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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1912
Page
12
Police seek a colored man suspected of posing as a charity collector for Anaconda African Methodist church. He visited prominent residents and a local bank, persuading donations for a parsonage. Described as 22, well dressed, fluent, and traveling from Anaconda to Butte, the impostor’s alleged gambit drew cautious inquiries from several victims.
Moose meet tonight and A. O. H. hall dance listed. Adv for band at rink, skating shoes, ice skates, mint drinks, toys, and free engraving. Visitors from Butte include Miss Mattie Evans and several others. Dec. 21 set for hearing evidence in the Lillian case.
Reported sighting near Point Vicenti placed Kearny and Lawrence within eight miles of shore before contact was lost. A rancher saw the craft close to the water about fifty feet high, with debris later found near Fisherman’s Cove as rescuers prepared to search at dawn for bodies believed buried beneath kelp beds.
The charity ball movement to aid city’s needy this winter is gaining strong support with high ticket sales. Many unaffiliated buyers purchased tickets in recent days. Halls and music are arranged for December 2, with Anaconda local No 1 Musicians' union providing free performances.
Pendergast and Carr presented a neat sketch titled Hazel at the Reel last evening. Their acting drew high praise from four large audiences. The program featured A Celebrated Case a two reel early days drama Just Like the West and Ole the Hypnotist comedies both well received and to be repeated tonight.
W E Coleman secretary notes a regular lodge meeting tonight at 8 39 with visiting brothers cordial invitation and an initiation followed by an elk roast event planned by the lodge.
Fresno Cal Dec 17 J Allen Hall a field engineer is seriously ill of infantile paralysis Hall six feet four inches tall and weighs 240 pounds fell ill several days ago but the exact nature of the malady was not discovered until today Source notes a large patient with a precise height and weight as details of the case.
Special Dispatch to the Standart Dillon December 17 reports the county commissioners ended the regular December session after starting December 9. The tax collection workload prompted a postponement to the second Monday of the month.
The court raised Butler’s bond to 15000 with marshal custody after he failed to post. Hockin and three other defendants remain jailed, two defense witnesses are under bonds for federal grand jury perjury. Judge Anderson indicated dismissing four defendants may occur. four days of argument were set. Senator Kern announced the defense rested and no rebuttal offered. Remaining defendants include Hockin Treitmoe Clancy Munsey Cooley Webb McCain Ray Smythe.
John Wilton pleaded guilty in district court to forgery and was sentenced by Judge E K Gheadle to 18 months in the penitentiary. He is described as a tramp vocalist who has sung in motion picture houses across Montana. A stranger named G Jermore, who robbed a drunken sheepherder of 135 dollars in a saloon, pleaded guilty to robbery and received one year in the penitentiary. The Los Angeles board of no utilities has proposed banning smoking on streetcars.
Mrs Lotta Shaffer aged years died yesterday at her daughter Mrs Ed Standiford home on Cherry street. Funeral will be held tomorrow from the Swedish Lutheran church.
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