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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1917
Page
7
The principal branch of the Standard is at 118 North Main Butte. Telephones list Business 422 and Editorial 428. Advertising rates are furnished on application.
A group of stones is described as selected from the best and most popular sizes, highlighting a premium batch sourced from top stock. The note emphasizes quality and desirability of the collection.
Town sees guests from Helena Whitehall Livingston Dillon Bonn Boulder and Anaconda. Notables include W B Beveridge Tonkin’s and Arthur Bank who heads to Seattle to join the navy. Readers are reminded of local supplies at the P O news stand.
Automobiles carried spectators to Hot Springs to watch James Reynolds and Stanley Smith race from Boulder to the hill and back, a 154.10 mile course. Reynolds won by 1 minute 10 seconds in 14 minutes 45 seconds. Store messages today discuss prices and buying plans.
City physician Dr. W C Matthews says an inspector from the state board of health will visit Butte early this week to study milk handling at dairies and by transport firms. He appealed to Helena officials for a hearing and to conserve the milk supply as a war measure. He cited souring losses due to heat and lack of cool cars, noting farmers may stop selling milk if losses persist and pay deductions hurt dairymen. The railroad commission has promised a September hearing with Butte health officials, with Matthews compiling data for submission.
Dr. W. C. Matthews of the Butte exemption board said last night he expected papers and instructions from Washington early this week. Instructions will be sent to every man drafted in this district. No drafted man should report until he has received a local exemption notice.
Dr Pigot, formerly Butte city physician, now in Roundup, is among state physicians volunteering for the medical test corps. Dr J B Freund of Silver How county attended the Kalispell state meeting exam but was rejected. City Clerk Treacy telegrams death of Mrs Miles White in Louisville. Her husband, a former deputy in county assessor and city treasurer offices under Neal Ward.
At Finlander hall 200 Metal Mine Workers union members met to plot steps in Campbell program. Speakers including Frank Little and IWW organizer Williams urged miners to stay out or unite actions, decrying engineers and urging broader labor solidarity amid the strike and forthcoming actions.
Dan Shoviin urged miners to stay unified and resist retreat despite empty stomachs and hardship. He called for concerted action, criticizing splits and urging women with buckets to support the effort, while Attorney William G. Sullivan supported the union and predicted the strike’s success amid rising tensions.
Special Dispatch reports a meeting in Luther where smelter and mill workers debated the wage scale proposed by Anaconda Copper Mining Company. Attendance was about as a referendum set for Wednesday, with further discussion at the regular union meeting Monday night.
Men slated for examination by city and county boards must cover their own railroad fare. If outside the examining city, board will cover expenses only from the day ordered to report. City Clerk noted strict exemptions process and affidavits required after posting names.
Soldiers from the First and Second battalions attended a Rialto theater showing official British battle footage of the Ancre. Captain Bruce led Company 1 as British tanks breach German defenses and Tommies advance with hand bombs and grenades. The film captured artillery, trench charges, and the nerves of attackers before the charge.
Report describes AMS soldiers calmly eating as artillery presses the attack on German lines. The Second Montana prepares to enter France before Christmas. A merchant turns strategy to rising prices while reports note Christian population growth in India.
Funeral notices for multiple individuals announce services, church ceremonies, and interment plans. Pila will be laid to rest at Holy Crowe with a noon funeral, while other arrangements are listed for William Jugland, Atlryiton Cronk, Agmon McDonald, Lilian Wade Kelly, and Sullivan, detailing residencies, churches, and cemeteries across Mount View, St Patricks, St Lawrence, and Catholic cemeteries.
The funeral of the late Yghe Neti will be held tomorrow morning at 2 oclock at the foreground. Interment follows at Holy Cemetery with services at Sree Ps A Enet on Gatenn Street.
The Griffin family expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends who offered sympathy and assistance during the funeral and loss. They acknowledge the kindness shown by many in the community and thank those who visited and helped during this difficult time.
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