Mines Proceeds Showin g Increase in Silver Bow County
Silver Bow County's assessed value is set to rise by at least four million dollars from last year, based on county assessor Peter Kelly's figures covering June 1919 to June 1920. Most mining firms report increased net proceeds, led by Anaconda Copper Mining at 3 982 269, while Butte & Superior shows a 1 533 083 deficit.
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Silver Bow County
Peter Kelly
Butte & Superior
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte & Superior Company
Elm Orlu
Davis-Daly
East Butte
North Butte
Butte Copper and Zinc Company
Three Seeking Divorce Through District Court
William Thomas Craddock filed for divorce from Selma Violet Craddock alleging wilful desertion after their 1913 Butte marriage. Mary R. Stephens seeks divorce from Dorris L. Stephens alleging extreme cruelty, alimony of 30 dollars monthly, and custody of their one child. Dorothy Daum sues Henry Daum for desertion and cruelty seeking 30 dollars monthly alimony and child custody. married in Butte two years ago.
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William Thomas Craddock
Selma Violet Craddock
Butte
Mary R. Stephens
Dorris L. Stephens
Little Rock
Ark
Dorothy Daum
Henry Daum
Legion Members Urged to Register Discharge Papers
Edward F. Bassett commander of Silver Bow post calls on all Legion members to turn in discharge papers before July 14 for registration with a war department representative. Members who fail to register will miss the Armistice Day victory medal presented by Silver Bow post No. 1 on November 11, 1920.
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Edward F. Bassett
Silver Bow Post
American Legion
War Department
Mayor says it will protect policemen
Mayor Tom Stodden explains an ordinance abolishing various police offices to safeguard the longest serving officers. The measure allows layoffs based on service length, not office held, aiming to boost efficiency and retention in the police force.
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Tom Stodden
Butte
Al Jolson Tells About His Wedding and Other Columbia Records
Al Jolson presents his ideas about the wedding he envisions in Some Beautiful Morning VII Find You in My Arms on a Columbia record. The release pairs his talk with Frank Crumit’s comic Ive Got Those Profiteering Blues. Bert Williams offers Ten Little Bottles and Unlucky Blues. Lanin's Hoseland orchestra debuts on Columbia with Oh By Jingo and Rose of Chile, arranged by Lanin amid his noted orchestral work.
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al Jolson
Columbia
Frank Crumit
Bert Williams
Columbia Records
Lanin
Hoseland Orchestra
Jingo
Chile
Ruswan Symphony Orchestra
G N Official Here J H ONeill Visits Yellowstone
J H ONeill general manager of the lines west on the Great Northern System was in Butte Thursday evening from Seattle. He will travel to Gardiner and then Yellowstone National Park in his private car spending a short time there.
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G. N
J. H. O'Neill
Great Northern
Butte
Seattle
Mr. O'Neill
Gardiner
Yellowstone National Park
Last Day Registration Rush Marks County Total
Registration closed at midnight after a long day for deputies and clerks. About 800 registered that day. county total since last primaries around 2,800 and overall county total near 25,000. Women formed large registering crowds. Women Democratic club assisted. County Clerk Sam Anderson requested 29 more deputies, approved to handle crowds and record compilation.
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Women’s Democratic Club
Mesdames Naughton
Mudro
Farmer
Simonson
Tretheway
Belongi
Clark
Railway Committee Sets July 19 Meeting On Streetcar Report
The street railway committee of the chamber of commerce met to review an investigation of the street car system, which led to an 8-cent temporary fare approved by the public service commission. The panel did not finish its report and scheduled another session for July 19. members include Dr. S. Jackman chair, Samuel Barker, N. B. Braly, H. E. Fisher, Mrs. T. A. Grigg, W. Grant Hoage, D. A. McMillan, Charles Leonard, Dan Coleman and A. M. Riley.
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Chamber of Commerce
Public Service Commission
Do. S. Jackman
Samuel Barker
N. B. Braly
H. E. Fisher
T. A. Grigg
W. Grant Hoage
D. A. McMillan
Charles Leonard
Dan Coleman
A. M. Riley
Fire destroys barn garage and three cars at Boulder
A noon blaze at Boulder Hot Springs wiped out a barn and a garage and scorched the hotel wall nearest the flames. Three autos plus two named cars owned by Manager Reynolds were ruined. Officials cite spontaneous combustion starting in the garage. No injuries reported to the hotel. preparations for Saturday crowds proceed.
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Boulder Hot Springs
Dodge
Studebaker
Reynolds
Oldsmobile
Villa Announces His Peace Terms
Francisco Villa offers peace terms to the government saying Chihuahua would be made the safest state and uprisings elsewhere would be crushed. He would retain divisional general rank to police Chihuahua, gain land for his soldiers, keep 500 men, pledge allegiance to President de la Huerta and General Obregon, and retire from political life as a private citizen.
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Mexico City
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua
el] Universal
Villa
de la Huerta
General Obregon
Park Pathfinder Welcomes Westgard at Great Falls Luncheon
A. L. Westgard renowned Pathfinder of the American Automobile Association visited Great Falls for a luncheon with about 200 local businessmen. He is touring the Park-to-Park highway plan linking national parks across western states and plans to visit Glacier after the luncheon Pilots accompanied him. Westgard cited the National Advertising Club slogan Truth in Advertising and praised the Yellowstone Glacier road.
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Great Falls
A. L. Westgard
American Automobile Association
Glacier
National
Mail Clerk Guilty Of Thefts In Federal Court
Helena July 9. R C Shiparell formerly a railway mail clerk on the Butte to Boise route pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing fur pelts from the mail. He was sentenced to 12 months and a day in Leavenworth prison.
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Helena
R. C. Shipparell
Butte
Boise
Idaho
Leavenworth
Post Office seeks bids for more air routes
Washington July 9 bids were asked by the post office department for operation of additional air mail routes. Most new routes will be in the East and South. Operations are expected to start about November 15 with bids due by September 10.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Air Mail
Life's Little Tronies Ends on Supreme Court Reversal
A Dallas News note remarks that Mr Volstead, upheld by the supreme court, faced reversal by his constituents in a curious political vignette.
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Volstead
Supreme Court
Dallas News
Opinion: Chinese and public office standards quoted
A Louisville Courier Journal quote notes that Chinese beliefs hold a man should not hold public office unless peculiarly qualified for that office and comments it took 6,000 years to reach that point. The item conveys a cultural and political observation with an ironic tone.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Commissioners Favor Housing City Offices in Courthouse
County commissioners advocate combining city and county offices in the courthouse if space allows. Chairman Fabian says there is a misunderstanding over city moving its offices and notes room exists to spare, but city must act. Several details remain and the move will take time.
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Butte
Fabian
Board of County Commissioners
Silver Bow Park Forms Volunteer Fire Force
Organization of the Silver Bow Park volunteer fire department is complete with James White as chief directing 25 men. County commissioners announce legal steps will follow to create the district, which covers a strip outside city limits. The district will fund its own operations, elect officers, acquire equipment, and levy a small tax.
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Silver Bow Park
James White
Butte
Five Rebel Generals Not A Military Menace Declared
Mexico City July 9 President de la Huerta told foreign correspondents five generals have taken up arms against the new government but posed no military menace as they had only a few followers. He estimated no more than 500 men involved in recent outbreaks.
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Mexico City
de la Huerta
Two Killed and Six Hurt in Railroad Collision
Two men were killed and six to eight injured when a southbound Santa Fe Prescott and Phoenix passenger train collided with a northbound cantaloupe express between Kirkland and Hillside in Phoenix. Reports say the wreck occurred early this morning and details are being collected.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Prescott
Kirkland
Hillside
New August Numbers Now on Sale
New August numbers A-2943 priced at $1.09 and A-2938 at $1.00 are now available for purchase.
No Wonder He's Agin Suffrage Washington Star Headline
Women claim credit for excluding Senator Reed from the convention as the Washington Star reports on political maneuvering around suffrage debates.
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Senator Reed
Washington Star
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