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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1923
Page
2
A bellicose rancher Elmer Thompson of Daniels County defends his land with a shotgun after tearing up a Soo railway track, opposing federal authorities. He remains entrenched at the rail head as court orders threaten eviction, gaining front-page notoriety.
Twelve masked men in Tulsa described to the Tulsa Tribune how they held and mistreated Mrs. Pearl Hayter a divorcée on a busy street corner. They claimed she and George Petropol engaged in extortion, saying others were victims as well. Hayter was seized on a street corner, forced into a car, taken to a railroad line, boarded a train, and released at Okmulgee after the alleged attack.
Missoula reports hail in the Bitter Root valley caused extensive fruit loss. Estimates by Hail Inspector Otto Bolen set total damage at 500000 dollars with east side losses from 20 to 45 percent and west side losses from 50 to 90 percent in some areas the crop was entirely ruined.
Acorns formed the principal article of diet across many parts of Western America during the fifteenth century, reflecting the subsistence patterns of indigenous and nearby communities in a rugged era.
Subpenas compel Hiberian Chief Lawson and other Klan figures to surrender records linking them to the Ku Klux Klan and the whipping of two women. Defense protests surprise moves while witness Jule Brogden testifies, denying Klan ties and involvement.
Deer Lodge Montana July 18. The new Deer Lodge golf course is ready for play. Club officers are elected and finishing touches are underway. The expert designed layout features unusual hazards including a ninth tee on a hill 60 feet above the ninth green. A pro will visit weekly to offer lessons as the drive to recruit members gains momentum.
Deer Lodge July 18 reports Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sayles of Hartford Wis visiting Dr. and Mrs. Webb and daughter Harriet. They plan a Glacier park trip with the Webbs. Mrs. Bagley returns from Spokane. Mooseheart event honors June Martin. Mayo doctor Rotchford visits relatives in Rochester Minn. Local residents travel and work updates including Miss Erma Brown returning to Anaconda duties and others in Philipsburg and Spokane.
Hecla Mining directors meet in Wallace Idaho to decide on rebuilding Burke Idaho property destroyed by a fire last Friday in a more substantial way. Directors F J Kipp Carl Landsee W J Wakefield James J McCarthy attend. Insurance adjusts not yet met to settle damage. five million dollar fire policy and 337000 policy in place. Damage unofficially about one million dollars.
Mrs Williame J Mallon aged 23 of 922 Highway Avenue died last evening at home after a brief illness. A resident of Butte only a short time. The body is at Duggan undertaking parlors.
Judiciary committee urges payment of bills for painting a former street commissioners auto vulcanizing work and Lipson bill with steps to recover from contracting party City attorney notes choose pay and sue to avoid multiple suits Aldermen object that former street commissioner drives the paid for auto Victory and denial on arc right Johns Princeton and Ophir West Gold streets storm sewer extensions and Porphyry alley road grade plan killed by protest of 556-10 property owners Session adjourned about 9:30.
The deepest mine in the world is St John del Rey in Brazil at one and a quarter miles deep. Fresh fish spoil quickly with sun exposure, becoming unfit to eat after a short time. J J Pringle of Camperdown La killed 82 101 game birds over a bit more than twenty years, the record cited.
Paris date July 18 a full reparations commission meeting held for first time since January 11 to decide if France may receive reparations under Versailles annex paragraph 19. France pressed for sugar from Germany while Germany’s Dr Fischer objected sugar is not building material. Colonel James A Logan served as US observer in Boyden’s absence.
The National Leader, organ of the Non-Partisan League, based in Minneapolis since 1915, suspends its July issue. The editors cite lack of national funds and unpaid post-dated checks totaling nearly $2.9 million, blaming this for mortgage obligations and potential losses to league members who signed notes.
From St Paul Minnesota on July 18 the scattered returns from Monday's senatorial race show Magnus Johnson farmer labor party increasing his plurality toward 90 thousand. Johnson leads Gov. J A O Preus republican by 83 765 with 3 086 of 3 620 precincts reporting giving Johnson 271 400 Preus 187 635 and James A Carley democrat 18 417.
Laubanne July 18 The Turko American treaty negotiations are delayed over three main points requiring further conferences before progress on drafting. Joseph C Grew and Ismet Pasha lead talks. The United States seeks recognition of American naturalization laws while Turkey cites its law barring returned citizens who have become foreign nationals.
The Montana street highway from Harrison and Holmes avenues to Montana and Park streets wins federal approval. Local groups including Kiwanis, Elks, Rotary and the chamber of commerce raise 47 000 dollars to match federal funds, with James H. Rowe leading the drive and Butte promising a November completion.
Washington July 18 Acting Secretary Gilbert blasts Western division of the American Mining Congress for claims on treasury silver allocations. He says resolutions seek to mislead silver producers about unfair treatment and questions legality of canceling allocations for subsidiary coinage. Gilbert notes treasury action is clear and beyond dispute.
Milwaukee woman Mary Sarecueck shares she was run down after one child and improved significantly after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports renewed energy, ability to manage housework, and ongoing use as a general tonic for health. The ad notes nearly fifty years of praise for the product.
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