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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1923
Page
5
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Rent pianos from Orton Bros. Special chicken dinner Sunday, $1.50. Charles Heckler traveled from Missoula yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hammer arrived in Butte from Livingston. Thomas J. Mitchell of Great Falls registered at Acoma hotel. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Patten of Philipsburg are in Butte for a few days. Mrs. Phil Arnold of Seattle, former Miss Erma Lawrence, leaves for home after visiting Butte friends.
Carriers must deliver the Standard by 7 30 or contact the 22 Butte or 47 Anaconda offices for immediate delivery by special messenger. Notables visiting Butte include R M Allyn of Missoula and J C Fitzgerald a Madison valley resident. Mr and Mrs J R Ellingson and family paused in Butte on their Seattle route after touring Montana Yellowstone Park and beyond. T 8 Combs of Big Timber traveled via automobile to California for the winter. P O News Stand offers writing material and office supplies. Frank A Collins former New Method laundry manager and ex service man arrived for a two week business visit now with J B Ford company as western representative. Earl Richards Leonard mine timekeeper returned from summer vacation and Miles Romney of Hamilton renews acquaintances in town.
Special Northern Pacific train will carry Masons and friends from Butte and Silver Bow county to Twin Bridges for the first annual Southwestern Montana Masonic picnic. Delegates from many towns are expected. the event features free coffee lemonade and ice cream for children, with orphans from the Twin Bridges home as guests.
Butte Rotary club heard talks praising children’s work at Columbia gardens and city beautification efforts. Lester Frink cited past and present garden progress and highlighted vegetables donated to the Salvation Army. Ben Owen praised the children and thanked local business leaders for support, noting E J Nash and others.
Montana oil production rose by 4,629 barrels in July from June, totaling 254,444 barrels. Mutual Oil shipped 175,946 barrels from Cat Creek, Illinois Pipe Line 78,498 from Kevin Sunburst, with Illinois Line handling Ohio and International Boundary Plant shipments. July crude prices ran at 1.70 dollars per barrel in Cat Creek and 0.70 dollars in Kevin Sunburst.
The Montana total of registered automobiles reached 59,800 by the end of July, up 2,799 from June 30 when 57,001 were registered. The report was received by Clerk and Recorder Molloy from the secretary of state.
In advance of September 10 opening, nearly all rooms at Butte high school have been renovated cleaned and repaired. A 500 foot drainage tunnel connects the plunge to the boiler rooms enabling gravity drainage in three hours. New double maple gym floor improved plumbing tiling and retaining wall protect gym. Athletic support funded much of the work. Principal Ragsdale and Clerk Brimacombe confirm readiness.
Mrs Carl Jensen was fined ten dollars by Judge Shea after being arrested on a reckless driving charge. She agreed to repair the damages and pay George Whetstone's hospital bill after losing control of her car on Wyoming Street near Broadway, striking him and crashing through a plate glass window.
In police court yesterday three bootleggers forfeited fines of 150 each, pushing city collections this month to over 8 000 dollars. The offenders were John Doe John Jones and Ed McHale. Mrs Jensen paid 10 dollars for reckless driving and several others charged with drunkenness received small fines.
Next month Montanas counties plan a broad fair season. A compiled list from Secretary Pete Wills details fairs across the state with dates and secretaries for Phillips, Rosebud, Eastern Montana, Madison, Garfield, Midland Empire, Richland, Lincoln, tavalu, Jefferson, Prairie, Flathead, Central Montana, Western Montana, Custer county shows, plus second annual garden and corn shows in Miles City Chinook and Miles City. Additional fairs with undetermined dates include Carter Ekalaka McCone Circle Pondera Roosevelt Sanders Plains Teton Fairfield Wibaux.
Paving Wyoming street from Granite to Copper and Quartz from Main to Wyoming will start Sept 4 and finish Oct 1 under bids by Stampson and Lorden. Work uses reinforced concrete with standard base like South Main. Controversial bid item valued hauling granite blocks at 25 to 30 cents each.
A. Otis was arrested early yesterday by Detective Jack Gerry after being found inside the Rex cafe at 10 North Arizona street with a meat cleaver. He was reportedly attempting to chop through the cafe wall into a neighboring soft drink parlor and had recently been employed at the cafe. He will be taken to the county jail to face burglary charges.
creditors filed an involuntary petition in federal court against John Rahk a business operator at 228 Fast Park Street claiming liabilities exceed 1000 dollars Capitol Suspender Company listed with a bill over 500 dollars as a creditor in the filing
Mr and Mrs S L Ingram of Rocker and their daughter Helena return from a five week motor journey in the East visiting relatives and friends of Mr Ingraham. They also toured Yellowstone Park on the way back. The item also notes public interest in a new town clock at Park and Main in Butte with phantom hands and a Swedish county operating 114 automobile bus routes across 33 roads last year.
The United States Chamber of Commerce announces a country wide contest to stimulate fire prevention across chambers in four size classes. Prizes will be awarded to top rated chambers for 1923 with a grand prize to the all class winner. A three member national panel will select winners and eligible chambers must have a standing fire prevention committee.
Police and federal officers raided 319 East Aluminum street destroying forty eight cases of quart home brew and about 30 gallons of moonshine. A man named Fred Ore was arrested on maintaining a nuisance charge and released on bond. The raid, led by Police Chief Murphy, Officer Tompkins, and Federal Agent Ben Holter, found a woman on the premises who identified the owner. The chief said the house served as a clearing house for moonshiners supplying Butte from the hills late at night.
Police Chief J J Murphy will begin motor vehicle registration within 10 days under the new city ordinance. Preparations target at least 10 000 machines and require under 18 drivers to obtain a special permit from Mayor Will Horgan before operating. Registration blanks are being printed for Sept 16 effective date.
Congregation B Nai Israel resumes regular Friday evening services on August 31 at 8 p.m. Members and friends are urged to attend as Rabbi Alba Krim of Newark New Jersey will conduct the services with assistance from the choir.
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