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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
2
A systematic canvass begins with a Rialto theater meeting led by Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis and Lawrence Chamberlain. Pay days between June 8 and 15 will see about 4 million dollars paid locally, with Butte potentially approaching 10 million in subscriptions including Anaconda.
Helena sent a strong group to join the navy four year service with Rolland Hill guiding the recruits. Coxswain Cook returned from Butte with ten men and twenty more await examination in the capital city as families boast navy lineage and local students prepare for naval roles.
City Clerk Charles Treacy reports heavy flow of registration cards from transients. Twenty-two men registered yesterday, with Butte boys away from home filing cards. Democratic quartet members Raymond J. Hanley Pi Fick McCarthy and Dennis Sullivan sent cards from the Pacific coast Walkerville and other locales.
City officials and Fire Chief Fred Martin tested the new combination hose find chemical wagon at Lake Avoca. The pump threw water 169 feet high at 550 gallons per minute, drawing water from the lake 20 feet below the road. On trial it reached over 40 mph with a full crew uphill. It will soon be tested on a hydrant in the business district.
Three youths charged with breaking into a box car in the railroad yard were found guilty of burglary and sent to the industrial school until next Friday for sentence. Two other boys convicted for breaking into Webster school were placed under Chief Probation Officer McCarthy's supervision.
Ed Rouleau deputy in Otis Lee's office volunteered for the medical and hospital corps yesterday. He was accepted and will depart for training in San Francisco today or tomorrow. A Butte native, Rouleau was praised by the examining officer as a perfect specimen of manhood and will study required duties before active service.
Three motorists were fined in the police court yesterday. J Maraco pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined ten dollars. R Conant was found guilty of driving without a license and paid ten dollars. John Doe forfeited his bond by not appearing and paid two dollars. Memorial services announced for Sunday June 8 at K of P hall at 8 pm. Earl M Johnson Consul Commander M J Geiger Clerk Butte Camp No 183 Woodmen of the World.
The Wisconsin Alumni Association of Montana will hold its sixth annual war meeting at the Silver Bow club in Butte tonight with a banquet, speeches, and a social session. About 200 Wisconsin graduates in Montana are expected, plus spouses. Oscar Rohn will show stereopticon views of beauty spots with Asahel Curtis. Dr. Maria Dean will discuss medical plans in the war. Chancellor E C Eliott will speak on service opportunities. The university mandates two one hour drill periods weekly and now all day military training. over 1,000 alumni are in U S active service. Election of officers will follow the meeting.
The children matinee features Menlo Stoore in The Magazine Girls with Doc Baker and Elaine July. Also presented is She Boy From Home with Mr Blondel. The Four Gillespie Sisters headline as Queens of Harmony, Miller and Lyles perform Blesséd With Ignorance, Gerrard's monkeys provide a novelty act, and a Pantagescope film offers motion picture entertainment.
The great screen tribute to France by Mme. Sarah Bernhardt played at the Rialto and Ansonia, closing today. Patrons rose with waves of applause as the war film stirred patriotism and a strong emotional response.
This afternoon at the Empress a children’s matinee features six high class vaudeville acts and three reels of motion pictures. Edna Riese and company perform Our Career in a clever sketch. The program includes musical numbers and a future miniature musical comedy The Witching Hour Witches starring a chorus of pretty misses.
The People’s Theater hosted Alexander for a two and a half hour engagement last night. The house was packed and he is described as far in advance of any prior similar acts seen in Butte, supported by a clever company of artists. Denver reports its first June snowstorm this morning, quickly turning to rain.
The Trinity church Epworth league will present a cantata Our Minister's Birthday on June 19. The program features a witty, humorous piece with the Rev Timothy Matthews and a cast including Mary Barnicoat Annie Bawden Will Lavin and Garela Hai plus a pianist. Barbers' union orders shops closed on June 5 registration day with extended hours June 4.
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