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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1911
Page
15
The article extols Cascarets as a free gentle bowel tonic not an irritant. It contrasts with castor oil pills and salts, describing earlier harsh methods and praising Cascarets for being pleasant convenient and effective with one at a time and a ten cent box price.
Billings August 13 Wearied with life and financial worries Robert Long an employee of a local lumber company was restrained by the sheriff to prevent him from attempting suicide. He told a doctor he felt unbalanced and had memory lapses after receiving his wages. A note said money from Walnut Iowa had not arrived and he planned to jump into the Yellowstone River. He was found by a physician and police and to be examined for possible commitment to Warm Springs asylum.
It offers a choice residence spot near Butte with electric railway city water electric light and telephone service. Prime lots 60 by 150 feet priced at 100 dollars with free abstract of title upon deed. Flexible payments. Take Englewood car line to the office on the property.
Dr Atchley of the First Baptist church preached the titled lecture under the Five-club auspices. He argued Jesus as the universal, unselfish leader for social reform, emphasizing equality, just treatment across classes, and the need to improve environments and sanitation for all. The talk, part of a Friday night series, urged justice and brotherhood as foundational to society.
Billings notes Memorial day plans for the Maverick Hose Company. A committee led by G Herman Smith Charles McNeil and Fred Sjechner will arrange vehicles flowers and speakers for Aug 27 at the cemetery. The group recalls 19 members lost to death, 13 buried west of the city with others buried in nearby locales.
Special Dispatch from Kalispell reports the Farmers' Protective association, a major mercantile firm with $200000 capitalization and county farmer stock, has fallen into receivership after several applications.
Persons prominently identified with its interests for the appointment of one. nN. W., Main, a member of the board of county commissioners and at pres ent manager of the concern, was ap pointed temporarily.
In Juarez Mexico on August 13 mounted police clashed with the night patrol of ex-insurgent soldiers after an American, J. P. Lepoint, was robbed of 400 dollars and railway tickets. The mistaken confrontation sent the city into alarm as shots rang out but no serious injuries were reported and the robbers escaped.
E Edwards lassoed several autos at Grand avenue and Nineteenth street, including two touring cars a limousine and bakery wagon. Enraged drivers pinned him with his own lariat until police arrive, charging that he trained for a stage act.
Kalispell August 13 L Scott emaciated and hungry told Judge Erickson and doctors on a sanity board how he tried to kill himself at Whitefish days ago by drinking a potion of insect powder mixed with water. He said he came from Seattle months ago with only three days of work since arrival and walked about 20 miles from Libby to Whitefish before capture. He was committed to the state sane asylum at Warm Springs.
Great Falls, Aug 13 Fergus Mitchell 11 son of H B Mitchell managing editor of the Tribune was thrown from his horse at the Mitchell ranch south of the city. He was taken to Columbus hospital with a compound skull fracture. An operation was performed this afternoon and recovery is hoped.
Pastor W. A. Atchley of First Baptist preached last evening that belief in the unseen is mankind’s strongest boon. He argued spiritual life sustains through trials when wealth and pleasures fail and urged living a large spiritual life over the narrow self.
Knights and Ladies of Security of Butte prepare to host national officers President Kirkpatrick and Secretary Abrahams around August 31. Four councils arrange a banquet at the Auditorium with tours of local mines and Pittsmont smelter, plus a drill show by the Mountaineer council.
Libby Montana Aug 13 Joseph A Coram a Boston capitalist and owner of a fine power site at Kootenai falls 12 miles below town is in Libby planning extensive development work at the falls with his son C D Coram and E C Wood. A crew has worked there for several years on preliminary development. Coram formerly owned the Libby townsite but sold it years ago.
Miss Vine Cahoon has returned from a vacation spent at the Sacre ranch on the Jefferson. Mrs. J. P. Wolfe left for Kansas City and St. Louis on a three months visit. Miss Helen Mills of Missoula visited W. E. Burgess as she returned from Denver. Dr. J. R. E. Sievers and family, from Hamburg and European cities, expect to sail to New York yesterday from Boulogne. Mrs. Arthur P. Whittemore of Houghton visits her father Rev. F. H. Gwynne at 298 South Crystal Street.
The Northern Pacific Railway offers round trip fares Aug 15 and 16 with return by Aug 17 to Alder Twin Bridges Sacrer Cardwell Whitehall Pipestone Warm Springs Deer Ledge Drummond Bearmouth Rock Creek and other line points. Departures to points east leave 7:00 am and 10:45 am and west at 8:00 am with return by 8:30 pm or 10:15 pm.
Great Falls August 18. The Cascade county board of commerce reports that next season's grain acreage will at least double the present. From 39 farmers the new winter wheat area for this fall totals 4 403 acres, against 5 130 total crops and 3 453 wheat. Expected yields include winter wheat 20 to 40 bushels, spring wheat 20, oats 30 to 75, barley 80, and potatoes 0.5 to 3 tons per acre.
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