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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1920
Page
9
Partial sale list shows tea and grocery bargains including Orange Pekoe tea per pound and per tub, assorted every day items, and a meat sale featuring beef roast, lean pork, veal, and lamb cuts. Names of items indicate bulk pricing and quantities in scattered OCR text.
Long George Francis, just after losing his horse theft case and facing a prison term, was found dead in Havre after his car wreck north of town. He cut his throat while wandering in subzero weather, attempting to visit a teacher he courted.Francis had been convicted in 1917 for horse theft, fled for 17 months, surrendered, and was sentenced to six to twelve years. He died before beginning serving his term. his body found Sunday and brought to Havre.
Charles P Mendel announces the sale of his Bitter Root Ranch near Stevensville to Albert H Wood this week with possession next month. The 24 acre property along the main road sold for about 36000 or a bit more than 150 an acre. Wood previously owned a nearby ranch and has moved from the Richmond Mead farm after selling. Mario Feronato managed the ranch with profitable crops before handing control back to the owner. Mendel plans to move back to town after leasing the ranch.
Travelers and locals frequent Three Forks Willow Creek and Big Timber during holiday period. Residents including Ferris Collins Hebert Graybeal and Hare visit home areas while others travel to Portland Moscow and Helena for holidays and health. Avon post office burglary on Dec 24 led to a Christmas arrest of William Schreeve. sheriff Mullen investigated with postmaster Moore reporting.
Criticism at exchanges over falling prices has eased says agricultural economists. The debate centers on the federal reserve board policy and its impact on farmers as grain prices adjust globally. A national crop service notes the bread price breakdown showing farmer receipts, baker margins, and retail cuts amid a 10 cent loaf.
In Budapest on December 25 the regent issued a decree granting amnesty to revolutionists and communists, including those with prison terms under five years and those tied to the white terror before the national assembly meeting, while excluding common criminals from the leniency.
A memorial plan announced December 27 states the Gat of the Mountains north of Helen will be designated a national monument. Lew is to oversee production in the stave assembly with the involvement of representatives from Lewis and Entre. The secretary and the director are expected to sign off on the designation.
The Spanish Women’s Crusade organizes a campaign in Ireland to obtain legal equality for women. A fragment mentions a stick insect species and dressmaking services by Oss Maires and Melanie with five years of experience, advertising sewing at home or on site and a phone listing 138W in Butte.
A long assorted page of help wanted notices, lost items, personal ads, rentals, and miscellaneous classifieds. Features include lost items such as a Crystal necklace, a gray glove, a gold pencil, a dog, and a purse. job ads for automotive and detective work. rental listings for rooms and apartments. and notices of legal proceeding and estate matters.
Classifieds list a farm near Minsonla exchange valued at 10090 for a Butte residence, plus mobile homes and used Ford trucks with parts. Also offered are four rooms of high grade furniture, a Ford roadster, Buick cylinder, a large stock of typewriters, and miscellaneous sale or lease notices from Montana.
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