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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1919
Page
7
Local brief notes reflect scattered items in Butte, including community updates and brief outcomes. Details are fragmented, with several names and places unclear due to OCR issues, but the items hint at civic happenings and social notices in the city.
A new traffic control device at Alain Street and Broadway West in Butte aims to stop traffic at busy times. A traffic policeman operates the sign, halting vehicles when needed and allowing movement when clear, mimicking city systems to coordinate streetcar and vehicle flow.
The day opened with unclear orders as most autos and trucks ignored a sign. The traffic officer finally asserted authority and escorted one offender to police headquarters. Once the purpose of the sign was explained, obedience is expected.
Fragment shows a 14th regional convention voting declaration on no change in railroad rates. Mentions B. Ab Harkey of Detroit as a commander and Mood from Portland as supreme master, with garbled context and names.
A Butte Automobile club session at the Butte grill aims to discuss proposed local enforcement measures. Arthur Perham of Montana’s Canillae company will lead duties with Mrs Stewart and the state Secretary attending from Helena. The speaker predicts Montana’s economy will boom with miners, Anaconda and wage increases boosting Butte and farming regions amid drought.
Indecipherable OCR fragment suggests Cutts may depart Butte with plans around a home sale. Mentions possible departure and lingering uncertainty about arrangements. Strasburger, city treasurer, recovering and visiting city hall after illness. References to Boulder Hot Springs for rest.
The Butte Rotary Club plans an outdoor picnic replacing the weekly luncheon. Members and guests will meet at Silver Bow club at 5 pm, travel by automobile to Basin Reservoir, with Dr. Potter in charge of park plans and Mr. Aust and Mr. Potter as special guests. Lunch will be served in camping style. The event includes wives and an aim to survey park sites for future city development.
The Escape opened Wednesday to full houses at the Orpheum. The feature stars Blanche Sweet Mae Marsh Owen Moore and Hubert Herron, presented by De We Geifene, following The Birth of a Nation and Hearts of the World. The production entertains and provokes thought about real life powerfully.
County Attorney Joe Jackson will deliver an address at the county gardens during the children day exercises. Manager J Wharton organized the program featuring a five minute talk by a prominent man, with W E Maddock the speaker last Thursday.
RR. N. Snow of the Basin Salvage company left yesterday for Clifton, Arizona, on an inspection trip for capitalists. He expects to be away about a month. During his absence, Mrs. Snow will visit her parents.
New York July 16 The national board of registration declined to sanction a United States tour by Australian swimmers Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie under manager George H. Dowsing. The board will allow them to compete in AAU swimming events in San Francisco if they travel with a chaperone but without a manager. Dowsing attended the meeting and said he expected no difficulty for swimmers from Australia in the future.
Referendum vote will be taken on proposed contract Saturday July 19 1918. Polls open from 10 30 a.m. to 8 30 p.m. Members please bring cards L Whitney President EB Sweeney Secretary
Frank H. Cooney of Missoula reports Western Montana enjoys unprecedented prosperity. The region sees strong crops, high wages, and booming canning and wool shipments. A new $25,000 municipal pool is underway, and lumber camps and irrigation valleys push output, with Missoula becoming a key wool center and canning hub.
Deputies from the county attorney's office raided a back street site on Schley Street after tips of moonshining activity. The empty, deserted building showed a collapsed stack and no evidence of liquor hidden. The man named Ragaatin was accused of operating the still, with a party said to have planned the operation.
Miss Varden is cast as the leading woman for Skinner in a Broadway production next Wednesday. The War era star portrays Elora the unscrupulous adventuress in Love Honor and Family, with a rapid romantic arc and a vein of boldness highlighted by early stage training. James Frohman discovered her, and she has since featured in broader theater work, including Seven Days Leave.
Butte residents under heat strain plan a statewide exodus to Yellowstone and Glacier parks. Many travelers head from Western Washington and Oregon, while Montana families seek the state’s famed scenery. Several named parties from Butte, Yakima, Phillipsburg, and Seattle are bound for the parks this week, with repeated mentions of Butte and nearby locales.
South Side Englewood members met yesterday at noon to discuss organization policies and future operations. Speakers included Major Stodden T J Bennet Father Leschger Archie White and Father cher iy. The group planned continued meetings to boost efforts.
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