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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1920
Page
14
An advertisement features Homer Michigan blacksmith Jacob Lyon praising a so called internal method for treating piles. A letter from E R Pace of Marshall Michigan reports relief after trying the method and urges others to seek a free trial by mail.
Local authorities search for a man who left a foam-flecked horse tied in an alley behind 3217 Burlington Avenue and did not return for about three hours. Neighbors sheltered the exhausted animal until the sheriff's office moved it to a livery stable.
Court proceedings center on a coat seized from an Arizona pool hall tied to moonshine. With owner unclaimed, the Salvation Army would obtain the garment after witnesses dispute ownership. The moonshine and coat await a court ruling next Tuesday. A separate item notes Basinache Eagles plan a New Year dance in Butte with roast beef dinner and invited attendance. The year 1919 shows record low death rate despite wartime concerns.
Christmas shoppers thronged Butte stores last night the first Christmas season night openings. Demand for practical gifts outnumbered others with wearables and useful articles abundant. Merchants noted unusually heavy shopping volume despite conditions and five days remain before Christmas.
Alderman Silver proposed converting City Hall into a rest room and comfort station as the city government moves to the courthouse. The plan follows a previously endorsed bond issue of 15000 dollars from the Maloney era, which was questioned but not sold. Comfort stations are common in progressive cities for citizen convenience.
An advertisement offers rare bargains on suits and overcoats no longer based on cost. Items are said to fit you and must be sold regardless of price. Customer is invited to visit Dankowske at 202 North Main Street.
Chicken dinners were served to scores at the St John’s church bazaar held in the former Chocolate Shop on West Park street. The bazaar offered fancy work and items suitable for Christmas week and concluded with a musical entertainment enjoyed by attendees. The women behind the event express gratification at the bazaar’s success and the continuation of nightly entertainments.
Word from Butte reports John W. Kelly brother of Thomas Kelly of Butte died in Coblong Germany on December 9. A war department telegram Friday confirmed his death. Kelly served as a private in Company M Eighth Infantry. Efforts to locate relatives in Butte were unsuccessful.
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