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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
3
Anaconda's Superintendent Dwyer said he will likely attend the National Education Association convention set for July in St Paul. The Salt Lake gathering last year was noted as beneficial for systematizing school work and improving teacher collaboration.
Local ads and brief items list dances classes, tavern specials, and jobs in Anaconda. Mentions include tango classes at A O H hall, dancing at Washoe park, and the Moonlight with Purity tea cream and Pabst beer. Also notes a state humane officer visit and a drunken arrest in town.
Murky notices mix social chatter with names and places as residents travel, attend events, and start summer plans. Residents including Miss Griseldin Tuehschorer, Dr G T D Pens, Miss Agnes Hopkins, and the Magan, Dougherty, Wieafee trio appear in this roundup.
Pupils of the eighth grade at St. Peter's High School received diplomas at closing exercises after a solemn high mass. Miss Anna Scallon won the gold medal for Irish history. Nell Daly captured the American history prize. Annie Glenn won $6, Dewsie McDonald $5, Mole Ho Rhy $8, gifts from Rev. B.P. Meacomick. A school cabinet for the library was gifted by the manual training class.
Johnny McHale hurled a tight game as Goodfriends slugged their way to a 16 to 2 victory over MacRae. McHale struck out 17 batters, while Mellate and Halloran led the hitters. Pete Trudeau officiated as umpire without dispute.
Harry Flower a pioneer jeweler of Anaconda died in Chicago after selling his business to Max Hammerslough in 1882. He had returned to visit Anaconda last year to inspect Bungereye claims on the Blue-Eyed Nelle area. He leaves a wife and two children.
Bozeman architect Fred Willson, awarded the contract for the new school building, was in Anaconda yesterday and expects to complete the plans by July 1 for the next school board meeting. He is also preparing designs for several residences on new 1 acre lots west of the city for Anaconda Copper Mining Company.
The Ramblers overwhelmed the Stars with a 7 to 1 victory on Lincoln grounds. Stars’ batteries were Gilmarten and Devine, while Ramblers faced Melvey and Gallagher. Pat Gallagher served as umpire.
A 9 month old infant, daughter of Mr and Mrs B Salvagnin of Warm Springs, died. The funeral for Golden Salvas was held yesterday morning at St Peters church after services on Tuesday.
Delegates from several states gather as the national committee pushes a plan to alter representation in the national convention. About 473 delegates are slated to attend with varied access, while discussions focus on endorsement of proposed rule changes and other items on the agenda.
Captain Griffiths admitted using government funds to compensate friends who invested in his lumber ventures after a court martial found embezzlement of 8000 dollars from Army funds. The findings were sent to Washington for revision and publication. The proceeding ended within hours of its close.
Captain McMullen of the small steamer Don arriving from the Aleutian frontier reports no volcanic ash or nebular dust seen along the Alaska peninsula. The tail of amber dust thought to come from Mount Katmai or western vents was not observed by the Dora, leaving the dust event unconfirmed.
A piano used at Gath High School in Missouri for more than four decades is set for sale. The article notes a former student Mia Wamas once walked 731 across the keyboard as a schoolgirl to test its tone.
Pred Gallagher a bartender at Greg Springs was accidentally shot in the leg by A Mettler of Chicago in a hotel lobby. Mettler discharged a loaded 38 caliber gun after removing the magazine but not the shell, bullet lodging through doors and a cigar case. Gallagher's wound is painful but not serious.
John J. Halloran and Miss Mabel Hay wed yesterday at St Pauls church with Rev Father Coopman officiating. After the ceremony friends surprised them and took the couple for a dray ride through the city. Halloran is an electrician and Mrs Hay worked as an operator at Mountain States Telephone company.
An obituary from Chat Ontario reports the death of Mia Julienne Gangner mother of the former Anaconda mayor. She died at age 84 and is survived by three sons Fred Frank and Joseph, and four daughters Mrs Clovis Jacques and Mr J A Chehoth among others. Funeral arrangements were not listed.
Miss Hannah Broman ten years old of Missoula died yesterday in Anaconda from a complication of diseases. Uncle Andrew Broman of Missoula arrived and the body will be sent there today for burial.
Grand Rapids reports Cincinnati captured the next convention of the National Association of Chiefs of Police by a vote of 89 to 1 today. The convention will begin work Friday to discuss traffic regulations and related issues. Delegates were to be elected tomorrow at the Tacoma Republican convention.
Ordinance No 300 prohibits groups of more than five on any street or sidewalk after a police or mayoral command to disperse. Violations carry up to a $100 fine. religious or political assemblies or permitted gatherings are exempt. Enforced by police, with publication in Anaconda Standard. Passed June 1, 1914.
The Anaconda city council votes to create Special Improvement District No. 69 to pave Commercial Avenue from Hickory Street to Chestnut Street with gravel, bitulithic, asphalt, cement, or wood blocks. It also covers street lighting posts and appurtenances, with costs estimated around 190,000 to 350,500 dollars and a July 13 1914 protest deadline. A prior notice in June also announces a public sale of Teresa Flanigan estate in Deer Lodge County scheduled for July 11 1914 at the Anaconda courthouse.
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