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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1915
Page
7
In Butte and nearby, residents and visitors list trips and calls at hotels and homes. Names include John Voigt, Dunner, Stein-Bloch, and Miss Baker among many, with journeys to Joliet Kansas City Helena and Dillon. Mentions of church groups, conventions, and local commerce appear alongside ads for Slemons & neath and Sloans & Booth.
Mrs Mary Josephine Bilboa died after a second Caesarean operation in Butte. The baby, three days old, remains at St James Hospital and shows signs of recovery. Bilboa, wife of prominent hoisting engineer Matthew A Bilboa, had previously undergone the procedure to save her life and child. The operation, though rare, has been performed successfully in the district several times in recent years.
A report notes the Boston and Montana smelter smokestack at Great Falls overlooks a Detroit Edison stack. Detroit claims the tallest at 608 feet, weighing 34 million pounds, with a wind resistance of 120 mph. Details describe monument fit inside the stack base and room for trains along its exterior.
A young man sought employment with Mrs. Leo Truro at 939 M Granite Street. After working at her home he followed her to the bureau and stole her purse containing 55 dollars. Mrs. Truro pursued him but the thief was not arrested.
A new efficiency test scheme replaces a series of field meets for Columbia Gardens. Three tests for boys and three for girls grant bronze silver and gold medals, with limits on medals per child. Instructors schedule girls and boys on alternating days, with tents, improving playgrounds, new facilities, and plans for separate end of season meets for boys and girls.
Joseph Russell wed in Yonkers with Rev. Richard of St. Dennis church officiating. The bride, a talented musician and Seton academy and Sacred Heart school graduate, and groom, a Columbia College graduate, plan to settle in Great Falls where he will join Anaconda Copper metallurgical department.
Reports from Secretary Lane indicate Lt Mears of the Alaskan engineering commission has established a base at Ship Creek and begun wagon road work toward the Fair road project. The force will reach 3000 once materials and labor are available, with a dock and floating unloaders set up at Ship Creek to handle shipments including a million feet of lumber in three days. The Alaskan highway will span from Seward to Fairbanks.
Frankfurt Zeitung reports flat denial of rumors from Berlin that Russia is negotiating peace. Berlin sources state emissaries and headquarters mentioned conditions for peace, but the Berlin correspondent asserts there is not a word of truth to these reports and no negotiations are underway.
In Hill City a crowd attacked Marshal Arrigon while he tried to separate a free for all. Tom Mulligan and Thomas Downey along with Tom Power were arrested on assault and resisting an officer charges in connection with the early forenoon fight. Deputies pursued further arrests as the investigation continued.
Henry Lawton camp No 1 of Montana United Span Veterans met to decide on a public patriotic celebration in Butte July 4. Resolved to organize a gathering with an address and reading of the Declaration of Independence if possible, with other societies invited. Committee includes William McManus T J McAul George Brunner and John Burkland.
B F Jackson and J F Moore, construction workers from near Belgrade, came through Butte last night seeking a rooming house when eight men, six of whom were Black, attacked them in an alley behind the Oxford hotel. The assailants stole nothing, but ripped clothing and struck them in the stomachs. Patrolman Twohig later detained John Miller, 25, identified as a participant.
The city council committee recommended a new ordinance to close pool and billiard halls at midnight and keep them closed on Sundays until 1 PM. Protesters argued hardship for workers, but the committee prioritized city welfare. The panel also advanced licenses and restrictions for second hand dealers, messenger services, and parking improvements on Broadway, with street paving plans tied to property owners’ preferences.
The Rev. Harry M. Cooper of Mount Bethel Methodist Walkerville is confined by tonsillitis. T. L. Case of St. Joseph Mo visited Butte officials during a vacation stop. County commissioners praise work on the Anaconda road. Welsh Presbyterian fundraising planned Friday. Charles T. Main of Montana Power was in Butte then to Los Angeles. D. B. Evans and C. H. Moore met in Butte. Mrs. Hector McDonald will move to Lewistown to join her husband on mining claims. J. S. Ellis of Ellis Paint Co. is recovering from a wrist injury from a heavy truck incident. Ladies Aid at Central Presbyterian will be hosted this afternoon at 2:30 by Mrs. YP Talent.
All ladies of the church and congregation are invited to attend a meeting arranged by Mrs. A. W. Farmer and Mrs. J. L. Mulholland who will lead the program planning session.
Opposing voices in Washington debated the impact of higher freight rates in the western region. Representatives of railroads and shippers pressed for adjustments, while state commissions and opponents urged caution, noting rising costs from labor and taxes. The discussion included exclusions of several transcontinental lines and questions about fair returns and the true value of rail assets.
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