One Soldier Now Worth Ten Later
Captain H E Mitchell tours Montana recruiting points urging immediate enlistment to avert invasion. He cites mothers' worry and argues nine or ten men could be spared later, stressing patriotism, discipline, and the army’s benefits. Also notes Odd Fellows bond purchase and Gasser case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Mitchell
Northwest
Montana
Butte
America
Billings
Mitchell
United ‘Army
Washington
Idaho
France
Fieland
Russia
John Rife Trial Over Murder Charge In Butte Court
John Rife, a Turk, faced a murder charge in Judge Dwyer's court. Prosecutors allege he stabbed Ivan Svetkoff during a Christmas Eve fight at the International cafe on Galena and Wyoming streets. Bulgarian witness Bano Mitkoff testified Rife pushed Svetkoff. others claimed Vasan Ali wielded the knife. The defense suggested Ali, who fled town, did the stabbing. Trial adjourned until morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rife
Turkey
Dwyer
International Cafe
Galena
Wyoming
Ivan Svetkoff
Jackson
Rotering and
Riley
William Meyer
Rife
A. M. Lind
William Hill
Frank Williams
Lyman Conyers
Pat’ J. Dougherty
W. H. Roberts
Joe Eisler
Pat McGinn
Gus Fitschen
Richard Harrington
Charles H. Reilly
James Sherman
Svetkof
Charles Ashur
Ashur
Vasan Ali
Bano Mitkoff
Svetkoff
Miss Edith Colby Seeks New Trial Quietly Opposed
In Sanders County Court new affidavits support a bid for a new trial in the manslaughter case of Miss Edith Colby who shot C A Thomas at Thompson Falls last September. B K Wheeler US attorney led the special prosecution. Colby, a newspaperwoman, is jailed at Deer Lodge. Affidavits allege misconduct by Wheeler and the state. arguments expected this month. The killed man chaired the Sanders County Republican committee. Colby defended insanity and was employed by a paper opposed to Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. K. Wheeler
United States
Edith. Colby
C. A. Thomas
Thompson Falls
Sanders
Atorney J.T. Mulligan
Miss Colby
Dean
Wheeler
Misa Colby
Chatman
Sanders county “re= publican committee
Thomas
Death of Mrs P B Andrus in Pueblo home
Mrs Franklin B Andrus died Tuesday morning June 5 at her daughter Jas Stilwell s home 927 South Arizona St Pueblo She was born October 26 1832 in Waters town NY a Presbyterian all her life She leaves three children F P B Andrus Mrs B Stilwell of Butte and C C Andrus of Grand Junction Colo Also five grandchildren two granddaughters three great grandchildren Funeral services are set for 2 30 p m today at the daughter s home and burial will follow in Pueblo at the family lot.
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P. B. Andrus
Franklin B. Andrus
Jas Stilwell
South Arizo
Andrus
Waterstown
N. Y
Elias Stilwell
Arizona Street
B. Andrus
B. Stile Well
Butte
C. C. Andrus
Grand Junction
Col
Anedrus
South
Pueblo
Ninety Days for This Man
Fomel Makela faced charges in a justice court after allegedly taking items from the dryroom of the Spec Niutor mine. The judge found a tendency to appropriate others' belongings and sentenced him to ninety days in the county jail, urging wiser spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fomel Makela
Hate
Deen
Spec- Niutor
Robert Ornsby
Close of Campaign for Butte Deaconess Hospital
Two weeks of canvassing closed with $4,700 raised for the day and a grand total of $78,154.75 toward a $150,000 goal. Paul Mudloff led in daily contributions. Black Rock Mine workers added $1,898. Beattie Masons contributed $1,000. other donors included S. W. Kemper and multiple lodge groups. Campaign offices at 619 Daly Bank Building now operate 8:30 to 5:30 weekdays with daily noon reports and scheduled Tuesday luncheons continuing efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Deaconess Hospital
Paul Mudtloff
Hudtloff
Black Rock
Deacones Hospital Association
Hamill
Sterday
JL. Carroll
Stackman
D. J. Charles
Eugene Carroll
M. Streun
The
Hellbronner Co
V. ‘Truzzolino
N. L. Caroll
Willam Hocking
C.J. Nepper
L. Lembke
L. A. Wilson
C. V. Robbine
T. A. Grigg
Jenkins
Winslow
Ber
L.A. Bradshaw
Jackman
M. Montgomery
T. J. Bennetts
Bonner
Ray Ruble
Dr. Carman
Paul Huddoft
Guy Lewis
F._H. Sarles
A. R. Reeves
K. Setzer
Roy Smith
Dr. Grigg
William "Lutes
Coronel
Stanley Hosking
Mr. Patters
W. Thomas
N.W. Greer
W. H. Wiliams
R. May
Scottish Rite Masons
Pythian Division
Daly ‘Bank
Butte Boy Enlists in Army Medical Corps
Colton of Butte, local Y M C A secretary, reports his son Cyril H Colton has enlisted in the army medical corps after attending agricultural college at Fort Collins. He will visit Butte briefly before departing for service.
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Butte
Colton
The
Cyril H. Colton
Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Col
Medical Corps
Army
Colton Jr
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Mitch
Army of
ODD Fellows
Fidelity Lodge
C. F
Lodge
Noble Grand
M . Beck
Noble
James Hancock
W. C. Clark
Regald May
John Stedman
Oechsli
West Broadway
King Row
Allen Ivan Svetkoff
Wyoming Street
Suave
Kira Christof
Svet Koff
Rit
William Chapin
Emil Basich
Edith Colby
Victor
Sale
Henry Thers
Coats
Jersey
Col Poplins
Close OF Campaign Deaconess Hospital
Damon Lodge
Knights of Pythias
C. Lamb
B. H. Losenbach
Lown Maury
Hi. B. Heath
Silver City Lodge
A. F
A. M
T. J W. R. Montgomery
C. J
W. E. Maddock
W. H. Merriman
Bruce EB. Milliken
William H. Hockins
R. Dunlap
Grover C. Born
M. Boyle
Mrs. Bartlett
Archie Baden
A.B. Bushnell
Thomas Clar Eva Laird
Thomas Cotton
G. W. Snyder
D. Ralfreyman
E. F. Shields
A. Gusdey
D. Agler
Ma Morrison
T. H. Hogle
Dan Shea
Tony Kotzeon
K. Perrins
Danner
Hustlers
J. le Carroll
Europe
William Twigs
Parsons
U. S. Army
William Barclay Parsons
William J. Wilgus
New York
W. A. Garret
Chicago
Chicago and Great Western
Tnvine
Carter
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