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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1923
Page
5
Yesterday matched Thursdays high at 91 degrees with a 57 degree low, up three degrees from Thursday. A light breeze eased the heat at 1:30 pm, clouds briefly suggested rain before sun returned, and by 9 pm the thermometer fell to 79. A cool front is expected to move toward Butte in 24 hours.
A July 12 birth adds Harrison B. Bouton to Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Bouton of 2229 Argyle. Miss B. La Dessea Seek of Columbia Falls is his mother. Mrs. Seek visits her daughter. Other items report ill health of Mrs. Mayotte in California and parish picnic planning by St. John the Evangelist. Ladies' Aid at Central Presbyterian meets for Aug 1 basket picnic at Columbia Gardens. Gwendolyn Kent leaves for Los Angeles with family joining next month. Campfire Girls fund vacation by candy and doughnut sales. Social at 1057 South Gaylor in honor of Mrs. Lincoln Wilcox and Miss Forest Ball. Hugh McManus returns from Seattle visiting relatives in Butte. Mary Cella Teague, 8, recovering from operation at St James hospital. Mrs. B. Cummings and daughter Margaret travel to Helena for weeks' visit.
Gladys Rouse sues for divorce from Wilford Rouse whom she remarried on November 10, 1923. She alleges extreme cruelty including beatings, eye injury with a book, and quarrels over attendance at a dance. They have a six year old daughter Virginia and she seeks custody, claiming he is unfit. In a separate case J C Wright sues Anthony Gaughan for a plumbing bill. Gaughan says a boiler Wright installed was too small and Wright promised a larger one, but Wright allegedly failed to honor damages of 250 dollars. Gaughan paid 100 on account.
A brief quake lasting several seconds was felt by several Butte residents early Friday morning. Furniture quivered, walls cracked slightly, and nerves were rattled, but no damage or injuries were reported. Such feeble shocks are uncommon but not unusual in Battle, with Friday’s tremor felt across parts of the city after 1 p.m.
Street and alley committee of the city and county failed to act on a proposed rondamite paving plan for Harrison avenue, with county commissioners absent and city funds already strained. Budget limits and a $5,000 overspend from an emergency fund hinder cooperation, while property owners may be asked to match county contributions as in Montana Way. The matter is delayed to the next council meeting. Average boomerangs have two to two and a half feet spread.
The Walsh versus East Mitte Copper Mining case resumes Monday before Judge Carroll over flooding damages from a broken dam. Divorces granted include Osborn Fenter from Marie Fenter, Mae Fisher from Andrew Fisher with name restoration, and Mildred Hivall from Wayne Hivall. A divorce demurrer and a foreclosure suit against Orin L. and Credit Beal are noted. other probate accounts and a desertion divorce filing by Cecil Rhoades against Hazel Beal are listed. Residents are Deer Lodge.
Rent pianos from Oton Broa. D. C. Walker of Elk Horn is among the Butte hotel business guests. Wilbur Humphries of Betjeman is among the Leggat hotel weekend Rueste. Born July 29, to Mr and Mrs John Simonsky 1125 East Third street a daughter W. T. Ward of Dell is among the out of town business guests at the Thornton Wyman 8. Decker of Livingston is among the weekend business guests at the Thornton. A. J. Dailey of Wickes is a business visitor in Butte over the weekend and is a guest at the Butte. A. Anderson is in Butte from Plains to spend the weekend with friends. He is registered at the Acoma.
A list of travelers and guests visiting Butte over the weekend from cities including Bozeman Helena Sheridan Missoula and Twin Bridges with hotel registrations at Arizona Butte Thornton and Butte guest houses. Mentions M Cunningham W Clifford O E Yates P Winslow James V Hawk Miss Dalton Miss Weber T Toothaker Julia MacDuffie Nellie Jones A Blitz and August Good Housekeeping magazines on sale at the P O News Stand.
The San Francisco board of supervisors passes an ordinance allowing women and girls to wear male attire on city streets without fear of arrest, provided there is no intent to deceive. Police chief Daniel J. O'Brien backs the measure, noting hikers and bikers favor it as practical wear.
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