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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1918
Page
10
John Rees, a Deer Lodge County resident for 20 years with farming and business interests, announces candidacy for county commissioner. He pledges to serve the beat interests of residents and address local needs.
A letter to the Standard editor questions how the counties draft boards were organized and paid. It notes Deer Lodge County's board members, previously unpaid, now receiving compensation under federal rules, with each member earning about 214 dollars for a year's service from government funds.
A fragmented formal report details city scale tests and inspection notes by engineer G from Mitchell Blake, scale inspector for Anaconda Conner Mining Company. It cites testing procedures, weighmaster witnessing, and partial results regarding weights, with incomplete data on exceptions or outcomes.
Scale inspector Hell Bar E reports multiple readings from 1 000 to 2 001 pounds on different corners and beams, notes worn corner irons, and explains adjustments were limited by broken parts. He cites testing by City Hall officials, rental vs purchase of weights, and references to the Anaconda Weight Company for test weights.
Final payments on Liberty Loan bonds are due by September 1. The Daly Bank and Trust Co of Anaconda notes bonds ready for delivery and that records must be cleaned before the next loan starts. Also lists weekly theft letters, names of men and women, foreign entries, and a card of thanks for sympathy in a baby's death.
In the matter of the estate of Richard W Heller deceased a probate of will proceeding is set for September 1 1918 at the Deer Lodge Montana courthouse. Lois Bertsch seeks letters testamentary and any interested party may appear. Also Ambrose Matthews sues Rose Anna Matthews for divorce citing desertion since December 1916 and a default judgment may be entered if she fails to respond. Anaconda Montana and Deer Lodge County figures appear in the notices.
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