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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1911
Page
17
Chris Mendell, a laborer walking from Butte to Anaconda seeking work, was shot on the wagon road between Gregson and the city. A .22 caliber bullet caused a small flesh wound and two sleeve holes. The assailant is unknown, and the wound was treated in Anaconda.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Helena August 22 7 A Shoemaker secretary of the state fair invited about a dozen friends to a local Playhouse to view moving pictures of the Elks parade in Anaconda last Friday The pictures by George N Forsyth of Columbia Gardens are exceptionally fine They will be shown first in public at Kalispell to advertise next years Elks state convention which goes there.
A humorous exchange from the New York Sun compares a preacher failing to attract mansion owners to a real estate agent suggesting renting a room as a income supplement. The ad appeals for clear notices in wants columns.
Construction at the Deer Lodge County Fair association track accelerates with a new two section grand stand, a large paddock, and reinforced fences. The betting ring will be roofed by Friday. armed guards patrol to deter trespass as work nears completion before Friday’s first race.
A household ad can quickly replace a maid nurse or other worker who leaves. Experienced servants search want columns for new jobs, ensuring dependable fit after brief instruction. Summon household help via a want ad. it reaches many seeking profitable, pleasant employment.
A protest parade will form to oppose the kidnaping of the McNamara brothers. Participants will wear McNamara buttons, with proceeds supporting the Los Angeles legal fight. Arrangements are by ten union members, five from the Central Labor Council and five from the Anaconda Mill and Smelter Men's union, chaired by J. E. Kyle and secretary J. M. Reynolds.
A new bill at the Reel theater pleased many patrons last night with The Step-daughter a strong drama. The Foreman's Mine presented rugged pioneer life while The Ups and Downs of a Prize Fighter offered notable comedy. Miss Graham sang Play That Rag with pleasing delivery and the lineup was described as clever throughout.
A fraternal group invites members to a Sunday picnic at Gregson with a round trip fare of 4 cents. The event emphasizes community gathering and casual outdoor activities.
Captain W C Dutton international lecturer addressed a large audience at the Methodist church on I O G T work and will speak again tonight. He will occupy the pulpit Sunday morning and evening replacing Rev J W Tait, now in Billings, and attend the Montana conference and the state I O G T convention at Dewey hall tomorrow.
Labor Day events in Anaconda and Deer Lodge County promise the largest show of organized labor. A monster parade will head the celebrations in the morning with the entire membership of every labor organization taking part.
Paris reports a cautious semi official note from the government on talks with Germany. Ambassador Cambon will return to Berlin around August 28 for conferences with the premier foreign affairs minister and colonies minister. France demands Morocco rights be recognized without diminution and Germany to curb territorial claims in French Congo.
At Duluth on August 22 the National Association of Pure Food Commissioners discussed the sale of drug store drinks. Dr. B J Crumbine of Kansas noted his department did not find cocaine in a suspected product, mirroring Oregon's Commissioner Bailey. Oklahoma's D E Barr cited 98 substituted drinks sold by druggists, all containing cocaine except three.
The end of the extra session saw rapid signing and adjournment as Speaker Clark and Vice President Sherman bid farewell. A North American Indian memorial bill was found and delivered just before adjournment, with the house and senate minutes noting thousands of measures introduced but few passed. The president pro tempore position remained vacant.
In San Francisco on August 22 the Fraternal Order of Eagles session hears resolutions to limit officer expenditures. William J. Brennan of Pittsburgh declines running for grand president and seeks the grand vice presidency. Fred J. Lynch withdraws from grand secretaryship in favor of Conrad W. Mann. John S. Parry is favored for grand secretaryship. a member ball is held for delegates.
Special Dispatch reports Salesville National Bank will open next week at the southwest terminus of the Gallatin Valley railway, 12 miles from Bozeman. J. W. Stearns, assistant cashier of the Manhattan State Bank, will serve as cashier. Salesville has seen rapid growth and new stores opening recently.
An engineer halted a fast London train after spotting a red object by the track near Rockliffe station north of Carlisle. It proved to be a red parasol held by a woman awaiting cross level crossing passage. A similar old incident on the Old Colony line at North Easton involved a tiny red bicycle lamp glass near the tracks.
Andrew Anderson of South Bend Ind, 81, asked Clerk Ernest Real for room 14 at the Sherman last night. The clerk quipped it was before his time and wondered when Anderson last stayed in Chicago, noting his claim of visiting in spring 1848 during a horse back trip from Indiana.
At the twenty first annual meeting of life insurance directors the New York Life program questioned weight based mortality tables arguing that the optimal build may lie mid overweight and underweight ranges. The discussion notes age related shifts with 39 and 50 showing deviations and suggests current tables overstate favorable risk by about seven percent.
Aaron Hodgson writes in the Saturday Review via the Boston Transcript with surreal lines about devils, bees, bats, lizards, and a proclaimed master. The piece mixes faded mythic imagery and comic asides while mentioning a Brown couple and a witty rejoinder.
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