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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1921
Page
5
State engineer figures show 62 000 cubic yards rock 14 000 cubic yards dirt to excavate and 123 300 standard yards of fill for 215 miles of new road in the Pipestone pass. Bids to be opened Aug 5 in Helena. local labor clause not mandatory. county work may be paid by bidder. rustle guard fall clearing 17 acres and many concrete culverts required.
Butte readers note a flurry of local doings: births at 725 South Wyoming and at 1 Street in town, high school plumbing repairs closing for a week, and daily papers arriving at the P.O. News Stand. Many visitors and residents visit hotels, tour Yellowstone, and journey to Port land. Travel and business trips recur as locals and guests return from trips to Seattle Tacoma Van, Yellowstone, and Whitefish.
A terse cartoon caption from Cartoons Magazine mocks speed over accuracy. It notes the hare often slips, while the tortoise endures, illustrating a moral about perseverance over haste.
For the first time in years a district court session was held outside the county building at the poor farm. Judge Carroll and officials ordered William Meyer, 82, committed to Warm Springs sanitarium after an insanity commission found he hallucinates about lynching him. He has lived at the poor farm five years and once had two adopted children who have not been heard from since leaving Butte.
A vandalism incident damaged 15 belongings at Big Blaine School. Authorities are investigating the motive and reviewing security footage to identify suspects. Clippers, lockers, and classroom surfaces reported graffiti and minor property harm across the campus.
A long roster details hotel arrivals from multiple cities and states including Dillon Helena San Francisco Portland Chicago New Orleans New York Seattle Spokane and many more. Names include Finlen H King V A L Thomas James Lacy T J Mulany A J Franklin S Lebanka J P Degnan and two dozen others.
The Butte Electric Railway team issued a challenge to all comers, aiming to prove their ability on the diamond against big league teams. Local rivals boasting undefeated seasons face potential loss of status if challenged seriously. Portland report notes lumberman W. B. Jameson missing since July 1 was found near his home area and that Washington parish lines have tightened in the city.
White Sulphur Springs will host the Montana Editorial Association meeting next year, following an invitation extended by Meagher County Republican editor M Mafahurin and editor Richard Ringling. The pair, en route from the annual meeting, promised a cordial welcome and outlined planned entertainments including Wild West shows and other site attractions, with the executive committee coordinating the visit.
Lewis and Richard Evans sons of Mr and Mrs L C Evans Arthur Barry of Peabody Mass and John Burrill of New York left yesterday afternoon for Yellowstone park via the Madison river Mr Barry a guest of Lewis Evans recently graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter NH where he played football and baseball He came west two weeks ago with Lewis Evans who will return to Exeter in September Burrill instructor in English at Columbia University in New York.
Mrs Catherine Williams of Butte dies after long residence here. She leaves six children Richard Kemp Brg Parker Mrs Hathey Edmund Witz James Hugh Williams and others plus seven grandchildren. The funeral will be at the home of Mrs W Parker 608 Trae Vonla Street time to be announced.
Williamsburg defeated South Butte 11 to 3 on the Second Street diamond. Battery were Jackson and Cummings for Williamsburg. Weiss, Berkman and Bun for South Butte. Williamsburg plans to play Mill Terriers Friday at 6:30 at Timber Butte grounds.
Mount Clemens, Mich. Army officers predict Selfridge aviation field will be re established as the world’s foremost aerial gunnery school after the feld’s sale to the government. The first pursuit group of four aero squadrons and about 520 personnel will transfer from Kelly field, San Antonio, Texas, to Selfridge. The field’s large acreage and Lake St Clair proximity suit aerial gunnery training.
The Associated Press reports from Helena that farmers with county seed loans are not required to pay while taxes due may be affected. Attorney General Clington D. Rankin, at the request of Miles City county attorney RB Hayes, states seed loans are not taxes but contracts, addressing counties pressing repayment amid widespread drought. In Seattle, salaries of city workers will be cut by 10.2 percent this month and day labor wages dropped to 25 cents daily, following a council committee decision to roll back a Mat rate rise from 1912 to ease living costs.
Sunday school children from St An Episcopal church traveled by auto for a sunny picnic at the springs. George Forsythe arranged comforts and amusements, with a 6 pm dinner followed by races judged by Miles Parsons. Rev C F Chapman competed in the married men race but was delayed at the post. The group returned on a 9 pm special train after a lively reunion. Young winners included Charles Nugent and Stanley Wilson in the boys races.
In a bustling school meet, youths competed across age groups from under eight to sixteen. Martha Winchester, likened to Cinderella, dropped her slipper while leading and slipped to second. Vera Hopkin and Daisy Darl also featured in the girls races while Donald B, Rolla Meald, and Mrs. participated in the men’s events.
Arraigned before Justice Buckley on auto theft charges John Gray and James Ruse await trial in district court with bonds under five thousand dollars. A separate petit larceny complaint cites John Doe Khoury and Mary De Khoury for fixtures valued at twelve dollars and fifty cents from Fred Meadsihilder’s home. Katherine Harkins’s report leads to John Doe Gallagher facing information for selling intoxicating liquor after sighting him with a machine in a North Wyoming street laundry area.
Lancaster, NT July 26 The Associated Press reports President 15 plans a vacation in the mountains next week. The mountaintop locale overlooks major White Mountains peaks and offers a view of the Connecticut River. The president has previously visited with a Washington party years ago during a Chautauqua lecture tour.
Police corner a Kansas City corn stand where a vendor claimed popped corn but described a distilled batch. Detective J. Cothern reports the scene after shots delayed the owner’s escape, and the stand is destroyed to halt further “corn” production of any kind. Germany’s alcohol trends rise with beer and champagne sales noted by officials.
Miss Virginia McAuliffe instructor at Knights of Columbus was guest of honor and recipient of a handbag and ivory toilet set from her Columbia gardens pupils. Miss Agnes Lowney spoke for about 75 attendees as they praised her work building the physical culture class to over 309 enthusiasts with a picnic lunch and dancing.
Aldermen plan a picnic next Sunday at Thompson Park to honor city officials and employees. They will meet at City Hall at 9:00 AM and march to the park for games, a baseball game, and dancing at the clubhouse as part of the event.
Montana poultry enthusiasts head to the American Poultry Association convention in Seattle on August 8. J Le Darsh of Butte leads Montana breeders with 25 years of work improving local poultry. State officials F M Gray and J M Power of Helena represent the associations. Other Montana delegates will compete in the poultry and rabbit display.
Bul Strothers, a 24 year old in height and weight, trains for a series of high building climbs in Montana cities. He aims to perform atop the Hennessy building in Butte Thursday night and the Daly Bank Friday night, with additional climbs in Bozeman Dillon and Anaconda for soldiers fund. His manager Arthur Hilly notes improved form and a history of extreme feats across the United States, including risky stunts on building edges.
Walkerville Drug has new owners George W. Wal Butte and W. M. W. Lynch of Bis Possession. Wall serves as secretary and Lynch is a Montana State University School of Pharmacy graduate. J. Suydam, owner, has run the business in El even years and the location for 15 years.
Billings July 26. Local club plans an entertainment for Texas bankers and stockmen visiting the area. The feature includes automobile trips and social gatherings connected with western financial and livestock interests.
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