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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1917
Page
9
The C E Jones family appeared in police court after troubles over a tenement on Shields Avenue. Jones faced two defences and was freed on both. his wife, plaintiff in a separate case, was convicted after a tenant confrontation. Mrs Thomas swung a chair during the inspection and was fined five dollars.
In a Butte jail tale, prisoners give names like Pat and Mike to officials, revealing a trend where suspects adopt police names or nicknames. The piece notes several origins from ethnic groups and the oddity of using forged or familiar names, with women preferring miss or family surnames.
Standing well above six feet Williams named Doc told Police Judge Whitty he could not stand the strain of the mines. The judge ordered 15 days in jail. Williams admitted working in several mines around Butte but quit due to inability to endure heavy labor.
Stella Hallmeyer of this city became the bride of Harry E. Ervin of Harlowton Mont. The ceremony was led by Rev. J. H. Mitchell. Attendants were A. Dolding and Miss Marie Hernandez. After time on the Pacific coast the couple will reside in Harlowton where Mr. Ervin works in real estate.
In Butte the art exhibit promoter B Martin Baker, president of the Butte Newspaper Artists Association and its apparent sole member, is reportedly back in the city within days as detectives close in. Authorities say a complaint will be sworn against him, while questions swirl over sales of Russell paintings, missing funds, and unpaid checks.
Nellie Powers, a known police character, was arraigned in police court and sent back to county jail for ten more days. A month earlier she entered court barefoot in winter, and she was convicted on the same charge yesterday.
William Hathaway, a miner at Murray Hospital after a Friday fall, was not injured in the Leonard mine as previously reported. Officials corrected the error stating his injuries occurred elsewhere.
An old advertisement touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a beauty aid for women with skin problems. It claims the product cleanses pores, removes skin discolorations and blood impurities, producing a beautiful complexion quickly. Available from any druggist for 50 cents per box.
In Butte police court a bootlegging ring saga ends with John Mc, John Grice, O. Brower Butcher found guilty of vagrancy. Each of five defendants gets 20 days. Monroe, Grice, Brower suspended if they leave the city within two hours. Toole attacks police methods causing clashes with Chief Morrissey. Evidence shows Seattle origin and suspicious hotel actions after a Blackhurst complaint about money loss.
Exodus of Butte citizens to California the South and other winter resorts continues. Among those departing yesterday were J. Altman to El Paso Texas Frank Gibson to Pueblo Clara Hoffman and Evelyn Witherspoon to the University of California at Berkeley George Miller to Los Angeles Gene Sullivan to Babylon North Carolina James Watson to San Diego Robert Williams to San Francisco James Milton to Los Angeles.
The first quarterly payment is due January 15 1917. Payments may be made at any Butte bank or in room 34 Silver Bow block. Open 9 a m to 5 p m and 7 to 9 evenings until January 20. Make checks payable to Y M C A Building Fund. Colton Building Secretary.
Citizens face a one month cold spell with subzero days in January nineteen eighteen. Officials compare to the prior year noting 22 below and 18 below readings while eastern Montana and the Dakotas endure blizzards. Chinook winds may ease strain. snow possible. Montana circle details include Grand Manager Anna Mardall Helena and several neighbors and officers such as Katie Bathorne Sylvia Mason Leonora McQuary Elizabeth Senobe Mary J. Boyle Nellie Foley Emaline Williams Anna M Carpenter Laura Southcombe Florence Wright Mary Sullivan Ida Petree Blanche Pollard Jennie Dutty. Neighbor Mardall honors Mar Sullivan with a past guardian pin for service.
Manuel Diaz Ordaz, 25, heir to a wealthy Mexican family and nephew of the late President Diaz, was found dead in a New Orleans rooming house with a bullet through the heart. A revolver with an empty shell was found nearby as police investigate a possible self-inflicted death. Funeral notice for Sister Bridget Moylan from Free Silver lodge No. 11 D of H.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless candy tasting remedy for indigestion sour stomach gas heartburn and nausea. It claims five minute relief digestion and appetite restoration with instructions to ask a pharmacist to show the formula printed on Affy-cent cases. It urges readers to obtain it now and avoid laxatives or liver pills.
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