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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
7
The principal branch of the Standard is at 119 North Main Street in Butte with phone lines for the business and editorial departments and advertising available on request.
Leys offers diamonds acclaimed for superior cut color and brilliance. Each gem passes demanding selection tests and promises lasting pleasure. Special solitaire selection available at $30 each for discerning buyers seeking standout quality.
Hotel register entries reveal J. T. Doran of San Francisco and R. Jones of Seattle as I W W figures linked to a July departure. Detected by Chief Murphy, the pair were escorted to the station and seen leaving for an apparent Troy bound destination.
Butte notes list visitors from Philipsburg Missoula Dillon Whitehall and Anaconda while small ads invite piano rental from Orton Bros and Stein-Bloch clothes. Local names include Mrs J J Orr D Reardon Chris Anderson Len D Pette Fred Budd George Winslow and others with scattered hints of establishments and a Mint saloon ad.
A crowd gathered at the courthouse cheered 19 local youths en route to Salt Lake naval station. Recruits, all under 21 and born and raised in Butte, rode in motorcars past the Atreata of Butte while a band formed by cabaret entertainers provided tunes and humor. Relatives and friends joined the send off as the group departed from Short Line Station.
Men who wagered on 26 rainy days in June lost as ten consecutive dry days ended a rainless spell in Butte. The last snow on the mountains near Columbia Gardens vanished yesterday, marking the longest day of year on June 21.
Officer Abe Foltz at the navy recruiting station faced a box delivered by a messenger boy. He uncovered a revolver inside with a card praising recruiting work, while Foltz pondered the threat and recalled the Maine capstan on which the box would be placed.
At the Granite Mountain shaft 2200-foot station two miners were found dead, raising total burials to 168. They likely moved toward the shaft after smoke and gas alarms, reaching the station as cages failed. Bodies were buried by shaft muck and are unrecoverable for immediate identification.
Police officials and deputy sheriffs at the train last night attempted to take charge of a suspect believed to be the hotel bandit and escaped prisoner known as Fudge Barry. The man brought to Butte resembled Barry only by a scar and was released after officers found little matching detail.
Bishop John P. Carroll will be chief speaker at the noonday Red Cross workers luncheon today. Mar. Peter de Stere is guest of honor. William Tuohy presides. The Kite float and banner with red cross drew attention near headquarters. Hoy Scouts attend the kite.
The Panamas defeated the Brickyards 13 to 10 in eight innings of play. The box shows mixed errors and misplays with several wild pitching frames, while Panamas capitalized on timely hits and aggressive base running led by Lockhart and Domitrovich.
County Clerk and Recorder Chris Tensen praised a group of women who volunteered to copy registration cards after a second copy was needed and the staff was overwhelmed. The effort, spurred by a Standard item, brought in Miss Madge Stevens and several others who pledged to return, reflecting local patriotism and community support.
Printing mistakes hit the City league baseball schedule with two teams shown for three games in a tow. The copy lists dates and names from various cities and provinces, including Butte Spokane Boston and St Paul, plus a June reference to New Brunswick parliament and a notable wartime message demonstration in Rome.
Richard Barrett of Brooklyn shoots his wife and two children after a money quarrel, then slashes his throat and shoots himself. The tragedy leaves four dead or injured in a single early morning incident.
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