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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1920
Page
7
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Many old Montana residents recall Governor Benjamin F. White who died Saturday in Dillon. He was famed as a square man of honor, active in state service from territorial days through later years. His life spanned law, banking, and early Montana development with Sebree Ferris & White and the first Dillon bank.
The text chronicles Governor White as a founder and leading builder of Dillon. It notes cash earnings of 14000, extensive construction of major buildings, and his business sagacity. It covers his political rise as a Democrat, appointment under President Harrison, term as territorial governor, and role as Dillon’s first mayor. It highlights his marriage to Lizzie A. Davis, wealth from building, integrity, and enduring esteem.
Rancher McGowan from east of Anaconda was robbed by two men at the old race track west of the city. In darkness he could not describe the bandits who took 85 dollars as he walked home from the western valley.
A French aviation corps lieutenant subjected himself to a high altitude test reported by Popular Mechanics. He entered an airtight cylinder and began an exhaust pump, then wore a mask and oxygen at 13 000 feet. By 30 000 feet he had difficulty moving. At 34 000 feet he closed his eyes, and at 89 360 feet the trial was halted with air admitted to prevent shock.
The article notes South Dakota state involvement in a Portland cement plant of large capacity using local resources. It cites a $1,000,000 appropriation plus $25,000 for prospecting and an additional $500,000 under consideration for machinery installation, with the project framed as unusual for a state enterprise in manufacturing. It also includes unrelated historical and racial text from other periodicals.
The Anaconda Gun Club held its December shoot on Nell grounds with visitors C. A. Smith C. C. Goddard Angus McLeod J. L. Gwinn and J. C. Horgan. Goddard won multiple medals including Keppler and Twohy while Smith tied for Keppler with 24 targets.
About 20 golf lovers enjoyed a casual afternoon at the Anaconda links with no tournament. W. Matson shot 38 and F Baxter Smith 40 as players chased the eighteenth hole while the nineteenth remained out of reach. Doctors advise Smith to lower altitude post winter.
Doris Kenyon stars in Wild Honey at the Imperial theater with a distinctive set of atmospheric types. The western dance hall tale, written by Louis Joseph Vance and Vingle Doe, features a grizzled, bushy-bearded extra whom Kenyon discovered and cast on the spot to enhance realism.
Clerk Hogan lists uncalled patrons for the week ending December 4 1920 at Ana Conda post office. Men include H E Anderson Charles Davidson Joseph Dussault Armand Genest Alvin Larson Meakes Gro Tritko Pavlovich. Women include Mrs N J Christensen. Foreign Giampaoletti Achilles. November books pending.
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