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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
8
An old advertisement extols Danderine as a scalp soothing tonic that cleanses, nourishes hair roots, and stops hair loss. It claims revived hair with more color and thickness after a few applications and notes a bottle costs a few cents at drug or toilet counters.
Helena Dec 11 Members of the Montana Development Association executive committee met to finalize the organization. President W A Selvidge of Billings presided. J A Harader of Bozeman was secretary. W M Tuohy R L Rhule and J A McIntosh were named to draft the bylaws. discussion focused on business interests and the Montana trade commission and its order No 4 as well as a federal suit challenging the trade commission law.
Roy Hancock who served 18 months on the front in France arrived in Dillon after his arm was nearly severed last Saturday when caught in a gas line wood saw. An X ray was to determine if amputation is needed.
Northern Pacific announces reduced train schedules across Montana. Missoula Hamilton mixed train runs three times weekly on Mon Wed Fri and alternate days, Hamilton Darby freight semi weekly, Butte Missoula local tri weekly, Helena Garrison local Mondays and alternate days, Missoula Paradise local Mondays Fridays westbound and Tuesdays Saturdays eastbound, St Regis line reduced to one train every two weeks, Helena Rimini mixed held tri weekly to support wood shipments into Helena.
City and county schools faced closure as heavy snowfall slowed travel. By Monday sidewalks should be clear and classes resume. rural schools remain closed until orders allow. Despite the storm a high city attendance persisted, with teachers and Superintendent Maddock delivering pupils home after his car skidded but caused no injuries.
Helena reports temperatures from 10 to 20 below with a state wide blizzard feared to disrupt rail traffic. Continued snow and cold are forecast for tomorrow and possibly Saturday as Montana endures the severe winter conditions.
Fire yesterday gutted the old Leland hotel on Railroad avenue, used as a cafe and pool hall. The adjacent Johnston building, a pool hall and barber shop, also burned. firemen halted spread to nearby structures. Loss estimated in the thousands, with partial insurance. heavy snowfall aided extinguishing efforts.
Helena December 11 State Fuel Administrator M H Gerry Jr said there is no marked relief from the fuel famine in Montana and miners may not be at work soon. Fifty five cars of coal from Duluth are stalled east of Glendive and forty two were distributed yesterday on the Great Northern high line. He urged conserving every ounce of fuel.
Father Donegan defended Catholic confession at the Paulist mission in Anaconda. He argued Christ empowered priests to forgive sins and condemned the claim that forgiveness requires payment, warning priests who take money would be suspended by the bishop.
A special school board meeting considered closing city schools due to a fuel shortage. City facilities show about a week to ten days of fuel left unless new supplies arrive, with Abbott and Clague tasked to secure fuel. Beaverdam at Opportunity suffers the worst, nearly exhausted coal and frozen pipes as attempts to burn wood begin.
Fr. A. Wieman left yesterday for Billings for a brief visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Fink departed for Dillon to spend several days visiting. Claude Dyson of Salt Lake City was in Anaconda as a visitor yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Goodfriend of San Francisco stayed in town yesterday visiting their relative Sig Goodfriend.
The regular business meeting of the American Ambition society has been postponed until next week.
Reports to state headquarters say every Montana county now has a Christmas booth for seal sales and more than half have reached their quotas.
Helena December 11 James Mc Carthy formerly a miner from Butte reports to the state compensation board that injuries to both ankles in an accident have led him to study the cobbler trade.
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