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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1921
Page
5
Heavy wind toppled the front of the old Speedway stable being torn down. Workmen had loosened the front. the collapse sent debris into the street but few pedestrians were nearby. Robert Ennie narrowly escaped injury as the fall occurred. Debris removal began within an hour.
Numerous out of town visitors and locals are noted in Butte with guests from Dillon Missoula Helena Great Falls Billings and Deer Lodge. Business spending includes Pocatello travelers and a Mountain States official. The article lists hotel stays cab office move and a wedding in Missoula with regional figures attending.
Hazel Meade of 824 Empire street wed William Coughlin of Helmville in a ceremony at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Rev M O'D Barry officiated with bridesmaid Agnes Kelly and best man Ronald McDonald. Guests included Ruby Coughlin and Tessie Kelly. breakfast at Thornton hotel followed, with a honeymoon trip planned to Yellowaton park.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a name and numbers without clear context, rendering it unreadable as a standalone news item. No coherent event or person details are present to summarize into a factual card.
Jere E. Shea praises the Knights of Columbus for their dignified response to slanders amid Supreme Knight Flaherty’s San Francisco pre-convention address. He notes the order’s steadfast defense of religious freedom and calls the publicized oath a misrepresentation, urging press and readers to understand the true obligation of all Knights.
South sea island act the Hawaiians headlined at a theater engagement in Buenos Aires and were top attraction at the Winter Garden display. Press notices cited their coming week shows and appeal as a resort attraction.
A party including air, WodaWden, Mr and Mrs Walter Bawden and Curran Wille leave Mia Smorhing for extended camping in Big Hole country. They will stay near the upper north fork for two weeks before joining others, then move to Two Takes for another two weeks. The group expects to be absent from Butte for four to five weeks.
Separate demurrers in the Joseph Thomas death suit against Mining company executives. estate matters include William E. Davis and Dennis Fewer involving appraisers and distribution shares. Annie de Paull awarded $35 monthly in divorce case. other court actions include misdemeanor and larceny cases with continuations and vacated netting as the suspect remains at large.
Butte arrest reports Thomas Surles a paroled Nevada prisoner linked to forged checks. He resisted officers, claimed to be an Attorney General representative, and faced charges in Havre and Pocatello. He allegedly passed checks totaling thousands and claimed Havre bank funds. He will be sent to Havre for prosecution.
Helena August 3 The man known as Thomas Suries or Surie in Helena was said to be not employed by Attorney General Rankin when he was taken to Great Falls on a charge of passing bad checks in Havre. He had once acted as Rankin's attorney in private practice. Burton, formerly a warder, served part of an 18 year sentence in Nes tary and recently from the Montana prison after serving a term in Silver How county.
Thomas Surles was arrested in Butte about 15 months ago for attempting to pass a 1923 draft as part payment on a car from a local dealer. Police say he planned an expensive purchase, vanished after the bogus draft was found, and conducted similar schemes in several states. He was tried and sentenced to two years in state prison. Surles, a cripple with a damaged leg, was a convincing speaker and good dresser, posing as a successful businessman.
The Wooten divorce case ended in Judge Jackson’s court with Rose Wooten granted a divorce, custody of the infant, and $394. The husband had sued for divorce, was beaten by the wife, and was ordered to pay alimony. He sought a modification and secured it conditionally. The wife asked for attorney fees and a partial judgment, with all matters connected to the salt settled and the wife waiving money.
Debates over the validity of James A. Murray and Mary Haldorn Murray's marriage threaten the Montana will fight. Objections to Madge Brogan Dugan’s administration and to Mary Murray’s $5 000 monthly support highlight questions of jurisdiction, divorces, and citizenship amid multi state proceedings.
Helena August meeting of the American Association of State Officials ends with Emmerson of Illinois named president for 1922 and C T Stewart of Montana reelected secretary treasurer J C Hinkle of Washington elected vice president Frankfort Kentucky selected as 1922 meeting site not yet dated The group visited Broadwater and Montana Club events with Governor Dixon officiating F W Cook of Massachusetts spoke on national conditions and prohibition stressing referendum feasibility and Ke a man limited by majority irrigation mentioned as a Montana compliment
A long hotel arrivals list shows numerous guests settling in across Montana towns and other cities. Names include Mr. J. W. Berry and family of Tacoma, J. J. Baker in Missoula, W. L. Tevine in Pipestone, and Mrs. E. Miller in Tacoma, among many others from Helena, Spokane, Chicago, Portland, and San Francisco.
The clipping references a March 3 date on a wartime insurance term and a Treasury matter about a five year period ending March 3, 1926. It notes Mike Guidi, 38, miner, died after a short illness at a hospital, survived by family. It also mentions the funeral of Jacob Houseworthy with pallbearers listed and Mount Maria cemetery interment.
County commissioners conducted a hearing in Judge Carroll's Courtroom on alleged inadequacies in assessments of public service and mining firms within the county. Attending were counsel for Montana Southern Railway, Clark Interests, Butte & Superior, B A & Pacific, and Milwaukee Railroad. The state board of equalization handles interstate tax matters, with the first issue an error in the 1920 levy against Montana Southern.
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