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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1916
Page
11
A tremor was felt in Boulder around 2 yesterday morning with distant rumbling. The event prompted residents to rise. no injuries reported. In social news, Minn Gladys Happ hosted a lawn party indoors due to bad weather, while candidates for county offices filed petitions including ER Blossom for clerk, Eleanor Tonkin, Jennie Carlson, and Willams for county superintendent, and Upshur for state representative.
Belgrade July 30 The fine improved ranell of C W Smith of Springhill has i I ko Lee Byron Adams of CB Con who takes passes The consideration was ion Aug Clone to 40 per acre for the tract CC BRO acres of which 260 acres are tinder cultivation and ro is In pasture land There are fine buildings secondary water rights and orchard The ranch was purchased PT years ago by Mr Smith from Taylor Hamilton the well known pioneer of East Gallatin who took the ranch as a homestead Mr and Mrs Adama and nephew have been to Mer the Northwest have traveled in the Dakotas Taaho Washington and Bil over Montana looking at land Showt three weeks ago they stopped at the Smith ranch on their way to the eastern part of the state They found no place that appealed to them lke the beautiful country home at Spring hit
Belgrade reports include bank cashier C H Morse and Lawrence Murry returning from a fishing trip to Madison dam with fine trout. The Child Study Club plans a meeting Tuesday led by Mrs. Teese and Mrs Fe Wakelyn. Bridges over the West Gallatin at Cameron and Erwin are temporarily repaired and open to traffic. Water levels rise to irrigation stage after dry weather, with many fording Ervin Creek. Mrs Henry Raman will enter hospital in Butte once heart condition improves.
The International Dry Farming Congress will hold its annual session and exposition in El Paso from October 17 to 19 with cash prizes and trophies totaling nearly $1,000. Exhibits include products west of the one hundredth meridian and districts with low rainfall, with premium divisions for county and individual farmers and a special class for dry farm products. Copies of the 1916 catalogue and premium list are available from the secretary in El Paso.
Miss Gladys Broan returned from Big Timber and headed to Sunnyside Washington to visit her mother for two to three weeks. Mrs Fred Poult and daughter left for Weyburn Saskatchewan to visit her parents the latter part of August. Will C Phillips spent days at home this week then Laurel for switching service. Engineer James Jones moved to Helena with family. Merkey of Butte, son-in-law of Mr and Mrs Carpenter, visited. Mrs Ed Healip and daughter traveled to Hobson to visit friends for three days. Mrs Cornwall, in Los Angeles since January, and Viola Dennis also visiting there, returned home. Traveling Engineers Pete Sorenson and Bo Hetherington were in Logan. Toad master John Nordquist visited Friday. Skip Dean served as Pony and Norris ran out.
The semi monthly Montana crop report notes satisfactory statewide conditions with scattered pockets of poor land mostly in the east. Reports cite dry soils, need for deep plowing, and beneficial moisture in higher benches. Wheat ripens, alfalfa first cuttings finish, flax thriving, and beets show improvements. The Great Western Sugar Co plans higher beet payments, boosting farm incomes. Ongoing warm dry weather aids hay, oats head well, but hail causes limited damage. Implement sales surge as farmers prepare for large crops in 1916, and corn is increasingly viewed as promising for Montana with expanding planted area. A group of St Paul buyers toured corn regions and found favorable comparisons with other states.
Special Correspondence from Camp Douglas Arizona July 28 reports the Second Montana regiment in good health and spirits. Officers praise the fine condition, ample food, sanitary care, and strong morale despite three weeks of border duty. Few sickness cases, typhoid shots caused brief lightouts, overall excellent sanitation and discipline described.
London dispatches recount heavy fighting on the Somme and in other sectors with British lines advancing east of Waterlot near Trones Wood. French and British raids south of Ypres yield German casualties, while Russian and Austro-Hungarian actions across Volhynia Galicia prompt mixed results. Paris and Petrograd summaries note entrenched attacks and counterattacks, with gains and setbacks for all sides amid the July fighting.
Instruction prompts a reader to reproduce a picture sequence by drawing dots and a line to form a verse. After completing the dot figure, cut and paste into a scrapbook to reveal The Dot Circus in permanent book form.
Lewistown July 30 Sutter Bro and Bart Noble with a copper mine eight miles from Hilger plan regular shipments. First 4 tons to Washoe at Hut te this week, then one to two cars monthly. 12 ton ore bank ready and expected value not less than 75 per ton. Sample ore shows 90. This is the county's first copper shipment. Bond election tomorrow to authorize 12 000 bond for Jud ith place tract sewers and fire department financing. Divorce actions include Nettie Hell from Roscoe Bell on desertion, Flossie Thomas from Adelbert Thomas for failure to provide, and Esther Nicolay from Ralph Nicolay on cruelty. div orce decree granted. Charles Jarrett pleads guilty to gambling after a dice game at Moccasin Bend Grounds. Judge Ayers sentences 120 days in jail. Esther Nicolay's divorce granted, her maiden name restored.
Deer Lodge residents and visitors fill a busy week with travel to Butte Missoula Harlowton and Seattle. Local hosting includes Mr and Mrs William Melchior, Mr and Mrs J M Vanderwalker, and Prof T S Bauer with the Stetsons. Weekend guests and relatives arrive from Avon Janesville and Kellogg while ongoing business and electrical work are noted.
Virginia City reports M A from Lake Missoula returning for prospecting, predicts strong future development here as mining claims and a map are prepared. Several residents travel for business and recreation, including Postmaster Clem's state tour, while other locals face legal cases, schooling plans, and medical updates.
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