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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
11
The Bleuet is the young bloom the flower of the French Army. He is the sap ling who will grow into the Poilu, among France's youngest fighters defending the vote.
Closing arguments begin in the Northwestern Trustee case with judge Bourquin granting motions to acquit Rainwater on all counts and to direct acquittal for others. Prosecution by Wheeler details the four counts dropped while defense attorneys from Montana towns prepare final statements before jury submission anticipated Thursday afternoon.
The Lewistown chamber settled on wool clips owners shipped, netting 46 cents per pound and $6,000 passed to growers. County Assessor Carl Riddick named field deputies to cover smaller territories and speed assessments. The Young People’s Society of St. Paul’s Lutheran organized with officers named. Rotary plan for city government discussed and endorsed for legislature consideration. Emil Wagner and Miss Laura Brosey of Progress Meagher County married yesterday.
Fire at the Mayn and Hettman building on Main and First streets caused by a dropped match igniting carpet and mattress. water damage exceeded the fire. Three hydrants frozen, one usable. Mayor Hampton aided in restraining volunteers. Remains of E T Rousseau to Martinsdale for burial. funeral attended by relatives and friends.
Bozeman January 24 A special school for horse breeders to be held at the state college in February is announced by Dr E J Riley secretary of the Montana state registration board. Features include an address with demonstrations by A Le Burdick a renowned Percheron breeder and director of the Percheron Society of America. Demonstrations will cover breeding and feeding purebred and grade horses. Stallions and mares from Gallatin valley will be shown and stereopticon slides from the Chicago international live stock show will be projected for students. A new feature is a judging contest open to boys under 18 with prizes for top performers. A horse will be dissected by veterinarians to illustrate anatomy and disease signs and cures.
Helena January 34 The Attorney General Ford dismissed reports that he favors restoring a light district in Butte calling the claim bosh He said he would oppose such a bill and that his office would assist legislators in bill preparation but not endorse any proposals
Helena January 24 Father Joan McMullen president of Mount St Charles college and chaplain of the Second Montana regiment has been notified of his transfer to another position. Father P F McDonald will be placed in charge. The exact destination is undisclosed beyond it will be away from Helena. As a token of esteem the boys of the school presented him with a sum of money today.
Livingston officials cite several prominent business men for failing to place ash cans and garbage at rear entrances in a bid to curb fires. A Sunday district blaze was blamed on ashes tossed from a back alley business. No fines were imposed as citations pledged immediate compliance.
Decial Disputed to the Standard Washington January 24 The secretary of agriculture announced a 10 million dollar allotment for good roads projects nationwide with Montana receiving 196574 dollars excluding forest reserve funds This grant requires a matching state appropriation Also today Peter as Rosier named Browning postmaster and Karl A Wheeler named Gilman postmaster Senators Myers reports favorably on Hell selections and a land sale bill affecting Montana mining and Indian ceded lands policy.
Bozeman January 24 The Will introduced in the state legislature aims to define county commissioners authority over county fairs. J A Harader secretary of the Bozeman Chamber of Commerce says passage will determine the future of Montana fairs. He returns from Helena after meeting about 16 club secretaries who drafted the new law.
J M Maddison departed Sheridan on the 17th for a tour through Portland Seattle San Francisco ending at New Orleans for the big celebration on his return via St Louis and other Mississippi valley cities. BH Thompson left with hogs for Coeur d Alene to mine for a time. Tos Murray a Dillon business visitor. Ray Bullerdick of the forest service brought in two large coyotes. A son born Jan 17 to Mr and Mrs Frank Baril and to Mr and Mrs FE Ball. Teachers enjoyed a dinner and games at Will Rowe home then socialized with Hoek and others. J W Kennedy Varney and R S Tuthill Ennis Sheridan visitors. James Tudge Homepark returns from Nat livestock meeting in Salt Lake City, resting in Sheridan due to a cold.
Denver January 24 W J Edwards of Greeley Colorado president of the Mountain States Tee Manufacturers association declared prohibition laws stimulate rather than decrease ice he asserted that dealers in prohibition states last year reported substantial increase in business States represented at meeting include Montana Wyoming Taaho and Colorado
In Helena on January 24, G. Pickett was re elected president and Dr L M Rheem secretary. Other officers chosen include EK H McPherson as first vice president T A Marlow as second vice president M V W Wilson as third vice president and B W Prosser as treasurer.
Helena January 24 Mrs George Willett wife of Dr G W Willett a Helena dentist died after a long illness following an ominous event connected to a quarrel with the Willman family dating back 21 years. The couple had lived in Kalispell three years before moving to Helena.
Paso Texas January 24. Ojo Ped erico sixty miles north of Colonia Dutлан Chihuahua will be the temporary field headquarters of the American punitive expedition during withdrawal operations. General Pershing has perfected plans to move headquarters equipment to Ojo Federico within two days. Adv detachments were reported to have been sent to establish the headquarter camp.
New York January 24 Mrs Vincent Astor led a luncheon at her Fifth Avenue home to unite wealthy society women with east side residents. The aim is to help alien residents become good citizens through social settlement involvement. Representatives from denominations attended along with Yorkville residents to support the program. Negotiations to sell the freight steamer Minnesota from Great Northern to the International Mercantile Marine Corporation for about 3 000 000 were underway.
The will of the late Col. William F. Cody will be filed in Cody Wyoming in a few days. Mrs Cody will receive the bulk of the estate valued at about 65000 dollars. A valuable collection of trophies will also become Mrs Cody's property, according to her counsel.
London reports the king and queen will reopen parliament on February 7 without the customary state ceremony. A naval and military procession will replace the traditional pageantry.
Fragmentary remarks discuss peace aims aligned with President Wilson, hoping for a safe return for those fighting and those who may not come back. The report covers troop movements in Mexico from Juarez toward Chihuahua, and a historical note on the Habsburg family, their castle, and Austrian holdings with a wedding gift proposal rejected by the Aargau people.
William Jasper Cotter of Lewman has served in the North Georgia annual conference for 71 years and attended its sessions for consecutive years, marking a lengthy ministry in the church.
A fragmentary dialogue shows the practical man as the backbone, with a terse exchange about unity and perception. The Men-with-the-Grouch and others debate practicality, social roles, and the worth of a unifying word in a tense, clipped exchange.
The speaker credits practical men who accumulate wealth as patrons enabling universities art galleries and museums. He argues learned professors did not build colleges. practical men financed and popularized institutions and are sought after by faculties for support and leadership.
Washington dated January 24 Republicans in the House voted 108 to 16 to drop open public conferences on party matters and move to secret caucuses to harmonize differences. Gardner of Massachusetts led calls to abandon strict conservatism and support unemployment and age insurance, eight hour day for women and children, compulsory arbitration, military training, preparedness, budget reform, and public works curbs.
Jan 24 report notes President Wilson studying a campaign of education with speeches across the country after Congress recesses. He has not yet decided on dates or locations, with weeks more before any firm plan.
The Senate debate on a proposed resolution stalls amid partisan lines. Senator Store and supporters urge action, while opponents call it a holy waste of time. Senator Shatroth of Colorado backs cabinet appointments discussion. Senator Lodge supports adopting the resolution.
Jan 24 dispatch reports mixed German responses to Wilson's peace speech. Kreuz Zeitung praises humanitarian appeal but doubts acceptance abroad. Deutsche Tages Zeitung faults the message as biased and threatening Germany. Lokal Anzeiger calls Brest-Litovsk terms remarkable yet limited in practicality.
The opinion notes President Wilson’s remarks as a landmark statement from a great power leader. It argues governments derive power from governed consent and praises liberty lovers worldwide. It compares Poland to Ireland under martial law, urging Britain to earn credit as champion of small nations and economic liberty.
Ottawa January 24 The peace program of President Wilson dominated both houses of the Canadian Parliament as Senator Rufus Pope moved a resolution urging all who have taken an active part in the present war to participate in negotiations for peace Conservative Kehutt faulted Wilson saying his entry into the war with pen alone was insufficient and noted the U S had failed to fulfill its Hague pledge to protect Belgian neutrality, warning peace and smaller nations would suffer if similar guarantees fail in the future.
The Cologne Volkes Zeitung, a copy received here, says time is not ripe for a useful discussion of President Wilson's program. It notes that central powers could claim victory but that peace was offered by agreement, which the Entente refused. It supports freedom of the seas but argues Wilson’s address lacks practical effect for peace.
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