Better Road Plan Backed by County Board Vote
County commissioners approved a Sept 2 special bond election for 250000 to fund hard surface highway construction in Silver Bow. Commissioner Simonson led the effort, citing welfare and growth, with federal matching funds potentially boosting county funds to about 500000 for roughly 25 miles of permanent roads.
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Board of County Commissioners
C. E. Simonson
Simonson
Silver Bow
Federal Highway Fund
Silver Bow County
Raid Seizes Stupps Stock at Cotton Place West Broadway
Police last raid on Thomas Cotton's West Broadway premises seized all soft drink stock and condemned the entire lot after finding evidence of hard liquor dispensing. No intoxicants were present, but the evidence prompted destruction of the seized materials.
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Stupp
Thomas Cotton
West Broadway
Dru Squad
McMahon Divorce Granted After Desertion in Butte
Judge Lamb granted Leda M. McMahon a divorce from John J. McMahon citing desertion dating from April 5 1916. The couple wed in Butte on September 7 1915 and separated months later in 1916.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union speaker to visit Butte
Mrs J J Layton of Nebraska a national WCTU speaker will visit Butte in support of a million dollar drive. Meetings June 4 at Good Tern for members and at Mountain View church for the public with Layton in attendance. Local leaders coordinate receptions and refreshments as Montana's quota is set at 8300 and Jubilee actions proceed statewide.
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J. J. Layton
Nebraska
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Butte
Woman's Christian
A. L. Bradshaw
North Main Street
Layton
Montana
William Caldwell
Orelock
Mountain View Church
Grand Hotel
West Broadway
A. le Bradshaw
William 7. Seward
PR. Jones
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
William
IK. Seward
Bow County
W. CT. U
Temperance Union Pushes Funds for Education and Immigration Aid
The temperance workers advocate international outreach to promote world prohibition and urge $150,000 for youth temperance education. They seek $30,000 to protect women in industry and $200,000 for Americanization programs for foreign-born mothers and children.
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Christian ‘Temperance Union
Deputy Riley Recovers From Johns Hopkins Operation
A letter to the county attorney reports Deputy Frank Riley of the weary squad in Silver Bow is recovering well after a Johns Hopkins hospital operation in Baltimore. He expects to be home in a couple of weeks and to be back on duty soon.
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Frank Riley
Silver Bow
Riley
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Registration Books Closed Ahead of Sept Bond Election
County Clerk Sam Anderson announced registration for the September 2 bond election will close July 19 to meet a 45 day pre election books closure requirement. Voters who participated in the last general election need not re register if they meet Montana residency and age rules.
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Sam Anderson
Anderson
Montana
Murads Cigarettes Pride Turkish Origin
The copy extols Murads as pure Turkish tobacco and the world's most famous cigarettes. It claims they are 100 percent Turkish and 100 percent popular with connoisseurs everywhere, emphasizing their growing fame.
No Mystery in Bader Death Explained
Jacob Bader died October 22, 1912 at age six from gastritis and was buried in Riverside cemetery Denver, contradicting earlier rumors of murder and basement disposal on South Main Street in Butte. Attorney G L Tyler released death records showing the candy maker’s passing and burial details.
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Jacob B
South Main Street
Denver
G. L. Tyler
Bad
Bader
Butte
Tyler
Jacob Bader
Riverside
Nas Returns to Butte as Land Records Chief
Nas resumes duties in Butte as head of land recorders under Sam Anderson guiding title work and land records modernization.
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Unty
Nas
Butte
Ofe Land Recorders
Sam Anderson
County Will Pay Matthews Bill For Transcribing Records
After delay and disagreement warrants signed for Dr. W. Colfax Matthews to be paid 452000 records transcribed for the city health department. The county will cover 4520.00 per record totaling 4529.10. The city clerk denied until certification that copies were true. Matthews was city physician when law began and was empowered to do the work.
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W. Colfax Matthews
City Health Department
Th Dill
Sam Anderson
Matthew
Anderson
Matthews
BETTER IN QUALITY BUT NO LOWER PRICE
Tonkin, manager of Hennessy’s department, returned from weeks in the East with plans to hold price or rise in fall merchandise while improving wool quality. He reported scarce eastern wholesale goods, strong buying, and large orders for best quality. He noted removal of wartime manufacturing restrictions improving wool quality and East industry speeding up with busy markets in New York Chicago and Utica.
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Field Tonkin
Department of Hennessy’s
Mr.Tonkin
Hennessy
East
New York
Complaints Filed In Local Court Against Williams and Wilson
Elmer Williams charged with petit larceny in a complaint filed yesterday in the county attorney's office by Manuel De Origus. Belle Wilson accuses her husband Arthur Wilson of failure to provide, a complaint filed.
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Elmer Williams
Manuel de Origus
Belle ‘Wilson
Arthur Wilson
Temple B’nai Israel to Celebrate Pentecostal Festival
The Temple B'nai Israel hosts a Pentecostal festival Tuesday June 3 with Rev J K Levin delivering the address. All bills owed to Hill Grocery Co must be paid immediately to the Butte Association of Credit Men at the Butte Water Co building, 124 West Granite Street.
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Temple B' 1
ISRAE
Temple Binal_I
Penticostal Festival
J. K. Levin
Hill Grocery Company
Butte Association’ of Credit Men
Butte Water Company
West
Granite Street
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Thomas Kelly
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