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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1919
Page
6
A city official yesterday disclosed a single garbage truck used 20 gallons of gasoline in one hour. He warned the five to six ton trucks burn 30 to 70 gallons daily. The city operates about six trucks carrying large loads, mainly light garbage like paper, with leaks noted in the fuel system.
Authorities differ on truck merits and costs. Aldermen say existing trucks are worn out, while some favor switching to autos if funds allow. Mayor Stodden cites imperatives and auditor Crumline begins per-department cost tracking as a council meeting nears to discuss the heavy trucks.
One fire in two days reported to the Butte office of the Deer Lodge national forest. A small blaze near Pipestone Pass between Ald and Grace stations on the Milwaukee line burned with no outside help requested. The Midway Park fire, now extinguished, destroyed about 2400 dollars of merchantable timber across 100 acres, affecting watershed and water supply.
Two boys aged 14 and 16 named Murphy and Sullivan were arrested after stealing a purse from a store near Main and Mercury streets yesterday afternoon. Police say both have prior trouble and likely course is state industrial school. they appear to have no local relatives in Butte.
A $25,000 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who placed a bomb near Mayor Harry L. Davis's Cleveland residence on June 2. The offer has drawn wide attention among police, sheriffs, and detectives.
General Charles Warren arrives from the Montana soldiers' home near Columbia Falls after attending a board meeting. He traveled via Sandpoint and Hope Idaho and spent time with family on Warren Island in Lake Pend O'Reille. His granddaughter Katherine Warren Murphy on the island sprained an ankle while fishing and is slowly recovering.
Ged Warner was electrocuted today in Windsor for the murder of his wife's parents Mr. and Mrs Henry EB Wiggins in Andover years ago. It marks the first use of electricity in capital punishment in the state, previous executions having been by hanging.
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