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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1909
Page
21
The Principal Branch Office of the Standard is at 28 East Broadway, Butte. Telephone 422, Independent telephone 1,422. Advertising rates furnished on application.
Readable description notes artistic openwork tetters joining to create a monograny effect offered at specific prices. The item emphasizes joinery and decorative metalwork without listing exact figures or additional details.
A busy page lists residents traveling to Seattle for the fair and visits to Chicago, Vancouver, and Washington. Local businesses promote goods, services, and sales from Klafski's to Kumfort and Wellcome & Peckover Co. Includes railway fare for Deer Lodge county fair travel and a Norman rate for Butte to Anaconda.
Old Switzer, pioneer of Butte, fights to keep control of the Butte Monitor Tunnel Mining Company as Murray seeks transfer of 2,146,650 shares and new certificates. The dispute centers on whether Switzer sold the stock or only pledged it as security for a $20,000 loan, with witnesses recounting loans, options, and attempts to raise funds to pay judgments. The judge will decide if Murray owns the stock or if Switzer retains ownership through his remaining holdings.
Newman Erb and S M Jarvis solicit stockholders proxies for the Davis Daly Copper company annual meeting on September 28. They state the goal is to secure management on business lines with conservative handling of finances and to retain Mr Heinze as president if he agrees to manage mining operations under those conditions.
We readers are reminded of Weinberg's at 67 West Park offering a line of petticoats with messaline bottoms and jersey tops at reduced prices. Patrick F. Powers died yesterday morning in Boulder Colorado and his remains will be shipped to Butte for interment with funeral details to follow.
The county attorney filed a complaint charging Judson West a house mover with assault in the third degree. Complainant is Michael Loughlin, an elderly man. West allegedly failed to place moved houses where wanted. case to be heard in Justice Foley's court.
Beakey Beakey aged 30 dies yesterday his remains will be moved to his uncle Joseph Beakey s residence 2 West Copper street for funeral at 9 for high mass at St Patrick s church tomorrow morning. McManamon two months dies at 188 Pine street funeral today at 2 from residence. McAvoy Patrick McAvoy 42 dies last night at 769 East Strong street funeral notice later. Hihnala William Hihnala remains moved to family residence 402 East Broadway for funeral Wednesday at 2 conducted by Rev M D Hudtloff.
Mack Hendricks, long-time business agent of the Butte Teamsters, is missing after authorities allege he embezzled at least 2490 dollars. Bonding company and county attorney issued warrants, with circulars sent nationwide. Union leaders refuse comment as search and housing checks continue.
The Optical Trust is broken as Montana Optical at 22 West Park Mayer's store offers low price lenses and free fittings despite opticians’ group attempts to hold up prices. Spherical and cylindrical lenses priced competitively with free glasses fittings and best gold frames offered to customers.
Patrick Powers died in Boulder Colorado at age thirty. He was a member of the Eagles of Butte and the miners union and had lived in Butte for years. Survived by brother Dan and sister Alice in this city, plus Walter of Goldfield Nevada and Tom in Kansas City. Body will be shipped here for burial.
A carrot carved to resemble a left hand sits in Bealval and Son’s front window at Gaylord and Second streets, attracting daily crowds. The ranchman from Waterloo sold it for a record five dollars, the highest price for any carrot in Butte.
Tonight the Merchants association will meet at their hall on the second story of the Independent telephone building to finish arrangements for President William H. Taft's visit. They will assign parade positions for the escort from depot to town and discuss a city lighting plan using incandescent bulbs set up for the Eagles state meeting last June.
The body of Blanche Fenrich who died in Ogden Sunday morning arrived in Butte last evening and was taken to her sister Mrs. Kt J Jennings at 8 Caledonia street. Alfred Fenrich accompanied the body, and the funeral will be held at the Jennings home at 2 o clock tomorrow afternoon. Mrs Fenrich was formerly Mrs B E St Charles and friends extend heartfelt sympathy.
The Walkerville city council convened for a short meeting last evening. It was regularly called to order and discussed various matters before adjournment due to the indisposition of Chancellor O Donnell, the city clerk, who could not be present.
The Maine restaurant at 40 East Park Street advertises the fastest service in town, emphasizing speed and customer efficiency.
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