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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1917
Page
10
Gus Flores a negro told Judge Whitty he bears his wife’s wrath and is arrested without cause. His 19 year old son Stuart was fined five dollars for fighting on the street near their home. Flores lamented that his wife can outpace him and even called for his son to “kill” him during disputes. Both have faced police court visits in recent months.
George Macdougall, judge Dwyer’s court stenographer, loved dogs and bred top hunting hounds. He owned Baby the finest female painter in the West and kept progeny from her. He calls the standout male Baby's Jingo, brought to Butte to improve the breed with that line.
Nels Nelson of Dillon was elected president of the Beaverhead Alberta Oil company at a directors meeting held yesterday. He succeeds William Cutts of Butte who retires due to pressure from outside work. Dr. Thorkieson of Dillon chosen vice president and Dr. T A Grigg named secretary treasurer. Three other directors elected Friday are G T Paul of Dillon J W Jaquette and Charles Fish of this city.
The high school Circle of the Parent Teacher association plans an entertaining evening next Thursday in the high school auditorium. Principal performers include Miss Gertude Leslie and Wesley Reed in the playlet Cinders directed by Miss Ryan. The program also features the high school orchestra, a vocal number by Miss Gladys Neal, and an Ada? Professor Millikin is listed. The meeting will open at Sorlock and parents are urged to keep the date. The new hymnasium will be open for inspection for those who wish to view it.
At a recent Scandia hall meeting the St Jean Baptiste society installed officers: Fredelin Sylvain past president G L Gagnon president Arthur Gingras vice president Mary Gingras secretary Angelina Giroux recording secretary A K R Grenon treasurer Ed Beaudette conductor Frank Boucher chaplain Desire Cote guard William Page Napoleon Gin Albert Giroux Simeon Lemieu a nd Mrs Agnes Chouinard trustees.
The Butte charity ball to fight tuberculosis is set for February 7 with a one dollar admission. The Pallmont hall is donated and the Anaconda Copper Mines band will provide music. Organizers hope to raise at least $500 to sustain the free clinic and hire two nurses.
Sunday forecast notes fair fortune for speakers clergy and writers with astral influences. Romance or love affairs may face risk while charity and aid to city slums are urged. Next month suggests land speculation colonization attention with farmers and stockraisers seeing benefits but western losses and an epidemic loom. Periodical writers gain influence and pageants or symbolic plays may surge in 1917. Scientists may link nervous diseases to occult influences.
Berlin reports British forces renewed pressure on German lines at Serre north of the Ancre on the Somme. The attack gained a footing in one advanced position but was otherwise repulsed as Germans maintained the main line. The army headquarters release notes ongoing fighting and strong resistance.
Paris reports the Seine climbing 18 inches in a day with the Tournes bridge gauge at 12 feet. All city wharves are underwater and large coal stocks are submerged worsening the fuel famine. Tributaries continue to rise, threatening further disruption.
A dated public health reminder urges covering coughs and sneezes with a pocket handkerchief to enforce sidewalk hygiene and urban ordinances, plus a Cold remedy suggestion. It promotes Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine 156 William Street New York for Seventy-seven at 26 cents.
Abused wives win relief as grounds include cruelty and desertion. Judge McClernan grants five divorces in morning session, with cases detailing abuse, non support, and custody. Names include Catherine Boyer, Eleanor Allen, Mary Skelley, Lenore Shirley, and Laura Moillen amid alimony and attorney fees requests.
Berlin reports further Teutonic successes along the Moldavia Russian frontier and the Sereth line. Bulgarian troops seize a monastery while Turkish forces storm Mihalea, taking 400 garrison members with others drowned in the Sereth. Ben Preston offers coal services at 3022 J or 938.
An advertisement advises that backache and dull kidney pain stem from overeating meat. It promotes Jad Salts a grape lemon lithia remedy to cleanse sluggish kidneys, improve urine, and end bladder irritation. Dose is four ounces in water daily for a few days, claiming safety and pleasant effervescent taste.
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