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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1921
Page
9
Helena January 18 new rules require state board of examiners approval for all purchases except routine supplies. Department head must back requests with cost estimates and necessity statements. Board will question timing location purpose and amount before approving claims or purchases, with future retail purchases by employees limited.
MISSOULA Jan 18 The State Hort horticultural association opened its annual convention in Hamilton with fruit men from many parts of the state. The SPEER application was denied in a ruling made by his attorneys Gunn Rasch Mall of Helena.
An advertisement extols Reolo as a reconstructive and strengthening tonic that supposedly boosts nerve force and blood health. It promises heightened vigor for tired, pale individuals and urges readers to buy a $1.00 box from City Drug Co. in Anaconda or Paxson & Rockefeller in Butte.
Dillon Jan 18 Burglars broke into two mercantile establishments in Dillon. At Dillon Implement Co on North Idaho street they pried a front door and rifled a cash register while the day’s receipts were banked. A second break at A Potts Drug Store on Bannack Street yielded a substantial sum. Entrance at both was through windows or basement door. No merchandise stolen. burglars suspected to be skilled cracksmen. Police noted the break about 3 am before business opened.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Representative Evans steered a House passage of a Fort Belknap land allotment bill. It allocates 10 irrigated and 20 non irrigated acres per allottee, with a 50 thousand dollar appropriation for costs and a one year roll to certify eligible Indians. Provisions assign agency, school, and park lands for tribal members while preserving surface rights and minerals.
The remains of John Monaghan were removed from the residence of his brother Michael Monaghan on Atlantic Street Meaderville. The funeral will be held at the residence of George Raineview Stadene before proceeding to Mountain View cemetery for interment.
A Manchester paper calls renewed cultivation of old fashioned medicinal herbs in English gardens, noting US decline in small garden use while importing from Turkey, India and China for commercial purposes and citing Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a popular non narcotic remedy for women's ailments.
Daniel Hart aged 61 dies in this city with remains to be announced in later papers. An obituary notice indicates announcements will appear in future issues.
The funeral of the wife of John Collins will be held Wednesday morning at the residence of her parents. Mass will be celebrated at Immaculate Conception Church at 3:30. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
A public appeal to Americans urges rapid aid to Ireland, describing widespread devastation and famine. The letter quotes figures from finance, banking, industry, and law, including Morgan J. O'Brien, Cardinal O'Connell, John D. Ryan, Nicholas Brady, George M. Cohan, Edward Hines, and James D. Phelan, among many others. The signatories emphasize kinship and heritage and call for immediate humanitarian response.
John Hughes and a long list of named parties are connected to remittance instructions. The note directs all payments to John J. MacDonald and associates, with addresses in Philadelphia and New York, naming bankers and banks in multiple states and ending with the migrants industrial savings bank at 61 Chambers Street New York City.
Cork residents fear turmoil as attacks unfold in Galway and nearby counties. Sinn Fein arrests widen, with David Kentir of Cork among those jailed and others reported in the United States. Archibald Grim, founder of Sinn Fein, arrested in Dublin and to face court martial. authorities seek responsibility for republican funds linked to recent British troop deaths.
Jack Kearns announced forfeits posted for both Dempsey and Carpentier amid a max seat price controversy. Reports of payments and statements from managers circulated as officials assess the championship contest plans.
The state conspiel on Anaconda Curling Club ice runs Thursday to Saturday with five draws daily and four games per draw. Seven teams from Butte and eleven from Anaconda compete for Ordway Bankers and McDougall trophies, with first and second prizes including pens umbrellas and other gear. Byes and matchups listed, lunch served 11:30 am to 8 pm by St. Mark's guild in the old City Drug store space.
Representative James Snell has notified a bill draft in Butte to repeal the metropolitan system. The measure would abolish the police commission and place police control under the mayor with city council consent. It also raises eligibility from 21 to 40 and targets political activity by officers, while criticizing a lifetime-job clause that cost the city over $100,000 for sergeant fever benefits.
Duluth January 1 report shows Himer Whyte of Duluth atop the grand aggregate of the Northwest curling bonspiel with only one loss, falling to Bob Dunbar of Eveleth 12 to 11 in the Scott-Gratt event. Contenders include Roy Williams of Minneapolis Dick Wade of West Duluth Bob Dunbar Walter Mallon Winnipes Blackburn and Frank Wade. Also, Joe Simonich of Butte Montana won a 10 round decision over Roy Conley of Sher in a welterweight bout.
John Pearson, visiting Butte from Anaconda, was robbed of 27 by three unmasked men in an alley off South Arizona street around 11:30 p m yesterday. Pearson said the assailants, all poorly dressed, knocked him down and choked him to silence his pleas for help before escaping.
Anaconda high school beat Whitehall 48 to 27 in a Daly game. The locals dominated time with ball control though accuracy faded in field throws. Whitehall showed longer reach and passing, but frequent guarding limited opportunities.
The Right to Lie is a feature produced by Albert Capellani starring Dolores Cassinelli at the Imperial theater today and tomorrow. Adapted from Jane Murfin’s story by John Wormwood it tells of an international romance where an Italian beauty marries a wealthy American and faces a life blighting series of incidents. The stage settings are praised for their tasteful lavish design, with garden scenes imagined under southern Italian skies.
The Ladies of St Mark's guild for Wednesday night will not be held due to unforeseen circumstances. Officers could not reach all members to notify them and the meeting was rescheduled. Mrs Alice Clinton wed Hermann Sommerhauser at St Paul’s Church in a nuptial high mass officiated by Rev Father Coopman. The couple honeymoon in Tipton Missouri with plans to return to Anaconda.
Berlin dispatch reports American Red Cross officials Pate and Walker observed Russia’s child feeding system under Bolshevik rule. They noted preferential Chilean grain, substantial relief work amid shortages, and anticipated harsh winter impacts on cities and children, with a full report submitted to the American board.
The article notes the Leaning Tower of Pisa with a diameter of 50 feet and a lean of 14 feet from the vertical. It mentions seven bells in the top chimes, the largest weighing 13 000 pounds.
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