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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1919
Page
7
Butte residents hear of fines for two reckless drivers, returning and newly arrived officials, and visits by Fraternal Brotherhood leaders. Long-distance tennis contestants depart for Helena while Capt J T Norris and Capt W C Carson tour the Northwest in Army reserve uniforms.
Mr and Mrs E R Colburn of Great Falls spent the day in town as guests at the Leggat. J F Toombs of Missoula visited Bitter Root valley last evening. Marty White came from the Salmon River with his son and stayed at the Leggat. Mr and Mrs A Nolan from Hardin Mont are shopping in town and will stay at the Leggat. W J Irvine Montana Farm Lands manager at Pipe Stone Springs was a guest. Chessenden couple of Whitehall visited from the Jefferson. S R Collins of Lewistown stayed at the Thornton from Fergus county. Sam Clarke and Al Cain returned from a month long auto trip. Lex Polson of Kellogg Idaho is visiting with Mrs Walter Carns. Mrs Joe J Hoar of 742 Utah avenue left for Chicago and other eastern points to meet her husband in Detroit where they plan to live.
The executive committee for the new Catholic school for boys met at Knights of Columbus hall to finalize plans for a campaign launching shortly after Sept. 1. Father Tatens chaired in Judge Dwyer’s absence, with parishes represented by pastors and several special committee members. The drive aims to start building in early fall and have the school ready for the 1920 fall term.
Street car cash fares in Butte rose from six to seven cents with tickets at four for a quarter. Manager J R Wharton of the Butte Electric Railway Co said yesterday’s business would be tallied today. Early reports showed about half the public buying tickets as the system grapples with higher operating costs and pressure from jitneys.
Cora Van Nor Gen of New York City and Gertrude Bryn Mawr Pa, welfare workers with Salvation Army and YMCA activities in the First Division, were decorated with the Croix de Guerre by General Andrieu near Montabour. General McGlachlin aided the young women as the ceremony followed French custom, with orders also awarded to Col. William F. Harrell and others.
The spirit of reconstruction drives Canada to rebuild the Parliament building in Ottawa, rising anew atop Parliament Hill after the 1860 cornerstone and wartime destruction. The tower reaches toward completion except for the main spire, as a symbol of the postwar era.
Mexico City reports President Carranza says nationals from all countries may seek citizenship under broad immigration ideas, while petroleum company tensions and a new oil law loom. A Japanese purchase study by American oil firms is under State Department scrutiny as U S relations with Mexico are stressed by press narratives and policy questions.
Secretary Lansing told the Senate that American citizens killed in Mexico since Porfirio Diaz era total 942. The figure responds to a resolution by Senator King of Utah and covers damages claimed for Mexican depredations.
Dineen's grocery at 703 North Montana Street was entered between 9 and 10 p m Thursday evening with tea and coffee stolen. Intruder(s) familiar with the layout carted goods in sacks and fled to the rear. Mr Dineen found the hiding place early yesterday and watched the scene through the day.
Helena dispatch reports confusion over a proposed primary amendments referendum set for September. A legislative committee is sought to determine status after opinions from Attorney General Ford and the secretary of state, with party lines and court options debated.
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