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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1916
Page
9
Leys announces a one day only Saturday sale with deep discounts. Store specials include one third off clocks and silver plate, one third to one half off electric reading lamps and smoking stands, one fourth off cut glass and solid gold jewelry, and one third off novelties.
A stream of items lists visitors and arrivals in Butte from nearby towns and states. Names include Tim Keefe California. J Walter Sheridan. Dan Grant Dillon. S C Ring Helena. Quinn Billings. Thomas A Clapp Race Track. D A Morrison Whitehall. J J Chandler Minneapolis. W W Lindsay Lewistown. Charles R Clark Anaconda. D E Stanley Bozeman. J J McHartlin Lewistown. Thomas M Mackey Great Falls. Other notes mention visitors from Wise River, Drummond, Three Forks, Warm Springs, Dillon. Burlington agent H A Pratt to Helena. Joe Miller Schenectady. J Davis Walla Walla. Also ads for Edison pianos rental and grocer items. savings deposits from Jan 1 1916. marriage license Sweltzer and Bubl. and stationery at the post office.
Donald B Gillis arrives from Chihuahua with news of a mass killing in El Paso and Chihuahua. The telegram details the massacre of several mining men including C R Simmins and C R Watson. Gillis, a Butte resident, reflects on danger for Americans and plans to stay a week before returning to El Paso.
Detectives watched games in clubs as Chief Murphy ordered out known professional players. Out-of-town gamblers are being warned or arrested on vagrancy charges. The clubs operated yesterday without the takeoff feature amid alleged robbery connections.
After Acting Police Judge Doran dismissed William Fisher a West Troadway saloon man charged with circulating racing information he urged the chief to obtain warrants on men who know the source and spread of the tips in Butte. The police chief said a telegraph company had been fined for handling race track results and sought more evidence.
Burman faces highway robbery charges after police identify him as involved in the Pan American Cafe heist on Route Wyoming Street. County Attorney Canning reports new witness statements, a found mask, and Burman’s room meeting with a second suspect as authorities pursue a warrant and further evidence.
Mrs Louise Morgan reports at the annual meeting that Charities of Butte distributed 14 pairs of new shoes 8 pairs of old shoes 760 garments tons of coal and 57 dollars in groceries to 115 needy families during the month. Coal donations came from association friends and local supporters.
Sheriff Henderson received four postcards from Butte describing a death related to paralysis of the brain. The note mentions Mrs G. 1 Donahue Brooklyn and a man named D W Owens, though Owens is not in records. The piece also notes Miss Nellis Jane Wilson and Gean Denny and that Stevens and Maniey ballet fundraiser was postponed to Friday Jan 21.
Testimony centers on Nathan Gordon alleged assault on Mottleson and a related dispute over a bill of lading. Judge Curtis orders costs against the complaining witness while other cases involve Bishop and Steve Jukich with dispositions awaiting transcript signing.
Nicholas M. Garvin, recently appointed, believes someone is joking at his expense. He recalls buying a uniform nine years ago and notes ongoing chatter about the incident as he tries to settle into the role.
The man states the MacGinniss administration has distorted events and says he was only considered for a police post during the Nevin administration, when he declined the offer. He asserts no other offers or approvals arose from MacGinniss era.
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