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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1920
Page
10
Arthur R R Campbell and Miss Flathryn McPhail were married yesterday in Butte by Rev K Pascoe of the Methodist Episcopal Church Aarch. They will reside in Lima.
Lost child a blue serge cape at Bluebird theater Sunday night. Spring coats and dresses racks at Strain's department store priced at 25 dollars. St Pauls Aid society to be entertained in parish hall this afternoon by Mesdames Brogan Monahan Sigler and Garrity. Over 50 muffs offered half price at Strain's. Rancher Jerry Ryan in town for business and predicts a strong Dempsey Creek crop season. Copter Glow staff reports good profits prompting purchase of school encyclopedias and a nest egg for next season.
Mrs Martha Davidson returns from a visit with friends in Helena. Mr and Mrs Dave Daniels of Modesty visit for business. B F Notestine visits from his ranch in the lower valley. Mrs P F Swanson of Silver Lake stops in Anaconda. Mrs Thomas Metcalfe of Avon visits at the home of Mrs Q O Brandt. Miss Anna Savich departs Salt Lake after two months with the Matelichs. Dr A D Knowles of Missoula discusses business. Tony Vezini returns from Casper Wyoming.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Kenneth Moe from Butte will arrive in Anaconda to handle income tax matters and stay through the week. He was previously delayed when called to Billings, delaying his trip to the city.
United States Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin visited the Mayo brothers in Rochester Minnesota today. The ailing senator may require an operation after a thorough examination planned for tomorrow.
Former comrades gathered for a final tribute to James S. Manion laid to rest in Mount Carmel cemetery with full military honors. Funeral services were at his mother's home and St. Peter's church with a requiem high mass. American Legion members led a procession to the cemetery where a firing squad fired and taps sounded. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers from the Legion were named, with color guards and bugler in attendance.
A camouflaged model naval boat on an automobile chassis toured Anaconda cities from Washington to Montana to recruit sailors. Led by B. W. Gray and P. W W. Arnold with a small mascot dog, the Wasatch crew displayed an anchored torpedo boat look and toured Utah Idaho, planning Missoula and Miles City visits for recruitment incentives and training opportunities.
James Small reported to local relatives that John Ehliman Jr of Anaconda was injured at Winnemucca Nevada while traveling with James Small en route to California. He reportedly lost all toes of one foot and two on the other, with telegrams varying on injury severity.
The meeting covered officer elections with J. V. Bender chosen president to replace H. G. Coy. Elected as first vice president was J. A. Lemmon and H. N. Blake as second vice president. Other officers named were J. T. Boone treasurer R. B. Abbott secretary and W. W. Harper sergeant at arms. A Boy Scout drive committee reported near completion with all but two Rotarians interviewed and about $1,000 already collected.
A small dog uses a display case as shelter while a larger dog charges, breaking glass and spilling imported figs and candied fruits. Both dogs flee through the front door as clerks reprimand the incident. Local laws against dogs at large are noted amid recent nuisance reports.
The high school class of 1920 staged All-of-a-Sudden Peggy at Daly gymnasium. The cast, trained under Miss Lillian Strong, delivered a well crafted amateur masterpiece with sustained humor and polished performances that delighted the Anaconda audience.
At a meeting of the Anaconda Bowling association plans were made for a booster banquet to close the season. A committee of W. C. Lattimer R. D. Barnard and Kay Williams will arrange date and details. The event will be invitational with members and invited friends. The season’s financial statement was presented and approved. All team medal holders are asked to return medals when convenient.
The Scandinavian Brotherhood of America will hold its annual summer reunion with a festival at Carpenters' hall this evening. A fine program is planned with a 19 member orchestra, readings, and multiple vocal and instrumental solos, followed by refreshments. The committee includes C. F. Milkwick, Mrs. Werner Olson, Mrs. Ed Krogh, Mrs. Julia Olson, John Nordquist, Gust Peterson and Adolph Johnson.
Pauline Frederick appears in the Imperial feature The Peace of Roaring River. A lone woman in a remote mountain cabin wakes in fright as a mouse nibbling at her hand spurs her to action amid a tense eerie scene.
A lighthearted tale follows an ordinary girl aiming to advance in life as she endures the meddling of a country postmistress. A young miner is expected to write proposing marriage, and after lively by-play the affair becomes highly satisfactory, sure to please fans of wholesome cinema.
A dramatic piece features Miss Frederick delivering a rattled performance as the audience is invited to share the fear of a mouse. The program runs tonight and again Thursday evening, promising a theatrical exploration of panic and humor.
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