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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1924
Page
9
A not guilty verdict was returned in the case of the state against Alois Schalk on charges of violating state fish laws. Schalk used a citizen's steance while an alien resident and was sentenced to bond exoneration after the jury found him not guilty. The court adjourned with additional cases on the docket.
Couture, a woodchopper from Biller Tate, suffered multiple lacerations to the head and face after being thrown from a horse yesterday afternoon. He was transported to Brg Ann's hospital by Nels Pearson and was resting late yesterday. Couture said the horse, usually gentle, suddenly bolted and bucked causing the fall.
Community notes from Anaconda list visits by Mrs C H L Schott Butte BM Pomeroy Race Track and Tom McGuire to Anaconda. Entries mention residents and travelers, rental offers, a piano ad, records, and events at Fuller Drug Co. plus local weather and road tidbits.
Fire crews fought a blaze sparked by a cigarette tossed from a streetcar window. The fire tied and drenched materials on a lot owned by Mike Buput ignited nearby structures. Fire Chief Collins noted intense heat and required heavy water to control the flames.
Edward C Johnson, longtime Ana Conda resident and cashier of the light and water department, will relocate with his family mid next month to Beattie to join Hidalgo Packing Company on the coast. The move follows his brother’s recommendation and the packing company’s interest. Sentence suspended. Frank Paley, recently charged with drunkenness, appeared before Justice Meinraid and received a 60 day county jail sentence suspended on the condition of refraining from intoxicants for six months.
Vernon C Feldt pleaded guilty to robbery charges tied to Joseph Coutar case. Feldt received a three to six year sentence at Deer Lodge and will be moved to the state prison soon. Gangner, ex mayor of Anaconda, was earlier sentenced to five to 10 years. Day turned state's evidence. A motion for a new trial in Gangner's case was set for Aug 19, with defendants allowed until Aug 12 to file and serve.
Anaconda Chautauqua season opens Friday with a grand concert by the Guatemala Marimba a six member group and a bass viol. The program blends classical popular orchestral and band numbers and is praised as high merit. Tickets sold by Charles B Farnsworth are available at the local stores with prices 42.76 for adults and 1 for grammar school children.
Secretary of State Rewari notes that candidate names will be rotated on the allotment this year and ballots will be printed once the names arrive. No sample ballots will be distributed unless ordered by central committees of the parties.
Dr. R Gatty of the Galen tuberculosis sanitarium highly praised the institution and its management at a weekly Rotary luncheon. He described its remarkable achievements and efficiency, while Sidney Plumer of Centralia Washington spoke about his club’s activities and Tucker pres. no clear final detail.
In the Ely region, ranchers seek men for harvest as lack of rain hurts the season. Farmers report difficulty in putting up crops due to few experienced hay hands, with plans to seek further labor tonight.
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