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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1907
Page
10
City council members discuss moving wells, alley adjacency, and street improvements. Officials review sewer abandonment, sprinkling tax, bids for city needs, and fire hydrant use while deliberating on the plan and related contracts.
Unclear OCR fragment mentions Ferdinand Wo Peek and references to Chicago capitalists and a Wattsgroua hotel. Text is garbled with nonsensical phrases and likely cannot establish a coherent news item or event. No definite person, place, or outcome is discernible from readable segments.
The text discusses a man’s difficulty passing through a social situation without relying on self defense and the idea that modern times remove the need for brute courage. It contrasts cowardly behavior with the opportunity to prove bravery when challenged, implying a shift in how courage is expressed.
Ellen Burdess wife of Robert Burdess died at her Deer Lodge home in the afternoon after a long illness caused by paralysis. Born February 8 in Vic, she lived in Sterling and Montana, moved to the Big Lall river area and later Deer Lodge. Survived by daughter Coleman, son James, husband Robert, and others. Funeral Friday at her residence at I o'clock.
The County Chairman is presented at Margaret Theater with a lively ensemble and strong performances. Notable characters include Bent as the inept chairman and an Irish native Tacoma Tin with witty byplay and romantic entanglements. The production, praised for its comic timing, moves through scenes of plot twists and stubborn villains. The cast features George Ady Hee yar annie and a dramatic rendering of conflicts around love and loyalty in an Old West setting.
In a local report the Rocky Alauitary Belt Celephone company accelerates expansion work in Wallace and Globe City as new rail and road infrastructure progresses. The Inter Mountain Republicasn region sees continued construction activity and job creation amid ongoing projects.
Mary Balig, wife of Miles Balig, sues the Modern Woodmen of America alleging failure to pay a $2,000 beneficiary death claim after her husband’s 1908 death. The suit asserts proof of death and beneficiary entitlement were met, but no portion of the benefits or dues has been paid. The action seeks the $2,000 plus costs.
Local happenings include visitors from Silver Lake and Havre attending city business matters while Stages hosts carpet dividers and furnishings. Typhoid fever affects J. T. Crystal’s family in Deer Lodge, and May McRugh coordinates a Deer Lodge County teachers’ institute. A wide range of goods and livestock, including potatoes and harnesses, advertised with regional vendors and travelers noted across St. Ann’s hospital and nearby towns.
The funeral for George Elphison was held at Tuttle undertaking parlors after a gunshot wound allegedly inflicted by his son. Woodmen of the World and Anaconda Smelter Moors union attended. a requiem Mass was held at St Peter's church and interment followed at Carrac cemetery. Arthur Stewart, the alleged shooter, is reported in connection with the incident.
Brief readable fragment notes an event titled dancing at Pavi on Friday evening. No further details or names are clearly legible in the text.
Philipsburg notes recount a day of local travel and social updates. WA Cane and Je Gilberg passed through en route to Betis from Rock Creek after a month of galing. J. Kise returned to Butte after visiting Granite parents. Miss Chira Bowen left for Lavalngton to attend Northwestern University. A M L McIntyre arrived from Bele. Mrs McIntyre formerly lived in Philipsburg. Vincent Gewman rode a train toward Rock Creek to reach Dem Anisee Tuesday. The Bape mill will be released after completion of the shew. Campbell plans a business trip to Butte. Will Gallagher and Walter Vauce from Butte visited Willow Creek, noting Tuuting Weerses along the way. Mrs J O Potta and B Blumenhal and B Blumenthal attend Grand Lodge of Eastern Star. Fd Martin and Wek Nerttey visit Butte, previously from Granite. Judge Durfee signed today Vout for a professional visit to Missauta.
A list of outlets offering season tickets for the Deer Ladgr county fair includes Montana horei Roach Emith Simi Drug comper City Drug company MacCallum Clou ter Mercantiles company Standard Drug copany GoV Sparrow's drug store Cowper City Commercial com pany and Pete Minor's. Also notes dancing at pavilion Fridays evening with schedules and transport every 15 minutes from 7 mm. The piece also touches on automobile culture and its economic impact and excesses in early 20th century society.
A Spokane report details an 11 year old girl Dizzie Tanchuk who rode two horses stolen from Peter Pale near Spokane and tried to sell them in town after a long journey. The child's mother Mrs Augusta Paschik faced trial for receiving stolen property as prosecutors noted the girl’s confession to juvenile court officers. The court set bond at 500 dollars citing aggravated circumstances and the involvement of a woman in the case.
The article discusses smoking in various countries, citing Lord Wolseley’s monthly tobacco allowance, French smoking demographics, and global tobacco production. It notes Cuban cigars from Vuelta de Abajo, Hindustan for leaves, and prices, with Italy described as having a strong tobacco culture.
A fragmented account recalls an inventive deserter among Castle Willig prisoners who escaped by disguising as a worker. He hid a false mustache, wore plain clothes, and slipped past guards with a lead pipe ruse as plumbers repaired the fort, avoiding recapture.
Fragmentary tale shows a reader uncertainly engaging with a speaker. The scene centers on a hesitant press figure and a public response amid a murky dialogue.
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