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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1919
Page
8
Prominent Anaconda matron Mrs J P Stage fails to rally following an operation. Funeral plans and survivors to be announced. The community mourns the loss of a longtime civic volunteer remembered for her charity and public service.
Telegrams from Anaconda announced the death of Mrs. J P Stage in Los Angeles after an immediate operation. Her husband Mr Stage and two sons Ira and John remained in Anaconda as funeral plans awaited his arrival. Born Mary E McPherson in Williamstown Ontario she came to Anaconda 28 years ago and became a prominent local figure active in social life. She is survived by her husband two sons her sister Mrs W J Alien of Anaconda and brother Neil Alexander McPherson of Montreal.
A Soviet intelligence tale from Vladivostok reports nine of those released from Omsk jail were killed under orders tied to Admiral Kolchak and his ministers. The motive centers on suppressing calls for a constituent assembly with victims including prominent journalists and public leaders. The article suggests Bolshevik intimidation aims to quash the assembly idea, reflecting turmoil in the Omsk government.
A section of wainscoted ceiling in the First Presbyterian Church dropped to the main beams seconds before an evening service. No one was hurt. one early comer was startled. Service had been moved to the classroom due to the fall. Repairs and potential ceiling lowering planned.
A mixed listing shows club meetings tonight including K of P and Lady Moose, and Tebekahs at 7 30. Remnant sales and coal ads run alongside visitor mentions from Butte Philipsburg and Great Falls. Local housing needs and employment ads appear with calls for furnished rooms and newspaper carriers.
Herbert W. Robards was laid to rest yesterday afternoon with services at Mahoney's funeral chapel conducted by Rev. L. J. Obert. Pallbearers included W. A. Alexander B. W. Gaffney Donald McDonald J. Garrison Marvin L. Elliott and John Menton.
A fragment lists several individuals and places including Carrie Auerbach of Butte, Mr and Mrs R Fazen of Philipsburg, George M Calladay of Butte, Richard Newman of San Francisco, John Williams of Denver, Mr and Mrs C A Martin of Great Falls, W G Riley of Chicago, J D Frazier, Lorenzo Idaho, with no clear event or action.
J C Hatch head of the good roads department for the White company says Livingston area has premier road building material. He envisions counties each with their own crushing plant to utilize local boulders and boost highway construction. Hatch travels to Livingston for county commissioners convention with 4000 feet of film on highway methods.
Anglers report mixed conditions on a Georgetown fishing excursion with springlike lake weather and heavy fish activity at night. Je Serjeans won the contest with nine points, caught after midnight as a distant procession of jet mobiles moved along near Silver Lake and the Cable Bridge. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer notes Idaho heat with coal stoves reclaiming favor over electric heating devices.
A scientific commission in Southern Idaho tested heating methods for a six room home. The coal stove proved 75 percent efficient, hot air 60, hot water 50, while electric heating lagged behind in efficiency. Despite higher upfront costs, comfort and labor savings question the value of electricity versus coal. Prices cited: coal $7.65 a ton, stove $38 yearly, hot air $49, hot water $58, electric $318. The piece notes comfort and convenience matter beyond dollars and cents in evaluating heating choices.
The article reports that work toward a unified plan for the League of Nations advances. Delegations will report on topics, with essential questions prioritized. Clemenceau notes etiquette settled with four vice presidents. Tansing will represent the United States. The American delegation plans to present an initial proposal once the council is ready.
The weekly list of uncalled letters includes names such as Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Allen and Mrs. Jessie Foster along with several Rand entries. The notice is signed by Edward Burke, Postmaster.
On the rifle range briefly in the afternoon, members of the Anaconda Rifle Club gathered near the old works for courses labeled 200 and 500 slow fire. The record includes scores such as Fisher 322.1 and Moses 9.1 with a provisional list of participants.
Washington dispatch reports both chambers set general right of way for appropriation bills this week as they push supply measures, investigate German propaganda, and prepare the famine relief bill for Europe. The Senate seeks to pass the 10 million dollar famine aid and the House moves toward the diplomatic and consular bill amid other appropriations.
For sale a hot water unit billed as tea ready at five thousand five hundred dollars with terms. Pr R B Abbott Co.
The administrator of the estate of James O Keefe deceased announces a public auction on the sixth day of January 1918 at 2 oclock pm at the front door of the courthouse in Deer Lodge county Montana. The sale is held under the order of the third Judicial district county. Croswhite is the administrator.
Notice to creditors of McMinn deceased is given by the administrator of the estate. All persons having claims against the deceased must present them with vouchers within four months after the first publication of the notice to the administrator at the Foorm Trust Company building. The application of Allin Saunders Camberton for voluntary dissolution is noted by the clerk of the court.
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