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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
7
Compact vanity carryalls offer coin holders, powder puff and mirror, pencil and memorandum. Sterling versions range from 10 to 50 dollars, German silver about 2 dollars. Leather lined, engraved designs add style and practicality for daily use.
Brief items from Butte note visitors and residents such as H E Morris of Bozeman and A L Rankin of Great Falls registering in Butte. Mentions taxes on clothing sales at The Clothery, various sales, and local business ads. Births announced for Feidemrich, Draper, Clemens, Fearon, with travel notes for O Leary and Roos family movements and a paving project on West Park street. Also mentions David S M Unger’s expected arrival and an automotive tour book for sale.
Emile Ollivier a famous French statesman and premier under Napoleon III died in Annecy at age 95. Born July 8 1825 in Marseilles he rose to prominence as arbitrator over the Isthmus of Suez and later formed a ministry that war with Germany doomed in 1870. His first wife was a daughter of Liszt the composer.
All gate receipts of the last three days at the Anaconda race meet belong to the Deer Lodge County Fair Association. Complimentary passes issued by the racing association will be void after today.
A sale note states a customer could save a third to a half on purchases at Boucher's twenty sixth semi annual cleanup gate located at 87 39 West Park Street, with the ad by Ady.
The Society of Montana Pioneers prepares for a Missoula gathering September 4 to 6 with tours of Bitter Root villages and dances. James A. Sanders, Helena native and long-time secretary, leads honorary guests through local history and hospitality as the group plans to meet and reflect on state origins. The piece notes former Washington governor Isaac I. Stevens and his 1853 Montana journey, ending with a roster of county vice presidents and officers.
Isaac Korpi aged 27 a miner at the Tramway mine died at Murray hospital after 22 days of treatment for a back fracture from a rock fall. His legs were paralyzed and the spinal column fused. he was unmarried and lived at 340 East Granite Street. Coroner Drew ordered the body to Sherman Reed's undertaking rooms.
Helena Aug 20 special dispatch reports 117 girls in Miles City reform school Florence Crittenton home and House of the Good Shepherd none married sixteen are mothers. M L Rickman urges frank parental guidance and closer watchfulness on youths noting the forces of evil and the need for balanced supervision.
Inspector R. M. Welch received word from Helena that the quarantine on Utah fruits will not be lifted. The ban, imposed due to a weevil in Utah products, remains final with no inspection stations to be established. Montana officials and farmers protested the modification before the restraint extends to Oct. 1, with no danger of weevil until spring thereafter.
Minneapolis judge tells Pat Crowe he must leave Washington and suspends his sentence. Crowe says he will go to Butte to work, cites a brother there and a past friendly reception. The tale traces Crowe's outlaw past, family ties, and prior stays in Butte as rumors swirl about his future in the mining city.
Curtis at third base Jobe center field Stanbury left field Peoples right field Park Streets Henderson catcher Wickes pitcher Honeychurch first base Cummings second base Wilcox shortstop Remmert third base Balla play for a street league game with listed positions and players.
The document lists event winners from a clerks union track meet and related contests. First and second prizes are named for races including hundred-yard dash, fifty-yard dash for heavy men, seventy-five-yard for girls under 16, one mile free for all, and races for ladies, plus a four hundred yard relay. Notable names include Sam Pierce, J Bartholomew, F McKeown, Mamie Dee, T F Collins, Mrs Charles Reid, and Mrs J M Newton, with several cash prize payments noted as unclaimed by five winners.
Thousands left Butte for outside points on Commercial Day with estimates around 5000. Beavorhead reports say the Dillon picnic and barbecue drew several hundred, celebrated as one of the season’s largest. Basin reservoir hosts the commercial travelers outing with autos and tally-hos carrying over a hundred attendees. The Beaverhead metropolis notes a day of good sports, racing, and a grand feast at Mountain View Sunday School.
An account of a bustling annual outing along Maiden Rock and nearby Oregon Short Line routes. Families spread lunches with choice poultry, fishermen and picnickers traveled by rail to Anaconda races, Pipestone and Whitehall spots, and many enjoyed autos and lake visits at Silver and Georgetown lakes.
Milan reports Dr Piacenza, an Italian explorer, reached the summit of Mount Numzhum in the Himalayas. The 22 000 foot peak, amid attempts by English and American climbers, lies in the Nunkum group in Suru, Kashmir. Previous exploration by Mr and Mrs Hunter Workman noted a 22720 foot peak.
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