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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1912
Page
5
A contractor Judson West moves a house on Oakland Avenue until blocked by Independent Telephone poles in Oklahoma alley. He seeks a warrant charging the company with blocking the public highway. Judge Booher, city attorney Maury, and the city legal chief prepare to handle the complex case in court this morning.
Wallace and others reported an offer to settle the liability stemming from the Wallace State Bank failure. Stanley Maston as estate executor and Hunker Hi Sullivan mine manager accepted a $75,000 settlement in district court. Bernard F. ONeil, ex-bank president, awaits trial related to the bank's collapse.
Mass July 6 22 cotton cloth plants shut down leaving 13 percent of operatives laid off as weavers and loom fixers strike to end the prevailing piecework wage system and push for abolition of the fraling pay method.
A long disused landmark near Butte, once a hub for freighters and miners, the Hump hill on the old Butte to Anaconda route has been bypassed by a new boulevard built around its northern base. The project, funded by county officials and the local automobile club, creates a faster two lane passage, ending the era of high gear rides up the hill. The Hump reflects the early freight and rail days and its decline parallels Montana Union rail improvements and shifts in mining patronage.
Mayer maintains constant pricing on watch repairs and parts with mainsprings at two dollars and watch cleaning at 1.50. Officials say expenses remain as low as ever and the public gets value, as the firm continues operation in its new theater building at 2 West Pack.
The condition of Jom Adams, a small town ant general superintendent of the Amanda Copper Mine company, showed slight improvement at Murray hospital last evening after a relapse on Sunday. Adams was resting more easily than for several days. The preliminary hearing of Harry Soko charged with robbery was dismissed in Justice Purlong's court.
The defendant was accused of stealing a $10 watch from a Jam. the Jap failed to appear. On Deputy County Attorney Voyle's motion the case was dismissed.
Children from Butte and nearby areas will be guests of the street railway company again tomorrow. The program offers a day of enjoyment with safe, speedy transport to and from the gardens, as preparation of the line increases its capacity for the youngsters’ outing.
A discussion of naturalization hurdles and the new book The American Government by Fred J Taskin, praised for explaining U.S. government functions. The Standard promotes the volume as essential for prospective citizens and for Americans with foreign friends, noting its low price and clarity.
Herbert Bowels and Werold Mauser were bound over to the district court after being found guilty by the justice of the peace. Bonds were set at five thousand dollars each in lieu of detention as the case moves forward. They are accused of assaulting Frank Burke near the Centennial Brewery in June. Ernest Gronetch, charged with wife desertion, had the action dismissed upon the county attorney's motion.
Chey County authorities report depletion of the road fund and halted projects. Commissioners moved to suspend further operations yesterday after noting the county spent 2.80 on road rebuilding from Rackeer to the county Vine and Rhek haw were completed. Funeral notices: Joseph T Dolarty a resident of Eaton, died yesterday at the county hospital aged years. he was long time Pumpman at High Ore mine. Surviving relatives include mother Mrs Mary A Dolarty and siblings. The hearse will be at Mrs Kaa's residence tomorrow morning before mass at St Mary's church. Local newspaper ad invites readers to subscribe Standard, Montana's live newspaper, at $1 per month for daily and Sunday editions, delivered by carrier or mailed nationally.
Residents of the South Side Democratic club are urged to attend a meeting Friday evening at 8 o'clock in Judge Rhoades' courtroom Northern Kota South Butte. The funeral for Joseph R. Cold Om is scheduled Thursday morning at 4 o'clock on East Summit Street with neighbors assisting.
A lengthy, old fashioned note expresses gratitude for floral offerings and neighborly kindness in memory of a double bereavement, signed by A H Lelminger and William Casey, followed by a cryptic scientific snippet about Himalayan geodetic studies and creeping mountain movements.
In a pending district court suit before Judge Lynch, ownership of Caledonia Street between Excelsior Avenue and Columbian Street is debated. The street’s status as a public thoroughfare is contested by the Belcher Realty Company, while witnesses testified the road was laid out and used by residents dating back to 1808. The case includes damages claims of around 4000 dollars and precedes further court action.
Police magistrate forbids accepting property bonds in gambling cases. The ruling bars bonds for defendants charged with gambling offenses. A mechanism for releasing players on bond is noted but details are unclear. The text is a garbled report of a legal order affecting bail practices.
The mayor plans to veto the tax extension contract despite bids from Hewitt and Irlinicambe offering to complete the tax relief work for $70. The notice memorializes neighbors and local church members in the wake of Daniel Hizner’s death, naming Gus Elzner and the Elzner family among those attending.
Testimony at the inquest described Will son Martin dying after climbing into a chippy cage and being crushed between the cage and the wall. Tom Henly testified Martin asked for a bin cage, rode the cage, and fell after leaving a 1.4 foot level. Officials Daly and Dempsey said orders forbidding riding on the cage were issued. Deputy Stine Inspector Willam Orem confirmed the alarm and warning were adequate.
WashingtonJuly 9 aid says no necessity of the much talked of middlemen in business will be fought worth a determination by the cantita. We expected, In the govern ments pending Bulls Hearhst the 3¢ called lumber trust, testimony now being taken against the eastern states retain lumber dean eryoolutiones forecasts, according to department of Sustlen officials, that the issue go to the courts on largely indisputed facts revolving about the Weal yeone of the operations of the widdlaman. i will be principally an tranvuinie question and the first time the middleman's problem has been presented to a court of justice. From civil sury and one criminal Procecution against lumber associa tions are in charge of Clarke Mc Kercher, special assistant to the at torney general. The taking of testi mony In the ault filed at St. Paul will begin on the Pacific coast about Auge Vi. -The debts
Correspondent reports an Elksonin Hretshow at the opera house deemed a success crediting Dor Churchill of Buite for opposing the company for weeks. The funeral of Emil Pion, Fort Marginal officer, held at the Catholic church with Father W van den Broeck assisting. Plum, once in Indian campaigns and Reno's command, who later settled here, is survived by widow, five daughters, one son, and other relatives.
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