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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1913
Page
16
Long lines formed at the Bier notarial office in Great Falls as registration reopened. By 8 a.m. more than a hundred waited while Sunday arrivals from across Montana and beyond queued from midnight. A local man contributed a horseshoe charm to the voting envelope ritual, rubbing it over the slot.
Kalispell date Sept 15 Fire raged three days on Teakertley mountain north of Columbia Falls and was brought under control. Chief Fire Warden A E Soorman led the Northwest Montana foresters in the fight. The blaze burned over more than a hundred acres and destroyed about 50 acres of standing timber. The fire spread from a burning clearing of Peter Magnon.
Philipsburg notes report Miss Lucy Carpenter returns to teach high school duties while Miss Minnie Dissett is appointed to lead the lower Rock Greek school. Conductor Tony Gray arrives home to resume Philipsburg branch service after a three week eastern Canada visit. Injuries include E. Baheart severely hurt, Hip with a broken knee cap and sprained arm. A compressor installation at Swastika mine assists sinking the shaft to the 2M foot level. Granite County high school opens Sept 5, one week after city graded school.
The Third Judicial District Court of Montana Deer Lodge fixes September 1, 1913 at 9:20 AM for all interested parties to show cause why an order to sell the real estate of John Tonner, deceased, should not be granted. Petition by RD Cromewhite as administrator. Publication to Anaconda Standard in Deer County. Judge George B. Winston signs.
Bozeman Sept 15 Frederick H Sewell head of the United States reclamation service discussed a cooperative plan with President J M Hamilton of the Agricultural college and Prof F B Cooley to train and place well equipped agricultural advisers to work with settlers in districts reclaimed by federal irrigation projects The aim is teaching water use and farming practices so land received from the government can support families and repay reclamation costs.
A motion filed today argues Humphreys prejudiced the case and asks for a change of venue. Siegfried represents the street orators who were enjoined by Humphrey in this dispute.
Portland Sept 18 The American Telephone and Telegraph company and Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company deny any restraint of trade conspiracy in the federal court suit filed by the government The government accuses the firms of monopolizing the telephone business and seeks restoration of competitive conditions in Oregon Washington Idaho and Montana The defendants include AT and T and its officers and Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company
Washington report notes testimony in the senate's investigation of the West Virginia coal mine strike was declared closed today with a report due in about three weeks. The article also lists a long series of help-wanted ads from Butte and Anaconda, including fitters, houseworkers, a cook, and sales positions, and mentions a Goodwin corsets exhibit at the Montana hotel.
A collage of job and acting notices across Montana and Los Angeles. Listings include tunnel men, teamsters, laborers in Lewistown paid 2.00 to 3.00 daily, concrete borers in Logan, Montana, woodchoppers by the cord in Wyoming Bell 177 Ind Ut, cooks and a house girl in Anaconda, stage extras for Henry W Savage’s Everywoman at Margaret theater, single men or couples for ranch work, auto repair and engineering courses in Los Angeles, and sales or garment industry postings.
A montage of early 20th century classified ads listing sale items in Montana towns. Includes hot air heating plants for nine rooms, billiard tables and bowling supplies from Brunswick Balke Collender, printing outfits, used motorcycles, postcards, pontoon cards, a square grand piano at Orton’s, a duplicating machine, cheap pool and billiard outfits, a pan organ, Cadillac and Mitchell autos, a driving horse, and multiple saddle horses with contact points in Butte Missoula and surrounding areas.
Multiple small business notices offering a restaurant at a division point earning about $69 daily with beds in connection and a four year lease. Other listings include a fully equipped restaurant on 2 E Mercury in Butte with down payment option, a well furnished rooming house in Butte, a confectionery store at 4 N Main Butte, and a cheap candy store listing.
Money to loan on real estate with attractive rates. Listings include Butte and Helena area lenders offering 10, 12 percent, short notice loans, and real estate chattels. Also ads for insurance, property sales, and farm land nearby. Several firms and locations: Wilson & Smith Co, Bailey Loan and Realty Co, Goodald Bros, Rombauer Assay Co, Thomas Buggy, and others.
Classified notes advertise furnished and unfurnished rooms in Butte Montana with addresses and rental terms. Listings include Kelva block MG Colorado Butte 2.59 weekly and 36 W Broadway Columbia Butte and 215 Alaska Butte among others. References show multiple properties such as Avon Nicely Furnished rooms 215 Alaska and N Washington.
Five thousand men are employed within 150 miles of the strike as construction on the Grand Trunk Pacific in Northern British Columbia may stop amid a rush to Sibola creek gold diggings 110 miles southwest of Telkata. Seattle reports Thorwald Siegfried, attorney for the radical socialists, cited to show cause next Thursday why be.
Branch agencies using Standard left ads will receive attention equal to main office delivery. Rate remains one cent per word. Ads phoned to Standard office for prompt publication. Listings include Henry's Pharmacy Granite and Alabama streets Runzler Drag Park Street Butte East Side 601 West Fallon Avenue. South Butte area stores Aluminum Utah 549 South Main. Wilson's Drug 1660 Harrison Avenue Rage 308 West Aluminum. Walkerville Drug Co 1 West Daly. Terreville Drug Co 938.
Six room nouse and two and a half lots corner Bellevue addition one block from Oregon avenue car line price 1800 Five room modern brick nice corner lot south exposure and neighborhood North Henry price 2700 Five room frame lot 45 feet south exposure only 200 feet from Ex calis or on Empire price 2100 1000 cash balance long time Four room frame practically new 0 block Em pire price 1850 terms Seven room modern house large corner lot South Butte price 2500 Three room frame South Butte price 825 150 cash 25 per month Pitteen room modern flat and four room house In rear good cele bar lot 42x110 good rental district close to post office easy terms price 3000 Twenty four room frame build ing close in on Placer street always rented price 1710 250 cash balance like rent Four room new bungalow concrete foundation cellar pantry closet two lots rented adjoins improvement district price 1880
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