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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
3
Missoula will install a city wide red fire alarm system with 16 boxes mainly in outlying areas and a central station for telephone alarms. The contract for the switchboard is 338190 and installation 31500. The system follows Anaconda’s model and aims to reduce fire insurance premiums.
Anaconda is described as spotless after a three day inspection by state health inspector H. J. Susfin and aides, with Montgomery and Abs Hale accompanying. Hotels, restaurants, dairies, dairies, and sales sites were checked. no concealment found but stricter tuberculin testing for cows producing milk will be enforced citywide.
A jumble of local society notes from Anaconda and nearby areas. Names listed include Mrs John Ducie and Mikey Leonard visiting Butte, Miss Carrie Thorson and Mrs Puller, J G A Temple at Butte, and Meg George Johnson returning from Texas. Business visitors in the city include J W Hollow Helena and G Gibson Georgetown. Domestic items mention furniture, real estate, and misc errands with several references to Deer Lodge and Steub.
A garbled local column lists guests of Peer Lodge in Utah and Missouri visits, lodge communications, and upcoming church league games. Mentions names like Frances Winsyit Mite Somer and Mrs. EL aA Waterbury, with notes on travel to Helena, Deer Lodge, and Pavidle coast. Includes special lodge communications, hospital stays, and a festival-like schedule around Washoe park with Baptist and Presbyterian games.
A Deer Lodge county survey reports a record grain yield with wheat expected at 27 to 38 bushels per acre and barley strong in both quality and quantity. Hay crops are shorter but farmers expect good second cuttings. Winter wheat shows notable advance with 4000 acres anticipated. frost risk minimal. Local experts assert Deer Lodge county will compete with leading agricultural counties and benefit from high altitude dry farming. Meanwhile the town fair features include a western drama and a comedy, with entertainment highlights and a new song by Mrs. Texcher.
Fragmentary OCR text lists numerous names and locations such as Parker, Striple, J. W. Trodney, Uruhl, Spook A. Taylor, Kansasity, Sleena, Caples, St. Taulo, Los Angeles, New York, Salt Lake, Silver Whey, and J. Porro. No coherent event or context is evident.
A damaged OCR notice reports an arrest of Christhin demon at the Getd Cole mine with investigation pending. The event prompted a community gathering hosted by Athivetlit city offices and local firms, announcing hiring for public works for one year starting September 1, 1912.
Multiple notices from Deer Lodge County Montana detailing probate sales guardianship orders and a stockholders meeting. Includes private sale of Martha Tucker estate to be conducted August 1912 and Patrick J Daly estate land sale with detailed parcel description. Also bids for a fish hatchery project and a guardianship sale of Frank A Jones estate with court hearing set for August 1912.
In Festercity Washington on August 8 the house passed the general deficiency appropriation carrying 6182 83 percent and approved conference reports on the agriculturist and executive legislative judicial bill. Floyedikins of the Angeles arrives at his residence with M Reyner of Northern Pa headquarters at Butteerang OKO Neeser in city.
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