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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1916
Page
14
County tax sale action details the sale of delinquent properties on West Granite street and mining claims. About 50 bidders attended including many women. The Silver Bow block could transfer to Minnie Daniels if not redeemed, with price around 2110.86. Several lots and mining claims changed hands amid a spirited bidding.
At Butte city hall a group of prominent citizens heard Dr W K Weaver of Douglas Wyoming urge support for preparedness under Wilsons program. He warned that only a strong effort now can avert war, noting the nation must play a leading role on the world stage even if war is unwanted. President Tuohy of the chamber of commerce chaired the event.
Old timber cabins longtime landmarks in Butte are to be torn down for insanitary conditions and fire hazards. The work is overseen by W and Fred Martin with George McPherson, city building inspector, with two cabinets in Chinatown near the Phoenix Block. Montana plans a large contingent to California as the Montana special departs Tutte on Jan 21.
Montana grain growers face delayed shipments as a major blockade holds about 69 000 loaded rail cars on sidetracks between New York and Chicago. East of Chicago rails will not take cargo for transshipment over the Atlantic unless the harbor is open or New York warehouses are involved. Brewers suffer contract delays and price declines as western grain stalls. Ships shortage and cross continental routes hinder movement in Montana and Pacific coast, with war material cars also stalled and guarded by watchmen.
Mike Sullivan a miner residing at 427 North Main Street and two friends faced three men who approached from Centerville. One assailant shouted The boys we want prompting a general fight. Sullivan was stabbed through the right lung and the attackers fled. He walked to his boarding house before a doctor reported his condition as serious.
Sullivan states he does not know who stabbed him or what provoked the assault, offering no clear suspect or trigger. The remark underscores uncertainty as authorities investigate the incident and seek witnesses or evidence.
At a Barnes King Development meeting in Butte the board approved a dividend of 71s per share to stockholders of record February 15 payable March 1. With 400,000 shares outstanding the payout requires $20,000. monthly profits of $10,000 would sustain this rate. The move marks the first dividend since organization and was approved unanimously. A citizen aided a fire crew by climbing a 40-foot pole to remove a razorback cat, which scratched Edward Keefe but escaped injury.
Advertisement claims Ely's Cream Balm clears nose passages in minutes. A small bottle is to be bought from a druggist and applied inside the nostrils to soothe inflamed mucous membranes and relieve congestion, offering quick cold and catarrh relief.
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