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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1921
Page
7
Help wanted male with factory or auto experience. Also help wanted salusmen for building and logistics. Address Rinko Co Seattle. Yellowstone county note about union formation and taxpayers committee meeting. Farm ers' union state convention to be held in Billings next week.
MISSOULA Dec. 11 Two weeks snowbound in Bitter Roots with scarce food, 22 Montana hunters returned to civilization after a harsh ordeal. As three feet of snow blanketed the region, men burned wood and walked logs to stay alive while women aided by visiting the camp. A tractor with a snow plow finally broke the blockade, allowing rescue after days of vigil by the forest service line.
White Sulphur community notes include visitors from Fort Logan Mrs John E Byrne and Mrs Allen Prescott and a Presbyterian Ladies Aid meeting with 23 members. Other items mention naturalization petitions, a straw ride, farm tractor mishap in snow, winter travel from Lolo Hot Springs, and town council approving a platform scale project with Springs Dairy incorporation filings.
Associated Press report from Lacrosse Wisconsin describes George Hoffman 31 a salesman killed instantly and his 7 year old son Andrew fatally injured when a speeding car struck them on Mormon Coulee road as they were returning from a Santa Claus outing. The driver fled the scene, investigated by police.
Mrs Maud Delmont, accused of bigamy, appeared in Madera Superior Court after admitting to prior marriage and facing the murder charge of Virginia Rap leaded gully. The court heard the case and a probation request was submitted, with a decision promised later.
Mugwistown, Dec 11. The foreclosure suit here today shows Arthur C. Burch, a resident of Fergus County with a Snowy mountains homestead, once living with Aliie Quayle Burch and Bishop Quayle, and previously frequent in Lewistown, now on trial in Los Angeles for the murder of J. Jon Kennedy.
Kansas City Kans mayor Harry B Burton telegraphed President Harding asking if the federal government can arbitrate the packing house strike. The move followed talks with packing house and union officials and centers on public welfare concerns.
In Miami Oklahoma on December 11 a bank robbery ended with one bandit killed and a second fatally wounded as they left the Caroin State Bank of Tar River. A third escaped. Clyde Butler of Pitcher was killed and John Dunham of Commeres seriously wounded. The loot, about zero dollars, was found near the slain bandit.
Alfred LHeuger president of the Eastern Washington Oil company and his wife were arrested by a U S deputy marshal on charges of using the mails in a scheme to defraud. An additional note claims British families pay about 15 dollars weekly in government taxes.
The Woman's club held a benefit card party at Redmen's hall to raise funds for Christmas gifts for ex service men in Galen and War Springs hospitals. Prizes were donated by McLeans Jewelry, Golden Tale, Does Arug, William G. Baker, and MM Harshieta. The club also met, with C H Ellswood speaking on education and Mazel McDonald reporting on the girls vocational meeting and a district federation report.
Philipsburg mourns Hanson died after illness in home. Born in Finland 35 years ago, he came to America in 1909 and to Philipsburg in 1917, worked in mines most of the time. Survived by wife and daughter Violet four, his parents in Finland and two sisters in Michigan. Burial planned in Philipsburg pending word from sisters in the East. Local notes list social workers collecting cast-off clothing for distribution among the poor and various city visitors and matters from nearby towns.
Dillon notes describe a recent art exhibit secured by the Dillon Dental Society featuring 30 prints, many by world famous painters. The event included evenings of viewing, a dinner at a private home, and a subsequent dance at the city hall with guests from Portland and Butte.
By the Associated Press Billings dispatch notes steps toward the formation of a taxpayers league as farmers discuss organization aims and potential activities to curb taxes and promote fiscal responsibility.
Great Falls patrons of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company fail to win a rate reduction after a public service commission ruling. A committee representing the petitioners announced the decision here today, stating rates must be based on company-wide principles.
Omaha police indicated that Mike Stine, a wrestler arrested as a suspect in the Wall Street explosion of Sept 16, 1820, would probably be released tomorrow. Chief van Deusen confirmed Stine’s identity as a wrestler with a carnival company. Charlee Gi of the local organization doubted Stine’s presence in 1920 and said he might have appeared in Omaha in 1931, but believed the prisoner had no involvement in the explosion.
Agnes McPhail of Ceylon will be the only woman member of Parliament to face the house without a hat as etiquette rules change. She says she will sit bareheaded, joking she does not want to go bald like Canadian statesmen. In Bozeman, Montana, a tax report shows Gallatin county delinquents owing $99,110 this year, with total county taxes at $1,008,074.
A noisy classified page lists numerous Butte rentals including furnished rooms, four and six room flats, and modern apartments with features like hard wood floors and gas heat. Also listed are garages, storage, and moving services, with several phone contacts and prices ranging from moderate monthly rents to specific one and two room options. The ad cluster reflects a mid century urban rental market with emphasis on heat, water, and built in features.
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