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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1913
Page
5
An advertising notice promises a future Sunday display for a real estate offer. It touts affordable homes with country life benefits and suggests a small payment can secure a property, targeting buyers seeking rural living advantages.
Anaconda hosts a grand Fourth of July event with a morning automobile parade and planned events to celebrate the nation. Community will enjoy a safe and orderly celebration featuring a parade and coordinated activities for residents.
Anaconda hosts a full day of events from 9 a m to midnight with children's tickets for treats and auto rides, a morning parade, band concerts, a Declaration of Independence reading by Jean Kelly, drill contests by Knights and Ladies of Security and Modern Woodmen, baseball games, free dancing at multiple venues, and a grand parade route on Fourth Street to Park Avenue and Washoe Park, led by E P Mathewson as grand marshal.
City clerks meet tonight as public notices appear. Portland trader Ww. A. Markett active in city business while M. P. Jacobson heads to Portland on a short vacation. Baby announcements greet residents A. Hobart, 611 Pine, welcomes a daughter and Leroy Prescott's son birth noted. Detroit visitors Stewart Evans and Mrs Loregien of Portland in Anaconda during a busy day.
The itemized notices cover a bustling period in Anaconda with residents visiting relatives in Portland San Francisco and Los Angeles. Motor parties to Butte and frequent camping trips near FeHo and Southern Cross are noted along with engagements weddings and upcoming gatherings. Local ads promote liquor specials a souvenir offer and real estate listings.
James T. Coleman was cited to appear and show cause why he should not be punished for contempt after his wife received a decree of separate maintenance in district court. The hearing is set for July with orders prohibiting him from disposing of property including household furniture.
A man believed to be Frank or Pete Sodonovich was arrested by Officer James Fitzpatrick and Deputy Sheriff Denny Bonner after terrorizing two women at 421 Chestnut street. A warrant had been issued months earlier after he threatened to kill one woman if she did not live with him. He reportedly warned of returning to Anaconda on the Fourth of July to kill her. Officers arrived as he hammered at the door, leaving the resident terrified.
The Rev. Naphthali Luccock of the Methodist Episcopal church will visit Anaconda next Sunday for the first time since his appointment at the general conference last year. The bishop’s district covers the Dakotas, Montana and Idaho, and he will preach at both morning and evening services.
Superintendent W. K. Dwyer will travel to Salt Lake City to attend the National Educational Association convention next week. A trustees meeting authorized his attendance and the board ordered installing a national card index system for pupil records across all city graded schools. Monthly bills were audited and approved, with items including Mayer shoes Tut-Nut gloves Slide weil collars and Finck's Detroit overalls.
Lieutenant Gratz of the German army crosses Africa in a motor boat, concluding there is no continuous waterway from the Chamber source in Northern Rhodesia to the River Kongo. The voyage marks the longest river discovery in Africa and follows his 1909 motor car crossing.
The Butte News covers a rainy Thursday athletic festival where boys and girls competed in running, jumping, and skill events. Notable results include Rundell winning the cross country in 1 minute 45 seconds, Jenkins and McCarry in jumps, and Lide leading a 50 yard dash. Several girls set marks in sprints and relays, with Mamie Fines and Mamie Sines among top performers.
Police and sheriff were alerted late last night to locate the automobile of W. R. Hocking of 527 West Broad Ir. It was stolen from his Rout home uptown around 10 o clock during his absence. The report notes lightning strikes near 6,009 places across the country in a year.
Butte held a calm, festive Fourth with bands from Boston Montana and Salvation Army sharing the streets. A joyous crowd enjoyed melodic tunes, colorful balloons, and restrained pyrotechnics, ending with a contented sense that Independence Day was observed safely and happily.
A long OCR style roster lists numerous people and locations including Missoula Dixon Roundup Great Falls Helena Spokane Billings Deer Lodge Kalispell Boulder Vancouver Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles Denver and others. The text ends with a note on fluid pressure at a depth of 100 feet, 48.31 pounds.
A dynamite cap exploded on Park Street near Broadway injuring Dick Mannix of Corbin Copper. He was treated and later sent home. Police detained Wan Chung for fireworks on West Galena Street, posting a $25 bond. Confetti and talcum powder use prompted arrests as officers policed crowds and nuisance behavior on Broadway and nearby blocks.
Complainant Captain John F. O'Brien records that Edward Stevens 23 printer paid $3 to a police officer known only by number to secure his release after arrest on a talcum powder charge on West Broadway. An officer is under suspicion, with a probe expected today.
Butte and Helena meet in a morning double header with the first game at eleven. Kellogg will pitch the opener and Ames is slated to oppose Slow Ball. Yesterday's game was rained out at 1:30 with few fans. the Diamond is fast.
In a local endorsement, Harry W. Hamilton, a long-time Butte resident and Plant Juice booster, praises the remedy for stomach trouble, indigestion, and related pains. He cites quick relief and permanent improvement, noting many coworkers also use the product and report benefits. Sold at Smith Drug Store for Adv. tong.
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