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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1920
Page
7
A centuries old custom for women to wear a ring is noted with expectation and explanation. Leys offers delightful rings for every occasion with faultless quality and the latest style. Colored stone rings in high favor show real stones in exquisite mountings for ladies and men. Prices range from eight to one thousand six hundred fifty dollars for diamonds.
Local items report Buick advertising push and car sales while residents, visitors and officials register at hotels. Birth announced for Robert Cannon at 38 East La Platte. County Commissioner Otto Simonson travels to Billings for county road meeting. Divorce suit filed by Bessie Rivers against Edward Rivers seeks temporary alimony of 50 dollars per month. Gas incident injures two at Black Rock mine. both released after observation.
Women of Floral Park Congregational church meet at 2 30 this afternoon at the pastor Rev B k Crane 2905 Phillips street to organize a Ladies Aid society and expect a large attendance from the Floral Park district.
Butte Rotary Club will celebrate Jack Roche with a special luncheon tribute as he leaves for Chicago. A. H. Heilbronner will chair the event at 12 15 today while speakers commend Roche for his long service since he joined in 1916 after moving from Billings where he was a charter member.
The league reports the egg boycott started a week ago has cut demand and prompted lower prices, though some merchants say housewives ignore it. Tonight’s city hall meeting will discuss other topics and plan another social session.
Cottage prayer meetings will be held at 10 o clock this morning at the homes of Mrs. William Luter 1926 Caledonia Street Mrs EF Kent 125 Pacific Street Mrs Wiels 263 Princeton Street and Mrs Wolfe 515 North Montana Street.
The Fargo Courier-News, tied to the nonpartisan league, argues Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman acted as safety valves, preachings anarchist ideas for 20 years with little harm, while decrying raids on communists and urging focus on profiteering rather than repressive laws. It critiques the government's anti red drive and calls for free speech and fair justice.
Members of the Butte lodge of Elks attended the funeral of A. J. Dorland who died in an accidental shooting near Melrose last Sunday. The services were held at Richards chapel yesterday at 2 o clock with Rev. George D. Wolfe of Mountain View Methodist Church officiating. Dorland’s business associates were among the many attendees. interment followed at Mount Moriah Cemetery.
Butte officials refuse a Republican banquet invitation at Thornton hotel citing half the party is represented by men and the rest by women. Police Magistrate Grimes says women must be included and praises equal suffrage, promising to attend if the gathering includes the whole party.
Fred Herrick, president of Milwaukee Lumber Co of St Maries Idaho, and J C Palmer of the same firm are in the city. Herrick is also connected with Hughes Lumber Co of Butte and is here on business for that firm.
John Lambros of Butte was declared a slacker by unanimous vote of the American Legion. The slacker committee cited he had been offered $10,000 by his government to return to his native country without citizenship. The legion endorsed the Boy Scout movement and discussed health department care for disabled veterans, seeking direct treatment from Surgeon General Treland.
Toms Hong a Chinese citizen of the United States applied yesterday in Butte for a passport to return to China. He was born in China and became an American citizen through his San Francisco born father. Hong, a Pekin restaurant cook, says he wishes to visit his wife and daughter in China for about one and a half years, not seeing them since 1914. He served as a cook in the American army during the late war and was discharged at Fort A. Russell, Wyoming.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. O Malling Mrs J J Protzman and 8S L Goddard are listed as Billings residents registered at the Pin Len location.
Robert Downs aged 11 died yesterday morning. He is survived by his wife and son Edward of Butte. He belonged to Damon lodge No 1 Knights of Pythias. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at the Knights of Pythias hall with Rev. Cook officiating.
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