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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1925
Page
26
Dillon Bureau reports Beaverhead county fair opens Sept 2 with daily race events at 1 p m including balloon ascension and parachute leap. Green horse trot or pace purses total 335, running and relay races add further prizes. Daily rodeo stunts and free acts accompany hundreds of exhibits drawing growing interest.
Identical bids were received for the Dillon State Normal College heating plant. Thomas E. Luebben of Dillon won the contract with 4750 dollars, same as rival D H Budd of Bozeman. Dormitory remodeling went to H G Hammell of Dillon for 16815 dollars and electrical work to Burles Taylor of Dillon.
Dillon notes Miss Emilie B Papez resigns from penmanship instruction after two years. A replacement is not yet named. First carload of new library furniture arrives. Summer session grades for 1,400 students are processed and routed to state and county offices and students. Frances Forsgren hands library duties to Miss Ella Hammerness of Glasgow for next year. Miss Forsgren moves to Malta. Residence halls undergo extensive vacation repairs to improve condition.
Dillon reports travel by KE White family returning to Santa Ana California after a month in Dillon. Jorgen Jorgenson visits from Jackson for several days on business. J W Forsythe from Lakeview also visits for business. Mr and Mrs John Sheser of Grant stay in Dillon over the weekend. Mrs Wigglesworth and Mrs Lee Reamy take Dr T Wigglesworth’s body to Twin Falls Idaho for funeral services held there with Masonic lodge involvement. J E Shaw and son Warren of Jackson spend the end of the week in Dillon. The State Bank of Dillon files debt action in district court against 8 W Nulph and Harry Lathrum.
Miss Marie Spangler returns to Belgrade after visiting cousin Miss Lucy Barnes. The McCullochs of Great Falls and their children visit local friends. Bridge club hosts and out of town guests mingle with Rebekah district meeting attendees. Lectures, baby clinics, park tours, and travel to Denver and Miles City are noted among residents.
In Moscow, wolves destroyed livestock over the last year causing 4,000,000 gold rubles in losses. The figures show 52,000 horses, 60,000 cattle, and 25,000 other animals devoured by wolves.
One of the most successful Deer Lodge Girl Scout camps ended Saturday after a week at the Steyer ranch. Camp director Mrs H EK Arnold and assistants Mrs H C Heinsch Miss Rebecca Carey and Miss Mary Warburton led daily activities with Arvid Andresen and Frank Trask contributing in camp craft swimming and nature and scout work. Thirty girls attended and were joined by parents and friends. Also reported are gospel meetings led by Misses Annie Lyness and Amy Puckett at the I O O F hall with attendance described as very good and ongoing this week except Monday and Saturday.
The English Lutheran church in Deer Lodge will relocate services to the Episcopal church tomorrow at 8 o'clock led by Rev. M. D. Huddloff of Butte. Children’s instructions are set for 7 o'clock prior to the service.
Deer Lodge August 29. Floral Chapter No. 46 Order of the Eastern Star will hold its first regular meeting after summer vacation on Thursday evening September 3. Officers urge a large attendance to cover matters held over during the vacation. Reports from delegates to the grand chapter in Missoula will be presented.
Miss Kate Johnson begins a Yellowstone park tour en route to Grafton North Dakota. Numerous residents visit, shop, or travel to Helena Missoula Anaconda Spokane and Denver with health education and weekend gatherings noted.
Oscar I Let, a 33 year old employee of the State Lumber Co., died from brain concussion after being caught under a filling derrick used in loading logs. He was a World War veteran and will be buried Monday with military honors. England is buying more American textile machinery.
Miss Alice Power of Tacoma visits Hamilton with relatives. Funeral held for D. R. Frogge in Corvallis. Presbyterian ladies plan Sept 3 church meeting hosted by Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Patch. Various residents travel to Montana cities and beyond including Rochester and New York. equity life officer O. M. Gerer returns from Great Falls trip.
The first killing frost of the season darkened gardens in Whitehall. The Whitehall band played in Legion park before a heavy downpour interrupted the concert. School opening date moved from Sept 8 to Sept 14 due to Pleasant Valley district consolidation and bus needs. Several residents traveled or visited state officials and institutions. social clubs held meetings with refreshments and many attendees.
In Missoula Aug 29 Billings players contest the state handicap cup with John Lewis upsetting Harl Merritt of Butte in a three set match 6-2 0-6 6-3. Lewis to face Neil Wilson for the state singles title while Dr Alfred Karsted defends the cup.
In San Francisco the home team beat their opponents with Wright and Sandberg in attack. At Salt Lake the MOEAS team lost with Plummer Fussell and Baldwin among the scorers. In Sacramento OIE had an 8 run inning while Rachae Tobin Vinci and Shea starred for Sacramento.
A race report from Great Falls notes Butte driver Pangan Red left at 6 30 morning and arrived at the Park hotel in Falls at 10 30, covering the distance in five hours with steering gear wobbling in the last 50 miles. Average speed was 37 mph. Joe Lackman of Great Falls, previously jailed for bootlegging, allegedly did the trip in four hours 20 minutes in a large car, mostly at night.
Umpires Green and Shaffer were assaulted by several hundred fans after the Havansville Quincy game. Officials sought refuge in a refreshment stand as police intervened to separate the crowd and remove them from the park.
Corporal H. W. Roberts post in San Francisco outlines a VFW membership rule requiring at least 20 years service in the army navy or marine corps with time served in foreign territory to meet eligibility. The criterion is presented as a distinctive condition for membership.
Martin Kall and Fred Murphy will duel today on the Butte Country Club course in a 36 hole final for the club championship. The two-ball mixed foursome and president's cup medal rounds are set for today with paired couples choosing opponents.
Fans at Butte and Anaconda games receive ballots to vote for their favorite player. Ballots are cast at the gates and collected in boxes near the entrances. The tally runs through next Sunday's games with a valuable watch awarded to the top vote getter by Fred Young.
Elaine Rosenthal Reinhart of Dallas defeated Detroit’s Harley Higbie to claim her third women’s western golf championship. A mid round incident on the 35th hole involved a duck in the fairway, but Reinhart birdied the hole and finished tied or ahead in a tightly played final where neither player led by more than two holes.
Guernsey breeders from across Montana formed the Montana Breeders association in Missoula. Mark D. Fitzgerald of Stevensville was elected president with Arthur Schmidt Charlo as vice president L. R. Sturm Polson secretary and Ray Chapman Stevensville plus J. W. Bundles Stevensville as directors.
Mr and Mrs John Spithoven and their young son visited Harlowton from near Twodot for a Saturday shopping trip. The notes mention the sixth annual picnic of the Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges being held in the community.
Multiple short job notices and ads in Butte offer positions for a limited number of energetic men, with pay up to 20 dollars daily and advancement chances. Also barber needed for steady work at 123 West Park. A medical ad promotes rupture treatment with free consultation at Bernhardt's Specialists Minneapolis.
At 442 East Broadway Sarat, beloved daughter of Mr and Mrs John R Lennon aged 6 weeks. Funeral from residence this Sunday at 1 30 PM. Interment in St Patrick cemetery. Funeral private. Carroll Mrs Mary died in San Francisco August 27 surviving husband Dr John J Carroll son Jack and relatives McHale Anastasia and Dr Joseph McHale. remains to Walsh chapel and residence at 1959 West Mercury Street with time to be announced.
The M. J. Walsh Co lists general directors and embalmers at 807 208 West Park Street.
Sunday afternoon in the Twodot grove drew 300 to 400 people for a community picnic. After a noon dinner, attendees enjoyed various sports and socializing. Mrs. Ralph Good of Twedot and Deputy Sheriff Jay W. Cook of Judith Gap were noted visitors, with other locals mentioned as shopping and visiting friends in nearby towns.
The Silver Bow Trades and Labor councilLabor day committee reports the up town Montana State band will start with a concert and perform at the Gardens during the celebration. The sports program includes races for union officials, married women, single girls, boys under 14, girls under 14, and a eye and spoon race for girls under 18. Prizes range from five to three dollars with various age groups. The committee plans to expand the program beyond past Labor Day events. Six boys and six girls from St Ives England participated in a Bible raffle in June as part of a 250 year custom.
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