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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1921
Page
12
An assessment of 500 dollars for the care of a 14 day old child was levied against Luke Williams by Justice O'Neil after Williams was brought into court yesterday on charges.
Payment terms set at ten dollars every two months until the full debt is paid. Williams was cited in court by his wife Christian. Shortridge Memorial sits on Washington and Mercury streets near the Rev B H Lingenfelter. Bible school at 11 am, public worship at 12 noon, and evening service follow.
An urgent notice offers Gordon Campbell company shares at par twenty five dollars with a five day close date midnight July fifteenth. It warns of immediate closing upon completion of a well nearing sands or if over subscription occurs. Oil investment pitched as wealth creator with emphasis on timely bold action.
The passage urges investors to trust their intelligent reason and follow their hunch about sand sands and deeper-to-thick seams yielding probable gains. It warns against doubt and prejudice, promising huge returns if certain sands are reached and wells tapped.
An advertisement proclaims a vast petroleum area with billions of barrels possible and urges immediate subscription. It claims 14,370 acres of prime ground and promises 80 percent to shareholders with 100000 dollars needed, naming Campbell and associates and landholder as recipients of shares and production profits.
Yesterday topped the July heat record for the year with 93 degrees. only 1919 matched a higher 97 degree peak. A light breeze reduced discomfort though crowds sought cooling spots. In Butte, residents noted 90 degree days with lingering heat effects as Chicago sweltered. Birth notices list a daughter for Hammond at Farragut street on July 1 and a Meaderville son for Toy on July 20, with another July 7 birth for Bukundrich at East Galena street.
Butte residents head toward Yellowstone Glacier and Pacific coast spots while railroads report strong summer travel. Teachers take advantage of new eastbound rates to Chicago New York and Kansas City. The Elke convention in Los Angeles attracts about 100000 visitors, with Butte hosting lodge members and many families planning Montana camping trips.
Adelated honeymooners Mr and Mrs Lee Walton of Great Falls arrived in Butte and after calling at the police station and reassuring Jailer Barney Lavelle were allowed to proceed toward Seattle and Pacific coast points. Mrs Walton is niece of Lavelle and daughter of Cascade county sheriff. Walton formerly Butte resident and brother of Mrs John Scovil. Departure Thursday from Great Falls aided by police and fire department.
Authorities seek the mother of Al Green, 15, after his death near Lewistown last Tuesday. Reed Johnson shot Green following a drunken brawl. Ed Pugh wrested the rifle, struck Johnson, then surrendered after assuming he had killed him. Johnson faces murder charges expected within ten days.
City speed control campaign opened as three drivers faced police court on speeding charges. All pleaded guilty. Charles Williams claimed he rushed to take an ill woman to her hotel and the case was dismissed after the woman testified in his behalf.
Art Mattson representing the Yellowstone Trail association and P L Wills of the chamber of commerce traveled to Livingston for a good roads convention. They will inspect highways and place signs guiding traffic to Butte and return by Sunday. Seven tourist parties registered at the Yellowstone trail bureau yesterday, four heading to Yellowstone park and one to Glacier park.
Local church notices list pastors and service times across multiple congregations in Meaderville Mountain View Trinity Grace Arizona Beeching Wesley Chapel Presbyterian Lutheran and Baptist churches in town. Entries include sermon times Sunday school Epworth League and Welsh and English language services with several pastors such as F C Fulford J C Randall Charles Rhodes W H Pascoe E J Greenveld and Stuart Goode.
A readable fragment mentions a woman distressed by headaches and daily troubles, urging use of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It references Mrs Prva of Newburgh New York and discusses societal pressures on women.
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