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Anaconda Standard

Location

Anaconda, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1912

Page

15

Growth of suffrage agitation stirs women readers

The rapid growth of the woman suffrage movement prompts undecided women to seek guidance in a government primer. The American Government by Fred Grice J Haskin explains the workings of the United States government and the meaning of political economy as housekeeping. The Mandar offers the book at a low price as an educational service to readers.

Unita Fred Gric J. Haskin United States Uncle Sam Hous ‘Phe ‘Mandar

Beaverhead County Fair Aids State Fair Travel Honor

Beaverhead County Fair association appropriates funds to cover sending Poultry winners and awarded youth prize to the State fair in Helena. The plan lets prize winners enter at the state fair with only the entry fee. A young woman under 20 winning first in yeast bread sugar cookies and lager cake receives a free Beaverhead special train trip to the state fair. Lodge members urged to attend Friday meeting and depart at 8 o clock sharp.

Stannare Dillon Beaverhead Helena Axe Beaverhead County J.C. Freeman

Milwaukee Plans Coast Expansion and New Lines

Milwaukee roads push expansion toward Seattle and Vancouver with a planned $1.15 million terminal project in Tacoma and heavy investments in Seattle, along with a potential British Columbia alliance. North Bank and Oregon Electric upgrades proceed, while freight and passenger car orders, totaling around 62 locomotives and $1.16 million, roll from Baldwin and other builders amid broader Pacific Northwest developments.

Northwest Pacific Coast Tacoma Milwaukee Lake Union Seattle Forthwest Vancouver Bellingham Bay British Columbia Northern Pacific Canadian Pacific Vancouver-Tacoma Puyallup Valley

Bootblack Heir to Vancouver Real Estate Fortune

Vancouver Aug 15 Heir to 109000 in Vancouver real estate left by his brother who died here Alec McLaren a bootblack and elevator boy of Calgary is expected to arrive this week to claim his fortune The will left the widow the use of the property for a year and then to the brother legal advisers say the bootblack’s claim is valid though the widow may contest the provision The property value and dispute anchor the tale of a Calgary bootblack inheriting a city estate

Vancouver B.C Alec’ McLaren Calgary

Emorate Massacre Commemoration At Chicago Fort Dearborn

Chicago marks the 100th anniversary of the Fort Dearborn massacre with services at the lake front and East Eighteenth Street led by allied patriotic societies. A separate note mentions a Bartenders cooks and waiters picnic at Deer Lodge on Sunday August 18 with a train schedule for Butte to Deer Lodge.

Chicago Fort Dearborn Chi Cago Lake Front East Eighteenth Street Deer Lodge Butte

Motor Mad Judge Booher Fines City Motorists

Police Judge Booher warned he would enforce strict city limits driving penalties after fining five motorists, with fines ranging from 3 to 90 dollars. Some cases were dismissed due to urgent professional duties or alleged misplacement outside city limits, while gambling cases resulted in fines for roulette operators and associates.

Butte Epee Obilen Tam Fasi Booher Sam Art Hayes Dudley Fulton Jana J. J. McGrath Meyers J. Freund Paul Albertson

Watch repair at low cost and railway service dates

Mayer caters to budget conscious customers with affordable watch cleaning and mainspring repairs under one year guarantee. A special Pacific Railway train runs daily from Butte to Gregson and Anaconda starting July 31, departing 8 p.m. and returning by 11:10 p.m. Miners Savings Bank offers postal savings funds at 4 percent with safety deposit boxes.

Mayer Mager American Theater Weat Park Butte Atontana Nerest

Contract Awarded for Road Extension Through Silver Bow Canyon

A contract for 17 miles of track through Silver Bow Canyon was awarded by A J Willman of the Chicago Milwaukee & Puget Sound railway. Work to start soon with blasting and bed preparation as routes for Puget Sound, Chicago, Anaconda, and Pacific tracks align in the canyon. The line will reduce Chicago to Seattle travel time and a depot larger than any in the state is planned near the Ophir mine.

A. J. Willman Chicago, Miwaukee & Puget Sound Railway Silverbow Canyon Fesreng Camecron Tutte Butte, Anaconda Colorado Junction Cittz Junction Puget Hutte Anaconda Pacific Seattle Puget Sound Bute Ophir

Sooline Seeks Montana Entry Through Railroad Expansion

The Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway plans to extend the Piaxton Ambrose line from Divide, North Dakota into Valley County Montana, with about 65 miles in state. The attorney general says the firm may enter only as a foreign or domestic Montana corporation, and the board’s resolution alone does not establish legal status. An authenticated charter copy has been filed to comply with foreign corporation laws.

Helena Montana Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Tesilway Comany Divide N.D. Aistance Mniles Valley County Aonary Swindiehurst A. J. Galen F Foreign Mate Nly

Everybody's Doing It Going Back to the Farm

A fragment from an early 20th century magazine ads talk about population hunger rising, farm land values, and a push to buy Salmon Valley land. It touts low costs like 100 down with small monthly payments and urges readers to act now through Lawlor & Rowe's office.

Everybody's Magazine Hit and Miss Towa Hit and Acre Illinois Great Northwest Salmon Valley Lawlor & Rowe

Fight for possession of New York is imminent

Stratford Conn Aug 15 red and blue armies lay five miles apart preparing for a decisive battle to decide New York City The Reds will advance tomorrow and General Bilss will depart the main command to let the opposing sides work out the final engagements as chief umpire The Richelieu for good things 22 28 South Main Butte

Stratford Conn New York City Bilss Department of ‘the East South Main Butte

Blonde Eskimos Found by American Explorers

Dawson Yukon Aug 15 Two men who arrived from the Mackenzie river report Vilhjalmur Stefansson and R. M. Anderson of Iowa have spent over four years in the Arctic with the American Museum of Natural History. They are now aboard a whaling vessel bound for Seattle via Point Barrow. The pair left New York April 18 for Hudson Bay and last heard from Sept 1. They expect return in 1912 with surveys of Langston Bay Horton River and other uncharted Victoria Land coast regions. Stefansson reported finding a race of blond Eskimos.

Dawson Yukon ‘Territory Mackenzie River Vilhjmar Stefansson R. M. Anderson Towa Arctic American Museum of Natural History Seattle Point Barrow Nome New York City Hudson Bay New York Langston Bay Horton River Victoria Land Stefansson

UNCLE SAM TO HAVE BIG EXHIBITION AT CONGRESS

Lethbridge Alberta August 15 The United States department of agriculture wired the dry farming office asking for 4000 square feet with wall space for an exhibition at Congress The space equals the floor area of the main wing If possible the Dominion and United States exhibitions will be placed side by side Also report from Bilboa Spain of 119 fishermen from this port perishing when four boats sank in a storm over the past two days The hurricane has abated but caused great damage along the coast

Lethbridge Alberta United States Department of Astute Congress United States Dominion Bilboa, Span

Oregon Short Line Announces G A R Trip Rate

The Oregon Short Line sets a $240 round trip from Butte to Los Angeles for the G A R convention in September. Notice to horse owners: all horseshoeing shops will be closed in August.

Oregon Short Line Butte Los Angeles

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