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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1923
Page
5
A butcher ad lists prime rib roasts at premium prices and multiple beef cuts with marked per pound costs. Included are pot roasts loin steaks round steaks shoulder steak and beef stew and fancy corned beef with cents per pound figures.
Ella Shook a seven year old girl from Martinsdale is recovering slowly in a Butte hospital after a playmate accidentally shot her with a 22 caliber rifle more than three weeks ago. The bullet penetrated the back and lodged near the spine and doctors plan to remove it when her condition permits.
Frank Babich was cleared in Justice O Neill s court of charges from last week s automobile crash in which a Dodge truck owned by Nathan Gordon was hit twice and destroyed. George Haverly s hearing was postponed to Aug 31. Jordan carried 17 passengers from a picnic, 12 from one family, claiming Babich crowded him into a ditch. The truck was damaged but drove away, then struck again near Butte by Haverly s car, wrecking it. Mike Fitzpatrick s manslaughter case was set for Aug 31. He said he and Mike Cunningham drank in a cabin when John Elofson knocked, the resident refused entry, Fitzpatrick entered, beat Elofson, who died later.
Preparations are under way for the next federal court term to convene in Missoula on September 1. In Butte, Assistant United States Attorneys W. H. Meigs and Ronald Higgins have prepared informations, mainly on liquor law violations, to be filed before the new term. United States Attorney John L. Slattery is in the East and may not return until about September 15. It is unclear if October term will be held in Butte.
Butte Aerie No. 11 Fraternal Order of Eagles, the largest in the state, has completed plans for its annual picnic at Nine Mile tomorrow. Transportation at $1 round trip will depart from 9 a.m. and again in the afternoon. The day features a band, sports program, midget boxing, other acts, and a Thompson Inn dance to end the event.
Special notice reminds readers that if the Standard is not delivered by 7 30 a m a carrier should be contacted for immediate delivery. The column lists visits by H Pall of Lima B L Stanley and G E LaFolliette among others Missoula residents Herron and Lena Davis also appear. Photographic offer for children and various periodicals at the P O News Stand. R B Bowden arrives in Butte for Montana Editorial association events.
Federal agents and police uncovered a major moonshine operation at 1323 West Copper Street segmenting a 40 gallon still and 200 gallons of mash with over 200 gallons of moonshine in barrels. Officers forced entry after finding a hidden room behind a clothes closet and arrested “Red” Bonner for maintaining a nuisance as onlookers watched the destruction of the illicit contents.
News from Butte confirms the death of Harry Martin of Annapolis Missouri on August 13. A former prominent Butte mining man during Heinze days, he later held a key post with the Madison Lead and Land company and once ran the Tron Mask mine in British Columbia. He was a 32nd degree Mason and Shriner, survived by his wife, children, and sisters Mrs Margaret Williams and Mrs J E Biiney, with burial at Fredrickstown Missouri.
Resolutions on the death of George F. Shelton were read by Attorney Lewis A. Smith at a Silver Bow Bar association meeting in Judge Carroll's courtroom. The resolutions were unanimously adopted and a copy sent to the widow. services were to follow at the Masonic temple as members mourn a long, public life of legal and civic service in multiple states and in the U S Army.
A damaged OCR fragment lists various prices for soaps and ident purchases. The readable items show cents and dollars like ten, eighty, and one eighty five, with items such as soap and ident appearing among entries. No clear date or location is discernible.
Examinations for rural eighth grade standing were completed yesterday at the office of County Superintendent Harrington. Pupils who failed or could not attend received a fresh opportunity to qualify for state high schools. Subjects included arithmetic spelling physiology and grammar. Brown's Gulch Divide Feeley and Melrose rural schools will open Stat. 10.
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