefit dance Tuesday night at Washoe.
Washington reports that the Agriculture Department’s Special Agent Saylor finds beet sugar production united across the United States. He notes industry growth toward the West, denatured alcohol legislation aiding the sugar sector, and a distribution from Atlantic to Pacific in the northern half.
A new arrival window features a choice lot of comforts and blankets advertised by Copper City Commercial Company offering special prices not found elsewhere.
Copper City Commercial company lists dining room chairs for 95 cents each with a gold oak finish, valued at $1.50. Local retailer highlights bargain seating suitable for homes and small offices.
An emerging emigration from European Russia to Western Siberia may reshape policy if encouraged by the government. From 1906 onward the authorities favor Siberian settlement to relieve land pressure, promote private ownership, and dilute peasant surplus labor amid agrarian upheavals.
At the Electric last evening the feature was The Boundary a strong dramatic tale of vengeance told through a mendicant and his friend's neighbor. W J Bryan Returning From Abroad depicts the famed orator on his homecoming from world travel. An Indian's Honor presents redman stoicism against danger in a Damon and Pythias vein. A Boarding House Acquaintance and Living Posters are high quality comedies. At the Lyric the Baseball Fan offers a humorous tale of a fan at the White Sox Cubs game. Imp rved Statue The Candidate The Inconveniences of Taking Moving Pictures and Noisy Neighbors are also comic entries.
Jessie E. Blackstones announces his candidacy for Superintendent of Schools pending decision at the Republican county convention.
A historical note portrays the German ruler alternating between peaceful assurances and unsolicited strategic advice on Moroccan affairs. The piece mocks his Rooseveltian flair, enjoying how Europe reacts as he moves between flatteries and warnings, stirring tensions while observing responses.
The Madison county fair opens with a strong racing program led by ladies and farmers relay events and a bucking contest for the state championship. Deputy coverage includes John Mitchell and Samuel Gompers testifying in a contempt case linked to the Buck Stove boycott as the labor movement faces legal scrutiny.
Dispatcher H K Keeley and ex Chief Dispatcher E M Ringer of the Northern Pacific were released to secure $1 000 bonds each and await district court trial in Sanders county on the Olive wreck. Night Operator G A Mitchell of Perma also jailed on criminal negligence charges tied to the investigation. The arrests follow the seven deaths, including several noted railroad men from Missoula.
Twin Bridges youths prepare for state schooling with Edna Fox Merritt Owsley and others to state universities Bozeman and Missoula. A Creoklyn ranch bunkhouse loss of 300 dollars reported from a fire started by misplaced matches. Miss Gold Jackson and Miss Lillian Goodnight depart for Rutledge and St Joseph Mo. Ernest Falkner moves to Kalispell to lead Continental Oil company interests.
A letter to the state commission of prisons cites generous Thaw era privileges in Dutchess county jail as corrupting civic life. It notes 13 rooms and a corridor for Thaw, forcing two inmates into a single cell, hotel meals, outings, and flowers from inmates, suggesting wealth buys leniency and could influence future crime and punishment.
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