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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1921
Page
4
A group called the league urges nationwide observances to honor the constitution. It calls for placing a copy in every home, teaching citizenship through a school republic method, using pageants to visualize history, translating the constitution, and promoting these goals through publicity and patriotic exercises.
Civil actions include Goddard vs Page for 243 dollars premium on an accident policy covering Page's East Galena Street garage workers. Independent Milk Co sues Aetna Life Insurance for 3200 dollars after settling a personal injury suit caused by a milk truck collision. Eva Hager seeks divorce from Donald Hager citing cruelty and requests car and household item protections. A motion to strike amended divorce complaint in Fulvist Fluke case is noted. Joseph R. Silver sues Montana Southern XY Co for 750 dollars plus 27.68 for interest, and J E Reed sues Percy Dodge for 1500 dollars over a phosphate ground sale commission.
A humorously reverent column notes that Judge Albert J. Lew, famed for Siberian service and holding court in frigid conditions, has been awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure by Japan. The piece playfully extols his courage, jokes about court decorum, and jokes on where the honor should be worn.
A humorous column mocks perpetual motion schemes and other inventions pitched to the patent office after World War I. It notes that many schemes are rejected or returned, cites a rocking chair powered washer, bed disrupting alarms, a Civil War cannon plow, and mentions broader scientific invention, satire on Lloyd George, and a collage of oddities from Baltimore and elsewhere.
Forty two governors signified willingness to issue proclamations urging observance of Constitution Day on September 17. The event marks the 134th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution and the drive by non-partisan groups to promote civic engagement.
A long hotel arrivals page lists numerous guests and their origins, including Grand and Mrs Howard Thompson, J.1 GE Kendal, Miss E Crum, P J Kelly, Nancy Fiatou, Mrs W C Dawes, Mre A Herbert, Glenn Bassett, Mrs J W Kenney, Atkinson, Garey Owen, Mary Bloom, Grace Chester, Charles Manning, Barney Stone, Paul M Smith, Hank McKee, and many others from Helena to New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, and beyond, reflecting a wide geolocation mix. The roster shows guests across cities such as Butte, Dillon, Missoula, Spokane, Denver, Milwaukee, Portland, and Vancouver, including numerous Mrs and Mr pairs and family groups listed in dense sequence.
Helena August 30 Judge Albert J Galen associate justice of the state supreme court and former attorney general of Montana received from the Japanese government through the war department the Order of the Sacred Treasure. The mikado conferred the decoration for distinguished services. Galen was a colonel in the American expeditionary forces in Siberia and served as judge advocate. Only two other Americans are said to hold similar honors.
A collection of scattered personal names and city references appears in a damaged OCR fragment. Names tied to Chicago Spokane Washington Salt Lake Seattle Helena Helena Oregon New York and other locations are interwoven with titles and family identifiers, lacking coherent narrative or dates.
A city improvised a temporary police presence as a substitute without formal contracts. Mayor Cockingbald explained no contract existed with the substitute Galupin and removal procedures must be followed to avoid legal difficulties. The issue centers on whether the city can employ a substitute without a binding agreement and the risk of future disputes.
R J Wade of the chamber of commerce says 41 of 43 workers on the Pipestone road contract are from Butte. Hesselt Construction brought only one crew member. the rest, including the cook and helpers, are local. Wade calls reports of local unemployment false and praises the company for hiring locally.
Astrologers mark August 21 1921 as a challenging day with malefic aspects among Jupiter Saturn Neptune and Mars. The outlook warns of bitter discussions on army and navy matters and a fall plan for conservative business methods amid autumn conditions. Women face shifts in business and professional plans and may confront injustices in industry while voters will rebuke counterproductive records.
Director Forbes of the Veterans Bureau will arrive in Helena on September 8 for a day and join a western inspection trip ahead of a federal clean up campaign by the War Risk Board in Montana September 21 to 24. He will be accompanied by Dr. F A Long and Charles Cramer. Officials from the American Legion Montana welfare commission and others will meet him. The cleanup squad will operate from the courthouse with a medical examiner, vocational education and insurance staff, plus Red Cross and American Legion representatives. Red Cross will handle transportation and meal requests while local cases in Jefferson, Madison, Deer Lodge, Powell and Beaverhead counties receive aid.
The W C T U gathers to start at 9 o'clock with a full day of sessions. The program lists readings, hymns, reports from officers, discussions on a constitutional amendment, meals, and committee meetings through the afternoon.
Mrs Henry James chairs a committee arranging tonight’s 6 30 anniversary banquet at a Christian church. The event features welcomes from hostess union officers and pastors, remarks by city officials, and varied program notes with music interludes. Representatives from city schools Woman's club League of Women Voters Y M C A Rotary Club attend.
Special Dispatch notes the state highway commission will open bids tomorrow for 16 miles of roadway on Skalkaho highway in Ravalli county. Forester department at Missoula to issue contract for instruction on part of the road within the forest reserve. Project expected to finish this year amid rapid work progression.
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