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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1919
Page
2
Meat prices ease across many cuts with beef, mutton, and veal posting smaller declines. Beef rib roast, T bone, sirloin, and leg of veal fall to 25 to 35 cents. halibut and salmon also soften. Analysts point to increased slaughter, beef trust investigations, cold storage effects, and public market pressure as reasons for the price slide.
Deputies Melia and Duggan raided a Meaderville pool hall run by A J Francisoni and seized 19 barrels of wine 20 cases of beer and poker paraphernalia. Bernard Call was arrested in a Friday raid on a moonshine plant at Banks avenue and Marcia street where 200 gallons of sugar and molasses were fermenting and small amounts of moonshine were produced. The plant was loaded onto trucks and taken to the courthouse as federal authorities monitor the case. Moonshine operations have been raided by the deputies in the past month with many operators bound over to district court for the fall term.
In Butte Sgt Hermann reports surprising re enlistment rates among men with overseas service. Discharged servicemen express longing for the uniform, citing deeper purpose and camaraderie. Many quit good jobs to return, drawn by army pay and the social pull of soldier life amid wartime duty.
James Range of the Red Boat company returns to Butte after a Pacific coast vacation visiting Washington Oregon and California. He notes wartime booms persist in big towns but doubts their lasting power and expects business to normalize soon. Range met many Butte residents on the coast and observed two ship launches in San Francisco. He believes the outlook for Butte remains good.
Butte residents see growth of agricultural pride as CP Hicks of Atherton Place showcases prize potatoes. His steady, year by year work yields notably solid texture and quality, drawing attention from garden enthusiasts and potential buyers like Northern Pacific dining car service.
A tire theft at Motor and Tire Sales, 121 123 South Montana Street, led to police tracking the robber who is returning tires a few at a time. Goodyear goods recovered as officers work. Edna Riggs arrives from Seattle to teach private dancing lessons at the Success Dance School in Moose hall on East Park Street.
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