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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1913
Page
16
A downtown crowd discussed fires and blamed cigarettes and matches amid a wave of speculation. Yet many argued cigarette stubs and careless disposal start fires, while others defended careful smoking and noted varied ignition cases.
Report of a gasoline motor car colliding with a hog trying to cross a railway near Piedmont on April 17 last year. Roy G. Hixson, employed by the railroad, injured as the car driven by Oliver Stephenson struck him. Hixson sues Milwaukee Railway for 199 dollars. Trial noted with venue change requests and other civil actions mentioned in court records.
Ben Calkins Dr Campbell and Malcolm Gillis discuss storms causing setbacks in the Cascades. A postmaster recalls a San Juan Colorado prospecting tale of stove pipes frozen and lengthened to survive winter with 73 pipe additions. Gillis mentions a crate incident in transit from Lake Linden to Butte.
An odd clipping notes a clearing sale with suits priced around eight ninety nine and claims of value up to fifteen dollars. The piece then shifts to a wry anecdote from Tipton Kinclair about publishers profits and author royalties, ending with a quip on fame and posthumous copyright value.
Tallspell January 10 reports a dispute over otter protection asserting that otters, though protected by law, cause massive fish losses by slaughtering fish planted for trapping guides Rogers and Slemons Booth Adv warn otters move upstream in winter and devastate small streams amid legislative controversy over protections.
Observers in Butte await legislative debate on a statewide plan to consolidate educational institutions. Local leaders and journalists note few are willing to discuss details, predicting public comment will rise only after the session opens.
The Stevens Glee Club held its annual election of officers Tuesday at Mountain View church. Neil G. McLeod won the presidency after a close vote against R. Wearne, with other officers and staff named as the club plans a strong year under Mr. Stevens.
Fire at St Lawrence parish school in Walkerville destroyed interior. building, built in 1906 with capacity for 40 pupils, is fully insured. Father Batens says plans for a new, modern structure of similar size will begin once adjusters finish. Fire departments from Walkerville Centerville and the mine region aided the effort.
The Clothery offers overcoats to 360 value on sale today at 25 dollars. Sisters of St Lawrence School express thanks to chiefs and firemen who labored to save the school from destruction.
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