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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1920
Page
12
The city enforces a rule requiring mufflers be closed and lights dimmed from sunset to daybreak. Assistant City Attorney Tiderkin says the ordinance will be strictly applied, noting noise near hospitals and hillside streets disturbs residents and that dimmed headlights improve pedestrian safety. A hiking party report concludes with a list of participants in the trek.
Seventeen M C A boys led by Whittredge returned from a hike to Red Mountain. They left Bur Monday by autos to Thompson Park for the 26 mile climb carrying food and blankets. The group faced a very hard ascent with several boys tiring, one notably chunky.
Roy McKinnon, fined for speeding on Harrison avenue, paid $10 after Judge Grimes set the penalty. Officer Calpin noted speeds of 27 mph. W. L. Kelly and A Adelster paid fines for related infractions including 30 mph on Utah avenue and sidewalk debris into the street. John Paton pleaded guilty through his attorney to disturbing the peace and paid a fine. The Spaniards deem Tuesday unlucky for marriages. The Antarctic Ocean depth averages under 2000 fathoms.
A suit filed yesterday by Sol Genaberger and Melville seeks to halt the East Butte sewer line project. The board of county commissioners is temporarily restrained from proceeding with the district creation and from levying assessments pending further legal action. Residents had debated the district’s creation, with both sides heard before the decision to form the district.
A man named Wilas Brandon escaped from Great Falls jail and prompted alerts by Butte police. Descriptions and a photograph circulated as investigators pursued the suspect who had earlier been arrested in Butte under the alias Bob Brown.
Dr E R Grigg warns Butte campers to boil drinking water after noting many Sunday outings involve fishing and disposing fish waste into streams. He says contamina tion could cause sickness and urges boiling water to avoid medical costs and lost pleasure.
Boston reports the three day drain on Charles Ponzi’s funds as investors doubtfully rushed to reclaim profits from his international exchange scheme. New believers sought returns at a nearby rival while Ponzi, pausing deposits, faced multiple investigations led by District Attorney Pelletier, Attorney General Alien, and U.S. Attorney Gallagher.
Deputy supervisor W S Baldwin of Deer Lodge warns that recent light rainfall heightens forest fire risk. He notes scarce funds and damage worth dollars last year, with guards posted on high points to spot fires and notify ranger stations while FG Clark of the forest service travels in Pintlar Montana on forestry business.
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