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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1901
Page
9
A damaged grocery listing shows items including spinach radishes lettuce green onions carrots beets turnips parsnips and green cabbage. Quantities are given as bunches or pounds with odd symbols and unclear percentages.
Advertising slip touts Richelieu Salad Dressing as premier quality. It mentions a 65 cent bottle and a 35 cent bottle variant, with a 2% inflation reference and unclear pricing details.
We are prepared for pickling season with the finest spices grown. Whole cloves, stick cinnamon, mace, Jamaica ginger, whole all spice, mustard seed, celery seed, and assorted pickling spices. Quarter pound package available.
We have a good supply of the best Fruit Jars and the new Fruit Jar Opener and Closer that eliminates trouble with fastening and unfastening the covers. Dozen half gallons are $1.25, quarts 50c, pints 7c.
The director of the census presents Montana manufacturing data for 1900 showing a vast rise since 1870 in establishments 201 to 1080 and employment 701 to 10117. It notes smelting refining and nearby industries driven by water power at Great Falls and timber. Major centers include Butte Anaconda Great Falls Helena with hundreds of firms and large capital and wage totals.
A revised timetable tightens trips to provide eight minute service windows for depots and the West Side Street Car Loop. The update aims to improve reliability and align platform intervals across main corridors.
The trolley system will run eight minute service on the west side and depots line from 11 AM to 11 PM with ten minute hours before and fifteen after. Four cars will operate the loop, with seven passing Granite and Man each hour. Plans call for double tracking to Meaderville and then to Meador Ville, plus winter service to Columbia Gardens and a final mask ball tomorrow night. Manager Wharton says the gardens season was very successful and the public appreciated the improved lineup.
Montana construction shows massive girders installed for Senator Clark’s West Park Street project. Officials boast the supports could hold a ten story structure as work progresses. Centennial beer is praised for its bold mash and hops claims of a million glasses daily echo local pride.
Sharp table knives are a great help to tough steaks, but as there are no tough steaks at Dan Towey's Southern, he doesn't have to wear out his knives on a grindstone.
On Sept 20 Soo Line will sell round trip tickets from Minneapolis and St Paul at 11.00 with 30 day return validity. Reservations recommended. W R Callaway general passenger agent Minneapolis Minn.
Joseph Egan files a district court action against the John Caplice company seeking 25095.95 damages for the death of his infant son Joseph P. Egan and the injury to Ellen Egan. The suit alleges negligence by Caplice through its agent Briney, whose unhitched mare ran away near the Egan home on West Iron Street, killing the child August 13 and prompting medical and funeral expenses.
Relatives and friends gathered at 625 North Main Street to celebrate Mrs. Annie Agon's 56th birthday with a illuminated home, music, recitations, and a banquet. T. S. Kilgallan served as toastmaster while Mamie and Kate gifted an upholstered chair. An advertisement from Orton Bros. 219 N Main St, Butte promotes piano and organ value.
Marie Josephine Fastwick of Philadelphia is remanded at Guild Hall on charges of forging a railroad certificate worth £100,000. She appears ill and faces further hearings through September with a probable commitment for trial at Old Bailey on October 22. The magistrate orders Holloway Prison transfer and allows her father to visit.
Markets report cattle receipts and price ranges across Omaha and Kansas City. Native beef steers bring 4.60 to 6.08 per hundredweight, hogs rise about 4 cents, and sheep see softening demand. Grain supplies listed include wheat 9.57 million and corn 1.50 million bushels.
James Sullivan jailed for a week on a 400 bond to keep the peace toward Annie M. Sullivan seeks a writ of habeas corpus arguing unlawful restraint. He was committed Sept 6 on a 500 bond. he says his wife’s death removes any reason for the bond. The writ returnable before Judge McClernan notes coroner's jury found Sullivan may have driven her to self harm.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Joseph Kohler of Meagher county was arrested in Big Timber on a burglary charge tied to an incident at White Sulphur Springs two weeks prior. Sheriff Fallang located Kohler among Northern Pacific section gang workers. Sheriff Hill planned to transfer Kohler to White Sulphur Springs.
The New York Yacht Club and Royal Ulster Yacht Club set the first America's Cup race for Thursday September 26 with a second race on Saturday September 28. Also noted are moves of James Tachell from East Broadway to West Broadway and a listing for Barta & Yeager Liquor Co. at 222 North Wyoming with a wide selection of family liquors.
At Columbia gardens tomorrow night the grand masquerade ball will be hosted by the garden's management. Prizes totaling 150.00 include a diamond locket, Waltham gold watch, silk umbrella, carving set, gold link buttons, and a parlor lamp for best and most comic costumes and sustained characters. Admission is 1.00 to the floor and 0.25 to reserved galleries.
Basin and return options priced for Sundays Saturdays and Mondays. Boulder and return offered with similar weekend terms. Fare amounts shown as $1.00 and £159 with routes offered from 41 North Main Street.
Contractors are invited to bid on the removal of the brick house at 316 West Park. Bids must be received by September 23 at No 17 South Washington Street.
Ad promotes Freneh Tansy Talets manufactured in Paris by A. Augendre and sold in Butte Ontario by Dil Newbro Drug Co as sole agents. Claims relief and cure for painful and irregular menses with obstructions removed. price two dollars per box.
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