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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
6
In Northwestern Montana the Tibbshoo district plans portable schoolhouses to serve shifting lumber camps. A 20 pupil capacity frame building donated by Lite Lumber Co. will be delivered to Camp No.2 and moved as camps relocate, ensuring lighted heated and ventilated classrooms for children of workers.
Dillon notes report thrift stamp sales lagging behind required totals, with a committee planning interviews of delinquent subscribers. The piece also covers influenza concerns, quarantine plans, travel by local families, hospital and civic business, and draft board preparations as Beaverhead county handles wartime and public health matters.
Missoula on December 11 reports Edward Mona han Monaghan aged 19 was found dead at Boyer creek falls one mile east of Plaine. His mother Mrs St H Monaghan discovered him face down in several inches of water after he failed to return home. He had suffered fainting spells and was believed to have drowned. He spent months at Fort Russell Wyoming before discharge due to illness and leaves a widowed mother.
Arthur Menard known as The Count returns from Utah and will work in the mine this winter. Raymond Gordon listed as missing in action is a Powell county native from Gold Creek. Glen Holt suffers three leg fractures after an auto accident while crossing the road. Mrs. Peter Louquet learns of a sister's death in Mississippi. Powell county home economics students form a club to boost school life with hot lunches and entertainments. Mrs. Loretta Newman, 68, buried at the Methodist church. survived by three children. Josie Hollenbeck of Gold Creek ill with influenza. locals plan wheat shipments and preparations for placer mining season. Paul Bissonette relocates from Gold Creek to the valley. bridge repair underway by Jake and Matt Hriggeman. John Cook and Frank Brand haul wheat to Drummond elevator.
A double funeral was held in Helena for Margaret Evans five and Josephine Evans aged two? daughters of Mr. and Mrs. David E Evans. A third child suffers influenza and is not expected to live.
Boreman December 11 The county superintendent of schools released a census summary based on district clerk counts to the state superintendent of public instruction and the state bureau of labor and industry. Total population 11 164 with 2,013 under age 21. Males 2,507 and females 2,266 in the school age group. girls outnumber boys in under twenty one. Adjustments made for part year residence in multiple districts. Hazeman 1,075 boys and 101 girls. Three Forks 217. Manhattan 238. Belgrade 196. Willow Creek 133.
Mrs. G W hb a Lewistown woman who went to Seattle in September died there of pneumonia. The body will be brought to Lewistown for a late week funeral. She was born at Putte in 1881 and arrived in 1888. Dr Curtis W Wilder was honorably discharged from the army medical corps and returned home from Fort Riley. David Hilger leaves for capitals to study tax commission plans. Mayor T L Clark revisits a plan to build a large municipal auditorium funded by a bond issue. A women’s meeting featured Mrs Tom Taylor discussing keeping the home fires burning and the Soldiers club project for returning soldiers.
Marvin of Livingston becomes court stenographer for the judicial district succeeding W E Joliffe who died of pneumonia. Ed Lyon and Claude Henderson plan elk hunting in the upper West Gallatin basin. Funeral services held for Esse Braail at the Catholic church with Father Scul ton officiating. interment in Walley Cemetery.
Helena reports Maj. W T Patten, northway district commander, received War Department orders to canvass colleges and other institutions to select sites for reserve officers training corps camps. Demobilization of the students army training corps completes by December 21, enabling focus on ROTC formation. two divisions planned for collegiate and junior institutions with equipment identical to the students' corps.
Jelena Dec 11 The students army training corps of Mount St Charles and Montana Wesleyan gathered in the St Charles gym for a farewell banquet before demobilization Governor Stewart was to speak but was called out of state The program included numbers by several well known students.
A Great Falls youth named Samuel French, age 22 and native to Great Falls, died in hospital from pneumonia. He was the second member of the French family to die serving his country, following his uncle Captain Charles E. French, an officer with the First Montana Infantry who served in the Philippines during the Spanish American War.
Helena Dec 11 The Bear Creek field coal mines failed to win leave to raise prices as national fuel administration State Administrator MH Gerry Jr announced. The Bear Creek Coal company case remains under review while Montana Coal and Treneon Smokeless and Sootlens Coal and International Coal were among those denied in advance.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports three Hamilton residents died last night, the highest single day toll since an earlier outbreak. Higgins died at the Bentley ranch northwest of Hamilton at 42, leaving a husband. Barker, 28, died south of town after working at the Hamilton creamery. he leaves a wife, two children, and his parents. Con Toomey died at the Hamilton hospital after years at Bitter Root Stock Farm. Mrs. Margaret Blank, influenza, buried in Ross Cemetery after services at Brave. Private Anton Blank attended Tolledo camp, pallbearers named. Bootlegger arrests rise on Indian reservations as liquor stockpiles grow. Kalispell health officials call for state-wide quarantine discussions.
Washington reports that additional Army units designated by General Pershing for early return home have been announced by the War Department. The notice lists meteorological, signal, supply, coast artillery, pioneer infantry, and other detachments, including trench mortar batteries and aero squadrons, as part of the forthcoming redeployments.
Winston Churchill, minister of munitions, urged Ulster be included in home affairs and urged Irish leaders to assume responsibility within the British Empire. He warned of the heavy debt to the United States and the looming financial burden, while stressing readiness to press for a swift solution at the peace conference.
Paris dispatch describes President Wilson lodging at the Murat Mansion in Paris. The study and walls feature Napoleonic tableaux, with a mahogany desk, a large eagle statue, and bronze figures. Wilson’s bedroom and suite include a blue-walled room, electric light, and telephone, while Murat silver serves in the dining room. The mansion is prepared for the Wilsons with servants ready, dolls posed, and decorative murals throughout the second floor as Mrs. Wilson joins him.
Zurich reports that the Hungarian government led by Michael Karolyi will dispatch a mission to Paris to brief the allies on Hungary's situation. The Budapest dispatch notes the mission is expected to reach Switzerland this week.
President Wilson nominated Huston Thompson of Colorado, an assistant attorney general, to join the federal trade commission.
Washington dispatch reports the cancellation of all outstanding wooden ship construction contracts where builders spent under $200,000 per ship. About 160 ships affected coast to coast. total costs average around $700,000 per vessel. The Shipping Board aims to minimize wooden hulls in the permanent merchant fleet while permitting emergency use. Northwest yards like G. M. Standifer Construction and Coast Shipbuilding face suspensions and possible layoffs as work on several vessels is halted.
New York December 11 The National League postponed action on proposed changes citing a pending joint conference with the American League. Officials said general topics like waivers roster limits game numbers and related details were discussed but no records were set pending the February special meeting.
Chicago reports a proposed resolution at the American League meeting to bar players who deserted clubs for ships. President Ban Johnson notes retrenchment for 1918, with limits on roster size and road trip staffing. A joint committee with the National League is urged to tackle baseball's future problems. The Berlin conference plan on Dec 16 is postponed by Russian Bolshevist concerns.
A uvian steamer reached Molado in Peru with 400 citizens who had been living in Chile. A request for a new trial for Thomas J Mooney was sent to Governor Stephens by the Northern California section of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Cotton acreage in 1918 totaled 856000 acres, with 276000 sea island and 0 600 Egyptian, down from 352000 in 1917. Boll weevil reduced Georgia and Florida sea island yields while American-Egyptian cotton rose in Arizona and California.
A man describes a seven year struggle with digestive pain and backache, claiming Tanlac restored his health after spending $300 on medicines. He resumed work, regained appetite, and resumed butterfly collecting, praising Tanlac and naming Anaconda and Butte drugstores as distributors.
A home remedy for head and chest colds includes a syrup made with sugar and botlin plus Mentho Laxene. The dose is a teaspoonful four to eight times daily for coughs bronchitis and related ailments. The ad claims rapid relief and universal approval from physicians hospitals and customers nationwide.
An old advert extols Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle, vegetable remedy to cleanse the blood bowels and liver like calomel, claiming clearer skin and relief from dullness. promotes nightly use for a week with two price options 6c and 25c per box as available from druggists.
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