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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1918
Page
11
Ideal weather and a Joint Picnic by Catholic societies at Silver Lake drew a large crowd yesterday. Visitors arrived by train or auto, and the program offered continuous amusement through afternoon and evening. The sports featured a girls race for ages 14 to 16 as a highlight of the events.
John Bergen on the republican ticket has lived in Montana thirty years in Anaconda and Deer Lodge valley twenty three years. He works at the smelters and has served as Deer Lodge county farm manager four years and as a school trustee five years. He is familiar with road requirements and capable of county commissioner duties. Paid Political Advertisement. Funeral notices follow for several individuals with dates and locations to be announced.
Maude McCarver and Hannah Driscoll headline a day of contests at the fair. Winners include Joseph Shegina in the boys 100 yard dash, Far Fell Gallagher in the girls race, Floyd Reardon and James Shegina in other youth events, and Mrs Margaret Malloy in women’s races. Mrs P J Monahan praised for largest family on the grounds with nine children.
Various society and political notices appear for tonight meetings including K of P and Fastern Star, the 0 F meeting at 7 30, and political ads urging votes for Connor Silha Parker and Sehlapps. Classifieds include chicken sale piano sale coal and taxi service with names from Butte Great Falls and Deer Lodge regions.
The list salutes Anaconda residents fallen in service with Private Mike Grba Private George J Sneberger Private Richard W Helier Private Michael Bracken Private Chauncey Davidson Private William Conlon Private William Morley Private James Lynch wounded in action and Private A G Blomquist Private Howell M Mackay Private Joseph Mauthe Private T R Kitaka and Private Roger O Mara.
Southern California to spend the winter. Ww K Trippette in the city from Whitefish with his family, having separated yesterday at the Montana ote Mise Minnie Rertech of Butte came over to spend Sunday with her father, Charles Rertech, D.R. Mackae and his family. Miss Freda Barich returned from St. Paul where she visited her brother, an aviation school instructor. B Avery and J J Strain returned from the Methodist Episcopal conference in Dilton. Names omitted in a registration list were noted as error. A request to copy a Sunday Standard for soldiers in France. A political ad: Connors for commissioner in Deer Lodge county. A laborer's family reflects on taxes and women’s role in county finances. Vote for Rose C Bresnahan for treasurer. Aug. 27. Ad.
Thomas Fitzstephens died yesterday evening at his sister Mrs P J Marron’s home on East Filta Street. A native of County Mayo Ireland he had lived in Anaconda for 16 years working as a concrete worker. He is survived by another sister Mrs W W Newman of Butte and by Mrs Marron. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
The Rocky Mountain district council of the International Association of Bridge Structural and Ornamental Ironworkers meets in Anaconda for a three day session with delegates from Butte Great Falls and Anaconda. Officers named are John Mitchell president Ray Reardon vice president and James O Keefe secretary. A vehicle collision near Main and Commercial damaged a Srezelak machine. two ladies and a boy involved, one driver Campbell slid 25 feet. Only the bos sustained a bruise near the right eye.
Tomorrow at noon polls open for the primary in Deer Lodge County and run until 7 PM. Voters select among many precinct voting places citywide and several rural districts, with candidates listed for US Senate, Associate Supreme Court, state, county and local offices.
The August meeting of Local 1, 1 AL B 8 & C 1 W endorses Ray Reardon, president of the organization, for sheriff of Deer County. The resolution urges members to support his candidacy and work for his election in November, citing his war drives and loyalty to labor.
Peter Huber, ex convict, was captured by Officers Connolly and Hennecke at 10 a m after breaking a door at Guy’s Hardware. A coat and gloves stolen from Chauncey Beal’s livery office were recovered, and Huber also tied to a window smash at Coy’s store. He claimed recent return from Seattle. police believe new burglaries followed his return.
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