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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1917
Page
4
Helena July 9 Montana attracts Pennsylvania capital aiming at steel mills due to manganese output. Wealthy investors are touring Granite county manganese properties as Interior Secretary Lane notes Montana has shipped more manganese since January than the rest of the country.
In Deer Lodge this week RD Larabie was named chairman of the Powell county board for selecting young men for military service. Other board members include Dr G J Marquett Frank Conley and J J Murphy. The Chautauqua festival will run Aug 5 to 11 featuring baritone John Goddard and a light opera performance.
VOROTILANS July 9 announces a tag day on Saturday July 14 to raise funds for the National War Orphans association of France. Mise dean Evang of Melrose chairs the Montana effort. Also, 44 applicants seek dentistry licenses and will take exams in Helena with a free tooth cleaning clinic on Wednesday. The state dental examiners convene in Great Falls July 18 20 and 21.
July 9 Forsyth sees a disastrous blaze consuming Choisser's wholesale liquor house and the Ladies' Tailoring shop with substantial losses. Spontaneous combustion is blamed for the cellar fire, which also damaged Katzenstein's haberdashery and an abstract company. The Northern Pacific fire department and townsfolk battled flames, protecting other buildings including the Alexander hotel, while a temporary mail office was set up in the baggage room.
Assistant Attorney General A. A. Grorud returns from Havre where ouster proceedings begin against Sheriff George Bickel and County Attorney Victor J. Griggs for alleged failure to enforce laws. Abatement suits target 38 cribs, a parlor house, the Montana hotel, the Montana Grill and a concert hall in Havre. Hearing for temporary injunction set for July 17 with show cause orders to oust officials. Also reports new carbonic acid gas plant and blender factory to be built in Billings, machinery ordered, operating with the alcohol plant.
Local men including Charles Kinsel Clarence Bishop Vern Smith and G F Pease were charged with failing to register for selective draft. Some requested to register while others resisted. Mercury at government station noted tax concerns and arrest details emerged at a Helena meeting.
Readouts from the Southwest indicate stronger healthful grain yields than expected. Spring wheat declines in North Dakota due to frost and dryness while winter and spring wheat together promise a yield about 2,000,000 bushels higher than last month’s forecast. Oats improve but central regions face cold and drought. barley remains high at 214,000,000 bushels while rye drops to about 36,100,000.
An explosion at a chemical tank caused a deadly fire in a city plant, leaving three workers dead and four injured. The blast wrecked part of the building and trapped several employees, while investigators and company officials assess the cause and costs. An employers association meeting followed at the chamber of commerce headquarters to discuss the incident.
Helena July 9 Judge Bourquin in federal court sentenced six months for seven men accused of being IWW members for failing to register on June 5. Canadian citizens Chris Sel John Smith and Frank Tardif are ineligible for draft but may be sent back to Canada after serving their sentences. Others named include Thomas Baker Earl Madset Libby.
Bozeman reports no June fire alarms and permits issued for city buildings totaling 2450 dollars plus 2370 for improvements. Health officer notes zero quarantined diseases, four male illnesses, traffic fines 125 dollars, drunken disorderly fines 40 dollars. Deputy State Examiner Dawson lauds city records as excellent. Recruits join Company A, Second Montana infantry. A Bozeman hospital patient returns home after 10 weeks with a broken leg. Park and civic updates include Togert's grove opening for automobile tourists. Helena reports Northern Pacific mineral deposits decision. A state supreme court ruling concerns mining surface ground taxation and reserves. A poem notes old New England school declamations and public speaking.
Police court sessions recount a Sunday and Sunday evening docket. Toney Farus faced a $5 fine after prowling a cabin. Bailey's diners paid $1.30 to cover a banquet. W D Hendricks was fined $25 plus damages after indecent exposure with a flight through a cabin door. Pete O Leary faced a fine after admitting drinking prior to work. the judge urged him to finish the ditch and settle later.
D W Griffiths great spectacle In Tolerance is booked to appear again at the Margaret theater for a three days engagement with matinee Thursday. The production presents four decades with Belshazzars feast and siege scenes featuring panoramic world splendors and battles. An orchestra of 20 will accompany the presentation.
The funeral of Mrs Patrick McCar vel was held yesterday at her daughter's home 114 East Commercial avenue then moved to St Pauls church for a requiem high mass by Rev Father Coopman Interment followed at Mount Carmel cemetery A large gathering paid last respects to their oldtime friend Pallbearers included Patrick McHugh Patrick Connors Peter McDonald Patrick Ruane James Duty and John McMahon.
A fragmented OCR listing many individuals scattered across cities such as Portland Seattle Butte Helena Livingston Milwaukee and Livingston with surnames and initials including Normel Leoto Corry McCormick Snyder Woodworth Currahy and others. The text appears as a roster or notice of people rather than a full article.
Amateur gardeners favor soot as a fertilizer but caution is urged. Seated soot from coal differs from hard coal used in the eastern United States and may harm plants if misused. Prices for herrings in Vienna are noted at bence each with a two-a-day limit.
The school board held a routine meeting at the high school last evening and passed resolutions praising Dr James F Spelman for ten years service on the board and expressing sympathy to Mrs Spelman and the children. Signed by J L Chrystal M P Mahoney P M Halloran W W Clague A E Wiggin and Martha Peckover.
Anaconda hosts a four day tournament with shoot events and a full entertainment program for shooters and families. A committee led by J A Hasley and D R Roach will arrange rides on the Flint Creek route and secure entertainment machines for visitors.
Mr and Mrs Ed Vaughan traveled to Rochester Minnesota to consult a specialist about Mrs Vaughan who suddenly became deaf Sunday evening after a scare in a car ride. Vaughan a trainman with the Butte Anaconda Pacific railway, noted no prior hearing issues and remains in good health.
The teamsters picnic will be held in Anaconda next Sunday with sports including a ball game and tug of war between Butte and Anaconda at Washoe park. Foot races for all ages will occur, dancing after noon and in the evening, with special train service between here and Butte. Round trip fare is $1. originally planned for Deer Lodge but moved due to train limitations.
The Goodfriends defeated the Panamas 4 to 3 in a seven inning contest on the common. Foote and Wallace pitched well with Wallace displaying control on a sharp curve. Neither side scored until the fourth when the Clothiers pushed three singles and a sacrifice fly for three runs. The Panamas added one in the sixth and tied the game in the eighth before the winning run came on three hits in the same inning.
An Army and Navy Journal item reports Capt Llewelyn Oliver promoted to major in the regular cavalry from captain of the Fifteenth Cavalry at Fort McKinley in the Philippines. Lieut N B Briscoe, brother-in-law of Robert Oliver, also promoted to captain with HQ at Fort Myer near Washington.
An old advertisement claims rheumatism is caused by germs in the blood and promises a remedy that eliminates pain demons. It asserts Swift’s Specific S. S. S. has treated rheumatism for over six years and urges readers to write for medical advice to Swift Specific Co in Atlanta Georgia.
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