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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
9
Snow and drifted cuts stalled service on the Butte Anaconda & Pacific line. Passenger No. 5 was abandoned after motor trouble, No. 7 reached Anaconda, others delayed with arrivals and departures pushed hours late due to drifting snow.
Helena announces a state reward of 250 dollars for the arrest of the murderer of Charles Goris, fatally injured in an Aug 18 holdup near Anaconda. Deer Lodge county also offers a similar reward for arrests and conviction in the Ten Mile house holdup.
Red Cross Christmas seals will be on sale today at multiple local booths. Volunteers organizing the sale include Mrs. John W. James at Copper City Commercial Co and others at Strain's Montana hotel Sylvester's MacCallum's and more.
Sheldon E. Davis, principal of the state normal college at Dillon, addressed the teachers of Deer Lodge county yesterday afternoon at the Daly gymnasium on Professional Growth in Service. His discourse covered professional matters and technical concerns for teachers.
The c c aggregation beat the Pioneers last evening securing two wins in the three game series. Players like Lattimer Desay and Peckover led scoring while crowds showed strong support. Snow removal orders and coal delivery policy followed by multiple local coal companies were noted, and a Harry Lauder concert prompted special train arrangements in Butte.
Local merchants list goods and services from Duval's Cutter sale to Wahlstedt optician and Crescent jewelry. Notable items include snow shovels 1.76, blue-white diamonds, skates 75 cents, storage battery service, and a holiday layaway at Crescent. Community notes mention meetings, marriages, weather, fires, and a curling game score.
Reported coal supplies prompt smelters to resume operations, boosting holiday shopping in the city. Local stores indicate yesterday’s business surpassed recent days, signaling brisk Christmas activity. Elmer Jones, from the lower valley, spent two days in town and bought a shovel before attempting to go home. He turned back mid journey due to heavy snow drifts blocking the roads.
In the Third Judicial District of Montana a probate hearing is set for December 13 1919 at 9 30 am in the Deer Lodge County Courthouse to prove the will of David Davis deceased and consider Elizabeth Ainslie's petition for letters testamentary. Interested parties may appear and contest. James White Clerk.
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