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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1927
Page
6
The city and county treasuries reported a brisk last day for the 1926 tax payments. An estimated 335000 in cash payments was received with large crowds and congestion at both offices. Officials noted about 130000 expected in the second installment, with only about 5000 remaining delinquent after all payments are in and posted.
Out of town teens from Darby High School have left for various destinations to spend the summer. Marjorie Reynolds returns home to Stevensville. Milliard Peterson travels to Kunapati with friends. Superintendent Cote plans a vacation soon. Mrs John Newness Salt visits her Force for the summer. Sue Edwards returns to Hamilton. Edgemond departs for Spokane to enter business college. Mrs Susan Sherwin and Mrs Charles Lear Willis have not revealed summer plans.
May 11 report notes excellent crop prospects across Bitter Root Valley despite some wet weather. Sour cherries may see strong canning demand after Parker cannery success, with several local families and visitors planning summer stays. Darby notes include Morrison and Fowler travels, A O H grand lodge delegate plans, and a Mercantile injury update.
Deer Lodge May 31 For hearing reports of standing committees and arranging fairway improvements the Deer Lodge Golf Club meets Friday at city hall at o oclock The agenda includes planning local tournaments for the coming weeks and preparations for the inter city tournament in Anaconda in early June The club reports its membership at a high level and the course is in fair to good condition with minor fairway work planned to reach bestever status
Deer Lodge May 31 The Little Blackfoot river and other Powell county streams will again receive adult fish planting on Thursday if weather holds. The project is led by Neil Grogan secretary of the Deer Lodge Anglers' Club which will use its newly purchased truck for this and future work. The club plans a forthcoming dance to raise funds to liquidate part of the truck cost as the membership drive continues and promises a record roster.
Deer Lodge May 31 county highway workers operate in favorable ground conditions grading and shaping the road south of Deer Lodge to the Powell Deer Lodge boundary. Crews have long worked on the stretch toward Race Track and expect to finish by week’s end restoring better travel conditions.
Reports from the Emery district say a heavy snowfall of about three feet over the first two days blocks roads near the mines. Snow is melting rapidly and roads are expected to clear within a few days, with travel possible only by snowshoes or skis.
Deer Lodge May 31 A late night bank break near Race Track caused farm damage including destroyed gardens and drowned young chickens at the Jonsen farm. Other local notes report a surprise party for Mr and Mrs Beaumont, hospitalization of W J Lowe for rosipelas, a train delay from a landslide at West Portal, and various Deer Lodge news items including medical visits and placer claim inspections.
The state board of equalization will begin discussions on railroad valuations for 1927 in Helena, lasting about ten days. Representatives from Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line, Great Northern, Southern Oregon and Milwaukee lines will present daily, with no request yet from the Burlington. Autoists in India adopt American tire technology.
Helena May 31 More than 3,000,000 pounds of alfalfa seed from last summer's crop have been certified and shipped outside Montana. A premium of about two cents per pound is earned by Montana growers. State records show 1,800,000 pounds scaled in 1925 from a total crop of 3,655,749 pounds and last season's production near 3,720,000 pounds. About 25,000 acres are used to grow alfalfa in the state.
Dillon on May 31 reports the Chinook yearbook with Genevieve Albertson and Mi wan staff artists, featuring a Knighthood theme and a color building display. Play production in New York and Chicago planned under the college dramatic department as a highlight.
Crow Agency Indians bring famed attire for the Montana State College masque in Bozeman with authentic Crow costumes loaned by Ernest Murray of Billings. White actors will wear Crow robes, with 175 participants in the production and an orchestra of 31 pieces. Indaba from Crow Agency will rehearse in Bozeman, campers lodging at the city tourist park, attracting tourists for two performances.
The Anaconda Legion is distributing a two by eighteen inch Color coded flag code pamphlet across public places including post offices schools and hotels. Twenty five copies have already been issued with training students printing the material. The pamphlet covers flag salute respect hoisting half mast and display of hunting. Business leaders endorse the drive and inquiries for a code can be directed to Dr W L Beal.
Willard MacCallum age 9 and Clyde Whitney age 12 of Butte wandered from their homes Monday afternoon. Residents near Lake View Inn reported seeing them west of town. roads were nearly impassable due to rain and snow. Authorities believe they spent the night at Joseph Forsman ranch and were later seen at Lake View Tan, with plans to be apprehended soon.
Otto Wallace reports former Anaconda pugilist Anaconda Mitt Artist has returned to Milwaukee to train and fight. He started in Anaconda in 1914, later moved to Milwaukee in 1818, fought at the Family theater, and after an April return has had one knockout win. He hopes to visit Anaconda again for a few fights before moving to Kansas City for upcoming exhibitions.
Twelve Anaconda girls have been nominated to date as contestants in the American Legion event in Anaconda. About 600 votes await casting with expectations of a larger total by evening. The winner will receive a $50 cash prize, with the tally concluded at a big dance at the park pavilion on June 10. Ballots are at the City Drug Store.
The Helena day administrator for Montana moved state operations from Great Falls to Helena today. The office will oversee Wyoming Idaho and Montana regions with Carl Johnson as administrator and Miss Lillian Whalen as secretary arriving from Boise. Office equipment sent from Boise has not yet arrived.
Fred Stimpert will become director of the hygienic laboratory of the state health department succeeding Dr. J. X. Newman. He previously studied bacteriology under Newman, worked at Great Falls, studied at the Institute Pasteur in Paris, and acted as director at the American Hospital laboratory. Homecoming events and alumni gatherings are noted for M. S. C. this week.
Los Angeles boxer Callahan defeated Spug Myers of Idaho in a 19 round judges decision at Cubs Park to defend the World junior welterweight title. Blood flowed from the third round as Callahan opened Myers left eye, the crowd audible with boos as 8 000 fans watched the opener of the outdoor season.
The Mines league baseball commission announced a $50 fan prize to be awarded Friday's game. The plan had been to honor a winner last night, but a storm postponed that game, with only two contests since the first award about ten days ago.
Bud Taylor of Terre Haute Ind defeated Chick Suggs by technical knockout at the end of the fifth round after Suggs failed to answer the bell. Suggs suffered a severed artery in the mouth and bled profusely, with Taylor dominating and scoring multiple knockdowns. In other action, William M Johnston won the Pacific coast tennis title by defeating Gerald Stratford 57 6 1, as Helen Jacobs beat May Sutton Bundy 6 3 6 2 to retain her title.
Montana weekly crop report notes varied conditions with Gallatin and Flathead reporting fair to excellent growth in several counties. Daniels Phillips and Madison show rapid crop development while cool wet weather slows field work in others. Some areas face flooding and hail with livestock range grass strong but lamb losses in Blaine Teton and Rosebud.
National League scores show Brooklyn 3 Boston 2 and New York 14 Philadelphia 4. American League results include New York 10 18, Detroit 1 and Chicago 7 St Louis. American Association games feature Columbus 4 Toledo 5 and Minneapolis 5 St Paul 1. West Coast League matchups list Sacramento 2 Hollywood and San Francisco 1 Oakland 1 Los Angeles 7 Seattle 0.
The Associated Press reports graft and countenanced trickery in boxing under Illinois law. Allegations claim ten percent of fight receipts diverted to graft, with links to promoters and high officials. A legislative investigation begins next Friday to probe titles in bantam light and middleweight bouts. The Daily News cites transfers of funds and bets tied to recent Chicago championships. Also, bad weather postpones Mello Hudkins bout to tomorrow night at Queensboro.
British weather forecasts rain for Derby Day as crowds flock to Epsom Downs to witness the classic race. Lindbergh, feted in London as an American hero, will attend in the grandstand with royalty. Moneymaker drops out due to shoulder trouble, altering the wagering landscape and shifting favor to Call Boy as the favorite.
AP report lists Los Angeles and Portiana results with team matchups including Sacramento vs Hollywood. Portiana and San Francisco games detail batteries and players such as Kochler Jacobs Agnew French Wend and Read. Seattle versus Oakland extends to 12 innings with Weathersby Sandberg Knight Jenkins and others noted.
Frank Troeh of Portland broke world records at the Eugene Pacific divisional trapshooting tournament. Col. Ford of the American Amateur Trapshooting Association said the records would be sent to headquarters for recognition. Troeh hit 486 targets of 500 in four days, with 97.2 percent in doubles and 200-target events, amid labor disputes slowing Argentina grain shipments.
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