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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1911
Page
14
Dispatch from Ely Nevada reports rapid improvements at the Giroux mines with dewatering near complete to the 1400 foot level and new pumps to be commissioned. The Morris shaft sees intense activity with head frame nearing completion and boilers and air compressor moved, aiming for March commissioning of the new plant.
The National Idea, a Servian weekly, issued from 6 North Main Street by leading local Servian figures. Editor Yovan Djonovich, a Belgrade graduate, aims to avoid past disputes and steer a steady course. About 2,500 Servian-speaking aliens reside in Butte.
For the first time in postal history a 10 cent stamp designed for registered mail has been issued and received at the Butte post office. The light blue stamp features an eagle on a rock within a circle with United States Registry above. It measures three quarters by seven eighths of an inch and aims to ease registered mail identification. common stamps for registered mail still used.
Meaderville leading citizen Joseph Andrews organizes a Christmas carol service at Meaderville Methodist Church on Christmas afternoon. The program features old English carols such as While Shepherds Watch Awake Awake The Lord Is Come with WR Treloar presiding and addresses by Pastor Weetern Mr Oliver and Ben Boldend.
A first person plea from an underweight two ounce butter packet decries dishonest packers and urges consumers to demand accurate 16 ounce weights. The narrator hopes shoppers will weigh it honestly and pressure the maker to ensure fair packaging.
At midnight during a Propress theater show a disturbance led to Constables Monahan and Johnson drawing revolvers to quiet a drunken man, John Cole. The ensuing panic scattered patrons to the lobby and street as an angry crowd followed to the county jail, with two ushers arrested and later released as witnesses.
Rev. W. A. Atchley of the First Baptist church argues in his talk on The Friends of the Home that the Bible condemns polygamy and wholesale divorces. He insists marriage is a divine, equal union and urges Christ’s influence for a true home.
Dr. Harvey Graeme Furbay urged a non-partisan interdenominational group to curb liquor traffic as the Anti-Saloon league does. He argued restrictive laws should rise with public demand and noted the saloon harms communities while many drinkers remain not degenerate. He cited tax and property data, asserted no city bans reduced valuations, and warned against sensational liquor production claims.
Special dispatch reports James Travis a Chestnut valley rancher left for Kansas City with his homemade aeroplane. He aims to present the craft to aviators there and has reportedly tested the machine with several flights, though Travis has not confirmed the claims.
Great Falls holds that Stockholm beer hall will close by Jan 1 under Mayor J W Speer orders. The venue, noted as the state’s only music hall with women performers and patrons, faces termination after contracts bind the operator. A closing sale offers souvenirs with purchases of $1 or more.
Glendive reports A F Kelley of Dawson county notes a coming Montana land settlement while eastern speculators seek large tracts. He cites the New York land show as boosting Montana, with East readers fixing on the Treasure State. Kelley mentions his oats prize near White Sulphur Springs. Charles Krug also praises Montana at St Paul show.
Great Falls December 17 after a large attendance the Montana Retail Lumber Dealers association held a long session. The majority of visitors left for home as 22 new members were admitted into the Concratenated Order of Hoo-Hoos. Next meeting set for Hunter's Hot Springs. Schatzlein's offers four free pictures with a dollar cash purchase.
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