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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1912
Page
13
Butte notes list visitors and residents, including Dr. Julia Bolam osteopath 43 Owsley, Yegen Bros bankers, and Mrs N. Thayer among arrivals. Local improvements, social events, and travels to Portland and Meadeville populate the item, with brief notes on readings and society happenings.
The Silver Bow Ministerial Association held a special meeting to push enforcement of city and county gambling laws. Rev G D Wolfe outlined possible Montana statutory actions and cited city county gambling cases and court convictions. The group plans further investigation and a Thursday meeting to build public support for stricter legislation.
Executors report to district court the sale of 16 shares of Anaconda stock in exchange for 20 shares of Bull Coalition and 100 shares of Alice stock. The sale occurred last April amid a hard fought tariff issue.
The newspaper offers a daily 14 Sunday Standard subscription at $1 per month. Deliveries are by carrier on established routes or by mail to any post office in the United States Canada and Mexico. Montana’s area appears referenced.
George Ingraham a 2 year old is taken into custody by Sheriff Shatter of Brown County South Dakota after allegedly stealing $1 in dress drafts two railroad tickets and small money from the dress office where he worked in Bath He planned to flee to the coast after cashing two orders in Butte He is well connected at home and will be held at Aberdeen for trial
Ansonia on West Park Street opened last night to capacity crowds with a full program and orderly entrances. Manager Phil Levy supervised ushers and crowd flow for the five piece orchestra and acts including Miss Saydie Pearl and Lillian Davis.
About 300 boys are set for the annual newsboys picnic at Washoe park in Anaconda with buses to Park and Main streets by 9 AM. Dues must be paid today to treasurer, and those who help with the spring work will receive watches. G A Nickey announced special cars by the Butte Anaconda Pacific line.
A miners union committee opened entry lists for competitions at the annual miners picnic at Gregnon Springs on August 1. Drilling contests drew many entries and promise strong matchups. Globe Arizona team Plokena and Page plan to bid for prizes. Prizes range from 90 for heavyweights to 0 for lightweights, with judging on mounting granite.
Patrolman Wittman faced a crowd of several hundred at the lown cafe on East Park Street Tate. He fired into the air to deter a group of young men from grabbing his prisoner as two officers joined him and two suspects were jailed for creating a disturbance.
A legendary jailyard cat named Tom, long known for wandering the city and begging scraps from prisoners, was killed when a delivery vehicle ran him down. He died shortly after, and was buried near the jail.
In a lively political note the Stanchard Montana paper urges readers to follow current events, stressing tariff as a five point issue. The item also promotes the Standard’s subscription price of $1 per month for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier or mail.
Informal program at Mountain View church honors Bishop Lis cock on first Montana visit. Speakers praise district progress, college plans, and Protestant growth while welcoming the episcopal residence as a milestone. Bishop Lis cock shares light anecdotes and gratitude for local support.
A speech ends with a social reception in the Gihiich parlors where the bishop is introduced to attendees and light refreshments are served. Newspaper items note births, travels, and political updates from Albuquerque and Little Rock, including a Fordyce guard clash probe and guardsmen detention.
Wit Dunks, former alderman and booster for the south side of Butte, shows a large south side rose exhibit in the Hennessy window. The Baron Troths child rose reaches up to four and a half inches across after two years of outdoor growth with strong hardy Pica roots. Raymond Kinney, Stuart were married on West Park Street at 108 Wyoming, where Mee Simney concluded.
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