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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1921
Page
5
A warrant issued for a local real estate manager for failing to clear ice and snow from walks at vacant lots prompts protest of discrimination. The assistant city attorney argues the ordinance is flawed, noting many absentee owners live outside the city and cannot be fined. The discussion suggests remedies, including city-led clearance or revised penalties.
Rent pianos from Orton Bros. Judge Jackson grants a divorce to Billie Bealy from Norman Bealy. Miners Savings Bank declares interest on deposits from Sun. AM. Dr W B Dodd offers free examinations for nerves. Motel Leggat hours listed. Drill team meeting of Daughters of St George at Sons of St George hall. Four room furnished flat for rent with piano gas ranges. West side. Silver Bow Spiritualist church hosts a demonstration Thursday at 8. Civilian relief Red Cross seeks addresses of several men. New magazines at News Stand. Humane Officer Gilligan seeks a home for a four month old boy. Under Sheriff McCall visits Butte on way back from Warm Springs. meets Sheriff Duggan.
In Portland, W. Galliven, held on advice from Prosser, Wash., did not take money from the sale of four carloads of salmon. L. W. Benson told the sheriff he was the original owner of the saloon, paid for the fish after sale, and Carlisle Pact expressed satisfaction with Galliven’s dealings. No further word on Galliven’s fate in Portland.
Tom Gallagher is charged with petty larceny after a complaint signed by Dennis Sullivan. The preliminary hearing is set before Justice Buckley. A. Win Lamb lists a law office in Hennessy Building rooms 419-421 and offers to practice in all state courts. A Mrs. Tryer of Otsego, Ohio endorses Foley Kidney Pills for kidney trouble.
A chamber of commerce session gathered foreign societies, the American Legion, YMCAs and teachers to discuss Americanization efforts. Participants debated methods from home visits to schooling, with a pledge that the Jugo Slav society would send delegates next month.
A meeting of the Putte high school senate was held at the school last evening. Plans to increase efficiency were adopted. Two members, Sheldon Swenson and Harry Tafish, were admitted. Principal Mr. Millikin gave an illustrated lecture on New York City and vicinity.
Out of town donation noted as the first to support a new Irish relief movement. A letter from Jerry J Harrington of Butte Montana accompanies the gift and expresses strong American support and cooperation.
Washington dispatch reports Commissioner Wallis testifying that Europe is literally moving to the United States and a flood of aliens is imminent. He urged overseas inspection facilities and stricter exams on arrival, warning 90 percent could be denied if checked at ports. He argued for a six month delay and more U S inspectors and overseas facilities.
A brief but heavy blizzard hit Butte with a south wind dropping about three inches of snow between 2 and 5 pm. Temperature remained mild overnight but forecasts indicate a shift to several degrees colder within 24 hours.
A public appeal highlights the decay of Westminster Abbey’s fabric due to pollution. Industrial and domestic chimneys emit soot and sulfur compounds, corroding calcereous stone. The report notes 69 percent of smoke nuisance from domestic chimneys and 2.5 million tons of soot annually in the United Kingdom as coal combustion drives the issue.
Records from Sliver Bow County clerk show 895 marriage licenses issued and 410 divorces granted in 1820. Wives filed in about two thirds of cases. cruelty and desertion common. Judge Lamb signed up to four decrees in a day, first on January 2 and last on December 41 before retirement.
Alderman Aleem and council members debate extended removal costs and long term taxpayer benefits. Stodden cites a need for comparative figures on courthouse operating costs before a final vote, which passed nine to two. The council aims to decide whether current quarters will remain when they reconvene on Janes.
The Sixth ward representative L Freudenstein resigned his post after council scrutiny over holding two public offices. Alderman Sullivan voted to accept the resignation while the pump Butte mine matter and city communications concerning street care for serious children were discussed. The council directed further outreach with the mission and noted the students’ attendance.
Berlin reports in Vossische Zeitung that old order militarism remains strong in many towns. In Freystadt an under mayor Wilhelm Wende is said to have retrained police recruits, and a policeman named Belowaki was fined after defying the mayor’s direct order.
Fragmentary notice lists Michael and James McGuire with funeral details to appear in papers. Local officials or exact dates are unreadable but indicate funeral notices in Butte.
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