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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1918
Page
10
Readable fragments describe a Madison valley shearing event, local hires, wage figures, and community arrivals. Notable names include James Powell, Roy Austin, W. H. Thomas, Mrs Mary Hall, and Miss Anna Vanderbeck. Observations mention trains, leases, a Broadwater lease, and area miners moving between Virginia City, Butte, and Dillon.
Miss Ima Morse and Thomas E. Gilbert were wed at high noon in the Morse residence living room Dillon June 16. The ceremony featured pink windolas and old fashioned bouquets as the couple exchanged rings, with Mrs Hollin Potter of Chicago as matron of honor. Afterward the pair departed by afternoon train for a two week honeymoon, the bride to wear a tailored suit for travel.
Tacoma June 16 Nearly every Montana city and town will be represented at the Western States Military tournament at Tacoma stadium July 1. Soldiers from Camp Lewis Tacoma will participate in infantry artillery and aerial maneuvers. The show aims to show the West what their soldiers have learned during months of training in a scenic setting beside Paget Sound Read by state and county officials and the public.
Residence on south side of city fronting paved street sits on a quarter block with lawn trees shrubs and flowers. Nine rooms with hardwood floors mahogany white enamel finish hot water exterior brick and stucco sleeping quarters. Attractive price. Address 1380 Gerald avenue Missoula Montana or contact Mrs Clara Buckley.
June 16 Montana report lists fourth class postmasters named or resigned in districts including Ashmoor Dunkirk Weede and Madoc. Appointments include A Robertson Roy Brust Daisy J. Sirginson and Lynne Black while several incumbents like Floyd Chestnut Josephine Rader May Nelson and George Springer resign.
Swift and Co, Chicago packers, buy a site on the Northern Pacific right of way along Minnesota Avenue between Sixth and Twenty-seventh. Plans call for a three-building complex with 12,000 square feet of refrigeration space and a smokehouse for fresh beef, hams, and bacon. A packing house may follow, though no official statement has been made.
June 16 Big Timber reports rising Yellowstone and Boulder rivers with the high-water mark likely reached. Widespread damage to acreages and gardens, the Boulder River front spreading across the land, several homes and farms isolated, crops washed away, and a bridge approach eroded. Local ranches along the rivers affected. estimates of livestock losses and property inundation indicate severe flood impact.
A heavy afternoon storm lasting about half an hour improved crop prospects with scattered rain in Fergus county. The War Savings Drive begins with meetings for over a week in each town. Fergus county high school loses coach C F Camp who joined the Marine Corps. Sir Mauwe, a Ju dith Gap figure, dies after an operation. a 39 year old Belgian woman, survived by husband and two daughters.
Bozeman residents gathered Friday evening for a patriotic Chamber of Commerce concert and to witness a parade. A rumor about Lisle Hartz dying in France was denied by a letter from Hartz, who is reportedly alive and resting. The largest draft departure yet headed to Camp Lewis was announced, with company joining the spruce division via air service. more men will depart on the seventeenth. A court case resulted in sentences for Mollie Cardin, George Moore, and Kevin Rich for offenses tied to a nearby evading camp and vagrancy. Local dogs poisoned sparked a reward offer with no identified suspect. Hex Weston, city clerk, noted ongoing issues.
The report records 171.22 spent over the year for supplies and books for 900 pupils under the old plan. It notes that water and other costs are covered by individuals and that wartime adjustments lead to about a ten percent savings for taxpayers next year.
June 16 official telegram confirms Ray Q Brent of Helena was killed in action in France on May 27. Parents notified by telegram.
Missoula June 16 forest fire situation in Montana Idaho and eastern Washington has improved greatly in the last 24 hours due to rain reports from the United States forest service headquarter at District Now. Only two new fires started by lightning in the Coeur d Alene reserve were reported today with Flathead and Helena forests improving and all fires under control.
June 16 Missoula reports Miss Mamie Parker a pioneer of Grant Creek died in a local hospital after gangrene set in from a broken arm when a horse stepped on it last Monday. The arm was amputated but infection spread too late to be stopped. Nearby notes cover Albert Moline pleading guilty in Thompson Falls to post office robbery and prior explosives charge, a harsh drought followed by rain boosting spring wheat prospects, Montana marine recruitment, elk raids on Blackfoot valley farms, and other brief items.
The Madison County report notes drought affecting crops near Bindiges and Bridges, with warnings of weather hazards. In Deadmanee Gulch, Coroner Lucy reports Knute Wogige, a local sheepherder, found dead in a cabin with evidence of a violent attack and possible homicide.
Scattered lines report rainfall movement in Great Falls area and surrounding counties, with mentions of heavy rain in Betheleby and northeast of Great Falls. A separate wartime dialogue references Konan Amunidus Hing and Gordons claiming Germans would reach Paris by August, followed by a court bond appeal over a teaition charge.
Washington June 16 AP National bank of Lima Montana has applied for a charter to organize a national bank in Lima. Officials expect rapid approval and a new lending facility to serve the local community.
Dillon reports the Red Rock Reservoir near Monida released flood waters early July to help Beaverhead Valley farmers. George R Featherly, local representative, notes over 100 000 acre feet of flood water were released, aiding food production and government efforts amid the valley's low river levels. The move from Chicago directors' board is praised as charitable and strategic for the county.
Dillon reports a dancing party hosted by Mr and Mrs Otto Schultz at their South Pacific street home in honor of Miss Randall of San Francisco with yellow and white decor and lantern lighting. Also noted is the D A T meeting with Miss Caroline White, a wedding for Miss Iva Benedict to John T Orr, career moves by Alma Morse and other local social events including a farewell party for Viola and Ethel Hollingson and a dance hosted by Misses Frankie Andrus and Ann Schafer for friends headed to California.
A wounded American lieutenant named Joseph Bummers from Columbus, Ohio, with bandaged hands, tells of losses in battle aboard a railroad car. Onlookers press for details as he admits his hands were severed in combat during “over there.” Police and crowd react with pity and curiosity as the guest recounts his sacrifice.
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