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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
15
National greyhound meet in Butte from Oct 1 to Nov 2 features 14 stakes with large purses. Manager Peter Teague outlines a three week racing program drawing entrants from Oklahoma to California and Montana residents, with events including the Mississippi Valley Futurity and Waterloo cup among others.
Gate receipts are to be donated to the state organs home with all entrants paying at the gate. Entrance fee is 2.50 plus 25 added. On November 1 and 2 a Winners’ stake will be held with entry 19 and 90 added. A match race between hounds of equal ability is planned and a drawing for next Sunday's coursing stake will occur at Pete Teague's place tomorrow night.
English light weight Freddie Welsh to battle Milwaukee challenger Maurice Sayers in a 25 round match at Jim Jeffries club in Los Angeles the second week of October. Welsh posted a $1,000 forfeit and challenged Battling Nelson while Nelson’s Willis Britt demands more quality opposition. Moran to meet Buddie Hanlon at 123 pounds in Frisco September 30 with promoter Sam Berger arranging the bout and sharing receipts. Moran to receive extra prize money for signing.
The butte racing notes cover Lukeramus and Contingent hopes, Paladin and Will MacRae matches, and praised starts by William Murray. J J Ellerd and Fair Chance race highlights, with debates on Royal White, Neva Lee, and Swede Sam. Bets fall on Tarp, Vinton, and other Beasts as racing action mixes sharp odds with crowd-pleasing sprinters.
At the state convention in Bozeman the party placed W. W. Wylie of Bozeman, M. Ellis of Helena, and O. F. McHargue of Sanders in nomination for presidential electors. Attendees decided not to nominate state offices despite support among delegates.
William H Taft speaks to Railway Men Independent Taft club defending Republican labor policy. He cites eight hour government workman law arbitration between railroads and employers and a second session re enacted injunction precedents. He argues injunctions protect owners, urges working men to reject Bryan citing railroad prosperity and capital concerns.
Robert Bruce, a widely known local Black man about 30, died after a short illness in Bozeman. He leaves his mother and father as survivors. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2:30 PM at the Baptist church, with Rev. Bishop officiating and the church choir assisting. Burial will follow in Bozeman cemetery. his parents own substantial property in the city.
A professional spellbinder calls the current presidential campaign the most despicable the American people have ever faced, voicing a harsh indictment of the political climate and rhetoric surrounding the race.
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