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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1920
Page
9
Rafello Dira a carman on the Butte Anaconda Pacific railway touched a live trolley wire rated at 2400 volts while at the West Anaconda shops. He was knocked down and unconscious but regained consciousness before a physician arrived. He was taken to the hospital and rested easily.
Local brief items note varied happenings from Copper City furniture and optician shops to dances at Washoe park and Philipsburg, plus several birth, marriage, and political notices. Mentions include Orton Bros. furniture, Wahlstedt optician, 107 East Park, and various community events, visits, and upcoming campaigns in Anaconda and surrounding towns.
A porcupine family causes chaos on Main Street with two separate incursions. One animal invaded J A Hasley’s yard and was captured then given a home in Early by Jesse Miller. The second porcupine wandered near Sixth Street and was trapped using a barrel before being taken to the Washoe park zoo.
Judge John Hurly associate justice of Montana's Supreme Court visited Anaconda last evening meeting friends. He seeks re election for a six year term. His home is Glasgow. He was elected county attorney on the Republican ticket in 1910 and in 1916 became district judge of the Seventeenth district before his appointment to the supreme court.
Vitagraph presents a Gladys Leslie feature titled prettiest picture ever photographed. Shown tonight and Saturday at the Imperial theater. Scenes shot at Long Beach New York, a famed summer resort. Leslie plays Jeanne Sterling a country girl who comes to New York and falls for a wealthy architect as they share seaside adventures.
A youth named Johnson rode fast down Sixth Street and tried to turn onto Main Street when he lost control and collided with the rear fender of an approaching car. He toppled to the curb but escaped injury, narrowly avoiding a serious accident.
The school board devoted most of last evening to finalizing the budget for the upcoming term. Clerk Lewis was directed to publish bids for the September school census. The athletic council of the Anaconda alumni was authorized to order supplies and equipment for the football squad.
Indictments against 41 leaders in the recent railroad strikes were returned today in Chicago after Judge Alschuler had earlier refused to accept them because the names had leaked before the grand jury report. The judge ordered the indictments sealed pending investigation of the leak. Reporters for afternoon papers are to be subpoenaed.
Among the Anaconda attendees at the funeral of Mr. and Mrs. BE J. Carney in Butte were Joseph L. Kelly J M Minor Frank Clinton Mrs Rod Williams Mrs Mary Mahoney Miss Louise Ehret Walter Tuchscherer Mr and Mrs Charles Branscombe Mrs Ira Walker and Jack Hamill.
Al Perkins of the Dry Cottonwood district brings the season’s first local red and white currants to town. His customers claim these currants surpass anything shipped from the coast, marking a market debut by a ranchman in the lower valley.
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