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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1925
Page
5
Alderman Heslet outlines the financial peril facing Butte if Silver Bow county voters reject consolidation. He cites a $1,690,000 bonded debt, unenviable taxes, and a dilapidated city hall, arguing consolidation could reduce taxes, fund debt payoff, extend fire protection, and raise city and suburban property values.
A flurry of local notices lists delivery reminders for Butte residents, hotel guests and visitors from Helena Dillon Bozeman Billings and other towns. Names like Ralph Baldwin Miles City J. McElroy and Mrs B.E. Larson appear among registrations at the New Finlen Leggat Arizona Grand and Acoma hotels with travel from Falls Havre Dillon and Whitehall. Card parties resume at Butte lodge K of P Hall and a Norway Sons and Daughters picnic is planned at Gregson Springs August 2 1925.
Dr. Fred A. Peeso and his wife visit their son Fred A. Jr. in Butte at 14 North Excelsior before traveling to the coast and returning to New York via the Panama Canal. Peeso, Penn graduate, is a leading American dental specialist whose writings and removable crown scope devices are highly regarded.
Mr and Mrs Ralph H C Cohen of New York visit Butte stopping at the New Finien hotel. Mr Cohen is connected with a leading New York jewelry house. Shaun’s a comet, first discovered this year, spotted by turning a telescope at Simeis observatory in the Crimea Russia the wrong way by accident.
Silver Bow commissioners acting as a board of equalization spend daily time in the field reviewing assessments for the current year. About 110 formal complaints have been filed and one or two members accompany the assessor each day to review disrupted property. Notices of cuts or changes will not be made out until about Aug 10.
A fragmented listing of groceries and prices including butter, bacon, coffee, cane sugar, potatoes, and jam. Mentions mail orders and expert attention with weekend hours and open day details.
Donald C. Treloar of Butte’s Chamber of Commerce notes storms last week left roads rough in places on the Lakes and Yellowstone trails. He urges travelers to wait for drying and describes current conditions from Garrison to Avon, Helena detours, and the best routes via West Yellowstone and Skalkaho.
The judiciary committee will meet Monday at 7 30 and the light committee Wednesday at 8 30. A one hour difference links committee times to Clark’s Park. Bherrig Sullivan heads the light committee and loves baseball while Barry O Leary leads the judiciary panel and prefers later games.
Butte police seized 1 250 bottles of homebrew after detectives Powell and White found a car with 11 cases of beer in Wast Park alley. Jordan was arrested and released on 300 bonds. A cache of 1 000 bottles was found in a residence on Weat Copper street. J Davia and Y rank Pick faced charges over 4 000 bottles but were released on bonds posted by C S Jackman.
Harry M Ross of 119 West Porphyry Street Butte has completed his second year at the Chicago College of Dental Surgery and has enrolled for his junior year. He ranked among the first 64 in a class of 175. Ross is a graduate of the Butte Business College and registrar L B Extabrooks notes his strong standing reflects well on the Butte school.
A large delegation from Butte will attend a concert and dance at Boulder Springs tonight under conductor Professor Boris Davidoff. The program includes an orchestral performance for the dance with proceeds announced as going to a worthy cause.
Butte residents who missed a dog roaming the streets are likely to find him at the city pound. The dog catcher is assembling a stray roundup and plans to continue tagging and impounding dogs until every dog at large is licensed, per the city treasurer's office.
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