Anaconda Catholic Picnic Bids Farewell To Draftbound Youths
A large crowd enjoyed a Silver Lake picnic organized by Knights of Columbus Ancient Order of Hibernians Catholic Foresters and Catholic Austrian societies. The event celebrated Catholic youths heading to federal service under the selective draft law. 675 paid train fares plus many car travelers attended. Gaelic football ended 6 6 between Emerald seniors and juniors. Foresters won tug of war against the Hibernians after three pulls. Events included shot put, weight throwing, three legged race, and races for men and women with multiple winners named. The gathering featured a day of luncheon, sports, and fellowship as families spent time outdoors.
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Silver Lake
Knights of Columbus
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Catholic Foresters
Emerald
Peter Casey
Order of Foresters
Foresters
John Walsh
Andrew Thowey
Ed Walsh
Ignatz Lugan
Peter Murphy
Mike Flaherty
Mike Connors
William Morley
T. F. Murphy
Hibernians
James Marron
John Burns
John Malley
John Collins
Walter O'Malley
Thomas Kane
John Carroll
Thomas King
Ed Conley
Richard Marron
Conley
Conrad
Kinney
Buchwale
John Gallagher
Annie McLaughlin
Frances Reiley
Frances McLean
Charles McLaughlin
John Gorman
Nellie Hutchinson
Bernadine Lavis
Mortgage Rent Suit in Anaconda Court
William Weiss sues L W Hoffman and wife in Anaconda Township justice court for 120 dollars for rent due August 1917 at premises 119 East Park Street between Main and Oak. Alias summons issued. Defendants must answer within 10 days of service or plaintiff seeks relief. Judge James Pringle presiding. Attorney J H Duffy represents plaintiff.
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Justice Court
Anaconda Township
Deer Lodge County
State of Montana
James Pringle
William Weiss
L. W. Hoffman
Hoffman
J. H. Duffy
East Park Street
Main
Oak Streets
Anaconda
Montana
Durston Block
Mont
Labor Day in Anaconda and Butte Promises Big Picnic
Patriotism dominates Labor Day planned events with a Butte Anaconda labor committee led celebration at Washoe park and the common. A large ball game between the two cities, concerts by Montana State and Copper City bands, dancing, candy for children, and stop messages mark the day.
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Washoe Park
Anaconda
Butte and Anaconda
Montana
Flutte
Copper City
Butte
A. CC. M
Dan Farrell
Butte Central Labor Council
Brave Young Canadian Receives Military Cross
Capt Otto De Muth of Grand Forks British Columbia has won the military cross for conspicuous bravery. While tending the wounded under heavy fire he evacuated them under trying conditions with total disregard for danger. A McGill medical graduate and Royal Army Medical Corps member wounded at the Somme, he returned to service quickly.
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Otto de Muth
Grand Forks
British Columbia
London Gazette
de Muth
W. A. Bower
McGill University
Royal Army Medical Corps
Somme
Medical Corps
Local Notices and Movements Across Anaconda Tonight
Various civic groups meet tonight at 7 30 with notices for K of P and C of O F chapters. Local residents travel for work or visits to Tacoma Seattle Helena Deer Lodge Missoula El Paso and Vancouver as new positions and extended stays are planned. Community events include a boilermakers meeting and a Rebekah Odd Fellows picnic with other ads for local services and entertainment.
Douglas Fairbanks at the Margaret Tonight in Anaconda
Douglas Fairbanks appears at the Margaret tonight as actor manager director of his own company. He will sell pictures to Artcraft and present In Again Out Again a fast paced satire on New York and New Jersey with his usual brisk humor and American themes.
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Douglas Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Triangle
Artcraft Picture Corporation
Moving Picture
New York
New Jersey
Order to show cause for sale of real estate in estate
In Deer Lodge County Montana the district court orders interested parties to appear on September 8, 1917 at 9:30 AM in Anaconda to show cause why Alfred Bergreen executor of J Gust Anderson deceased should not be granted power to sell sufficient real estate. A copy of the order will be published for four consecutive weeks in the Anaconda Standard. Judge George B Winston dated August 3, 1917.
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District Court
Third Judicial District
State of
Montana
Deer Lodge
J. Gust Anderson
Alfred Bergreen
Anaconda
Anaconda Standard
George B. Winston
Notice to Creditors Estate of Emil Erickson Deceased
Legals notice from administrator AUGUST LINDWALL of the Emil Erickson estate directs all creditors and claimants to exhibit their claims with vouchers within four months after first publication. Claims must be presented at 209 Main street Anaconda Montana in Deer Lodge County. Dated August 4 1917.
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Emil Erickson
Main Street
Anaconda
Mont
Deer Lodge
State of
Montana
August Lindwall
Social Standpoint High in Deer Lodge County
Montana records for 1916 show 8 046 marriages and 1 482 divorces. Deer Lodge County reports a strong social standing with one divorce per 15 marriages, while Teton leads with one per 28. Silver Bow and Lewis and Clark trail with one per four. Cascade Yellowstone Mineral counts noted.
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Montana
W. J. Swindlehurst
Labor and Industry
Deer Lodge
Teton
Silver Bow
Lewis and Clark
Cascade
Yellowstone
Mineral
Pauline Frederick Delighted by Simple Calico Costume Offer
Pauline Frederick expressed happiness when the Famous Players director offered her a plain calico wardrobe for the next film. She had grown weary of wearing the latest designs from fashion houses and welcomed the plain attire as a novel change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Frederick
Famous Players
Miss Frederick
Pauline Frederick Stars in Nanette of the Wilds at Bluebird
Willard Mack wrote and sold Nanette of the Wilds to Famous Players and Paramount filmizes the Canadian Northwest tale for Pauline Frederick. The Bluebird theater screens the picture tonight with Frederick as Nanette and Mack as O'Brien, a Royal Canadian Northwest Mounted Police officer.
Local Names Connected to Montana and Spokane Figures
Readable fragment lists attendees and associates including E. E. Flood of Spokane, Carl R. Huntley of Big Hole, E. R. Kinney of Chicago, L. B. Whitten of Spokane, Carl J. Oppenheimer of Minneapolis, and couples Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Curtis Blackfoot Idaho, J. J. Smith Butte, Mr. and Mrs. E. Suton Butte, outlining a social or business gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Flood
Spokane
Carl R. Huntley
Big Hole
E. R. Kinney
Chicago
L. B. Whitten
Carl J. Oppenheimer
Minneapolis
H. B. Curtis
Blackfoot
Idaho
J. J. Smith
Butte
E. Suton
William Pearl Receives War Cross For Front Service
William Pearl of St John Michigan attached to the American field ambulance was wounded recently on the front and has now received the war cross in recognition of his service Alea Aug 26 Paris report states Pearl earned the award for bravery and conduct during combat duties in France
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Paris
William Pearl
St. John
Mich
Firefighters Hold Line At Olson Gulch Fire
Late word reports the Olson Gulch blaze is being kept under control by a growing crew now over 200 strong. Winds have eased, boosting progress, with officials hopeful danger ends by noon. Smoke veiled the city, traced to Bitterroot National Forest fires, not Olson Gulch.
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Olson Gulch
Forestry
Bitter Root National Forest
Uncalled Letters at Ana Conda Post Office Week Ended Aug 25 1917
The weekly list of uncalled mail items includes men such as Joe Ausutina Carl Bennett William Hiett and Michael McGovern along with women Mrs Blanch Hartman Mrs Paulson and Mrs Bobbie Hartman. Foreign names include R Dixon Al Siojner J W Hill and Mrs L M Neal. Edward Burke Postmaster.
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Anaconda
Joe Ausutina
Carl Bennett
William Hiett
W. L. Kelley
Michael McGovern
Max Sailor
Charles H. Caldwell
Jorcen Jackobsen
A. H. Livingston
Joseph T. Marcis
Jack Adams
H. C. Fisher
Ed J. Johnson
J. W. McIntver
Dave Pike
Blanch Hartman
Paulson
Bobbie Hartman
B. Hartman
R. Dixon
al Siojner
J. W. Hill
L. M. Neal
Edward Burke
THE OLD VIGILANTES LETTERS ALLEGORIZE INDUSTRY SHUTDOWN
A reader mourns Al Noyes and ponders who will chronicle the present industry shutdown that leaves thousands of women and children in hunger and cold. The writer compares the old Plummer knot to the white button worn on city streets. Anaconda, August 26, 1917.
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Standard
al Noyes
S. E. Farris
Anaconda
Naming the Babies
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet recounts William Williams who disliked nicknames and named his five sons William Willard Wilbert Wilfred Wilmot to force full names. The sons' familiar monikers became Bill Skinny Dutch Church and Kid, illustrating his principle and its unintended result.
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William Williams
Williams
William
Will
Willie
Willard
Mr. Williaams
Wilbert
Wilfred
Wilmot
Bill
Skinny
Dutch
Church
Kid
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Franchise for Indians in Canada debated
An attempt is being made in Canada to obtain the franchise for the American Indians who have served with distinction for Britain in Europe. The report notes their battlefield service and ongoing discussions about voting rights in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Europe
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Madam Bo-Peep
Brunswick
Main ST
East Park Avenue
James H. Murphy
East Park Ave
Locust Street
East Commercial Street
George W. Peterson
Commercial Avenue
R. B. Abbott Co
Chestnut
R. B. Lewis
F. W. Peckover Co
Philipsburg
Georgetown
Naconda
Hilipsburg
DR. Rinckel
Smith
Clark’s Bank
Anaconda National Bank
Capital
Anaconda News
Wellcome & Durston Company
East Park
Legats
About the City News
K. of
Vermillion
William Hamnam
Tacoma
the Big Hole
J. L. Shular
el Paso
Texas
Gus Brunander
B. D. Gibford
Missoula
George Hofner
Fly
Nev
John Leonard
Helena
Henry Larson
Kellogg, Idaho
David Davies
The
Milwaukee Railroad
R. B. Benard
Seattle
B. of R. T
J. R. Tavernia
McGill, Nev
John Mahoney
Toole
Utah
John Romell
City
Fuller Drug Co
Det Russell
Long Beach
Cal
A. P. Christensen
F. Whitcher
M. I
Albert Oliver
J. Tassel
D. L. Oliver
Mary B. Sullivan
Margaret Rodgers
Southern Cross
Angela Sullivan
Margaret Flood
Thomas F. Walsh
Engineering Corps
Vancouver
Wash
Schlappi
Harpers
New Victrolas
Victor
Silha’s Palace
Victor Records
N. Jensen
Rebekah
Odd
Gregson Springs Toay
Walter Kloker
Cherry Street
H. Cooper
M. J. May
Peter Hanson
Drummond
Thomas J. Welsh
Libbey
Pickard
Hammerslough
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Dewey Hall
Inez Pyle
Charles Pyle
Tom Sontag
EB. C. Peterson
Moore
Portland
Ore
Margaret
Douglas
Legals
Bluebird
Nanette of the
Wilds
Famous Players Paramount
THEAT
Erc
the Paramount Company Presents
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Lonesome
Luke
Sherwin-Williams
Duval Hardware Company
Duval Service
Vigilantes
Business and
Professional Directory of
D. Sawtell
D. C
Palmer School Chiropractic
W. T. Hogg & Co
Lathrop Bros
Montana Mattress Co
Muller’s Laundry
East Commercial Avenue
J. A. Hasley
L. F. Verberckmoes
M. P. Mahoney
Bell
C. A. Tuttle Co
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